Gianni Infantino has "strongly" denied that UEFA paid off an alleged mistress while he was the European football governing body's general secretary.

Counter terror police investigating the murder of Ann Widdecombe say they have reopened a probe into an attempted burglary on a property understood to be linked to Nigel Farage.

The UK is bracing for its fifth heatwave of the year, as new heat alerts come into force with possible highs of 36C (97F) on the way.

Police have traced a child rapist who absconded while on community leave in Scotland.

Spain is to impose new border controls for flights and ships from Italy as the two countries' row over the influx of migrants into Ceuta intensifies.

TalkTalk, one of Britain's biggest telecoms and broadband suppliers, is on the brink of being broken up as it nears exclusive talks about the sale of its wholesale network to Octopus Investments.

About 3,400 tonnes of partially used medicines were estimated to have been thrown away in England in one year, pharmacies have said - enough to fill 75 swimming pools.

A man has been charged over the deaths of four people who were killed when a car crashed into a lamppost.

A prolific sexual predator has been found guilty of murdering two women and violently raping a third amid a string of missed chances to stop him.

The remains of 56 people have been found improperly stored and decomposing at a Chicago funeral home.