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North Korea test-fires six short-range missiles in an apparent act of defiance on 4 July, American Independence Day.

An investigation is under way after three adults and three children were killed by a fire in a tower block in south London.

Residents of Tonnerre hope tourism will grow in the days and months that follow the arrival of the Tour de France for the first time in the sleepy French town, says the BBC’s Sean Fanning.

Happy world? By one measure, UK comes a sad 74th

The British Foreign Office says it is trying to verify reports that one of its embassy employees held in Iran has been charged.

Tickets for a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be made available via the internet, organisers reveal.

BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.

Ministers must fund more university places in England, or risk forcing tens of thousands of teenagers onto the dole, an MP warns.

British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.