Hamas's armed wing has warned people living in the Israeli city of Ashkelon that they have until 5pm local time to leave.

Five town centres in Kent will be without Christmas lights this year because of a "challenging financial situation", a local council has said.

Hollywood writers have voted almost unanimously on a deal to end their five-month strike that plunged the film and television industry into turmoil.

An investigation has been launched into the "unexplained" death of a young woman in Dundee.

The foreign secretary has called on supporters of Palestinians to stay at home after protests over the conflict between Israel and Hamas in London.

The Home Office has U-turned on controversial plans to house asylum seekers at a hotel in west Wales.

Scientists are looking for answers after detecting a leak from a lab on the International Space Station (ISS) - the third such incident in less than a year on a Russian-controlled segment.

The bodies of about 1,500 militants have now been found on Israeli territory after Saturday's surprise attack, according to the country's military.

A skydiver has died after falling onto someone's front garden in Florida.

Worse financial pain is to come, as many people have not yet felt the full impact of the increased cost of borrowing, the Bank of England has said in one of its latest health checks of the UK's financial system.