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September 18, 2024
Member of mob who kicked pub door locked up for 20 months
Haris Ghaffar, 19, admitted violent disorder after innocent drinkers were forced to barricade themselves inside Birmingham’s Clumsy Swan.
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September 18, 2024
Mother of twins targeted by Lucy Letby ‘carries the sadness of other families’
The mother of Child E and Child F told the Thirlwall Inquiry she learnt the full details of both incidents at Letby’s criminal trial.
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September 18, 2024
UK boss of Kinahan crime group admits gun cache ruse
Irish national Thomas Kavanagh was about to face trial at the Old Bailey, but pleaded guilty to a string of charges at the 11th hour on Wedn...
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September 18, 2024
Rescued seal celebrates 50th birthday at sanctuary
Sheba was found with a nasty eye infection when she was rescued in 1974.
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September 18, 2024
‘Huge opportunity’ for Londonderry as Benn promises to support other city deals
Hilary Benn signed off financing for the Derry City and Strabane city and growth deal on Wednesday.
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September 18, 2024
UK and allies issue cyber warning over China-backed malicious network
The National Cyber Security Centre has urged firms to protect themselves from a China-backed ‘botnet’ of thousands of compromised devices.
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September 18, 2024
Swinney accused of presiding over ‘lost decade’ on referendum anniversary
It is 10 years since a majority of people in Scotland voted to remain part of the UK.
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September 18, 2024
‘Hezbollah walkie talkies explode’ in fresh Lebanon blasts
Dozens reportedly injured in latest explosions across country including in capital Beirut
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September 18, 2024
Your ultimate guide to the 10 best iOS 18 upgrades
From locking and hiding apps behind Face ID to scheduling messages, these are the updates you need to know
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September 18, 2024
Coins discovered by Indiana Jones-inspired metal detectorist fetch £132,000
The collection was found by George Ridgway in a recently harvested barley field in the grounds of Helmingham Hall near Stowmarket, Suffolk,...
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September 18, 2024
Chef who used fake name to send ‘vile’ racist messages on Telegram is jailed
Ehsan Hussain, 25, used a pseudonym to share racist messages encouraging violence, hours before disorder broke out in areas of Birmingham.
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September 18, 2024
Former chief nursing officer shares ‘regret’ over Covid visiting restrictions
Professor Charlotte McArdle appeared before the Covid-19 inquiry on Wednesday.
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September 18, 2024
Eight Lambeth schools could close or merge as classrooms are half empty
Nearly 1,000 less children are going to primary school in Lambeth compared to 10 years ago
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September 18, 2024
Russian ambassador summoned over ‘baseless’ claims British diplomats were spies
The Foreign office said Russia was engaged in ‘a deliberate campaign to undermine and threaten UK security and democracy’.
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September 18, 2024
Sir Ed Davey announces new 33-member Commons front bench
The Lib Dem leader unveiled the new frontbench after a four-day conference in Brighton
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September 18, 2024
Fast-track courts: Missed chances to fix the Single Justice Procedure
MPs and justice experts have spent years calling for a review of the Single Justice Procedure
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September 18, 2024
Swinney accused of presiding over ‘lost decade’ on referendum anniversary
It is 10 years since a majority of people in Scotland voted to remain part of the UK.
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September 18, 2024
Record-breaking black hole jets discovered in faraway galaxy
The eruptions span 23 million light-years from end to end, which is equivalent to lining up 140 Milky Way galaxies back to back.
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September 18, 2024
Nasa’s Orion spacecraft ‘safe for lunar astronauts exposed to harmful radiation’
Radiation exposure on future Artemis missions to the moon is unlikely to exceed the Nasa limits, experts say.
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September 18, 2024
'Row ignites' within Government as Sue Gray paid more than PM
The Government has been forced to deny reports of tensions between Sue Gray and senior Labour aide Morgan McSweeney
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September 18, 2024
Tom Tugendhat urges review of 'lenient' Huw Edwards sentence by Attorney General
The Shadow security minister has asked Attorney General to reassess the ruling to ‘reflect the serious nature of these crimes’ and uphold ju...
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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
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
Body discovered in Surrey believed to be missing south Londoner
Daniel Deelchand was last seen on September 12 leaving his home in Morden
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September 18, 2024
Watchdog announces fresh investigation into fatal shooting by police
Lewis Skelton, 31, was carrying an axe through Hull city centre when he was tasered four times and shot twice in the back by police in 2016.
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September 18, 2024
Tributes paid to ‘much-loved’ mother and son who died suddenly in Cornish town
Devon and Cornwall Police said detectives were not seeking anyone else in relation to the deaths and described it as a ‘very tragic incident...
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September 18, 2024
Streeting says he will ‘take on’ left and right for health reform
The Health Secretary said that the Government was going to make ‘big changes’, saying that plasters ‘won’t cut it’.
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September 18, 2024
Sentence reviews must be expanded, says victims’ commissioner after Edwards case
Sentences such as those imposed on Huw Edwards cannot currently be reviewed as the Government scheme does not cover magistrates’ courts.
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September 18, 2024
Images of men and woman released as Staffordshire disorder arrest total hits 94
Images of Tommy McQuaker, Aimee Hodgkinson-Hedgecox and Tyler Marchese were issued after they pleaded guilty to violent disorder.
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September 18, 2024
TGI Fridays collapses into administration: the UK restaurants affected
The American restaurant chain opened its first UK outlet in Birmingham in 1986 and spread nationwide — but the glory days appear to be over
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September 18, 2024
Casement Park redevelopment important to people of NI and to me, says Benn
However, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said funding for the redevelopment of the derelict GAA ground will have to be identified.
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September 18, 2024
Another London council issues urgent budget warning over soaring homeless costs
Lambeth council said the government must provide ‘urgent support’
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September 18, 2024
Titan submersible disaster: all you need to know as hearing takes place
A hearing has unveiled harrowing details about the doomed submersible more than a year since the tragedy
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September 18, 2024
Who was Amber Nicole Thurman? 'Trump abortion bans' blamed for woman's death
With abortion likely set to be a big topic in the run-up to the US election, here’s why this woman’s tragic story matters
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September 18, 2024
Portugal 'state of calamity' as thousands of firefighters battle deadly wildfires
A ‘state of calamity’ has been declared by the Portuguese government
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September 18, 2024
Plan will see Gazan children receiving healthcare in Ireland within weeks
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said Ireland was responding to a request from the World Health Organisation regarding the care of the child...
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September 18, 2024
Junior doctors to be known as 'resident doctors' after name change agreed with union
BMA says move will better reflect expertise of medics
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September 18, 2024
EasyJet flight panic as 'bag of vapes' explodes sending passengers fleeing
The fire forced passengers to evacuate the EasyJet flight from Crete to London Gatwick during boarding on the Greek island
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September 18, 2024
William writes foreword for memoir by Rob Burrow’s widow
The prince surprised Burrow and former team-mate Kevin Sinfield by presenting them with their CBEs for services to MND awareness in January.
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September 18, 2024
Charities urge Government to stop aid budget falling to 17-year low
Aid organisations called for development spending to be kept at its current level.
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September 18, 2024
'A wonderful feeling': London surgeon separates conjoined twins in 14 hour operation
Professor Noor ul Owase Jeelani carried out the successful procedure in Turkey
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September 18, 2024
Annual house price growth slows but rents climb at near-record rate, says ONS
Growth in house prices slowed to 2.2% in the 12 months to July, from 2.7% annually in June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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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