All news on the topic: England

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Transport chaos in the heat: broken-down Thameslink train forces passengers to walk along the tracks
Alarmed Brits were evacuated after being stuck for two hours on a train without air conditioning.
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"Footballer who lost it all": ex-Arsenal youth captain jailed for cannabis smuggling
A professional footballer who brought £600,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand into the UK has been sentenced to four years in prison.
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Official: Trent Alexander-Arnold joins Real Madrid — Liverpool to receive compensation
Liverpool have successfully secured a fee from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s much-anticipated transfer to Real Madrid, even though the England international was out of contract at Anfield.
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“Battle over bins”: union-government conflict escalates in Brighton
The decades-long dispute between the council and the GMB union resurfaces after a report shows a 140% increase in missed collections.
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New rules: Foreigners apprehended for smuggling cannabis via Heathrow deported at once
Heathrow airport staff will be deporting foreigners caught smuggling cannabis, according to new stricter rules
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Probation personnel advised to refrain from using term ‘chemical castration’ to prevent offending pedophiles and sex offenders
Probation staff have been told not to use the phrase chemical castration in conversations with paedophiles and sex offenders
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Controversial initiative: UK plans chemical castration for sex offenders and reduced prison sentences
The review has been criticised by some, including the domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales. "The government will be sending a clear message to domestic abusers that they can now offend with little consequence," Nicole Jacobs said.
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England becomes first in the world to launch gonorrhoea vaccination programme
Jab hailed as ‘landmark moment for sexual health’ and comes amid record cases of infection
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Deadly delays: over 16,000 deaths in 2024 linked to long waits in UK hospitals
Some 320 patients a week may have died needlessly in England last year due to very long waits in A&E for a hospital bed, figures suggest.
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“Jackie Chan” from Great Yarmouth: UK convicts Bulgarian spy ring working for Russia
Six Bulgarians have been imprisoned after being found guilty of espionage for Russia, with the leader Orlin Roussev managing the operations from a dilapidated guesthouse on the east coast of England.
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"No more money": new NHS chief declares end of the era of generous budgets
Jim Mackey says state of public finances means country can no longer afford big spending rises
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Bargain Hunt star accused of terrorism links in UK’s first case of its kind
Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, has been charged with eight counts of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business within the regulated sector, following a Met Police probe
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New UK law: criminals who refuse to attend sentencing to face extra two years in prison
Under a new bill introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, criminals in England and Wales who refuse to attend their sentencing could face up to two additional years in prison.
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Specific target in sight: UK announces foiled terror plot after arrests in London and Manchester
Eight individuals have been detained as part of two distinct counter-terrorism police investigations.
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Defendant in the Sycamore Gap tree case claims he was forced to take the blame due to mental health issues
Daniel Graham tells court it was suggested he accept responsibility ‘because I have mental health issues’
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Sang in the wrong place: rooster costs owner £4,000 for crowing at 5 am
New Forest council says Harold Brown’s bird created ‘unacceptable levels of noise’ that disturbed people’s sleep
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Pay more or cut costs: the government prepares the system for a new wave of strikes
Pay rises for NHS staff and teachers must be paid from existing budgets, the Treasury has warned, setting up the potential for strike action.
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Shoplifting hits record high in England and Wales, surpassing half a million offences
The number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales has passed half a million for the first time, figures show.
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UK to dismiss police officers who fail background checks under new law taking effect in May
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said a new law allowing police officers who fail vetting to be automatically sacked will help heal ‘damaged’ public trust.
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Labour’s law shift: 3,000 new officers to reclaim the streets
Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper announced a huge boost to neighbourhood policing teams across the 43 forces in England and Wales after they were ’decimated’ under the Tories
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UK police leaders develop plans for a national counter-terrorism force
Changes could mark biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s
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Mother who killed newborn ‘Baby Callum’ 27 years ago avoids imprisonment
Joanne Sharkey had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter following an incident during which she was suffering from postnatal depression.
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UK opens ’megaprison’ HMP Millsike, adding 1,500 places to overcrowded system
HMP Millsike, labeled by critics as a ‘megaprison’, will contribute 1,500 spaces to the prison estate in England and Wales.
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One of the British Isles has passed a bill on assisted death
The Isle of Man, a self-governing dependent territory of the British Crown located to the northwest of England, on Tuesday, March 25, approved a bill that will allow terminally ill adults to have the right to choose to end their lives.
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A mysterious spiral lit up the sky over the UK — it turned out to be the Falcon 9 launch
A mysterious glowing spiral illuminated the sky last night and was spotted across the UK.