"Serious failures" in the public health system led to the deaths of 19 people linked to outbreaks of listeria and streptococcus, a former health chief has claimed. […]

Downing Street has hit back at a senior Channel 4 executive after she branded Prime Minister Boris Johnson a "known liar" and a "coward". […]

Jofra Archer claimed a maiden Test five-for as a late flurry of wickets saw England bowl Australia out for 179 after an otherwise frustrating, rain-filled first day of the third Ashes Test at Headingley. […]

Northern Ireland police have accused the dissident republican group Continuity IRA of trying to lure officers to their deaths in a bomb attack this week. […]

Dozens of migrants were rescued along the south coast on Thursday morning, with one witness telling Sky News more than 50 people were picked up. […]

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after a 10-year-old boy was found dead in a caravan, police have said. […]

A father-of-two who filmed a cardboard Grenfell Tower model burning on a bonfire has been acquitted of malicious communication. […]

Two British holidaymakers, who stayed at the same hotel in Bulgaria, have died from Legionnaires' disease shortly after returning to the UK. […]

Travel chaos is expected this bank holiday weekend as more Britons than ever battle gridlocked roads and rail engineering works to enjoy what could be a record heatwave. […]

A British consulate employee detained in China was arrested for soliciting prostitutes, the country's state-backed Global Times newspaper has said. […]