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The UK will buy up to 7,000 long-range missiles, rockets and drones and build at least six weapons factories in a £1.5bn push to rearm at a time of growing threats.

A leading British palliative care consultant has described the assisted dying bill as "not fit for purpose" and is urging MPs to stop the bill from progressing any further.

A ban on disposable vapes is now in force across the UK.

A British man has been indicted for allegedly trying to smuggle US military technology to China and organising the stalking and harassment of a Beijing critic.

Police have made two more arrests after a car collided with four pedestrians in Leicester.

Forty hectares of greenhouses, heated by the burning of rubbish, are set to be built in Essex - making it the largest low-carbon horticulture site in Europe.

A woman has been stabbed to death in south London, police have said.

Prison officers should be armed with lethal weapons to crack down on Islamist terrorists in jail, the shadow justice secretary 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.

A former employee of Sean "Diddy" Combs broke down in tears as she described being sexually assaulted by the hip-hop star on several occasions - telling the court the alleged abuse was "the most traumatising, worst thing that's ever happened to me".