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British tourist hijacks truck in a terrifying high-speed rampage down a Thai highway
A British tourist hijacked a truck and smashed through a toll gate in a terrifying rampage in Bali.
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Man, 46, arrested in connection with criminal investigation into PPE Medpro
Suspect understood to have been arrested on suspicion of offences including conspiracy to commit fraud
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Europe’s £8.1 billion high-speed train that puts the UK to shame
A luxury high-speed train between two major European cities puts the UK’s creaking rail network to shame.
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Nigel Farage pelted with rubbish on open-top bus
Nigel Farage has been pelted with rubbish while riding an open top bus in South Yorkshire.
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Animal rights activists paste Wallace and Gromit image over king’s portrait
Two Animal Rising supporters cover monarch’s face with Wallace character in protest against RSPCA-assured farms
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Millionaire investment banker ‘punches woman in face during Pride event’
A millionaire investment banker was captured on video allegedly punching a woman in the face during a Pride event in New York.
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Man arrested after 11-year-old boy dies in ’TikTok challenge’ mishap
Two adults have been questioned by police after an 11-year-old boy died while taking part in a ‘TikTok challenge gone wrong’.
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Jamaican man living in UK for 38 years must wait another 10 years to apply for citizenship
Dennis Henry, 61, granted leave to remain after almost four decades of struggling to secure his immigration status
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Genetic testing firm 23andMe investigated over hack
The data watchdogs of the UK and Canada will investigate genetic testing company 23andMe over a data breach in October 2023.
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UN agency warns of new Rwanda abuses evidence
The United Nations’ refugee agency has warned judges it may have new evidence from 2024 that Rwanda has endangered asylum seekers, despite Parliament passing a law declaring the country is safe.
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Boy, 15, killed in horror car crash in West Denton with three arrested as cops launch probe
Cops confirmed two other people have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
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Michael Mosley’s post-mortem confirms exact time of death and rules out ’foul play’
Dr Michael Mosley was found dead on Sunday after vanishing while taking a walk during a holiday on Greek island of Symi with his wife, as police have now provided an update on his autopsy
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Barclays branches targeted by pro-Palestine activists
Barclays denies investment in Israeli firms with links to the arms trade as at least 20 of its branches are vandalised in attacks overnight that also involved climate activists.
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Councils move hundreds of homeless families out of London with 24-hour ultimatums
Campaign group says 319 households accepted tenancy offers outside capital in 2023, with many ‘under threat of being made destitute’
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Body found in search for missing British TV doctor Michael Mosley
A body has been found in the search for missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley in Greece, a police spokesperson said, but it needs formal identification.
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Investigation underway after four injured in funfair ride ’malfunction’
An investigation has begun after four people, including an 11-year-old girl, were taken to hospital when a funfair ride malfunctioned at a country show in south London.
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Ten dogs found dead in bag pulled from canal
Ten dogs were found dead in a bag pulled from a Leeds canal, nine months after an almost identical incident in the same waterway, the RSPCA has said.
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Labour to promise a ’triple lock’ commitment with no increases in the ’big three’ taxes
In a bid to kill off the Tories’ much-disputed claim Labour would hike taxes by £2,000, Sir Keir Starmer will reportedly include a cast-iron pledge in the manifesto not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT for five years.
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Girl among four injured after funfair ride ’malfunctions’
Four people, including an 11-year-old girl, have been taken to hospital after a funfair ride is believed to have malfunctioned at a country show in Lambeth, south London, officials have said.
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Labour pledge planning law move to boost prison places
Labour has announced it would build more prisons by allowing ministers to bypass the traditional planning process, if it wins the general election.
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Owners who do not microchip cats face £500 fines
All cats in England must be microchipped and registered on a database from Monday under new laws.
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Single bullet to head killed journalist Lyra McKee in Derry, court hears
Pathologist gives evidence in trial of three men accused of murder in joint enterprise to encourage and assist gunman
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David Cameron falls victim to hoax call from ‘former Ukraine president’
Foreign secretary had brief video call with person claiming to be Petro Poroshenko, says Foreign Office
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Brit tourist dies trying to save two kids struggling in water off Costa Blanca beach
A 52-year-old British tourist rushed into the water to aid two youngsters, aged six and seven, along with others after they began to struggle in the water - the tourist has sadly died