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Paris welcomed the Olympic Games with an opening ceremony like no other as athletes sailed down the River Seine to the sound of Lady Gaga and more, but relentless rain put a dampener on the party..

The three children who died in an east London house fire are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure, their parents said, as they were named for the first time..

BBC racing commentator John Hunt has told friends that every message of support feels like a hug following the deaths of his wife and two daughters in a crossbow attack, a colleague has said..

A police constable is under criminal investigation after a video emerged showing an officer kick and stamp on the head of a man as he lay on the floor at Manchester Airport..

Ted Baker could disappear from British high streets as the struggling fashion chain plans to shut all its stores within weeks..

A Britains Got Talent contestant who sued the shows producers for more than £40 million has had his claim thrown out at the High Court..

Temperatures are set to soar this weekend and into early next week as the Met Office warned of a heatwave..

Two former police officers who shared grossly offensive messages in a WhatsApp group with Wayne Couzens have lost a bid to overturn their convictions at the High Court..

Snoop Dogg sent the Saint-Denis crowds wild as he added a drizzle of celebrity shizzle to the final day of the Olympic torch relay in France..

A Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office after stealing money from a man who died after collapsing..

Adam Peaty has an alternative blueprint in mind in the mens 100 metres breaststroke to what won him two Olympic gold medals..

An MP who grew up without a grandmother as a result of infected blood has pressed the Government on a culture change to help scandal-affected people access justice..

Barack and Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but crucial backing of the nations two most popular Democrats..

Several Eurostar trains to Paris have been cancelled and others diverted after coordinated acts of malice in France..

TV star Dame Esther Rantzen said she has caught a glimpse of hope with a fresh bid to legalise assisted dying being laid before Parliament today..

A startling postcode lottery for social care showing a higher rate of rejected requests for support depending on where someone lives has been branded unacceptable by campaigners..

Englands health and social care watchdog is not fit for purpose, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said, pledging immediate action to restore public confidence..

A police decision to ram an escaped cow with a patrol car is being investigated as a criminal and internal misconduct matter..

Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil a black hole in the public finances of around £20 billion, signalling that tax rises could be on the way..

The NHS has made an urgent appeal for more blood donors after it issued a national alert over shortages of certain blood types..