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12-year-old girl dies after being hit by car while getting off school bus in Northern Ireland
The girl was struck by a car shortly after 4pm on Wednesday near Castledawson in County Londonderry.
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Jess Phillips marks a decade of reading names of women killed by men in Commons
Jess Phillips has marked her tenth year reading out in the House of Commons the names of women thought to have been killed by men in the past year.
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Soho strip club granted nudity license ’despite owing dancers thousands in wages’
An infamous London strip club has had their sexual entertainment licence approved despite their dancers taking them to court over missing wages.
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Man ran over two people after McDonald’s argument and fled the scene
Glenn Hobbs, from Forefield Green, Chelmsford, Essex, was sentenced to over nine years in prison after admitting to intentionally hitting two men with his car.
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Dean MacLeod, son of feared Edinburgh gangster, dies in jail
Dean MacLeod, who was found dead in his jail cell days after a violent attack on an officer, committed horrific crimes alongside his father, Ian MacLeod, a notorious gang leader.
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Gardener wins £1m lawsuit against Paddy Power after jackpot dispute
Corrinne Durber took legal action against a gambling company after they claimed she had won the daily jackpot instead of the ’monster jackpot’.
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Child killed, another injured after car drives onto rugby pitch in Kendal
Man in his 40s arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving at rugby club in Kendal
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Maria Eftimova, 28, falls to her death while climbing Tryfan in Snowdonia
A tragic influencer passed away after falling 65ft from a notorious mountain when she slipped while climbing, an inquest heard.
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Deadly paddleboarding tour: Operator pleads guilty to manslaughter
A woman has admitted to manslaughter after four people were killed while paddleboarding in Wales.
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Jersey Airport evacuated as armed police respond to ’serious incident’
A busy airport has been evacuated as armed police deal with a ‘serious incident’.
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Universal Credit page down on Gov.uk, leaving users unable to log in this morning
The Universal Credit page on Gov.uk is down this morning leaving hundreds unable to log in to the website.
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Murder inquiry launched as young man gunned down in broad daylight
A murder investigation has been initiated after a man in his 20s was fatally shot on a housing estate in Wolverhampton.
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UK government halts further payments to Rwanda after migrant deal cancellation
The UK government has said it will not send further payments to Rwanda following the cancellation of the migrant deal between the two countries.
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Police investigate viral video of footrest thrown from Westfield Stratford balcony
Police are conducting an investigation following a viral video on social media that shows a footrest being thrown from the top floor of the Westfield Stratford shopping center, narrowly missing unsuspecting shoppers below.
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UK’s Black and Asian police officers’ leader under investigation for tweet on Chris Kaba case
The head of the UK’s Black and Asian police officers is being investigated for a tweet criticizing the case of Martyn Blake, the firearms officer who shot and killed Chris Kaba.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s ’Project Jes’ targeted UK power brokers to secure Staley’s Barclays CEO role
‘Project Jes’ targeted high-level figures including George Osborne and Mervyn King, emails suggest
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Grieving families lash out at US Vice President JD Vance over ’offensive’ comments about UK soldiers
Furious relatives of UK soldiers killed in action hit out at ’offensive clown’ US Vice President JD Vance after his latest dishonest outburst disrespected the sacrifice of British troops
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London commuters face severe rush hour delays across Tube and Overground
The London Underground and Overground have been rocked by severe delays line shortly before rush hour.
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Body found in search for missing Luis Piovesana, brother of Olympic judoka
The police searching for the missing Luis Piovesana have unfortunately discovered a body.
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Skeletal remains found near major retail park
A member of the public has found human remains near a major retail park in Stoke-on-Trent, police have said.
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UK’s ICO launches investigation into TikTok’s use of children’s data for content recommendations
Britain’s data watchdog has opened an investigation into how TikTok uses children’s personal information to recommend content to them.
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M62 closed westbound after serious crash and vehicle fire near Heywood
Drivers have been warned of ‘long delays’ after a serious crash and fire overnight led to the M62 motorway being closed westbound.
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Newbury’s stolen Paddington Bear statue found, two arrested
Residents of a town in Berkshire have celebrated the return of a Paddington Bear statue after it was cut in two and stolen overnight, police have reported.
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Four-year-old girl dies in suspected arson attack in Manchester
A four-year-old girl has died following a suspected arson attack at a house in Manchester, police have said.
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UK to supply 5,000 air defense missiles in £1.6bn deal
Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new agreement that enables Ukraine to utilize £1.6 billion of UK export finance to purchase 5,000 additional air defense missiles.