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Two children die from measles in England as cases surge past 700 this year
Two children have died from measles in England this year, while more than 100 new cases have been reported in the past two weeks, health officials said on Thursday.
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Belfast unrest enters second night as police face petrol bombs and burning vehicles
Twelve police officers have been injured and 16 people have been arrested in Northern Ireland following a second night of disorder in the wake of the Belfast knife attack.
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Scotland urged to stop putting babies in unsafe temporary accommodation
Scotland’s commissioner for children and young people has called on the government to take urgent action to end the use of unsuitable temporary accommodation for children.
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Son of former Karcher boss died at family farm after job search struggles, inquest hears
The son of a manufacturing tycoon killed himself with an air pistol in front of his father after struggling to find a "proper job", an inquest has heard.
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British holidaymaker, 25, dies after being smashed against rocks at Spanish beach
The 25-year-old Brit went into cardiac arrest after he smashed against the rocks on the secluded Percheles Beach on the Costa Calida in Mazarron in southeastern Spanish region Murcia.
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Stranger and police officer catch toddler as she falls from London window ledge
A young girl who was hanging from a window ledge in Ilford for at least nine minutes was saved by a ‘complete stranger’.
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Fire kills every animal inside The Jungle Box mini zoo in Buntingford
A fire at a children’s soft play centre and mini zoo in Hertfordshire has resulted in the tragic death of all the animals inside the building.
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Cycling police officer makes more than 250 arrests in Norwich shoplifting crackdown
A pedaling policeman on a mission to catch shoplifters has made more than 250 arrests in the last year alone.
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Student records and financial data at risk after Nottingham university hack
Students at one of the country’s leading universities have been left exposed by a major cyber attack which could disrupt their exam marking.
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West Ham co-owner David Sullivan banned from women’s and youth teams over safeguarding concerns
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has been banned from having contact with the club’s women’s and youth teams for the last three years because of safeguarding concerns.
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EU prosecutors seize €305,000 in Italian pandemic fund fraud probe
European authorities seized more than 305,000 euro (roughly $352,000) in assets across southern Italy as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving European Union pandemic recovery funds.
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Mass grave of HMS Invincible sailors at risk as Norfolk coast crumbles
The remains of 119 drowned sailors might be exhumed to safeguard them from being uncovered due to coastal erosion.
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Family found dead after 400ft fall from luxury London tower
The family who fell to their deaths from a luxury block of flats in Elephant and Castle were ‘struggling’ with their son’s terminal health condition, sources have claimed.
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AI deepfake adverts on X drag Bank of England chief into scam row
The Bank of England has come out fighting after AI-generated videos of Andrew Bailey in conflict with Nigel Farage emerged as paid adverts on the social media platform X.
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Hundreds of UK civil servants allowed to work abroad as families scrap holidays
Hundreds of British civil servants are working from overseas while families are forced to forgo their summer getaways because of the cost of living crisis.
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Huge London fire sends black smoke across skyline as 100 firefighters tackle blaze
A HUGE fire has erupted in London with 100 firefighters now battling the blaze.
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Charles’s private Diana grief revealed in resurfaced letter written after her death
King Charles laid bare the depth of his grief following the death of Princess Diana in a deeply personal letter that has resurfaced nearly three decades after her tragic death – revealing the future monarch’s struggle with what he described as an "unbearable emptiness."
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Yorkshire council orders £1.05m woodland holiday homes torn down after illegal build
A Yorkshire council has demanded that landowners tear down holiday homes after they were illegally built on ancient woodland.
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Jamie Oliver forced to increase security as migrant camp just miles from home expands
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, 51, has been forced to increase his security due to rising concerns about the growing migrant camp just minutes from his home.
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Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes set for explosive £10m court battle after divorce talks collapse
Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford’s divorce settlement talks have collapsed, with the former couple now heading to court.
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Who is Harriet Sperling? Meet the NHS nurse who married King Charles’s nephew Peter Phillips
Peter Phillips married NHS nurse Harriet Sperling during a private ceremony at All Saints Church in Kemble, Gloucestershire, on Saturday.
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King Charles pays discounted palace rents for Beatrice and Eugenie as new questions emerge over Andrew deal
King Charles has been covering the expenses for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie to reside in luxurious apartments within royal palaces, and one royal expert believes the "outrageous"
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Peter Phillips marries Harriet Sperling in Gloucestershire ceremony attended by senior royals
Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne and nephew of King Charles III, has married NHS nurse Harriet Sperling in a private ceremony in the Gloucestershire village of Kemble
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Andrew Tate’s Moscow arrival sparks fury from British women accusing him of rape
Lawyer for British women criticizes ‘extraordinary spectacle’ of Tate’s arrival in Moscow.
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Andrew rented out Royal Lodge cottages as King pays palace rent for his daughters
Deeply ingrained in our nation’s values of fairness, hard work, and decency is the notion that when someone in power is taking advantage, it always bothers us.