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Royal Mail delivers new parent magazine to father 19 years late
Paul Edwards, 52, was left baffled after the magazine finally arrived almost two decades late.…

Thousands march for French schoolgirl murdered after police failed to question suspect
Jérôme Barella had been accused of rape in months before murder but series of delays meant police had failed to summon him for questioningThousands of…

Homeless face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums by London councils
Choice between living on the streets or moving hundreds of miles away faced by homeless people.Having fled sex trafficking gangs in Belgium and Manche…

Authenticity is what American voters want
Results in US Democratic primary races are showing that old establishment politics no longer work.…

Man arrested 22 years after teen murdered in Leeds
Tyrone Clarke's mother says the family has been living "with this shadow over us" for 22 years.…
Nigerian forces rescue 360 captives from Boko Haram
Nigerian forces rescued 360 captives, including women and children from a Boko Haram mountain hideout in Borno State.…

Man charged in Great Yarmouth teen rape case
Police said a 34-year-old is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Monday.…

Alexander Zverev wins French Open to claim first Grand Slam title
Zverev's five-set defeat of Flavio Cobolli makes him the first German man to win a Slam since Boris Becker 30 years ago.…

Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England
One in five of the 1.92m patients on list wait longer than six weeks for tests such as CT and MRI scans, analysis showsA record number of people are w…

Italy recovers 10 bodies as boat with nearly 60 on board capsizes off Malta
At least 990 refugees and migrants have died this year while attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean.…

Antonelli-Russell contrast could hardly be more stark
In Monaco, "everything clicked" for Kimi Antonelli but his Mercedes team-mate George Russell was "beyond frustration" after another race without point…
Can birds outsing traffic? Some are trying
New research from scientists at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary finds that some birds living in cities are changing their songs to compe…

'I had the best and worst moments of my life on this court' - Zverev triumphs at last
Four years after exiting the French Open in a wheelchair, Alexander Zverev leaves it as the Roland Garros champion.…

Italian rescuers recover 10 bodies after migrant boat capsizes off Malta
About 48 people rescued alive after vessel reportedly left Libya carrying about 60 passengersItalian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies after a migrant…

'We don't look at the sky anymore': The Air India crash victims who were not on the plane
A grandfather, a survivor, a witness: one year after the crash, the people on the ground tell their stories.…

How the High Street became a window on our political instability
High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?…

Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East
The European country had 9.1 million international visitors in April, the most ever for that month.…

Tony awards 2026: full list of winners
This year’s Tony awards have already seen wins for musicals Schmigadoon! and Cats: The Jellicle Ball Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon! Ellenore Scott…

You may be saving for retirement without realising it. Here's how to check
One simple check could ensure you are not missing out on free money which could help in later life.…

How Mexican cartels turned South African farms into meth production hubs
Raids on South African farms have uncovered meth labs linked to Mexican networks, signalling a new cartel phase.…

Ten dead after migrant boat capsizes near Malta, Italian coastguard says
At least 10 bodies have been recovered after a migrant boat carrying about 60 people capsized near Malta , the Italian coastguard says.…

More than 1,300 deaths a month in England due to long A&E waits, figures suggest
Senior medical staff call for solutions to tackle root causes of excess deaths amid tenfold increase in a decadeMore than 1,300 patients a month in En…

Korda pips Hull to win maiden US Women's Open
World number one Nelly Korda wins her first US Women's Open title, pipping England's Charley Hull to the title by a single shot.…

Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea
A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily.…

The top five-a-day foods your heart needs, according to new study
Not all fruit and veg is equal for getting nutrients called flavanols, say researchers.…

John Lithgow and Lesley Manville lead Tony Award winners
A revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman was the night's big winner with six awards overall.…
Can a vibrating belt fend off bone density loss?
More than 40 million adults in the U.S. aged 50 and older have osteopenia, or low bone density. An FDA-approved wearable vibration device is giving so…
People love working from home. But does it love them back? A new study says no
A new study finds that people in remote jobs are more socially isolated, anxious and sad, compared to people not in remote jobs. But demanding everyon…

Parents to receive guidance on children's screen time in England first
The guidance is set to include tips on how much screen time children aged five to 16 should have.…

Woman, 19, dies after gunshots heard at house
Detectives say they were called to the scene in north London just after midnight on Monday.…