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Manchester man admits Greggs hammer raid and house burglary
A Manchester man has confessed to attempting to rob a Greggs Bakery in Cheshire just hours after breaking into a house and stealing items, including an antique shotgun.
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House of killer Wayne Couzens put up for sale for £280,000
The family home of convicted officer Wayne Couzens has been put on the market for £280,000, and it includes a garden hot tub.
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Metropolitan Police investigating drug use allegations at Strictly Come Dancing show
The Metropolitan Police has announced that it is investigating allegations of drug use on Strictly Come Dancing.
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Major fire in Clacton: residents evacuated from homes in the middle of the night
Residents of Clacton, Essex, have been evacuated, and locals have been advised to keep all windows and doors closed due to a large amount of smoke coming from a nearby building fire
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27-year-old man dies in Ensor’s Pool in Warwickshire
A man has died after disappearing beneath the water at a popular pool in Warwickshire.
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Girl, 11, tragically dies after incident on River Lynher in Cornwall
North Yorkshire police also report the discovery of a body in a river while searching for the missing 12-year-old boy.
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Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s suspend supplies from farm after pig cruelty exposed
Tesco, Asda, and Sainsbury’s stated that they had ’immediately’ suspended supplies from Somerby Top Farm after workers were found kicking piglets.
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Families “asked to move out” to make way for new estate of Prince and Princess of Wales
Two families were reportedly asked to leave their homes in order to make way for the Prince and Princess of Wales’s move to a new mansion.
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Two-year-old child dies after being hit by car in Whitstable car park
Police hurried to Whitstable, Kent, on Saturday night following reports of a car driving into a crowded car park, resulting in the death of a two-year-old child at the scene.
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Police helicopter flies a metre above road during chase in Merseyside
A police helicopter swept perilously close to the ground while pursuing a motorbike in Merseyside.
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Body recovered from River Swale in search for missing 12-year-old boy
A body has been found in a river by search teams looking for a missing 12-year-old boy, who was last seen swimming on Saturday evening.
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Thousands of Afghans who aided British forces caught in latest data leak scandal
Thousands of Afghans brought to safety in the UK have had their personal data exposed, after a Ministry of Defence (MoD) sub-contractor suffered a data breach.
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‘Brazen’ drug deals in the pews: worshippers horrified as dealers target Westminster Cathedral
Shocked churchgoers say they have seen ‘brazen’ drug deals taking place inside Britain’s biggest Catholic church.
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Armed police swarm Kings Hill as masked people spotted on rooftop of disused building
Armed police have quickly arrived at a "disused" building in Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, due to an ongoing "disturbance" and masked individuals have been spotted on a rooftop.
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Pro-Palestine protesters chant ‘RAF shame on you’ at High Wycombe air base demo
Pro-Palestine protesters chanted “RAF shame on you” as they held a demonstration outside an air base calling for an embargo on selling arms to Israel.
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John Cruickshank, last surviving WW2 Victoria Cross hero, dies aged 105
Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, Britain’s last surviving Victoria Cross recipient from the Second World War, has died at the age of 105.
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Dozens of HMRC staff sacked for snooping on taxpayers’ private records since 2022
Since 2022, dozens of HMRC staff have been dismissed for violating data privacy rules, with over 186 terminated for prying into taxpayers’ confidential information.
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Yob who threatened to gang rape Virgin Atlantic stewardess jailed after years of crime and chaos
Salman Iftikhar launched an extended and abusive verbal attack on a Virgin Atlantic flight attendant on a flight to Lahore, Pakistan, and the father was jailed last week.
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Laughter falls silent: Scottish comedian Gary Little dies
Comedian Gary Little has died at the age of 61.
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One dead, one missing after boat crash near Portsmouth Harbour
A man has died and another is missing after a boat crashed off near Portsmouth Harbour.
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Two easyJet planes collide at Manchester Airport tearing wing tip off
Two easyJet planes ‘clipped wings’ at Manchester Airport, tearing one of the flight’s wings off.
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‘We will never forget’: Charles delivers powerful VJ Day speech honouring Pacific war heroes
King Charles has vowed the sacrifice of Second World War heroes who died in the Pacific and Far East will never be forgotten on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
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King to deliver special address to nation on VJ Day anniversary
In words reminiscent of his grandfather, King George VI, King Charles has recognized the service and sacrifice of those who fought and died in the Second World War.
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MoD confirms ‘Category A’ nuclear incident at Faslane base but withholds details
A serious nuclear incident took place at a UK naval base earlier this year, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.
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Driver who ploughed into Liverpool FC fans faces 24 new charges — victims include infants
Six of the new alleged offences relate to children, including one six-month-old and one seven-month-old. More than 130 people were injured during the 26 May incident as hordes of fans celebrated Liverpool FC’s title win.
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