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The suspect in the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg appeared to be dissatisfied with the treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany, a prosecutor has said.

Syrian and Russian forces unleashed all they could on eastern Aleppo. For four years they battled to bring Syria's second city under Bashar al Assad's full control.

TV presenter Chris Packham and former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas have stepped down from their roles as president and vice-president of the RSPCA following allegations of animal cruelty at the charity's approved abattoirs

Presenter Fearne Cotton has said she is "healing well" and feeling "almost normal" weeks after having two benign tumours removed from her jaw.

Disney has added another film to their most successful franchise, The Lion King - this time following Mufasa's journey from a cub to becoming the king of Pride Rock.

Roxy Horner has confirmed her engagement to comedian Jack Whitehall, sharing footage and pictures of her ring.

When a chatty little girl visited Father Christmas, the last thing Paul Haslam expected to be on her wish list was a boob job.

It would be easy to dismiss tabletop gaming as a "geeky" hobby played by young boys in the basements of their homes.

Pensioners have until the end of Saturday to apply for benefits which could unlock access to the winter fuel payment, or risk missing out on up to £300.

A total of 37 NHS trusts increased car parking charges at some point in the two years to March 2024.

TV presenter Chris Packham and former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas have stepped down from their roles as president and vice-president of the RSPCA following allegations of animal cruelty at the charity's approved abattoirs

Presenter Fearne Cotton has said she is "healing well" and feeling "almost normal" weeks after having two benign tumours removed from her jaw.

George Eastham, who was part of England's 1966 World Cup team, has died at the age of 88.

Thousands of people including pagans, druids and dancers have gathered at the ancient Stonehenge monument for the winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year.

The suspect in the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg appeared to be dissatisfied with the treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany, a prosecutor has said.

Syrian and Russian forces unleashed all they could on eastern Aleppo. For four years they battled to bring Syria's second city under Bashar al Assad's full control.

The doors of the white van are thrown open. Dozens of armed French police jump on board, their colleagues on the ground form a human chain and get to work.

The US says it has killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in Syria.

Vladimir Putin has said Russia should have invaded Ukraine earlier, in a national address spanning more than four hours.

Consider one view outside the George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC.

The co-manager for Donald Trump's presidential election campaign has called Lord Mandelson an "absolute moron" - as the peer was officially announced as the next UK ambassador to the US.

This is awkward for Downing Street to say the least. The person chosen by the British government to be the keystone in the most important of bilateral relationships is, according to one of the incoming president's close aides, a "complete moron".

Pensioners have until the end of Saturday to apply for benefits which could unlock access to the winter fuel payment, or risk missing out on up to £300.

Sir Keir Starmer has nominated his former top adviser Sue Gray for a peerage.

Sir Keir Starmer has nominated 30 former Labour MPs, staff and union leaders to the House of Lords.

An adult incontinence nappy, designed for concertgoers to avoid long queues at toilets, has gone on sale.

A council in the US has asked its residents to stop sticking googly eyes on the city's art.

Large drones have been spotted flying over New Jersey and New York City in recent weeks - but no one knows who's operating them.

Tesla has recalled almost 700,000 of its electric vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tyre pressure monitoring system.

A "blob-headed" fish and a semi-aquatic mouse are among 27 newly discovered species found in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest in Peru.

Stonehenge may have been built to unite the early people of Britain - long before there was a kingdom, a new study has suggested.

The suspect in the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg appeared to be dissatisfied with the treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany, a prosecutor has said.

The UK's retail sales recovery was smaller than expected in the key Christmas shopping month of November, official figures show.

Pensioners have until the end of Saturday to apply for benefits which could unlock access to the winter fuel payment, or risk missing out on up to £300.

UK car manufacturing fell again in November, the ninth month of decline in a row, according to industry data.

Government borrowing in November was the lowest for that month in three years, according to official figures.

British billionaire Mike Ashley has been denied a seat on the board of fast-fashion business Boohoo.