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Three children and a man found dead at a house in Surrey
Three children and a man have been found dead at a house in Surrey.
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Mum and chef die days after separate attacks at Notting Hill Carnival
Two people who were stabbed in separate attacks at Notting Hill Carnival last weekend have died.
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Claire Lomas, the first person to complete a marathon in a ’bionic’ suit, dies in an accident aged 44
A woman who raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity after being paralysed 17 years ago has died following an accident in Jordan.
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Deputy PM Angela Rayner filmed dancing in DJ booth at Ibiza nightclub
A clip of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was posted on Instagram showing her jumping, dancing and cheering in Hï Ibiza club as smoke cannons erupt and the huge crowd goes wild
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Martin Jackson: Police search for escaped prisoner missing from HMP Castle Huntly
Jackson is on the run from HMP Castle Huntly, which is west of Dundee, and was reported missing to police on Wednesday evening.
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LNER train driver strikes called off after successful union negotiations
Planned 20 days of disrupted weekend services suspended with Aslef stating it has resolved a longstanding dispute
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Martin Ready: Coatbridge man found guilty of plotting to kill prosecutor
Martin Ready claimed he believed he was "Jesus" in autumn 2021, and suffered a relapse in January 2022 when he believed he was "evil Jesus".
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Nine children hospitalized after chemical leak at pool
A leisure centre was evacuated after a chemical leak in a London pool injured nine children and two adults this afternoon.
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Horror as baby ’kidnapped from pram in TK Maxx’ on Bromley High Street; man arrested
A man has been arrested by police after allegedly trying to kidnap a two-year-old toddler who was in a pram at a TK Maxx on Bromley High Street, in southeast London
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Masked thugs set corner shop on fire, accidentally setting themselves ablaze
An amateur arsonist got instant karma after setting himself alight as he tried to torch a corner shop.
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Three people killed as car hits ‘pedestrians and house’ in seaside crash
Three people were killed after a car smashed into pedestrians in a coastal town packed with school holiday crowds.
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Man who threw an object at Nigel Farage in Barnsley receives a suspended sentence
Josh Greally, 28, pleaded guilty to public order offence over incident during election campaign
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Boy, 11, among 14 arrested over riots in Middlesbrough and Hartlepool
Man, 20, jailed for trying to instigate riot in Huddersfield; boy, 15, admits throwing glass bottle in unrest in Bolton
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Three dead after crash in Beaumaris
North Wales Police attended the incident shortly after 2.45pm on Wednesday. Officers say they are working to identify the full circumstances of the incident.
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Two pilots survive light aircraft crash on a busy road in Gloucestershire
Both men escape without serious injury after aircraft crash-lands on A-road near Cotswold Gliding Club
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M1 travel updates after building fire closes major motorway ahead of rush hour
A major motorway has been left eerily quiet in the lead-up to rush hour as a building fire closes the M1.
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Body found in search for British girl who went missing while swimming with friends
A body has been found in the search for a British teenager who disappeared during a swim near a beach in the Netherlands.
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Only 100 spaces left in men’s prisons across England and Wales
Magistrates told to delay jailing criminals as weekly prison population reaches highest level since 2011
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Mad Putin is ’coming for us’ and we ’must be prepared for the inevitable’
Ex-Defence Secretary Ben Wallace constantly begged for an increase in defence spending, but now he’s out of office he’s warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming for us . . .
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Woman stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival was caught in a fight between two groups
Three men have been arrested after a woman was stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival while she was with her child at the event’s ‘family day’
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Three men arrested after woman stabbed in front of her child at Notting Hill Carnival
Three men have been arrested over the stabbing of a 32-year-old woman who attended the Notting Hill Carnival with her young child, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Starmer to cancel £40m helicopter contract, breaking from Sunak era
Former PM and ministers drew criticism for the VIP flights Labour says were ‘symbol of their government’
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Next shop workers win a landmark case after a six-year fight for equal pay
Chain may have to foot £30m bill after tribunal hears firm paid 3,500 sales staff lower hourly wage than warehouse workers
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ScotRail driver strikes on hold but reduced timetable continues
Threatened strike action by ScotRail drivers has been put on hold after a new pay offer.