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The family of a nine-year-old girl stabbed to death have said she was a "beautiful soul" who was brave, kind-hearted and "always put a smile on people's faces".

David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins UK following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women.

A driver has been found guilty of murder after killing one man and ploughing into several others during a drink-fuelled spree in London's West End on Christmas Day.

Three criminals have been convicted of killing a man who jumped from a window in a bid to escape their attempts to extort money from him.

A woman and her lover who plotted to kill her husband so they could continue their affair have both been jailed for 19 years.

Kylie Minogue has secured her first Christmas number one in the UK with her hit track XMAS.

The British government is hoping a change in German law will help stop small boat crossings to the UK.

A seaside village has been hit by a second earthquake in a month, with locals reporting windows rattling, rumbling and shaking overnight.

Resident doctors in Scotland have voted to go on strike in January – as their union called on the devolved government to present a "credible" pay offer.

Notorious conman Mark Acklom, who posed as a wealthy banker and MI6 agent, has been ordered to pay the victim of a romance scam £125,000 in compensation after a five-year court battle.