The planned changes to the benefits system will affect future claimants, not current claimants.

The UK could see its hottest day of the year on Monday, as a likely heatwave coincides with Glastonbury and Wimbledon.

Purge is latest sign president Xi Jinping’s anti corruption drive has reached highest echelons of armed forces

A top Chinese general has been purged from the body that overseas the Chinese military in the latest sign that Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive has reached the highest echelons of the armed forces.

Miao Hua, a senior admiral from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) navy, was the director of the political work department of the central military commission (CMC), making him responsible for ideology and loyalty within the armed forces. The six-person CMC is one of the most powerful institutions in China and is headed by Xi, China’s leader.

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Hungary and Slovakia oppose measures and separate EU proposal on phasing out Russian energy imports

The 28-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess is suspected of three rapes and more than a dozen other offences, Norwegian police as they announced the closure of an investigation launched 10 months ago, AFP reported.

Police attorney Andreas Kruszewski told a press conference the investigation had been turned over to prosecutors, who would decide whether to press charges.

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Habibur Masum had tracked his wife to a refuge before stabbing her in the street at least 25 times.

The deal involves loosening exports of rare earths to the United States and the lifting of some restrictions on U.S. goods to China, China’s Ministry of Commerce said.

Counter-terrorism police arrest four people after pro-Palestine activists claim they sprayed paint on planes.

Marius Borg Høiby, crown princess’s son from previous relationship, has been under investigation since August 2024

Marius Borg Høiby, the 28-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess, is suspected of 23 offences including three rapes, Norwegian police have said at the end of an investigation launched 10 months ago.

Høiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son from a relationship before her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, has been under investigation since his arrest on 4 August 2024. After news emerged that he was suspected of assaulting his girlfriend, a slew of allegations against him emerged.

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Why New York's mayoral race affects the rest of America

The New Zealand pop star draws a huge crowd for an unannounced appearance on the Woodsies Stage.