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UK drafting Israel evacuation plan for British nationals in case of Iranian attack
The Government says staff are ’working round the clock to plan for all scenarios to keep British nationals safe’ as tensions grow between Iran and Israel amid fears of an attack
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Private maths tutor jailed after admitting to sexually abusing teen boy in diary
Maths tutor Holly Rouse-Sweeney, 37, from Hebden Bridge, has been jailed for six years after sexually abusing a teenage boy with police finding damning diary entries on her laptop
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Priest thought to pose risk to children is paid off
The Church of England made a six-figure pay-off to a priest assessed as a potential risk to children and young people, a BBC investigation has found.
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Starmer plan to expand facial recognition technology after far-right riots condemned by charities
Charities and human rights organisations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to reverse a planned expansion of the use of facial recognition technology following far-right riots across England and Northern Ireland.
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UK riots: First perpetrators receive prison sentences for disorder
Rioters across the country are being jailed as the government warns those found to have taken part in the unrest would face the "full force of the law".
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Girl, 13, pleads guilty to violent disorder during riots as Lush looter admits vandalizing 10 cars
More than 500 people have been charged in relation to the disorder, but the government says it can’t guarantee some won’t end up being released after serving less than half of their sentences.
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Prince Harry’s chief of staff resigns after just three months
Josh Kettler departs before the Sussexes’ Colombia trip with both sides agreeing he was not the right fit
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Wembley Stadium bans Taylor Swift fans without tickets as security is tightened
Following Vienna terror plot, Swift fans will not be able to gather outside and sing along as they have done previously
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French customs officers thwart €1.3m sale of fake Leonardo da Vinci painting
Spanish police make arrest after being notified that export licence had expired and work was found to be a copy
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Killers seen walking hand-in-hand minutes after ’sugar daddy’ was stabbed to death
A woman who stabbed her ‘sugar daddy’ to death after he ‘ran out of money’ has been jailed for 25 years.
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Man ’put girl in headlock and stabbed her eight times’ in Leicester Square attack
A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of an 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square.
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Graham Thorpe death: England cricket legend was struck by train as he took own life
At Surrey Coroner’s Court in Woking, Area Coroner Simon Wickens offered his "sincere condolences" not just to Mr Thorpe’s family, but to "all those touched by his life and career".
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Leicester Square stabbing: Man charged with attempted murder after 11-year-old girl knifed in street
Ioan Pintaru, 32, has been charged after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in Leicester Square and rushed to hospital. It It was initially believed that the girl’s mother had also been hurt
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Brexit delays to seed imports could hit crop production
Tomato and pepper growers call for UK to strike deal with EU to avoid disruption and duplicate testing
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Dublin man shot dead in Malta after murder of ex-partner ’used fake profiles to harass victim’
It has been claimed that he ran social media accounts to target his former partner, at one point making accusations about her sex life
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Sweden closes investigation into disqualified Eurovision contestant Joost Klein
Prosecutor says it cannot be proved the Dutch contestant caused ‘serious fear’ in backstage incident involving camera operator
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Girl, 13, died after taking sip of Costa Coffee hot chocolate
Hannah Jacobs died within hours of drinking a hot chocolate that was supposed to be made with soya milk in February 2022, a coroner is told. Her mother says she informed staff her daughter had a severe dairy allergy when ordering the drink.
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Reform UK’s Richard Tice invested millions into offshore tax haven property empire
The multi-millionaire businessman admits he set up a family trust in the Channel Islands tax haven of Jersey more than three decades ago, but rejects claims he undermined the British government
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Boris Johnson ’courted for Telegraph role’ as Nadhim Zahawi plots leadership bid
Backers are reportedly told the former prime minister has been sounded out as paper’s global editor-in-chief
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Treasury pledges low-carbon investment relief to appease oil and gas industry concerns
Minister James Murray says decision aimed at protecting jobs and investment after concerns raised by industry
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Labour MPs start quitting X over ’hate and disinformation’ concerns
MPs leaving platform or scaling back use over its ‘deterioration’ under Elon Musk’s ownership
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Heat aggravated by carbon pollution killed 50,000 in Europe last year
Continent is warming at much faster rate than other parts of world, leading to fires, drought and health problems
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Panicking Putin is plotting his next move—and it’s not a peace offer, expert warns
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces launched a shock invasion into Russian territories at the weekend as they fight back against the Russian oppressors, with Putin’s next move unknown
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Boy, 12, admits participating in two scenes of violent disorder in Manchester
Boy and another 12-year-old among string of offenders pleading guilty at courts in Manchester and Liverpool
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Search for young Brit who plunged 100ft from cruise ship called off after four days
A search and rescue operation for a Brit who fell 100 feet from the deck of the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas cruise ship in the Adriatic last Friday has now been called off