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September 18, 2024
Sentencing of disorder car attack teenager postponed after paperwork error
Birmingham Crown Court was told Muhammed Ali used his fists and feet to damage a car stuck in slow-moving traffic.
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September 18, 2024
Examples of how inflation has accelerated or eased for everyday items
The average price of both petrol and diesel has swung from positive to negative inflation.
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September 18, 2024
Train drivers accept pay deal to end strikes after dispute with 16 rail companies
The ballot result ends what Aslef called the longest train drivers' strike in recent history, during which drivers took 18 days of strike ac...
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September 18, 2024
Live traps placed to recapture escaped capybara after sighting
One-year-old Cinnamon escaped from Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford, Shropshire, on Saturday.
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September 18, 2024
Nick Read to call time on Post Office job after tenure marred by Horizon
The Post Office said on Wednesday that Mr Read will leave in March 2025, as he prepares to give evidence to the inquiry later this year.
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September 18, 2024
Man who changed name to Mick Jagger on fundraising walk for homelessness charity
A group is raising money for a homelessness charity with a six-week walk across the UK from west to east.
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September 18, 2024
Scotland closer to independence now than in 2014, insists Swinney
The First Minister and SNP leader was speaking at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the independence referendum.
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September 18, 2024
Drivers handed more than £322m in fines since Ulez expansion, figures show
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan made the zone almost four times larger by covering all the capital’s boroughs on August 29 last year.
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September 18, 2024
16m euro of drugs seized in Ireland after global crime platform infiltrated
Eleven arrests have been made along with millions worth of drugs, cash and device seizures following searches by gardai.
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September 18, 2024
Covid-19 pupils and students ‘consigned to scrapheap’, minister claims
The number of young people out of work due to long-term sickness is up 29% since the pandemic, figures show.
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September 18, 2024
Day of celebration for Londonderry as city growth deal is signed
It comes amid funding uncertainty for two other deals in Northern Ireland.
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September 18, 2024
Scotland closer to independence now than in 2014, insists Swinney
The First Minister and SNP leader was speaking at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the independence referendum.
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September 18, 2024
Israel ‘blew up thousands of Hezbollah pagers early over fears plot would be foiled’
Nine people were killed and nearly 3,000 wounded, including Iran’s envoy to Lebanon, when around 3,000 of the devices were triggered when a...
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September 18, 2024
Nick Read to step down as chief executive of Post Office next year
He said it has been a ‘great privilege’ to have been in the role during a ‘challenging time for the business’.
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September 18, 2024
UK visa holders told to upgrade documents as Home Office launches changes
Campaigners have warned the government scheme could create a digital Windrush scandal
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September 18, 2024
Trial date set for 18-year-old accused of murdering mother and two teenagers
The bodies of Juliana Prosper, 48, Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, were found at a flat in Luton on Friday.
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September 18, 2024
Man arrested at Lib Dem conference released with no action, police say
A Sussex Police spokesman said inquiries had been completed including reviewing CCTV footage and witness accounts and they had decided to re...
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September 18, 2024
Man arrested after 'life changing' stabbing in City of London
A 32-year-old man has been arrested and taken into custody
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September 18, 2024
Next interest rates announcement: all you need to know
Interest rate announcements affect millions of homeowners with variable-rate mortgages
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September 18, 2024
My justice nightmare: Grieving mother's fast-track court ordeal revealed
A panel of expert barristers has found nearly three quarters of the SJP prosecutions they assessed were not in the public interest
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September 18, 2024
Labour urged to honour £15 million pledge to feed people with excess farm food
After successful campaign by the Standard, charities warn that Rishi Sunak’s pledge risks getting ditched in Rachel Reeves’ Budget
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September 18, 2024
Post Office chief executive Nick Read 'stepping down'
Post Office chief executive Nick Read is stepping down from the role, according to Sky News.
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September 18, 2024
No charge for woman arrested for sharing fake name of Southport attacker
Bernadette Spofforth, 55, said she and her family had lived through a nightmare since her arrest.
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September 18, 2024
'My baby died - then I was convicted over lapsed car insurance'
Broken and lost after her three-month-old daughter died from pneumonia, Jenny Beasley forgot to renew a policy - and found herself prosecute...
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September 18, 2024
15m euro of cocaine seized in Ireland after global crime platform infiltrated
Eleven arrests have been made along with major drugs, cash and technology seizures following searches by gardai on Monday.
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September 18, 2024
Nick Read to step down as chief executive of Post Office next year
The Post Office boss said it was a ‘great privilege’ to have worked in the role during a ‘challenging time for the business’.
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September 18, 2024
Remains of Roman small town given protection as scheduled monument
The settlement near Great Staughton, Cambridgeshire, was revealed after extensive evaluation work.
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September 18, 2024
Pager attack showed ‘wanton disregard’ for civilian life, Martin says
Pagers used by militant group Hezbollah exploded near-simultaneously on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring nearly 3,000.
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September 18, 2024
One recommendation of Brook House mistreatment inquiry accepted, chairwoman says
Kate Eves, who led the public inquiry, told the BBC the Government was failing to listen to her proposals for ‘urgent change’.
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September 18, 2024
Thornberry warns of Middle East repercussions after deadly pager explosions
Nine people died and thousands were injured in Lebanon and Syria in what appeared to be an Israeli-linked attack.
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September 18, 2024
Donald Trump makes first appearance since latest apparent assassination attempt
‘Only consequential presidents get shot at,’ Donald Trump told crowds
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September 18, 2024
Off your bike! Sadiq Khan wants to ban cyclists from Oxford Street
Riders told to lock up their bikes or divert away from the traffic-free area
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September 18, 2024
Tesco ‘could use Clubcard data to nudge customers towards healthier choices’
Chief executive Ken Murphy said artificial intelligence could be used to monitor how customers were shopping.
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September 18, 2024
British Airways flight to Budapest forced to return to Heathrow
A British Airways flight to Budapest has been forced to return to Heathrow Airport shortly after departure due to a suspected technical issu...
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September 18, 2024
Pet 'killed by foxes' after being left inside bag outside south London city farm
Surrey Docks Farm issues warning after pets thought to have been killed by foxes after being abandoned outside farm
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September 18, 2024
Thornberry worried about deadly Lebanon pager attack
The chair elect of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee said she expected Israel’s allies to be asking: ‘What on earth are you doing?’
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September 18, 2024
Award-winning north London pub survives 'by the skin of its teeth'
The Harrison pub in King’s Cross was days away from closing when it reached its fundraising target
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September 18, 2024
Starmer 'could allow water bill rises across country' to pay for Thames Water bailout
New laws would give the government the power to raise bills to prop up Thames Water if a buyer cannot be found
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September 18, 2024
Drone attack by Ukraine sparks fire in Russian ‘missiles arsenal’ town
The strike on Toropets in Russia’s Tver region also forced partial evacuation of residents
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September 18, 2024
'Mossad planted explosives inside Hezbollah pagers' months before they detonated
The unprecedented Hezbollah security breach saw thousands of pagers detonate across Lebanon, killing nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 o...
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September 18, 2024
Supermoon lunar eclipse delights skygazers across the world
The extremely rare supermoon partial eclipse was visible in the UK
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September 18, 2024
School policing overhauled in Hackney after Child Q strip-searching scandal
The role of police officers in Hackney’s schools is to be overhauled, four years after the Child Q strip-searching scandal.
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September 18, 2024
Affordable home construction at lowest level of Sadiq Khan's mayoralty
Only 2,358 homes were started with City Hall funding in 2023-24, when London needs 43,000 affordable homes a year
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September 18, 2024
Jenrick urges Government to proscribe Iranian organisation as terrorists
The Conservative leadership candidate labelled Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps the ‘world’s chief sponsor of terror’.
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September 18, 2024
What the papers say
Simultaneous explosions of pagers in Lebanon and Syria dominate Wednesday’s front pages.
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September 17, 2024
Foreign Office urges ‘calm heads’ after deadly pager explosions in Lebanon
The Foreign Office urged de-escalation after an apparent remote attack killed at least nine and wounded thousands.
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September 17, 2024
Salmond: Scotland will be independent within the next decade
The former first minister said every nation ‘deserves a second chance’ as he called for the issue of independence to be pushed ‘harder and f...
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September 17, 2024
Scotland’s best days are ahead, says Sarwar on referendum anniversary
The Scottish Labour leader said the period since the vote has been ‘a decade of turbulence, division and decline’ in politics.
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September 17, 2024
Dwarf hippos and elephants in Cyprus ‘driven to extinction by just 3,000 people’
Both animals disappeared within a century after hunter-gatherers arrived, scientists say.
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September 17, 2024