Lydia Smith
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United Kingdom
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Fewer US high school students having sex and using drugs, study shows · PinkNews
More pupils reported feeling "sad" or "hopeless" than a decade ago. → Read More
Darkest Hour film 'inspires' Trump request to visit Winston Churchill War Rooms
US president reportedly recommended the blockbuster film to Theresa May when they spoke on the phone in December. → Read More
Olympics costume malfunction: South Korean figure skater defies rink disaster
Yura Min has been praised for continuing her performance with her partner Alexander Gamelin in the Winter Olympics. → Read More
Isis 'Beatles: Captured fighters should return to UK for torture and beheading trials
Two Britons, accused of being infamous Isis killers in the cell nicknamed The Beatles, should stand trial in the UK, Lord Carlile said. → Read More
Oxfam scandal widens as other abuse cases revealed
International development secretary Penny Mordaunt condemns 'despicable' abuse in aid sector as the Oxfam scandal widens to other organisations. → Read More
Police failed fire chief in blackmail rape case
David Bryant, 67, spent three years in prison before he was released and a High Court judge is questioning police failures. → Read More
Democrat blasts Trump's attempt to vindicate himself
The four-page memo claims the FBI omitted information in its application for a wiretap on a Trump advisor. → Read More
'They were mocking him:' How Katie Price's disabled son suffered at the hands of internet trolls
Reality TV star is campaigning to make internet trolling a specific criminal offence and is due to give evidence to a Commons committee this week. → Read More
North Korea's Berlin embassy used to acquire nuclear technology, spy chief says
An investigation by Germany's intelligence agency saw signs North Korea was trying to procure equipment and technology in 2016 and 2017. → Read More
Theresa May faces 'dream team' coup of 'three Brexiteers' over customs union clashes
Plan would see Boris Johnson as prime minister, environment secretary Michael Gove as deputy prime minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg as chancellor. → Read More
Britain to be put on diet as public health officials consider 'calorie cap' on ready meals and fast food
Breakfasts would be limited to 400 calories and lunches and dinners to 600 calories under the proposed rules. → Read More
Powdered baby milk recalled in 83 countries after salmonella scandal
CEO of the French dairy firm Lactalis, Emmanuel Besnier, confirmed the contamination risk → Read More
Passenger plane skids off runway and gets stuck dangling off cliff edge
Pegasus Airlines flight with 162 passengers on board overshot the runway in Trabzon, Turkey → Read More
Teenage girl charged with deliberately sparking bushfire which took 300 firefighters to contain
A 15-year-old girl has been charged with intentionally starting a fire which led to the evacuation of dozens of residents on a street in Melbourne. → Read More
Disney under fire for sexist 'shoes speak louder than words' T-shirt aimed at girls
Mother Emma Palmer came across the top in the Westfield shopping centre in London. → Read More
British retailers sign up to voluntary acid ban sale to teenagers to deter attacks
British stores including Tesco, Waitrose and B&Q have banned the sale of acids to customers under the age of 18 to crack down on crimes involving corrosive substances → Read More
Happy New Year 2018: How the world celebrated in photos and video
Countries around the world are ringing in 2018 with spectacular firework displays → Read More
Acid attack victim: Envy of my fair skin made lifelong friend don Muslim disguise to assault me
Mary Konye was jailed for 12 years for the attack in Dagenham, east London, in 2012. → Read More
The emotional moment a bride suffering from cancer is married just hours before passing away
The emotional moment Heather and Dave Mosher were married at a Hartford hospital, Connecticut, after her courageous fight against breast cancer. → Read More
Sydney seaplane crash: Six people including four Brits killed in New Year's Eve tragedy
An 11-year-old boy and the pilot are believed to have been killed in the incident → Read More