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Thursday could be the hottest day ever recorded in the UK, with temperatures likely to reach 39C (102.2F), the Met Office says.

A body has been found after a swimmer disappeared in a lake in Gloucestershire, as police in London search for three people who have gone missing in the River Thames.

Two men have been charged with attacking the stepdad of murdered schoolgirl Lucy McHugh.

Justin Fashanu's niece has told Sky News she is "upset" and "disheartened" after a social media user who claimed he was about to come out as a gay footballer appeared to have deleted his account.

Boris Johnson will march into 10 Downing Street as the UK's new prime minister before appointing what he claims is a "cabinet for modern Britain".

Riders on The Smiler at Alton Towers were left dangling 30m (100ft) off the ground after the rollercoaster abruptly stopped.

Children will not be sent to a high-profile young offenders' institution after an "extraordinary" plunge in public safety.

A jury deliberating over a murder case have been sent home early due to "extreme heat".

Warning shots have been fired after a Russian military aircraft violated South Korea's airspace.

The Chinese premier who ordered a bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square to counter pro-democracy protests has died.

Strains of drug-resistant malaria are becoming more dominant in Vietnam, Laos and northern Thailand after spreading rapidly from Cambodia.

A freestyle wrestler who won gold at the London 2012 Olympics has been stripped of his medal.

Elephant ivory weighing 8.8 tonnes has been seized in Singapore, with authorities saying the haul is the biggest ever in the city-state's history.

Six men, some with Triad connections, have been arrested following violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

Unhatched baby seabirds can warn each other of impending danger by vibrating within their shells, scientists have discovered.

Two Australian men have been paraded in front of the media a week after being arrested in Bali on suspicion of cocaine use and possession.

R Kelly's crisis manager has quit hours after saying he would not leave his daughter alone "with an accused paedophile".

A stuntman who suffered a serious head injury on the set of action movie Fast & Furious 9 is believed to have been placed in an induced coma after he was airlifted to hospital.

Posing for a photograph next to Beyonce is always going to be a nerve-wracking experience.

Actress Selma Blair has shared her experience of coping with spasms caused by multiple sclerosis.