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King Charles' 'lowered point' gesture hints at what he said to Keir Starmer

Body language expert Judi James believes the official photos released by Buckingham Palace of King Charles meeting Labour's Keir Starmer are very telling of the relationship between the two men

Police arrest five men after woman's body discovered in bungalow

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene after officers were called to an address in Radiant Road in Thurncourt, Leicestershire, at 6am yesterday.

Allies of Donald Trump are pushing for the first nuclear tests in three decades

Allies of Donald Trump are pushing for the first nuclear tests in three decades - Trump advisers and Project 2025 are calling for a dramatic expansion of the nation’s nuclear stockpile

Hamza Igamane ‘can’t wait’ to make presence felt after Rangers move

The Morocco Under-23 striker has signed from AS FAR in his homeland.

Crying children betray kidnapping at airport

An Iranian living in the Netherlands tried to kidnap his three children. He picked them up at their school on Tuesday and drove straight to the Cologne airport with his 13-year-old son and two little daughters. He had bought tickets in advance for a one-way flight to Tehran, with stopover in Istanbul. However, thanks to alert police officers and security guards, this parental abduction could be prevented. The children kept crying as they lined...

Who was Lord Mountbatten and why was he assassinated?

Lord Mountbatten was a close relative of the British royal family, an officer in the British Royal Navy, and later in life the British Viceroy of India and its first Governor-General. He was the father of Patricia Knatchbull and Lady Pamela Hicks, as well as a mentor to Prince Phillip and then-Prince Charles. On August 27, 1979, Lord Mountbatten was killed by an IRA (Irish Republican Army) bomb, which accelerated growing tensions between England and Northern Ireland. If you're curious about the life of this British noble and are keen to discover why he was targeted by the IRA, click through the gallery to find out.

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro indicted for money laundering

Brazil's Federal police has accused Jair Bolsonaro of money laundering, embezzlement and criminal association because of undeclared jewellery gifted by Saudi Arabia.

Cannibalism and massacres: The dark history of the Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail connected the Missouri River in the east to the Oregon valleys in the west. From 1841 to 1869, approximately 350,000 people set out on the trail, and an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 lost their lives while doing so. There would be no America as we know it today without the Oregon Trail, and in this gallery we bring you the highlights of its (quite dark) history. Click through to learn more.

Red Roof Inn manager joked about ‘pimps and hos’ while sex trafficking was rampant at hotels, lawsuit claims

Red Roof Inn manager joked about ‘pimps and hos’ while sex trafficking was rampant at hotels, lawsuit claims - The remarks were contained in one of dozens of lawsuits filed against the company for by victims of sex trafficking, who allege the company turned a blind eye to their abuse in quest for profits

Famous figures who were exiled

To be exiled is to be barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. The list of history's most famous exiles is long and compelling, and includes emperors, scientists, politicians, despots, poets, spies, and revolutionaries. While a few fled for their own safety and remained willingly in their adopted homelands, others died never having had the chance to be repatriated. So, who are some of the best-known men and women that ended up on foreign soil, either willingly or under duress? Click through and join them in exile.

A couple rented an Airbnb from a ‘friendly’ landlord. Then they wound up dismembered in a suitcase

A couple rented an Airbnb from a ‘friendly’ landlord. Then they wound up dismembered in a suitcase - Michael Lee Dudley seemed like a typical Washington homeowner – until three teenagers stumbled across a suitcase of horrors on a beach

Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath

Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath - Truss’ defeat comes after disastrous stint as prime minister that crashed the economy and soured party’s chances of returning to power

Sir Keir Starmer's first speech as Prime Minister in full

The UK's new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer promised to rebuild trust in politics and restore hope to the nation after a landslide Labour victory in the General Election.

General Election 2024: After Labour landslide, what happens next?

Sir Keir Starmer will take the keys to Downing Street after voters handed Labour a landslide victory in the General Election - and here is a look at how the handover of power will unfold in the coming days.

Putin’s state TV rejoices at Tories’ crushing defeat

Health alert as cases of medieval Plague found in USA

The Plague is a serious disease which usually presents in three main clinical forms - bubonic, pneumonic or septicemic - and can be transmitted in several ways between infected animals and humans

Morning Joe takes jabs at Trump over UK election: ‘This is called a peaceful transfer of power’

Morning Joe takes jabs at Trump over UK election: ‘This is called a peaceful transfer of power’ - ‘That’s what we had in the US from the late 1700s until the year 2020 when Donald Trump refused to do it,’ MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said

Russia is spending so much invading Ukraine that it's a 'high-income' country now

Russia’s outsized military spending continues to blunt the impact of economic sanctions during its war in Ukraine. The World Bank said that it was upgrading the country’s economic standing to its top-tier “high-income” category from its earlier “upper-middle-income” status, because its gross national income (GNI) per capita increased by 11.2% in the last year.

General election result WON'T be finalised today

SNP candidate Drew Hendry will be made to wait to see if he has managed to hold on to Inverness, Skye and West Ross-Shire for the with a recount scheduled for 10.30am tomorrow.

Victoria Starmer and Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty's election looks and their hidden meanings

Sir Keir Starmer's wife Lady Victoria looked chic in red as she walked arm in arm with her husband into Downing Street following Labour's resounding General Election win

Colum Eastwood victory speech

Colum Eastwood victory speech

Madeleine McCann: what happened to the apartment where young girl went missing?

Madeleine McCann went missing 17 years ago - but what happened to the apartment where the McCanns were staying at the time of the tragic event?

Comedian Craig Ferguson puts his fairytale Scots castle up for sale

Comedian Craig Ferguson has put his luxury Scots castle up for sale for £3.95m after selling another stately home in Ayrshire.

Giant queues at Heathrow Airport after Terminal 2 evacuated

It follows reports of a 'suspicious item'.

Kremlin Game Plan: How Russia might strategize in a conflict with the USA

Shocking moment fireworks malfunction and fly into crowd during July 4 event in Utah stadium

Shocking moment fireworks malfunction and fly into crowd during July 4 event in Utah stadium - One attendee was severely injured after being struck in the face and was taken to hospital in an ambulance, police say

'My neighbours have been secretly using my pool for years without permission'

A woman has been left horrified after discovering her neighbours have been sneaking into her garden to use her pool when she isn't home - and it took her years to catch them

Jubilant Starmer grips wife's hand as he celebrates landslide

Keir Starmer looks jubilant as he celebrates his election victory with his wife, gripping her hand just hours after the exit poll revealed a massive majority of the Labour Party.

Marsupial caught breaking in to garden centre to eat koi carp

Richard Scarr, owner of Paddock Farm garden centre in Dalton Gates, Darlington, said CCTV cameras captured the culprit on film, leaving with a fish in its mouth.

An old American Cold War air defense system has proven to be a game changing weapon for Ukraine

Second female celebrity is linked to Matthew Perry drug death in bombshell report about their shared ketamine addiction

The as-yet unnamed woman reportedly claimed to be sober but was described as a 'walking pharmacy' who would help the Friends star obtain ketamine.

General Election results LIVE: Reeves becomes first female chancellor and Rayner deputy PM as Starmer chooses Cabinet

General Election results LIVE: Reeves becomes first female chancellor and Rayner deputy PM as Starmer chooses Cabinet - New PM tells nation ‘work of change begins immediately’ as he arrived in Downing Street to cheers from supporters following historic Labour victory

BBC wins the election ratings battle against ITV, Sky and Channel 4

The BBC came out on top after winning the ratings battle on the night of the general election against it's rivals including ITV , Sky News and Channel 4 with 4.2million viewers

Meet Britain's first MP born in the 21st century who's just 22

Fresh-faced Sam Carling clinched a narrow victory over veteran Conservative MP Shailesh Vara last night, claiming the North West Cambridgeshire for Labour by just 39 votes.

Doping-U.S. investigating Chinese swimmer doping case

By Steve Keating (Reuters) - World Aquatics executive director Brent Nowicki has been subpoenaed by the U.S. government to testify in an investigation into how 23 Chinese swimmers avoided punishment after testing positive for banned drugs weeks ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. A U.S. House of Representatives committee in May called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch inquiries ahead of this

SNP manifesto 2024: John Swinney’s election policies at a glance

Follow our live blog for the latest UK election newsLive 2024 general election results mapped An SNP era of domination over Scottish politics is over after the party was left with just a handful of seats after a Labour landslide. Facing its first national election since Nicola Sturgeon stood down as leader in March 2023, the party suffered catastro...

Kate Beckinsale loses dog temporarily and injures leg

She suggest her Pomeranian Myf had been scared by July 4 fireworks.

Mum fighting for life after being struck down with excruciating pain on Tenerife holiday

Tracey Ellis, 56, from Newcastle, was hospitalised in Tenerife with a sudden medical condition which saw an infection spread across multiple organs and remains in hospital in a coma

'You have no remorse': Judge sentences Lucy Letby to life in prison

'You have no remorse': 'Disgraced' nurse Lucy Letby sentenced to life in prison. Child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to another whole-life order for the attempted murder of a baby girl.

Europe steps up its defenses amid growing fears of war

Sunak apologises for Tory electoral disaster and confirms plan to quit as leader

Sunak apologises for Tory electoral disaster and confirms plan to quit as leader - Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will be the UK’s new prime minister.

Three killed after ‘drunk driver’ slams into July 4 revellers at NYC park

Three killed after ‘drunk driver’ slams into July 4 revellers at NYC park - A 59-year-old woman, a 38-year-old man and an unidentified woman were the three people who have been pronounced dead

Keir Starmer's children have one request before they all move into Downing Street

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's teenage children have one request if they are all to move into Downing Street's residence - and they've been 'campaigning' for a little while

Britain wakes up to new government as Labour Party wins election in a landslide

Britain woke up to a new political era, with the opposition Labour Party headed for a win to oust the Conservative Party after 14 years in power.

Horror on Italian cable car: mother (41) falls to death in front of children

41-year-old Margherita from Trentino was killed Thursday in northern Piedmont when she plunged from a cable elevator as much as 100 meters down. Her husband and two small children saw the accident happen. The woman was loading the family's luggage into a cable car going to Drocala when it suddenly shot into motion, dragging the woman with it. The woman remained attached to the elevator for about 50 meters until she suddenly fell down onto the...

Two young Brits laugh as they are rescued at top of Bali volcano

Two young Brits laugh as they are rescued at the top of a volcano in Bali after going missing overnight, when they got lost while hiking. Matthew Forster, 22, and Andrew Forster, 18, were stranded in Karangasem Regency before rescuers arrived.

Missing body parts, wrong ashes and hundreds of decomposing bodies: The murky truth behind several Colorado funeral homes

Missing body parts, wrong ashes and hundreds of decomposing bodies: The murky truth behind several Colorado funeral homes - Colorado’s funeral homes went nearly unregulated for four decades before high-profile scandals – from body brokering to remains left to decompose for years – helped prompt new legislation. Even legislators ‘don’t want to talk about death or dying,’ one lawmaker who helped spearhead reform says – but the pain and grief lax...

The largest land mammal migration in the world

Facts you never knew about Winston Churchill

On January 24, 1965, Britain mourned the loss of one of the greatest prime ministers of all time. An incredible writer, military leader, and politician, Winston Churchill is remembered worldwide for his wartime leadership and of course, his ubiquitous cigar. But there are many other curious facts you probably never knew about the former British prime minister. Click on to find out more!

Jailed Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza transferred to Siberian prison hospital, wife says

Jailed Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza transferred to Siberian prison hospital, wife says - The opposition leader is serving longest sentence handed to a Kremlin critic since fall of Soviet Union