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Security forces break up protests: Dozens arrested over pro-Palestine Action slogans
Seventy-one arrests have been made at protests across the UK against Palestine Action being proscribed a terror group, police have said.
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‘Life turned upside down’: Briton sues Tui over injuries on ‘compensation’ excursion
A dad-of-three is suing holiday provider Tui for more than £500,000 in damages after suffering life-changing injuries in a quad bike crash.
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Serious accident on M60: traffic closed between Stockport and Denton
A stretch of the M60 has closed after a serious crash on the busy motorway in Greater Manchester.
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Park Lane penthouse turned into battleground: Al-Fayed heirs locked in 8-year legal fight with UK developer
The owner of a multi-million pound penthouse on Park Lane, central London, has been in an eight-year legal battle with companies owned by the late Mohamed Al Fayed and his family, the BBC has found.
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Former London police chief Lord Ian Blair dies aged 72
Tributes have flooded in for former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair, who has died at the age of 72.
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Young girl falls from third floor in Keighley
A young girl has suffered serious injuries after falling from a third-floor window.
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Gold Lego figure, Rolex and Dior: Police auction off ‘gangster’ trophies
A personalised gold Lego pendant is among the gangster-style bling going under the hammer in a sale for police and the government
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Two women killed after stolen BMW crashes into care home in Sunderland
Two elderly women have died after a car crashed into their care home while being chased by police.
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Fatal crash in Hendon: Shoaib Kochay dies in hospital eight days after incident
A man has died in hospital eight days after he was struck in a hit and run in north London, allegedly following a fight with weapons.
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£11 billion already spent — and the results are ‘disappointing’: National audit slams F-35 programme
Britain’s £71 billion programme to deliver its most advanced fighter jet has been hit by significant delays, equipment shortages, and staffing gaps, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
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Tragedy in Sutton Park: Body of missing teenager recovered from Powell’s Pool lake
The teenager vanished in the water at Powell’s Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police has confirmed he died
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Sunderland: Stolen BMW rams care home — 8 hospitalised, two young men behind bars
Two men, both 21 years old, were arrested following a crash involving a blue BMW that was stolen from Fenham, Newcastle, and collided with the side of a care home in Sunderland.
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Teenagers and the hacker mafia: Group arrested in UK over cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods
Four arrested on suspicion of breaching Computer Misuse Act, blackmail, money laundering and joining activities of organised crime
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24-year-old man drowns in inflatable pool with just nine inches of water
A 24-year-old man died after drowning in a paddling pool with just nine inches of water inside.
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BMW unlawfully fired disabled employee after spying on him over suspected fakery
A disabled BMW worker was discriminated against and unfairly dismissed after bosses believed he was exaggerating his back pain and spied on him, a tribunal found.
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Salford teacher sacked for hiding relationship with convicted paedophile
A primary school teacher has been banned from teaching after failing to disclose a relationship with a convicted child sex offender.
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Killer driver who mowed down Good Samaritan at sister’s wedding found guilty of murder
A man who killed a ‘Good Samaritan’ after ploughing his car into a brawl at his sister’s wedding has been found guilty of murder.
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Body of missing British Army sergeant Alex Kearney found in Wiltshire
A body has been found in the search for a missing soldier who has been reported missing since Sunday.
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Norman Tebbit, ally of Margaret Thatcher and architect of 1980s hardline policies, dies
Norman Tebbit, who served as a cabinet minister in Margaret Thatcher’s government, has died aged 94.
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UK special forces and bomb squad launch major operation in Kent after shootout leaves one injured
A man has been shot by police after bomb squad was deployed to a home in Kent all night forcing the A20 to close.
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New ‘Stratus’ Covid variant spreads across UK, causing hoarse voice and resisting immunity
A new strain of Covid has spread across the UK with some experts warning it is resisting immunity.
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Shocking footage shows two brothers attacking police at Manchester Airport after Starbucks headbutt
Police body cam footage and CCTV allegedly shows three police officers being assaulted at Manchester Airport.
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Thai police dismiss Bella Culley’s torture claims as CCTV shows her calmly walking through airport
A Thai police chief has disputed Bella May Culley’s defence that she was tortured into smuggling drugs as he presented CCTV of her ‘calmly’ walking through passport control by herself.
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M60 remains closed for over 24 hours after major crash involving 8 vehicles and fuel spill
A major UK motorway is still closed 24 hours after an eight-vehicle crash which saw a lorry drive through the reservation.
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King calls for unity and remembrance on 20th anniversary of 7/7 bombings
The King has called on the nation to remember the “extraordinary courage and compassion” in the face of the horrors of the July 7 bombings, while the Prime Minister said the country will unite to remember the lives lost.