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Nursing union says new measures will 'cost money and compromise patient safety'.

Group tasked with combating propaganda campaign by jihadist group, which issues 100,000 tweets daily.

Trial of man accused of beheading 82-year-old Palmira Silva begins at Old Bailey.

A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday (22 June).

Video posted by pilot shows cat cling to wing of ultra-light aircraft as it flies through the air.

Uber's new privacy policy allows users to be tracked even when app is off and GPS is disabled.

General secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party forced to apologise for his posts on social media.

Glastonbury is almost here and ticket-holders want to know if they'll need wellies. We have the answer.

Activists claim animals are abused before being butchered for festival which is under way.

Truck driver, 44, suffers minor injuries in incident in southern suburb of Conder.

For many residents in the Chinese town of Yulin, the height of summer marks the perfect time to feast on dog meat.

Mozes has been widely criticised for making a racist joke about Barack Obama.

North Korea's 'worst drought in 100 years' inflicts severe damage on Pyongyang's hydropower-dependent electricity supplies.

China has tried to portray its land reclamation works in Spratly Island chain as aimed at mainly civilian goals.

Girls aged six and seven killed after car ploughs into a group of pedestrians.

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BREAKING: 'Strong indications' that Israeli air strikes on Gaza could amount to war crimes.

We are just a few weeks from 7/7 anniversary, but latest stats show use of explosive weapons is increasing in Europe and around the world.

The airline teamed up with the Isha Foundation for Yoga to mark the first International Day of Yoga.

A year after Isis established 'Caliphate', US divided over whether escalation or containment is best to defeat group.

Nearly 10,000 dogs are to be slaughtered to mark Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in China's Yulin town.

Historical Abuse Inquiry to examine how cleric got away with crimes for more than 40 years

Twin suicide bombings blamed on Boko Haram killed dozens in N'Djamena earlier in June.

As many as 10,000 dogs, many of them stolen pets, are slaughtered for the Yulin dog meat festival.

El campeón de Europa en 2014 está a punto de cerrar una etapa no demasiado prolífica en el Real Madrid, pero podría estar a punto de iniciar una aventura maravillosa.

''We call for people to respect the measures in order to help reduce the pollution of Santiago.'

Nigeria is Africa's biggest crude oil producer but its lack of refineries means it has to import fuel.

Thousands of people from across the Charleston area gather on the Ravenel Bridge, to remember church shooting victims

Met police commissioner considering increasing search tactics following 23% rise of stabbings in capital.