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Despite the 2.5-million police man hours expended on catching him, Peter Sutcliffe continued his murderous spree for more than five years

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Serial killer dies after catching coronavirus 

Health Secretary insists government has ‘plan for all eventualities’

Dame Sally Davies says she questioned whether the UK should rehearse for a coronavirus outbreak in 2015

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Roots of superstition can be traced back to the arrest and horrific execution of the Knights Templar in Middle Ages

China has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidential election. Reacting several days after most other world powers acknowledged...

This green and pleasant land isn’t just the preserve of Boris and his band of Brexiteers. Atheist, liberal pro-Europeans can have just as de...

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Small acts of kindness can go a very long way

Thunderstorms stole three hours of daylight, already in short supply with the Masters pushed back from spring to autumn, during Round 1

Dr. Elisabetta Teti recalls the nightmare weeks when the coronavirus first erupted in Italy

Residents of Mongolia’s capital of Ulaanbaatar have been told to stay at home as part of nationwide lockdown measures due to remain in place...

North Korea is waging an “80-day battle,” a propaganda-heavy labor campaign meant to bolster internal unity and boost production ahead of a...

President Donald Trump has stepped up a conflict with China over security and technology by issuing an order barring Americans from investin...

EU has already signed an agreement for an initial 200 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine

Usual high octane advert traded for low-key animated film championing human kindness and charitable giving

This year's joint John Lewis and Waitrose Christmas advert was inspired by the kindness shown by the British public during the pandemic 

After refusing to acknowledge President Donald Trump's loss in last week's election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading overseas on a...

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the United States

As small businesses continue to take a hit around the UK, Rishi Sunak says government 'wants to get consumers spending again and people out...

US has recorded more than 100,000 Covid-19 cases every day for the last week