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More than 1,300 jobs are at risk at Poundland after the retailer announced plans to shut 68 shops and two of its UK warehouses following its takeover by investment firm Gordon Brothers..

Temperatures could hit 33C this weekend as parts of the UK bask in a heatwave..

TV star Kim Woodburn, who rose to fame presenting How Clean Is Your House?, has died at the age of 83 following a short illness, her manager said..

Police fired tear gas at a group of migrants as they waited on sand dunes in France for a small boat which might ferry them to the UK..

A woman has died after being found with stab wounds inside a house where a gas explosion took place..

G7 leaders called for de-escalation in the Middle East before Donald Trump left the global summit early as conflict intensifies between Israel and Iran..

A new study aims to show how genetic testing could help personalise treatments by boosting medication response and reducing harmful side effects..