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A man has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 34 years for murdering a pensioner and dismembering his body with a hacksaw.

JD Vance and his wife are due to arrive in Greenland on Friday for a trip that provoked uproar - as Vladimir Putin warns that US threats to take over the island should be taken seriously.

WH Smith has sold its 233-year old high street business to the owner of Hobbycraft for £76m.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, with the impact felt as far away as Bangkok. 

UK households saw a boost to their living standards at the end of 2024, according to official figures which follow upgrades this week to expectations for the years ahead.

With record numbers of children in England now in insecure temporary housing, the commissioner warns that poor educational prospects could leave a generation of disadvantaged children "trapped" in poverty.

Caroline County is the kind of quiet place that found its voice in electing Donald Trump.

The US is reportedly pushing for a more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine.

Diego Maradona was in "agony" in the hours before his death, a court has heard.

Government whips will be overestimating the number of Labour rebels over welfare cuts as a form of "expectation management", Dame Harriet Harman has said.

The justice secretary has not ruled out shortening the sentences of violent offenders in a drive to create more space in an over-stretched prison system.

The chairman of P&O Ferries' parent company DP World has told Sky News he went ahead with a £1bn investment in the UK despite feeling "discredited" by criticism from a cabinet minister.

At one factory in East Germany, they're pumping out a car part every second, cutting and pressing millions of pieces destined for the country's mega motor industry.

The number of children killed in Gaza, according to the local health ministry, recently rose above 15,000.

The clocks go forward this Sunday, marking the beginning of the daylight saving period. 

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled what he says is a major transport boost to stop the North being "held to ransom" by a Victorian-era system.

The Serbian ambassador to Britain has said critics should "wait for the results" of an investigation after claims an illegal sonic weapon was used against protesters earlier this month.

The King has cancelled engagements on Friday due to "temporary side effects" from his cancer treatment.

The mother of a young girl operated on 17 times by a now-suspended surgeon has told Sky News she's "angry and so upset" and fears her daughter may never walk again.

Nigel Farage has blamed a "woke virus" in big companies for his two-year debanking battle with NatWest.