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Elderly Brit, 77, arrested for allegedly refusing to pay £10,000 bill at Ibiza restaurant
A British man, 77, was arrested in Ibiza after refusing to pay a huge restaurant bill. The man was dining with five other women, who were also arrested by police
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Liverpool riots: Families flee Disney Princess cruise ship as police officer suffers broken jaw
Merseyside Police said a number of police officers were injured tackling serious disorder in Liverpool city centre because thugs threw bricks and other missiles at them
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At least 57 arrests in connection to ’completely unacceptable’ riots
Some 57 people - including children - have been arrested in connection with the riots which have blighted cities and towns today and yesterday.
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Sunderland riot fire destroys vital service used by struggling families
The burned-out Citizens Advice Bureau was the only place in Sunderland able to give free help under the government’s Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service
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Hull riot escalates with fires set across the city as protesters clash with police
Riots have erupted across England following the brutal killings of three young girls at a dace party in Southport earlier this week where several others were injured
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Public warned after razor blades found under far-right extremist stickers at train station
British Transport Police are urging the public to report any findings of stickers advertising a far-right extremist group after a razor blade was discovered hidden underneath one in a train station
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Two men charged in connection with alleged Russia-linked arson plot
Two more men have been charged in relation to an alleged arson attack against a Ukraine-linked business in London, taking the total number of suspects to seven.
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BBC removes Doctor Who-themed Children in Need advert that starred Southport stabbing suspect
In a now-deleted clip promoting the charity from 2018, Axel Rudakubana is seen leaving the Tardis dressed as The Doctor, wearing a trench coat and tie to look like the show’s former star David Tennant.
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Map reveals locations of riots across the UK, with dozens more planned
Violence has continued to erupt across the country, with dozens more protests planned for this weekend in the wake of the Southport stabbings.
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Police charge seven teenagers in connection with Southend seafront violence
Boys aged 14 to 18 face charges including attempted murder after disorder earlier in week
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Irish police question man over woman’s death in County Cork
Woman named locally as Daena Walsh died shortly after being found with serious injuries in Midleton flat
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Muslim stabbed at train station hours before far-right demonstration at Liverpool mosque
A train station stabbing left Liverpool’s Muslim community on edge today, even before far-right protesters gathered outside a city mosque.
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Inside the UK riots: Right-wing groups fueled by misinformation
Reporters investigating the dissemination of information that sparked the riots on Tuesday have tracked them to a number of far-right groups active on social media
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Sunderland police station set on fire as rioters hurl beer barrels at police
Sunderland Central Police Station on Waterloo Place in the city centre was set on fire by protestors on Friday evening as thugs took to the streets over Monday’s attacks in Southport
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Home Office threatened to deport man likely to be a key witness in the Bibby Stockholm inquest
Yusuf Deen Kargbo was roomate of Leonard Farruku and almost certainly last person to have seen him alive
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Armed police swoop in at Manchester station after train evacuations
Chaos engulfed Manchester Victoria station after an incident this afternoon.
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Pilot dies as aeroplane makes horror crash landing on busy motorway in ’indescribable’ tragedy
A pilot has been killed in the Netherlands in a "tragic accident", as the flight school confirmed the aeroplane crashed onto a busy motorway, sparking a huge fireball
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Police release images of seven individuals following Aldershot migrant hotel protest
Hampshire Police are investigating after protests outside the Potters International Hotel on Wednesday night.
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Insurance boss warns against using pensions to drive UK growth
Government must defuse ‘ticking timebomb’ of people not saving enough for retirement, says Royal London CEO
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Boy, 11, arrested on suspicion of arson; seven men charged over Hartlepool rioting
Police car was set on fire during Wednesday’s violent disorder, for which 12 people were arrested, in wake of stabbing attack in Southport
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Thugs brandish machetes, sparking violent brawl at family sports event
A number of people were injured when violence broke out between two groups who attended a Kabaddi tournament in Alvaston, Derby, last summer
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GPs vote to take collective action for first time in 60 years
GPs will choose from a series of options, including limiting the number of daily patients they see to 25 and refusing to share patient data, in opposition to a contract they have been offered.
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Casualties on Welsh roads fall after 20mph speed limit, figures show
Number of people injured and killed on 20 and 30mph roads from January to March reduced by more than a quarter
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Halla Tómasdóttir to be sworn in as Iceland’s seventh president
Finance entrepreneur becomes second woman to be elected head of state since independence in 1944
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Keir Starmer to hold emergency Downing Street press conference
Keir Starmer will address the nation at 4pm after gathering police chiefs in Downing Street after a second night of violence in the wake of the Southport tragedy
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