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Actor and comedian Brian Murphy passes away at 92
Brian Murphy was best known for his role in the 1970s sitcoms Man About The House and George And Mildred.
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Ladbrokes gambling ads displayed on app used as a baby monitor
Campaigners urge crackdown after user says they were shocked to see offers of free bets.
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Marlon and Lashonda Moore plead guilty to BINT-related criminal charges
Blessings In No Time co-founders Marlon and Lashonda Moore have pled guilty to related criminal charges.
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Historic London pub, which lent its name to an entire area, closes after 200 years
Staff and punters at a landmark pub styled on a Swiss chalet but located on a north London roundabout, where regulars have included actor Sean Bean, are ‘gutted’ after it unexpectedly closed down at the weekend.
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North Wales fire chief suspended from £122k role due to ’homophobic’ social media post from 2012
A deputy fire chief has been suspended from his £122,000-a-year role over an ’anti-gay’ social media post.
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Kate shares a new photo taken by Prince Louis to commemorate World Cancer Day
The Princess of Wales has released a photograph of herself to mark World Cancer Day, taken by her son Prince Louis.
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Rogue pigs cause chaos in ’terrorized’ quaint village after escaping from farm
An intrepid herd of pigs have been causing chaos in a Norfolk village by escaping from a nearby farm and digging up gardens while on the prowl for food.
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Mystery of World War Two ship torpedoed by Nazi Germany finally resolved
A World War Two ship torpedoed by Adolf Hitler has been discovered along the coast of Rio De Janeiro using sonar imaging.
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Tony Martin, who killed a burglar at his farmhouse, has died
Convicted killer Tony Martin, who shot dead a teenage intruder in his home in 1999, has died at the age of 80, a family friend has said.
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Spain’s Foreign Minister fires ambassador for taking a ’siesta’
Spain’s ambassador to Belgium will be sacked for taking a ’siesta’ while his boss gave an hour-long speech during a summit in Madrid last month.
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Man arrested after slapping Nando’s employee in the face with a plate
A 32-year-old man has been arrested after a Nando’s employee was slapped in the face with a plate by a customer nearly a year ago.
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Avanti West Coast passengers experience major disruptions as rail strikes resume
Sunday’s stoppage to be worsened by engineering works, as dispute threatens to affect every weekend until June.
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Barclays advises customers to contact food banks as IT glitch persists for a third day
The bank has apologised as hundreds of customers complain about service disruption and missing funds.
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Drone footage reveals the aftermath of the fire that destroyed Maghull Town Hall
Drone footage has captured the aftermath of a large fire engulfing a town hall in Merseyside.
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Teenage boy dies at go-karting center after experiencing cardiac arrest
A teenager has died at a go-karting centre in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Second body discovered in search for missing Hungarian sisters in Aberdeen
The body of a second woman has been found in the search for two missing sisters in Aberdeen.
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Piglet with ’human-like’ features and no eyes emits a bloodcurdling cry
A piglet with a ’human-like’ face and no eyes has been born in the Philippines, with the footage showing the creature crying out a sound that resembles that of a baby.
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Stuart MacMillan and Monat reach a settlement in the ’mafia family’ lawsuit
Former Monat President Stuart MacMillan and owners Luis and Rayner Urdaneta have settled the legal dispute against them.
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Car tax changes starting in April will double the fees for owners of certain vehicles
The new rules will see millions of drivers have to pay more in car tax, with those affected including owners of new cars less than a year old.
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Shamed MSP Michael Matheson claims £11,000 iPad bill controversy is ’completely blown out of proportion’
Michael Matheson was forced to step down as Scotland’s health secretary last year amid a public outcry over a near £11,000 iPad data roaming bill. In a new interview, the MSP said his opponents had sought to take "political advantage" of the situation.
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Suspended engineer allegedly forged fire safety certificates for high-rise flats
An expert has been accused of signing off fire safety certificates for flats in high-rise blocks using the credentials and signature of another engineer without permission...
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Body found in River Dee during search for missing sisters in Aberdeen
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti’s disappearance earlier this month sparked a major search operation. Police Scotland previously said there had been nothing to suggest "suspicious circumstances or criminality".
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Family of a five-year-old boy accuses hospital staff of ’laughing’ while his life support was turned off
Damning report criticises care of Muhammad Ayaan Haroon, who died at Sheffield Children’s Hospital after suffering breathing difficulties.
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Grenfell fire families in the UK seek answers about unidentified remains
More than seven years after the blaze that engulfed London’s Grenfell Tower, some families of victims say they have been traumatised again by letters notifying them that human remains are still in storage which could be of their loved ones.
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Prosecutors allege Sean ’Diddy’ Combs trafficked at least three women
Sean ’Diddy’ Combs trafficked at least three women in his 20-year sexual abuse scheme, prosecutors said on Thursday in filing a new criminal indictment against the incarcerated hip-hop mogul.