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A victim of the London Bridge attack leapt off his bicycle and began swinging his skateboard in an attempt to stop the terrorists stabbing people

An inquest has been hearing about the heroic actions of those who rushed to help the victims of the London Bridge terror attack, including a young nurse who was killed.

A former British corporal has told the inquest into the 1971 Ballymurphy killings in West Belfast that some within the Parachute Regiment were “psychopaths” who were “out of control”.

You may not recognise his face, but he played one of the most iconic film roles of all time – the actor Peter Mayhew has died at the age of 74.

Families have reacted with frustration and disappointment after police said they need several more months to investigate hundreds of deaths by overdose at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital.

A man in his 30s has been arrested in north London over a series of random stabbings after a fifth person was knifed in the street early this morning, yards from the scene of an earlier attack.

Mozambique has begun three days of national mourning as the death toll following Cyclone Idai climbed above 200.

Aid groups say thousands of survivors are trapped in remote areas. Entire villages are under water.

Britain’s most senior police officer has said there is a link between falling police numbers and a rise in violent crime.

Keith Flint, at the age of 49, was found dead at his Essex home this morning. We look back at the fire he and his bandmates started.

Five police officers have been cleared of misconduct by a disciplinary panel investigating their involvement in the death of Sean Rigg, who suffered from schizophrenia.

The Prime Minister has confirmed what many had suspected – next Wednesday’s Brexit vote will not be meaningful, so the government won’t be bound by the result.

If Parliament does not approve the Prime Minister’s deal next week, Brexit should be delayed: this is the view of three senior cabinet ministers who have said they will defy their boss and vote to extend Article 50.

The teenager who raped and murdered a six-year-old girl in Scotland has been named. Aaron Campbell, who’s 16, was found guilty at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday. He’d previously had his identity concealed because he was under 18, but the judge today lifted the restriction saying he couldn’t think of a case which had…

Thousands of schoolchildren across the country have walked out of their classrooms to protest over climate change.