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Decide on X ban within days, government tells regulator

47 minutes agoShareSaveLiv McMahonandLaura Cress,Technology reportersShareSaveThe government says it wants regulator Ofcom to decide in "days, not weeks" what...

Man found guilty of trying to rape woman on flight

The 45-year-old, from Italy, moved seats to sit beside the woman during the night-time journey to Edinburgh.

US seizes fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela, officials say

The tanker, the Olina, is on multiple countries' sanctions list and is "suspected of carrying embargoed oil", US officials say.

UK facing £28bn defence spending gap claims

The government is refusing to deny reports that plans to make Britain's armed forces "war ready" will require billions...

Spurs captain Romero given additional ban after red card

Tottenham captain Cristian Romero is given an additional one-match suspension and fined £50,000 for his behaviour during his side's Premier League defeat to Liverpool last month.

Trump’s grand plan to reshape the world order leaves Europe with a difficult choice to make

1 hour agoShareSaveAllan LittleSenior correspondentShareSaveBBCFor 80 years, what bound the United States to Europe was a shared commitment to...

Trump’s grand plan to reshape the world order leaves Europe with a difficult choice to make

The turbocharged events of the last week - and the new US National Security Strategy - raise pressing questions about the new world order, and what it means for Europe

Council writes off £3m Liberty Steel rates debt

Liberty Steel owed Rotherham Council more than £4.2m in unpaid business rates when it was issued with a compulsory...

Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say

1 hour agoShareSaveBecky MortonPolitical reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesSome people are waiting more than a year to have their disability benefit claims...

Peers back calls for extra time to debate assisted dying bill

Peers have backed calls for extra time for the House of Lords to debate the assisted dying bill.The proposal...

Rosenior will ignore ‘noise’ after Chelsea appointment

Liam Rosenior says he will be his own man and ignore the "noise" around his appointment as Chelsea manager.

Trial starts of man accused of inciting teenagers to harm themselves online

Prosecutors in Hamburg accuse him of grooming children and teenagers to harm themselves live online.