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Philippine troops fighting Isis-linked Islamist insurgents in the city of Marawi say they have encountered armed resistance from women and children.

Resham Khan had been celebrating her 21st birthday when acid was thrown in her face.

Mike Coupe says the UK buys in a third of its food from the EU and light border controls need to remain.

Police investigate as 25-year-old Kizzy receives multiple injures during attack in Northfolt.

Danielle Palmer sent a freezer full of her own breast milk to families affected by the Houston flooding.

This comes after more than 60 children died at a state-run hospital in Gorakhpur district in early August.

Guerlin Butungu is accused of leading a double gang-rape in Rimini in the early hours of Saturday 26 August.

Safe-haven seeking investors pile into precious metals as Pyongyang and Washington spar again.

More than 800 people have been killed in the battle between Abu Sayyaf militants and the army.

Trapped driver had to be cut out of vehicle as others were taken to hospital.

Gulf state gave 83 presents to US president during his first official foreign trip

Joshua Hupperterz is charged with the murder of Temple University student Jenna Burleigh in Philadelphia.

"The world is waiting and the Rohingya Muslims are waiting," the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize said.

Wildfires have raged across the US West, forcing thousands to flee their homes during a sweltering, smoke-shrouded holiday weekend of record heat.

Lalanna Sharpe was found not moving and with several stab wounds.

Alberta Fern Padilla was caught on tape warning her teenage daughters not to reveal the illicit affair.

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Leanne Prak stabbed Michael McEvoy through the heart with a kitchen knife.

Ashley Shotwell's Facebook page was flooded with abuse after she shared photo of anti-Nazi cake.

Wayne Chester jailed after being snared by online vigilante group Guardians of the North.

Among new arrivals, about 16,000 are school-age children and more than 5,000 are under the age of five, aid workers say.

Police have arrested three accused, one of whom allegedly sexually assaulted the 11-year-old girl, while the other two pointed guns at the family members.

Ban on school drop-offs to encourage more people to walk to school.

The police have arrested 3 men in connection with the case.

Staff at two branches stage 24-hour walkout demanding an end to zero-hour contracts.

The possum was caught twice in a week eating potted lettuce seedlings and strawberries.

Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, died after breaking through layers of security and running into the flames as the event's titular effigy burned.

HMP Birmingham disturbance lasted for almost seven hours.

The 24-year-old student alleged that her mother blackmailed her saying that if she told anyone, no one would marry her.