Three boys - two aged 14 and a 16-year-old - have been charged with murder over the death of a 14-year-old who was stabbed in Manchester.

Fireworks, petrol bombs and glass bottles have been thrown at riot police as unrest in Ballymena continued for a second night.

The death of a teenager who went missing more than a month ago is being treated as unexplained, police have said.

Violence has broken out between police and protesters in Northern Ireland where properties have been damaged and missiles have been thrown at officers.

Eurostar has announced plans to launch direct services from London to Germany and Switzerland.

Thunderstorm alerts could be issued this week - with forecasters anticipating "intense rainfall" across parts of the UK.

A "funny, caring and hardworking" 14-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in north Manchester has been named as Ibrahima Seck.

Rhianan Rudd, who took her own life at the age of 16, was the youngest girl in the UK to be charged with terrorist offences. 

The NHS has warned the UK needs one million regular blood donors to maintain supply and avoid a "red alert" - which means supplies are so low there…

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The King called a 101-year-old D-Day veteran "amazing" in his latest public appearance - and told him to "keep drinking the whisky".

Uriah Rennie, the first black Premier League referee, has died at the age of 65.

A major gathering of the travelling community has left fields covered in rubbish and debris.

Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 14-year-old boy was found fatally stabbed in north Manchester, police have said.

A father and his nine-year-old daughter have died after a house fire in West Yorkshire.