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Huyton incident: Armed police and multiple ambulances rush to the scene as police face hoax
Police blocked several roads in Merseyside as eyewitnesses reported spotting a helicopter hovering above and numerous emergency service vehicles stationed in a row.
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Bangor University to eliminate 200 positions to achieve £15 million in savings
Bangor University aims to cut about 200 jobs to make savings of £15m, its vice-chancellor told staff in an email.
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Inflation rises due to increases in food prices, airfares, and school fees
UK inflation jumped sharply in the year to January, driven by rising food prices, air fares and an increase in private school fees.
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Zelenskiy demands ’more truth’ after Trump claims Ukraine started the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hit back on Wednesday at Donald Trump’s suggestion that Ukraine was responsible for Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion, saying the U.S. president was trapped in a Russian disinformation bubble.
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Keir Starmer’s alarming forecast as he proposes offering UK soldiers to Ukraine during an emergency meeting
Keir Starmer is set to participate in crisis talks with European leaders in Paris today to discuss how to respond to Donald Trump’s decision to initiate peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin.
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Emotional A$AP Rocky embraces Rihanna after being found not guilty in gun trial verdict
A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty as his gun assault trial came to an end.
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Glitch in the Tesco app and website prevents customers from completing their orders
Hundreds of Tesco customers are unable to complete their orders through the app or website thanks to a glitch.
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Boris Johnson enthusiasts offered a £121 handshake and photo opportunity
Tickets to hear the former prime minister speak at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall cost up to £160, not including the meet-and-greet.
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Proposed amendment to British citizenship regulations encounters initial legal challenge
A young Afghan refugee files a case after a decision to block citizenship for those who arrived via a ’dangerous journey’.
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Woman charged with causing the death of a 5-year-old girl by compelling her to enter a boiling hot bath
Janice Nix, 66, appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court today after she allegedly forced Andrea Bernard into a bath with very hot water that scalded 50 percent of her body.
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Infant discovered deceased at family daycare center as ’neighbors report hearing screams’
Shortly after 2pm on Wednesday, emergency services were called to a home on Balinga Dr in Skye, south-east Melbourne, after the discovery of a deceased baby.
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Joe Haines, Harold Wilson’s press secretary and former Mirror editor, dies at 97
The Labour Party announced that Joe Haines, a ’lifelong Labour supporter’ and former Daily Mirror assistant editor, passed away at his home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on Wednesday.
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EU accused of creating a ’devastating’ copyright loophole in the AI Act
The architect of copyright law says the EU is ’supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas’.
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Trespasser on the London rail network caused disruptions to nearly 1,000 trains, incurring a cost of £1,200,000
A man has been jailed after he wreaked havoc on one of the UK’s busiest railway lines in southwest London.
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M23 closed near Gatwick following a crash involving three cars and a lorry
The M23 has closed in Surrey after a crash involving three cars and a lorry.
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Acer was the first to announce a price increase for equipment after Trump’s tariffs were imposed
Taiwanese company Acer announced a price increase for its products following the decision of the US administration of President Donald Trump to impose a 25% tariff on automobiles, semiconductors and pharmaceutical products.
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SpaceX Starlink mission lands rocket off the coast of The Bahamas for the first time
Our new collaboration for landing with The Bahamas will allow Falcon 9 to launch on new orbital trajectories.
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Sanctioned Bosnian Serb leader invites Rudy Giuliani for a visit
Amid ongoing U.S. sanctions against him, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik courts controversy by inviting Rudy Giuliani, as he intensifies his push for Republika Srpska’s independence despite growing concerns over regional stability.
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Belgium blocks $270B under Russian sanctions, a significant portion belongs to unsanctioned investors
The American bank JPMorgan is among those who have not succeeded in court in convincing Belgium to release funds or assets that are frozen due to sanctions imposed because of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Body of woman found on beach near popular half-term vacation spot
A woman’s body has been found on a popular beach in Norfolk.
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Emma Raducanu in tears as spectator exhibiting ‘fixated behavior’ removed from crowd
Emma Raducanu was in tears during her Dubai Tennis Championships match on Tuesday after a spectator was removed and banned after displaying ‘fixated behaviour’.
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British journalist Charlotte Peet missing in Brazil
The freelance correspondent was last reported to be in Sao Paulo before losing communication with her family.
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Man and woman accused of kidnapping and attempted murder following incident at Glasgow residence
Emergency services were dispatched to Carntyne Road after the alarm was raised at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday.
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Two arrested for ’murder’ after a 20-year-old man is stabbed to death in east London
A 20-year-old man has been stabbed to death in east London.
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UK is experiencing rise in luxury watch thefts, with stolen timepieces exceeding £1.6 billion, and £60 million worth taken in Britain alone last year
The UK has experienced a significant increase in luxury watch theft, with the total value of lost and stolen timepieces now totaling £1.6 billion, according to new figures.