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The Kremlin-backed television station has faced criticisms in recent years owing to its controversial viewpoints.

Writer, provocateur and former Birds Eye pitchman Giles Coren received scathing criticism from Twitter users after writing he "feared" his son becoming fat.

A Metropolitan Police detective has said he fears the so-called Croydon Cat Killer could escalate his crimes and begin attacking women and girls.

Women are effectively working for free for the rest of the year. Here's what men have to say about it.

Lord Kerr said Brexit decision can still be changed even if the date UK leaves the EU is written in Withdrawal Bill.

The favoured Patel was to build that big bridge and also encourage more Asians to support or join the Conservative party, which had a white image problem.

Father of two Imran Qureshi, 44, squeezed a 21-year-old nurse's breast and told her "it's what friends do" during a shift at a hospital in Manchester, a medical tribunal heard.

Landmark ruling sees company lose ruling its drivers should be classed as workers rather than self-employed.

Birmingham company RaffleMyHouse offering chance to win bungalow in West Midlands town of Halesowen with £1 competition.

Tina Knight was found with a huge haul of drugs that included 158kg of amphetamines worth £1.5m and just under 1kg of cocaine worth around £100,000 on the street.

Avon and Somerset officers Samuel Dexter and Hannah Mayo dismissed for inadvertently leaving horrific message about vulnerable teenager.

Reker Ahmed, a Kurdish-Iranian student and asylum seeker, was left fighting for his life with a brain haemorrhage and a fractured spine, after being attacked outside a pub in London.

November 10 is the day that women effectively stop being paid - but for those who work in retail that's just one of many problems.

A man was pictured in Hartlepool throwing a greyhound into the sea, in what was reportedly the second incident in just one week.

The schoolboy was one of 2,127 children flagged up to government's anti-extremism Prevent programme.

Patel was forced to resign after it was revealed that she had engaged in secret meetings with Israeli officials.

Young mum Polly Ross, who took cannabis to combat morning sickness, killed herself by stepping in front of a train after developing serious mental problems, an inquest heard.

Fears Prime Minister is doomed to a humiliating exit from No. 10.

In the wake of the Harvery Weinstein sex scandal, accusations of harassment have been targeted at several politicians and officials in UK politics in recent weeks.

A clinical psychologist says repeated listening to the same Christmas songs is bad for shoppers and employees.

Home Office figures show 7,631 people were referred to anti-extremism Prevent programme in 2015-16, with only 381 getting specialist support.

Until 8 November, Patel was the only minority ethnic woman in Theresa May's cabinet. Her net worth is estimated to be around $15m.

Priti Patel offered Prime Minister Theresa May a 'fulsome apology' after being forced to resign over secret meetings she held with Israeli officials.

Richard Browning has been developing a futuristic space pack that allows him to fly with control and grace a few feet off the ground.

Endris Mohammed, 47, from Birmingham, denies murdering Saros Endris, 8, and sister Leanor, 6, and the attempted murder of mum, Penil Teklehaimanot, but admits manslaughter.

Robert Peters, a 55-year-old antiques dealer, is accused of strangling his seven-year-old daughter in a south London home. The girl died the next day.

A High Court judge has made a plea to the public to help locate missing 3-year-old Elliana Shand, also known as Elliana Richards, who disappeared from London.

International Trade Minister Mark Garnier has issued an apology to his constituents following allegations that he had his secretary buy him sex toys in 2010.

Robert Moore, 34, of Spar Crescent, Little Hulton, Salford, targeted a home and two off-licences, stealing a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka and 20 Sterling Superking cigarettes.