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Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in England for the first time, the government has said.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is poised to deliver an update on the health of the British economy on Wednesday.

A British tourist has been left seriously injured after a gas explosion destroyed a three-storey B&B in Rome.

Large parts of the UK have been declared Avian Influenza Prevention Zones (AIPZ) - and bird "gatherings" have been banned in England and Wales in response to rising cases of bird flu.

The chief executive of National Grid has claimed that Heathrow Airport had enough power from other substations despite Friday's shutdown.

The government is telling local councils they must publish data on how many potholes they have fixed or risk losing their share of an extra £500m set aside for fixing roads.

A third teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of 15-year-old Amen Teklay on a street in Glasgow.

Fraud experts are set to investigate suspicions thousands of students are fraudulently claiming hundreds of millions of pounds in student loans with no plans to study - or pay the money back.

The chancellor says she "rejects" new analysis that suggests the average family could be £1,400 a year worse off by the end of the decade.

Campaigners say a new 100% council tax premium on second homes in England will do little to ease the housing crisis, with one group describing it as a "naked cash grab".