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Baby dies after migrant boat gets into difficulty in Channel
The French maritime prefecture for the English Channel and the North Sea said another 65 migrants were rescued after the incident off the coast of Wissant in the Pas-de-Calais region on Thursday evening..
Salmonds coffin draped in Saltire as plane to return him to Scotland takes off
Alex Salmonds coffin was draped in a Saltire ahead of the plane bringing him home to Scotland taking off..
Ministers mulling tax rise and cuts in Budget as they meet City bosses
A raft of tax rises are being considered for the new Labour Governments first Budget, reports have suggested, as Rachel Reeves meets with City bosses to discuss investment in national infrastructure..
King and Queen begin landmark tour of Australia
The King and Queen Camilla have begun a landmark tour of Australia that will see them celebrate the countrys people, culture and heritage..
Comet last seen 80000 years ago still visible in UK skies
A comet last seen for Earth some 80,000 years ago has been spotted in North-East England..
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to play each other for final time in Riyadh
Rafael Nadal will have one final battle with Novak Djokovic when they meet in the Six Kings Slam exhibition event on Saturday..
Leadership rivals reject Tory MPs claim Badenoch preoccupied with children
Kemi Badenoch has criticised a Conservative MPs suggestion she could not head the Tories because she was too preoccupied with her children, saying it isnt always women who have parental responsibilities..
One Direction members devastated and will miss Liam Payne terribly
Payne, 31, who found fame on The X Factor with the boy band, died after falling from a balcony on the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina..
Hamass top leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza says Israels foreign minister
Israels foreign minister has confirmed that Israeli troops in Gaza have killed Hamass top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last years attack on Israel that sparked the war..
Israeli military investigating whether top Hamas leader Sinwar killed in Gaza
The Israeli military said it was looking into whether Hamass top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza, while an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians killed at least 15 people, including five children, according to Gazas Health Ministry..
Tory councillors wife jailed over asylum hotels racial hatred tweet
The wife of a Conservative councillor who used Twitter to stir up racial hatred against asylum seekers on the day of the Southport attacks has been jailed for 31 months..
15 killed in Israeli strike on school turned shelter say Palestinian officials
Five children were among at least 15 people killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in northern Gaza on Thursday, according to Gazas Health Ministry..