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Defence secretary announces scrapping of £500m worth of vessels and drones to reduce costs
John Healey said some had already been decommissioned in practice and confirmed retirement of some helicopters
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Body of young baby found in field after large area is cordoned off
A baby has been found dead in a field in Greater Manchester.
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Woman in her 20s found dead in seaside town
Detectives are investigating after the body of a young woman was found at a property in Great Yarmouth.
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Andrew Tate’s sex offences case could be withdrawn after court finds ’multiple irregularities’
A human trafficking, rape and sexual exploitation case against influencer Andrew Tate in Romania could be withdrawn after a court found "multiple irregularities" in prosecutors’ indictment.
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Thousands of farmers protest against changes to inheritance tax
Thousands of people have protested in London over changes to inheritance tax for farmers announced in the Budget.
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Teen reaches 130mph in dad’s BMW before crashing into home, causing £357,000 in damage
Samin Ahmed, 19, ploughed through the front of a house causing serious structual damage following a police chase that saw him reach speeds of around 130mph in his dad’s BMW
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Yorkshire town may file the first legal case in the UK over ’forever chemicals’
Residents claim contamination from Angus Fire factory has left them trapped and unable to sell their homes
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Masked burglars broke into Windsor estate while Kate, William, and their children were asleep
Two men scaled the fence of Windsor Castle after trying to break through a security gate – as Prince William and his family were sleeping in a nearby cottage.
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Bodies of woman and daughter found at home five months after their deaths
The bodies of the 83-year-old mum and her daughter, 56, were only found when neighbours called police and reported the flies and smell coming from their home in Redbridge, London
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Child in critical condition after suspected hit-and-run driver ’fled on foot’
A child has been left in critical condition after a suspected hit and run crash in Bristol.
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Lord Blunkett injured after falling into Tube platform gap
Lord Blunkett has called for an urgent review into what he described as "death trap" Tube platforms after he was injured falling into a gap as he boarded a train at Westminster station.
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13 ’dangerous dog’ incidents reported in 48 hours, including owner attacked by his own American bulldog
South Yorkshire Police have confirmed 13 reports relating to ’dangerous dogs’ in just 48 hours.
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Glastonbury ticket chaos as fans rage ‘f***ing bull****’ over same queue glitch affecting thousands
As part of this year’s queue system, Glastonbury 2025 hopefuls are directed to a page with a green queue bar that gradually shows their progression over time.
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UK supermarket so ’filthy’ that rats gnawed through food before dying and rotting
The wholesale market in Greater Manchester was slapped with huge fines after health inspectors found dead and alive rats scattered around the site, with food packaging having been gnawed through
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’Heartbroken’ TV chef shuts restaurant, leaving angry customers owed nearly £40,000
Glynn Purnell said he was "heartbroken" after taking the decision to close his Birmingham restaurant after 17 years and hundreds of customers say they are owed nearly £40,000
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Mould, leaks, and collapsing roofs: a look inside Britain’s ‘best council estate’
Lillington Gardens in Pimlico has won multiple awards for its design and desirable location in central London - but behind the flat doors, residents have told LBC they’re living in a nightmare.
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Angry farmers protest in tractors outside Labour conference, shouting ‘enough is enough’
Furious farmers have today descended on the coastal town of Llandudno in their tractors to express their anger at the inheritance tax rises announced in the Budget.
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Terrifying app allows users to create AI ’clones’ of terrorists, including Manchester arena bomber
Character AI lets people use artificial intelligence technology to recreate and talk to digital versions of real people - one victim of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was horrified
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One-year-old boy dies after High Court orders withdrawal of life support
A one-year-old boy who has a severe and irreversible neuromuscular disease has died after a High Court judge ruled his treatment should stop.
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Met officer dismissed for accessing Sarah Everard case files
A serving Metropolitan Police officer who accessed files relating to Sarah Everard’s murder has been dismissed.
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Liam Payne allegedly asked hotel staff for ’seven grams of cocaine’ in a heartbreaking video hours before his deat
Former One Direction star Liam Payne, who tragically fell to his death on October 16 in Buenos Aires, allegedly asked a hotel worker for ’seven grams of cocaine’ before his death
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Samurai sword-wielding man arrested outside Parliament ‘wanted to meet Boris Johnson’
A man who was arrested outside Parliament after arriving at the front gate wearing armour and wielding samurai swords has told a court he ‘want to meet Boris Johnson’.
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King supports food poverty project on his working birthday
King Charles has marked his 76th birthday by opening a new hub in south-east London as part of his project to distribute surplus produce to people in food poverty.