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The former president of the Philippines has admitted to having a "death squad" of gangsters while he was a city mayor. 

The budget will deliver billions of pounds of new funding for the NHS to unlock two million extra appointments a year, the government has announced. 

A damaged ship containing thousands of tonnes of potentially explosive fertiliser has docked at a port in Norfolk. 

Volkswagen is planning to shut at least three factories in Germany and lay off tens of thousands of staff. 

Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed there will be tax rises in the budget to prevent a "devastating return to austerity" and rebuild public services. 

Hospitality industry bosses are urging trade unions to abandon a wave of London Underground strikes, warning they will put jobs at risk and businesses at risk of collapse. 

Police in Shanghai have been targeting Halloween celebrations, seemingly due to costumes considered politically sensitive. 

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been sacked after a string of bad results. 

A 55-year-old Scottish army reservist is believed to have become the oldest person to complete NATO's toughest patrolling challenge. 

Two parrots that went missing from London Zoo have been found after being spotted 60 miles away near a family's back garden.