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The UK has signed a long-awaited deal to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed.

Keir Starmer made slashing NHS waiting times one of his priorities, and his Labour government has already claimed it as one of its biggest achievements so far. But new data tells a different story - and the public aren't noticing an improvement.

Lady Justice Thirlwall, the chair of the inquiry, is expected to send out "warning letters" from September 2025, with the final report published in early 2026.

Six people have been injured after a train collided with a tractor in Herefordshire.

The High Court has ruled the government can sign the Chagos Island deal after a late-night injunction attempted to block it.

Kayden Moy, 16, died after being found seriously injured following a report of a disturbance at Irvine Beach in North Ayrshire on Saturday evening.

An inquest into the death of Jade Damarell, from Caerphilly, South Wales, hears she died after crashing onto farmland in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, last month.

The body of Marian Beattie was discovered at the bottom of a quarry following a charity dance in County Tyrone.

Sex offenders could face chemical castration under plans proposed in a sentencing policy review set to be accepted by ministers.

Transport secretary Ken Skates rules out a further reduction in the default speed limit after another minister, Jane Hutt, described the suggestion as "interesting" this week.