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New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast, calling it "performative and irresponsible".

A monkey found abandoned in a laundry bag on a London bus has had a happy ending after being rehomed to a sanctuary.

A woman has died following a disturbance at a property in Edinburgh.

Scotland's first minister has paid tribute to all those tackling the wildfire within the UK's largest national park.

A man who tried to sneak through Glasgow Airport with £430,000 worth of cannabis hidden inside his luggage has been jailed for a year.

Over 10 million people will face a hosepipe ban after Thames Water became the latest water company to announce usage restrictions - as the Environment Agency (EA) warns much of England is at risk of drought.

A rare Titanic letter written by a passenger days before he died in the disaster is expected to sell for up to £35,000 at auction.

Metro Bank is exploring a £2bn merger with Aldermore, the British challenger bank which is up for sale after becoming embroiled in the motor finance mis-selling scandal.

A prisoner has been found guilty of supplying money to a soldier while on the run after escaping from prison.

Three teenagers have been handed life sentences for murdering a 16-year-old boy in a fatal stabbing on a Scottish beach.