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Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor dies
Actor Bernard Hill, best known for roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, has died aged 79.
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Prince Harry explains William snub, aims to meet King Charles during Invictus Games visit
The Duke of Sussex is set to visit the King as he continues his cancer convalescence during a trip to the UK for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games but he is not expected to meet Prince William
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UK doctor barred from France after condemning Gaza ’massacre’
Ghassan Abu-Sitta, who was due to speak in French senate, is told Germany has enforced Schengen-wide entry ban
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Major banking app crashes leaving thousands unable to access their accounts
HSBC’s mobile banking app has crashed leaving thousands of customers unable to access their accounts.
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David Cameron commits £3bn a year in aid to Ukraine ‘for as long as necessary’
The foreign secretary called the conflict ‘the challenge of our generation’ after making second trip to Kyiv to meet Zelenskiy
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Turkey tourist minibus crash leaves 15 injured - including British man in life-threatening condition
A witness claimed two tourist vehicles collided, causing one of them to overturn. It happened in the popular Manavgat district of Antalya.
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Sanctions haven’t stopped notorious Serbian arms merchant Slobodan Tešić
Despite repeated rounds of sanctions, the notorious arms dealer Slobodan Tešić remains a dominant player in Serbia’s weapons trade.
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Protesters block and slash tires of coach transporting illegal migrants from London hotel to Bibby Stockholm barge
It comes as more than 700 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats yesterday
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Council repurchases land mistakenly sold to developers
A piece of land that was wrongly sold for development by a council has been bought back by the authority for £1.34m.
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UK ministers acknowledge detention of asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda
Guardian understands dozens of detentions have taken place across the UK this week, prompting demonstrations
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Former Italian foreign minister convicted for involvement in Monte Carlo apartment sale
A former Italian foreign minister has been convicted and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for his role in the sale of an apartment in Monte Carlo inherited by his right-wing party.
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Police identify man whose remains were discovered in Salford woods
A man whose torso was discovered wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve has been identified by police as 67-year-old Stuart Everett.
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Women represent only a third of local election candidates in England
Women constitute only a third of local election candidates in England, a new study has found.
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Scottish government teeters on brink of collapse
The SNP has begun its search for Humza Yousaf’s successor – but the Scottish Government will still face a vote of no confidence in Holyrood.
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Attacker who wielded pickaxe in hospital, attempting to murder two colleagues, jailed after "lucky day" rampage
Matteo Bottarelli chased colleagues with a pickaxe and a scalpel around the grounds of Central Middlesex Hospital in London, saying “today is your lucky day” before stabbing one in the neck
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Brexit border checks to ’add billions’ to consumer bills
Post-Brexit checks will add more than £330m to annual business costs and 0.2% to food inflation over three years, the government admitted.
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British backpacker found dead in South American hostel bed
A British backpacker has been found dead at his holiday accommodation in Colombia.
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TikTok prankster Mizzy convicted of theft for stealing woman’s iPhone before being apprehended by police
TikTok prankster Mizzy, real name Bacari OGarro, 19, was knocked off balance by an officer’s baton when he tried to dodge police while on an e-bike, a court heard
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Schoolboy, 14, killed in car crash as driver, 21, arrested over ‘dangerous driving’
Two other travellers in the car were also injured
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Benjamin Mendy settles six-figure debt, leading to dismissal of ex-Manchester City footballer’s High Court case
The former Manchester City and France defender had been a wanted man with HMRC, who had sought a bankruptcy order against him over an outstanding figure of £710k
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A man confesses to murdering an 87-year-old, who was fatally stabbed while riding a mobility scooter
Lee Byer, 45, stabbed Thomas O’Halloran to death in Greenford in August 2022. A post-mortem found the victim had suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck, chest and abdomen.
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Major airline cancels flights to European city over Russian ‘GPS hacking’
Two commercial flights in central Europe were forced to turn around after suspected navigational jamming from Russia.
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UK and Irish ministers set to meet amidst rising tensions over Rwanda asylum seekers policy
British and Irish ministers are set to meet as tensions grow over the UK’s policy on migrants.
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Metropolitan Police to compensate French publisher arrested under anti-terror laws with ’five-figure sum’
Ernest Moret was held en route to a book fair amid fears police are using counter-terrorism powers to target activists
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Britain’s wealthiest Romani millionaire shares why he won’t return to the UK
Born to a poor Romany Gypsy family in 1970, Alfie Best has amassed a huge fortune of more than £700million and has now moved to the millionaire’s playground of Monaco
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