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Persimmon has said its plan to put customers ahead of volume ate into the number of homes it sold over the last six months.

Two former employees of Twitter and a third man from Saudi Arabia face US charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to...

Grace Millane messaged her friend to say "I click with him so well" about the man she was on a date with who allegedly strangled her hours later, a court...

The state of Texas on Wednesday executed a man convicted of murder for the 2002 strangulation of a woman he feared might divulge to police the location of a drug...

Saudi Arabia recruited two Twitter employees to gather information on thousands of accounts that included prominent opponents, US prosecutors have alleged.

Singer Chris Brown has held a high-end yard sale at his Los Angeles home, with hundreds of fans, gawkers and bargain-hunters waiting for hours to try to get a piece...

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has launched her election 'battle bus' campaign by insisting she is the best suited to be the next UK prime minister.

Turkey has captured Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wife and sister in Syria, a week after the Isil leader was killed in a US operation, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced.

US Justice Department officials are set to release a potentially explosive inspector general report about the FBI's investigation into US President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, according to multiple sources.

Beijing supports bolder action to tackle the roots of unrest that has rocked Hong Kong for months, a senior Chinese official said hours after a knife-wielding man attacked a pro-China...

Iran announced yesterday that it had begun processing nuclear fuel at a controversial mountain facility, which if confirmed, would accelerate its ability to stockpile material that could be used to...

France is to clear out some migrant tent camps, impose quotas for migrant workers and deny newly arrived asylum seekers access to non-urgent healthcare, in a drive to show voters...

Boris Johnson says his frustration over delaying Brexit has left him wanting to "chew my own tie" as he launched his party's election campaign under the shadow of a cabinet...

US President Donald Trump has approved an expanded military mission to secure an expanse of oil fields across eastern Syria.

Tom Watson has announced that he is stepping down as deputy leader of the UK Labour Party.

Three ominous words uttered in the Oval Office led two American diplomats on a journey that ended in a Capitol basement room as key witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry:...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been roasted online as he compared the Brexit deal to a microwave meal for the second time.

Tom Watson has announced he is stepping down as an MP and the party's deputy leader

Dutch military police have tweeted that they are investigating a suspicious situation on an aircraft at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.

Passengers and crew were removed from a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport during a major security alert, after a hijacking alarm was activated by mistake.

Dutch military police have tweeted that they are investigating a suspicious situation on an aircraft at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.

All passengers and crew are safely off a plane at the centre of a security alert at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, Dutch military police said.

Passengers and crew were removed from a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport during a major security alert, after a hijacking alarm was activated by mistake.

Chris Brown says he is having a high-end garage sale at his Los Angeles home, and a crowd has been gathering for hours.

The remains of an ancient ape found in a Bavarian clay pit suggest that humans' ancestors began standing upright millions of years earlier than previously thought, scientists have said.

A video of a cheetah cub and a puppy enjoying a “BFF sleepover” has gone viral.

Soaring demand for products that save energy and cut down on waste has helped flat pack furniture giant Ikea brush off a “challenging” retail market to report a hike in...

A young man from a Palestinian refugee camp has stabbed eight people, including four foreign tourists and their tour guide, at a popular archaeological site in northern Jordan.

The FTSE 100 lingered just below the 7,400 mark as investors across the world kept their sights on the thawing trade war between the US and China.

Democrats will launch a new phase of their impeachment inquiry next week with public hearings featuring three State Department officials who have testified about their concerns over Donald Trump's dealings...

French cinema star Catherine Deneuve has suffered a mild stroke while filming her latest movie.

Israel is assisting Syrian Kurds battered by a month-old Turkish incursion, and advocating for them in talks with the United States, the deputy Israeli foreign minister said on Wednesday. Ankara...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's election campaign launch was marred by the resignation of one of his ministers, a gaffe about the victims of a deadly tower blaze and a...

North Korea on Wednesday slammed Washington for plans to conduct a joint military exercise with Seoul next month. The allies cancelled the combined air exercise known as Vigilant Ace along...

Ofcom may investigate Kay Burley's “empty chairing” of James Cleverly.

Turkey has captured a wife of the dead leader of so-called Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

The European Union is preparing to pay Turkey tens of millions of euros to help bolster its coastguard, a senior EU official said on Wednesday. Increasing numbers of people have...

The two biggest breakthrough acts in music this year, Billie Eilish and Lizzo, will perform at the 2019 American Music Awards later this month.

A same-sex penguin couple are set to become parents for a second time after being given a second egg to adopt.

Collins Dictionary has recognised the word “non-binary”, whilst also naming “climate strike” as its Word of the Year 2019.