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The pleasant Easter bank holiday weather looks set to be short lived as next week's forecasts say the UK will be swapping heat and sunshine for hail and thunder. 

Two men arrested over the murder of journalist Lyra McKee have been released without charge.

Kidnappers in Nigeria have shot dead a British woman and a Nigerian man, and abducted three others, officials have said.

Climate change protesters who have spent the last week bringing parts of central London to a standstill have said they are going to "pause" their rebellion and concentrate on political objectives instead.

A mother-of-five has been killed and several others injured in a hit-and-run in Wigan.

Pupils as young as 11 have taken pictures up the skirts of teachers, a union has said.

Three men have been held in connection with a large fire started on Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire.

The Labour Party must back a second referendum on Brexit in order to defeat Nigel Farage's "backward-looking brand of politics", Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has said. 

At least 207 people have been killed in a series of Easter Sunday explosions targeting churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.

Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won Ukraine's presidential election with 73% of the vote, according to an exit poll.

Kidnappers in Nigeria have shot dead a British woman and a Nigerian man, and abducted three others, officials have said.

As Sudanese soldiers fire live rounds at unarmed protesters, a young man stands his ground, then moves forward, berating the soldiers for firing at civilians, telling them they should be ashamed.

Protesters have voiced frustration that the effort to save Notre-Dame Cathedral is overshadowing the yellow vest movement's demands, as protests in the French capital turned violent.

A photo has emerged of what a park ranger claims to be a selfie with two gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The names of 12 students and a teacher who were killed in the Columbine High School shooting have been read out at a ceremony marking 20 years since the massacre.

Sudan's ousted president Omar al Bashir is being investigated for money laundering after large sums of foreign currency were found at his home.

Oscar-nominated director John Singleton is in intensive care after suffering a stroke.

Adele has split from her husband Simon Konecki, a representative for the star has said.

Biologist Jeremy Wade is back with a new show, Dark Waters, after nine seasons of fan favourite River Monsters.

Rare footage of The Beatles' only live performance on Top Of The Pops will be unveiled this weekend.