Officials have so far confirmed at least 1,430 deaths from the magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes. The UN estimates around 50 ...

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A new hospital ward is being built to provide extra beds and help patients get the care they need during busy winter periods.

A blue plaque has been unveiled marking the creation of a computer in 1949 which set the standards for how today's computers ...

The US has conducted new strikes on Iran, following a drone attack on a Panama-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on ...

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England's World Cup last-32 game against DR Congo will be shown live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with all 16 first knockout ...

Labour Ipswich MP Jack Abbott has been the current government's "mission champion" for the East. He said it had "long been ...

Lionel Messi comes off the bench to become the first player in FIFA World Cup history to score in seven consecutive matches, ...

Black armbands will be worn by cricketers who tried to help lift a branch which fell on to a seven-year-old girl and killed ...

Algeria and Austria each score injury-time goals in a 3-3 draw, a result which sees both sides qualify from Group J and into ...