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BT fined more than £17m over ‘catastrophic’ 999 call failure
System missed 14,000 emergency calls after technical faults caused nearly 11 hours of disruption last summer
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Boy, 15, shot dead during family fun day at ‘Teletubbies park’
A 15-year-old boy has been shot dead during a ‘family fun day’ at a park in Notting Hill.
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Prince George beams in brand new birthday snap taken by Kate Middleton
The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a brand new picture of their eldest child Prince George that shows him growing up fast as he celebrates his 11th birthday today
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11-year-old girl falls to her death from seventh-floor balcony during family vacation in Majorca
An 11-year-old girl has tragically died after falling from the seventh floor of a hotel she was staying at with her family while on holiday in the Spanish island of Majorca
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Police bring in aeroplanes to tackle crime in lawless district of city
South Wales Police are now working with members of the community in Gabalfa, Cardiff, after they complained their area has become overrun by disorder and violence
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Body discovered in search for missing Brit last seen over a week ago
A body believed to be of a British man missing for more than a week has been found in Spain.
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Couple discovered dead on Atlantic’s ‘Graveyard Island’ during ocean voyage
A couple who were trying to sail across the Atlantic Ocean have been found dead washed up in a lifeboat on a remote island.
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Two dead and woman critically injured in car crash
A man and woman have died after a crash involving two cars on a major road.
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King and Queen were rushed to safety over ‘suspect on roof’ after Trump shooting
The ‘false alarm’ which caused King Charles and Queen Camilla to be pulled away from an event on Jersey has been revealed.
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Gordon Brown launches London’s first ‘multibank’ amid UK child poverty fears
The ex-PM is opening the new facility supplying food and basic necessities against a backdrop of concerns for the wellbeing of children over the summer holidays
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British tourist dies while swimming off Greek island during intense heat
A British holidaymaker has died after falling unconscious in extreme temperatures on a popular Greek island.
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Ticket machines go down at stations in wake of CrowdStrike chaos
The meltdown chaos comes after the world’s biggest IT disaster struck, with thousands of Brits stranded abroad, left without prescriptions or access to the GP
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Holidaymakers warned of more airport delays after global Windows outage
Flyers advised to check with providers for ‘extra steps’, with at least 45 UK flights cancelled on Saturday
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Woman arrested in Leeds after car ‘set alight’ with children inside
Police hold 19-year-old on suspicion of arson after two children were rescued from burning vehicle
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Former Dublin factory designated for asylum seekers is torched
Ex-Crown Paints building in Coolock had been the scene of a large protest
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Crowdstrike IT chaos could mean some workers fail to get paid
On Friday morning, the world ground to a halt as an IT glitch caused by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike lead airline and bank systems to falter, causing widespread chaos
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Terrifying moment as cowardly driver abandons fiancee to die after high-speed crash
New footage shows how a man callously left his fiancée to die after recklessly crashing his car while she was in the passenger seat.
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Tech boss apologises for chaos on busiest travel day of the year
Airports, train operators, banks, football clubs, news organisations and big companies in several other sectors have all been hit by a major worldwide IT outage.
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’Chaos’ in UK as air and rail travel disrupted by global IT outage
More than 3,000 flights cancelled worldwide after problem affecting Microsoft Windows
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Police hunt for prisoner after escape from London hospital
Graham Gomm, 63, had been on remand for burglary offences at HMP Wormwood Scrubs
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Zelenskiy asks Starmer to ‘show leadership’ and let Ukraine use weapons anywhere in Russia
Ukrainian president says ability to use western weapons to strike into enemy territory is key to his country’s defence
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Leeds riots: Shocking images reveal angry mob vandalizing police car on the street
A burnt out bus with smoke still rising from it can be seen in an area of Leeds after a night of violent disorder where people took to the streets, started throwing stones and setting vehicles ablaze
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Emergency Cobra meeting held as NHS and airports hit by global IT outage
An emergency Cobra meeting has been held as Government issues respond to the global IT outage after major disruption has hit to airlines, railways and GP surgeries
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Microsoft breaks silence on mass IT outage which sparked global chaos
Microsoft 365 has issued an update on a major IT outage on systems worldwide, causing serious disruption that is affecting airlines, trains, broadcasters and banks