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King Charles renames £1.5bn HMS Agincourt submarine, overruling late Queen Elizabeth
King Charles stepped in to overturn the £1.5billion submarine’s original name, which had been given the green light by Queen Elizabeth in 2018, and rename it HMS Achilles.
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Mexican cartel members fire on US Border Patrol as drug gangs prepare for conflict with Trump
This is the moment Mexican cartel gangsters opened fire on US Border Patrol along the southern border.
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Oxford Street faces a major setback as multiple retailers announce plans to leave
Major brands are planning to flee Oxford Street because they are not attracting enough shoppers.
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Steaming flashmobs drive UK phone theft epidemic: Gangs ransack stores for devices sent to Africa or sold to second-hand shops
Britain’s phone theft epidemic is being fuelled by ’steaming’ flashmobs bombarding their way into stores and ransacking as many devices as possible in brazen 20-second heists.
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Immigration fraudster disguised with wigs to take UK citizenship tests on behalf of others
A 61-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly using an ‘array of wigs’ and other disguises to complete UK citizenship tests for at least 14 applicants.
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Just Stop Oil activists halt West End show featuring Sigourney Weaver
Just Stop Oil activists have disrupted a West End performance of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver after storming the stage.
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Urgent UK investigation into soft drinks sparked by Coca-Cola recall over chlorate safety concerns
Coca-Cola products have been recalled in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands due to high levels of chlorate and an investigation is underway in the UK by the Food Standards Agency.
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Two powerful SAS rifles and 500 bullets have gone missing over the past year
Two Special Forces rifles, 500 bullets and hundreds of laptops, computers and USBs went missing from the Ministry of Defence last year, Metro can reveal.
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Kate embraces Holocaust survivors and lights a candle at an emotional memorial, expressing, ’It’s good to be here’
Kate hugged Holocaust survivors at a reception for around 50 survivors of the Nazi campaign and survivors of subsequent genocides, telling them it was a "treat" to see them again.
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Ex-NATO commander criticizes Navy’s decision to rename submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid offending the French as ’PC gone mad
An ex-Nato commander has blasted woke Navy chiefs for renaming a submarine to avoid upsetting the French.
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Charles, overcome with emotion, wipes away tears during Auschwitz liberation service after delivering a heartfelt Holocaust Memorial Day tribute
Emotional King Charles III appeared to shed a tear as he listened intently to survivors stories on his historic visit to Auschwitz
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200 UK companies commit to a permanent four-day working week
More than 5,000 workers to benefit from reduced hours with no loss of pay.
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Flexible working inequality is creating a ’two-tier workforce’ in Britain
Office workers have more flexibility than frontline staff such as nurses and shop workers, report says
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King Charles to make historic visit to Auschwitz on the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation
The King will make history as he becomes the first British monarch to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp on Monday.
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Over 8,000 social media accounts promoting people smuggling were shut down last year
Social media accounts featuring ad-style video testimonials from people smuggled into the UK were among more than 8,000 shut down for promoting the crime last year.
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A 19-year-old teen dies after a tree crushes his car during Storm Eowyn
A 19-year-old man has died after he was critically injured when a tree fell on his car during Storm Eowyn.
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CIA suspects Covid-19 likely originated in a lab, but has low confidence in this conclusion
The CIA now believes the most plausible explanation for the origins of Covid-19 is that it leaked from a laboratory in China, it has emerged.
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Madeleine McCann’s main suspect may leave Europe and undergo plastic surgery
The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is considering leaving Europe and getting plastic surgery so nobody recognises him when he gets out of jail.
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Senior military intelligence officer faces imprisonment for groping a female colleague during a drunken night out in Dubai
A highly decorated military intelligence chief is facing jail for groping a female officer.
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Gang leader jailed for £4m luxury car thefts across Manchester
The ringleader of a gang which stole £4m worth of luxury cars after breaking into the owners’ homes and threatening them at knifepoint has been jailed.
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Teen from Bristol tops Fantasy Premier League leaderboard
A 15-year-old student from Bristol says it "feels surreal" to have topped the worldwide fantasy football league.
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Man sentenced to 21 years for assaulting baby, leaving the infant profoundly disabled
A man who carried out a ‘monstrous’ attack on an eight week old baby, leaving the infant with profound disabilities, has been jailed for 21 years.
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Teenagers killed in Wakefield car accident: Police urge public for dashcam footage
Three teenagers, one aged 18 and two aged 19, have died after a car hit a tree near Wakefield on Friday evening, West Yorkshire Police said
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Rudakubana faces isolation and risk as "No.1 target" in notorious UK prison
Axel Rudakubana has been detained at the 900-capacity HMP Belmarsh in southeast London, where he will wear a paper jumpsuit to prevent self-harm in his small cell.
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British Museum partly closes after dismissed contractor shuts down IT systems
A recently dismissed contractor shut down several systems before being arrested, the museum said