A blackout could be introduced in January

UK's secret plan for winter: Brits face four-day blackout under emergency energy measures

Liz Truss refused to commit to more support for families

Truss refuses to commit to more cost of living support despite shock warnings over spiralling energy bills

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East London dog owners warned not to let pets drink from lake over 'toxic algae' fears

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NHS worker wins £1m lottery jackpot just before breast cancer all-clear

Thousands of Royal Mail staff are striking

More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers to walk out in series of strikes over pay

A 14-year-old boy has died in a lake in Hertfordshire.

Boy, 14, dies after getting into difficulty in Hertfordshire lake as Britain braces for second heatwave

Serena Williams has said she will be "evolving away from tennis" in a new interview.

Sporting great Serena Williams announces emotional retirement from tennis

Stagecoach drivers fear they will struggle with the heat in the forthcoming heatwave

Fears bus drivers could collapse behind the wheel due to lack of air-conditioning in cabs

Police have cordoned off an extra 100 metres around a collapsed house in Thornton Heath amid fears of a fresh gas leak.

Fears of a new gas leak in Thornton Heath as police double cordon around collapsed house

Ryan Giggs had "full-on relationships" with eight other women while he was with the ex-girlfriend he is accused of assaulting, a court has heard.

Ryan Giggs 'had eight affairs' and 'dragged girlfriend Kate Greville out of hotel room naked', court hears

Households have been warned energy bills are expected to hit £4,200 in January.

Energy bills set to rise to staggering £4,200 this winter as Brits grapple with cost of living crisis

A Cambridge professor has been found to have bullied a junior female colleague after he allegedly told her to "sit down woman"

Cambridge professor 'bullied' female colleague after he told her to 'shut up' and 'sit down woman'

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Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

Toni Minichiello (left), who coached Jessica Ennis-Hill (right), has been banned from athletics for life after an investigation found he engaged in "sexually physical behaviour" with athletes.

Former athletics coach Toni Minichiello banned for life for 'sexually physical behaviour'

Tube, train and bus strikes are set to cripple UK in August

Tube, train and bus strike dates: When are the walkouts set to cripple UK in August

An amber warning for extreme heat has been issued by the Met Office.

Amber warning for 35C extreme temperatures issued by Met Office ahead of five-day second heatwave

Helen Rhodes (right) tragically died on a flight from Hong Kong to the UK.

Family of Brit mum who died on plane in front of her kids was 'so excited' about returning to UK

Kyra Hill, had been with a group of friends celebrating another girl's birthday when she disappeared at Liquid Leisure water park

'Sweet and caring' girl, 11, who died at Windsor water park pictured as friends pay tribute