All news for 2024-07-06

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The church where killer Peter Tobin dumped his victim’s body is set to be converted into flats or a hotel
St Patrick’s Church, the place where serial killer Peter Tobin dumped the body of his victim, will be converted into a block of flats or hotel after the church confirmed they would be shutting down
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Abusive thug traps girlfriend in high-rise lift and subjects her to horror 10-minute assault
Ben Hewitt subjected his girlfriend to a horror attack which last a full 10 minutes as he repeatedly spat on her while punching, slapping, kicking and stamping on her - forcing her to have a liquid diet for two weeks
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Strictly’s Shirley Ballas doubles down on Giovanni Pernice support amid BBC probe
Shirley Ballas has spoken out once again in favour of Strictly pal and professional Giovanni Pernice, who was axed from the programme amid rumours of alleged ’abusive’ behaviour.
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Princess Kate releases personal message to Andy Murray after Wimbledon farewell amid cancer recovery
The Princess of Wales reflected on Andy Murray’s impressive career
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England beats Switzerland in a penalty shootout to reach Euro 2024 semi-finals
Trent Alexander-Arnold converted the winning spot kick in a penalty shootout to send England into the semi-finals of Euro 2024 after Manuel Akanji missed for Switzerland.
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Thousand-year-old skeletons have been found in a hotel garden
Human bones dated to be more than 1,000 years old have been discovered in the garden of a hotel, with 24 skeletons found alongside bones belonging to a number of others.
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Andy Murray has played his last Wimbledon match after shock Emma Raducanu decision
Andy Murray has been denied a final Wimbledon match after Emma Raducanu pulled out of their mixed doubles clash citing stiffness in her right wrist.
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Prince Harry undertook a ’secret holiday mission’ one year before his engagement to Meghan Markle
Royal biographers claim that Harry went on a ’secret mission’ to find Meghan the perfect ring proposing, they also claim that the couple had a ’secret’ engagement period before the public was told
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Keir Starmer expresses his feelings as Prime Minister in a three-word vow offering hope to the nation
Keir Starmer promised that ’self-interest is yesterday’s politics’ in his first press conference as Prime Minister after a Labour landslide at the General Election
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Great British Bake Off star Dawn Hollyoak dies at 61, with Paul Hollywood paying tribute
Dawn Hollyoak, who was eliminated in Pastry Week, has died at the age of 61, her family have confirmed
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Tories are now on life support after this truly historic and humiliating defeat
The Conservative’s have fundamentally lost touch with their core voters
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Talks begin next week to end junior doctors’ strikes as Labour gets to work
As his first act in office, Wes Streeting says he has spoken to the British Medical Association (BMA) to re-start negotiations in a bid to end the dispute over pay and working conditions
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Removal vans spotted outside No10 as Rishi Sunak forced out
Rishi Sunak is moving out of Downing Street after resigning as Prime Minister following the Conservative Party’s devastating defeat at the General Election
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins the Iranian presidential election
Victory reflects deep dissatisfaction with direction of country and could bring greater cooperation with west
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Boris Johnson blames ’Pied Piper’ Nigel Farage for role in ’destruction’ of Tories
In his newspaper column, the former prime minister offers advice for the Conservatives, saying: "When we get back in, don’t be too hasty to get rid of successful election-winning leaders".
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Investment manager stripped in park, stuffed mud in boxers, behaved inappropriately
Bollag lives in nearby Queen’s Gate Place, South Kensington, where apartments go for more than £5million
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McLaren is assisting military chiefs in developing a hypersonic missile as part of the arms race with Russia and China
The MoD wants a super-fast rocket that can corner and swerve at speeds over 4,000mph
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Prince William will cheer on England in their quarter-final clash with Switzerland
Prince William will today be travelling to Dusseldorf to cheer on England during their quarter-final clash against Switzerland - and he’s sent the team an excited message of support
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How Labour’s General Election victory could impact your finances - from taxes to pensions
Labour is now back in power for the first time in 14 years - so what does this mean for your personal finances? We run through everything you need to know about taxes, pensions and more
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Carol Vorderman offered sassy words of advice to Keir Starmer as he enters No. 10 as Prime Minister
Carol Vorderman says Tory ’gremlins’ in No10 have ’ransacked the house and tried to nick the lead off the roof’ but gave Starmer ’words to the wise’