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Prince Andrew reportedly too scared to visit the USA again amid new calls for an FBI investigation
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, has reportedly only left the UK once in almost six years and is said to be particularly scared of visiting the USA again amid the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
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Police board easyJet flight at Birmingham Airport, delivering urgent message to passengers
Two passengers were escorted off an easyJet flight by police after it landed in Geneva, Switzerland, who were ’behaving disruptively onboard’ the flight from Birmingham Airport.
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Driver intentionally crashes into moped rider, sending him airborne in a shocking incident
This is the shocking moment a driver deliberately ploughed into a moped rider - sending him hurtling through the air.
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Diageo, owner of Johnnie Walker, reports that Trump tariffs may reduce profits by $200m
UK drinks company considering possible price rises as shares fall despite strong Guinness sales.
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Met Police considers disbanding Royal Parks unit, prompting charity warnings of ’serious consequences’
Senior Metropolitan Police officers have held talks with the Royal Parks Charity Board to discuss "key considerations and risks".
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NHS initiates groundbreaking AI trial to detect breast cancer early and reduce waiting times
A major trial aiming to transform breast cancer screening with artificial intelligence has been launched, with almost 700,000 women expected to take part.
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China imposes retaliatory tariffs on the US as Trump’s levies take effect, while Canada and Mexico’s tariffs are paused
China has hit back at the US with counter-tariffs on multiple products as the trade war between both countries continues to heat up.
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Labour’s ’tough decisions’ lead to council tax hikes ’beyond normal thresholds’ for millions of UK households
Millions of households are facing council tax hikes beyond normal thresholds this year, as Angela Rayner warned of further "tough decisions" to "rebuild and stabilise" local government.
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MoD recalls 120,000 pieces of military body armor urgently after discovering cracks
Armour was supposed to be replaced in 2023 but that was delayed by four years under previous government.
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Over 1 million people in the UK face impending £100 fines
Self-employed people have just missed an important tax deadline.
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New proposal could ban Scots from owning cats
The SNP has considered a ban on owning cats amid concerns for local wildlife.
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Keir Starmer becomes the first UK Prime Minister to attend an EU meeting since Brexit
Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Brussels to join a gathering of European Union leaders – the first time a British prime minister has done so since Brexit.
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Man sitting at restaurant in Philadelphia hit by plane crash debris, caught on camera
At least one person was reported to be injured after he was hit by a metal piece that flew through the window.
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Angela Rayner called Prince Andrew a derogatory term and attempted to prevent him from stepping in for the King
A new book claims Angela Rayner lobbied civil servants and Buckingham Palace to ensure that Prince Andrew was struck from the list of counsellors of state.
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Barclays IT glitch derails house purchase, leaving family homeless
Paola Mereu, 39, sold the house her and her husband and their daughters lived in at Uxbridge and were meant to buy their new home on Friday.
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Mother of four, 37, discovered dead beside her ill daughter’s bed in Stoke hospital tragedy
Stoke-on-Trent pathologists found traces of several different drugs in 37-year-old Lindsey Owen’s body, and concluded she fell into a deep, drug-induced sleep before she died.
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London’s skyline will transform with the approval of a controversial 54-storey skyscraper
A new 54-storey skyscraper is set to change London’s skyline as planning permission for the ‘undesirable’ building is approved.
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Major fire engulfs Maghull Town Hall, with smoke visible for miles
A major fire has broken out at Maghull Town Hall in Merseyside where witnesses have reported seeing flames coming from its roof as smoke billows into the sky.
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HMRC invests £67 million in a post-Brexit contract with the controversial firm linked to the Horizon Post Office scandal
Lord Arbuthnot, who campaigned for wrongly convicted sub postmasters, said it sent the message the country ‘doesn’t care about the unethical behaviour shown by Fujitsu’
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Philadelphia plane crash kills six, including a girl, marking the second US aircraft tragedy in two days
A crash involving a Learjet 55 has been confirmed in the area of Northeast Philadelphia, just two days on since a devastating crash claimed the lives of 67 people in Washington DC.
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Medical jet with six onboard crashes in Philadelphia, igniting homes
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said it could not ‘confirm any survivors’ aboard plane that went down near Roosevelt Mall.
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Just Stop Oil protester, 78, moved to home detention after monitoring tag discovered
Gaie Delap had prison term extended because contractors could not find wrist strap of right size.
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Prince Andrew faces massive bill to repair his mansion as pictures show shocking state of home
The Duke of York has been told his 30-room Royal Lodge home is in "desperate" need of repair and is in grave danger of "irrevocable decay" if he does not carry out maintenance work.
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British soft play entrepreneur jailed for 25 years after being ordered to unlock iPhone at airport
Steven Paul McInally was stopped by border guards at Orlando International Airport when he arrived for a holiday in Florida. He had almost 4,000 images of child abuse on his phone.
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LBC host ejects ’numbskull’ US columnist from live show for supporting wild Trump claim
Iain Dale ordered Kurt Schlichter to be taken off air after the US columnist supported Donald Trump’s ludicrous claim that diversity hiring was to blame for a tragic plane crash in DC