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Samantha Davis, the wife of Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Warwick Davis, has died aged 53.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield has shared details of his latest tattoo - featuring the ashes of the late Motorhead rocker Lemmy.

Six years ago, singer VV Brown was at breaking point. After two decades of frequently enduring racism, sexual harassment and "male ego" in the music industry she had reached rock bottom.

Dozens of people around the world have been arrested after police disrupted a UK-founded website scamming victims on an industrial scale.

Calls made to an anti-slavery helpline have reached a record high, with the number of potential victims in the care sector rising by almost a third.

An MP has lost the Conservative Party whip while newspaper claims about alleged misuse of campaign funds are investigated.

An MP has lost the Conservative Party whip while newspaper claims about alleged misuse of campaign funds are investigated.

This was the week it was meant to be done. 

The House of Lords has delayed the passing of the government's Rwanda bill until next week - in a blow to Rishi Sunak's attempts to get planes off the ground deporting illegal migrants to the country.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said that "better times are ahead" but that the fundamentals of the UK economy are "very strong".