All news by author: Jeremy Armstrong

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Terrorist who plotted to blow up London Stock Exchange set for prison release
Mohammed Chowdhury, 33, has been freed and recalled to prison in the past but now the Parole Board has now deemed him no longer a threat to society.
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'My son's last words were "don't worry mum, I'll be back" - but he never was'
Ben Hyde was among six Redcap military policemen killed at a police station near Basra. At the time it was the British forces’ biggest single loss of life since the Falklands
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Key workers say they were 'forgotten' in Jeremy Hunt's budget at demo in London
Members of the National Education Union attended the Save Our Schools demo, marching from Speakers’ Corner to Trafalgar Square at start of two-day walkout
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Girl, 3, who had mechanical heart fitted awaits transplant after cardiac arrest
Parents of Evie Green are praying for a miracle after she had a Berlin heart fitted in emergency surgery and is now awaiting a transplant after falling ill
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Man who sent racist messages to Ivan Toney handed landmark punishment
Antonio Neill sent the racist message to the Brentford striker in October 2022, and has now been handed a four-month suspended prison sentence plus a landmark three-year banning order
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D-Day hero who lied about his age to sign up for Army duty is laid to rest
Ernie Sedgwick was one of the last surviving British veterans of WWII when he died aged 101 last month
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Tot in desperate need of new heart sent message of hope from survivor's family
Three-year-old Evie Green was left fighting for life after an ordinary cold turned into rare myocarditis – inflammation of the heart tissue – when she was just four months old
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Whizzkid passes GCSE maths with highest grade aged 11 after lockdown lessons
Tom Van der Velde took his first Maths GCSE at the tender age of nine and, now aged 11, he has been awarded the highest grade possible and is looking forward to taking on a computer sciences degree
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Putin's troops 'fight with shovels' as Russia suffers ammo shortage
Depleted Russian forces are telling troops to use shovels because they are so short of ammo, it has emerged, as dramatic aerial footage shows a Ukrainian city completely destroyed by war
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Blackpool fan fighting for life after attack outside pub as man arrested
A man in his 50s, named locally as a Blackpool fan, is fighting for his life in hospital following the attack at The Manchester pub following a match with Burnley
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Bride replays wedding in care home after dementia-suffering gran had to miss it
Hannah Jobey was devastated when grandma Liz, 86, couldn't attend her wedding to Jay Harris so the pair made sure she didn't miss out - by throwing a special second one!
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England fans can stay in Three Lions' World Cup hotel in Qatar for just £17
Gareth Southgate's England stayed at the Souq Al Wakra Hotel during their 2022 World Cup exploits - which eventually ended in the quarter-finals when France beat them 2-1
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Grieving Covid families say Hancock WhatsApp messages 'twist knife' in wounds
Bereaved relatives have told of their fury after Matt Hancock's bombshell texts on testing were leaked. Matt Forest, whose mum died of Covid, said the former Health Secretary 'betrayed' his mother
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Thousands of teachers strike in fair pay row with further disruption this week
Members of the National Education Union marched in cities across the North as part of their long running dispute with the Government over a fair pay deal
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Three in 10 pubs to close in UK next year due to crippling energy price hikes
Fifty pubs in England and Wales were turned into something else last month, according to property experts Altus Group – a steep rise from the average of 32 a month last year
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Holly Newton's mum says stabbed girl, 15, 'too good for this world' at funeral
Micala Trussler paid an emotional tribute to her daughter saying she was adventurous, sporty, and loved to dance. The 15-year-old girl was killed in a knife attack on January 27
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Marcus Rashford "completely unaware" after remarkable personalised plates mix-up
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has been in red-hot form for Erik ten Hag's side in recent months - again scoring in the weekend win at Leeds - but has been at the centre of a bizarre car mix-up and a mistake "he was completely unaware of.”
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Wayne Rooney among football stars landing windfall selling easyHotel building
A host of high-profile sports stars, including Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole and boxing legend Joe Calzaghe, have banked a windfall after cashing in on a property investment
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Parents of organ donor hero call on Tories to finally do the right thing for NHS
Paul and Emma Johnson are speaking out for nurses like those who looked after their transplant patient son Max, who ushered in Max’s Law for an opt-out system of organ donation in 2019
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Last known pics of Nicola Bulley going for school run on day she vanished shared
Missing mum Nicola Bulley vanished on the morning of Friday, 27 January, when out walking the family dog - triggering a massive manhunt for the 45-year-old
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Camera that may have seen everything in Nicola Bulley case was 'only one broken'
Officers in Lancashire have been trawling through camera footage trying to ascertain what happened to Nicola, 45, who has not been seen since January 27
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Medical 'miracle' has five kidneys after surviving two transplants and cancer
University lecturer Kudz Munongi underwent a double kidney transplant in 2008 and was diagnosed with a rare type of skin cancer in 2018 before getting another new kidney last year
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Housebound ex-serviceman enjoys special window visit from physio's horse
Debra Alton arranged the visit with her horse Mr Riley after finding out Terry Davis, 65, owned 15 of the animals before becoming ill with lung disease which has left him unable to go outside
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Boy, 16, in court for fatal stabbing of schoolgirl Holly Newton, 15
The teenage boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before magistrates on Monday charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon
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Mum's tribute to 'baby girl', 15, stabbed to death who is 'missed beyond words'
Holly Newton died as she made her way home from school in Hexham, Northumberland on Friday afternoon - 16-year-old boy is due to appear in court today charged with her murder