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Man arrested as eggs thrown at vehicles amid further disorder at RAF Scampton

Man arrested as eggs thrown at vehicles amid further disorder...

Protests over the site’s use as migrant accommodation have continued for a number...

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Wheelchair user with car stuck at Luton Airport misses meetings and funeral

Wheelchair user with car stuck at Luton Airport misses...

‘My independence has been completely taken away by this fire,’ said Andrew Miller.

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Cargo ship Verity crash - latest: P&O passenger cruise diverted to help in North Sea search after fatal crash

Cargo ship Verity crash - latest: P&O passenger cruise...

Rescuers are racing to find several missing people

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Police launch murder hunt in missing person case

Police launch murder hunt in missing person case

Justin Henry has not been seen in person since leaving his partner’s home in Brixton...

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New NHS remote medical records endanger domestic abuse victims, campaigners claim

New NHS remote medical records endanger domestic abuse...

Exclusive: Changes will allow perpetrators to get access to abuse victims’ personal...

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Bereaved parents ‘in limbo’ amid agonizing six-month waits to find out why their babies died

Bereaved parents ‘in limbo’ amid agonizing six-month waits...

Exclusive: Woman says it was ‘heartbreaking to go through labour and know your baby...

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RAF ‘considered stripping Carol Vorderman of honorary title’ after anti-government tweets

RAF ‘considered stripping Carol Vorderman of honorary title’...

Carol Vorderman branded the Tory party as a “lying bunch of greedy, corrupt, destructive,...

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Leeds police officer ‘under investigation’ after pepper spray incident

Leeds police officer ‘under investigation’ after pepper...

Video shared on social media shows an officer spraying multiple people during a...

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Online Safety Bill could become law on Thursday, Ofcom boss says

Online Safety Bill could become law on Thursday, Ofcom...

Dame Melanie Dawes told MPs during a select committee hearing that the Bill could...

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Grammar school boy Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed, coroner concludes

Grammar school boy Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed,...

Coroner Geraint Williams concluded that Joshua Molnar did not act in self-defence.

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Speaker scolds Rishi Sunak for asking questions of his own during PMQs

Speaker scolds Rishi Sunak for asking questions of his...

Rishi Sunak was scolded by the House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, for asking...

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Mystery structure that washed up on beach during Storm Babet ‘could be 200-year-old shipwreck’

Mystery structure that washed up on beach during Storm...

Locals believe wooden stucture could be part of whaling boat The Esk, which sank...

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UK teacher who uses Lego in lessons makes final shortlist of 10 for global prize

UK teacher who uses Lego in lessons makes final shortlist...

Shafina Vohra is a psychology teacher at the London Design and Engineering University...

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Jimmy Lai: UK refuses to release details of efforts to free British citizen jailed by China ‘to avoid damaging relations’

Jimmy Lai: UK refuses to release details of efforts to...

Media tycoon and activist Jimmy Lai has been detained in China since 2020 and while...

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Peter Bone’s abuse ‘left me broken’, says Tory Brexiteer’s former aide

Peter Bone’s abuse ‘left me broken’, says Tory Brexiteer’s...

In an interview the ex-staff member said Mr Bone’s behaviour was ‘often explosive’

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Site earmarked to house asylum seekers ‘cost £9m more than deal a year earlier’

Site earmarked to house asylum seekers ‘cost £9m more than...

Questions have been raised as to why Northeye was sold for a £9 million profit in...

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Flautist appeals for help after £15,000 instrument stolen on train

Flautist appeals for help after £15,000 instrument stolen...

Katherine Bryan said her flute was taken from her bag between Farringdon and East...

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Watch: Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer at PMQs as Israel-Hamas conflict continues

Watch: Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer at PMQs as Israel-Hamas...

Watch as Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday...

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British leader Rishi Sunak marks a year in office with little to celebrate

British leader Rishi Sunak marks a year in office with...

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is marking a year in office but he has little reason...

Paedophile police officer jailed for abusing 200 children

Lewis Edwards groomed 210 girls aged between 10 and 16.

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Storm Babet victims can apply for £500 cash grants, Government says

Storm Babet victims can apply for £500 cash grants, Government...

Hundreds of people have been left homeless by the storm.

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How many more children have to die in Gaza before ceasefire call, asks Yousaf

How many more children have to die in Gaza before ceasefire...

The First Minister’s in-laws are currently trapped in to the Middle East.

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Starmer to meet Muslim MPs as he tries to ease backlash over Gaza position

Starmer to meet Muslim MPs as he tries to ease backlash...

The leader will take his deputy, Angela Rayner, along to allay their concerns on...

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Family and Fermoy locals say goodbye to Tina Satchwell

Family and Fermoy locals say goodbye to Tina Satchwell

Mrs Satchwell’s husband was charged with her murder after her remains were found...

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Mother of murder accused cries as she gives evidence

Mother of murder accused cries as she gives evidence

Lesley McMahon told the court that her son Joseph Peers had brought her a cup of...

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Negotiations with DUP over trade border impasse in final phase, MPs told

Negotiations with DUP over trade border impasse in final...

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris also said he was not minded to change...

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Key events leading up to coroner’s findings in Yousef Makki case

Key events leading up to coroner’s findings in Yousef Makki...

Yousef was stabbed to death four years ago, prompting a crown court trial and two...

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Equalities minister apologises for delay in Bill banning conversion therapy

Equalities minister apologises for delay in Bill banning...

Campaigners have repeatedly called for a ban on conversion therapy.

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Two Met officers committed gross misconduct in stop and search of black athletes

Two Met officers committed gross misconduct in stop and...

Ricardo Dos Santos and his partner Bianca Williams made a complaint saying they...

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Just Stop Oil protesters paint grade I-listed Wellington Arch orange

Just Stop Oil protesters paint grade I-listed Wellington...

Just Stop Oil protesters painted London’s grade I-listed Wellington Arch orange...

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‘Watch this space’ Sunak tells voters, as he marks one year as Prime Minister

‘Watch this space’ Sunak tells voters, as he marks one...

Rishi Sunak has said that there is ‘still work to be done’ as he marked his first...

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Sunak backs pauses in fighting in Gaza but rejects ceasefire

Sunak backs pauses in fighting in Gaza but rejects ceasefire

The PM said the pauses had been discussed at the UN as he announced an RAF plane...

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Tamworth’s new Labour MP welcomed at PMQs after Tory candidate told food bank users to ‘f*** off’

Tamworth’s new Labour MP welcomed at PMQs after Tory candidate...

Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak welcomed the new Labour MP for Tamworth to the...

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‘Cruel and sadistic’ paedophile police officer jailed for life

‘Cruel and sadistic’ paedophile police officer jailed for...

Lewis Edwards groomed 210 girls aged between 10 and 16 and forced them to send him...

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Starmer urges Sunak to call general election and ‘give public a chance to respond’

Starmer urges Sunak to call general election and ‘give...

Sir Keir Starmer urged Rishi Sunak to call a general election as he criticised a...

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Keir Starmer accuses Government of telling people to ‘eff off’

Keir Starmer accuses Government of telling people to ‘eff...

The Labour Leader suggested voters want a chance to ‘return the compliment’ at a...

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Parole hearing for child killer Jon Venables to take place in private

Parole hearing for child killer Jon Venables to take place...

Venables, whose identity is protected by a long-standing legal order, is currently...

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Supermajority comments ‘not a shift in UK Government policy over unity poll’

Supermajority comments ‘not a shift in UK Government policy...

Chris Heaton-Harris also stressed that there is currently no basis to suggest that...

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Three arrested after Just Stop Oil spray orange paint over London’s Wellington Arch

Three arrested after Just Stop Oil spray orange paint over...

Protesters set off smoke flares and sprayed paint with fire extinguishers

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Heavy rainfall causes disruption along south coast of England

Heavy rainfall causes disruption along south coast of England

Wet and windy weather is expected to continue into the weekend along the south-east...

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UK weather news: Warning extended until Saturday as heavy rain to batter Britain

UK weather news: Warning extended until Saturday as heavy...

Met Office warns flooding is possible as more travel disruption likely

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Man who murdered girlfriend jailed for minimum of 23 years

Man who murdered girlfriend jailed for minimum of 23 years

The judge said Christopher McGowan had inflicted ‘utter brutality’ upon young mother...

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Starmer meets Muslim MPs amid anger over Gaza position

Starmer meets Muslim MPs amid anger over Gaza position

Labour sources described the meeting, which was attended by around a dozen MPs including...

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Government Storm Babet grant too little too late, say flood-hit residents

Government Storm Babet grant too little too late, say flood-hit...

Jake Seath, who has been left homeless after flooding in Dundee last week, directly...

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RAF plane departs UK with 21 tonnes of aid for Gaza

RAF plane departs UK with 21 tonnes of aid for Gaza

The C-17 aircraft will deliver aid such as medical equipment and water filters to...

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Heart charity couple offer King a defibrillator after being awarded MBEs

Heart charity couple offer King a defibrillator after being...

Sergio and Emma Petrucci were both honoured at Buckingham Palace for services to...

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No 10 distances itself from UN chief’s remarks about Hamas’s attack

No 10 distances itself from UN chief’s remarks about Hamas’s...

UN chief Antonio Guterres said the killing of 1,400 Israelis came after Palestinians...

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Mother of man accused of Ashley Dale murder cries in court as she’s accused of telling ‘pack of lies’

Mother of man accused of Ashley Dale murder cries in court...

Lesley McMahon tells court her son had made her a cup of tea at home hours before...

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Appeal case begins over Briton convicted of wife’s manslaughter in Cyprus

Appeal case begins over Briton convicted of wife’s manslaughter...

Retired miner David Hunter was released from prison in July after he was acquitted...

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Law compelling convicts to be in court for sentencing expected in King’s Speech

Law compelling convicts to be in court for sentencing expected...

The Justice Secretary said the change to the law would be brought forward in the...

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‘I’m hurting’: Ex-gangster Dave Courtney recorded video explaining why he took his own life

‘I’m hurting’: Ex-gangster Dave Courtney recorded video...

Former gangster Courtney said he had been hiding ‘a lot of pain’, in clip shared...

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People affected by Storm Babet floods could be in line for £500 payment

People affected by Storm Babet floods could be in line...

Hundreds of people have been left homeless by the storm

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Justice served, say Yousef Makki’s family after unlawful killing ruling

Justice served, say Yousef Makki’s family after unlawful...

Joshua Molnar was cleared of the murder and manslaughter of Yousef Makki after a...

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Man bludgeoned closest friend and fiancee to death with sledgehammer after claiming they cursed him

Man bludgeoned closest friend and fiancee to death with...

Former casino worker killed Italian flatmates after psychotic episode

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Paedophile police officer gives ‘no comment’ interview before being given 13 life sentences

Paedophile police officer gives ‘no comment’ interview...

A paedophile former police officer gave a "no comment" interview in custody before...

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£15,000 flute being stolen was like ‘losing a limb’, says RSNO musician

£15,000 flute being stolen was like ‘losing a limb’, says...

Flautist Katherine Bryan realised her instrument had been stolen when changing trains...

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UK must get ambition back on environmental pledges, says WWF chief executive

UK must get ambition back on environmental pledges, says...

Tanya Steele was made a CBE by the King at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

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Smiling people rip down posters of kidnapped Israeli children in London’s Leicester Square

Smiling people rip down posters of kidnapped Israeli children...

Smiling people tore down posters of kidnapped Israeli people in London’s Leicester...

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Prince Albert’s eldest son reveals ‘close’ bond with Monaco royal family

Prince Albert’s eldest son reveals ‘close’ bond with Monaco...

Alexandre Grimaldi said his half-sister Jazmin wants to follow in their late grandmother...

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Man charged after stabbing in Brighton city centre

Man charged after stabbing in Brighton city centre

Joel Elliott was charged with grievous bodily harm, robbery and possession of a...

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No more funding for school staff pay offer, says Yousaf as strikes planned

No more funding for school staff pay offer, says Yousaf...

Unison announced another wave of action on Wednesday.

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Robert Courts elected chairman of Commons Defence Committee

Robert Courts elected chairman of Commons Defence Committee

The Conservative former minister said defence is in his ‘political DNA’.

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Women and children among worst affected by pandemic, inquiry told

Women and children among worst affected by pandemic, inquiry...

A variety of groups gave their opening statements to the Scottish Covid Inquiry...

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Murder suspect tells court he wanted to take Ashley Dale’s killer to police

Murder suspect tells court he wanted to take Ashley Dale’s...

Sean Zeisz is alleged to have been part of a plot to kill Miss Dale’s partner Lee...

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Couples with HIV to gain access to fertility treatment under new laws

Couples with HIV to gain access to fertility treatment...

Changes announced by the Government also mean same-sex couples will no longer have...

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Charlie Kelly: Body found in search for hiker who vanished in Glencoe nearly two months ago

Charlie Kelly: Body found in search for hiker who vanished...

Police find body in Glen Etive area of Glencoe

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Woman’s £40,000 restoration of mother’s house destroyed by Storm Babet flooding

Woman’s £40,000 restoration of mother’s house destroyed...

Vicky Hallam’s renovated home was destroyed by floods 90 minutes after an estate...

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New recycling changes explained: Everything you need to know

New recycling changes explained: Everything you need to...

Government hopes changes will make it easier for people to recycle and minimise...

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Shamima Begum faces wait for appeal decision in citizenship case

Shamima Begum faces wait for appeal decision in citizenship...

Three judges at the Court of Appeal are expected to give their decision on Ms Begum’s...

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Athlete Ricardo Dos Santos labels Met Police ‘institutionally racist’ and says ‘little has changed’

Athlete Ricardo Dos Santos labels Met Police ‘institutionally...

Two Metropolitan Police constables have been dismissed without notice after a disciplinary...

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Cancellation from Foreign Secretary earns ticking off from committee chair

Cancellation from Foreign Secretary earns ticking off from...

James Cleverly said that he had to deal with urgent matters in relation to the crisis...

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Leading Labour figure Lord Elder dies after collapsing outside chamber

Leading Labour figure Lord Elder dies after collapsing...

Murray Elder was one of the world’s longest living heart transplant patients, having...

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Keir Starmer warned he risks ‘plunging party into crisis’ amid backlash over Labour’s stance on Israel

Keir Starmer warned he risks ‘plunging party into crisis’...

The Labour leader has sparked fury among left-wing and Muslim members of the Labour...

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Smirking paedophile police officer jailed after grooming 200 girls on Snapchat

Smirking paedophile police officer jailed after grooming...

Lewis Edwards posed as a teenager to abuse young girls while working for South Wales...

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Metropolitan Police officers sacked for gross misconduct over athlete search

Metropolitan Police officers sacked for gross misconduct...

Jonathan Clapham and Sam Franks were sacked after it was found they lied about smelling...

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Far north of Scotland named on Lonely Planet’s ‘must visit’ list

Far north of Scotland named on Lonely Planet’s ‘must visit’...

The region boasts the most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world.

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Brechin flood defences provided ‘valuable time’ for evacuation, MSPs told

Brechin flood defences provided ‘valuable time’ for evacuation,...

Angela Constance said the full cost of the deadly storm is still being assessed.

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Police investigate hate crime after ‘Hitler moustache’ drawn on poster of kidnapped children

Police investigate hate crime after ‘Hitler moustache’...

Photographs of at least four Israelis abducted by Hamas defaced in London, prompting...

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Video allegedly shows rapper Lady Leshurr moments before biting woman

Video allegedly shows rapper Lady Leshurr moments before...

The 35-year-old artist denies two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

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MP Peter Bone suspended after bullying and sexual misconduct against member of staff

MP Peter Bone suspended after bullying and sexual misconduct...

Tories likely to fresh by-election after losing two last week

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Sunak urges Israel to ‘pause’ conflict and let aid into Gaza

Sunak urges Israel to ‘pause’ conflict and let aid into...

No 10 said “pauses” in the conflict could help alleviate what many fear is becoming...

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Fresh by-election looms after Peter Bone suspended for bullying

Fresh by-election looms after Peter Bone suspended for...

The Commons approved the sanction against the MP for Wellingborough, who is sitting...

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Service held for First World War soldier more than 100 years after his death

Service held for First World War soldier more than 100...

Lance Serjeant Robert Brand, of the 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion, Highland Light...

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Starmer urged by Muslim MPs to back Gaza ceasefire as he tries to cool tensions

Starmer urged by Muslim MPs to back Gaza ceasefire as he...

The Labour leader is now calling for ‘humanitarian pauses’.

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Two Met officers sacked over ‘racist’ stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos

Two Met officers sacked over ‘racist’ stop and search of...

Olympic sprinter Dos Santos accused officers of handcuffing and searching the pair...

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Goods ‘flowing smoothly’ into NI under provisions of Windsor Framework

Goods ‘flowing smoothly’ into NI under provisions of Windsor...

Chris Heaton-Harris told peers he would not comment publicly on any talks with the...

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Body found in search for missing hiker as devastated partner pays tribute to ‘amazing father’

Body found in search for missing hiker as devastated partner...

Only Charlie Kelly’s backpack and an orange peel were found in seven weeks before...

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People 'upset and hurt' by Labour's initial reaction to Israel-Hamas war

People 'upset and hurt' by Labour's initial reaction to...

Wes Streeting has acknowledged people have been "upset and hurt" by Labour's initial...

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Sunak told to be 'ruthless' and consider sacking Hunt as chancellor

Sunak told to be 'ruthless' and consider sacking Hunt as...

A former Tory health secretary has suggested Rishi Sunak should be "ruthless" and...

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Police treating man's death as 'suspicious' after mass disturbance

Police treating man's death as 'suspicious' after mass...

A man has died following a mass disturbance in a South Lanarkshire street.

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Three arrests after Just Stop Oil protesters spray Wellington Arch orange

Three arrests after Just Stop Oil protesters spray Wellington...

Three people have been arrested after orange paint was sprayed on Wellington Arch...

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Flood-hit areas warned two days of 'persistent heavy rain' on way

Flood-hit areas warned two days of 'persistent heavy rain'...

Flood-hit Scots are being warned of a fresh deluge with two days of "persistent...

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Oil and gas giant's retreat from renewables deepens

Oil and gas giant's retreat from renewables deepens

Oil and gas giant Shell has continued its retreat from renewables as it is set to...

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Police officer who posed as a boy on Snapchat to groom more than 200 girls jailed

Police officer who posed as a boy on Snapchat to groom...

Former police officer Lewis Edwards, who admitted more than 100 sexual offences...

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Two Met Police officers sacked after lying over stop and search of athletes

Two Met Police officers sacked after lying over stop and...

Two Metropolitan Police officers have been sacked after being found guilty of gross...

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How paedophile police officer - with victims as young as 10 - was brought to justice

How paedophile police officer - with victims as young as...

Lewis Edwards blackmailed young girls into sending him indecent images of themselves.

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Ex-Tory MP accused of sexual misconduct and bullying suspended from Commons for six weeks

Ex-Tory MP accused of sexual misconduct and bullying suspended...

Former Conservative minister Peter Bone has been suspended from the Commons for...

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Sunak offers firm backing to Israel as Gaza faces imminent offensive

Sunak offers firm backing to Israel as Gaza faces imminent...

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the UK on Saturday in a show...

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British parents ‘trapped’ in Gaza ‘like caged hens waiting to die’, says son

British parents ‘trapped’ in Gaza ‘like caged hens waiting...

Mo El-Deeb, whose British-Palestinian parents are in southern Gaza, likened the...

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Son says British-Palestinian parents at Egyptian border are ‘essentially like caged hens just waiting to die’

Son says British-Palestinian parents at Egyptian border...

Mo El-Deeb, whose British-Palestinian parents are in south Gaza, likens situation...

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