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The owner and operator of the cargo ship which crashed into Baltimore Bridge has agreed to pay $102m (£78.6m) to the federal government, the US Justice Department has said. 

The owner and operator of the cargo ship which crashed into a Baltimore bridge has agreed to pay $102m (£78.6m) to the federal government, the US Justice Department has said. 

Sir Keir Starmer has hinted at possible tax rises for those who own shares and assets, saying they do not fit his definition of "working people". 

Who counts as a working person will matter a lot next week when the new Labour government unveils what is being billed as a historic budget. 

The Department for Health and Social Care said it will not comment on reports of Downing Street blocking plans to ban outdoor smoking. 

A student who hid her newborn baby in a cereal box after giving birth has been convicted of murder.  

Al Jazeera has accused Israel of a "baseless fabrication" after six of its journalists were accused of being "terrorists". 

Sara Sharif "never smiled once" in the months before she was allegedly murdered by three members of her family, a neighbour has told jurors.  

Israel will be sending a delegation to Doha to discuss a ceasefire deal for Gaza, as the US secretary of state was greeted by Qatar's Emir today. 

Vladimir Putin has dismissed as "utter rubbish" claims by the UK's MI5 intelligence chief that Russia is aiming to cause chaos across Britain and Europe.