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The suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC has had charges against him upgraded to first-degree murder.

Rachel Reeves has been accused of making the country's economic situation appear in a worse state than it really was ahead of the budget.

A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued across parts of the UK, covering the weekend and extending into early next week.

What do you do, how do you spend your time, when you’ve just lost everything you have? 

An alleged mercenary has been arrested in London over a plot to kidnap the boss of an Albanian crime gang in revenge for a multimillion-pound drug theft. 

Two teenagers who were accused of attempting to rape a schoolgirl in an incident which led to racially-motivated rioting in Northern Ireland will have the charges withdrawn, the Public Prosecution Service has said.

A former sub-postmaster's conviction based on a third possible faulty Post Office system has been referred to the Court of Appeal.

Prostate cancer is expected to remain the only major cancer not to have a national screening programme under new recommendations from government advisers.

A robber who kicked and punched a pensioner before taking off with a box of cornflakes and a cottage pie has been jailed for life for his murder.

French maritime police say they will "soon be able to carry out control and intervention operations at sea" on suspected taxi boats.

Sir Chris Hoy has voiced his disappointment after mass screening for prostate cancer was not recommended for use on the NHS.

Mandatory screening for prostate cancer will not be recommended for use on the NHS, Sky News understands.

The brewery group behind brands such as Black Sheep, Hofmeister and Fourpure is on the brink of collapse as it grapples with a lethal cocktail of surging costs and waning consumer confidence in the run-up to this week's budget.

A British passenger is missing after falling overboard from a cruise ship off the coast of Tenerife.

Late on Wednesday evening I caught a taxi home from the office after a long and sobering day. 

The US will review green cards issued to the citizens of 19 countries after two members of the National Guard were shot by a suspected Afghan gunman in Washington DC.

Plans have been announced for a new "landmark tower" in London with double the floor space of Britain's tallest building, The Shard.

Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion, has died at the age of 74.

A Swiss woman has died in a shark attack in Australia - with her partner in a critical condition after trying to save her.

The manager of an Edinburgh cocktail bar will speak to police today over the "catastrophic" theft of an eight-foot tall nutcracker from outside his venue.