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UK government spends £300,000 on overseas teachers in bid to plug skills gap
Recruitment drive comes after Tories recommitted themselves to the 'tens of thousands' net migration target.
Facebook rape gang jailed for 42 years after plying girls with booze and drugs before assaults
The five men were found guilty of committing multiple rapes in Coventry throughout 2015 and 2016
Defector says information access is turning North Korean elite against ruling despot Kim Jong-un
Former British deputy ambassador, Thae Yong Ho, believes dissenting voices are becoming more common.
Child dies alongside mother and father in Reigate house fire tragedy
Police are investigating how a cottage in Surrey was burned down.
Revealed: The world's most corrupt countries
Somalia is the most corrupt country in the world for the 10th year running, says Transparency International.
Defra confirms outbreak of bird flu at Lancashire pheasant farm
Discovery of H5N8 avian flu results in flock of 10,000 birds being humanely culled.
Racist loner who sent Stephen Lawrence's mother hate mail during 13-year terror campaign is jailed
Police recovered 400 letters sent by Mark Graham, 46, who targeted high-achieving black people.
Man charged with murder after Leonne Weeks, 16, found dead after 'meeting man from dating site'
Shea Peter Heeley, 18, from Dinnington, has been charged with the murder of the teenager.
George Osborne to join world's largest fund manager BlackRock as adviser
BlackRock has recruited the former UK chancellor who will remain as an MP.
UK civil service 'forced to prioritise' Brexit over domestic agenda as workloads mount
EXCLUSIVE: Senior public servants union chief Dave Penman issues warning in IBTimes UK interview.
RAF makes 'utterly shocking' unauthorised plane landing in Ireland
The Irish government says the plane, which came down to refuel, did not follow protocol.
EU citizens could face new hate crime wave after Article 50 triggered, warns watchdog
The UK has seen a rise in hate crimes against EU nationals since the referendum in June.
Retired Britons living abroad in the EU may lose subsidised NHS healthcare post-Brexit
The NHS currently reimburses EU countries for British citizens' healthcare.
British Army tests moving tanks through English Channel in case of an invasion of Eastern Europe
As tensions rise between Nato and Russia, the British Army sent 5 Challenger tanks to France and back.
Londoners warned of three-day toxic air alert in capital
Mayor Sadiq Khan called it a public health emergency.
Boris Johnson faces uproar with 'WW2-style punishment' warning to Francois Hollande
British foreign secretary made the controversial comments during a two-day trip to India.
David Davis claims MPs will back final Brexit deal: 'They won't vote it down'
Brexit secretary also said 'lots and lots' of countries are hoping to secure a trade deal with the UK.
Burberry boosted by tourists flocking to UK and taking advantage of weak pound after Brexit
The luxury fashion brand said UK sales rose 40% in the three months to the end of December.
Theresa May faces grilling from MPs over 'hard Brexit' stance before Davos visit
Conservative premier will be cross-examined at prime minister's questions.
Tories welcome May's 'point by point' Brexit speech
The prime minister 'nailed the so-called ambiguities', says Boris Johnson.
Nicola Sturgeon: New independence vote 'more likely' as Scotland faces hard Brexit
SNP leader issued warning after Theresa May's big speech at Lancaster House in London.
Theresa May: No deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain
PM issues warning to Brussels and promises to drop membership of single market.
Rolf Harris accused of pouncing on blind and disabled woman 'like prey'
Disgraced 86-year-old faces seven counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.
Serial rapist handed 3 further life sentences for 2 mid-80s rapes in London
Michael Chandler has served almost 30 years in prison after being handed six life sentences in 1988.
Police probe 'suspicious' death of girl, 16, on Rotherham path
The body of a teenager was discovered near Lordens Hill, Dinnington, Rotherham on 16 January.
Bodycam footage captures moment murderer attacked police officers with hammer
Convicted murderer Jamshid Piruz used a claw hammer to attack the officers in the incident last year.
Ireland won't turn its back on the UK in Brexit aftermath
EXCLUSIVE: Irish ambassador Daniel Mulhall determined to preserve positive relationship with Britain.
Sadiq Khan warns Theresa May of 'muddled Brexit' in Mansion House speech
Labour's Mayor of London issued warning to City leaders just days before May's major speech.
Rioting prisoners used live bait while hero officer prevented complete anarchy at HMP Birmingham
Almost 500 of the prison's 1,500 inmates were moved after the 12-hour riot in December 2016.
Children's author Helen Bailey joked about a cesspit being a 'good place to hide a body'
Bailey was found dead in the cesspit beneath her garage at her home in Royston, Hertfordshire.