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Four-year-old girl dies in suspected arson attack in Manchester
A four-year-old girl has died following a suspected arson attack at a house in Manchester, police have said.
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UK to supply 5,000 air defense missiles in £1.6bn deal
Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new agreement that enables Ukraine to utilize £1.6 billion of UK export finance to purchase 5,000 additional air defense missiles.
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Search for missing 21-year-old student in Chippenham enters third day
The family of a student who vanished in Chippenham are ‘extremely concerned for his welfare’.
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Man dies following one-punch attack outside Lewisham pub, police launch murder investigation
A man has been arrested after a 63-year-old died following an attack outside a Wetherspoons pub in London on Saturday.
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Plymouth fire: City center in lockdown with locals told ’stay indoors’ amid huge blaze
The massive fire erupted in the center of Plymouth, prompting firefighters and police officers to rush to the scene and advise locals to stay indoors as they worked to control the blaze.
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Agreement to purchase Prince Andrew’s business falls apart
A deal to take over the Duke of York’s former start-up business network now seems to be in doubt, sources close to the negotiations have told the BBC.
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Correctional officer calling herself ‘Queen’ had ‘intimate’ relationship with inmate
A prison officer who admitted to having an ‘intimate’ relationship with an inmate, called herself ‘your queen’ and boasted about performing a sex act on him.
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More than 100 designer handbags were stolen in a burglary in Alderley Edge, Cheshire
The victim is offering a reward of £10,000 for information that results in an arrest and conviction, according to police.
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Bargain Hunt auctioneer Charles Hanson acquitted of coercive control and assault allegations concerning his wife
During the trial, Hanson claimed his wife had dominated him and stated she left him "a beaten and broken man" by making him subservient to her.
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Morgan Dorsett has been named as the woman who died after being attacked by a dog in Bristol
Two individuals—a man and a woman, both in their 20s—have been arrested in connection with the attack and have been released on conditional bail.
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Prince William embraces an astonished fan as he’s surrounded by excited students
Prince William had students shouting his name from the windows during his visit to Bournemouth and Poole College today as part of a trip for his Homewards campaign.
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Russia-affiliated Telegram channels ‘proposing payment for assaults on UK mosques’
Campaigners report that cryptocurrency payments were proposed to UK residents if they painted anti-Muslim graffiti.
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Prince Harry takes a subtle jab at Donald Trump just hours after the King’s unprecedented invitation
Prince Harry made a surprise appearance at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, where he discussed how ’basic morals and empathy are abandoned,’ which could be perceived as a dig at US President Donald Trump.
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Hospital A&E evacuated due to concerns over ‘unusual smell’
An investigation has been launched after reports of an ‘unknown chemical’ sparked the evacuation of a London hospital.
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Theatre managers are on the brink of bankruptcy as migrants have been staying in the building for three months following a free performance
Left-wing managers of a Paris theatre occupied by hundreds of homeless African migrants are set to abandon the building because of sex-related violence.
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Before her death, the groomed girl was ’fixated on Hitler’
A schoolgirl who was groomed online by a far-right extremist in the US became "fixated" on Adolf Hitler and wanted to "blow up a synagogue" before she took her own life, an inquest has heard.
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Kate Middleton excites fans as she cuddles up to Prince William in a display of affection
The Prince and Princess of Wales had a day out in Wales before St David’s Day, and the couple was spotted in a rare display of affection as they returned home after a busy day in Pontypridd.
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Services to millions of people are disrupted as USAID reduces contracts globally
U.S.-funded projects worldwide, including those providing lifesaving care for millions of people in countries such as Sudan and South Africa, received termination notices on Thursday sending shockwaves across the global aid community.
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Mysterious loud bang heard for miles shakes homes and causes power outages
A mysterious ‘loud bang’ has been heard across an almost 30-mile area of Huddersfield.
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Roads surrounding parliament closed due to a suspicious package that triggered a security threat
The area around Parliament was closed after a suspicious package was found near the House of Lords.
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Jeffrey Epstein files ’will make you sick’ warning as pressure mounts on Prince Andrew
US Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a warning about the contents of the secret files on the serial sex abuser linked to Prince Andrew as she prepares to make them public.
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’Crystal Methodist’ Paul Flowers sentenced to prison for defrauding elderly friend out of £100k
Former Co-operative Bank chairman and ex-Methodist minister Paul Flowers has been sentenced after being found to have abused his position as the executor of a will for a ’vulnerable person’.
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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have departed from Romania to the US
Andrew Tate – a supporter of Donald Trump – and his brother are on a private plane to Florida, according to Romanian media.
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Gatwick second runway decision deadline is extended due to environmental concerns
The transport secretary is looking for some environmental changes to the airport’s expansion plans as the government deals with environmental and economic growth pressures.
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Talk of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returning to royal duties is debunked
Hopes persist that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will return to the royal family, but one expert has provided reasons why this will not occur—and they are controversial.