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Drinks giant Diageo is being threatened with strikes in the run up to Christmas after workers voted for industrial action over cuts to their pensions.

Nigel Farage has called on former Ukip leader Diane James to stand down as an MEP after she announced she had quit the party to sit as an independent.

Chancellor Philip Hammond is facing twin pressures to help so-called "just about managing" families and reassure business over concerns around Brexit and the Government's agenda in his Autumn Statement.

Radio 4 show Don't Make Me Laugh has been found to have breached the broadcasting code after airing jokes about the Queen's sex life on her 90th birthday.

A state visit to the UK by US President-elect Donald Trump during 2017 is "under consideration", Downing Street has confirmed.

The alleged white supremacist accused of murdering MP Jo Cox had a Third Reich Eagle ornament on a bookshelf at his home, a court has heard.

Prince Harry has shown off his batting skills under the watchful eye of cricketing royalty - and was given the thumbs up.

Heavy rain and gale force winds will continue to lash Britain in the wake of Storm Angus, bringing further risk of flooding.

The Great British Bake Off star Candice Brown has finally decided to put her teaching job on hold - after originally going back to work.

Police have contacted the BBC to "try to establish details" of the attack on Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez.

Girls are more likely to enjoy sport at single-sex schools because there are no boys to "impress", a leading headmistress has said.

Theresa May has been accused of breaking a promise to British workers after ruling out imposing the appointment of employees to company boards.

Apple is to replace faulty batteries in some iPhone 6s handsets that cause the smartphone to "unexpectedly shut down", the technology giant has said.

Uncertainty over plans to replace the "woefully low" number of warships risks jeopardising Britain's defences, an influential committee has warned.

The conversion of primary schools into academies has not boosted pupils' performance, according to research.

The Royal Navy was forced to fire flares at a Spanish research vessel after it strayed into British Gibraltar territorial waters.

Children are among hundreds of potential victims identified in a major police crackdown on forced work, domestic servitude and sexual exploitation.

Cannabis should be legalised to bring Britain up to speed with a growing number of Western countries and end the "embarrassment" of domestic drugs policy, a cross party group of MPs have said.

The Government has been accused of failing to deliver on promises to fund "natural" flood management schemes such as planting trees.