Ukrainian forces have "highly likely" recaptured an area of territory occupied by Russia since 2014, the UK's Ministry of Defence has said.

The health of a rape suspect accused of faking his own death is not likely to be a "barrier" for extradition to the US, a court has heard.

June is expected to be the hottest on record - even if the last few days remain cooler, the Met Office has said.

A combination of "negligence", "misconduct" and "outright job performance failures" allowed sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life in prison, a new report has found.

Mateo Kovacic has completed a move to Manchester City from Premier League rivals Chelsea.

Police are appealing for information after a sheep was shot with an arrow in South Wales.

The chief executive of London's water provider has resigned with immediate effect after criticism of her £1.6m pay packet and the company's environmental performance.

A man who murdered a woman and her two-year-old daughter and buried their bodies under his kitchen floor has lost a fresh bid to overturn his conviction and prison sentence.

A 15-year-old who died after getting into difficulty in the water at a Welsh beach was "a very kind, lovely, brave boy".

Senior hospital doctors in England have voted to strike for two days next month, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.