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Three states face dangerous fire conditions as a wave of hot and dry weather triggers total fire bans and warnings of power outagesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA scorching blast

Christmas Eve footfall up 31% on last year across all retail destinations, after lacklustre start to seasonRetailers received a boost from a last-minute spree by shoppers on Christmas Eve, with an increase in footfall after

Police appeal for information about a male driver and a blue car seen leaving the scene in LlanpumsaintPolice are seeking a male driver after a dog walker was killed in an apparent hit-and-run collision in

Man, 61, arrested over the death of Hungarian woman Mariann, who was last seen in Bolton on 14 DecemberA murder investigation has been launched after the body of a missing Hungarian woman, known as Mariann,

Nearly a quarter of soldiers and officers in the regular army cannot engage in combat without any restrictions Mark Francois, the shadow defence minister, told the Times that urgent action was needed to increase the