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The King is to host the first incoming state visit by a German president for 27 years in December..

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he shares the “deep feeling of relief” with the families of Israeli hostages released by Hamas..

Christmas shoppers who start early typically believe they save £120 by making their purchases before mid-December, a survey indicates..

Rachel Reeves could raise tens of billions from tax reforms without breaking Labour’s manifesto pledges but must avoid “half-baked fixes” to Britain’s economic woes at the Budget, leading economists have said..

Offering a combination of genetic tests to people with a “very complex” blood cancer could accurately predict if the disease is likely to come back within 18 months of treatment, a study has found..

Bridget Phillipson has said she is “confident” the Government will “do the right thing” over the two-child benefit cap, in the clearest sign yet that ministers could scrap the policy..

John Swinney has said he will not step down if he wins next year’s Holyrood election but fails to achieve an SNP majority..

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the deaths of two children in Stafford, Staffordshire Police said..

Hull KR completed an historic treble after battering defending champions Wigan 24-6 in a pulsating Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford..

Actress Diane Keaton, best known for roles in Annie Hall, The Godfather and Something’s Gotta Give, has died at the age of 79, according to US magazine People..

UK travellers visiting countries such as Spain, Portugal and Italy are being urged to prepare for four-hour queues when a new EU border system comes into force on Sunday..

A 17-year-old boy is in a critical condition after he was shot in north London..

Scotland’s largest rape crisis centre has warned services are at risk of closure without “urgent and adequate” additional funding from Government..

A military horse which bolted through central London after being startled by construction work has retired..

The King’s coat of arms will be on the front of all new passports from December, the Home Office has announced..

A man who stabbed a teenage Syrian refugee in the neck after he “innocuously” brushed past his girlfriend on a crowded shopping street has been detained for life with a minimum term of 23 years..

A man who burned a Koran in London has won an appeal against a conviction which campaigners had criticised as an attempt to bring back blasphemy law..

Ricky Hatton’s funeral cortege was led by the famous Reliant van from Only Fools And Horses as thousands of people lined the streets of Manchester to pay their respects to the “Hitman”..

New economic analysis.

Travel scheme for young people in Scotland .