All news for 2025-07-11

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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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‘The biggest joke in professional tennis’: Billionaire Bill Ackman mocked for ATP tournament flop
The tennis world has been left stunned after a billionaire hedge fund manager was allowed to compete in an official ATP-sanctioned event this week.
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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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British tourist dies on Greek island of Corfu: Family unable to save her
A British mother has died in Corfu after she and her husband reportedly struggled to reach the shore while swimming in the sea.
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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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Tahir Garayev and the Kremlin’s ‘shadow fleet’: how an Azerbaijani businessman helped Russia bypass oil sanctions
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Moscow that emerged last week risks transforming Moscow into the emergence of another adversary among former allies.