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Satellites spy North Korea’s huge imports of Russian oil

North Korea has allegedly imported more than a million barrels of oil from Russia this year, flouting United Nations sanctions, according to satellite analysis.

Cop29 secures last-minute $300bn climate finance deal

Delegates finally agree after a dramatic day of prolonged negotiations and loud protests echoing through corridors

Rabbits with missing eyes and ears had deadly virus

Dozens of rabbits found dead with missing eyes and ears had a \"dangerous\" and \"highly contagious\" form of hepatitis, according to the RSPCA.

Briton, 18, 'very scared' as he faces jail for Dubai fling

Family say teenager's mental health is starting to decline

Police carry out controlled explosion at Euston station

Police carried out a controlled explosion yesterday after a suspicious package was identified at Euston station in London.

Autistic man is still locked up for murder a decade after his friend stabbed a stranger

An autistic man has spent more than 10 years behind bars under joint enterprise laws for murder after his friend stabbed a man to death during a fight.

Storm Bert batters Britain with strong winds and snow

One man has died after tree fell on his car as Storm Bert battered the UK with heavy rain, strong winds and snow, causing widespread disruption.

Labour peer condemns own party as 'cruel' over farm tax

One of its own peers has hit out at Labour, warning it is \"almost becoming the cruel party\" as anger over the \"tractor tax\" mounts.

Assisted dying is 'slippery slope', says justice secretary

The state should \"never offer death as a service\", the justice secretary has said, in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying bill ahead of a historic Commons vote next week.

'Not the right time to make such a profound decision'

Former PM Brown backs end-of-life care over assisted dying

Abbott: 'Starmer and I have not spoken in four years'

Britain's first Black female MP tells Nadine White how she and the prime minister still do not converse, despite being welcomed back into the Labour Party before the election

Trump ally warns Starmer against arrest of Netanyahu

A staunch ally of Donald Trump has warned Sir Keir Starmer that the UK will face severe economic consequences if it helps to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.

Prisoner escape fears as jail blueprints are leaked online

Urgent action has been taken to secure prisons in England and Wales after it emerged that blueprints of jails had been leaked online.

The would-be assassin and the plot to tap up Afghan fighters to Ukraine's cause

Charged with Donald Trump's attempted assassination was apparently messaging British-trained Afghan commandos about recruitment to the Ukraine war just three days before he was arrested at a Florida golf course.

Zhao goes trophy hunting after match-fixing ban ends

When the main stage of the UK Championship - still widely considered snooker's second-biggest event after the World Championship - kicks off in York this afternoon, there will be an amateur player taking to the baize.

Wales look set for a biblical bashing against Springboks

Many a frustrated writer in search of a metaphor has plucked from the passages of 1 Samuel in the past but this week, the tale of David and Goliath feels apt.

Amorim lays down law as United begin new chapter

Ruben Amorim was running through Manchester United's recent managerial history.

Shame on PM for ignoring.lawyers' £4bn tax loophole

While most major employers were gnashing their teeth at the increase in their national insurance in the Budget, one group was celebrating.

Ofgem raises price cap as millions lose fuel payments

The energy price cap will increase in January for a second consecutive time, raising bills by 1.2 per cent as millions of people lose access to winter fuel payments.

'My father knew he was a target from the start but stayed to defend his people'

As pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces a potential life sentence in the high-stakes national security case in Hong Kong, his son Sebastien Lai has denounced the proceedings as a politically motivated \"show trial\" driven by a China-led crackdown on dissent politically motivated “show trial” driven by a China-led crackdown on dissent.

Meet Trump's second pick for attorney general top job

The incoming Trump administration didn't waste any time on Thursday after Matt Gaetz said that he was dropping his bid to become attorney general.

Judge postpones Trump's 'hush money' sentencing

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's historic hush money trail has postponed his sentencing indefinitely as he considers arguments from the president-elect's legal team to close the case.

McGregor raped woman in hotel, civil court jury finds

A woman who accused Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor of raping her in a Dublin hotel six years ago has won her claim against him for damages in a High Court civil case.

Cop29 $250bn climate fund.offer dismissed as insulting

Hopes of a trillion-dollar climate finance fund appear to be slipping out of reach after a draft text at the COP29 climate summit proposed a deal worth only a fifth of that.

Orban vows to defy arrest warrant against Netanyahu

Hungary leader extends invitation to Israeli PM as Biden criticises 'outrageous' decision by the international court

Family pay tribute to lawyer who died on holiday in Laos

The family and friends of a British woman who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos have paid tribute to her.

Judge rules backing Brexit is not a protected belief

Backing Brexit is not a protected belief under equalities law, an employment tribunal has ruled as a former Ukip councillor was found to have been sacked for sharing offensive social media posts about immigrants.

Reform UK politician was detained as a teenager for kicking girlfriend at time

Reform UK MP James McMurdock was jailed for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend 18 years ago, it has emerged, as fresh details in the scandal over the politician’s crime come to light.

Badenoch bounce ends as PM avoids farmer blowback

Labour increases lead over Tories in our weekly tracker poll

What is standing in the way of the assisted dying bill?

Next Friday, 29 November, sees the second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - sponsored by Labour backbencher Kim Leadbeater - which has the potential to be a major piece of social legislation.