All news by author: Rachel Hagan

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Biggest victory for Putin since 2023 as Russians raise flag in Ukrainian city
The Russian flag was raised in Avdiivka and Ukraine’s military chief confirmed he was withdrawing his troops where defenders have battled a Russian assault for four months
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National Lottery result revealed as around £4m available to be won in draw
The numbers have dropped for tonight's estimated £4million National Lottery jackpot so make sure you've got a cuppa and your ticket ready to check your numbers below
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Police probe death of man as body found in van near famous museum
Police officers were ushering away hordes of families with young children outside the Young V&A museum in Bethnal Green, east London, today after a body was found in a van
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Eleven people arrested at pro-Palestine march in London as Gaza war rumbles on
Eleven people have been arrested for a string of alleged offences, including inciting racial hatred and assaulting emergency workers in London during the demonstration
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One charged over six rushed to hospital after being found in lorry
One person has been charged with assisting unlawful entry into the UK after migrants were found in the back of a lorry at Newhaven ferry port in East Sussex
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Russian officials release Alexei Navalny's cause of death despite missing body
Foreign Office officials have summoned the Russian Embassy amid anger in Western capitals over the death of the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny as Kremlin officials refuse to release his body
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More than 100 Navalny mourners in Russia arrested by balaclava-clad forces
According to the Russian human rights group OVD-info, around 100 detentions have occurred in eight cities, including of journalists and mourners across the whole county
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At least 11 of Putin’s biggest critics mysteriously died before Alexei Navalny
Over his more than two decades at the top of the Kremlin, several of warmonger Putin's opponents from political critics to turncoat spies and investigative journalists have been killed or assaulted in a variety of ways
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Horror video shows shark thrashing in water as man is attacked while swimming
Hitesh Govari didn’t notice the beast in the shallow water during his daily dip until the 4ft long bull shark locked its jaws on the 34-year-old fisherman’s leg.
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Teenage boy, 16, stabbed to death Valentine's Day named
The teenager who was attacked in Rawnsley Park, Bristol, by two people wearing masks, has been named as Darrien Williams by Avon and Somerset Police
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Putin critic smiles in final footage just one day before dying on prison 'walk'
A courtroom video from 15 February 2024 shows Alexei Navalny making a remote appearance from his prison in the Arctic Circle to a court in Kovrov, looking well and laughing
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Alexei Navalny's wife breaks silence after Russian politician dies in prison
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya said she did not know whether to believe the 'terrible' news as it has only come from Russian state sources
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UK snow map shows exactly where faces even more snowfall next week
Scotland is set to face more snow from next Wednesday, as the UK's weather faces an "uncertain" period according to the Met Office. Here is what you need to know
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New maps warn Brits to brace for -4C Arctic blast as 'uncertain' weather on way
Parts of the UK will be hit with an Arctic blast with temperatures plummeting to -4C in some areas of the country as the Met Office predicts a period of "uncertainty" ahead
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Mum's warning after finding son dead in bedroom while he trained for Marines
Sam Richards' son Toby was keeping up a strict fitness regime in preparation for joining the Royal Marines but died suddenly due to an undetected heart condition
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Boy, 2, found roaming street with no coat or shoes after escaping from nursery
The toddler was found "roaming the street" by himself after he escaped Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery in Bristol and was discovered by a delivery driver and a passer-by
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Mercedes driver hit and killed elderly couple when 'everything went black'
Ralph and Brenda Jenkins, both 84, were struck down when walking near their retirement flat by elderly driver Michael Borland who suffered a medical episode at the wheel
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'Aggressive' couple seen 'shouting racial abuse' at fellow Wetherspoons punters
Police have released CCTV images of a couple who allegedly shouted racial abuse at customers when they were asked to leave the Buck Inn in Northallerton and are now being investigated for hate crimes
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Scammer bought mansion and Bentley after cheating Royal Mail out of over £70m
Narinder Sandhu lived in a "multi-million-pound mansion" in Buckinghamshire with luxury cars and an indoor pool after running the decade-long scam on Royal Mail
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Police believe chemical attack suspect threw himself off bridge into Thames
The Metropolitan Police said on Friday its main working hypothesis is that the 35-year-old had "gone into the water", but no body had been found
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Bride who lost her leg during pandemic walks down aisle with darkly funny tattoo
Molly Harbron, 25, who is now reliant on a prosthetic leg and a wheelchair, was determined to stand in her wedding dress when she tied the knot with husband Daniel
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OAP called 999 and confessed he'd just killed his wife after row at holiday park
Simon Steeves admitted to killing his wife following an argument and "did not remember picking up the knife" despite police finding her dead at the caravan park in Brean, Somerset
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Councillor, 29, executed in broad daylight while she's filming video about roads
Diana Carnero, 29, was chairing the council meeting in Ecuador on Wednesday afternoon when she was shot dead in the country which is experiencing a surge of violence
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Woman has leg amputated at 22 after doctors took 16 hours to treat blood clot
Molly Harbron is now reliant on a prosthetic leg and a wheelchair after she lost her leg in April 2020 after medics failed to act quickly enough, causing a 16-hour delay in treatment for a blood clot
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Brit skier dies after 'sliding to death' on one of world's most difficult slopes
The 47-year-old died while attempting to ski down the Swiss Wall around 9:45am local time while with another skier and a snowboarder