Appeal to find owner of lost urn with 'human ashes' left on train (opens on the publisher’s site)
Police are looking to trace the owner of a tiny urn believed to contain human ashes that was left on a train between London and Aberdeen.
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Twenty people injured after train derails in northern France (opens on the publisher’s site)
A derailed train in northern France left 20 people injured, officials said.
Employee fired by GTA developer believes workers were put on 'watch list' (opens on the publisher’s site)
A worker fired by the developer of Grand Theft Auto has told an employment tribunal they believe staff were placed on a "watch list" after signing a petition about remote working.
Atlantic Ocean has seen no hurricanes so far this season - this is why (opens on the publisher’s site)
Hurricane season has seen an unusually low number of storms forming over the Atlantic - and it's all because of El Nino.
Brain surgeon 'performed operations on wrong body parts', inquiry hears (opens on the publisher’s site)
Disgraced brain surgeon Sam Eljamel performed a number of operations on the wrong parts of patients' bodies while at NHS Tayside, an inquiry heard.
First arrest over anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth (opens on the publisher’s site)
A 42-year-old man has become the first person to be arrested in connection with anti-migration protests in Portsmouth last weekend, Hampshire Police said.
Norway's Princess Astrid dies two days after funeral of her brother, the late King Harald (opens on the publisher’s site)
Norway's Princess Astrid, an older sister of the late King Harald, died on Friday at the age of 94, the royal palace said in a statement.
Kate visits hospital where she was treated for cancer (opens on the publisher’s site)
The Princess of Wales has visited the cancer hospital where she was treated for the illness and praised the "incredible" care she received.
Man admits murdering mother of seven who disappeared 28 years ago (opens on the publisher’s site)
A man has admitted murdering a mother of seven who disappeared 28 years ago, telling police he disposed of her decomposed body months after killing her.
Half a million Russians killed in Ukraine war, British intelligence says (opens on the publisher’s site)
Half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Vladimir Putin's full-scale war against Ukraine, according to British military intelligence.
Arsonist who went on day-long rampage jailed (opens on the publisher’s site)
An arsonist who went on a day-long rampage has been jailed for 18 months.
El Nino raises risk of wetter autumn and flooding across UK (opens on the publisher’s site)
The UK will experience a greater risk of flooding and a wetter autumn than average, the Met Office has said.
Mystery over woman found dead in bin bag as police rule out more than 70 names (opens on the publisher’s site)
Police have been unable to identify a woman in her 70s found dead in a Liverpool park two weeks after the discovery of her body.
Veteran industrialist Lovell to chair publicly owned British Steel (opens on the publisher’s site)
The government has recruited Alan Lovell, the industrial veteran, to chair British Steel months after it was formally taken into public ownership.
Anthropic blocks effort to use AI to research potential biological weapons (opens on the publisher’s site)
Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led to the creation of biological weapons.
Israel strike on Hezbollah tunnel triggers earthquake-like tremor (opens on the publisher’s site)
Israel has destroyed a network of Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon - triggering a 4.1 magnitude tremor in the area.
Head of MI5 issues 'call to arms' in rare public intervention (opens on the publisher’s site)
The head of MI5 has issued a "call to arms" for the whole of society to treat national security as a shared challenge.
Economy shows surprise AI-led growth but energy squeeze looms (opens on the publisher’s site)
The UK economy recorded 0.4% growth in July, partly on the back of artificial intelligence (AI) investment, according to early official figures that outperformed expectations.
MPs once again have to decide on possibly the biggest social change since abortion (opens on the publisher’s site)
MPs will once again have to decide on what could be the biggest social change since abortion was legalised - whether to back assisted dying.
Several killed and injured in Swiss Alps coach crash (opens on the publisher’s site)
Several people have been killed and others injured in a Dutch tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland, police said.
Andy Burnham eyes expanding support for fan-owned sports clubs (opens on the publisher’s site)
Andy Burnham wants to expand support for fan-owned sports clubs, reviving a policy he helped pioneer under New Labour.
RNLI warns staff not to wear uniform after 'unacceptable abuse' (opens on the publisher’s site)
The RNLI has advised its staff and volunteers to choose carefully when to wear its uniform after what it described as "unacceptable abuse" endured in recent weeks.
Seven men arrested after quadruple stabbing in London (opens on the publisher’s site)
Seven men have been arrested after four were injured, one critically, following a stabbing in a London high street.