Liverpool bomb: Flames beat me back, says explosion witness

One electricity company put people in a queue for its website due to surging demand.

The death toll from the flooding in northern Europe is now over 100, after record rainfall.

The bodies of Hugo Morris, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Jevon Hirst were found in a crashed car.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says it is “critical” to monitor the link between cases and hospitalisations.

Virginia McCullough created indoor tombs for her parents and lived with their corpses for four years.

Three Bulgarian nationals suspected of spying in the UK for Russia face trial for “fake passports”.