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A 15-year-old boy has admitted killing another teenager who was stabbed with a hunting knife at a school..

Reform of the NHS app has resulted in 1.5 million fewer appointments being missed, ministers have revealed..

Teachers will be given permanent contracts after one year, under new measures announced by the education minister..

Two men accused of felling the landmark tree at Sycamore Gap on Hadrians Wall are due to go on trial on Monday, charged with criminal damage..

Liverpool secured a record-equalling 20th league title in a party atmosphere with a 5-1 victory over Tottenham as fans at Anfield witnessed a championship triumph for the first time in 35 years..

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Runners have set off on the 45th TCS London Marathon, with celebrities, MPs and the fathers of two girls killed in the Southport attack taking part..

Steelworkers at Scunthorpe have been given a more certain future with the arrival of new raw materials to operate British Steels blast furnaces, ministers have announced..

A record number of people are set to take on the TCS London Marathon on Sunday, including celebrities, MPs and a duo dressed as a slinky dog..

The driver of a car struck people at a street festival in Canada, killing and injuring an unknown number of people, police said..

The equalities watchdog has issued interim guidance in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that the term woman is defined by biological sex..

London is preparing a bid to bring the World Athletics Championships back to the capital in 2029, organisers have announced..

Counter terror police have said a crossbow and a firearm were recovered after an incident that left two women seriously injured in Leeds..

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals have gathered for the funeral of Pope Francis as huge crowds descended upon Vatican City..

Virginia Giuffre, an outspoken sex trafficking survivor who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the Duke of York, has died aged 41, her publicist has confirmed..

Flags on Scottish Government buildings will fly at half-mast in honour of Pope Francis as the First Minister attends his funeral in Rome..

London Gatwick has said it is ready to accept tougher limits on aircraft noise and public transport needs in an effort to get the green light for its expansion plans..

Some 250,000 mourners paid their respects to Pope Francis over a three-day lying-in-state, the Vatican said on the eve of his funeral..

The Princess Royal has remembered brave Anzacs in their own words during a dawn service in north-west Turkey where thousands fell 110 years ago..

Water company bosses face up to two years in prison if they cover up illegal sewage spills under new laws coming into force on Friday..