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A man who drugged and raped his wife for more than 20 years in a case likened to Gisele Pelicot expects to "die in prison for what he has done", a court has heard.

A 31-year-old woman has become the third person to be charged after a police officer was shot in the foot at a bus stop in Nottingham city centre.

Married At First Sight UK will not return to Channel 4 following an external review launched in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, the broadcaster has announced.

Allwyn, the operator of the National Lottery, is launching a further shake-up of its leadership team as it seeks to arrest an alarming decline in sales.

Almost three-quarters of Britons believe the US to be a serious threat to global peace - more than double the figure from two years ago - according to a new survey. 

The UK has agreed to engage in "structured, time-bound, inclusive and good-faith" talks that address the "historical harms" of the transatlantic slave trade, Commonwealth leaders have said.

The embattled owner of Poundland has parachuted in a team of top London lobbyists as it faces intensifying political pressure over the discount retailer's fate.

The government is seeking to end "wild west" e-bike parking and crack down on antisocial behaviour, such as riding on pavements.

Dedicated health checks, including asthma and blood pressure assessments, are being offered to people living near one of England's worst illegal waste sites.

A British citizen in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola and will be brought back to the UK for treatment.