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The 39 people found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Essex were Chinese nationals, it is understood. Police are continuing to question lorry driver Mo Robinson, 25, who was arrested on suspicion of murder. Officers in Northern Ireland have raided two houses and the National Crime Agency said it was …

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing a strong backlash from universities this week after banning gender studies programs. “The Government’s standpoint is that people are born either male or female,” a spokesman for the prime minister told CNN, “and we do not consider it acceptable for us to talk …

The Duchess of Sussex has said friends advised her not to marry Prince Harry to avoid pressure from the media. Meghan, 38, said she was told “you shouldn’t do it because the British tabloids will destroy your life”. In an ITV documentary, she admitted motherhood was a “struggle” due to …

MPs must be given “a straight up-and-down vote” on the PM’s Brexit deal later, No 10 says, but it is not clear whether the Speaker will allow it. John Bercow is due to announce his decision at about 15:30 BST. The PM tried to bring his deal to the Commons …

The Duke of Sussex has insisted he will “always” protect his family, adding that he “will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum”. Speaking in an ITV documentary, the duke said he did not want a “repeat of the past”. Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex said …

Boris Johnson has sent a request to the EU for a delay to Brexit – but without his signature. The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Mr Johnson, which says he believes that a delay would be a mistake. The PM was required by law to ask …

A 12-year-old black student in foster care has been suspended from school and accused of physical assault for hugging a teacher during gym class. The boy is a seventh-grader at the Forest Grove Middle School in Worcester. Julie Orozco, the boy’s foster mother, according to reports was extremely furious over …

American singer, Frank Ocean, has opened his first LGBT+ nightclub in New York City years after taking a break from the music business. The ‘Novacane’ singer came out as bisexual or gay in a letter posted to Tumblr in 2012. In the piece, he admitted to having fallen in love with a man. It …

MPs are debating the PM’s Brexit deal, amid uncertainty about whether the decisive vote on it will go ahead. The PM is trying to convince MPs to support the agreement he secured with the EU, in Parliament’s first Saturday session in 37 years. Mr Johnson told MPs “now is the …

At least 62 people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb during Friday prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan, according to a provincial spokesman. The force of the blast, in eastern Nangarhar province, destroyed the building’s roof, eyewitnesses said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The …