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UK supermarket so ’filthy’ that rats gnawed through food before dying and rotting
The wholesale market in Greater Manchester was slapped with huge fines after health inspectors found dead and alive rats scattered around the site, with food packaging having been gnawed through
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’Heartbroken’ TV chef shuts restaurant, leaving angry customers owed nearly £40,000
Glynn Purnell said he was "heartbroken" after taking the decision to close his Birmingham restaurant after 17 years and hundreds of customers say they are owed nearly £40,000
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Mould, leaks, and collapsing roofs: a look inside Britain’s ‘best council estate’
Lillington Gardens in Pimlico has won multiple awards for its design and desirable location in central London - but behind the flat doors, residents have told LBC they’re living in a nightmare.
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Angry farmers protest in tractors outside Labour conference, shouting ‘enough is enough’
Furious farmers have today descended on the coastal town of Llandudno in their tractors to express their anger at the inheritance tax rises announced in the Budget.
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Terrifying app allows users to create AI ’clones’ of terrorists, including Manchester arena bomber
Character AI lets people use artificial intelligence technology to recreate and talk to digital versions of real people - one victim of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was horrified
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One-year-old boy dies after High Court orders withdrawal of life support
A one-year-old boy who has a severe and irreversible neuromuscular disease has died after a High Court judge ruled his treatment should stop.
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Met officer dismissed for accessing Sarah Everard case files
A serving Metropolitan Police officer who accessed files relating to Sarah Everard’s murder has been dismissed.
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Russian spy ship spotted off UK coast ‘lurking near pipelines and internet cables’ as British warships and planes monitor the situation
Yantar is armed with mini-subs that can cut undersea cables
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Liam Payne allegedly asked hotel staff for ’seven grams of cocaine’ in a heartbreaking video hours before his deat
Former One Direction star Liam Payne, who tragically fell to his death on October 16 in Buenos Aires, allegedly asked a hotel worker for ’seven grams of cocaine’ before his death
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Samurai sword-wielding man arrested outside Parliament ‘wanted to meet Boris Johnson’
A man who was arrested outside Parliament after arriving at the front gate wearing armour and wielding samurai swords has told a court he ‘want to meet Boris Johnson’.
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King supports food poverty project on his working birthday
King Charles has marked his 76th birthday by opening a new hub in south-east London as part of his project to distribute surplus produce to people in food poverty.
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Prison officers deal drugs and ask inmates for sex, media told
Next to a vandalised wire fence opposite HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, 28-year-old Beatrice Auty brushes away tears. The memories of her time inside the jail are too much to bear.
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’Drunken soldiers’ caught in Apache cockpit romp prompt military safety review
Two soldiers who were caught having boozy late-night sex in the cockpit of a Apache helicopter have triggered a safety review by the military.
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New photo of King Charles released to mark his 76th birthday
The monarch is marking the occasion with a visit to a surplus food festival in Deptford, south London.
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DVLA could ’revoke’ over 600,000 driving licences due to a single rule
Thousands of road users are at risk of having their driving licence taken away on safety grounds.
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Ginsters owner fined £1.28m over worker death
Pasty maker Ginsters’ parent company has been fined £1.28m after an employee was killed by a lorry that was delivering supplies.
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P&O Ferries spent £47m on mass layoffs amid financial woes, accounts show
Delayed filings reveal cost of sacking 786 seafarers and replacing them with lower-paid agency staff in 2022
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Bus carrying schoolchildren collides with lorry on major road
Sixteen people have been injured after a bus carrying schoolchildren was involved in a crash.
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Sara Sharif’s father admits to beating her over the head with a phone months before her death but claims he did not intend to kill her
Sara Sharif’s father told jurors he "did not intend to kill" his daughter, despite admitting he repeatedly hit Sara over the head with a mobile phone in the run-up to her death.
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A London-based Russian chef and Putin critic has died mysteriously aged 52
Alexei Zimin, who ran the Zima restaurant and media organisation in Soho, was found dead in Serbia, with no reason given for his death.
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Assisted dying: Wes Streeting orders review into potential costs of changing the law
The Department for Health will look at the potential costs of implementing a controversial policy that is due to be debated by MPs later this month.
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Bishop suggests more senior Church of England clergy may need to resign over abuse scandal
Julie Conalty, bishop of Birkenhead, welcomes resignation of Justin Welby but says institutional changes needed
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Visa fees scandal: Home Office may have to repay millions after ’illegally’ charging for English language checks
The Home Office may have to refund tens of millions of pounds to people who were ‘unlawfully’ charged fees for checks in their visa applications
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Three hospitalized after car crashes into Angus Steakhouse at Piccadilly Circus while diners were inside
Car mounts pavement and hits pedestrian before striking restaurant at tourist hotspot
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Starmer announces new UK target to reduce emissions by 81% by 2035
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced fresh climate change targets at a global summit, saying he wants the UK to lead on cutting emissions.
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