Hartlepool tops the list with 15.4% of 18-29-year-olds out of work and claiming Universal Credit, followed by Blackpool and Thanet in Kent, as 662,000 young people claim UC payments across the UK

A charter boat was engulfed in flames after a devastating explosion on-board threw several people into the sea

Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal titles following allegations related to his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though he has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing

Harvard professor Avi Loeb says extra terrestrial technology is likely to be more advanced than our own, but it should inspire humanity to do better "like having a more accomplished sibling"

The MV Hondius has finally docked in the Canary Islands, ending its weeklong exile-at-sea

The MV Hondius will arrive in the Canary Islands on Sunday, where evacuation efforts will begin for the remaining 140 passengers and crew on board

Brits are being raced off the MV Hondius as it docks in Tenerife, as they face 45 days in lockdown due to an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus on the cruise ship

A derby match descended into chaos as fans stormed the pitch with smoke bombs, forcing the match to be abandoned just seconds before the final whistle

Grimsby hotels are now soaring above the price of luxury Dubai resorts as the Iran war sparks a five-star fire sale, leaving rooms in the desert available for just £30

A Frontier Airlines flight was forced into an emergency evacuation after the aircraft struck and killed a pedestrian on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff

Hundreds of soldiers have been placed on diet pills, and dozens have been sacked for being too fat to fight - which is a shame as there may be a war coming

A Daily Star investigation found crooks are cutting corners to meet growing demand for super strength weed by using cheaper and more dangerous synthetic cannabis

Eggheads at Goodreads, described as "the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations", issued the advice on its social media pages, saying: "Books deserve better"

How I Met Your Mother actor Nick Pasqual faces life in prison after being found guilty of the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend Allie Shehorn

Sir Keir Starmer faces a leadership challenge as Labour MP Catherine West warns she'll trigger a contest by Monday unless the cabinet replaces him

The 52-year-old former Spice Girl said mum Jacqueline was so hooked on using the microwave, she turned her oven into a filing cabinet

Double child murderer Ian Huntley's funeral cost the taxpayer £2,000 after the Soham killer was cremated in an eco-friendly coffin with no mourners present

Bonnie Blue has sparked fresh debate after debuting a 'real bump' on a trip to Cyprus, though critics still suspect her pregnancy is a marketing stunt

The crooner reckons record companies will soon use to make new albums with famous pop stars who have popped their clogs and 'civilisation is under threat'

A man in his 30s was taken to hospital with injuries consistent with a stabbing and later died. He has been named by friends as Dre Brown, a musician known as StanaMan

Research found that those most likely people in the country to be on fat jabs were Geordies, where 107 in every 10,000 locals had signed up for the weight loss treatment

Five men were injured, one critically, after a car was driven at a group of pedestrians following an 'argument' in Arnold town centre, Nottinghamshire, police said

An Ohio man has been jailed for 70 years after being convicted of murdering his wife, hiding her body in a safe, then using farm machinery to weld her remains into a fertiliser tank

New UK weather maps show that a 'mini heatwave' forecast for May 20 is on the way, with some areas including London and Cambridge expected to bask in temperatures of up to 26C

The suspected first case in the deadly 'rat virus' cruise ship outbreak has been traced to a Dutch birdwatcher who visited a rat-infested landfill site while on holiday in South America with his wife