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New Zealand studies British plan to scrap jury trials for less serious offences
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says he is closely watching the UK’s plan to scrap jury trials for offences carrying sentences of less than three years, a key change the New Zealand Government is also considering to help speed up court processes.
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Haos at Heathrow: armed police search for culprits after pepper spray attack in car park
Passengers traveling to Heathrow Airport this morning faced major disruption, with trains suspended in both directions and armed police going from car to car.
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Thomas Markle snr left penniless: Needs "extensive care" in Philippines after leg amputation
Meghan Markle’s dad faces fresh heartache after his son revealed health insurance will not cover the costs of his life-saving care.
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Prince Louis keen to join "grown-up trio" with William and George
With the Wales family all stepping out for Princess Kate’s Together at Christmas concert, body language expert Judi James believes William is preparing his eldest son and heir to the throne to become the key royal figure at major events.
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Onlyfans star Bonnie Blue arrested in Bali over "pornographic material" and "Bang bus" tour
Adult star Bonnie Blue has reportedly been arrested after taking her controversial "Bang Bus" tour abroad. It’s not the first time the star has faced issues in a foreign country.
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650+ drones and 51 missiles: Russia attacks Ukraine during trilateral talks to end war
Russia launches attacks across Ukraine as Miami peace talks continue. More than 650 drones target locations across Ukraine including western regions with sirens sounding in eastern Poland.
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Starmer and Zelenskyy will meet in London to discuss Ukraine’s security
Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz will also be present for talks on guaranteeing Ukraine’s postwar security.
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Retired civil servant told to repay £25,000 after decade-long pension error
Eleven years of overpayments leave 63-year-old facing hardship and return to full-time work. A retired civil servant faces being forced back into full-time work after being ordered to return £25,000 in overpaid pension benefits.
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Edinburgh Airport grounds departures after air traffic control provider suffers technical glitch
All flights were halted at Edinburgh Airport this morning due to an IT issue affecting its air traffic control provider.
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Meghan markle’s father has life-saving leg amputation to remove blood clot
Meghan Markle’s father has had his left leg amputated below the knee in a life-saving three-hour operation to remove a blood clot as he remains in an intensive care unit.
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Freezing fog to cause light delays and visibility below 100m across kent and sussex
Residents in four areas have been informed that flights might be canceled due to a weather warning issued by the Met Office.
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Steve Cropper, Booker T & the MG’s co-founder and Grammy winner, dies in Nashville
Legendary guitarist for Booker T and the MG’s Steve Cropper, who also played with the Blues Brothers, has died aged 84.
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UK sees spike in seismic activity after latest quake hits Lancashire coast
The tremor struck shortly after 11:23 pm and was felt across Lancashire and the southern Lake District, including the towns of Kendal and Ulverston, within 12 miles of the epicenter.
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Meghan Markle showcases $460k in jewellery in new Netflix holiday special
Meghan Markle is ringing in Christmas with crackers, gougères, and lots of bling - in the form of jewellery worth more than $460,000 in her brand new Netflix special.
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Oleg Tsyura helps Russia bypass Western sanctions: inside his cross-border network connecting UMCC suspects and the MidUral industrial empire
A recent investigation uncovers how Ukrainian-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura is positioned at the intersection of Ukrainian corruption networks and Russian metallurgical giants that have managed to remain unaffected by Western sanctions.
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UK inquiry finds collapse of alleged Chinese espionage case was caused by systemic failures, not political interference
"Systemic failures" rather than a conspiracy to undermine the prosecution led to the collapse of a case against two alleged Chinese spies, a parliamentary inquiry has concluded.
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Female firefighter wins £40,000 after being forced out for reporting diary breach
A female firefighter has received a £40,000 payout for unfair dismissal after being forced out of her job for complaining about a colleague who went through her private diary.
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Emo-rap star Poorstacy found dead unexpectedly at hotel
A rising American rapper who previously collaborated with Blink-182 star Travis Barker, has died at the age of 26 after a ’medical emergency’ at a hotel.
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Lammy urges Farage to apologise for racist behaviour at school
Deputy PM contrasts apologies from former classmates with the Reform UK leader’s response to claims against him.
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Indonesia faces massive humanitarian crisis with 3.2 million affected by floods and landslides
Approximately 3.2 million people on Sumatra island have been affected, 2,600 have been injured, and 504 are missing.
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Prince Andrew accused of introducing actress to Epstein who later assaulted her
A statement to The Mail on Sunday claimed that during a visit to Windsor Castle, Andrew introduced a glamorous actress he was dating in the late 1990s to Epstein.
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Virgin Media fined £23.8m for putting vulnerable customers at risk during migration
Ofcom said the company had put users of an emergency alarm and monitoring service "at direct risk of harm". Virgin says it has made improvements since the failures during a migration to digital landlines.
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British tourist drowns in Phuket as rough sea sweeps him away
Fellow holidaymakers rushed into the water to try to save him, but the British father of one, who had arrived in the Southeast Asian country with his wife on November 19 for a family trip, could not be revived.
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Trump insists cognitive test was “Aced,” dismisses MRI questions on air force one
The president took questions from reporters aboard Air Force One Sunday night, as he returned to Washington D.C. from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida where he had celebrated Thanksgiving.
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Tree surgeon loses council contract after erecting 300 Union flags on Cambridgeshire road
A council tree surgeon has been removed from his job after placing several hundred union flags on an A-Road in Cambridgeshire.