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Man, 48, charged with murder after body found in London on New Year’s Day

The body of Kaleem Shaik was found after police attended an address following ‘a welfare concern’

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Family of UK couple detained in Iran and supporters hand petition to No 10

It is a year since Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody in January during a world motorcycle tour and were later charged with espionage.

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US bombs Venezuela: Trump says US will 'run' country until 'safe transition can take place'

Capital plunged into darkness after series of blasts hit Caracas overnight with witnesses reporting low-flying aircraft

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UK ‘not involved in any way’ in strike on Venezuela, Starmer says

The Prime Minister said he wanted to speak to Donald Trump and ‘establish the facts’.

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Travel disruption and freezing temperatures as snow and ice warnings hit UK

ScotRail announced cancellations in Scotland, which saw the worst of the warnings, while those in the rest of the UK are urged to plan ahead.

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Swiss authorities launch criminal probe into ski bar owners over deadly fire

Revellers from around the world were caught up in the blaze, which left 119 people injured and 40 dead

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Nearly a third of Londoners struggle to afford basic hygiene products

Around three out of ten women in the Greater London area have had to choose between buying enough food or hygiene products amid the cost-of-living crisis

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In Pictures: It’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together

Heavy snowfall has brought out the ploughs and gritters but also provided ideal conditions for sledging and the sculpting of snowmen.

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Who is Nicolás Maduro? The Venezuelan leader 'captured' by US forces after Trump airstrikes

Maduro has been president of Venezuela since 2013, and previously served as vice-president under Hugo Chavez

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End of the line for diesel fumes at London St Pancras as new trains arrive

East Midlands Railway will switch to bi-mode Aurora fleet to cut emissions and noise but elsewhere electrification is delayedRail and fossil fuels once helped to turn King’s Cross and St Pancras into a seamy, smoke-choked area of London. Now, in the two grandly redeveloped stations with their swan...

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Anthony Joshua returns to UK after Nigeria crash that killed two close friends

Boxing star landed at Stansted in private jet on Friday night and will continue recovery at his mansion following Nigeria tragedy

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Horror as man left with fractured skull after being pushed down stairs at Bank Underground station

Victim pushed head-first into staircase during brutal assault as police release images of suspects

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First four victims of Swiss bar fire identified as two women, aged 16 and 21, and two men, aged 16 and 18

Authorities said the bodies of all four victims had been returned to their families

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Wolf supermoon appears in clear UK skies

Visibility was good but the weather was cold for many of those admiring the first full moon of the year.

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Swiss inferno nightclub owners say they can't 'sleep nor eat' and defend safety of 'deathtrap' ski bar

‘Everything had been done according to regulation,’ said the owner

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Urgent warning after London baby dies following non-medical circumcision

Mohamed Abdisamad died from infection days after procedure carried out by unregulated circumciser in west London

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Double tragedy as at least two people die while 'trying to rescue teenage girl who was swept into freezing sea'

The tragedy is said to have unfolded after a teenage girl fell under the waves

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Watch: Moment massive explosions rock Caracas as US bombs Venezuelan capital

Footage captures towering fireballs and smoke billowing across skyline as American warplanes pound military targets

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Two dead off East Yorkshire coast ‘were trying to save teenage girl’

Searches are continuing on Saturday after two bodies were pulled from the sea off the East Yorkshire coast.

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Scotland forecast to benefit from ‘coolcations’ as Med becomes too hot

Visitors are also expected to seek quieter alternatives to sites such as the Fairy Pools on Skye, which are becoming ‘victims of their own virality’.