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London Underground faces major disruption as RMT strike begins
Tube drivers are demanding a 75 percent discount on all their rail travel at the start of a strike poised to paralyze London.
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London protest sees nearly 900 arrests after Palestine Action ban
The Metropolitan Police has said 890 people were arrested at a protest against the banning of Palestine Action as a terror group on Saturday - including 17 on suspicion of assaulting officers.
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Man survives 100ft fall down embankment in Walton
A person who fell nearly 100 feet down an embankment has been rushed to hospital.
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UK braced for heavy rain, lightning and hail as yellow thunderstorm warning issued
Heavy rain, lightning, and hail are expected to hit parts of the UK on Sunday as the Met Office issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms.
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Asylum seekers to move from hotels to military barracks in UK government plan
Asylum seekers will swap “luxury accommodation” in hotels for military barracks in No 10’s latest bid to tackle the migrant crisis.
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Historic Cleckheaton building suffers façade collapse, no injuries reported
Footage captures a passerby on their phone noticing pieces of masonry falling - moments before the building’s façade collapsed.
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UK to open five defence colleges to train teenagers in cyber warfare and engineering
Teenagers will be able to learn about cyber warfare in sixth form as part of a £182 million government funding package to boost defence recruitment.
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Clashes in London as police arrest 150 at protest against Palestine Action ban
Police have drawn their batons as violent clashes erupted during mass arrests at a demonstration against the banning of Palestine Action in London’s Parliament Square.
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Royal family to attend funeral of Duchess of Kent in Windsor
The Duchess of Kent will be laid to rest in Windsor after a Catholic funeral service at Westminster Cathedral, Buckingham Palace has announced.
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Mass arrests begin at London’s largest protest against Palestine Action ban
Arrests have begun at the largest demonstration yet opposing the proscription of Palestine Action.
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Resident pays to remove offensive graffiti outside Angela Rayner’s home
A resident has paid for the clean-up of graffiti outside Angela Rayner’s flat in Hove, according to the Brighton and Hove City Council.
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Independent Gaza tribunal accuses UK of complicity in Israeli war crimes
Britain is not just complicit in Israel’s breaches of humanitarian law in Gaza but a participant that has repeatedly ignored its legal obligation to prevent a genocide, witnesses have told the independent Gaza tribunal.
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Massive fire engulfs industrial building in Witham, Essex
A huge blaze broke out at an industrial site in Witham, Essex on Saturday evening, sending plumes of thick black smoke billowing across the sky.
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Prince William and Princess Kate prepare to move into Forest Lodge, their ‘forever home’
It has been dubbed their ’forever home’ and the place where they will continue to live once they become King and Queen.
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Closure of Elbit’s Bristol hub marks blow to Israeli arms maker in UK
An Israeli arms manufacturer’s facility in Bristol, which was repeatedly targeted by Palestine Action, seems to have closed unexpectedly.
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Horse fatally injured, jockey hospitalized after horror fall at ascot
A horse suffered a fatal injury and a jockey was taken to the hospital after a horrific incident at Ascot on Friday. The accident occurred as the leaders began their challenges in the Sodexo Live! Handicap, over 7f, with one furlong to run.
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Royal Family mourns Duchess of Kent, 92, after peaceful death
The Duchess of Kent has died at the age of 92, Buckingham Palace has announced today.
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New Māori queen delivers first speech, urges unity and a ‘new path’
It was the moment thousands had waited a year to see: New Zealand’s new Māori Queen speaking to her people for the first time since being crowned. As a light rain fell, Nga wai hono i te po, the 28-year-old monarch, urged Māori to come together and “walk a new path”.
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London braces for week-long transport chaos as RMT launches five-day tube and rail strikes
London is preparing for a week of commuter chaos as members of the Rail, Maritime And Transport union (RMT) organize a five-day walkout.
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Body found of British woman who vanished at Greek beach
The heartbroken husband of a British woman who vanished while he slept on a sun lounger in Greece has confirmed police have found his wife’s body.
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Rhode Island braces for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding of the year as Swift’s $1.7m mansion gets a makeover
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce might get married in Rhode Island, a source informs Page Six.
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“Dances with Wolves” star Graham Greene passes away at 73
Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor whose long and successful career on the big and small screen included an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Kicking Bird in “Dances with Wolves,” has died. He was 73.
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Farage posts Oval Office photo with Trump after being branded ‘Putin-loving sycophant’
Nigel Farage has posted an image of himself with Donald Trump during the Reform UK leader’s trip to the US.
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Scottish Government suspends support for firms supplying weapons to states accused of genocide
Public funding to Scottish arms companies with links to the Israeli military is to be paused.
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Tesco recalls Stir Fry Tikka Chicken after undeclared allergens found
Food safety watchdogs have warned consumers not to eat the popular chicken product.
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