IS 'blows up' iconic caliphate mosque
IS fighters have blown up al Nouri mosque in Mosul, where the group's leader declared the caliphate, the Iraqi military has said.
IS fighters have blown up al Nouri mosque in Mosul, where the group's leader declared the caliphate, the Iraqi military has said.
A fierce wildfire that killed 64 people in Portugal over the weekend has been brought under control, officials have confirmed.
Prince Harry has suggested that no one in the Royal Family wants to take over from the Queen.
Insulation boards fitted to the outside of Grenfell Tower gave off highly toxic hydrogen cyanide gas which may have contributed to the deaths of some of the 79 confirmed victims.
Three people have been trapped after a crane collapsed in Crewe, according to Cheshire Police.
The initial response to the Grenfell Tower fire was "not good enough", Theresa May has said, blaming "a failure of the state, local and national".
Saudi Arabia has a new heir to the throne after its ruler changed his line of succession.
An embattled Theresa May faced accusations of having a "threadbare legislative programme" and no political credibility left after she tore up much of the Conservative manifesto in the Queen's Speech.
At least 100 people have been killed following violent clashes between armed groups in the Central African Republic.
Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt.
A new observatory to be built and sent into deep-space to search out habitable planets has been approved by the European Space Agency.
The Government has purchased apartments at an upmarket development to rehouse survivors of the Grenfell Tower blaze.
The Bank of England's chief economist has broken ranks to declare he could support a rise in interest rates later this year.
Motorway services and petrol stations may be forced to install electric charging points as part of Government plans to ensure the UK "remains a world leader in new industries".
Theresa May went into the snap election with a pledge to build a "great meritocracy" through an agenda of ambitious domestic reform.
The Queen announced 27 bills as she revealed the Government's legislative agenda to Parliament on Wednesday.
The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital as a "precautionary measure" for treatment of an infection.
A Russian jet chased away a NATO aircraft after it tried to approach the defence minister's plane, a Russian news agency says.
Four men have appeared in court charged with the murder of 71 refugees who suffocated in the back of a lorry.
The temperature has reached 34.5C at Heathrow, west London, making it the hottest June day since 1976.
Simon Cowell's Grenfell Tower charity single has been released, raising money for those affected by the disaster.
A police chief has urged an author to call off his treasure hunt after two people are believed to have died looking for the hidden chest of gold, jewels and other artefacts.
New video of a police shooting that shocked America shows a black man being "gunned down like a rabid animal".
A "British problem" of false food poisoning claims means hoteliers abroad could bar UK holidaymakers from their resorts, according to the travel industry.
Britain could be basking in the hottest June day for more than 40 years with temperatures forecast to reach 34C (93F).