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A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament - but critics have branded it unambitious. 

The UK is deporting 60 delivery riders found to be working illegally after an immigration crackdown.

Australia will introduce one of the world's toughest social media policies for children next week, with a ban that comes into effect on Wednesday.

Environment Agency bosses have been accused of "failing" to tell a cross-party committee of peers about three large-scale illegal waste sites - including one that was recently exposed by Sky News. 

It's a debate that has raged since the end of the COVID pandemic but, despite regulatory scrutiny, it's fair to say there's been no clear answer to accusations that UK drivers pay over the odds for fuel.

Israel will be allowed to compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have said - with several broadcasters saying they will now boycott the event.

The assassination attempt on a former Russian spy was authorised by Vladimir Putin, who is "morally responsible" for the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent used in the attack, a public inquiry has found.

Nigel Farage has launched a tirade against the BBC after he was asked about claims he used racist and antisemitic language when he was at school, which he denied. 

Around 200 homes have been evacuated in Derby after police arrested two men on suspicion of explosives offences.

The rapid spread of the Black Death through medieval Europe could have its origins in a massive volcanic eruption, according to new research.