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Macmillan Cancer Support reduces workforce by 25% and eliminates hardship program
Charity claims it has implemented significant changes to ensure its future as the Guardian discovers it spent £100m more than it raised over the past six years.
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Shocking moment when whale swallows kayaker whole before spitting him back out
This is the moment a kayaker was completely engulfed by a whale before being spat back out.
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Police catch Britain’s fastest driver on M1 after recording ’highest speed ever recorded on any road’
Freedom of Information Act disclosures reveal the extent of the speeding issue on Britain’s roads, with nearly half of UK police forces recording drivers reaching 90mph on 30mph roads.
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Unseen 2,000-year-old Roman ruins discovered in London office basement
A Roman history buff has said she was ‘blown away’ after discovering she was sitting just a few feet above a newly excavated ancient site from where London was governed 2,000 years ago.
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Lime Street Pub pair ’behaved like animals’ during an attack on a ’mature’ couple
There were tears in the dock as the judge’s sentence caused their separation.
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NHS worker who initiated a confrontation by telling a hospital security guard "don’t get your mother’s knickers in a twist" wins a £20,000 payout
An NHS worker who got into a fight with a hospital security guard after telling him ’don’t get your mother’s knickers in a twist’ has won almost £20,000.
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Investigation into the relationship between the Buckingham University chief and a young woman ’flawed’
Lawyer who exonerated James Tooley did not have access to the WhatsApp messages and diaries that initiated the investigation.
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MoJ to compensate Andrew Malkinson significantly for wrongful rape conviction
Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison, says he plans to use interim payment to visit family in Australia.
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UK judge cautions women about sperm donor who has fathered 180 children
Judge takes rare step of naming Robert Charles Albon, who subjected mothers to ‘nightmare’ of controlling behaviour.
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Prince William’s former flying instructor passes away after years of inhaling fumes
Prince William’s flying instructor from his days in the military has died after years of exposure to helicopter fumes.
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Chief inspector of probation says prisoners are being sent back to jail because it’s the ’easiest solution’
Martin Jones said prisons are overcrowded for "limited benefit" as the number of offenders sent back to jail after release has more than doubled in 10 years.
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Elon Musk’s son distracts Trump by picking his nose, leading Trump to turn away from ’prop’ kid during odd conference
Donald Trump was seen turning away from Elon Musk’s nose-picking son during an at times bizarre joint press conference with the billionaire tech entrepreneur in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
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Elon Musk renames X to Harry Bolz following $100 billion OpenAI bid
Elon Musk has changed his name on X to ‘Harry Bōlz’, causing uproar in the Crypto world.
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Heathrow sets record for January flights, but airlines express discontent
While Heathrow saw its busiest month ever in January 2025, some of the world’s biggest airlines have banded against the airport and accused it of declining quality.
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The Bishops Avenue: Why Billionaires’ Row is still London’s most controversial street
With vacant buildings, for sale signs and the constant rumble of new development — what’s next for Billionaires’ Row?
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Neglected Bolton house valued at £155,000 holds a £50 billion secret
With paint peeling off the windowsills and a scrawny Buddleia sprouting from the weed-strewn front garden - it hardly looks like the HQ of a £50billion global business empire.
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Pilot killed in collision involving Motley Crue frontman’s jet at Arizona airport
A pilot has been killed after a private jet owned by Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil crashed into another plane at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
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Kanye West deletes entire website, leaving only an offensive $20 t-shirt
Kanye West has seemingly deleted his entire website with the exception of a single t-shirt that features a swastika symbol, available for purchase for $20 (£16.15).
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Polly Peck tycoon turned fugitive, Asil Nadir, dies at 83
Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir, once a fugitive from justice for stealing millions from his British Polly Peck conglomerate, has died, a social media post by his wife said. He was 83.
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Construction of Northumberland play park halted after discovery of 157 WWII bombs
More than 150 of the unexploded World War 2 ’practice’ devices have been uncovered on a play park construction site in Wooler, Northumberland.
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CNN mistakenly refers to Osama bin Laden as ’Obama bin Laden’ during live broadcast
CNN suffered yet another embarrassment Friday after using a graphic with the name ’Obama bin Laden’ on air.
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Lip reader reveals Taylor Swift’s five-word reaction to being booed at Super Bowl 2025
A lip reader has revealed what Taylor Swift said after getting booed at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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Man seeks to purchase landfill site where he believes his £620 million worth of Bitcoin is buried
A man who accidentally binned a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin tokens more than a decade ago is hoping to buy the tip where he lost his fortune.
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15-year-old boy dies after car plunges into river
A teenage boy has died after a car he was riding in crashed into the River Nene in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
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Average service charge for flats in England and Wales reached £2,300 last year
Annual rise of 11% is likely to fuel fresh calls for Labour to accelerate overhaul of scandal-hit leasehold sector.