In a bombshell announcement, China's Ministry of Defence has said it is investigating General Zhang Youxia, China's most senior general and a man who was second only to Xi Jinping himself on China's top military decision-making body.

Shabana Mahmood will set out her overhaul of policing today, aiming to tackle "unpunished" everyday crime and get officers from their desks to the streets.

The body of a man who disappeared during a Christmas Day swim in Devon is believed to have been found.

The price of gold has surged past the record $5,000 per ounce level and shows little sign of easing back as investors continue to seek shelter from uncertainties connected to Donald Trump.

A 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man reported missing was found dead in Plymouth.

Students should be banned from accessing phones for the duration of the entire school day, the education secretary has said.

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A new mural warning the US not to launch a military strike on Iran has been unveiled in a square in central Tehran.

Andy Burnham has said he is "disappointed" after Labour's governing body blocked him from standing as an MP at the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.

More than 850,000 households are without power, and 14,400 flights have been cancelled as a huge storm hits US states from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England.