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President Zelensky says an attack on a rail hub near Kyiv was "meaningless from a military point of view".

Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden says more must be done to lift people out of hardship and help them into work• What is in the UK government’s child poverty strategy?The UK welfare system is not helping enough people into work and has significantly rising costs, and no one should think the government is backing away from reforming it, the work and pensions secretary has said.Pat McFadden made the comments as the government published its new child poverty strategy on Friday. Continue reading...

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Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old.

The conference will take place in 2026 after being cancelled for a year in light of the Supreme Court's gender ruling.

Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.

Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley are both caught and bowled by Michael Neser as England slump to 97-3 on day three of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Exclusive: Research prompts warning that authorities rely on companies to carry out basic functionsThe scale of the reliance of London councils on private consultancy and outsourcing firms is laid bare in a report that shows the local authorities paid them more than half a billion pounds last year.The report by the Autonomy Institute and the CADA Network has prompted warnings that councils have a “sustained reliance” on such companies to carry out basic functions. Continue reading...

But some are worried that the ban will have consequences for rare dog breeders and those who rescue dogs from overseas.

December brings an array of night sky events including a mysterious interstellar comet, the Geminids meteor shower and winter solstice.