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The PM was responding after a police chief said comments made during Russell Brand's trial came close to "victim blaming".

Police say a 17-year-old suffered a wound "believed to have been caused by a sword" in Gloucester on Friday.

A Black Sky event could leave millions without power, water and communications. So how prepared is the UK?

The US president's promotion of Miller, a loyal partisan firebrand to be his new chief of staff sets up likely clashes with Congress.

The 82-year-old appeared in court in Florida after the FBI searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented.

The pop superstar's appearances at NBA games were deemed "a little performative" by New York Knicks point guards Tyler Kolek and Miles McBride.

It was cancelled after a BBC Panorama investigation heard allegations from three former cast members.

With UK interest rates set to rise, mortgages, credit cards and loans could get more expensive for millions.

Jehovah's Witness leaders relaxed strict rules on blood transfusions, but the change came 23 days too late for Isaac Valdez.

Ian Winter allegedly confronted a reporter outside court who had investigated the comedian.

The behaviour that formed the backdrop to Brand's prosecution also helped elevate him, writes the BBC's media editor Katie Razzall.

The comedian had previously spoken about an unnamed "predator" in the entertainment industry.

The prime minister says that Labour politicians courting the comedian a decade ago had not been aware of his crimes.

The Leonid meteor shower, known for its bright and fast meteors, will kick off this weekend and continue until the end of November.

Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.

Pope Leo travels to Uruguay just three weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.

Steven Beattie left Scotland's most violent prison 20 years ago vowing to turn his life around.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle urges action after a committee warns it is "crunch time" for the ailing building.

Edward Sarsfield says he suffered "excruciating" burns while filming a scene on a burning ship.

A 28-year-old man was driving the car when it crashed near Bathgate in West Lothian.

Katy Phenix relocated to Fair Isle from Redcar in North Yorkshire with her partner Josh Moore and their children Teddy, 11, and Hetty, six.

From spaghetti to Parma ham, everything at a new Soho exhibition is knitted, crocheted or embroidered.

The men and women who rummage through commercial bins to take clothes and other items.

Little has been shared about the plot of the upcoming The Other Bennet Sister Christmas special.

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Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are thrown into sudden hardship on the death of their father.

James Trafford says not playing for Manchester City last season was "horrendous" and left him with no choice but to leave the club and join Leeds United in the summer.

Usman Khawaja claims the entire Australia team knew about the use of sandpaper to tamper with the ball in the final Test of their 2018 series with South Africa.

Kalyn Ponga returns from a broken arm to inspire New Zealand to victory in a pulsating encounter with Tonga as they reach their first World Cup final since 2013.

New Zealand's women will hope it is fourth time lucky after defeating Samoa 32-0 to reach next Sunday's Rugby League World Cup final.

Non-league Altrincham aim to make Notts County number 18 on their list of FA Cup scalps, and breathe new life into their tag of English football's ultimate giant-killers.

Figures from the boxing world give their predictions for Saturday's light-heavyweight world title fight between Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson.