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Piles of black rubbish bags are filling the pavements of Birmingham, as the city deals with an ongoing bin strike.

China's military says it has begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan.

Victims of crime in England and Wales will be able to attend parole hearings to decide whether a prisoner can be released from jail.

For those who're on modest means, the cost of the licence fee going up by £5 on 1 April of all days is a bit of a bad joke.

A teenager has been charged with killing his mother and stepfather, as prosecutors say he lived with their bodies for weeks.

Households across the country face higher bills from 1 April. Use our calculator to find out how you'll be affected.

Parts of the UK could be hotter than cities in Greece and Spain this week, as the country continues to bathe in spring sunshine.

Even with thousands dead and entire neighbourhoods levelled, the ruling military junta in Myanmar maintains its long-term ban on international journalists entering the country.

Israel has been accused of targeting aid workers in Gaza after the remains of 15 people, including eight medics working for the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), were recovered following what the aid organisation called a "war crime".

The NASA astronauts who were stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) are speaking at a news conference after returning to Earth.

Here is a number to lodge in your brain in the coming weeks and months: 48%.

A university student accused of removing top secret information worth millions of pounds while on a work placement with GCHQ has pleaded guilty to causing a serious risk to national security.

A major incident has been declared in Birmingham over an ongoing bin strike, which has left around 17,000 tonnes of waste on the streets of the city.

Chloe Leighton is crammed into the disabled toilet of a busy pub, pleading on the phone with her social worker to find her a place to stay for the night.

A woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault says she has four days to live after a car accident.

A man has appeared in court accused of maliciously damaging a Scottish golf course owned by US President Donald Trump.

Controversial sentencing guidelines that were due to come into force on Tuesday have been delayed after a political backlash.

An "extensive search" is under way to find an 11-year-old girl after she fell into the River Thames in east London.

A woman has been arrested following the discovery of the body of a baby in Notting Hill, west London.

Motorists who fail roadside drug tests are being allowed to continue to drive for up to six months because of a backlog in testing confirmatory blood samples.