All news by author: Antony Clements-Thrower

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Britain's top 100 restaurants ranked - check if your favourite made the cut
Feedback from thousands of diners across the feedback has named a restaurant in Cumbria as the new number one spot in the annual annual Harden's Top 100 Best UK Restaurants diners’ poll
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El Chapo’s mum dies aged 94 after begging for her drug lord son to be released
María Consuelo Loera Pérez, mother of one of the most powerful drug lords on the planet Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has died aged 94 at a hospital in Culiacan, Sinaloa
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Lucy Letby insists she's innocent but 'won't resist' being struck off as nurse
In a hearing this morning, Christopher Scott from the Nursing and Midwifery Council said serial killer Lucy Letby does not intend to resist being struck off the nursing register
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Girl, 9, died after 'series of human errors' as hospital gave her wrong IV drip
Raychel Ferguson, nine, died in June 2001 after she was given a lethal dose of intravenous fluid after an operation on her appendix at the Altnagelvin Hospital owing to "human errors"
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Moment man crushed against wall by his own defrosting car as thief drives it off
The owner of the car had left his vehicle on the driveway to defrost early one morning when an opportunistic thief climbed in, injuring the resident as he made his escape
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Police launch probe after 'horrific' and 'distressing' sex assault on man
Greater Manchester Police is appealing for information after a male victim was seriously sexually assaulted in Harpurhey, Lancashire, as he walked to work
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Late Queen dragged into royal racism row over Meghan Markle's Black equerry
Omid Scobie's book Endgame says the Queen's black equerry, Lieutenant Colonel Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah, was suggested to be assigned to Meghan Markle to make her "feel comfortable"
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Mum charged after two sets of twins, aged 3 and 4, died in horror blaze
Deveca Rose, 29, has been charged with four counts of manslaughter following the deaths of brothers Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath in a house fire
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Brits told to 'act now' in urgent red flood warning as UK battered by storms
Brits up and down the country have been warned to take action against possible flooding as 45 warnings and another 232 alerts remain in place from Storms Elin and Fergus
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Kate and William's hidden signal in card with Duke 'no longer centre of family'
A body language expert says Prince William and Kate Middleton sent a signal in their recently released Christmas card portrait, surrounded by their children
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Everyone saying same thing about George, Charlotte and Louis in Christmas card
Prince William and Kate Middleton's family Christmas card features the pair and their children, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte, in a black and white family image
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Jewish woman kicked in the head and left 'unconscious' in brutal street attack
The female victim, 20, was walking n Haringey, north London, when she was attacked and had her bag stolen amid fears the incident was racially motivated
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All about Norovirus, Covid and whooping cough as UK struck by wave of viruses
People have been warned of a boom of illnesses including whooping cough, norovirus and Covid ahead of the festive season which is feared to bring more illnesses
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Met Office urgent warnings as Storm Elin brings torrential rain and 70mph winds
Storm Elin, named by Met Éireann, is set to bring misery for millions of people with gale force winds and heavy rain set to last most of the day, causing travel disruption
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Met Office urgent weather warning as rain lashes UK - full list of 70mph gales
Huge swathes of the country are covered by yellow weather warnings for high winds and heavy rain covering much of the weekend, with dozens of flood warnings also in place
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Kate Middleton's secret multi-millionaire boyfriend when she and William split
Prince William and Kate Middleton enjoyed a whirlwind romance after meeting at St Andrew's University but shocked the world when they temporarily broke up in 2007 - and Kate met a new man
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Ofsted apologises to Ruth Perry's family after inquest suicide ruling
Ofsted has apologised after Headteacher Ruth Perry was found dead after being told her school, Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, was being downgraded
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Teenage girl storms school with gun and opens fire on class - leaving two dead
A teenage girl, named locally as 14-year-old Alina A, opened fire on her school class, killing at least one and maiming several others before turning the shotgun on herself
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Warning amid 186 flood alerts as more than four inches of rain could fall
Dozens of flood alerts and weather warnings remain in place around the UK tonight, with people in Scotland potentially facing 110mm of rain ahead of the weekend
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Six ex-Met police officers sentenced for sending 'racist' WhatsApp posts
Six ex-Metropolitan Police officers who sent vile racist, sexist and homophobic messages on WhatsApp, have been sentenced this afternoon at Westminster Magistrates' Court
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Man re-arrested in unsolved murder of teenage girl in 1999
Suffolk Police officers investigating the 1999 murder of Victoria Hall, who was found dead in a ditch five days after she vanished, have re-arrested a man on suspicion of murder
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‘100-day-cough’ is quickly spreading across the UK - everything you need to know
Brits have been warned of the dangers of whooping cough, which can last for several weeks and months, and cause symptoms including bouts lasting for several minutes
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Man dies and five people injured after horror four-vehicle pile-up on sliproad
Cleveland Police has confirmed a 70-year-old man died after a four vehicle crash on the Hartington Interchange from the A66 near Middlesbrough on Wednesday morning
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Girl who 'lit up the whole room' dies after going for paddle in river with pals
Abbie Walton, also known as Habiba Sharafeldin, from Tameside, went for a swim in the River Etherow in June this year but got into difficulties and was later found drowned
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Prince Harry set for 3-day High Court showdown with government in protection row
Prince Harry will this morning begin a three-day High Court case against the decision that he no longer qualified for protection after leaving for America with wife Meghan Markle