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Tens of thousands of train fare fines to be quashed in England and Wales
Four firms including Northern and Greater Anglia unlawfully prosecuted more than 74,000 alleged fare dodgers
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Public urged to stay away as fire spreads across two floors of south London flats
A block of flats has caught fire in south London with flames and smoke seen rising from apartments.
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Warning issued to Brits about ’Russian roulette’ party drug known as pink cocaine
ITV News was given exclusive access as the only UK broadcaster to join police trying to tackle pink cocaine on the streets of Ibiza, as George Hancorn reports
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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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Reform UK’s Richard Tice invested millions into offshore tax haven property empire
The multi-millionaire businessman admits he set up a family trust in the Channel Islands tax haven of Jersey more than three decades ago, but rejects claims he undermined the British government
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Treasury pledges low-carbon investment relief to appease oil and gas industry concerns
Minister James Murray says decision aimed at protecting jobs and investment after concerns raised by industry
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Search for young Brit who plunged 100ft from cruise ship called off after four days
A search and rescue operation for a Brit who fell 100 feet from the deck of the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas cruise ship in the Adriatic last Friday has now been called off
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Two-year-old dies after being pulled from canal in Wolverhampton
Boy was found in water near canal towpath in Ettingshall and taken to hospital, where he died
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Massive fire breaks out at Europe’s largest nuclear power station
Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately starting a fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power station.
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Man in critical condition after being shot by police in Woking
Surrey police refer themselves to watchdog after incident on Sunday morning involving man in his 20s
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Children to be taught how to identify fake news and ’putrid’ conspiracy theories online in wake of riots
Changes to the curriculum could mean schoolchildren analyse articles in English lessons to weed out fabricated stories, learn how to identify fake news in computer classes and analyse statistics in maths.
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Man shot by armed police after ’altercation’ between two people in Surrey
A man was shot by police in Surrey in the early hours of this morning.
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The labour change: what awaits the British budget as the new PM steps in
After winning its first election in 14 years, the United Kingdom’s Labour Party has pledged to prioritize spending cuts — eliminating certain benefits while increasing taxes on the wealthy.
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Thug who feebly shoved huge wheelie bins at riot police jailed for more than two years
Footage from the night shows Hodgson taking a run up as she attempts to roll the large dumpster towards the police. But, instead of hitting the nonplussed officers, it rolled to a pathetic halt several feet from them
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Ukraine war briefing: Moscow needs ‘to feel what it has done’, Zelenskiy says after Kursk incursion
Comments come on third day of Ukrainian attack on southern Russian region, with troops advancing about 10km over the border. What we know on day 898
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Woman dies after becoming entangled in a baggage claim conveyor belt
A woman got caught in a baggage claim conveyer belt at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and was killed.
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UK regulator to examine $4bn Amazon investment in AI startup Anthropic
Move is the latest of a string of CMA investigations into technology tie-ups
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Rioters receive a shock as police carry out dawn raids across London
Suspected rioters got quite the awakening this morning as police conducted a wave of dawn raids, arresting 10 people.
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Brit tourists ’told to run’ from Menorca hotel after toxic chemical leak
An investigation is now set to take place into the chemical leak, believed to have occurred following a "human error" at the four-star Royal Son Bou Family Club Hotel
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Buy an entire UK island with a castle for the price of a London studio flat
Torsa is a stunning 270-acre mini-estate with its own well-appointed, three-bedroom farmhouse, as well as a ruined castle and extensive beaches
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Terrified children flee the sea screaming after 10ft shark is spotted at Cornish harbour
Petrified children swimming in the sea were left paddling away in terror after a 10ft shark was spotted on the Cornish coast.
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Investors urge Glencore to abandon spin-off plans for coal division due to pollution concerns
More than 95% of investors urged commodities firm to keep highly profitable fossil fuel arm to help maximise shareholder cash
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Southport rioter jailed for three years after punching police officer in the face
Derek Drummond receives longest sentence so far over far-right disorder, with two others jailed for 20 and 30 months each
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Ipswich railway station murder probe as young woman knifed to death in horror incident
Suffolk Police and paramedics were called at around 7.10pm to reports a woman had been stabbed on Burrell Road near the train station in Ipswich - the woman, who has not been identified but was in her 20s, died at the scene
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