All news for 2024-08-13

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Seven appear in court over protest at Israeli-based firm’s UK site
Police say employees and officers were assaulted at Elbit Systems UK building in South Gloucestershire
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Donald Trump used Jeffrey Epstein’s former jet for campaign appearances
The ex-president used the late convicted sex offender’s plane after his own jet developed engine problems
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DWP data raises alarm over pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments but missing out
Charity Independent Age has warned a shake-up of winter fuel payments could be dangerous as new data suggests hundreds of thousands who are entitled to it could miss out
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Boss who stopped cleaner accepting £3,000 holiday paid for by community enjoys holiday in Barbados
Paul Spiers has been cleaning the streets of Beckenham, south London, for years and is a much-loved figure. Locals donated £3,000 so he could have a holiday to Portugal
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Woman mauled to death by pack of 25 Great Danes, with several ’still on the loose’
Davina Corbin, aged 56, was discovered covered in numerous bite marks and injuries near the Blackhawk Trail in Feather Falls, California by officials at around 2am
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Nottingham attack could have been prevented if NHS had ’done its job,’ health secretary says
Wes Streeting says victims ‘might still be alive’ if health service had recognised Valdo Calocane’s risk to others
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UK drafting Israel evacuation plan for British nationals in case of Iranian attack
The Government says staff are ’working round the clock to plan for all scenarios to keep British nationals safe’ as tensions grow between Iran and Israel amid fears of an attack
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Private maths tutor jailed after admitting to sexually abusing teen boy in diary
Maths tutor Holly Rouse-Sweeney, 37, from Hebden Bridge, has been jailed for six years after sexually abusing a teenage boy with police finding damning diary entries on her laptop
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Priest thought to pose risk to children is paid off
The Church of England made a six-figure pay-off to a priest assessed as a potential risk to children and young people, a BBC investigation has found.
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Starmer plan to expand facial recognition technology after far-right riots condemned by charities
Charities and human rights organisations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to reverse a planned expansion of the use of facial recognition technology following far-right riots across England and Northern Ireland.
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UK riots: First perpetrators receive prison sentences for disorder
Rioters across the country are being jailed as the government warns those found to have taken part in the unrest would face the "full force of the law".
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Girl, 13, pleads guilty to violent disorder during riots as Lush looter admits vandalizing 10 cars
More than 500 people have been charged in relation to the disorder, but the government says it can’t guarantee some won’t end up being released after serving less than half of their sentences.
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Prince Harry’s chief of staff resigns after just three months
Josh Kettler departs before the Sussexes’ Colombia trip with both sides agreeing he was not the right fit
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Wembley Stadium bans Taylor Swift fans without tickets as security is tightened
Following Vienna terror plot, Swift fans will not be able to gather outside and sing along as they have done previously
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French customs officers thwart €1.3m sale of fake Leonardo da Vinci painting
Spanish police make arrest after being notified that export licence had expired and work was found to be a copy
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Killers seen walking hand-in-hand minutes after ’sugar daddy’ was stabbed to death
A woman who stabbed her ‘sugar daddy’ to death after he ‘ran out of money’ has been jailed for 25 years.
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Man ’put girl in headlock and stabbed her eight times’ in Leicester Square attack
A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of an 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square.
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Graham Thorpe death: England cricket legend was struck by train as he took own life
At Surrey Coroner’s Court in Woking, Area Coroner Simon Wickens offered his "sincere condolences" not just to Mr Thorpe’s family, but to "all those touched by his life and career".
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Leicester Square stabbing: Man charged with attempted murder after 11-year-old girl knifed in street
Ioan Pintaru, 32, has been charged after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in Leicester Square and rushed to hospital. It It was initially believed that the girl’s mother had also been hurt
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Brexit delays to seed imports could hit crop production
Tomato and pepper growers call for UK to strike deal with EU to avoid disruption and duplicate testing