Sheffield and South Yorkshire's Essentials

The UK must rebuild its military and get the whole country ready for war as the threat of conflict with a nuclear power like Russia or China is real, a major defence review warns.

Clement Attlee was the Labour prime minister credited with creating the welfare state.

Organised criminal gangs are increasingly using rented houses and flats to operate illegal cannabis farms – and police say it is putting the lives of innocent neighbours at risk.

The number of people reported injured in the Liverpool victory parade incident has risen to more than 100, police say.

German police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann will carry out fresh searches in Portugal, police in the UK have said.

A fourth man has been arrested over a series of fires at properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

A body has been found in the search for a Swiss hiker missing in the Scottish Highlands.

A personal trainer who admitted dangerous driving on a first date that ended in a police car pile-up has been sentenced to one year and two months in a young offenders' institution.

Race Across The World contestant Sam Gardiner has died at the age of 24 in a car crash, his family has said.

Succession writer Jesse Armstrong says he hopes his new film about toxic tech billionaires can be a receptacle for anyone who is "feeling wonky about the world".

Ministers are to kick off the hunt for a new chair of the communications regulator as Lord Grade of Yarmouth prepares to bow out after a single term at the helm.

Taylor Swift has bought back all the rights to her master recordings - but has suggested she won't be re-releasing her Reputation album.

Loretta Swit, who won Emmy Awards for her role on the comedy series M*A*S*H, has died aged 87.

Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges as he appeared in court in London.

US comedian Reginald D Hunter is being privately prosecuted by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) over posts he sent to a woman, a court heard.

Opera singer Wynne Evans has left his BBC radio show, several months after he made "inappropriate and unacceptable" comments at the Strictly Come Dancing live tour launch.