All news for 2025-08-17

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Girl, 11, tragically dies after incident on River Lynher in Cornwall
North Yorkshire police also report the discovery of a body in a river while searching for the missing 12-year-old boy.
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FTSE 100 executives paid over £1 billion while workers face cost of living crisis
Report reveals over £1 billion was distributed to just 217 FTSE 100 executives in the past financial year.
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Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s suspend supplies from farm after pig cruelty exposed
Tesco, Asda, and Sainsbury’s stated that they had ’immediately’ suspended supplies from Somerby Top Farm after workers were found kicking piglets.
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Families “asked to move out” to make way for new estate of Prince and Princess of Wales
Two families were reportedly asked to leave their homes in order to make way for the Prince and Princess of Wales’s move to a new mansion.
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Two-year-old child dies after being hit by car in Whitstable car park
Police hurried to Whitstable, Kent, on Saturday night following reports of a car driving into a crowded car park, resulting in the death of a two-year-old child at the scene.
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Israel preparing forced eviction of one million people from Gaza as population faces humanitarian catastrophe
Population devastated by repeated displacement, hunger, and lack of medical supplies braces for further humanitarian disaster
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Three men arrested after fatal attack on woman in Chadwell Heath
According to police, three men have been arrested as part of a murder investigation initiated after a woman in her 20s was fatally attacked.
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Police helicopter flies a metre above road during chase in Merseyside
A police helicopter swept perilously close to the ground while pursuing a motorbike in Merseyside.
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“Superman” and “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” star Terence Stamp dies at 87
Terence Stamp, most recognized for his role as General Zod in the popular Superman movies from the 1970s, has passed away at the age of 87.
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England may face 5.5% train fare increase next year
An inflation figure frequently utilized to determine increases in the cost of train travel will be announced on Wednesday.
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Body recovered from River Swale in search for missing 12-year-old boy
A body has been found in a river by search teams looking for a missing 12-year-old boy, who was last seen swimming on Saturday evening.
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Nearly 2,000 pubs ditch BrewDog as brand faces survival fight
BrewDog beers have been removed from nearly 2,000 British pubs, delivering a significant setback to the brewing company, which had to close 10 of its own pubs just weeks earlier.
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Thousands of Afghans who aided British forces caught in latest data leak scandal
Thousands of Afghans brought to safety in the UK have had their personal data exposed, after a Ministry of Defence (MoD) sub-contractor suffered a data breach.
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BtcTurk hacked for second time: $48 million stolen from hot wallets, exchange halts deposits and withdrawals
Subsequent to another incident affecting hot wallets, BtcTurk temporarily halts crypto deposits and withdrawals.
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NHS launches AI pilot at Chelsea and Westminster to automate patient discharge
Chelsea and Westminster is piloting an AI tool on the NHS Federated Data Platform to generate discharge summaries from electronic records, with ministers hailing potential productivity gains but clinicians and regulators insisting human sign‑off and independent safety evaluations are essential.
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Labour accused of trying to bury Abbott inquiry amid succession talks
Reports that Labour figures have been informally canvassing possible replacements for Diane Abbott in Hackney North and Stoke Newington have provoked criticism that the party is deciding her fate before...
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‘Brazen’ drug deals in the pews: worshippers horrified as dealers target Westminster Cathedral
Shocked churchgoers say they have seen ‘brazen’ drug deals taking place inside Britain’s biggest Catholic church.
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Lipreader claims Trump told Putin ‘I’ll help you’ during awkward Alaska summit
A lipreader has exclusively informed Metro about what she asserts Donald Trump said to Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit, which has caused the US President to be humiliated in the eyes of the world.
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Armed police swarm Kings Hill as masked people spotted on rooftop of disused building
Armed police have quickly arrived at a "disused" building in Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, due to an ongoing "disturbance" and masked individuals have been spotted on a rooftop.