The quake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4.53pm local time (0753 GMT).

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Deporting hundreds of thousands of small boat migrants who have already claimed asylum will save the taxpayer billions of pounds, Nigel Farage has claimed. Reform UK has vowed to review all successful ...

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An 86-year-old woman struggling to cope with household bills has been convicted by a fast-track court after she accidentally got one letter wrong on her car insurance papers. The pensioner, from York, ...

Downing Street has repeatedly refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer will correct the record after telling Parliament due process was followed in making Lord Mandelson ambassador to the US. The Prime ...

Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson has said its “themes of authoritarianism and overpowering violent governments are very present” in today’s world. The actor, who has played the role of Peeta Mellark ...

A 19-YEAR-OLD has been charged with attempted murder after reports of two stabbings. West Yorkshire Police launched an investigation at the weekend after being called to an address in Kilpin Court, ...

HORSFORTH Brewery has announced Lager than Life, a celebration of lager in all its glorious forms. The event takes place over the weekend of Friday, May 22 to Sunday, May 24 at the brewery taproom in ...

US actress Olivia Munn said being diagnosed with breast cancer led her to be “a lot more forgiving and kinder to myself”. The X-Men star, 45, has been candid about her battle with the disease since ...

NICK Powell is convinced Bradford City will be in the League One play-offs – and deserve to be there after a season camped in the top six.

Some 42,827 applications to vote were submitted on Sunday April 19, the highest on a single day so far this year.