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Police charge man over crossbow event at Glasgow hospital
29-year-old will appear in court after a crossbow was carried into Queen Elizabeth university hospital
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Brexit changes under Starmer may threaten farmers’ harvests
The UK will have to ban many pesticides, hitting food production, with farmers already reeling from Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid
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EasyJet flight redirected to Gatwick after onboard emergency announcement
EasyJet flight from Alicante to Manchester was forced to divert to Gatwick after a mid-air emergency
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Probation personnel advised to refrain from using term ‘chemical castration’ to prevent offending pedophiles and sex offenders
Probation staff have been told not to use the phrase chemical castration in conversations with paedophiles and sex offenders
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“This is not policing by consent, but militarised control” — IRR on UK policy in the English Channel
The Institute of Race Relations states that the Ministry of Defence’s involvement in the Channel reflects a worldwide increase in ’hyper-militarization’ within law enforcement.
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Man in London deliberately rams cyclist after bloody knife and bat fight
Shocking footage captures the moment a street fight erupted and escalated, ending with a driver running over a cyclist as horrified bystanders looked on.
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First train under state control: Labour nationalises South Western Railway
South Western Railway (SWR) has been renationalized, making it the first train company to transfer to public ownership under Labour.
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Boris and Carrie Johnson welcome a baby girl — the former PM’s ninth child
Carrie and Boris Johnson have announced the birth of their fourth child, a girl.
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UK probes possible Russian involvement in arson attacks targeting PM Starmer
British law enforcers are looking into possible Russian trail in arson attacks on property owned by PM Keir Starmer
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UK freezes £90 million worth of London assets linked to family of ex-adviser to Sheikh Hasina
Two men linked to Sheikh Hasina prevented from selling properties, including apartments in Grosvenor Square
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Police officers on trial after elderly amputee dies following pepper spray and Taser incident in UK care home
A police officer who sprayed a 92-year-old amputee with pepper spray didn’t see he was disabled, a court heard.
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Armed motorcyclist opens fire in London park in broad daylight — police hunt for shooter
A search is in progress after a ’biker gunman’ fired shots into a crowd in a suspected gang-related attempt to target a rival in front of children walking home from school.
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Two teenagers killed in Salford crash between motorcycle and car near primary school
Two teenage boys have been killed in a crash between a motorbike and a car near a primary school in Salford.
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Massive blaze at Rushden recycling plant sends towering smoke plume across Northamptonshire
A dense plume of smoke is visible for miles around following a fire at an industrial building.
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Netanyahu reprimands UK, France and Canada leaders for backing Hamas
The Prime Minister of Israel slams Western leaders after their call to stop the Gaza offensive and remove restrictions on humanitarian aid.
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West London pub faces closure after staff ‘downplay’ stabbing incident
A pub could face closure after "downplaying" a stabbing incident on 17 May.
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HMS Glasgow christened by Princess Kate in BAE Systems shipyard ceremony
The Prince and Princess of Wales were present at the naming ceremony held on the River Clyde.
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Black smoke over Bristol as fire breaks out at city’s maternity hospital
Black smoke was seen billowing over the Bristol skyline after St Michael’s Hospital—a maternity hospital in the city center—caught fire, leading to the evacuation of mothers and babies.
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Train collides with tractor in Herefordshire: six injured
Transport for Wales confirmed its 8.30am Manchester Piccadilly-Cardiff Central service hit an obstruction at a crossing between Ludlow and Leominster.
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“Betrayal of Chagossian rights”: woman succeeds in blocking historic UK-Mauritius agreement
The order, issued at 2:25 AM, specifies that the government may not take "any conclusive or legally binding action to finalize its negotiations regarding the potential transfer of the British Indian Ocean Territory."
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Controversial initiative: UK plans chemical castration for sex offenders and reduced prison sentences
The review has been criticised by some, including the domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales. "The government will be sending a clear message to domestic abusers that they can now offend with little consequence," Nicole Jacobs said.
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Body found on beach in Northern Ireland: authorities investigating as a “serious incident”
A body has been found washed up on a British beach, prompting authorities to declare a "major incident".
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Russian propagandists call for nuclear bomb to be dropped on London
Russian propagandists have threatened to usher in WW3 by calling for a massive nuclear attack to devastate London in order to teach "scoundrels" living in Britain a lesson
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Grenfell Tower demolition could begin as early as September
The government has stated that the demolition of Grenfell Tower could commence in September.
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England becomes first in the world to launch gonorrhoea vaccination programme
Jab hailed as ‘landmark moment for sexual health’ and comes amid record cases of infection