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One in three teens distrust girls reporting abuse as misogyny spreads through social media, charity warns
Almost a third of teenagers say they don’t believe young girls when they report abuse by boys, according to a leading children’s charity.
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Charles turns personal cancer battle into public crusade for early diagnosis and treatment
Cancer continues to be front and centre of the King’s five C’s - the core pillars of his philanthropic work.
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Sarah Ferguson unlikely to sever ties with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Sarah Ferguson may no longer live with her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, but it is believed she will never cut off all contact with him.
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Major fire breaks out near Kosher supermarket in north London
A huge fire has broken out near a Kosher supermarket in Golders Green, north London.
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EPPO indicts three individuals over alleged €2.5m EU earthquake reconstruction subsidy fraud in Croatia
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has filed an indictment against three individuals and a company for subsidy fraud and document forgery to obtain approximately €2.5 million financed by the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for post-earthquake reconstruction.
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Nigel Farage took £50,000 from crypto firms as he questioned industry links to Reform UK
Nigel Farage received £50,000 in personal speaking fees from two cryptocurrency companies in October 2025, the same month he told Reuters he was "not aware" of crypto businesses funding his party, Byline Times can reveal.
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King Charles keeps distance from Andrew as police inquiry deepens
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may be hoping for some brotherly love - but judging by recent events, he will not be getting a check-up from his sibling, the King.
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UK household energy bills to rise after Ofgem announces 13% price cap increase
Energy bills will rise for millions after Ofgem announced a new 13 percent price cap, pushing average household costs higher.
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Police deny Interpol hunt for missing Lee Andrews
Lee Andrews is not being pursued by international police, a source has informed the Mirror - as mystery continues to surround the sudden disappearance of Katie Price’s husband, who has not been seen now for 11 days.
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Scotland’s "street patrols" under scrutiny as critics warn of vigilante tactics
It’s a dank evening in Peterhead and someone is walking the streets of the north east town filming people. The man, seemingly drunk, is live streaming himself on Facebook and announces he’s on night patrol to protect the community.
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Big Dairy fuels UK mega-farm boom as intensive cattle units more than double
Milk is affordable on supermarket shelves. But for farmers, high prices of essentials including fertilizer, fuel, and feed have prompted production costs to shoot up, forcing many to boost productivity by “going big”.
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Mother of teen involved in TikTok challenge calls on government to quickly restrict children’s access to social media
The mother of a teenager who believes he died in a TikTok challenge gone wrong has said Downing Street has been too slow to move towards a social media ban for under-16s, and accused the government of “kicking it down the road”.
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Tragedy at UK beach as man dies trying to rescue relatives from water
A man has tragically died at a UK beach after trying to save two family members in difficulty in the water.
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Teen girl found dead at Kingsbury Water Park
A teenage girl has died at a country park in north Warwickshire.
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Record numbers juggle side hustles in Britain as insecure work and high living costs reshape labour market
More than a million people in the UK now have second jobs as rising costs, insecure work, and industry changes push workers into a growing gig economy.
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Bereaved parents to confront Starmer over calls to ban under-16s from social media amid growing online safety backlash
Ellen Roome will join bereaved families at No10 on Tuesday to urge the Prime Minister to restrict social media use for children until the "companies responsible have fixed it and proven it is safe".
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Two teenagers die in separate drowning incidents during UK’s record-breaking Bank Holiday heatwave
Two teenagers have died in separate water-related incidents during the record-breaking heat on Bank Holiday Monday.
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UK deports hundreds of murderers, fraudsters and sex offenders as removal figures surge
Eight hundred thieves and 600 sexual offenders have been removed from the UK in the past year, according to the Home Office.
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UK intelligence figures involved in drafting controversial Troubles amnesty legislation, documents show
The British security services were involved in formulating the controversial Legacy Act, which offered an amnesty to soldiers and paramilitaries despite MI5’s role in many killings during the Northern Ireland Troubles, it can be revealed.
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Large grass fire breaks out near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park
A large grass fire has erupted in Holyrood Park near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
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BBC cracks down on licence fee dodgers with home visits and debt collectors
The BBC has reportedly enlisted debt collectors to enforce the TV licence fee just weeks after the annual charge increased to £180.
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Brazil’s Comando Vermelho cartel was converting stolen electricity into cryptocurrency through illegal mining farms in Rio’s favelas
Rio de Janeiro Civil Police launched an operation targeting a Comando Vermelho operational nucleus and found a crypto mining setup with roughly 30 computers arranged on shelves.
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Husband of former Nicola Sturgeon leader Peter Murrell admits to embezzling £400,000 from the coffers of the Scottish National Party
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been remanded into custody at the High Court in Edinburgh after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the political party.
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Crypto billions, phantom offices in Bangkok, and undeclared millions for Nigel Farage: what Christopher Harborne is hiding
It might only be a small paper sign, but the name it bears links to a mysterious figure whose fortune runs into the billions.
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Electronic attack targets RAF plane transporting UK Defence Secretary from Estonia
An RAF jet carrying the Defence Secretary experienced signal interference as it flew near the Russian border.