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Young Reporter - Valentines Mansion Festivities - Sukhmani K S, WCHS

Young Reporter - Valentines Mansion Festivities - Sukhmani...

The popular historic house and wedding venue, Valentines Mansion, hosted their annual...

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YoungReporter Hear Ye Hear Ye Florence Howells St Catherines

YoungReporter Hear Ye Hear Ye Florence Howells St Catherines

What's better than spending a bitter winter's day in December with your friends...

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Young Reporter - 'Wonka' Review - Alex Pang, Tiffin School

Young Reporter - 'Wonka' Review - Alex Pang, Tiffin School

On 8 December, Wonka was released in UK cinemas. Featuring a star-studded lineup...

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Young Reporter: Can a Barn be a Church? Lydia Pannett Tiffin Girls’

Young Reporter: Can a Barn be a Church? Lydia Pannett Tiffin...

St Philip and All Saints, also known as The Barn, is a beautiful church located...

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Young Reporter Poems of the Decade Student Conference Thomas Massey HS

Young Reporter Poems of the Decade Student Conference Thomas...

On 12th of December, Friends House in Euston played host to the ‘Poems of the Decade’...

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Young Reporter 'A Trip to Neverland' Zara Ogazi-Khan Wallington Girls

Young Reporter 'A Trip to Neverland' Zara Ogazi-Khan Wallington...

After a year of preparation, the Rose Theatre in Kingston exceeded all expectations...

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Young Reporter, Young Medical Minds, Rania Akharware, Rosebery School

Young Reporter, Young Medical Minds, Rania Akharware, Rosebery...

Some have dreamt of becoming a doctor ever since they were born. The gratification...

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Young Reporter: Ilford's Holocaust Memorial - Dhruv Siani ICHS

Young Reporter: Ilford's Holocaust Memorial - Dhruv Siani...

The holocaust war memorial in Valentines Park, Ilford, pays tributes to everyone...

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Young Reporter: Procrastination-The Thief of Time-Damanpreet Kaur WCHS

Young Reporter: Procrastination-The Thief of Time-Damanpreet...

The seemingly innocent act of putting off tasks has an insidious way of robbing...

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Young Reporter | Landgraab & Son(s)-Elliot Campbell, Dunraven School

Young Reporter | Landgraab & Son(s)-Elliot Campbell, Dunraven...

Last week, I got the chance to visit 'Langraab & Son(s)', a 'The Sims 4' promotional...

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Young Reporter: Late Night Shopping by Amelie Briggs RGS

Young Reporter: Late Night Shopping by Amelie Briggs RGS

Many people enjoyed Reigate’s Official Late Night Christmas Shopping Evening last...

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Young Reporter: Ilford Community Christmas Market - Dhruv Saini ICHS

Young Reporter: Ilford Community Christmas Market - Dhruv...

On Saturday 9th December 2023, an environmental organisation called Transition Town...

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Young Reporter Don't wait to skate! Emilie Dalle Wimbledon High

Young Reporter Don't wait to skate! Emilie Dalle Wimbledon...

With Christmas just around the corner, thousands of people are going ice-skating...

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Young Reporter, Richmond's Festive Gifting, Amelia Sinclair Tiffin

Young Reporter, Richmond's Festive Gifting, Amelia Sinclair...

Christmas is getting closer, and the panic to find the perfect pressure increases,...

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Young Reporter-The University Challenge-Yasser Alsaedi,Wilson's School

Young Reporter-The University Challenge-Yasser Alsaedi,Wilson's...

The Wilson’s school University Challenge is based on the BBC game show, a test of...

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Young Reporter - Trinity Church’s Community Lunch - Zhengfei Gao, ICHS

Young Reporter - Trinity Church’s Community Lunch - Zhengfei...

On the morning of Sunday 10th November, the Debden Community came together at Trinity...

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Young reporter-4 tips to ace your erg test-Oliver Adelsbach-St Georges

Young reporter-4 tips to ace your erg test-Oliver Adelsbach-St...

As many seasoned rowers will know, the cold days and long nights hail the most gruelling part...

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Young Reporter - Kenneth More's Panto - Sukhmani K S, WCHS

Young Reporter - Kenneth More's Panto - Sukhmani K S, WCHS

Kenneth More Theatre welcomed the return of their annual Christmas pantomime with...

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Young Reporter Tree: Real or Fake? Henry Summerfield Hampton School

Young Reporter Tree: Real or Fake? Henry Summerfield Hampton...

Christmas is rapidly approaching, and with it comes a crucial decision for those...

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Live: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledges tax-cutting autumn statement

Live: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledges tax-cutting autumn...

Mr Hunt’s Commons statement is expected to contain 110 different growth measures...

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Solo life in Antarctica has ‘not hit home yet’ for skiing ex-Royal Marine

Solo life in Antarctica has ‘not hit home yet’ for skiing...

Sam Cox will cover more than 2,000km on a route that has never been attempted before.

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Officer denies assaulting man during arrest at police station

Officer denies assaulting man during arrest at police station

Pc Shaun Elliott will face trial in August 2024.

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Jeremy Hunt hopes autumn statement will make ‘really big difference’ as he heads for House of Commons

Jeremy Hunt hopes autumn statement will make ‘really big...

Jeremy Hunt says he hopes the autumn statement’s measures will make a “really big...

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MPs to press new Health Secretary on NHS data platform plans

MPs to press new Health Secretary on NHS data platform...

The health and social care committee said the Government has acknowledged it ‘needed...

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Send asylum seekers to remote Scottish islands if Rwanda deal fails, says Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson

Send asylum seekers to remote Scottish islands if Rwanda...

Controversial Tory deputy chairman called for those arriving in the UK via small...

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Hunt’s Autumn Budget could see benefits cut by thousands unless people can work from home

Hunt’s Autumn Budget could see benefits cut by thousands...

Hundreds of thousands with serious mobility and mental health issues told to ‘make...

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Academics call for national database on drug-related harm at music festivals

Academics call for national database on drug-related harm...

Researchers said the number of people who die at UK festivals is ‘small but significant’.

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Drug dealer jailed after death of Cambridge University student

Drug dealer jailed after death of Cambridge University...

Benjamin Brown, 32, was jailed for four-and-a-half years following the death of...

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What time is the Autumn Statement and what will Jeremy Hunt unveil?

What time is the Autumn Statement and what will Jeremy...

Jeremy Hunt is set to deliver the Autumn Statement on Wednesday

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How Rishi Sunak made his money

How Rishi Sunak made his money

Prime minister and his wife Akshata Murty are worth a reported £730m

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Watch live: Former medical chief Jonathan Van-Tam gives evidence at Britain’s Covid Inquiry

Watch live: Former medical chief Jonathan Van-Tam gives...

Watch live as former medical chief Jonathan Van-Tam gives evidence at Britain’s...

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‘Lost temple’ from 1,400 years ago found underneath farm in Suffolk

‘Lost temple’ from 1,400 years ago found underneath farm...

Farmland near Sutton Hoo was once settlement of East Anglian kings

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UK responds to Argentina president’s pledge to ‘get back’ Falkland Islands

UK responds to Argentina president’s pledge to ‘get back’...

Argentinian president Javier Milei has promised to take control of Falkland Islands...

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Voices: Are you boycotting I’m a Celebrity because of Nigel Farage? Join The Independent Debate

Voices: Are you boycotting I’m a Celebrity because of Nigel...

As naturally divisive figures is it best politicians retire quietly? Or do you enjoy...

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Policeman who crashed on way to terrorist attack ‘let people down’, trial told

Policeman who crashed on way to terrorist attack ‘let people...

The armed officer was responding to the stabbing spree carried out by terrorist...

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Jeremy Hunt heckled as he announces benefits will be stopped in autumn statement

Jeremy Hunt heckled as he announces benefits will be stopped...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is heckled as he announces benefits will be stopped during...

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Charity delivered food to ‘terrified’ disabled people during Covid, inquiry told

Charity delivered food to ‘terrified’ disabled people during...

Tressa Burke, of the Glasgow Disability Alliance, said the situation was ‘gravely...

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PM’s claims of ‘no sense of a border’ in the Irish Sea ring hollow, says Gullis

PM’s claims of ‘no sense of a border’ in the Irish Sea...

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he did not accept this during...

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Sunak avoids specifics when asked if scientists consulted on Eat Out to Help Out

Sunak avoids specifics when asked if scientists consulted...

Rishi Sunak was challenged at Prime Minister’s Questions over whether the sought...

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Sunak defends Elon Musk interview after MP says ‘world cringed at his fawning welcome’

Sunak defends Elon Musk interview after MP says ‘world...

Rishi Sunak has defended his interview with Elon Musk at the UK’s AI summit earlier...

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Jeremy Hunt takes ‘copy and paste’ swipe at Rachel Reeves during autumn statement

Jeremy Hunt takes ‘copy and paste’ swipe at Rachel Reeves...

Jeremy Hunt made a jibe at shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves during his autumn statement...

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Sir James Dyson ‘forced’ to defend reputation with libel claim, High Court told

Sir James Dyson ‘forced’ to defend reputation with libel...

The 76-year-old inventor described allegations in a Daily Mirror article as a ‘vicious...

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Labour’s NHS policy is a total and utter mess, claims Rishi Sunak

Labour’s NHS policy is a total and utter mess, claims Rishi...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer criticised the Prime Minister for trying to blame...

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Watch live: Jeremy Hunt’s budget with expected tax cuts and pensions reform

Watch live: Jeremy Hunt’s budget with expected tax cuts...

Watch live as Jeremy Hunt delivers the autumn statement on Wednesday 22 November.

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Watch again: Jeremy Hunt autumn statement with tax cuts and pensions reform

Watch again: Jeremy Hunt autumn statement with tax cuts...

Watch as Jeremy Hunt delivers the autumn statement on Wednesday 22 November.

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One in 10 younger parents will use baby bank for essentials this winter – survey

One in 10 younger parents will use baby bank for essentials...

One charity said it had already supported over 7,560 children this year, helping...

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Starmer asks Sunak ‘did you forget the NHS?’ in his five pledge plan at heated PMQs

Starmer asks Sunak ‘did you forget the NHS?’ in his five...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested the Government had forgotten the NHS in...

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Covid inquiry live: Jonathan Van-Tam to testify as Chris Whitty says herd immunity was ‘dangerous’ goal

Covid inquiry live: Jonathan Van-Tam to testify as Chris...

Boris Johnson’s deputy chief medical officer to be grilled over decision-making...

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Cameron’s personal use of Greensill private jet under HMRC scrutiny – report

Cameron’s personal use of Greensill private jet under HMRC...

Officials are examining whether all tax was paid on benefits such as flights for...

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HMRC ‘examining David Cameron’s Greensill benefits including private flights’

HMRC ‘examining David Cameron’s Greensill benefits including...

HMRC officials are examining private flights taken by the former prime minister...

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Community grieves as probe continues into deaths of four teenagers in crash

Community grieves as probe continues into deaths of four...

The bodies of Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris were recovered...

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Rachel Reeves quotes The Independent during Budget clash with Jeremy Hunt

Rachel Reeves quotes The Independent during Budget clash...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves attacked Jeremy Hunt’s announcements, stating Britain...

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Ashley Dale: Four men jailed for more than 170 years after council worker ‘executed’ in her own home

Ashley Dale: Four men jailed for more than 170 years after...

The 28-year-old woman was killed when gunman broke into Liverpool home last year...

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What does Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement mean for your benefits?

What does Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement mean for your...

Jeremy Hunt was loudly heckled in Parliament as he announced a fresh benefits crackdown...

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Watch reckless motorcyclist’s incriminating TikTok clips that led to arrest

Watch reckless motorcyclist’s incriminating TikTok clips...

Police have mocked a reckless biker after finding a “treasure trove” of incriminating...

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Watch as Office for Budget Responsibility holds press conference after Hunt’s autumn statement

Watch as Office for Budget Responsibility holds press conference...

Watch as the Office for Budget Responsibility holds a press conference following...

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Father ‘broken’ after 12-year-old twins murdered by Hamas

Father ‘broken’ after 12-year-old twins murdered by Hamas

Yannai and Liel Hetzroni-Heller were killed during the October 7 attack in Israel.

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Anti-lockdown proposal in favour of herd immunity ‘flawed at multiple levels’

Anti-lockdown proposal in favour of herd immunity ‘flawed...

Professor Sir Chris Whitty said the public debate about herd immunity led to ‘considerable...

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Ashley Dale’s mother calls killers ‘monsters’ as they are jailed for life

Ashley Dale’s mother calls killers ‘monsters’ as they are...

She said she hoped her words would ‘haunt’ the murderers ‘forever’ as they stood...

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Andrew reaches ‘settlement’ after getting embroiled in High Court dispute

Andrew reaches ‘settlement’ after getting embroiled in...

The Duke of York’s link to the battle between Nebahat Isbilen and businessman Selman...

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Lorry taxes frozen to support ‘vital journeys’

Lorry taxes frozen to support ‘vital journeys’

Vehicle excise duty (VED) and the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) levy will remain at...

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Martin Lewis reveals snap verdict on budget as Jeremy Hunt reveals ‘rabbit from the hat’

Martin Lewis reveals snap verdict on budget as Jeremy Hunt...

Money saving expert Martin Lewis provided ‘translations’ about what the government’s...

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Afghan who helped British forces threatened with Rwanda deportation for second time after Home Office blunder

Afghan who helped British forces threatened with Rwanda...

Exclusive: Intelligence analyst was sent asylum questionnaire ‘in error’ and was...

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No way of knowing what refresher training police had got, Bayoh inquiry told

No way of knowing what refresher training police had got,...

Inspector James Young, who was national officer safety training co-ordinator for...

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Whitty admits withholding ‘confidential’ information from ministers in pandemic

Whitty admits withholding ‘confidential’ information from...

The Chief Medical Office explained his approach during the politically-charged context...

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King presents K-pop band Blackpink with honorary MBEs at Buckingham Palace

King presents K-pop band Blackpink with honorary MBEs at...

The special investiture was in recognition of the band’s role as advocates for the...

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Gangster-turned-author Dave Courtney found with gunshot wound, says coroner

Gangster-turned-author Dave Courtney found with gunshot...

The coroner said the circumstances of Mr Courtney’s death reached the threshold...

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Sunak plans new immigration crackdown on foreign worker families as migration figures set to hit record high

Sunak plans new immigration crackdown on foreign worker...

Prime minister said to be ready to limit foreign healthcare staff to just one relative

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How did chancellor Jeremy Hunt make his money?

How did chancellor Jeremy Hunt make his money?

Chancellor is one of UK’s richest politicians, having sold off a higher education...

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Laurence Fox faced ‘decline’ in acting roles after racism row, High Court told

Laurence Fox faced ‘decline’ in acting roles after racism...

The actor and politician is being sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and...

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Owners build scaffolding to rescue pet kitten stuck up tree for two days

Owners build scaffolding to rescue pet kitten stuck up...

A kitten stuck up a tree for two days was rescued after its owners built scaffolding...

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Police hunt for hotel housekeeper accused of stealing jewellery worth £350,000

Police hunt for hotel housekeeper accused of stealing jewellery...

The woman who was working in a hotel in Knightsbridge has fled to Romania, according...

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Pubs ‘raise glass’ to Chancellor’s small firms boost

Pubs ‘raise glass’ to Chancellor’s small firms boost

Retailers and hospitality groups warn big firms in the sectors will be hit by rising...

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What Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement means for house prices

What Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement means for house prices

Forecasters delivered disappointing news for homeowners as they are set to lose...

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Man died after ‘explosion’ at military pyrotechnics factory – coroner told

Man died after ‘explosion’ at military pyrotechnics factory...

Fabian Rozniatowski died more than four months after the incident at the factory...

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Cameron welcomes Israel-Hamas truce which paves way for hostage release

Cameron welcomes Israel-Hamas truce which paves way for...

Hamas will release dozens of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for...

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Mother of teenager killed in Snowdonia crash describes ‘nightmare’

Mother of teenager killed in Snowdonia crash describes...

The bodies of Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris were found...

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Rachel Reeves uses Independent’s Saatchi & Saatchi story to attack Tories: ‘The ravens are leaving the tower’

Rachel Reeves uses Independent’s Saatchi & Saatchi story...

The shadow chancellor highlighted The Independent’s revelation that Saatchi & Saatchi...

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What does the Autumn Budget mean for my money and the Tory party? Ask Sean O’Grady anything

What does the Autumn Budget mean for my money and the Tory...

The Independent’s associate editor Sean O’Grady is on hand to explain how planned...

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Conmen using increasingly sophisticated AI to scam people online, MPs told

Conmen using increasingly sophisticated AI to scam people...

Two victims of web deception told the Home Affairs Committee that social media companies...

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Ballet teacher accused of abusing pupils seemed like Prince Charming, court told

Ballet teacher accused of abusing pupils seemed like Prince...

Jonathan Barton, 41, denies all charges against him at Dumbarton Sheriff Court.

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Key measures included in Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement and what’s missing

Key measures included in Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement...

Chancellor reveals 2% national insurance cut, as he claims Tory economic plan is...

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Everything we know about North Wales crash that killed four boys on camping trip

Everything we know about North Wales crash that killed...

Four teenage boys aged between 16 to 18 were killed in the tragic crash

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Sending prisoners abroad to cost at least £200m and won’t happen until 2026, government’s own report warns

Sending prisoners abroad to cost at least £200m and won’t...

Justice secretary Alex Chalk plans to send prisoners to jails abroad to ease overcrowding...

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Ashley Dale’s father talks of ‘history repeating itself’ after son’s 2015 murder

Ashley Dale’s father talks of ‘history repeating itself’...

A statement from Steve Dunne was read at Liverpool Crown Court as four men were...

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Chancellor criticised for ‘tinkering at the edges’ of net zero transition

Chancellor criticised for ‘tinkering at the edges’ of net...

Improving grid access was welcomed but support for homes to enhance energy efficiency...

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Sunak welcomes South Korean leader to No 10 to sign diplomatic accord

Sunak welcomes South Korean leader to No 10 to sign diplomatic...

The Prime Minister and his wife greeted Yoon Suk Yeol on the steps outside No 10...

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Power lines cash a half-baked attempt to buy people off, campaigner claims

Power lines cash a half-baked attempt to buy people off,...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said those living beside new powerlines could get up...

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Mother of one of four boys killed in Snowdonia says ‘nightmare will never end’

Mother of one of four boys killed in Snowdonia says ‘nightmare...

Tributes pour in after bodies of four teenagers pulled from overturned car found...

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Tears, candles and prayers as town mourns four teenagers killed in crash in North Wales

Tears, candles and prayers as town mourns four teenagers...

Shrewsbury is gripped by grief following the death of Wilf Fitchett, Jevon Hirst,...

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Boy with severe asthma died after multiple medical failings, inquest rules

Boy with severe asthma died after multiple medical failings,...

A 10-day inquest in Chelmsford identified a string of failings in William Gray’s...

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Mother of boy killed in North Wales shares grief as investigation into accident continues – live

Mother of boy killed in North Wales shares grief as investigation...

Mother says ‘nightmare will never end’ as boys pulled from wreck of overturned car...

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Van-Tam tells inquiry his family was threatened with having their throats cut

Van-Tam tells inquiry his family was threatened with having...

England’s former deputy chief medical officer said he became seriously concerned...

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O’Neill says she believes powersharing could be restored within weeks

O’Neill says she believes powersharing could be restored...

The Sinn Fein Stormont leader was in Stormont for a meeting with Scottish First...

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Jack urges Scottish Government to use cash ‘wisely’ and not raise income tax

Jack urges Scottish Government to use cash ‘wisely’ and...

But Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison said the autumn statement had not provided...

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McDonald’s branch bans teenagers from coming into restaurant after 6pm

McDonald’s branch bans teenagers from coming into restaurant...

McDonald’s staff face verbal abuse in Fort William branch

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Welfare reforms are a cynical attack on disability benefits, charities say

Welfare reforms are a cynical attack on disability benefits,...

The Chancellor said many unemployed people ‘can and want to work’ but the ‘system...

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Hunt claims UK has ‘turned a corner’ as he slashes national insurance

Hunt claims UK has ‘turned a corner’ as he slashes national...

With an eye on next year’s election, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt began easing the tax...

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Taoiseach hopes that Emily Hand will be among first hostages released

Taoiseach hopes that Emily Hand will be among first hostages...

The Department of Foreign Affairs said there has been no official confirmation whether...

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Laurence Fox is ‘intelligent racist’, High Court libel trial told

Laurence Fox is ‘intelligent racist’, High Court libel...

The actor-turned-politician is being sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake...

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