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<title>Katy Perry&amp;apos;s &amp;apos;weird&amp;apos; Met Gala outfit explained as experts reveal &amp;apos;hidden meaning&amp;apos; behind faceless look</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Katy Perry made a show-stopping comeback to fashion&#039;s most prestigious evening on Monday, attending the Met Gala for the first time since 2022.The pop star arrived at New York&#039;s Metropolitan Museum of Art completely unrecognisable, with her face concealed beneath a chrome fencing-inspired mask.Dressed in the bespoke Stella McCartney creation, Ms Perry kept guests guessing before executing a grand reveal on the red carpet, detaching the silver portion of her face covering to confirm her identity.The appearance marked her 10th Met Gala overall and left many viewers speculating over the true meaning of the look.
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The white gown featured an off-shoulder design with a reverse basque bodice and sheer mesh panels along the sides, while a dramatic train trailed several feet behind her with brown-trimmed cutouts resembling singed fabric.Serbian designer Miodrag Guberinic was behind the striking mirrored mask.The singer accessorised with lengthy white opera gloves, one notably designed with six fingers, alongside tarot-style cards, including one bearing the phrase &quot;Commit to the bit.&quot;Ms Perry completed her look with metallic dental grills.According to a press release, the mask was &quot;designed to be a literal and symbolic reflection that invites the observer to consider that their perception of others can mirror their own internal world, and conversely mask truth&quot;.The burned look at the end of her dress also appears to be a reference to her upcoming release: Let it Burn.Within hours of Ms Perry&#039;s red carpet appearance, images of her ensemble began circulating widely on social media, prompting some users to claim the design contained &quot;satanic&quot; or &quot;transhumanist&quot; symbolism.The mirrored mask and full-face covering were interpreted by conspiracy theorists as ritualistic imagery, whilst the six-fingered glove attracted particular attention online.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSDwayne Johnson divides fans with controversial Met Gala outfit choice: &#039;Masculine men wear skirts!&#039;BBC star told to ‘quieten down’ Christian faith by TV insiders: &#039;I&#039;m not going to!&#039;Britney Spears spotted post-rehab as insiders share update on her mental state amid DUI chargeOne person wrote on X: “The Met Gala looks like the who’s who in the satanic worshippers club.”Another described the outfit as symbolic of a “self-entitled narcissist with god-like delusions of supremacy”.Others drew pop culture comparisons, with one user commenting: “This reminds me of ‘The Capitol’ in The Hunger Games.”&quot;Could she be any more out of touch?&quot; someone else asked, as another penned: “Weird… for sure...&quot;Some also referenced the singer’s contrasting past, with one asking: “Remember when she was a gospel singer?”However, many fans rushed to her defence. One wrote: “Let’s be honest — in what way is this satanic or transhumanist?”Another added: “She&#039;s always doing something crazy, I love it.&quot;Experts have noted that extra digits are a common visual error in AI-generated images, suggesting the design was actually a reference to widely shared deepfake images of Ms Perry from previous years.Neither Ms Perry, her representatives, nor the designers have indicated any occult or ideological meaning behind the outfit.The Firework singer has long embraced the Met Gala as a platform for theatrical fashion statements, with her 2019 appearance remaining particularly notable.For that year&#039;s &quot;Camp: Notes on Fashion&quot; theme, she wore a Jeremy Scott-designed crystal chandelier dress complete with working lights, powered by hidden battery packs, before changing into a giant cheeseburger costume for the after-party.The 2018 event saw her don massive Versace angel wings for the &quot;Heavenly Bodies&quot; theme.GB News has reached out to Ms Perry for comment.

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<title>Ordering takeaway often may speed up biological ageing by months, study suggests</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Frequently ordering takeaway meals could speed up the body&#039;s ageing process by approximately three months when compared with preparing food at home, according to new research. Drawing on data from 43,000 British adults, scientists at Peking University Third Hospital in China found that blood samples from those who regularly consumed takeaway food showed signs of more advanced biological age. This accelerated ageing manifested in faster deterioration of liver, kidney and immune system function.The findings, published in the journal BMC Medicine, suggest over time, habitual takeaway consumption could effectively shorten people&#039;s lifespans.
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Lead researcher Dr Nan Li stated: &quot;Takeaway food consumption was significantly associated with accelerated biological ageing.&quot;He noted: &quot;For an individual, a three-month difference in biological age may appear modest, but from a public health perspective, this effect size is substantial.&quot;The study calculated this translates to a mortality risk increase of between 2.2 and 2.7 per cent.Perhaps most striking is the finding that regular takeaway consumption effectively cancels out the health benefits gained through physical activity.Dr Li added this effect &quot;accounts for approximately 16 per cent of the severe ageing effect caused by smoking&quot;.Notably, the negative health impacts persisted even among individuals who maintained a healthy weight.The research identified several factors that make takeaway meals particularly detrimental to health.Such food typically contains excessive amounts of calories, fat, salt and sugar while lacking essential nutrients, including fibre and vitamins.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSHow to live longer: Doctor warns 3 habits secretly &#039;accelerate ageing&#039;How to live longer: Doctor says two types of exercise matter most for longevityBritons spending fewer years free of illness as figures show decade-long health declineThe manner of consumption also plays a role, with takeaway meals more frequently eaten in solitude and at speed, meaning diners pay less attention to portion sizes or ingredients.Scientists additionally highlighted concerns about plastic packaging potentially containing harmful PFAS chemicals.These combined factors may contribute to unhealthy gut bacteria and blood vessel inflammation, thereby elevating the risk of developing type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease.Survey data indicates that roughly a quarter of Britons enjoy a takeaway at least once weekly, with Chinese cuisine ranking as the nation&#039;s preferred choice.Andrew Cook, president of the National Federation of Fish Friers, offered a robust defence of the traditional British favourite.He said: &quot;Fish and chips have been enjoyed by the nation for over 160 years, and with everything going on in the world, everybody deserves their Friday night chippy tea treat.&quot;Mr Cook emphasised fish and chips remains &quot;a natural product high in protein and other nutrients&quot;.He suggested ultra-processed ready meals likely pose greater health concerns than freshly prepared takeaway options.

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<title>Madonna branded &amp;apos;unrecognisable&amp;apos; as singer debuts striking appearance at Met Gala: &amp;apos;Had no clue it was her!&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Madonna has caused quite the stir thanks to her Met Gala outfit choice on Monday evening, with some fans of the singer going as far as to brand her &quot;unrecognisable&quot;.The music icon leaned heavily in the &quot;Fashion is Art&quot; dress code at Monday&#039;s extravaganza, arriving in a custom Saint Laurent creation that certainly caught the eye.The 67-year-old singer&#039;s gothic ensemble drew directly from British-Mexican artist Leonora Carrington&#039;s painting The Temptation of Saint Anthony, featuring a dramatic ship headpiece perched on top of a dark cap with silver detailing.Seven female assistants surrounded the star, each wearing pastel gowns and sheer blindfolds whilst carrying her flowing cape, which billowed around her to create the impression of a ship caught in stormy seas.
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Walking alongside Saint Laurent&#039;s creative director, Anthony Vaccarello, Madonna donned a ruffled black gown paired with satin opera gloves and chunky black boots.The singer swapped her signature blonde hair for a jet black wig, styled by Eugene Souleiman with tousled waves and tightly braided strands around her face.To complete the look, she clutched a golden horn whilst wearing statement rings over her gloves and a bold pendant necklace.The helpers who accompanied the singer walked in formation, precisely mirroring the composition of the 1945 surrealist painting, which depicts figures carrying fabric around a central woman wearing an identical ship hat.Madonna&#039;s eye-catching look soon sparked debate among fashion and music fans alike, with social media soon awash with critics keen to share their verdict on her appearance.And some were so struck by the display that they struggled to even recognise one of music&#039;s best-known names.Among those watching along at home who were left in disbelief by the Vogue singer&#039;s look was one X user who claimed: &quot;I had no clue it was Madonna under the black schooner.&quot;A second was similarly blown away: &quot;Omg it was madonna i didnt even recognize her.&quot; (sic)LATEST DEVELOPMENTSSarah Paulson sparks fury with &#039;tone-deaf&#039; Met Gala outfit as Hollywood star takes political standDwayne Johnson dons a skirt as he divides fans with controversial Met Gala 2026 outfit choice&#039;When weather is calm, numbers ROCKET&#039; - Martin Daubney clashes with Deborah Meaden over small boatsOthers weighed in to share their bemusement at the ensemble choice. &quot;Madonna thinks wearing a ship to a $100k ticket dinner is sensible,&quot; a third critiqued.While a fourth was unimpressed: &quot;OH MY GOD I JUST WOKE UP TO THIS MADONNA LOOKS SICKENING #MetGala.&quot; (sic)However, the singer was on the receiving end of praise from some who applauded her elaborate red carpet appearance.&quot;Madonna creativity is out of this world #MetGala,&quot; one X user argued, while a second fan typed: &quot;Madonna is not kidding with this new Era! She’s making us all GAG! #metgala.&quot; (sic)Madonna has been a fixture at the Costume Institute&#039;s annual fundraiser for nearly three decades, having first attended in 1997 wearing a blue floral Versace gown honouring the designer.Following a decade-long hiatus, she returned in 2009 and has since attended numerous events, including the 2018 &quot;Heavenly Bodies&quot; celebration where she wore an all-black Jean Paul Gaultier ensemble complete with a netted veil and cross-adorned crown.At last year&#039;s &quot;Superfine: Tailoring Black Style&quot; event, she arrived in a cream Tom Ford tuxedo accessorised with an unlit cigar.The singer is preparing to release Confessions II on July 3, her first studio album in seven years.

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<title>Counter&#45;terror police investigating suspected arson attack on former synagogue in Tower Hamlets</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Counter-terror police have launched an investigation after a suspected arson attack took place at a former synagogue in Tower Hamlets overnight.The London Fire Brigade were called to a fire on Nelson Street in the early hours of this morning.  Initial CCTV footage shows the fire may have been started deliberately.Officers were called to the scene at 5.16am this morning alongside firefighters. 
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Detective Chief Superintendent Brittany Clarke said: &quot;We are taking this incident extremely seriously and we will be working closely with colleagues from Counter Terrorism Policing to support the investigation. &quot;The building targeted has not been operational as a synagogue for some years but that will be of little comfort to the Jewish community in Tower Hamlets, Hackney and beyond, who are first in my thoughts this morning.&quot;Local residents can expect to see an increased police presence in the area while enquiries into this incident continue.&quot;Minor damage was caused to a set of gates and a lock at the front of the building, with no injuries being reported. Head of Counter-terror police London, Commander Helen Flanagan, who is leading the investigation, added: &quot;This incident follows on from a number of arsons and attempted arsons targeting Jewish Londoners in the north west of the city and we will be considering any potential links as their investigation gets underway.&quot;Detectives are already working quickly to gather evidence and identify those responsible and I would urge anyone with CCTV or information that could assist detectives to contact police.&quot;Counter-terrorism officers continue to work closely with our colleagues in the Metropolitan Police in response to the various incidents.&quot;We’re providing protective security advice and support to various organisations, community venues and businesses.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Maureen Lipman depicted as the devil by pro-Palestine activists in &#039;disgusting&#039; boycott campaign over new roleCambridge University fails to suspend students who threatened to kill classmate over Israel tripJewish women left &#039;frightened&#039; after &#039;intimidating&#039; chants of &#039;f**k Israel&#039; break out at council-run theatre&quot;With the threat level now raised to severe, everyone can play their part to keep themselves and their communities safe. &quot;If you see or hear anything that doesn’t look or feel right, then please report it to us. Your information could help us save lives.&quot; The attack comes amid a series of targeted attacks against the Jewish community, with the investigation coming just a day after two people were arrested on suspicion of arson followin a blaze on a memorial wall in Golders Green.Sir Keir Starmer spoke this morning to say that antisemitism in Britain &quot;will not be tolerated&quot;.At a roundtable in Downing Street, the Prime Minister stated: &quot;Security is essential, but that is not enough. We must also deal with the forces that drive this hatred in the first place, so we’re confronting them directly.&quot;One of the lines of inquiry is whether a foreign state has been behind some of these incidents. We’re investigating, of course, all the possibilities and we’re clear that these actions will have consequences if that proves to be the case.&quot;Our message to Iran, or to any other country that might seek to foment violence, hatred or division in society, is that it will not be tolerated. That is why we passed legislation to tackle these malign threats.&quot;We’re clear-eyed about the fact that antisemitism does not have one source alone: Islamists, far left, far right extremism, all target Jewish communities.&quot;That is why this Government has put in place the first co-ordinated national plan to strengthen cohesion and confront extremism in all of its forms.”A spokesman for London Fire Brigade said: &quot;We were called at 05.11a, today (May 5) to reports of a fire at a disused synagogue on Nelson Street in Whitechapel. &quot;Firefighters extinguished a small fire affecting the exterior of the building. There were no reports of any injuries. The Brigade is investigating the cause of the fire alongside the Metropolitan Police.&quot;Police have urged anyone with information to contact 101, and quote reference number CAD 1000/5MAY. Our Standards:
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<title>GPs found to have &amp;apos;forced elderly to book appointments online&amp;apos; in major breach of NHS rules</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ GPs have been found to have &quot;forced the elderly to book appointments online&quot; in a major breach of NHS rules.Roughly a third of people aged 75 years or older were forced to request a doctor&#039;s appointment via an online form, according to a survey conducted by the charity Re-engage.The demand is contrary to NHS policy, which requires all GP practices to enable patients to book appointments in-person or over the phone. There is no evidence GP practices have been penalised for not adhering to the rules, according to the Telegraph.
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The NHS stipulates doctors&#039; surgeries should offer a variety of booking options. Critics have called for practices to &quot;lose funding&quot; if they are found in breach of contract terms. The survey is part of a report called Care On Hold, which surveyed 926 elderly people about their experiences in accessing GP services, conducted by Re-engage, a charity focusing on loneliness amongst older people. Re-engage concluded the report shows a &quot;stark gap between policy and practice&quot;. Key findings in the report revealed 70 per cent of eldery respondents said they lacked the equipment or knowledge to book online without help. The report shares Doris&#039;s story, who is almost 95 and has no internet access.She said: &quot;I am nearly 95 and do not have the internet. I rely on the phone, and they are always full. &quot;They say come to the surgery, but I cannot get there.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Nearly two thirds of British teenagers to have mental health problem within next four yearsPatients and staff face EV charging gap at NHS hospitals as vital workers unable to power cars&#039;Potential disaster!&#039; Half of NHS trusts using non-doctors as doctorsSixty-two per cent also said they have no one to assist them in making an online booking. Ada, 80, has to rely on a friend to make the bookings for her as she cannot walk to the GP to make an appointment.She said: &quot;Without Ruby, I&#039;d have to get a taxi there as I certainly couldn&#039;t walk that far. &quot;To get there it would be £6.50 — so £13 just to book an appointment.&quot;Of those surveyed, over three in four (77 per cent) disagreed GPs should continue to move forward with online-only services, with 63 per cent saying this approach increases their feelings of loneliness and isolation. Re-engage was told by Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board that &quot;practices are required to ensure patients can contact their practice by phone or walking in throughout core hours&quot; via an FOI request. They claimed 100 per cent of GP practices within their remit offered all three booking options. However, 81-year-old Bill was turned away by a surgery within the area after trying to book in person, instead being told to go online. He said: &quot;If I had to do it myself, I&#039;d have given up.&quot; In reaction to the findings, the charity has four key demands for the Government: a guarantee of the right to choose between digital and non-digital access;make offline booking a protected component of GP contracts;involve elderly people in the shaping of digital health policy;and publish data on access broken down by age, gender, disability and ethnicityThe findings come amid the NHS pledging their 10-year plan to shift services &quot;from analogue to digital&quot;, sparking concern for those older and more isolated being left behind in the transition.Re-engage concluded with a stark warning: &quot;Without sustained investment in inclusion and stronger protections for telephone and in-person booking, digital transformation risks widening health inequalities and deepening chronic loneliness.&quot;An NHS spokesman said: &quot;While online booking forms offer patients an additional way to access care, they are not a replacement for traditional methods, and all GP practices are contractually required to allow patients to book appointments by phone or by attending reception in person.&quot;We have upgraded thousands of GP telephone systems, and by expanding the hours for submitting initial online requests, we are freeing up phone lines for those who prefer to make an appointment by phone.&quot;

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<title>McDonald&amp;apos;s adds 2 new items to its menu permanently &#45; prices from 60p</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ McDonald&#039;s UK &amp; Ireland has given its McCrispy range a huge upgrade, and fans can now get their hands on two brand-new permanent menu items in stores.The fast food giant is expanding its crispy chicken offering with the Spicy McCrispy and the Cheese &amp; Bacon McCrispy, both joining the beloved original as fixtures on the menu.Customers have the choice between keeping it classic, adding some heat, or going all-out with extra toppings.The new additions bring bold flavours while keeping that signature crunch that made the original such a hit. For those who love a bit of heat, the Spicy McCrispy is sure to be a hit. 
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It features 100% chicken breast wrapped in a crispy, crunchy coating. The burger comes topped with fresh iceberg lettuce and a brand-new creamy spicy mayo that packs just the right amount of chilli kick.Everything sits inside a sourdough-style bun finished with sesame seeds on top. If spice isn&#039;t your thing, the Cheese &amp; Bacon McCrispy offers a more indulgent route.This one takes the same crispy chicken breast and layers it with iceberg lettuce, a tasty black pepper mayo, melted cheese and bacon.NEW MENUBurger King launches new menu with bold flavours and exclusive collectables - in stores nowChipotle brings back its most popular limited-edition menu item ever to the UKCosta launches 8 new drinks including one inspired by a classic British snack - full menuIt&#039;s all served in that same sourdough-style bun with sesame seeds, making it a properly loaded take on the classic. For those who want to stick with what they know, the original McCrispy isn&#039;t going anywhere.So whether you fancy it classic, spicy or piled high with extras, there&#039;s now a McCrispy to suit every mood.Spice fans can also turn up the heat across the entire menu with a brand-new permanent Spicy Mayo dip.This smooth, creamy mayo blended with chilli is perfect for dunking Selects, drizzling over fries, or even pairing with the Spicy McCrispy itself. Fancy giving your morning Hash Brown a kick? It&#039;s available at breakfast too.
Full McCrispy lineupMcCrispy (£5.99)McCrispy Medium Meal (£7.49)Spicy McCrispy (£5.99)Spicy McCrispy Medium Meal (£7.49)Cheese &amp; Bacon McCrispy (£7.09)Cheese &amp; Bacon McCrispy Medium Meal (£8.59)Spicy Mayo Dip (60p)This comes as McDonald&#039;s announced the latest additions to its rotating menu, including a Biscoff McFlurry and new breakfast options. Our Standards:
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<title>M5 traffic: Drivers face chaos as serious crash &amp;apos;involving fuel tanker&amp;apos; causes major diesel spill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Motorists are being warned of hours-long delays on a major motorway following a serious collision and large diesel spill.The M5 in Somerset is closed southbound between J22 (Burnham on Sea) and J23 (Puriton) after an accident involving a heavy goods vehicle and a car.National Highways reports that a large diesel spill and nearside barrier damage have been confirmed as a result of the accident.Drivers are currently facing long delays of more than two hours, while normal traffic conditions are not expected to return until after 2pm this afternoon.
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The incident was first reported shortly before 4.30am, with emergency services attending the scene.National Highways confirmed that traffic caught within the closure has been released, with vehicle recovery and clear-up taking place.In addition to delays of up to 120 minutes, motorists are also dealing with six miles of congestion on the approach to J22.Posting on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, the transport organisation added that the carriageway remains closed as vehicle recovery takes place.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that a number of its fire resources had been mobilised to the M5 after the police requested assistance.Upon arriving, it was confirmed that no one was trapped inside any of the vehicles present, although the incident &quot;involved a fuel tanker&quot;.As a result, additional resources were mobilised and most vehicles were released shortly after the incident.A spokesperson added: &quot;There had been a fuel leak from the tractor unit of the tanker, so one crew and a hazardous materials officer are remaining on scene while they await the arrival of recovery vehicles. LATEST DEVELOPMENTSNew vehicle sales rebound after devastating car tax hikes as UK celebrates &#039;considerable milestone&#039;Drivers urged to make number plate changes and &#039;inform DVLA&#039; amid rising fearsHMRC VAT rate changes could see petrol and diesel drivers pay &#039;unnecessary&#039; costs&quot;The traffic backed up behind the incident unable to get off the M5 has been released using lane three, but after that, the road will remain closed.&quot;Avon and Somerset Police said it is not believed that anyone was seriously injured in the accident.National Highways called on motorists to avoid the area and potentially even delay their journey if they need to use the M5.It has also set out a signposted diversion route for motorists to follow if they are in the area.Road users are advised to follow the Solid Diamond diversion symbol on road signsExit the M5 at J22 then take the A38 (Bristol Road)Continue on the A38 southbound then take the A39 (Down End)Re-join the M5 J23 southbound

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<description><![CDATA[ Physicists at the University of Oxford have accomplished a landmark achievement in quantum science, demonstrating for the first time a fourth-order quantum effect known as &quot;quadsqueezing&quot;.The breakthrough, detailed in Nature Physics on May 1, was achieved using a single trapped ion confined between electrode structures and manipulated with precisely calibrated laser fields.Remarkably, the Oxford team generated this elusive quantum interaction more than 100 times faster than would be expected through conventional experimental approaches.The research opens significant new avenues for quantum simulation, sensing and computing technologies, marking a proud moment for British physics research.
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Numerous physical systems behave as oscillating objects, much like springs or pendulums, and in quantum mechanics, these are termed quantum harmonic oscillators.Controlling such oscillations underpins modern quantum technologies, from ultra-precise measurement instruments to advanced computing systems.Standard squeezing techniques redistribute quantum uncertainty, sharpening one property whilst increasing imprecision in another.This principle already enhances gravitational-wave detectors such as LIGO.However, more sophisticated interactions — trisqueezing and quadsqueezing — have long eluded experimentalists.These higher-order effects are inherently feeble and diminish rapidly as complexity increases.Consequently, the desired quantum behaviour typically becomes overwhelmed by noise before it can be observed, presenting a formidable experimental challenge.The Oxford researchers devised an ingenious solution by applying two precisely controlled forces to a single trapped ion simultaneously.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSMeteor shower to light up Britain this week as stargazers treated to ‘beautiful streaks&#039;Archaeologists unearth secrets of artificial island older than Stonehenge in underwater discoveryReal face of Anne Boleyn may finally be revealed after &#039;hiding in plain sight&#039; for centuriesThis technique builds upon theoretical work proposed in 2021 by Dr Raghavendra Srinivas and Robert Tyler Sutherland.Each force individually produces a straightforward, linear effect, yet their combination yields something far more powerful through a phenomenon called non-commutativity.Dr Oana Băzăvan, the study&#039;s lead author, explained: &quot;In the lab, non-commuting interactions are often seen as a nuisance because they introduce unwanted dynamics. Here, we took the opposite approach and used that feature to generate stronger quantum interactions.&quot;She added: &quot;The fourth-order quadsqueezing interaction was generated more than 100 times faster than expected using conventional approaches.&quot;The technique is already being extended to systems with multiple modes of motion and has been combined with mid-circuit measurements of the ion&#039;s spin to simulate a lattice gauge theory.Because the method relies on tools already available across various quantum platforms, it could provide a broadly applicable route to advanced quantum simulation, sensing and computation.Dr Raghavendra Srinivas, who supervised the research, expressed considerable enthusiasm for what lies ahead.&quot;Fundamentally, we have demonstrated a new type of interaction that lets us explore quantum physics in uncharted territory, and we are genuinely excited for the discoveries to come,&quot; he said.Our Standards:
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<title>Sarah Paulson sparks fury with &amp;apos;tone&#45;deaf&amp;apos; Met Gala outfit as millionaire actress takes political stand: &amp;apos;Champagne socialism!&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sarah Paulson has been branded &quot;tone-deaf&quot; and &quot;oblivious&quot; after the actress donned a rather pointed outfit at Monday&#039;s Met Gala.The American Horror Story star turned heads when she arrived sporting a one-dollar bill as a blindfold, dubbing her ensemble &quot;the one percent.&quot;The 51-year-old Emmy-winning actress paired the provocative accessory with a grey tulle gown from indie label Matières Fécales&#039;s autumn 2026 collection, completing the look with white opera gloves and Boucheron jewellery.Close-up photographs revealed small holes punctured through the currency, allowing Ms Paulson to see where she was going as she walked up and down the red carpet.
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While Ms Paulson was hoping her attempts at criticising America&#039;s wealthy would strike a chord with those watching at home, it&#039;s safe to say she missed the mark with many.Several took to social media to blast Ms Paulson&#039;s attempts at criticising the one percent, with some noting the Metropolitan Museum of Art&#039;s annual fundraiser carries a £100,000 entry fee.&quot;This is the worst one at the Met Gala,&quot; one X user criticised. &quot;Sarah Paulson’s dollar bill mask is some sort of protest against the 1% of which she is a part.&quot;If you want to protest the rich don’t go to an event that costs $100k per ticket. And give your $12m net worth away.&quot;A second also pointed out: &quot;Sarah Paulson wears look 27 from indie brand Matieres Fecales&#039; fall 2026 collection, a collection designed with the ethos of caricaturing and mocking the ultra-wealthy. Bold choice to wear this to a gala chaired by one of the richest men on earth.&quot;&quot;@MsSarahPaulson is not very creative; she just follows the crowd like every other liberal Hollyweird lemming,&quot; a third fumed, while a fourth hit out: &quot;Tell us you&#039;re oblivious without telling us you&#039;re oblivious.&quot;&quot;Champagne Socialism at its finest,&quot; another weighed in, while a sixth questioned: &quot;Isn&#039;t she part of the 1%? These people are such tools.&quot;And another slammed: &quot;A multimillionaire in an outfit that cost more than an average person’s car making a statement that people slightly wealthier than her are &#039;the problem.&#039; Brave!&quot; (sic)LATEST DEVELOPMENTS&#039;When weather is calm, numbers ROCKET&#039; - Martin Daubney clashes with Deborah Meaden over small boats&#039;Siding with an antisemitic thug!&#039; Jeremy Clarkson slams Zack Polanski over Golders Green police rowDwayne Johnson dons a skirt as he divides fans with controversial Met Gala 2026 outfit choiceMs Paulson&#039;s decision to take a stand was likely sparked by the fact that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez served as lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs of this year&#039;s event.Meanwhile, the actress herself reportedly possesses a net worth of approximately £12 million.However, Ms Paulson&#039;s supporters mounted a firm defence of the actress, with many insisting her outfit embodied the spirit of fashion&#039;s most theatrical evening.&quot;This is performance art, not a dress,&quot; argued one X user, praising the &quot;conceptually unhinged&quot; ensemble. &quot;The dollar bills are doing actual commentary, blindfolded by money, the gown is haute couture excess, and she&#039;s standing on the Met carpet staring back at us through cash.&quot;The same defender contended her look was &quot;the only fit on the carpet that&#039;s actually saying something about the carpet.&quot;Ms Paulson was far from the only star to cause controversy with an eye-catching look on the gala&#039;s red carpet.Singer Sam Smith had to be helped across the red carpet in a rather striking ensemble, while Dwayne &#039;The Rock&#039; Johnson took a stand against masculine stereotypes with his skirt look. Sabrina Carpenter, Katy Perry, Margot Robbie, and Zoe Kravitz were among the other big names who put on showstopping displays on Monday evening.The gala was co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams alongside Vogue&#039;s global editorial director Anna Wintour.The accompanying exhibition, curated by Andrew Bolton, will run from May 10, 2026, through January 10, 2027, at the museum&#039;s new Condé Nast Galleries.

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<title>&amp;apos;He&amp;apos;s here with me&amp;apos; &#45; WW2 veteran proudly wears twin brother&amp;apos;s medals in deeply emotional tribute on Dutch Liberation Day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A World War 2 veteran broke down in tears as he paid a deeply emotional tribute to his late brother live on GB News.Paul Terry, 100, proudly wore his twin brother&#039;s medals as has travelled to the Netherlands to celebrate Dutch Liberation Day.Some 100,000 people are expected to take to the streets today to celebrate the country&#039;s liberation from the Nazis.Speaking to GB News&#039; Will Godley, Mr Terry who fought in Holland during Operation Market Garden, explained why he was wearing his brother&#039;s medals, saying: &quot;Well, unfortunately, he is now passed away. And it&#039;s tradition that anyone in your family who has served during wartime...you&#039;re entitled to wear their ribbons. &quot;And all the time I got them with me. He&#039;s with me. And he&#039;s here now with me.&quot;WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVE

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<title>Fuel stations face enormous fines under new laws designed to protect petrol and diesel drivers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Petrol stations across the UK could soon face massive fines for failing to inform drivers about their fuel prices.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed that, as of May 1, it would be able to use enforcement powers against petrol stations that do not update the Fuel Finder service.Labour launched Fuel Finder in February in a bid to improve transparency for drivers and increase competition between retailers to ensure they provide fair prices for motorists.The rollout of the scheme has coincided with fuel prices soaring to their highest level in more than three years following the Iran war and spike in oil prices.
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Data from the RAC shows that petrol drivers are currently paying 156.98p per litre, while diesel motorists are forking out 188.53p per litre.In its latest fuel monitoring report, the CMA said it was now able to use enforcement powers against &quot;non-compliance relating to Fuel Finder&quot;.It stated that this would take place if it received information that indicates formal action may be appropriate, which can lead to massive consequences for businesses.Under the Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025, the CMA can impose administrative penalties on motor fuel traders after it was handed greater powers.Forecourts which fail to adhere to the terms of the Fuel Finder scheme can face a fixed penalty amount up to one per cent of worldwide turnover, or a daily rate of up to five per cent of daily worldwide turnover.The CMA said it was more likely to impose a penalty where it considers one or more factors, including: The breach risked having an adverse impact on a CMA investigation or consumersThe motor fuel trader previously failed to comply with a requirementThe breach is ongoing, and the penalty is designed to encourage swift complianceThe business obtained an advantage from the failure to comply with a requirementMotor fuel traders are required to be registered with Fuel Finder and submit fuel price updates to the scheme within 30 minutes of any price change.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSBritons risk traffic chaos as drivers admit to ignoring &#039;road ahead closed&#039; signs - &#039;Not fit for purpose&#039;Tesla confirms production of new electric vehicle - seven years after Elon Musk announced modelMajor car brands recall 500,000 vehicles amid serious fire and crash fears - Ford, Audi, VW and moreBusinesses must also update forecourt information, like amenities and facilities, and organisational details, such as opening hours, within three days of any change.The latest Fuel Finder release shows that some motor fuel traders have yet to adhere to the full scope of the process, with out-of-date fuel prices, no information on trading hours and even incorrect prices.The CMA stated: &quot;Fuel is an essential purchase. It is vital that people and businesses across the country can see and act upon transparent and timely price information, and that competition works to contain price rises. &quot;The impact of the conflict in the Middle East makes it more important than ever to ensure the market is working well for consumers.&quot;Most expensive petrol pricesSpar Lapford Cross, Crediton, Devon (EX17 6QT) - 193.9pEG Rivington North PFS, Bolton, Greater Manchester (BL6 5UZ) - 186.9pLochaline Filling Station, Morvern, West Highlands (PA80 5AD) - 184pHilton Park South Service Area, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (WV11 2AT) - 180.9pFerrybridge Service Area, Knottingly, West Yorkshire (WF11 0AF) - 180.9pMost expensive diesel pricesCluanie Inn Hotel, Inverness, Highlands (IV63 7YW) - 211.64pHilton Park South Service Area, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (WV11 2AT) - 204.9pFerrybridge Service Area, Knottingly, West Yorkshire (WF11 0AF) - 204.9pLeigh Delamere West Service Area, Chippenham, Wiltshire (SN14 6LB) - 204.9pSevern View Service Area, Bristol, Gloucestershire (BS35 4BH) - 204.9p

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<title>Police officer dangles over crocodile&#45;infested waters in bid to retrieve human remains</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A South African police officer descended from a helicopter over crocodile-infested waters to recover a massive reptile believed to have devoured a missing businessman.Capt Johan &quot;Pottie&quot; Potgieter, who leads a police diving unit, secured the euthanised 15ft crocodile with a rope before both were lifted from the Komati River in the country&#039;s north-east.&quot;The sharp-end of a crocodile is not the best place to approach it,&quot; he told the News24 website.The 1,100lb animal was transported to Kruger National Park, where examination revealed human remains within its intestines.
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Police described the mission as &quot;highly dangerous and complex&quot; following the disappearance of a 59-year-old businessman swept away by floodwaters last week.The unnamed man vanished after attempting to navigate a low bridge over the flooded river in his vehicle.When officers reached the scene, they found his car abandoned and empty, according to Col Mavela Masondo, the Mpumalanga provincial police spokesman.Authorities told the national broadcaster SABC they suspected the businessman had been carried away by the powerful currents.The discovery of the stranded vehicle triggered an extensive search operation across the region.Capt Potgieter and his team deployed both drones and helicopters to scour the area, eventually spotting a small island where several crocodiles were sunbathing along the riverbank.Officers identified their target through years of field experience, recognising telltale signs that a particular crocodile had recently consumed a substantial meal.&quot;Besides having a massively full tummy, he didn&#039;t move around or try to slip into the river despite the noise of the drones and the chopper,&quot; Capt Potgieter told News24.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Red Squirrels &#039;close to extinction&#039; in England with only 15,000 left in countryExtinct antelope to be resurrected with Jurassic Park technologyGreat white sharks could soon roam Britain&#039;s seas warn scientists after bone-chilling new studyThe reptile&#039;s unusual stillness amid the commotion of aircraft overhead marked it out from the other basking crocodiles on the island.Having pinpointed the suspect animal, authorities made the decision to euthanise it before attempting recovery.Capt Potgieter was then lowered by helicopter into the crocodile-infested waters to secure the carcass, which measured 15ft in length.The grim examination at Kruger National Park uncovered not only human body parts but also six different varieties of footwear within the crocodile&#039;s digestive system.Capt Potgieter suggested this discovery could potentially indicate previous victims, though he cautioned against drawing firm conclusions.&quot;A crocodile will eat or swallow anything,&quot; he explained.DNA testing will now be conducted to establish whether the remains belong to the missing 59-year-old.Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane, South Africa&#039;s acting police chief, commended the officer&#039;s courage.She said: &quot;Capt Potgieter&#039;s willingness to place his own life at risk, going far beyond the call of duty, reflects the unwavering commitment of SAPS members to serve and protect, even in the face of danger that could have cost him his life.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Britain&amp;apos;s armed forces have gone &amp;apos;backwards&amp;apos; as bombshell report warns &amp;apos;no money for new weapons until 2030&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Britain&#039;s armed forces are currently limited to dreaming of war preparations as a bombshell report by a former senior commander has warned there will be &quot;no money for new weapons until 2030&quot;.General Sir Richard Barrons, who helped author the strategic defence review, has accused the Ministry of Defence of moving &quot;backwards&quot; since the document&#039;s publication last June.Speaking to The Times, the former Joint Forces Command chief warned insufficient investment was eroding the defence sector and pushing companies overseas.The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force similarly lack the financial means to do anything beyond considering how they might restore their combat readiness, the former senior commander said.
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The army possesses barely sufficient funding for conventional crewed equipment, including tanks, artillery and helicopters, but cannot afford the expendable autonomous systems that will form the bulk of future warfare capabilities.General Sir Roly Walker, the chief of the general staff, has outlined a &quot;20-40-40&quot; framework for the army&#039;s future fighting power, with traditional platforms accounting for just a fifth of capability.The remaining 80 per cent would comprise attritable equipment and consumable weapons such as kamikaze drones and loitering munitions, yet Barrons indicated the forces cannot fund this critical portion.An army source contested this assessment, claiming significant investment was already flowing into rapid novel procurement programmes.Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, another co-author of the review, has accused Sir Keir Starmer&#039;s administration of &quot;corrosive complacency&quot; regarding defence matters.Dr Fiona Hill, the third review author and former adviser to President Trump, has suggested Britain appears insufficiently resilient given escalating geopolitical tensions and emerging domestic threats.Mr Barrons warned technologically advanced defence companies have relocated to Germany, Poland and the United States in pursuit of contracts.He said: &quot;There is no money now and there may not be any money for four years and so a lot of technologically brilliant companies have followed the money.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Kemi Badenoch forced to apologise after including Bloody Sunday footage in veterans post&#039;Major gap&#039; in Britain&#039;s defences leaving citizens exposed to ballistic missile attacksBritain on &#039;high alert and ready&#039; to defend Falklands at &#039;moment&#039;s notice&#039;, RAF chief saysSir Richard also cautioned that this risked depleting the industrial capacity essential for future military transformation.The former commander argued the MoD requires an additional £10billion annually, dismissing Chancellor Rachel Reeves&#039;s proposal to provide Defence Secretary John Healey with up to £10billion over four years as inadequate.Fresh defence funding will not materialise until 2027, when Britain commits to spending 2.5 per cent of national income on the military, Mr Barrons explained, with subsequent years merely easing pressure rather than enabling transformation.He praised Germany&#039;s approach, noting the country will spend approximately £165billion by decade&#039;s end, exceeding 3.5 per cent of GDP and surpassing British and French expenditure combined.The UK remains &quot;still either in denial or incapable of sorting itself out for the world we now live in,&quot; Mr Barrons concluded.The MoD said: &quot;This Government is providing the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War, with £270billion being invested in defence in this parliament alone, and the defence budget is growing in real terms.&quot;We want the UK to be the best place in the world to start and grow a defence business and since July 2024, we have signed nearly 1,200 major contracts, with 93 per cent of that spend going to UK-based companies.“Following recommendations by the strategic defence review, the UK is spending £4 billion on boosting our drone capabilities and the upcoming defence investment plan will fix the outdated, overcommitted and underfunded defence programme we inherited.”Our Standards:
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<title>Lionel Messi joins stars in Miami as footballing legend congratulates Kimi Antonelli on winning Grand Prix</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Lionel Messi joined stars in Miami as he congratulated Kimi Antonelli, who won his third Grand Prix.The Inter Miami forward stepped away from his footballing commitments for an afternoon surrounded by A-listers.Joined by his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, and their family, Messi shook hands with Antonelli and gave him a hug after an intense race.During their embrace, the Italian told the Barcelona legend: &quot;I&#039;m so happy that I met you.&quot;
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The paddock also provided a meaningful moment for Argentine sport, as Messi took the opportunity to meet rising F1 driver Franco Colapinto.Tennis great Rafael Nadal was among those in attendance, as well as American music producer DJ Khaled.Former Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng also flew into Florida to take in the action.Spanish golfer Jon Rahm and Englishman Ian Poulter both made their way to Miami for the exhilarating race.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Kimi Antonelli makes history after winning Miami Grand Prix amid late Charles Leclerc dramaLewis Hamilton handed welcome boost after Miami Grand Prix following FIA decisionWu Yize nears closer to World Championship glory after stunning session vs Shaun MurphyAntonelli stormed to victory at the Miami Grand Prix, opening up a commanding 20-point lead over Mercedes teammate George Russell in the championship standings.The 19-year-old Italian made history in Florida, becoming the first driver ever to convert his opening three pole positions into race victories.It is a remarkable feat by the Italian as he joins elite company in becoming the third driver, alongside former world champions Damon Hill and Mika Hakkinen, to win his first three grands prix consecutively.Lando Norris had to settle for second place for McLaren, with Oscar Piastri completing the podium in third.Mercedes have now won all four races this season, putting pre-season favourite Russell firmly in the shade.Antonelli was thrilled with how things played out, saying: &quot;The team did a great strategy. We did a massive undercut and we managed to bring it home even though it was not easy.&quot;This is just the beginning. The road is still long. We are working super hard and the team is doing an incredible job. &quot;Without them, I wouldn&#039;t be here, so thanks to them and my family.&quot;Norris could not hide his disappointment, hitting out at the team&#039;s strategy.&quot;We got undercut, no excuses,&quot; he admitted. &quot;We should have boxed first. As a team, we have to be happy. I am gutted to miss out on a win. It was possible today.&quot;George Russell salvaged fourth after a late battle with Verstappen, who finished fifth following his early spin.Lewis Hamilton was handed a welcome boost, initially finishing seventh but being bumped up to sixth after his teammate, Charles Leclerc, was handed a 20-second penalty.Our Standards:
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<title>Families rush to raid pensions amid fears of HMRC inheritance tax raids</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Affluent British families are accelerating efforts to withdraw pension savings and transfer significant sums to their adult children ahead of major inheritance tax changes due in April next year.Financial advisers and pension providers report a rise in requests from clients with large defined contribution pension pots, driven by concern over the approaching tax changes.The reforms, set to take effect from April 2027, will bring most unused pension wealth within the scope of inheritance tax for the first time.From April 6, pension savings left unused at death could be subject to a 40 per cent inheritance tax charge where the total estate exceeds the £325,000 nil-rate threshold.
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Government estimates suggest an additional 10,500 estates will become liable for inheritance tax as a result of the changes, while 38,500 estates are expected to pay more, with average increases of £34,000 compared with current rules.Rachel Vahey, head of public policy at AJ Bell, said: &quot;There&#039;s now less than a year left before any unused pension savings could be included as part of pension savers&#039; estates for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes.&quot;Ms Vahey said: &quot;The new rules have forced many people saving for retirement to rethink their plans and deal with a tax they never expected when they started putting money into their pension.&quot;Jason Hollands, managing director at wealth manager Evelyn Partners, said the planned changes are influencing behaviour among clients.Mr Hollands said: &quot;The inheritance tax overhaul is likely playing a role in clients drawing down their pensions sooner and in greater amounts.&quot;Advisers report increased interest in established exemptions that can reduce inheritance tax liabilities.This includes the £3,000 annual gifting allowance and the seven-year rule, under which gifts are usually exempt if the donor survives for seven years.Clare Moffat, pensions and tax expert at Royal London, said: &quot;We have received a lot of questions from financial advisers about clients who want to gift large amounts to children for house purchases, for example, and that could often come from tax free cash.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:State pension &#039;nightmare&#039; as Tony Blair slammed over triple lock axe proposalState pension &#039;shock&#039; as ONE MILLION retirees &#039;dragged into tax system&#039; under HMRC ruleBritons could access their state pension early under Tony Blair Institute&#039;s triple lockThe &quot;normal expenditure out of income&quot; exemption is also receiving attention, allowing individuals to make regular payments from surplus income once their own living costs are covered.Sean McCann, chartered financial planner at NFU Mutual, said: &quot;Gifts out of normal expenditure are one of the most valuable but least well-known inheritance tax exemptions, allowing those with surplus income to pass on wealth through regular gifting.&quot;Mr McCann said there is no fixed upper limit on such gifts, as the amount depends on an individual’s income and standard of living.She added that detailed records must be kept as claims are assessed after death.Experts have warned that applying this exemption to pension income requires careful consideration.Elsa Littlewood, private wealth partner at BDO, said: &quot;Where someone accesses their pension through flexible drawdown over a relatively short period, I can see a situation where HMRC might challenge a claim for gifts out of income.&quot;Christine Ross, head of private office, north, at Handelsbanken, said: &quot;Clients should ensure gifts are properly documented and made at consistent intervals and amounts to meet the requirements.&quot;

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<description><![CDATA[ Lewis Hamilton has been handed a welcome boost after the Miami Grand Prix, after F1&#039;s governing body, the Federation Internationale de l&#039;Automobile (FIA), handed his teammate a 20-second penalty.The 41-year-old originally finished seventh but benefited from the sanction imposed on Charles Leclerc, who lost control on the final lap whilst pursuing Oscar Piastri for third place.The penalty cost Leclerc four championship points while Hamilton gained two additional points from the revised classification.Hamilton now sits equal on 51 points in the standings with McLaren&#039;s Lando Norris after the post-race adjustment.
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Alpine&#039;s Franco Colapinto also advanced one position as a result of the penalty, collecting two extra points.Leclerc lost control of his vehicle at turn three during the final lap while chasing Piastri for a podium position.The Monegasque driver avoided a complete retirement when contact with the barrier straightened his car, allowing him to continue.However, the impact left his Ferrari with significant damage, impacting his ability to navigate right-hand corners properly.Leclerc was forced to cut chicanes on four separate occasions as he nursed his stricken car towards the chequered flag.George Russell and Max Verstappen both caught him on the line, compounding what had been a promising race for the Ferrari driver who led early on.Race stewards issued their ruling more than two hours after the chequered flag had fallen, converting what would have been a drive-through penalty into a 20-second time addition.The FIA statement read: &quot;The driver informed us that the car appeared fine, save that the car would not negotiate the right-hand corners properly.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Kimi Antonelli makes history after winning Miami Grand Prix amid late Charles Leclerc dramaWorld Championship final halted after protester vaults into playing area to blast TV licence feesWu Yize nears closer to World Championship glory after stunning session vs Shaun Murphy&quot;Given this problem, he was forced to cut chicanes on the way to the chequered flag.&quot;We determined that the fact that he had to cut the chicanes (i.e. to leave the track) meant that he gained a lasting advantage by leaving the track in that manner.&quot;The fact that he had a mechanical issue of some sort did not amount to a justifiable reason.&quot;We accordingly impose a drive-through penalty on Car 16, given the number of times the car left the track and gained an advantage.&quot;Following the last lap crash, Leclerc said: &quot;Very disappointed with myself. The last lap mistake is obviously all on me and it cost us P3 or P4.&quot;More likely it would have been a P4, but a P3 was still right there. Very disappointed with myself. Mistakes happen, but in the last lap of the race like that, it&#039;s frustrating and not the level where I should be at.&quot;It&#039;s been a very strong start to the season, not many mistakes, and luckily this one doesn&#039;t cost us too many points, but it could have ended in the wall, and that&#039;s it. It&#039;s a shame.&quot;Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli claimed victory, extending his advantage to 20 points as the youngest driver ever to lead the world championship.Our Standards:
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<description><![CDATA[ The chief executive of Britain’s largest electricals retailer has warned soaring energy costs are undermining the nation’s economic prospects and placing businesses at a competitive disadvantage.Alex Baldock, who leads Currys, drew a stark comparison with American rival Best Buy during remarks at the Centre for Policy Studies’ Margaret Thatcher Conference in London on September 1.He said: &quot;In 1990, Currys was paying the same per kilowatt an hour for energy as Best Buy — we&#039;re now paying five times as much.&quot;The outgoing boss, who is stepping down after eight years leading the company, joined calls from business leaders raising concerns about the UK’s competitiveness.
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Electricity costs in the UK have steadily outpaced most EU countries and other major economies, with ongoing tensions in the Middle East expected to add further pressure.Greg Jackson, chief executive of Octopus Energy, also addressed the conference and delivered a critical assessment of Britain’s regulatory framework.He said: &quot;Energy regulation is brutally inefficient and bureaucratic barriers across industries are one of the main reasons our economy is in a near zero-growth mode.&quot;He pointed to a gap between generation costs and what consumers ultimately pay for electricity.Solar and onshore wind generate electricity at roughly 5p per unit, while offshore wind and gas cost around 10p, according to Mr Jackson.Mr Jackson said: &quot;Yet households typically pay 25p a unit and somehow just sending it down some wires multiplies the price by between 2.5 and five times.&quot;Both executives identified regulatory complexity as a key constraint on economic growth in Britain.Research from Aurora Energy Research highlighted the scale of the UK’s pricing gap compared with other countries.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:British Gas unveils £40million support package to help households with energy bills – who can applyEnergy crisis as BP floats ditching North Sea after windfall tax raidEnergy bills set to rise by £202 as millions warned over price cap increaseDomestic electricity prices reached 34.54p per kilowatt-hour in 2025, placing the UK behind only Germany and Ireland in Europe.By comparison, consumers in the United States paid 12.85p per kilowatt-hour, close to three times less than UK households.Currys’ own energy costs have approximately doubled since the pandemic, even before the latest geopolitical tensions emerged.The increase reflects a 20 per cent rise in commodity prices alongside a more than twofold increase in non-commodity costs, including taxes and subsidies.Ashutosh Padelkar, research lead at Aurora Energy Research, said the pricing disparity is largely driven by gas costs.&quot;Gas determines wholesale electricity prices and Europe pays considerably more for gas than America.&quot;That structural gap exists regardless of geopolitical shocks.&quot;Mr Baldock said the current Gulf tensions had not yet &quot;directly&quot; had a &quot;massive impact on businesses like ours&quot; but warned of longer-term effects.He said: &quot;Inevitably, when you have global recessions, people spend less money and that&#039;s going to feed through to a squeeze in the market that Currys sells.&quot;Household energy bills are expected to rise further when Ofgem updates its price cap later this summer.He added that Europe’s reliance on energy taxation adds to the pressure, while the United States uses tax credits to reduce costs.Labour said it would accelerate the transition to domestically produced clean energy and take action to reduce the influence of gas on electricity prices.

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<title>Morris dancing tradition celebrated across UK this May Bank Holiday</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Morris dancers are celebrating the arrival of summer across Britain this May bank holiday.From its earliest recorded mentions in the 15th century to its place in contemporary festivals and communities, Morris dancing reflects six centuries of tradition, adaptation, and social change.It was a symbolic ritual designed to celebrate fertility, community, and the renewal of life, and now a large number of groups across the UK are still entertaining crowds today, strapped with bells, waving handkerchiefs, and clashing sticks or swords, to the accompaniment of folk music, typically melodeon, concertina, or fiddle.GB News had the honour of spending an evening with the Great Yorkshire Morris team, who were practising at the local village hall in Pool-in-Wharfedale, West Yorkshire.
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Bob Carter, bagman (otherwise known as secretary) of Great Yorkshire Morris, has been Morris dancing for 50 years, and the team has been going for more than 20 years.He said: &quot;Morris dancing is part of the thread of our culture and when I started in 1976, there were only about three Morris teams in the whole of Yorkshire and when we went to a village to perform, the general reaction then was, &#039;oh, look at these funny men, who are they?&#039; and now people know we are Morris dancers.&quot;We want to keep the traditions alive. We enjoy the practice as much as dancing out, we do collect money, and we&#039;ve got to pay our expenses for the practice hall, but any of the surplus money goes to charity. It&#039;s a great way to socialise and keep fit and it&#039;s a lot of fun.&quot;Its earliest surviving mention dates to 1448 and records the payment of seven shillings to Morris dancers by the Goldsmiths&#039; Company in London.When it first began, Morris dancing became closely associated with agricultural communities and seasonal celebrations. Many dances were performed during spring festivals, particularly around May Day, symbolising fertility and the renewal of life.These performances served both entertainment and social functions. They brought communities together, marked important dates in the agricultural calendar, and reinforced local identity and tradition.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Nigel Farage: &#039;I will stop small boat crossings within three months of being elected PM&#039;‘They got me to do it!’ Donald Trump lifts whisky tariffs after visit from King and QueenThousands of North Sea oil jobs lost in just one year, damning new figures showNow, Morris dancing is still commonly performed at seasonal festivals, especially May Day celebrations, and in village squares, pubs, and community gatherings.Morris dancing encompasses multiple regional styles, each with distinct characteristics, costumes, and music.Cotswold Morris is the most widely recognised style and features movements performed with handkerchiefs or sticks.Border Morris developed along the England-Wales border and the style is more theatrical than Cotswold Morris.Other styles include: Clog Step, Longsword, Maypole, Molly, Mumming, North West Morris, Rapper Sword and Stave dancing.Morris dancer and member of Great Yorkshire Morris, Sean Moss, said: &quot;The outfit that I&#039;m wearing for is, apart from the Yorkshire Flat Cup, is fairly traditional Cotswold Morris Square.&quot;Great Yorkshire Morris do Cotswolds Morris, we also do a Border Morris, which is from the border between Wales and England. We also do longsword, which is a Yorkshire tradition, and we do rapper, which is from the northeast.&quot;Morris dancing has been around since the 15th century, and then was a bit of a Victorian reinvention again, but really it&#039;s just about finding people enjoying themselves.&quot;There are now more than 12,500 Morris dancers around Britain, in single-sex and mixed sides, are all keeping the genre going.National organisations like The Morris Ring, The Morris Federation, and Open Morris maintain directories of member sides if you are looking to join a local Morris dancing group, with most welcoming newcomers and providing instruction for beginners.Far beyond the English pub garden, sides have also been established across the world, from Australia to the United States and from Cyprus to Sweden.

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<title>Free speech row as Tommy Robinson &amp;apos;secretly invited&amp;apos; to Islam debate at prestigious Oxford Union</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A major free speech row is brewing over reports Tommy Robinson has been &quot;secretly&quot; invited to a debate on Islam at the prestigious Oxford Union.The Union, Oxford University&#039;s debating society, is set to host the activist in May to debate the motion: &quot;This House believes the West is right to be suspicious of Islam.&quot;Unlike several other motions up for debate, no speakers have yet been announced for the May 28 clash.The official programme only says speakers will be &quot;revealed shortly&quot; - and promises to pit &quot;theologians, activists, and political figures&quot; against each other.
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It adds that the Islam debate is meant to tackle an &quot;uncomfortable question&quot; on a &quot;deeply contested and polarising issue&quot;.But insiders have claimed his appearance will only be confirmed on the day of the debate itself over fears of backlash from students.GB News was told that Jewish members of the Union&#039;s committee &quot;found it highly offensive&quot; that Tommy Robinson would be considered a suitable balance for pro-Palestine speakers like left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.Last October, Tommy Robinson was invited to speak in Israel by the country&#039;s Diaspora Affairs Minister, Amichai Chikli - and visited its parliament, the West Bank, and its border with the Gaza Strip.Mr Chikli described him as a &quot;courageous leader on the front line against radical Islam&quot;.Tommy Robinson himself is a staunch supporter of Israel and Zionism.But Oxford Union members pointed to a condemnation of him as a &quot;thug who represents the very worst of Britain&quot; by the Jewish Leadership Council and the Board of Deputies of British Jews as evidence the Jewish community does not support him.It is understood that several members see his invitation as part of a broader pattern of questionable speaker choices and inadequate concern for affected communities.FREE SPEECH - READ MORE:University of Edinburgh slammed for platforming pro-Palestine speaker who likened Zionists to NazisUniversities banned from &#039;bullying staff on race, gender and climate&#039; in major free speech victoryKeir Starmer is &#039;presiding over death of Britain&#039;s free speech&#039;, American author tells GB NewsHis appearance would risk the Union being seen as a &quot;legitimising platform&quot;, members say.GB News&#039; Free Speech Nation host Josh Howie, however, said: &quot;You can agree or disagree with Tommy Robinson and the motion of the debate, but if it goes ahead it&#039;ll be a fantastic step in the right direction for a healthier society and higher education system, where thoughts, arguments and ideas can be aired and challenged, instead of damaging alternatives.&quot;The debate is set to ask: &quot;Are Western suspicions of Islam simply the product of prejudice - an effort to manufacture a scapegoat onto which broader social anxieties are projected - or do they reflect a genuine tension between aspects of Islamic belief and the values that underpin liberal democracy?&quot;The programme adds: &quot;In a context where racial and religious tensions have intensified across parts of the West, it is both urgent and necessary to address this question head-on.&quot;Robinson spoke at the Union in 2014 and delivered a standalone address - however, he has not yet taken part in a formal debate.A year earlier, he had been invited to a debate on nationalism, which was withdrawn over the &quot;significant security costs&quot; involved in hosting him.The Oxford Union has hosted swathes of high-profile and controversial figures before, including former BNP leader Nick Griffin and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk - who clashed with would-have-been Union president George Abaraonye.A spokesman for the Oxford Union told the Mail on Sunday: &quot;The Oxford Union Society&#039;s committee works tirelessly to curate a termly programme of debates and speaker meetings that give our members the unique opportunity to challenge, question, and interact with a broad range of speakers.&quot;Speakers for this term are still being confirmed, with ongoing events in the Middle East - and the dates for Eid Al Adha - being important factors.&quot;We only host speakers who agree to be challenged in the context of a debate.&quot;For events with greater levels of external interest, information is often released closer to the planned date to mitigate any potential security risks, after routine liaison with stakeholders including the police.&quot;This procedure is not a departure from normal practice.&quot;

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<title>Man charged with murder of Aboriginal girl, 5, which sparked riots in Australia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A man has been charged with murder and two counts of sexual assault following the death of a young Aboriginal girl in Australia.Kumanjayi Little Baby, five, vanished from her bed in a camp in Alice Springs last Saturday night.Her body was found a few miles south of the camp on Thursday.Jefferson Lewis, 47, was arrested on the same day having not been seen since Saturday - and has now been charged.Police revealed his was found on the girl&#039;s underwear when her body was discovered.
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The girl&#039;s death had sparked riots among the indigenous community in Alice Springs who wanted him to face traditional justice, or &quot;payback&quot;.Vigilante groups were reported to have reached Lewis before police at the Charles Creek camp.Some rioters then turned began looting local businesses, with police estimating they made off with at least $200,000 (£100,000) in stock.Hundreds of people are believed to have taken part in the unrest, with dozens hurling rocks at the windows of a hospital where Lewis was being kept.Eleven people have so far been arrested over the riots and looting.Local police have since condemned the chaos as &quot;abhorrent and disgusting&quot;.After releasing footage of locals flooding into a service station on Thursday night, Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole said: &quot;What you will see in this footage is not people processing grief in relation to the death of baby Kumanjayi.&quot;What you will see is not people trying to practise traditional law.&quot;What you will see is criminal behaviour, plain and simple.&quot;It&#039;s abhorrent, it&#039;s disgusting, and it will not be tolerated or accepted by the Northern Territory Police.&quot;READ MORE FROM AUSTRALIA:Indians overtake English as Australia’s top migrant group as foreign-born residents now a THIRD of populationBondi Beach inquiry &#039;fails to address Islamist extremism in Australia&#039;One person dead and one injured after car rams into crowd in Melbourne as police arrest driverMr Dole then said the formal charges would be &quot;deeply distressing&quot; for the wider community.&quot;This remains a deeply distressing matter, and our thoughts are firmly with Kumanjayi&#039;s family, loved ones, and the wider community that have been deeply impacted by these events,&quot; he said.&quot;I would ask that the community respect the judicial process, and I would also ask that the community continue to respect the family, as they continue to process their grief and sorrow.&quot;This matter is now before the courts, and as a result, it would be inappropriate for the police to provide further comment, or discuss in detail the events.&quot;Lewis had to be airlifted away from the hospital and was taken to Darwin to try to cool the local unrest.Local MP Robyn Lambley said the hospital had become a &quot;site of carnage&quot;.&quot;There are bins on fire... A woman in labour apparently couldn&#039;t get into the hospital because of the violent scenes,&quot; Ms Lambley said.Earlier, authorities had placed a day-long ban on takeaway alcohol, with more police bussed in from Darwin to prevent further escalation.Alcohol restrictions are already enforced in Alice Springs on certain days during the week in an effort to reduce crime among the indigenous community.Indigenous Australians make up around 3.8 per cent of Australia&#039;s population, but rank near the bottom in almost every economic and social metric and have disproportionately high rates of suicide and imprisonment.

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<title>Airlines told to prepare for weeks of summer travel disruption amid jet fuel shortage chaos</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Airlines have been told to prepare for large-scale flight disruption amid fears over jet fuel stockpiles at the height of the summer holidays.Under new plans, airlines facing fuel shortages will be allowed to cancel flights weeks ahead of time without forfeiting their take-off and landing slots at congested airports.The Government has developed new contingency measures designed to help carriers plan proactively, reducing the likelihood of chaotic last-minute cancellations for travellers.Ministers have also requested that Britain&#039;s four refineries boost jet fuel production - and are investigating options to import additional supplies from America.Carriers say they have not yet suffered fuel supply issues - but analysts have cautioned that any further twists in the war in Iran could disrupt deliveries and trigger shortages within weeks.Britain imports roughly 65 per cent of its jet fuel, with a substantial portion typically arriving from the Middle East.The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has blocked those supplies from reaching Britain.The International Energy Agency has warned that Europe could face shortages by June unless alternative sources are secured.Airport slots can be worth tens of millions of pounds and rarely change hands.Under current regulations, carriers must use their allocated slots at least 80 per cent of the time during a season, or risk losing them to competitors.This rule has historically incentivised airlines to operate half-empty aircraft simply to retain their slots.The Government&#039;s new plan allows carriers to temporarily return their unused slots while preserving their rights for the following year.SUMMER HOLIDAY HAVOC - READ MORE:EasyJet issues dire three-week jet fuel shortage countdown as tourists brace for travel chaosBritish Airways warns of higher airfares as jet fuel prices surge amid Strait of Hormuz disruptionEurope has &#039;just six weeks of jet fuel remaining&#039;, energy chief warnsThe legislation aims to let carriers cancel at least a fortnight in advance in a bid to allow them to anticipate problems rather than react to them.&quot;We&#039;re preparing to give families long-term certainty and avoid unnecessary disruption at the departure gate this summer,&quot; said Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.&quot;This legislation will give airlines the tools to adjust flights in good time if they need to, which helps protect passengers and businesses.&quot;Airlines UK has welcomed the announcement.Chief executive Tim Alderslade said the plan would allow carriers to &quot;avoid unnecessary flying and continue operating as efficiently as possible while protecting connectivity for passengers and trade&quot;.Passengers whose flights are severely delayed or cancelled will still be entitled to support from their airline under existing rules.This includes rebooking on alternative flights or receiving a refund, plus food, drink and overnight accommodation when required.Financial compensation is also available if significant disruption occurs.Airlines have lobbied for fuel shortages to be formally designated as &quot;extraordinary circumstances,&quot; which would exempt them from paying out.That request has not been granted in Britain.However, the European Commission has indicated carriers may avoid being forced to pay if they can prove disruption resulted directly from fuel shortages and that all reasonable steps were taken.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>HMS Victory&amp;apos;s masts removed for major conservation work: &amp;apos;The Big repair!&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ More than 250 years after her launch, the masts of HMS Victory have been taken down as part of &quot;The Big Repair&quot;.The decade-long conservation project costs £40million to prevent further sagging and decay in the ship&#039;s hull.Often described as the world&#039;s oldest commissioned warship and Britain&#039;s most famous warship, HMS Victory has undergone one of the most significant phases of preservation in her history.Project Manager Simon Williams told GB News: &quot;Working on a vessel like this is endlessly challenging, but what we&#039;re doing at the moment is the most challenging.&quot;
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The project, which is being carried out at the dockyard in Portsmouth, is seen as a crucial step in conservation work expected to run through to 2033.&quot;This piece of work has taken months and months of planning,&quot; Mr Williams stated. &quot;It&#039;s been very detailed.&quot;The Victorian wrought-iron masts, which have endured more than a century of exposure to the elements, now need specialist repair work that could not be done safely while they remained in place.&quot;They&#039;ve obviously experienced a lot of weathering over the last century,&quot; he said.Strong winds earlier in the week forced delays. When conditions improved, a 750-tonne crane was used to lower the structures onto the dockside with what crews described as &quot;millimetre perfect control&quot;.&quot;As we took the tension away in the crane hook and started to ease the mast away, you could visibly see and hear the timbers relaxing as the weight was coming off,&quot; Lead Rigger Stuart Sheldon revealed. &quot;The mast&#039;s been sat on those timbers since 1894.&quot;With the masts now resting on trestles, their full length is visible for the first time.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSBritain on &#039;high alert and ready&#039; to defend Falklands at &#039;moment&#039;s notice&#039;, RAF chief saysSoldiers who shot dead three teenagers, man and priest 54 years ago did not use reasonable forceRoyal Navy chief warns UK faces &#039;inflection point&#039; and must take more risks to stay ahead of enemies&quot;One of the really impressive things is seeing all the different colour paint schemes as you go down – it&#039;s like a kaleidoscope,&quot; Mr Sheldon commented.The removals clear the way for a vast scaffold enclosure to be built around the ship, as engineers work to ensure Nelson&#039;s flagship can be protected for generations to come.Our Standards:
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<description><![CDATA[ Host cities at this summer&#039;s World Cup are drawing up plans to make tipping mandatory at restaurants.American restaurants are preparing for a clash with millions of foreign fans amid fears visitors will be unfamiliar with gratuity customs in the US - and won&#039;t tip.Venues across host cities plan to add automatic service charges of up to 20 per cent to bills.The tournament has already been labelled one of the most expensive sporting events ever staged.Fans face soaring costs for tickets, accommodation and travel - and now, dining expenses will lighten their wallets further.Kansas City, Missouri, will host six matches and welcome 650,000 visitors during the 40-day tournament.The Missouri Restaurant Association has now urged local venues to bring in mandatory tips.&quot;We just want to make sure that the servers and bartenders actually get tipped,&quot; said Trey Meyers, the association&#039;s director of marketing and communications.In the US, it is widely expected for diners to add a generous tip after their meal - and though tipping culture may be working its way into the UK and countries like Australia, it remains uncommon in a host of European and Asian nations.Restaurants in the city are expected to apply automatic charges ranging from 18 to 22 per cent.Boston, which will stage seven World Cup fixtures - including two Scotland games and an England match - is considering similar measures.Some establishments there are said to be exploring dedicated mandatory service charges for fans only.New Jersey - which will host one England game as well as the final - has taken a different approach.The city is instead focusing on educating businesses about &quot;cultural differences&quot; in how different nationalities tip.WORLD CUP PRICE CHAOS - READ MORE:‘Astonishing’ World Cup ticket prices revealed as &#039;betrayed&#039; fans fume over £3k minimum for finalWorld Cup outrage as train prices set to QUADRUPLE for England and Scotland venuesEngland fans handed fresh blow as World Cup ticket allocation slashed for knockout gamesOn social media, fans have branded the measure &quot;selfish&quot; and have accused restaurants of price gouging.&quot;They&#039;re all going to be making more money since they&#039;re gonna be busy. Now they want even more?&quot; one asked.Hotel prices in host cities surged by more than 300 per cent following December&#039;s draw, according to The Atlantic.Meanwhile, parking at Fifa-approved car parks in Los Angeles is said to cost more than match tickets in some cases.International airfares, meanwhile, have more than doubled due to an 85 per cent surge in jet fuel costs linked to the Iran conflict.ESPN analysis suggests some fans following their team could spend at least $34,000 this summer.Back in Britain, the Prime Minister has urged Fifa bosses to make tickets more affordable - which has fallen on deaf ears.&quot;The World Cup doesn&#039;t lose touch with the genuine supporters who make the game so special,&quot; he said.The Government has also intervened in the UK&#039;s service industry ahead of the summer of football.Pubs will remain open until 2am during World Cup fixtures involving England or Scotland - marking the first time in 10 years that such extended licensing hours have been granted for home nation knockout matches.Katie McPhilimey, the brand and marketing director of Davenports Brewery, told GB News the move was &quot;good news&quot;.She said: “I think any positive news set against the current climate is a really good thing, and pubs have always gone hand in hand with sport.“By cutting the red tape, allowing us to extend those hours, will boost community spirit, and hopefully give another reason why people should come together in a pub to watch it and enjoy it and cheer on their team.”Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>&amp;apos;Major gap&amp;apos; in Britain&amp;apos;s defences leaving citizens exposed to ballistic missile attacks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A “major gap” in Britain’s defences is leaving the country and its overseas territories exposed to ballistic missile attacks, military experts have told GB News.Sources have told the People&#039;s Channel the UK remains entirely reliant on its allies in North America and Europe to help deter the terrifying rockets, a month after Iran fired two at the Chagos Islands.They say the lack of anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defence systems represents a critical blind spot.On March 20, the Islamic Republic launched two ballistic missiles towards the airbase on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, shared by the UK and US.
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The US was fortunately able to shoot down one rocket while the other malfunctioned. Nevertheless, the attack proved to be a wake-up call in defence circles.Israel warned the incident demonstrated the advanced capabilities of Iran’s missiles, claiming they could travel 2,485 miles — putting Britain itself in range of direct strikes, as Britain is 2,400 miles from the Islamic Republic. Despite assurances from ministers there was “no intent on the part of Iran to target the UK”, Tehran’s ambassador to London, Seyed Ali Mousavi, chillingly threatened “every option would be considered”, including further strikes on British assets.In such a scenario, Britain would be effectively helpless against a ballistic missile attack from Iran or any other hostile power.“Our lack of anything like a proper, integrated, layered ABM defence is a major lacuna,” former British Army officer and defence analyst Simon Diggins said.“There is no ballistic missile defence… we’ve got nothing,” retired Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Crawford concurred.In November 2025, MPs on the Defence Committee found Britain was “nowhere near” the required level in deterrents and had “next to nothing” in integrated air missile defences.The report also cautioned the UK may be failing to meet its Nato Article 3 obligations to “maintain and develop individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack”.MORE DEFENCE NEWSArgentina scales up military amid fears over Britain&#039;s sovereignty of Falkland Islands: ‘We have no credibility!’ The truth behind Britain&#039;s military recruitment crisis where servicemen are REJECTED for childhood injuries, lactose intolerance and acne The hidden tax blighting Britain&#039;s military of BILLIONS amid brutal cuts to UK armed forces: &#039;It&#039;s a complete con!&#039;Unlike other rocket projectiles, ballistic missiles fly in an arcing motion high into the upper atmosphere, sometimes into space, before plunging back towards their target at extreme speeds.In their final moments, they descend steeply at more than Mach 10, leaving defenders with only seconds to react.Ballistic missiles can carry a range of payloads, from conventional high-explosives for precision strikes to multiple nuclear warheads designed to split off and hit several targets at once.The UK has no indepedent equivalent America&#039;s systems like the Patriot, THAAD and Aegis or anything like the Franco-Italian SAMP/T,  all of which are capable of stopping an attack from such a weapon.Britain currently operates the Sky Sabre system, which uses the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile as a highly effective defence against aircraft, drones and cruise missiles. However, it cannot counter the high-altitude, hypersonic trajectories of ballistic weapons.Throughout the Iran war, Royal Air Force pilots and ground crews also heroically defended regional allies and British assets by shooting down aerial threats. Yet, these efforts would again be largely ineffective against ballistic missiles.The Royal Navy’s six Type-45 destroyers utilise the bleeding-edge Sea Viper system, technically capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.However, these defences are “totally reliant” on the destroyers being war-ready, something that has been called into question recently following the glacial deployment of HMS Dragon to Cyprus.“Of the six ships in that class, four are currently in ‘kit form’ in Portsmouth Harbour, HMS Duncan is also alongside in Portsmouth undergoing ‘routine maintenance, while the sixth, HMS Dragon, is now undergoing ‘maintenance’ in the Mediterranean, after its recent deployment of only three weeks,” Mr Diggins explained.“In short, we do not have a reliable ship-based system,” the military analyst warned.Lt Col Crawford warned, while a ballistic missile barrage on Britain was very unlikely, “things can change very quickly”.He cited the once “sleepy post” of protecting the sovereign bases of Cyprus, which he previously commanded, suddenly becoming the target of Hezbollah munitions and the attempted strike on Diego Garcia.To that end, the former senior officer declared ABM defences are “like car insurance”.He said: “You have to have it, but you don&#039;t want to have to use it. Nobody takes a car out after 11 months of paying insurance on it and wraps it around a tree to get their money&#039;s worth.“With defence, you don&#039;t complain that you haven&#039;t fired your millions worth of missiles. That&#039;s exactly what a deterrent is.”Former Labour Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon was disturbed by the gap in the nation&#039;s defences.“Were I still in a position to influence these matters, there is no doubt that missile defence for the mainland of the United Kingdom would be the very first item on my defence equipment shopping list,” he commented.“It seems surprising that smaller Middle East countries appear to have this capability, whereas the UK depends on a patchwork of equipment that might not be sufficient to deal with a sustained attack.”Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge agreed, telling Britain&#039;s News Channel: “There’s no question that the way warfare is rapidly changing means we need to upgrade our air defence capabilities, not least to counter more advanced ballistic missile systems.“That’s why, as defence procurement minister, I approved the critical Sea Viper Evolution upgrade to enable our Royal Navy destroyers to counter the ballistic threat.“The problem is that Labour put procurement on hold, prioritising short-term penny pinching, and further progress on Sea Viper Evolution is now dependent on the long-delayed Defence Investment Plan. Instead of prioritising welfare over Defence, Keir Starmer needs to give our military the money they need to rearm, as rapidly as possible.&quot;What Britain does have is advanced capabilities to detect incoming ballistic missile threats, with a suite of systems across the armed forces and a global scanning hub at RAF Fylingdales in the North York Moors.The huge base’s powerful radar looks for launches and tracks incoming objects across vast distances, feeding data into allied systems. It has proved more than up to the task of altering friendly powers to such attacks.If the home nations were to come under attack from ballistic missiles, the military would most likely have to rely on an allied system to shoot them down using information from Fylingdales.Even so, Mr Higgins cautioned: “If we are under ballistic missile attack, then so will our allies, and they may be rather busy.”“It is also extremely unlikely that they would defend our non-Nato obligations, like Diego Garcia and Cyprus.”The war in Iran and its fallout also exposed the potential fragility of the UK’s military alliances, with President Donald Trump being intensely critical of Britain’s initial unwillingness to aid in the conflict and lack of military might.Addressing the “increasingly transactional” relationship, Mr Diggins warned: &quot;A country that so blithely refuses to defend itself wins no prizes with Donald Trump’s White House… It is not as though defending against BMs is a remote threat.&quot;US foreign policy analyst, Dr Jack Clayton, advised alliances are “based on common interests and values, and there is a potentially significant divergence on this issue, as well as on Nato&quot;.“With the US being the largest security partner to Europe and the West, it puts all the more pressure on others to increase their defence capabilities and be pragmatic in light of the reliability of the US being put into question,’ he added.A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “We have the resources we need to keep the United Kingdom safe from attacks, whether it&#039;s on our soil or from abroad. The UK stands ready 24/7 to defend itself, and as a founding member of Nato, we benefit from the Alliance’s collective defence capabilities, including its integrated air and missile defence systems.“The UK operates a layered approach to air and missile defence, provided by Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force assets equipped with a range of advanced capabilities, working in tandem with our NATO allies.“This Government has made air and missile defence a priority after years of underfunding.“That is why last June, following the Strategic Defence Review, we announced up to £1billion in new funding to strengthen our defences and keep the UK secure. “This investment also boosts the UK’s contribution to Nato, ensuring we play our part in protecting our allies and ourselves.”Our Standards:
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<title>Knifeman slices woman&amp;apos;s throat in deadly broad daylight attack in Spanish tourist hotspot</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A man has been arrested after a woman was killed in a broad daylight attack in Barcelona.Police rushed to Esplugues de Llobregat on the western edge of the tourist hotspot at 11am on Saturday.The attacker slashed the victim&#039;s throat with a knife on the town&#039;s Joan Miro street - where she died.Catalan police apprehended the suspect shortly after launching a major search operation.A forensic tent was later set up to shield the body from public view.Neither the victim nor her attacker have been publicly named.Witnesses said the man produced a large knife in the street and displayed &quot;nervous behaviour&quot; before his rampage.He is said to have stabbed the woman repeatedly before cutting her throat and fleeing the area, with blood seen on the streets after the attack.Bystanders contacted emergency services immediately, and though paramedics arrived at the scene, they were unable to save her life.Catalan police located and detained him a short time later.Authorities are treating the case as a potential instance of &quot;gender-based violence&quot;, though a connection between the victim and her attacker has not yet been established.Detectives are also examining whether a man who received treatment for minor wounds nearby may have been attacked by the same suspect.CRIME ABROAD - READ MORE:Nine arrested after right-wing student beaten to death by masked far-left militant mob in FranceSpanish gang-rape victim dies by euthanasia after father&#039;s legal challenge failsArmed gang posing as police blow up cash van in extraordinary &#039;Italian Job&#039; attackThe Esplugues City Council said it &quot;deeply regrets the violent death of a person in the city&quot; and offered condolences to the woman&#039;s relatives.&quot;Out of respect for the ongoing investigation and all those affected, we ask for prudence and responsibility, and to avoid spreading unverified information,&quot; a statement added.Spanish Government data on domestic and gender-based violence recorded 49 women and one man killed by current or former partners last year.Knives were used in 65.5 per cent of cases since monitoring began in 2003.A shared home was the location of attacks in 74 per cent of recorded incidents.The death comes just months after a British teenager was stabbed in his neck and lung by a phone thief in another Spanish tourist hotspot.Theo Wright, 18, was left fighting for his life when chasing after the Moroccan thief in Tenerife.Mr Wright said a pair of Ukrainians helped him with first aid, adding: &quot;I saw all the blood and really thought I was brown bread.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Man, 19, charged with bomb hoax after &amp;apos;suspicious bag&amp;apos; panic at Peter Kay gig</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A 19-year-old man has been charged with false communications relating to a bomb hoax after Friday night&#039;s evacuation at a Peter Kay gig.Omar Majed, of Washwood Heath, Birmingham, has been remanded in custody and will appear before magistrates in Birmingham on May 4, West Midlands Police said.Mr Kay was rushed off-stage and crowds were ordered to leave Birmingham&#039;s Utilita Arena after a &quot;suspicious bag&quot; was reported.West Midlands Police later confirmed &quot;nothing suspicious&quot; had actually been discovered.
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The force said: “An evacuation of the arena was ordered yesterday evening after a report of a suspicious bag being left in the area.“Following searches, nothing suspicious was found and we are grateful to everyone for their co-operation and understanding.“As always our priority is the safety of the public.”On Friday night, audience members told GB News how the comedian was taken off the stage, and crowds were told to evacuate.&quot;It was so funny. Just a brilliant night - we were having such fun. And then all of a sudden... we were just told to evacuate. We didn&#039;t know what was going on,&quot; one said.While fellow gig-goer Steve Aspinall told PA: &quot;To be honest, I thought it was part of the show at first.&quot;It was a strange atmosphere, eerie, just confused really what was happening.&quot;But it was alright and everyone was calm and left quite quickly with no panic.&quot;READ MORE FROM THE WEST MIDLANDS:Paedophile ex-Labour councillor jailed for &#039;appalling&#039; online child sex crimesMore than 150 violent criminals and sex offenders handed taxi licences in WolverhamptonHundreds defy major warnings to attend huge St George&#039;s Day paradeThe Utilita Arena itself said Saturday night&#039;s Peter Kay performance would be going ahead as planned.&quot;West Midlands Police are satisfied with the security measures in place,&quot; the venue confirmed.The statement added: “We would like to thank the attendees of yesterday’s Peter Kay event for their cooperation, which ensured a swift and safe evacuation.“Ticket holders for yesterday’s Peter Kay performance will be contacted with the next steps from their original point of purchase.“At Utilita Arena Birmingham, the safety and security of our customers and colleagues is always our first priority.“Our security measures include several overt and covert security measures, so whilst you may not see all operational security activity, you should be assured that it is ongoing.“Our Evolv security system uses advanced sensors and AI technology to screen everyone and their bags as they enter the arena, helping security teams identify potential threats quickly and accurately, supported by additional bag searches as required.”

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<title>US now warns terror attack on Britain is &amp;apos;highly likely&amp;apos; just hours after UK raised threat level to &amp;apos;severe&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The US embassy in Britain has warned Americans an attack on the UK is &quot;highly likely&quot; - just hours after security chiefs raised the country&#039;s threat level to &quot;severe&quot;.An attack is highly likely within the next six months following an increase in &quot;Islamist and extreme right-wing ideology&quot; in the UK, British counter-terror bosses said on Thursday.And last night, the US embassy issued a security alert cautioning its citizens to stay safe.In particular, Americans are told to stay alert in public places including schools, hospitals, churches, tourist hotspots and transport hubs.
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&quot;Vary your travel routes and times to reduce predictability,&quot; it adds, and calls on people to keep a &quot;low profile&quot;.The American warning is based on the threat level assessments made by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (Jtac) - part of MI5.Jtac says Islamist terrorism &quot;remains the primary threat to the UK&quot; - though also cautions that &quot;extreme right-wing terrorism&quot; is steadily rising.Gary Mond, the chairman of the Reform Jewish Alliance, told GB News his community was under threat from &quot;militant Islamists acting on the orders of the Government in Iran&quot; as well as &quot;many illegal immigrants&quot;.&quot;Severe&quot; is the second-highest level on Jtac&#039;s five-point scale, meaning a terrorist incident is likely.&quot;Critical&quot;, its highest level, suggests an attack is imminent.The last time Britain&#039;s threat level was raised to severe was in 2021, when Conservative MP Sir David Amess was murdered by an Islamist in Essex and a bomb was set off outside Liverpool Women&#039;s Hospital by an asylum seeker.It was then downgraded to &quot;substantial&quot; in February 2022.TERROR FEARS IN BRITAIN - READ MORE:Counter terror police arrest 8 people across England over alleged plot to commit arson attacksTerror threat level decision branded a &#039;last resort&#039; by antisemitism campaigner: &#039;It&#039;s just words!&#039;Fathers of Nottingham attack victims warn Britain could ‘sleepwalk into a state of absolute terror’After its up-rating, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley urged Britons: &quot;Be alert, but don’t be alarmed&quot;.Though he also said he was &quot;concerned&quot; about the scale of upcoming protests in the capital - and said police are looking at what conditions and powers should be used in respect of those events.The Prime Minister has now condemned the use of the pro-Palestine phrase &quot;globalise the intifada&quot; amid fears for Britain&#039;s Jewish community.The American Jewish Committee confirms the phrase means &quot;aggressive resistance against Israel and those who support Israel&quot;.But pro-Palestine activists claim it means a call for international solidarity, boycott, and peaceful protest against Israel.The Jewish state has seen two intifadas in its history, both of which have involved violent protest and deadly terrorist attacks.Speaking to the BBC this morning, the PM said: &quot;If you are on a march or a protest where people are chanting: &#039;globalise the intifada,&#039; you do have to stop and ask yourself: &#039;Why am I not calling this out? Why am I on a march where this is the chant?&#039;&quot;He added: &quot;I&#039;m not saying, of course, that there aren&#039;t very strong legitimate views about the Middle East, about Gaza.&quot;We all have deep concerns about it. This Government has recognised Palestine just last year. So, of course, there are important issues,&quot; he added.

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<title>&amp;apos;Labour&amp;apos;s not listening!&amp;apos; British ceramics in fight for survival as centuries&#45;old sector faces &amp;apos;existential&amp;apos; crisis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ “We have got some of the best quality products in the world - give us a fighting chance and we’ll do the rest.” Tim Evans, sales director at precision ceramics firm Mantec, is adamant he is not after handouts. Mantec’s products, produced by a highly skilled local workforce, speak for themselves. There is no shortage of orders - but the energy bills are crippling.It’s a similar story from Mike Raybould, chief executive at nearby Portmeirion Group. Their tableware is prized around the world and two-thirds of what rolls off the production line is destined for overseas. 
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He’d like to expand the company; the space is there, and he has a city full of skilled workers. But sky-high energy bills are holding him back. “It’s not just that they are much higher than they used to be,” Mr Raybould explains. “They are much higher than pretty much any other country in the world. “We don’t want to be subsidised. We just want a level playing field on energy costs.” The factories are both in Stoke-on-Trent, the spiritual home of the ceramics business since the Industrial Revolution. The wider sector is worth £2billion to the British economy, employs 22,000 people and stretches from Scotland to the Cornish coast. But the industry is in crisis, with troubles mounting as costs soar. In March, world-renowned Denby Pottery, founded in 1809, entered administration. Insiders fear the situation is becoming ‘existential’. Because, to produce the high-quality products both Mr Evans and Mr Raybould pride themselves on, requires energy – lots of it.  And that is becoming an expensive affair. The kilns need to reach temperatures higher than 1,000C, sometimes for days at a time. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Bank of England issues warning to anyone with a mortgage as interest rates to rise SIX timesNet Zero advocates MUST tell &#039;unpalatable truth&#039; moving to renewables comes at cost, economist warnsThousands of North Sea oil jobs lost in just one year, damning new figures showAlthough efforts are being made to electrify the sector, in line with UK Net Zero targets, the technology is not yet there and it remains 80 per cent dependent on gas. This creates two problems. It leaves manufacturers facing higher wholesale costs for gas, with the war in Iran sending prices soaring. It has also meant that most of the sector has been excluded from Government support schemes. This is because they are targeted at industries that use largely electricity, leaving ceramics – which would benefit hugely from discounted bills – overlooked. Mr Raybould has made repeated attempts to be included on the Government’s British Industry Supercharger scheme, which would see a quarter slashed off electricity bills. All have been rebuffed. As he shows us around Portmeirion’s immaculate factory, his frustration shows. “It’s very hard to understand,” he says. “The people who work in this factory, they don’t understand why this community doesn’t matter to the Government, why we can’t be included in that scheme.” The community plays a huge part in Portmeirion’s story. Many of its 500-plus workforce live locally. Many come from a ‘potteries’ family. One has worked at the factory, just a short stroll from the town centre, for more than half a century. The skills required to make Portmeirion quality take years to acquire. But if the energy situation continues and no support is forthcoming, this specialist knowledge could be lost, Mr Raybould fears. “We are really proud to make these products here, and it’s particularly important we make them here in the UK, because the quality is so good,” he says. “Made in Stoke-on-Trent is something, that anywhere in the world, people look out for in terms of a seal of approval, quality and authenticity. “The people who work here are incredibly skilled. They have taken their life to learn those skills. If we lose those skills then we won’t get them back as a country. “We won’t get them back because people need to train to do this job, then they tend to do this job for 10, 20, 30 years. That’s why we end up with such a high-quality product.“We have had the skills in this country for 250 years. You can’t separate Stoke-on-Trent from the ceramics industry, the two go together, hand in glove.” Plenty has been invested in the Portmierion factory, which boasts a wealth of high-tech manufacturing machinery. But without gas to power the kilns, it would fall silent. Mr Raybould said ceramics were produced using similar methods anywhere in the world, using fossil fuels to power the kilns. But it was the UK that was paying the highest price. He explained: “For the last three years, we have been very vocal with the industry in challenging the Government on energy prices in the UK. “It’s not just that they are much higher than they used to be, they are much higher than pretty much any other country in the world. “We use gas in our kilns and that’s because really, at the moment, there isn’t another technology available to us. “If you buy a product that’s been imported from another country, it will be made in the same way. There isn’t really any other technology for what we do other than burning natural gas to fire the products. “But that’s the same in any other country where there are factories so, if we lose those skills from this city, from the UK, all we are going to end up doing is importing the same tableware from abroad and that’s not going to have a better carbon footprint. “We are just going to lose jobs. You are not going to have a better Net Zero contribution by not using the gas.” Mr Raybould called for a more pragmatic approach from the Government, which has been steadfast in its drive to move to renewables.Its Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, led by Ed Miliband, talks about the country getting off the “roller coaster” of oil prices, which are highly volatile against events like Iran. But Mr Raybould said the Government’s focus ought to be on lowering prices. He explained: “I think getting energy prices down, gas and electricity, is fundamentally important for any Government, and it really needs to happen now. “We are going to be reliant on gas in this country for decades to come – as consumers, as households with gas boilers, as well as industries like this. “We need an energy policy, an energy strategy, that looks after, yes, renewables, but also gas as well.” Just under four miles away, Mr Evans demonstrates a high-energy kiln that fires at 1200C. It shoots jets of flame up to 15 feet and is designed to operate for 48 hours or more without stopping. It is all powered by gas, he explains, before turning to the products created by the kiln. They are heat storage bricks – vital for keeping homes warm if we do largely transition to renewables. “Ironically, we have to expend a lot of energy to fire these,” he says.“But then, in their service, they are storing heat using electrical heating elements to enable UK households to move over to electric energy rather than fossil fuels. “To manufacture ceramic products, those have to be fired to very high temperatures in order to become hard and strong enough, to give them the properties that we need. “So, in the production of that transition material, we are having to consume energy and that’s why it’s so vital that companies like ourselves can continue to do that to help the UK achieve its energy transition targets.” But he warns that the industry is in a fight for its survival. Imports from countries with less stringent regulations were already undermining the sector. The latest energy hikes are an additional blow.Like Mr Raybould, he is baffled at being excluded from the support schemes. Does he feel overlooked? “Very much so,” he replies. “If we don’t get the support that we are looking for and we can’t continue to be in business, then that will undermine not only ourselves, but also those other vital industries across the UK.” The Mantec factory offers an insight into precisely how ceramics serve those other industries. From defence to medicine, they are needed everywhere. Rob Flello, chief executive of UK Ceramics, even suggests that, without ceramics, “we would still be living in caves”. Mr Evans agrees. He demonstrates a collection of filters that can separate impurities from liquids, including molten metal. They are important for catalytic converters and also for the electric car industry, where rare metals are key battery components. It makes them vital for the green transition. In another room, a pile of tiny discs are being inspected for quality control. They are filters that ensure the purity of alloys used in advanced jet turbines, he explains. “You don’t want a turbine failure at altitude when you are on an aircraft - that could be catastrophic. “This single disposable filter is absolutely critical in ensuring the quality of these components.” This highly skilled work takes place in the shadow of a row of bottle chimneys – the famous coal-fired kilns that powered Stoke through the industrial revolution. But ceramics have come a long way since then, says Mr Evans. “We are in Stoke-on-Trent, which is known as the Potteries,” he said. “I’m third-generation in the industry myself. It’s not just about the potteries, it’s about the heavy clay sector, we need refractories to make steel, we need bricks to make houses, we need technical ceramics to make aerospace engines. “It’s really been decimated over time, as a result of low-cost imports and the increased costs of labour, raw materials and energy. It is making the survival of the industry very difficult. “They are really an essential part of the UK economy and it would be very detrimental if ceramics were not made in the UK any longer. “What we would say is give us the chance to be competitive. Level the playing field. Make energy affordable to us. “We have got some of the best quality products in the world. We export around the world. Give us a fighting chance and we will do the rest.” Across the country, events are reaching breaking point. In recent years, a number of well-known brands have gone into administration or closed down UK operations because of spiraling costs. Last month saw pottery firm Denby ceramics seek to appoint administrators after 217 years of business, citing rising energy and employment costs. In 2023, Johnsons Tiles, based in Stoke-on-Trent, closed its UK factory, and last year, Royal Stafford, which was founded in 1845, entered liquidation, citing energy costs and falling orders. The Government says it recognises that these industries are a “point of pride” for the country, and says it is working hard to protect businesses in the current economic climate. But Mr Flello believes that if Denby had been included in the Supercharger scheme – and a petition is now underway calling for just that – it would still be operating. He said: “Access to the Supercharger scheme is a key aim for us. It is a way of giving relief on electricity costs. Our industry is predominately gas intensive, but it uses a heck of a lot of electricity as well.” Because of additional levies, he said, bills were “twice as high” as they might be. The relief “would help factories like this to be far more economic, far more on a level playing field”. He added: “And actually, when you look at companies like Denby, they would still be running if they had been in the supercharger scheme.” The fight will continue, but Mr Flello believes the time for talk is over. He said: “The Government just doesn’t seem to be listening. It has had numerous meetings with us, it talks to us all the time, we are getting in to see ministers, they come to events, but there’s no action. “This industry is a fantastic industry. It employs 22,000 people across the entirety of the UK, from Scotland to Cornwall, Northern Ireland, Wales, every county in England – you name it. And yet we are not getting the recognition, we are not getting the support. “We don’t want handouts, we just want a Government that actually cares about this industry and is prepared to step forward and find solutions to the problems that we have - most of which are being generated by the Government.” He said he feared the sector was the inadvertent victim of an ideological energy policy. He said: “Forgive the comparison, but it’s a little bit like a family who are starving and the parents open the cupboards and say ‘well, we have got all this cake, but it’s really bad for you, so you can’t have any, you are going to have to starve, kids. “It’s that kind of mentality. It beggars belief.” A Government spokesman said: “We know this is a difficult time for historic industries like potteries and ceramics which have always been a point of pride in this country, and we regularly meet with Ceramics UK and trade unions to discuss support for the sector. “We will work with Denby Pottery to understand the implications for their workers and the local area, and continue to work hard to help protect businesses across the UK from the worst economic challenges.” 

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<title>Two in hospital with knife wounds after mass brawl of THIRTY armed youths breaks out in Southend</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two teenagers have been left in hospital with knife injuries after a mass brawl broke out in Southend-on-Sea.Police said a &quot;large-scale&quot; fight had erupted in the Essex seaside city - with as many as 30 youths thought to have been involved in the chaos.Police said weapons were seen and used during the incident, including knives and bottles.The two injured teenagers receiving treatment in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries to their faces.
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On social media, one eyewitness said he had &quot;just got back into town from London when it was all kicking off&quot;.&quot;One young lad I see had blood from a wound on his face,&quot; he added.Another added: &quot;So sad that you can’t even feel safe walking the streets anymore.&quot;She said she had been caught up in the unrest with her nephew, just six, who was &quot;shaking and telling me: &#039;Auntie Kate, I&#039;m so scared.&#039;A &quot;joyful evening&quot; had turned into her nephew &quot;going to bed asking: &#039;Why was them people fighting,&#039; and telling me he had such a good day, but the ending just ruined it,&quot; she added.Officers remained at the scene on Friday night in a bid to restore calm.Police were also forced to issue a dispersal order covering Southend High Street, Queensway through to Hamlet Court Road and along the seafront.They also invoked stop‑and‑search powers under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, letting officers search people and vehicles for weapons without suspicion.A further Section 60AA order was in place giving police the power to compel youths to remove their face coverings in the area.LATEST CRIME HEADLINES FROM GB NEWS:Man jailed for abducting son still on run after being mistakenly released from prisonMan, 66, charged with several offences including attempted murder after attack on police stationSuperdry co-founder James Holder found guilty of rapeIn summer 2024, Southend found itself at the centre of a major outcry over youth violence after a similar night of unrest.Crowds of young people were seen running across the seafront at Jubilee Beach and clashing with police.Further footage appeared to show three youths fighting each other with machetes.Martin Richardson, the owner of the Happidrome Arcade on Marine Parade, went on to tell GB News how the youngsters had descended on the area after a social media video called for a &quot;rave&quot; on the beach.It included the area&#039;s postcode and instructed partygoers to &quot;bring your own weed, balloons and laughing gas&quot;.Southend&#039;s proximity to London means troublemakers use the seafront as a &quot;stage&quot; for violence, Mr Richardson told Britain&#039;s News Channel just days after the chaos.Footage of the brawl was &quot;truly alarming&quot;, local MP Bayo Alaba said, and warned there appeared to be a &quot;pattern&quot; of violence in the city during the summer.At the time, Essex Police Ch Supt Leighton Hammett described the violence as &quot;regrettable&quot;.He said the force was &quot;going to work really hard to make sure it doesn’t happen again&quot;.

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<title>Woke backlash erupts against patriotic St George&amp;apos;s Cross roundabout in &amp;apos;multicultural town&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A &quot;patriotic&quot; St George&#039;s Cross roundabout has sparked furious uproar in a &quot;multicultural town&quot;.Durham County Council spent £12,000 on the transformation on the A167 roundabout in Chilton, County Durham.The roundabout had previously been a simple grass verge - but has now been gravelled over with a patriotic floral display arranged to form England&#039;s flag.Labour MP Alan Strickland, who represents Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor, has led the outrage over the display.
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Mr Strickland accused the council of failing to properly engage with locals before funding the makeover.&quot;This is yet another sign that our Reform-led council are completely unserious about how they spend our money,&quot; he raged.Chilton Town Council also disagreed with the plans, citing concerns about the cost.But Reform county councillor Stephen Bowron mounted a robust defence of the scheme, arguing the roundabout would become a &quot;recognised landmark&quot; that would demonstrate the passion Chilton locals feel for their nation.He said he had consulted around 70 people through local resident groups, all of whom supported the proposal.Mr Bowron said: &quot;Chilton has finally got a bit of a landmark to show our patriotic pride to follow up the fabulous mural we have in our village.&quot;But Reform UK county councillor Joe Quinn told LBC the new roundabout “looks really good.”“It was a plain grassed roundabout - and it&#039;s now got a lovely St George’s cross made out of poppies.“To be perfectly honest with you, I live nearby, and it looks absolutely fantastic.”FURY AT OUR FLAG - READ MORE:Britons face £2,500 fine for putting English flag up at homes on St George’s DayMotorists could be fined £1,000 and breach Highway Code by flying England flags for St George&#039;s DayPatriotic Britons &#039;could be DEBANKED just for raising Union flag&#039; as urgent warning issuedThe town, home to roughly 4,500 people, already features a mural depicting a soldier standing in a field of poppies.Sharon Goodchild, who has called Chilton home for 26 years, challenged the redesign&#039;s patriotic theme.She claimed the national symbolism appeals &quot;only for a selected few&quot; - given that Chilton has evolved into a &quot;multicultural&quot; community.According to 2021 census data, the town is around 98 per cent white British.Ms Goodchild said: &quot;If other funding becomes available it should focus on Chilton&#039;s true heritage as a mining town, a massive stone carving saying &#039;Welcome to Chilton&#039; or a miner&#039;s carriage would be great.&quot;She said £12,000 was excessive for a roundabout and had proposed wildflowers as an alternative.The project draws on £9,540 from Section 106 funds, designated for community benefit from nearby housing developments, alongside £2,460 in council labour costs.Mr Bowron justified the expenditure by noting the Section 106 allocation faced a May deadline, after which it would have been returned to developers.When consulted in November 2025, Chilton Town Council opposed the proposal.A spokesman said it would have preferred funding directed toward &quot;community projects&quot; addressing essential infrastructure and local challenges.Planning manager Stephen Reed explained that no alternative submissions had been received at the time, meaning the scheme was allocated the funds to prevent their return.Our Standards:
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<title>Fraudster nurse pocketed thousands in sick pay... while working second job</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Merseyside nurse fraudulently claimed nearly £6,000 in sick pay while secretly employed at another NHS trust.Lian Kenny raked in the cash from from North West Care NHS Foundation Trust, which subsequently merged with Mersey Care - despite being fit enough to work elsewhere.The registered nurse, who qualified in September 2015, has now branded the fraud a &quot;lapse in judgement&quot;.A Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing examined the case, with Mrs Kenny admitting the charge against her in full.She served as a community nurse team leader at the Trust from December 2018 until October 2021.But between August 2020 and October 2021, Mrs Kenny also worked for Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust through an agency while claiming sick pay at the same time.During this period, she was supposedly too unwell to carry out her duties at Mersey Care.A colleague reported the situation in September 2021, prompting an investigation.The Mersey Internal Audit Agency conducted an anti-fraud inquiry into the matter.Investigators determined that Mrs Kenny had received £5,993.51 in sick pay during the period in question.The audit agency did not recommend criminal prosecution, noting the overpayment was relatively modest and could be returned.Both Mrs Kenny and the NMC agreed she had acted dishonestly for personal financial gain.The parties agreed her conduct fell significantly below the standards expected of a registered nurse.FRAUDSTERS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE - READ MORE:Fraudster jailed after stealing £700k out of her own colleagues&#039; pension potsBenefits cheat mother raked in £75,000 after claiming partner was homelessSerial fraudster jailed for 10 years after taking more than £218,000 from victimsMrs Kenny fully repaid the money to Mersey Care and demonstrated remorse for her actions.In her statement to the NMC, she said: &quot;I deeply regret my lapse in judgement.&quot;She added: &quot;I want to assure the NMC that I do not see myself as a nurse who made a harmless mistake.&quot;Mrs Kenny stated: &quot;I see myself as a nurse who failed to show courage when it mattered and who has worked deliberately to ensure that failure is not repeated.&quot;She told the panel: &quot;I have learned that professionalism is not about perfection; it is about accountability.&quot;Mrs Kenny requested the panel consider not only her mistake but the person she has become through confronting it.She also committed to upholding NMC Code standards, stating they reflect &quot;the nurse I intend to be.&quot;The NMC determined the risk of her repeating such misconduct was minimal.Mrs Kenny now works solely for Alamaz Limited as clinical lead for their vaccination service.She received an immediate six-month suspension from nursing - and will now be permitted to resume her career on October 27.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Mystery as inquiry finds Mike Lynch&amp;apos;s Bayesian superyacht was NOT sunk by storm</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Italian investigators have concluded that Mike Lynch&#039;s Bayesian superyacht was not sunk by a storm.Preliminary findings indicate crew mistakes played a role in the vessel capsizing off Sicily in August 2024 - which flies directly in the face of a British investigation.Seven people were killed in the tragedy, among them tech entrepreneur Mr Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah.According to La Repubblica, the expert team appointed by prosecutors determined the weather event amounted to &quot;little more than a squall, a sudden increase in wind speed that precedes thunderstorms and downpours&quot;.&quot;It was not only the fault of the storm,&quot; investigators concluded.Its sinking resulted from conditions that were neither extreme nor impossible to anticipate, they found.But last year, a preliminary report by the UK&#039;s Marine Accident Investigation Branch blamed the storm.The MAIB attributed the disaster to a freak storm approaching tornado intensity - as well as flaws in the yacht&#039;s construction.The vessel&#039;s 237-foot mast, among the tallest in the world, was identified as a contributing factor.The MAIB determined that once gale-force winds tilted the yacht beyond a critical point, its recovery became impossible.&quot;The investigation has established that… once Bayesian heeled over to an angle greater than 70.6 degrees, there was no chance of a return to an even keel,&quot; the British report said.A Met Office study indicated hurricane-force winds exceeding 64 knots likely struck the vessel.The yacht&#039;s captain, New Zealander James Cutfield, faces an investigation in Italy alongside British crew members Tim Parker Eaton and Matthew Griffiths.All three are being examined for potential manslaughter and causing a shipwreck.Under Italian law, this status does not imply guilt nor guarantee any charges will follow.READ MORE ON THE BAYESIAN TRAGEDY:Mike Lynch estate faces bankruptcy after £920million hit in HPE fraud rulingMike Lynch&#039;s co-defendant confirmed dead after being hit by car just days before Italy yacht tragedySuperyacht was &#039;more at risk&#039; by not being harboured in the port, claims Navy forecasterThe crew maintains that exceptional weather conditions, rather than their actions, caused the disaster.They insist all the vessel&#039;s doors and hatches were sealed before the storm hit.As well as the Lynches, five others died in the wreck: chef Recaldo Thomas, Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy, Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda.Fifteen survivors were pulled from the water, including Mr Lynch&#039;s wife Angela Bacares.A nearby Dutch-flagged vessel, the Sir Robert Baden Powell, survived the same storm and rescued those who escaped the Bayesian.The wreck was lifted from the seabed last June, around half a mile from the fishing village of Porticello.It was then moved to the industrial port of Termini Imerese, roughly 15 miles along the coast.Prosecutor Angelo Cavallo plans to personally examine the wreckage later this month.Investigators aim to complete their report by August 19, the two-year anniversary of the disaster.Mr Lynch had founded software firm Autonomy in 1996 and was cleared of fraud charges just weeks before his death.The Mediterranean voyage was meant to celebrate his acquittal following the $11billion sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Jeffrey Epstein &amp;apos;suicide note&amp;apos; being hidden from public, former cellmate claims</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jeffrey Epstein wrote a suicide note which has been hidden from the public for nearly seven years, a former cellmate has claimed.Nicholas Tartaglione, the cellmate of the convicted paedophile financier, said he discovered the note in July 2019.According to documents and interviews, the note became involved in Tartaglione&#039;s own criminal case and was eventually sealed by a federal judge, meaning investigators looking in to Epstein&#039;s death did not have a potentially key piece of evidence.Tartaglione claimed the note said something along the lines of: &quot;What do you want me to do, bust out crying? Time to say goodbye.&quot;
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First reported by the New York Times, the US outlet said it had not been able to verify the note and a Justice Department spokeswoman said it had not seen it either.But a coded timeline within the Epstein files suggests how the note became tangled up in Tartaglione&#039;s case.Tartaglione, a former police officer, was placed in general population in the now-closed Metropolitan Correctional Centre, in Manhattan, New York City, in 2017.Former cops face higher rates of violence in prison and in February 2018, he was attacked by another inmate, fracturing his eye socket bone.He was then placed in the prison&#039;s Special Housing Unit, with Epstein placed in the same cell on July 6, 2019.Just weeks later, Epstein was found semi-conscious in the cell with red marks on his neck and the notorious paedophile claimed the former police officer - now serving four life sentences for quadruple homicide - had attacked him.Epstein told jail authorities he was not suicidal at the time but was moved to a different cell.The week after the incident, the paedophile financier told Metropolitan Correctional Center officials he &quot;never had any issues&quot; with Tartaglione and felt safe being housed with him.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Metropolitan Police probe into Lord Mandelson BLOCKED by US Department of JusticeMelania Trump denies having relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in rare address from White HouseHarriet Harman urges Queen to meet Epstein victims: &#039;Hear my plea&#039;Tartaglione said around the same time he found the suicide note, written on yellow paper from a legal pad, inside a graphic novel.The 58-year-old inmate, who is currently pursuing an appeal, said he gave the note to his lawyers because it could have been useful if Epstein continued to claim he had been hurt by Tartaglione.The timeline, revealed in Department of Justice files, states that four days after the July 23 incident, Tartaglione met with his lawyer &quot;BB&quot; - Bruce Barket - and made him aware of the note&#039;s existence.It was then handed to another lawyer for the former police officer, John Wieder, and the two lawyers twice attempted to authenticate the note until July 30.Epstein was then found dead in his cell on August 10, 2019.At this point, the note was disclosed to the court, and between late 2019 and early 2020, it was reportedly authenticated.Judge Kenneth Karas eventually ordered the note to be turned over to the court, where it seemingly has been sealed court documents until the present day.The Justice Department said told the New York Times it had &quot;underwent an exhaustive effort to collect all records in its possession&quot;, noting that this included documents for the Bureau of Prisons and the Office of the Inspector General.

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<title>Iran denies involvement in ‘violent activities’ on British soil amid wave of London antisemitic attacks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Iranian embassy in the UK has strongly denied any involvement in &quot;violent activities&quot; on British soil following a wave of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks.On social media, the embassy declared it &quot;categorically rejects any allegations or link of Iran&#039;s involvement in violent activities or incidents in the United Kingdom&quot;.&quot;Such baseless accusations against Islamic Republic of Iran lack credible evidence and appear to serve narrow political agendas and to mislead public opinion and distract from the real root causes of terrorism and violent extremism,&quot; the statement continued.The denial came after the Prime Minister responded to the Golders Green terror attack by calling for tougher action to confront what he described as the &quot;malign threat posed by states like Iran&quot; seeking to &quot;harm British Jews&quot;.
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Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of Counter Terrorism Policing, has confirmed officers are actively pursuing &quot;threats by state-linked actors&quot;.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood struck a more cautious tone, however.She said it remains too early in the investigation to determine whether the north London attacker had any Iranian links.The incident left two Jewish men needing hospital treatment after they were stabbed.Shloime Rand, 34, and 76-year-old Moshe Ben Baila, known locally as Moshe Shine, were the victims of the double stabbing.Police deployed a Taser to subdue a 45-year-old Somali-born male suspect before arresting him at the scene.Following the incident in Golders Green, Labour pledged an extra £25million to help protect Jewish communities across Britain.Authorities are continuing to piece together the circumstances surrounding the attack.IRAN - READ THE LATEST:Donald Trump gives green light for Iran to play at World CupNigel Farage says Iranian terrorists now crossing Channel as Reform leader demands answers from PMDonald Trump prepares &#039;powerful&#039; strikes on Iran after Vladimir Putin warns of &#039;dire consequences&#039;The Iranian embassy also claimed it had previously warned British authorities through official channels about potential &quot;false flag&quot; operations on UK soil.Counter-terrorism investigators have been examining possible links to Iranian proxy groups following a string of incidents targeting Jewish sites across London.These include arson attacks on Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green, a synagogue, and premises formerly occupied by a Jewish charity, as well as a drone flown near the Israeli embassy.Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans said the attacks shared common characteristics, with all targeting Israeli and Jewish sites across the capital.Most have been claimed online by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, an Islamic extremist organisation.The group has claimed responsibility for multiple antisemitic attacks across Europe since hostilities began between Iran and the coalition of Israel and the US.The attack in Golders Green came just days after Tehran&#039;s ambassy for Iranians in the UK to &quot;sacrifice their lives for the homeland&quot;.On Monday, it was reported the embassy&#039;s Telegram channel uploaded a message calling for Iranians living abroad to become martyrs for the regime.The post - which called for children to join the cause - is now being probed by counter-terrorism police. Our Standards:
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<title>Drivers face electric car charging shortfall as UK cities fall behind demand &#45; &amp;apos;Investment is vital&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ UK cities have faced growing pressure to install more electric vehicle chargers as demand surges and infrastructure struggles to keep up.New research found enquiries for electric cars have jumped by 23 per cent in recent weeks, driven in part by rising fuel prices, although not all areas are ready to switch.The study analysed Government figures to identify the areas facing the biggest strain and found that towns and cities are falling behind, with too few public chargers to support the rapid rise in EV ownership. Stockport has emerged as the area under the most pressure, with just two public chargers for every 1,000 electric vehicles in the area.
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Other areas facing similar issues include Windsor and Maidenhead, Peterborough and Slough, all of which have very low charger availability compared to the number of EVs on the road.Even larger cities are struggling to keep up, including Leeds, which has only 13 chargers per 1,000 EVs, while Milton Keynes and parts of Greater Manchester are also lagging behind demand.According to Carwow, electric vehicles made up more than half of new car interest at its peak in October, up from just over 40 per cent at the start of the year.Government incentives have played a key role in driving that growth, with around 38 per cent of drivers saying grants were the main reason they considered switching to electric.However, experts warned that rising demand is now outpacing the UK&#039;s charging network, creating a growing gap between EV ownership and infrastructure.Iain Reid, global content director at Carwow, said: &quot;The grant clearly sparked interest when it launched, but the reality is that many drivers still don&#039;t know it&#039;s there. &quot;Our data shows that drivers respond quickly when incentives are introduced, but keeping that interest going is the bigger challenge.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTSDriving law plans could see nationwide overhaul of roads due to &#039;serious quality of life issue&#039;Motorists risk being unable to park outside houses under new cycle lane plans - &#039;It doesn&#039;t add up&#039;Tesla offering drivers ONE YEAR of free charging when they buy a new electric carMr Reid also warned that more needs to be done to keep the UK on track for its Zero Emission Vehicle target, which will ban all new petrol and diesel car sales by 2030.He stressed that building more charging points is only part of the solution, with a clear need for proper communication to potential motorists.The report also highlighted which areas should be prioritised for future investment, including Stockport, Windsor and Maidenhead, and Peterborough, based on a combination of charger shortages, EV growth and population size. With petrol and diesel costs remaining high, more drivers are expected to consider switching to electric in the coming months.  However, without rapid improvements to charging infrastructure, experts have warned that the transition to net zero and continuation of the ZEV mandate could slow down.The research called for local authorities to accelerate the rollout of chargers to match the pace of EV adoption, or risk leaving drivers without the support they need. 

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<title>National Lottery winners lead search for £1million jackpot winner before deadline</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Former National Lottery winners are leading the search for an unclaimed £1million jackpot winner as the deadline to claim the prize looms.The winning tickets was purchased in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area for the EuroMillions draw on November 4, 2025.But the prize expires at midnight on Sunday, and no winner has yet come forward.Jamie and Danielle Heavens, previous National Lottery claimants, are now supporting the search for the winner.
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The couple posed on a Princess Y72 yacht in Poole with a mock-up of the unclaimed ticket.Mr Heavens won the sum at just 22 years old, while working as a roofer.He was unconvinced he had actually won the eye-watering sum as the National Lottery&#039;s phone lines had not yet opened.Instead, he went to work as normal, and ended up phoning the helpline when he was on top of a roof with signal.He said he was still in shock over his win until the money landed in his account.After paying for a few extravagances, namely a car and wedding for his childhood sweetheart Danielle, he said he has been sensible with his money.He now runs his own business and pays himself a normal wage, and still sometimes pays for lottery tickets, he said.Winners of the National Lottery have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim the prize.NATIONAL LOTTERY - READ MORE:National Lottery apologises after major delay leaves players scratching heads over £2million drawNational Lottery winner claims £1 MILLION prize after coming forward at last minuteNational Lottery player who scooped £124k jackpot thought he had only won £10If no winner claims the prize, the funds are transferred to the National Loterry&#039;s good causes fund.Last month, a potential lottery missed out on a jackpot of £10.6million after no one claimed the massive sum.Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, the operator of the lottery, said: &quot;Despite an extensive search for the mystery Bexley millionaire, I can confirm that the ticket-holder did not come forward to claim their Lotto prize and has now unfortunately missed out on this life-changing sum of money.&quot;However, the money will now benefit Good Causes and add to the £33 million raised each week for National Lottery-funded projects, several of which can be found in the Bexley area.&quot;Last summer a £208million was won by a single ticket but was not immediately claimed, causing a brief panic.Eventually, the jackpot winner came forward revealed to be an Irish family syndicate - who wished to remain anonymous - who purchased the ticket at a family-run convenience store.The largest ever unclaimed prize was from a EuroMillions draw in 2012, where a ticket worth over £60million was never claimed.The lucky ticket was bought by a player in the area of Stevenage and Hitchin, but was never claimed.

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<title>Malta sparks outrage over decision to demolish historic British barracks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Malta has sparked outrage over its decision to demolish historic British barracks.The Chambray Barracks, built in the 19th century, are set to be destroyed to and will be replaced by a five-star hotel and apartment development.On Thursday, Malta&#039;s Environment and Planning Review Tribunal rejected an appeal by heritage groups to save the barracks.It upheld a decision made by the country&#039;s Planning Authority which had approved the demolition.
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The barracks were built as the first married quarters to be constructed for British soldiers and their families anywhere.Campaigners have said the demolition represents a tragic loss of colonial heritage.Andre Callus, a member of Moviment Graffiti, a civil society group, said he was &quot;angry and shocked&quot; by the decision.&quot;The barracks are huge and very impressive. They’re in pretty good condition, despite having been fenced off for 20 years,&quot; he added.Located in Għajnsielem in Gozo, the second-largest island in the archipelago.And member of heritage group Din l-Art Ħelwa Għawdex, said he was &quot;devastated&quot;.He said: &quot;I don’t understand how a building like this can be demolished. It is very important for Gozo – the only British barracks on the island. It’s a prime example of the British colonial presence.&quot;The site is part of the larger Fort Chambray, built by the Knights of Malta, a lay religious order, which occupied the islands after being kicked out of its base in Rhodes in the early 16th century.LATEST FROM AROUND THE WORLD:Gaza flotilla protesters &#039;kidnapped&#039; after boat boarded in armed raidIndians overtake English as Australia’s top migrant group as a THIRD of population now foreign-bornAmsterdam pride nominated to be granted Unesco heritage statusIt was used as a hospital for British soldiers during the First World War, and later used as a civilian mental hospital after the war.Parts of the historic structure will be incorporated into the new luxury hotel, according to local media.Mr Cilla said: &quot;The façade will be moved and incorporated into the new hotel, where it will be totally out of context. 80 per cent of the original building will be destroyed.&quot;Heritage campaigners only hope is to bring the case to Malta&#039;s Court of Appeal.In February, the historic building was named one of the most endangered heritage sites in Europe by Europa Nostra, a heritage organisation.The fight over the preservation of the barracks is a representative of a larger legal battle between conservation groups and developers.Campaigners have argued the islands of Malta and Gozo were being overrun by development.The Times of Malta wrote in an editorial earlier this year: &quot;These barracks are a tangible connection to a pivotal period in Malta’s history and stand as the last remaining witness in Gozo to an era when Malta was central to the British Empire’s Mediterranean network.

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<title>Manhunt underway for historic trophy worth £500,000 stolen from Scottish museum</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An international manhunt is underway for a historic gold trophy worth almost £500,000 after it was stolen from one of Scotland’s top museums.Interpol and auction houses worldwide have received alerts regarding the disappearance of the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy from Glasgow&#039;s Riverside Museum.Museum operator Glasgow Life kept the theft secret for six months following police guidance, fearing that media coverage might prompt criminals to melt down the precious artefact or smuggle it abroad.The cup vanished from its display cabinet overnight in October 2025, yet officials have only now acknowledged the loss publicly.
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But half a year after the heist, investigators have found no trace of the famous trophy, raising concerns it may never be recovered.The stolen cup, crafted by renowned jewellers Tiffany and Co, carries an estimated value of £490,000 and is fashioned from 18-carat gold.Its design is highly recognisable, featuring twin handles and a removable domed lid mounted upon a square silver plinth.The trophy bears an enamel shield displaying the American flag alongside a depiction of the America&#039;s Cup, the prestigious sailing competition Lipton famously pursued throughout his life.Additional decorative elements include enamel flags representing the Royal Ulster Yacht Club and Shamrock V, Sir Thomas&#039; final racing vessel, complemented by intricate gold ropework.Four symbolic motifs adorning the silver base in gold relief represent Fraternity, Integrity, Courage and Perseverance.Sir Thomas&#039; journey from destitution to immense wealth remains one of Glasgow&#039;s most celebrated rags-to-riches tales.Born in 1848 on Crown Street in the Gorbals to parents who had emigrated from Northern Ireland, he was pushing a wheelbarrow at just ten years old, selling basic provisions gathered from vessels moored along the Clyde.SCOTLAND - READ THE LATEST:Iconic Flying Scotsman railway service to return to London for first time in yearsExtreme wildfire warning issued for ALL of Scotland ahead of blistering bank holiday weekendHuge blaze rips through Scottish hotel as raging inferno engulfs night skyHis fascination with seafaring led him to work as a cabin boy aged 15, and within two years he had saved up enough money to sail to America, where he would establish his fortune.The tea and grocery empire he subsequently built generated wealth equivalent to billions in contemporary terms.Sir Thomas heavy invested into his quest to win the America&#039;s Cup, though victory eluded him across five attempts.Nevertheless, he received the trophy bearing his name in 1930, and was posthumously inducted into the America&#039;s Cup Hall of Fame in 1993.Following his death in 1931, his trustees presented the cup to Glasgow&#039;s citizens the following year.Jane Rowlands, head of museums and collections at Glasgow Life, described the incident as a &quot;disgraceful theft&quot; that would provoke strong emotions across the city.&quot;This is not only a loss for the museum, but a theft from the people of Glasgow, whose shared heritage our collections represent,&quot; she said.Ms Rowlands confirmed that security protocols across all Glasgow museums are being reviewed, while the trophy has been registered with the Art Loss Register, the world&#039;s largest private database of stolen artwork, to alert auction houses globally.Detective Sergeant Bob Carrigan of Police Scotland&#039;s Community Investigation Unit confirmed the break-in occurred between 5pm on October 22 and 10am the following morning.He urged anyone with relevant information to come forward saying: &quot;It may help us piece together what happened and find the trophy.&quot;Our Standards:
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<description><![CDATA[ For the first time in Australian history, India has overtaken England as the country’s largest source of migrants, marking a major demographic shift in the former British colony.New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show 971,020 Indian-born residents now live in Australia - narrowly surpassing the 970,950 people born in England.The figures also reveal that almost one-third of Australia’s 27.6 million residents were born overseas.A total of 8.83 million people - representing 32 per cent of the population - were born abroad, the highest proportion recorded since 1891 during the gold rush era.
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Australia’s population has grown by 3.8 million over the past decade, continuing a long-term post-war expansion.English migration peaked in 2013 when more than one million England-born residents lived in Australia, but that figure has steadily declined.Chinese-born residents now form the third-largest migrant group at 732,000.New Zealand ranks fourth, with numbers rising from 618,000 in 2024 to 638,000 in 2025.Filipino-born Australians complete the top five at 412,539 - a figure that has doubled over the past decade.Growing migrant communities from Vietnam, South Africa, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Malaysia are also reshaping Australia’s demographic landscape.The data shows overseas-born residents are also getting younger on average, with their median age falling from 46 in 2005 to 43 today.Australia now ranks eighth globally for the proportion of foreign-born residents.AUSTRALIA - READ THE LATEST:Bondi Beach inquiry &#039;fails to address Islamist extremism in Australia&#039;Woman trapped in poo for three hours after toilet collapses while in middle of nowhereIsis encourages Muslims to use Bondi Beach massacre as &#039;instruction manual&#039; for copycat attacksThe bombshell new figures have intensified scrutiny of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese&#039;s approach to migration. Last year, an Australian National University report found just 12 per cent of places in the migration programme were allocated directly to skilled workers.The majority instead went to family members of existing skilled migrants.Australia’s 2025/26 permanent migration programme allows 185,000 entrants through the skilled stream, with Immigration Minister Tony Burke confirming no reduction for the current financial year.Mr Burke has defended the approach, insisting: “Modern Australia and multicultural Australia are the same thing.”However, opposition leader Angus Taylor insisted that the number migrants pouring into the country is &quot;too high&quot;.Economist Leith van Onselen also warned that rising concentrations of Indian and Chinese voters in major cities could reshape long-term political dynamics.Australia’s population is now projected to hit 31.5 million by 2035.Our Standards:
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<title>Bank holiday traffic chaos expected as 19 million journeys hit the road in 10&#45;year peak</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Drivers have been warned to expect heavy traffic this early May bank holiday, with experts predicting the busiest roads in a decade. New research from the RAC suggests around 19 million leisure trips will be made between Friday and Monday, just short of the 20 million record set in 2016. Motorways and major roads across the UK are likely to be packed, especially at peak times. Saturday, May 2, is expected to be the worst day for congestion, with more than four million journeys planned. But Friday could also be extremely busy, with 3.7 million drivers hitting the road in what has been dubbed a &quot;frantic Friday&quot;.
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Traffic is expected to remain steady across the rest of the weekend, with around three million trips planned on both Sunday and bank holiday Monday.On top of that, another five million drivers detailed how they will travel at some point over the weekend but have not yet decided exactly when. Overall, around four in 10 drivers (39 per cent) said they are planning a trip away. Despite the rush, rising fuel costs are clearly having some impact. Among those choosing not to travel, six per cent said it is directly due to higher petrol and diesel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East. Meanwhile, eight per cent of drivers said they will still travel but plan to drive shorter distances to save money on fuel costs.Fuel prices remain high, with petrol currently averaging at 157.17p per litre, while diesel sits at 189.23p. Filling up a typical family petrol car now costs around £86, £13 more than this time last year.  Diesel drivers face even steeper costs, paying more than £104 to fill up, which is £27 higher than a year ago, sparking huge cost hikes.Sean Kimberlin, from the RAC&#039;s mobile servicing and repairs team, said: &quot;Even though fuel prices are uncomfortably high, it clearly takes a lot to stop drivers taking to the roads to make the most of a bank holiday weekend. &quot;The fact our research shows it&#039;s set to be the busiest early May bank holiday in 10 years shows just how much we, as a country, love a bank holiday, and depend on our cars to get us wherever we want to go.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTSDrivers risk £2,500 fines for trusting wrong speed limits as sat nav usage spreads across UKDriving law changes you missed in April - Major car tax hikes, car finance updates and morePetrol and diesel prices prompt &#039;electric car demand boom&#039; as drivers search for savingsDrivers have been urged to prepare their vehicles before setting off to avoid breakdowns during the busy period. Mr Kimberlin said: &quot;In order to enjoy some time away, it&#039;s vital drivers make sure their vehicles are up to the task. &quot;Some quick and easy checks can make the difference between a great weekend and one that falls flat due to a breakdown.&quot; He advised motorists to check oil and coolant levels, tyre condition and pressure, and ensure they have enough screenwash for clear visibility. &quot;If drivers have any nagging doubts about how well their vehicle is running, it&#039;s still not too late to get them sorted,&quot; he said. &quot;Leaving earlier than everyone else is the best tactic,&quot; Mr Kimberlin explained, though he acknowledged that this is not always easy for families. According to RAC long-term data, it showed that Saturday morning from 10am to lunchtime will see the heaviest traffic, almost certainly on the M5 from Bristol to Taunton as people head to Devon and Cornwall. Drivers heading along the southern routes have been advised to start their journeys as early as possible.

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<title>Spaniards admit migration is &amp;apos;real threat&amp;apos; as hordes of arrivals storm embassies for &amp;apos;legal status&amp;apos; paperwork</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Spain&#039;s youth has admitted migration is a &quot;real threat&quot; - just as crowds of migrants climbed stormed embassies and climbed over walls in a rush for their &quot;legal status&quot; paperwork under a controversial amnesty.The study, titled Jovenes Espanoles 2026, was published by Spanish non-profit Fundacion SM.Surveying young Spaniards between the age of 15-24, the study found skyrocketing fears that migration posed &quot;real threats&quot;.More than six in 10 respondents said the presence of migrants had resulted in a growth of delinquency, and 65.6 per cent agreed that there are &quot;starting to be too many migrants in Spain&quot;.
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And 58.9 per cent of respondents agreed with the statement: &quot;We make things too easy for migrants.&quot;This was an increase from 30.4 per cent in agreement when the survey was last conducted in 2020.There was also a significant rise in support for migrants to assimilate to Spanish customs and norms, with 72 per cent of respondents agreeing with the sentiment.Spain&#039;s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez issued a royal decree earlier this year which granted over 500,000 migrants legal status.The decree, approved on April 14, has resulted in migrants attempting to scale embassy walls, waiting in line for hours, and staying overnight to get their documentation officially stamped.The move resulted in criticism from right-wing party Vox, with spokesman Pepa Millan warning the plan &quot;attacks our identity&quot;.Also slamming the decision was SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who said on social media: &quot;Dirty Sanchez is guilty of high treason.&quot;Responding to his critics, the leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers&#039; Party Mr Sanchez said: &quot;Spain is the daughter of migration and will not become the mother of xenophobia.&quot;EU MIGRANT CRISIS - READ MORE:France REJECTS non-EU migrants: Majority of public say country is experiencing &#039;great replacement&#039;Afghan migrants on Greek island stone teenage girl after she refused forced marriageNow small boats are being launched from BELGIUM as migrants bypass French crackdownThe survey did, however, find a drop in support for the belief that migrants &quot;take away&quot; jobs from Spanish youth, dropping to 43 per cent of respondents from 78 per cent in 2005.The study also revealed that 51 per cent of respondents agreed with the belief migration is &quot;economically necessary&quot;.Researchers said the figures &quot;reflect a normalisation of the migrant population’s presence in the workforce&quot;.Political ideology was the main factor for support of migration, followed by education level and social class.It found higher support for inclusive views and integration among women, young people with higher levels of education, and people who identified as being left-wing.The study found a 12 per cent reduction in young Spaniards who identified as being on the left, and a 14 per cent growth in Spaniards who identified as being on the right, particularly in young male Catholic Spaniards.The decision to grant legal status to the migrants has seen support from the Catholic Church, with applications for the scheme accepted until June 30 - the day Pope Leo XIV will begin a week-long visit to Spain.The formal reason for the Pontiff&#039;s visit is to inaugurate the new tower of Sagrada Familia, but it is expected he will dwell on the plight of immigrants during his tour.

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<title>Cyclists who kill pedestrians will finally be jailed for life under new laws</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cyclists who kill pedestrians will finally be jailed for life under fresh legislation signed into law yesterday. Families of pedestrians who lost their lives after being struck by cyclists have backed the new measure, which has been described as a &quot;victory&quot; in the pursuit of justice. Royal Assent was granted to the Crime and Policing Bill on Wednesday.It establishes stricter rules which bring fatal cycling incidents into line equivalent motoring offences.For almost 10 years, campaigners have pushed for legal reform after a number of deadly collisions where cyclists received what many considered inadequate sentences.Until now, those who killed while cycling were typically charged under an 1861 statute concerning &quot;wanton and furious&quot; driving.This Victorian-era law, originally created to address horse-drawn carriage drivers, carried a maximum prison term of just two years.To date, only a single cyclist has received a manslaughter conviction, which theoretically allows for life imprisonment, yet that individual was given a suspended sentence.Matt Briggs led the campaign for equal legal treatment of cyclists and motorists after his wife Kim suffered fatal head injuries when struck by a rider on an illegal bike in 2016.He told The Telegraph: &quot;I am absolutely delighted. Since losing Kim 10 years ago, I have campaigned persistently to have this gap in road legislation closed and can&#039;t quite believe we have finally got there.&quot;This is a victory for the many families that have suffered bereavements and endured a judicial process reliant on archaic laws as the only way to prosecute cyclists; laws which carried minimal tariffs and were complex to prosecute.&quot;I am so grateful to all these families who joined me in this campaign and to the Labour Government for finally passing this into law.&quot;CRIME - READ THE LATEST:&#039;Fraudster&#039; wanted to raise an army to invade and reclaim United States for Queen Elizabeth IIMet Police release bodycam footage of Golders Green terror attack suspect arrestMet Police confirm Golders Green terror suspect is &#039;British national born in Somalia&#039;Former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has spoken out against dangerous cycling practices including speeding, pavement riding and ignoring traffic signals.He said: &quot;At long last we have a law for dangerous cyclists and e-bikes.&quot;Those who cycle or ride e-bikes recklessly causing fatal accidents to pedestrians or road users can now feel the full force of the law. Matt Briggs and others who have campaigned for justice should be congratulated for their perseverance.&quot;However, cycling organisations have criticised the new laws - arguing they may discourage people from the sport. The legislation covers England, Scotland and Wales but will not take immediate effect as preparatory work is required before implementation.Northern Ireland operates under separate road traffic laws.Under the new framework, dangerous cycling causing serious injury or careless cycling resulting in death could attract sentences of up to five years, fines, or both.Careless or inconsiderate cycling causing serious injury would carry a maximum two-year sentence, a fine, or both.Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: &quot;Laws that date back to the Victorian era simply weren&#039;t designed for today&#039;s roads. &quot;These changes will mean the tiny minority of cyclists who recklessly disregard others face the full force of the law.&quot;We promised to update these laws, and this bill will deliver bringing offenders to justice and making streets safer for pedestrians.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Royal Commission looking into the deadly Bondi Beach shooting has been accused of failing to address Islamist extremism in Australia.The interim report, released on Thursday, found &quot;no issue requiring urgent or immediate action&quot; despite the attack claiming 15 lives at a Jewish gathering in December.Former High Court judge Virginia Bell delivered 14 recommendations to the Australian Government, though five are secret due to national security considerations.A Royal Commission is Australia&#039;s most powerful form of inquiry - and it was finally established in January after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese caved to pressure.Two gunmen had targeted a Hanukkah celebration at the Sydney beach - marking the country&#039;s deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades.On December 14, Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed opened fire at a Hanukkah event, armed with rifles and shotguns.Police shot dead the elder Akram at the scene.His 24-year-old son sustained critical injuries and was later moved from hospital to prison.Naveed Akram faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and committing a terrorist attack.His case being active means the scope of the report has been limited - but the president of the Australian Jewish Association, Robert Gregory, told Sky News Australia its credibility was weakened by a &quot;failure to address Islamism&quot;.&quot;The report&#039;s credibility is undermined by its failure to address the issue of radical Islamist extremism,” he said. &quot;No serious analysis of the lead-up to the Bondi massacre can ignore this.&quot;Mr Gregory also rejected the report&#039;s failure to recommend any immediate law changes.&quot;It&#039;s concerning that the report identifies no urgent legislative changes required,&quot; Mr Gregory said.The report did, however, urge state and federal authorities to prioritise &quot;nationally consistent&quot; firearms reforms and a gun buyback scheme.But Queensland has rejected both the buyback programme and proposed caps on gun ownership.Ms Bell&#039;s report also recommended extending New South Wales police procedures for Jewish holy days to cover other &quot;high risk Jewish festivals and events, especially those with a public facing element&quot;.Additional recommendations include reviewing Australia&#039;s joint counter-terrorism teams, comprising federal and state police alongside the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.The report also called for making the counter-terrorism commissioner&#039;s position full-time and requiring the Prime Minister and his Cabinet to participate in counter-terrorism exercises within nine months of each federal election.Mr Albanese confirmed his National Security Committee would implement all the inquiry&#039;s recommendations.He said the report showed &quot;no urgent changes&quot; were required - but that governments &quot;could always do better&quot;.David Ossip, President of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, said the report was &quot;an important first step&quot; in examining the circumstances around the attack but that it was &quot;only part of the picture&quot;.Antisemitism was &quot;not only a law enforcement issue&quot; but a &quot;societal issue&quot; and &quot;the environment for Jewish Australians had been deteriorating well before Bondi&quot;, he said.Alex Ryvchin, of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, told the ABC there were still &quot;burning questions&quot; surrounding the attack including how the Akrams were able to acquire firearms and why the festival hadn&#039;t been better resourced by police.Initially, Mr Albanese resisted calls for a Royal Commission, arguing it would lead to &quot;disunity in the community&quot;.He instead proposed a review by former spy chief Dennis Richardson into intelligence and law enforcement agencies.Mounting pressure from victims&#039; families, politicians and public figures forced the PM to reverse course.A New South Wales state inquiry and the earlier review were absorbed into the federal commission.Public hearings start on Monday, examining antisemitism&#039;s definition, its manifestations in society, and Jewish Australians&#039; lived experiences.The inquiry&#039;s final report is set to be delivered on the anniversary of the attack this year.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Health and safety&#45;mad council orders &amp;apos;wonderful&amp;apos; Good Samaritan to stop cleaning gravestones</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A council has threatened a Good Samaritan with legal action for voluntarily cleaning neglected gravestones.Ben McGregor, 25, who lost his father and best friend to suicide, voluntarily washes headstones in order to &quot;do his bit for the community&quot;.Mr McGregor manages his cleaning requests through a Facebook page, and said he always ensures he has the permission of the grave owners before embarking on any project.South Tyneside Council ordered him to stop after it was &quot;made aware&quot; that graves in Hebburn were being cleaned &quot;without authorisation&quot;.
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The council added that it would be &quot;inappropriate&quot; to allow memorials to be cleaned &quot;in areas where safety checks have not taken place&quot;.Safety, risk, insurance and liability checks needed to be carried out before Mr McGregor could continue his cleaning, it said.Mr McGregor said the letter was &quot;health and safety gone mad&quot;.He has now vowed to continue his cleaning after receiving support from the community in Hebburn.He told the Mail: &quot;I was sitting on my dad&#039;s bench in the graveyard and I couldn&#039;t help but notice what a state it was in.&quot;I thought to myself, why not do something about it? I lost my dad to suicide in 2012, and my best mate also took his own life five years ago.&quot;I have suffered with my own mental health. If I am helping other people it helps me.&quot;He said the council&#039;s letter &quot;has blown my mind&quot; and added it was &quot;doing my head in&quot;.LATEST IN NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND:Pensioner, 86, convicted by DVLA after car insurance paperwork had &#039;one letter incorrect&#039;Campaigners seeking listed status for two slabs of concrete: &#039;They’re an institution!&#039;Baby&#039;s skeleton found under floorboards by contractors may be 300 years oldMr McGregor has used soap, water, and a bristle brush to clean 24 graves so far.On his Facebook page, Hebburn Cemetery Gravestone Transformations, he has received glowing messages such as &quot;You are a wonderful, kind and caring human being, I’m sure your Dad will be looking down with immense pride&quot;, &quot;you&#039;re doing amazing&quot; and &quot;keep up the good work&quot;.He was first notified by South Tyneside Council in March, where he was told to stop cleaning the graves.Several days later, he said he received a second call from the council where he was told: &quot;You need to stop now.&quot;He said: &quot;I did not know I needed permission from the council. I always make sure I have the permission of the grave owners, and have seen their lease for plot.&quot;The council told me grave cleaning has to be done by a professional and that even the owners can&#039;t touch them.&quot;They say I need a health and safety certificate, but this is health and safety gone mad.&quot;A spokesman for South Tyneside Council said: &quot;We greatly value the work of volunteers who help care for our cemeteries and work closely with several established Friends of Cemetery groups across the borough.&quot;A borough‑wide memorial inspection programme is currently underway and not all cemeteries have yet been inspected.&quot;It added that it would be &quot;inappropriate&quot; to allow memorials to be cleaned in areas where standard checks for safety, risk, assessments, insurance and liability have not yet taken place, and has asked all volunteer groups to pause cleaning.The council said it had a &quot;legal responsibility&quot; to ensure activity in the cemetery did not expose people or the council to liability risks, adding that professional stonemasons were able to continue working as they are registered, regulated, insured, and notify the council of their activity.South Tyneside Council concluded: &quot;Once the council became aware that memorials were being cleaned without authorisation, it was required to step in.&quot;This reflects the council&#039;s general duty to uphold cemetery regulations and is about ensuring everything is done safely and properly, with further discussions planned once checks are complete.&quot;

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<title>AstraZeneca announces surprise U&#45;turn with plan to inject Britain with massive £300m splurge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ AstraZeneca has announced a surprise U-turn on investment into the UK - and will press ahead with a major £300million spend.The pharmaceutical giant last year paused a planned £200million expansion of its research site in Cambridge, and scrapped plans to invest £450million in a Merseyside vaccine plant.In February 2025, AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot said the firm &quot;couldn’t make the business case work and couldn’t make the investment economically viable&quot;.But after a trade deal with the US was finalised earlier this month, UK pharmaceutical exports will be exempt from American tariffs.
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Britain has also pledged to double spending on innovative medicines from 0.3 per cent to 0.6 per cent of GDP.Today, Mr Soriot thanked the Government for its &quot;efforts to improve access for patients&quot;.In addition, the thresholds at which the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) judged medicine to be cost-effective for NHS use has improved.Sir Keir Starmer said at Wednesday&#039;s Prime Minister&#039;s Questions the investment represented a &quot;major vote of confidence&quot; in Britain and Labour.The PM told Parliament the investment would &quot;futureproof thousands of jobs in Macclesfield and in Cambridge&quot;.&quot;That is a major vote of confidence in the UK and Labour’s plans to strengthen our economy,&quot; he added.Mr Soriot, who has been outspoken in his criticism of Britain&#039;s commercial environment in the past, said: &quot;We look forward to further enhancing the access and the reimbursement environment and build a strong life sciences sector.&quot;The research site in Cambridge will receive £200million of the investment, and will be used to construct a new building on its biomedical campus called the Rosalind Franklin Building.LATEST IN HEALTH:Nearly two thirds of British teenagers to have mental health problem within next four yearsUK &#039;to face repeat lockdowns&#039; as pandemic treaty risks &#039;same playbook again&#039;, new report warns&#039;Worrisome&#039; trend of 11 rising cancers in young adults may have new explanationThe remaining £100million will go towards the Macclesfield site and used to build a &quot;lab of the future&quot; which will use &quot;digital and data tools to advance drug development&quot;.On April 20, Boehringer Ingelheim, a German pharmaceutical company, announced it would build a £150million artifical intelligence accelerator in King&#039;s Cross London.Richard Torbett, chief executive of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, said: &quot;This has been a remarkable month for UK life sciences and for the patients who ultimately benefit when the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies choose to invest here.&quot;He added the two investments from pharmaceutical giants were &quot;powerful signals&quot; the UK was being restored as a leader in life sciences.Six months ago, Britain&#039;s investment environment was seen as not internationally competitive, Mr Torbett said.He said the US-UK trade deal and an increase to the Nice baseline cost-effectiveness threshold had caused a &quot;shift in how industry sees the UK&quot;.The announcement also followed AstraZeneca revealing higher than expected profits, largely driven by sales for cancer treatments.Despite the 12 per cent profit boost, shares in the company fell two per cent amid wider falls on the FTSE 100 Index.

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<title>Date set for British&#45;made rover to land on Mars in search of life on Red Planet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The UK Space Agency has set a date for a for British-made rover to land on Mars in search of life on Red Planet. The Rosalind Franklin rover was initially scheduled to land on Mars in 2023 as part of a European Space Agency (ESA) mission.The rocket-powered system designed to ferry the rover to Mars&#039; surface had been being built by Russia&#039;s space agency Roscosmos - but was cancelled by the ESA following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The UK Space Agency went onto award a contract to Airbus to build a replacement landing system for the rover at a site in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
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The project has received expertise from scientists at host of British institutions - including the universities of Aberystwyth, Bradford, UCL, Leicester - and RAL Space and Teledyne E2v.And now, the agency has finally set a date for the heavily delayed mission - 2028 - after Nasa gave it the green light.The US agency said it had selected SpaceX&#039;s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida - the same place from which Artemis II blasted off just weeks ago.&quot;The mission is targeting opportunities to launch no earlier than late 2028,&quot; Nasa confirmed - and it will arrive on the Red Planet in 2030.The highly anticipated venture will see the rover scouring the surface of the Red Planet for signs of life.Former Science Secretary Peter Kyle previously said the rover &quot;could unlock some of the key questions that humanity is asking of itself&quot;.The Rosalind rover has had a troubled history - with early plans for launch dating as far back as 2018.Nasa will supply the launcher for the rover, as well as a number of other elements including its radioisotope heater units.SPACE - READ THE LATEST:Nasa plans to light FIRE on the Moon in preparation for disaster worst-case scenarioHumans could reach new star system over four light-years away in just two decadesNasa set to reveal billions of undiscovered galaxies and &#039;treasure trove&#039; of planetsThe financial shortfall had to be picked up by ESA member states, before the pandemic forced the completion of the rover to be pushed back.The mission was then essentially grounded when Russia was removed from the project following its Ukraine invasion.Airbus was then contracted to build the lander as well as the rover.In addition to looking for signs of life, scientists are hopeful the British-built rover will lay the foundations for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. It will be equipped with drilling technology - capable of penetrating two metres into Martian soil - which may uncover molecules hidden below the surface of Earth&#039;s neighbouring planet.The vehicle will be powered by electricity generated from its solar arrays.It has been designed with software which will enable it to have autonomy over it&#039;s decision-making while on Mars, using optical sensors to navigate the harsh surface.The orbiter will then relay data from the rover back to Earth for researchers to examine. Chris Draper, the head of Mars programmes at Airbus, said: &quot;Before we were building our rover and had to rely on others to get it down safely.&quot;Whereas now we&#039;re playing a big part in that lander platform.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>&amp;apos;Fraudster&amp;apos; wanted to raise an army to invade and reclaim United States for Queen Elizabeth II</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An alleged fraudster tried to raise an army to invade America and reclaim it for the late Queen Elizabeth II, Belfast High Court has heard.Ryan Frost, 36, from San Antonio, Texas, was granted bail on charges including forgery, fraud by false representation, and possessing items intended for use in fraud.The defendant, who is currently seeking asylum in Northern Ireland, was arrested last August after Royal Courts of Justice staff raised concerns about suspected fraud.Over a two-month period, Mr Frost allegedly submitted multiple fake writs to the court.Mr Justice McAlinden revealed that the accused had previously appeared before him as a litigant representing himself.During one such appearance, Mr Frost produced a seal and claimed it granted him jurisdiction over the judge.A close protection officer present at that hearing became concerned &quot;a situation was unfolding&quot; when the defendant reached into his jacket to retrieve the document.&quot;It was an interesting experience,&quot; the judge remarked.Mr Frost had filed a writ against an American lawyer, alleging he had been defrauded of money from a family inheritance.&quot;Mr Frost volunteered the reason why he was entitled to the money and needed the money was to raise an army intended to invade the United States and reclaim the United States for Queen Elizabeth II,&quot; Mr Justice McAlinden disclosed.&quot;This was obviously after Queen Elizabeth had unfortunately died.&quot;The judge noted his surprise upon learning that a psychiatric evaluation had cleared Mr Frost.CRIME - READ THE LATEST:Met Police release bodycam footage of Golders Green terror attack suspect arrestMet Police confirm Golders Green terror suspect is &#039;British national born in Somalia&#039;&#039;This is no way to live&#039; Sadiq Khan condemns &#039;very worst of humanity&#039; after London terror attackProsecution counsel Charlene Dempsey explained the defendant cannot be forced to accept mental health treatment as he maintains he does not need such services.&quot;He presents as intelligent, with no clear evidence of thought disorder or psychosis,&quot; she stated.Mr Frost had previously been released on bail but was returned to custody following allegations that he served a writ on Wikipedia in January.Defence barrister Michael Boyd described his client&#039;s behaviour as naive and noted he had spent months imprisoned &quot;as a literal stranger abroad&quot;.&quot;There is not a gloss I can apply to the bizarre, wacky statements which have been made by Mr Frost,&quot; the barrister acknowledged.In granting bail, Mr Justice McAlinden recognised the defendant&#039;s right to pursue his asylum application.&quot;The behaviour is bizarre (and) administratively chaotic, but he hasn&#039;t harmed anyone physically,&quot; he observed.The judge imposed conditions requiring Mr Frost to reside at an address in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, prohibited him from possessing seals or stamps, and barred him from the Royal Courts of Justice.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Great white sharks could soon roam Britain&amp;apos;s seas warn scientists after bone&#45;chilling new study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Great white sharks could soon roam the seas around Britain, scientists have warned after the release of a chilling new study. According to researchers,  rising global ocean temperatures could make our seas an optimal habitat for these apex predators to thrive in. Although there have long been rumours and sightings of great white sharks in British waters - particularly off the Cornish coat - no concrete proof has ever confirmed their presence. The closest confirmed specimen to Britain came in 1977, when a female shark was caught off La Rochelle in the Bay of Biscay - 193 miles away from Land&#039;s End. 
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But a new study has revealed an extinct relative of the beast once thrived off Britain&#039;s coast, gorging on large whales. In The Conversation blog, scientists wrote: &quot;Our new study of two whale fossils, with preserved fragments of shark teeth, suggests the modern descendants of these animals could once again roam the southern region of the North Sea, between the UK, Belgium and Denmark.&quot;Climate change may recreate the conditions that allowed the ancestors of great white sharks to hunt in these waters.&quot;A team of scientists - including the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences&#039; Oliver Lambert and Professor John Stewart from Bournemouth University - have analysed five-million-year-old whale fossils discovered in the North Sea.They uncovered the presence of bite marks on the large specimens - with fragments of fossilised teeth from the sharks that had eaten them. Researchers believe the teeth belonged to an extinct species of mako shark, a close relative of the great white. They wrote: &quot;It appears that the shark was attempting to separate the whale&#039;s head from the rest of the body.&quot;The scientists added that warming seas around Britain &quot;could attract dolphins and seals, and in turn great white sharks or other large marine predators&quot;.SHARKS - READ THE LATEST:Tourist fighting for life after losing leg in horror shark attack at popular holiday hotspotSharks &#039;drugged with cocaine and painkillers&#039; found near Caribbean hotspotBoy, 12, dies after shark attack in Sydney HarbourHowever, three years ago, a study noted that Britain currently shows &quot;near-perfect habitat suitability&quot; for great white sharks. Lead author Max Kimble noted that &quot;over 100 reports&quot; were made of sightings of the apex predator in British waters, mainly from Cornwall and Scotland. He wrote: &quot;British waters are home to the largest grey seal population in Europe and are less than 200 miles away from a known great white population.&quot;This coupled with the shark&#039;s global distribution and preference for more temperate waters has left many wondering why there has not been a confirmed sighting of this species.&quot;To examine the suitability of British waters, four white shark&#039;s migrations were mapped spanning nine years.&quot;The results of this report showed that British waters display near-perfect habitat suitability for both sexes year-round, thus indicating that there is no environmental reasoning for their apparent absence.&quot;Mr Kimble theorised that if a great white shark were to venture into British waters, it is likely to be one from the current Mediterranean population swimming in deep water.He concluded: &quot;This species is currently experiencing a latitudinal shift north in habitat suitability due to climate change, indicating that if the great white is not in British waters yet it may soon be.&quot;Currently, there are 29 species of shark that call the waters around Britain home. Although the majority pose no danger to humans, there are a handful of species capable of causing injury - including the shortfin mako, blue shark and porbeagle. Our Standards:
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<title>Council busybodies ban landlords from giving customers lifts to remote restaurant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Council busybodies have banned an award-winning restaurant from giving its customers a lift from the station.The Michelin-Guide listed Hansom in Bedale, North Yorkshire, had given patrons a lift to their restaurant - which is eight miles from the nearest train station in Northallerton.But North Yorkshire Council has now said the restaurant must get the correct paperwork to continue the service.A letter sent in November to owners Ruth and Mark Hansom said the pair needs a &quot;a private hire operator’s licence&quot; and a licence for vehicle and drivers involved.
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Mrs Hansom was the first woman to be named Young National Chef of the Year, was a finalist on the Great British Menu, and opened her restaurant in 2024.North Yorkshire Council told the owners: &quot;This is because while there is no separate charge made for the journey, there is deemed to be a commercial benefit for the restaurant.&quot;The letter then set out the different licences available, the cheapest of which is £350 a year.&quot;I must warn you that if you continue to offer this service without the appropriate licences the Licensing Authority may take legal action against you,&quot; North Yorkshire Council said.Mrs Hansom told The Times her patrons were &quot;frustrated&quot; over the decision.She added: &quot;The whole reason we did it in the first place was because there wasn’t a service there and people were getting stuck with us, so we were having to take them home anyway.&quot;They’d try and book a taxi on the night if they don’t know the area well, or people were walking home in the pitch black. We just wanted to make sure everyone got home safely.&quot;The chef said it was unclear why the council decided to take action in November, with the free lift arrangement most known about through word of mouth.COUNCIL CHAOS - READ MORE:We must stop this council flunkie from killing off a great one-woman restaurant - Kelvin MackenzieCash-strapped council defends decision to pay 25 staff more than £100,000Councillor forced to take equality training after telling phone call handler to speak EnglishThere were fears customers would cancel their bookings - but people had been understanding, Mrs Hansom said.Kevin Rayner, a taxi driver whom Hansom now lists on its website, said he takes customers to the restaurants three or four times a week.&quot;It’s good for Bedale. I think they’re just trying to draw people in, and offering them a free ride home, or whatever, I think is a good thing,&quot; he said.He said he had &quot;no problem&quot; with the free transportation offered by Mrs Hansom.&quot;I think it’s a bit shortsighted of the council itself. However, it is what it is. Council rules are council rules, I suppose,&quot; the taxi driver added.The restaurant now lists three taxi services, including Mr Rayner&#039;s, on its website.Karl Battersby, the council’s corporate director for environment, said: &quot;We are always willing to work with businesses. While offering customers lifts may seem like a helpful gesture, transporting members of the public without the proper licences in place creates serious risks for both the business and the customer.&quot;Following a complaint last year, we advised the restaurant owner on the legal requirements relating to private-hire vehicles. These rules ensure that appropriate insurance, safeguarding measures, vehicle safety standards and driver suitability checks are in place to protect customers.&quot;The restaurant owner co-operated fully with the advice provided and the matter was resolved in autumn 2025.&quot;

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<title>Now police launch terror probe into Iran embassy after it urges Iranians to become martyrs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into Tehran&#039;s embassy&#039;s call for Iranians in the UK to &quot;sacrifice their lives for the homeland&quot;.On Monday, it was reported the embassy&#039;s Telegram channel uploaded a message calling for Iranians living abroad to become martyrs for the regime.Counterterrorism police are now assessing the post, which even urged children to join the cause, to evaluate if action is required.The Foreign Office also summoned Iran&#039;s ambassador to Britain to discuss the post, which encouraged people to sign up to the &quot;janfada&quot;, or self-sacrifice, campaign.
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Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer told the ambassador, Seyed Ali Mousavi, the comments were &quot;completely unacceptable&quot;.He also said the embassy must &quot;cease any form of communications that could be interpreted as encouraging violence&quot;.The Government has said it will &quot;take all measures&quot; to protect Britons, adding it will continue to call out Iran&#039;s &quot;brutal and repressive regime&quot;.The post to in the Telegram channel, endorsed by the Iranian embassy, read: &quot;All brave and distinguished children of Iran are invited to participate consciously and register in this campaign, adding another golden page to the book of honours of this ancient land and demonstrating that their hearts are bound to the dignity and greatness of their homeland.&quot;It concluded in by quoting the poetic verse from the 11th-century epic poem the Book of Kings, which read: &quot;Let us all, one and all, give our lives in battle. Rather than surrender our country to the enemy.&quot;It also called for people to register for the campaign through the Mikhak system, an online portal run by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and used by Iranians abroad for passport renewals and other consular matters.Tehran&#039;s embassies around the world, including in Australia, Sri Lanka, and Germany, have encouraged Iranians to sign up for the campaign.An official website for the campaign said it would let Iranians &quot;play an effective role in confronting the American-Zionist enemy and defending Islamic Iran&quot;.LATEST ON IRAN:Man arrested on suspicion of preparing terror acts on London Jewish sitesLabour warns Iran conflict will push UK prices higher for &#039;eight-plus months&#039; after resolutionOil prices hit three-week high as US-Iran war peace talks &#039;frayed&#039;Women have been allowed to sign up - but are prevented from carrying out official combat duties.One British-Iranian woman said the message was &quot;deeply troubling&quot; to expats of the regime.She told The Times: &quot;Invoking patriotism and national pride to recruit Iranians abroad - using language like, &#039;We will all sacrifice ourselves for the homeland&#039; - reads as a mobilisation call from a regime that has spent decades brutalising its own people.&quot;United4Mahsa, an Iranian rights organisation, said it was a sign Sir Keir Starmer should take action to proscribe the IRGC and not hold any negotiations with Iran.The Prime Minister said he would proscribe the elite Iranian military force in the next session of Parliament amid pressure from MPs.A spokesman for the Iranian Embassy earlier said: &quot;Iranians around the world have always cared deeply about their homeland and the protection of its territorial integrity and they always will.&quot;The &#039;Jan Fada&#039; platform is intended for all Iranians who wish to support and defend their country, and it does not promote any form of hostility. Any claims or assumptions to the contrary are simply unfounded. Such biased judgments are made hastily and without proper understanding.&quot;A Counter Terrorism Policing spokesman said: &quot;We are aware of the post allegedly linked to the Iranian embassy and specialist officers are in the process of assessing this to determine whether any further police action may be required.&quot;

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<description><![CDATA[ The victims of the OceanGate Titan submarine tragedy have had their remains returned to their grieving families as &quot;slush&quot; in &quot;shoeboxes&quot;.Christine Dawood&#039;s husband Shahzada and 19-year-old son Suleman were killed alongside three other men in the Titan submersible as they attempted to view the wreckage of the Titanic in 2023.Mrs Dawood has now revealed it took nine months after it was confirmed the submersible had catastrophically imploded for her loved ones&#039; bodies to be returned.She told The Guardian: &quot;We didn’t get the bodies for nine months.
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&quot;Well, when I say bodies, I mean the slush that was left. They came in two small boxes, like shoeboxes.&quot;The remains, recovered from the seabed, were meticulously separated and DNA tested by the US Coast Guard in order to confirm their identities.She added: &quot;There wasn’t much they could find. They have a big pile they can’t separate, all mixed DNA, and they asked if I wanted some of that, too.&quot;But I said no, just what you know is Suleman and Shahzada.&quot;Mrs Dawood, who was originally supposed to be on the submersible before giving up her place to her son, has now written a book detailing her experience and grief, three years after the tragedy.Stockton Rush, the pilot of the Titan submarine, founded OceanGate in 2009 with a mission to &quot;democratise&quot; the deep.In 2025, a US Coast Guard found that Mr Rush &quot;exhibited negligence&quot; which resulted in the deaths of the four other men, and may have been held criminally liable.Speaking to GB News days after contact with the Titan submarine was lost, OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Sohnlein claimed Mr Rush was &quot;one of the most intelligent people&quot; and &quot;very risk averse&quot;.TITAN SUBMERSIBLE DISASTER - READ MORE:Chilling last words from Titan crew after pilot refused to enter doomed submersibleTV reporter describes moment he ‘almost died’ in submarine that got stuck in Titanic ruinsTitanic director James Cameron in talks to create Titan submarine disaster drama seriesMr Sohnlein, who left the company he co-founded in 2013, gave evidence at a US Coast Guard hearing on 23 September 2024, admitted he had never been on an OceanGate dive and had &quot;no intention of creating our own subs&quot; when the company was founded.Mrs Dawood, whose husband comes from one of the wealthiest families in Pakistan, said tickets for the trip cost $500,000, or the &quot;money I&#039;d expect a house for&quot;.Mr Rush and his wife, Wendy, met with Mrs Dawood and her husband in February 2023 in London to reassure the trip would be worth &quot;every cent&quot;.The OceanGate chief executive spoke of the innovative nature of the carbon fibre-hulled and cyndrically-shaped submarine - design decisions which went against the conventional high-strength steel sphere of most submarines - and the strange ocean creatures they would see, Mrs Dawood said.She said Mr Rush&#039;s wife, Wendy, was &quot;very quiet&quot;, adding that when the conversation turned to the subject of communication between the submarine and the ship, Mr Rush would admit: &quot;Yeah, sometimes we lose contact&quot;.Mrs Dawood added: &quot;I think she saw the risks; she saw the potential that there was something not quite right. He just ignored her.&quot;Billionaire Briton Hamish Harding and 77-year-old French explorer and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet also tragically died on the submarine.The family of Mr Nargeolet are currently suing OceanGate, who suspended operations in 2023, and the estate of Mr Rush, for over $50million in the state of Washington for gross negligence and wrongful death.

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<description><![CDATA[ A Japanese zoo employee has allegedly admitted to dumping his wife&#039;s body in a workplace incinerator before clocking in for his shift. The brutal crime is said to have occurred at Asahiyama Zoo in the northern city of Asahikawa, with authorities now carrying out extensive searches in animal enclosures for any clues related to her death. The employee - who has only been identified as a man in his 30s - has been arrested on suspicion of illegally dumping his wife&#039;s body.The woman had been reported missing last month, with a concerned colleague of hers phoning the police after she was unable to get into contact with her.  
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When questioned, the man could not explain his wife&#039;s sudden disappearance - and is said to have given a number of bizarre explanations as to why he was unable to reach her.  He was later probed by the authorities on April 23, where he allegedly confessed to destroying her body in the zoo&#039;s incinerator. Police have yet establish the woman&#039;s cause of death prior to her body being disposed of. In response to the Investigation, Asahiyama Zoo has been forced to shut until May, with plans for its &quot;Golden Week&quot; celebrations postponed. The popular tourist hotspot had already been closed for renovations ahead of the peak season over the coming months. The city&#039;s mayor, Hirosuke Imazu, apologised for the “great inconvenience”, adding that the decision to postpone its opening was &quot;painful&quot;. He thanked the public for the &quot;many encouraging messages”, saying they had been “a great source of strength for the zoo and its staff&quot; during the difficult period. Locals have reportedly voiced concerns about how the incident may damage the zoo&#039;s reputation, with warnings that a drop in guests could have damaging implications for the city&#039;s economy, according to local media. JAPAN - READ THE LATEST:Britons issued Japan travel warning after tourists spiked and thousands stolen from bank accountsDiver’s discovery sparks major dispute over Asia’s answer to AtlantisJapan exporting lethal weapons for first time since end of World War TwoMayor Imazu warned visitors there could be “sudden closures or limiting access to certain areas” as the authorities continue their investigation into the death. Officials confirmed that the zoo was fully cooperating with the probe and that animals were still being looked after despite the attraction&#039;s closure. One Asahikawa official said: “A zoo exists to be seen by visitors.&quot;We made our final decision based on the voices of the public, who said: ‘We want things to return to normal as soon as possible.’”Asahiyama Zoo first opened its doors to the public in 1967, and is the country&#039;s most northern wildlife park. The attraction drew in more than 1.33 million visitors in 2025.It is widely known for its “behavioural exhibits&quot;, giving zoo-goers a chance to observe the natural behaviours of a variety of creatures. There are around 96 wildlife parks across the country - overseen by the  Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums - with Yokohama Zoo &quot;Zoorasia&quot; being the largest. Our Standards:
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<title>&amp;apos;Disrespectful&amp;apos; Lib Dem councillor forced to apologise after ramming car into binman&amp;apos;s bin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Liberal Democrat councillor has been forced to apologise after ramming his car into a binman&#039;s bin.Redcar and Cleveland Borough councillor Chris Jones got into the altercation on September 10.The row kicked off when Mr Jones&#039;s car hit a wheelie bin a worker was been pushing as he attempted to overtake the bin lorry.The councillor was seen on the lorry&#039;s CCTV &quot;gesticulating with his arms&quot; towards the binman as he stuck his head out of the window.
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The worker said he told the Lib Dem councillor he was going to call his higher-ups.He also claimed Mr Jones then swore at him - and told him nothing would happen because he was a councillor.Mr Jones denied the claims by the binman and said he simply told him he was a councillor.He also alleged the binman swore at him first.The bin worker claimed he required physiotherapy after the incident.Reviewing the events, the Redcar and Cleveland Council panel upheld several code of conduct breaches and formally reprimanded the Lib Dem councillor.It found that in either recalling of events, Mr Jones mentioning his status as a councillor would be seen as a indication of seniority over the complainant or an attempt to influence their actions.The panel found his actions to be disrespectful and by driving over the verge he showed &quot;little to no respect&quot; to the safety of the refuse workers.MORE FROM YORKSHIRE:Man fined £3,500 for repeatedly playing &#039;bass-heavy&#039; musicCouncil busybodies ban landlords from giving customers lifts to remote restaurantFury as historic street &#039;turned into Disney theme park&#039; by slew of &#039;tacky Harry Potter shops&#039;The Conservative leader of Redcar council, Carolyn Curr, said Mr Jones should have the whip removed.But the leader of the Lib Dems, Jemma Joy, said this was an &quot;isolated&quot; incident and Mr Jones was a &quot;dedicated councillor of many years&quot;.She added that her party was now reviewing several of his council positions.&quot;I regret I may have briefly acted out of character for which I apologise if my actions caused any distress,&quot; Mr Jones said in January.He stood as a prospective parliamentary candidate for Redcar in 2024, which was won by Labour Party chairwoman Anna Turley.He garnered 1,542 votes in the election, taking home just four per cent of the constituency&#039;s vote share.Redcar and Cleveland Council has been run by Labour as a minority adminstration since 2023, and has not had overall control since 2013.Cleveland Police have reviewed the incident and accepted an &quot;out of court disposal&quot; in the form of a driving safety course.

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<title>&amp;apos;Islamist jihadist&amp;apos; set to plead guilty to terror plot against Taylor Swift concert in Austria</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An Islamic State supporter is set to plead guilty of planning a terrorist attack against a Taylor Swift concert in Austria in a major trial starting today.Beran Aliji, 21, has been charged with terrorism and other offences in relation to his August 2024 arrest which resulted in the cancellation of three of the pop superstar&#039;s concerts.He was arrested after a tip-off from the CIA and is set to appear in court in Wiener Neustadt, just south of the capital.Vienna prosecutors charged Aliji with being a member of a terrorist organisation and preparing and planning the attack on the concert.
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He is also accused of being a member of terrorist group Islamic State (Isis) and spreading online propaganda for the group.Anan Mair, a lawyer for the accused terrorist plotter, said her client would plead guilty to the charges.The 21-year-old is alleged to have obtained instructions on how to make a shrapnel bomb &quot;specific to IS attacks&quot;, the statement said - with further reports revealing this would come in a Red Bull can.Other members of the terrorist organisation trained the 21-year-old - 19 at the time - how to handle explosives, prosecutors said.They also alleged that he attempted to purchase various firearms and a hand grenade through the black market.Another 21-year-old, named only as Arda K, is also on trial in Wiener Neustadt, accused of being part of an Islamic State cell with Aliji.They both face up to 20 years behind bars if found guilty.Last year, a teenager in Germany named as Mohammed A was given an 18-month suspended sentence for translating bomb-making instructions and putting him in contact with an Isis member.GLOBAL ISIS THREAT - READ MORE:Isis kills dozens of Christians and torches church in sickening terrorist attackIsis encourages Muslims to use Bondi Beach massacre as &#039;instruction manual&#039; for copycat attacksIsis issues chilling Easter threat urging followers to target churches and synagogues across EuropeMore than 195,000 people were expected to attend the concerts, which resulted in thousands of disappointed Taylor Swift fans roaming loose on the streets of Vienna.They exchanged friendship bracelets and sang songs from the Love Story singer&#039;s discography in an open-air gathering to mourn the disappointment of the cancelled gigs.In 2019, Taylor Swift said an attack at one of her concerts was &quot;her biggest fear&quot;.In her December 2025 documentary series The End of an Era, the singer addressed the concerts and said the cancellation &quot;dodged a massacre situation&quot;.She added: &quot;I thought that this would be a tour I was very proud of. But this is more than a tour.&quot;It&#039;s a force to be reckoned with in global culture. So never in my life did I think we would have a terrorist plot.&quot;And in a 2024 social media post, she said: &quot;Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating. But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives.&quot;Her Eras tour ended in December 2024, selling more than 10.1 million tickets and became the first tour in history to surpass $1billion in ticket sales.

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<title>RSPCA demands much&#45;loved seaside tradition be scrapped because it isn&amp;apos;t &amp;apos;compassionate&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The RSPCA has called for a much-loved seaside tradition to be scrapped - because it is not &quot;compassionate&quot;.Visitors to Cornwall have been told to think twice before taking part in the traditional pastime of crabbing, with fewer than half of Britons knowing the animals feel pain.A survey conducted by the animal welfare charity found that fewer than half of respondents - just 45 per cent - believed crustaceans to be sentient creatures.But research has established that decapod crustaceans, which include crabs, lobsters and prawns, can experience pain, distress and even positive feelings, the charity said.Jenny Longden from the RSPCA said the public&#039;s limited awareness about crustacean welfare was &quot;astounding.&quot;She said: &quot;We understand people like to go out and enjoy these pastimes. We don&#039;t want to be party-poopers, but does that necessarily have to happen?&quot;Do we need to take these animals out of their environment, put them in a bucket, possibly prod them, poke them?&quot;We don&#039;t know what they&#039;re going through. We can enjoy these animals in other ways.&quot;The Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT) said crabbing plays a valuable role in helping people develop &quot;an appreciation and an understanding of marine wildlife&quot; - but stressed the importance of careful handling.But Andrew Trevarton, the harbour master at Mevagissey, said it was an &quot;integral part&quot; of the village&#039;s heritage.&quot;It&#039;s a very special part of people&#039;s holiday that, when they return as they grow up, they bring their children, and it&#039;s been going on decades and decades,&quot; he said.Matt Slater, a marine conservation officer with the CWT, said the evidence for crustaceans being sentient should be respected.TRADITIONS IN THE FIRING LINE - READ MORE:Elderly couples should be separated on flights, scientists saySt George&#039;s Day parade risks being CANCELLED as council accused of &#039;anti-English agenda&#039;Hogwarts Express railway risks being derailed over health and safety rules&quot;I think it needs to be done very carefully and we need to raise awareness,&quot; he said.&quot;We need to treat these animals with respect when we take them out of the marine environment. We need to put them into nice cold sea water - keep that bucket in the shade, don&#039;t put that many crabs in the bucket and return them safely too.&quot;If you treat the animals with respect, my feeling is crabbing should continue - but we do need to raise people&#039;s awareness.&quot;The RSPCA&#039;s intervention follows a similar campaign by Peta targeting the World Pier Crabbing Championships.The animal rights group previously urged organisers of the Cromer Crab and Lobster Festival in Norfolk to swap their crabbing contest for a &quot;Crab Appling Championship&quot; - with crab apples instead.Hilary Cox, president of the festival, told the BBC: &quot;While we consider their concern for the wellbeing of any animal, the idea of using crab apples this time of the year out of season is way off course.&quot;She said: &quot;We, as the Crab and Lobster Festival group, acknowledge the importance of the crab locally.&quot;It&#039;s a part of our heritage, it has been for a long time, and we hope well into the future.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>London beauty spot set to keep &amp;apos;trans&#45;inclusive&amp;apos; swimming ponds &#45; despite High Court ruling</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Officials overseeing Hampstead Heath have said its single-sex bathing ponds should keep their doors open to transgender swimmers.The City of London Corporation, which runs the beauty spot, has published a report on its access policy following a public consultation.Results showed a strong backing for keeping the current arrangements in place.The authority is also suggesting improvements to changing rooms, showers and toilets across all three ponds - which could cost more than £1million.But the call comes in the face of a legal challenge from charity Sex Matters following last year&#039;s common-sense Supreme Court judgment.That ruling confirmed that &quot;sex&quot; under the Equality Act refers to biological sex rather than &quot;gender identity&quot;.No final decision has yet been taken on the ponds&#039; trans policy.Maya Forstater, Sex Matters&#039;s chief executive, said the plans were &quot;simply unlawful&quot; and that it is operating &quot;as if Hampstead Heath is an enclave that is outside of the law&quot;.The ancient City of London Corporation manages Hampstead Heath as a registered charity.A spokesman said all its options had been shaped by expert legal advice and the consultation&#039;s findings.The authority had previously interpreted the Equality Act 2010 as allowing transgender swimmers to use the pools - a policy which has been in place since at least 2017.Hampstead Heath features three bathing areas: Kenwood Ladies&#039; Pond, Highgate Men&#039;s Pond and a mixed swimming space.TRANS ROWS - READ MORE:Choir dropped from London Marathon over founder&#039;s gender-critical viewsBritish museum accused of &#039;rewriting history&#039; after claiming Victorian boys were &#039;gender-fluid&#039;JK Rowling declares victory as Olympics bans trans athletes - and swipes at boxer Imane KhelifUnder its current rulebook, the ladies&#039; pond admits both biological women and trans women, while the men&#039;s pond operates on the same principle for men.The corporation launched its consultation in late September, and it closed on November 25.Research firm Tonic oversaw the process, which attracted 38,445 responses.Of those participating, 86 per cent backed keeping the existing access arrangements.Just 13 per cent wanted the men&#039;s and ladies&#039; ponds restricted to single-sex use.Ms Forstater said: &quot;The City of London is proposing to continue with its approach of allowing fully intact males into the women&#039;s bathing pond, including changing rooms and showers which are used by girls as young as eight.&quot;Despite the fact that the Equality Act and the Supreme Court expressly recognise that single-sex services are legitimate and lawful, the City of London says that restricting access to the open showers, changing and swimming areas by sex &#039;would be disproportionate&#039; because it would affect men who identify as women.&quot;A CLC spokesman said: &quot;All options have been informed by our recent public consultation, expert legal advice, equality impact assessments, safeguarding responsibilities, and operational requirements.&quot;The Hampstead Heath Consultative Committee will discuss the report on May 5, before a final decision is expected at the Policy and Resources Committee meeting on 4 June.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Iran&amp;apos;s London embassy urges Iranians in Britain to recruit their children as martyrs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Iran&#039;s London embassy has called for Iranians to recruit their children to become martyrs and &quot;sacrifice their lives for the homeland&quot;.A post uploaded to the embassy&#039;s Telegram channel called on some 114,000 Iranians to &quot;defend&quot; their country&#039;s land in the so-called &quot;Sacrificing Life for the Homeland Campaign&quot;.The post directly urged Iranians to register interest with authorities and specifically references recruiting &quot;children&quot;.Uploaded on April 15 and first seen by the Metro, it read: &quot;All brave and distinguished children of Iran are invited to participate consciously and register in this campaign, adding another golden page to the book of honours of this ancient land and demonstrating that their hearts are bound to the dignity and greatness of their homeland.&quot;
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Concluding in poetic verse, it said: &quot;Let us all, one and all, give our lives in battle. Rather than surrender our country to the enemy.&quot;The Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel called for the Home Office and police to intervene in response to the post.She said it was &quot;appalling&quot; that Iran was trying to use Britain as a &quot;recruiting ground&quot;.Dame Priti added: &quot;Keir Starmer should show some backbone and summon the Iranian ambassador to explain himself.&quot;The Home Secretary and the police must immediately investigate and intervene to ensure the British people are kept safe.&quot;The Metropolitan Police earlier this month warned of Iranian proxies being used to carry out terrorist attacks, with 26 people now arrested by counter-terror officers since late March.The embassy asked expats to register their involvement through the Mikhak system, an online portal run by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and used by Iranians abroad for passport renewals, birth certificates, and death certificates.The channel behind the Telegram is linked on the Embassy&#039;s website and dates back to August 2021.IRAN WARNINGS - READ MORE:Iran-linked Islamist group claims responsibility for arson attack on Jewish charity in LondonUS Embassy advises Americans to use caution when visiting Jewish areas in UK amid antisemitism surgeBoy, 17, pleads guilty after Kenton synagogue attackHelen Blake, co-founder of the campaign group United4Mahsa, said the post showed the Iranian regime was &quot;running out of existing human resources&quot; and had turned to social media.She added: &quot;This should be yet another clear alarm to Keir Starmer and the Labour Government to not hold any negotiations with the Islamic Republic’s regime and proceed with the proscription of the IRGC, the entity that is currently running the country.&quot;Sir Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group in the next parliamentary session.A spokesman for the Iranian Embassy told Metro: &quot;Iranians around the world have always cared deeply about their homeland and the protection of its territorial integrity and they always will.&quot;The &#039;Jan Fada&#039; platform is intended for all Iranians who wish to support and defend their country, and it does not promote any form of hostility. Any claims or assumptions to the contrary are simply unfounded. Such biased judgments are made hastily and without proper understanding.&quot;A Government spokesman said: &quot;We take the safety of the public incredibly seriously and investigate all allegations of threat thoroughly.&quot;We are clear-eyed about the threats posed by Iran, and our first priority is protecting British interests and British lives both in the UK and overseas.&quot;Work is well underway to bring forward proscription-like powers to clamp down on malign state activity.&quot;

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<description><![CDATA[ The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for killing dozens of Christians and torching a church in a terrorist attack in Nigeria.The attack in the country&#039;s northeast killed at least 29 people, with a group of young people assembling at a football pitch were targeted.The attack occurred in Adamawa state, which borders Cameroon - a hotspot for terrorist violence.One local, Joshua Usman, said the dead included &quot;youths, including some ladies that were watching football&quot;.
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He told said houses, churches, and motorcycles were burned in the attack.Footage from local reporters showed a torched building, upturned furniture, and charred motorcycles stacked on their side.Philip Agabus, a local resident, said: &quot;Our people converged at a football pitch in Guyaku community... and were attacked by insurgents who entered with guns and began shooting randomly.&quot;The officer for State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, confirmed at least 29 had died in the attack.Citing a local community leader, his office said &quot;the attackers operated for several hours, killing dozens of residents, burning places of worship, and destroying property including motorcycles&quot;.Mr Finitiri said the attack would &quot;not go unpunished&quot; and vowed to heighten security operations in the region.Since 2009, violence led by the Islamic State and Boko Haram has displaced millions and resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, according to the United Nations.Violence in the area has spread to neighbouring Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.GLOBAL TERRORISM - READ MORE:Isis encourages Muslims to use Bondi Beach massacre as &#039;instruction manual&#039; for copycat attacksIsis issues chilling Easter threat urging followers to target churches and synagogues across EuropeBritons issued urgent update over Islamist terror threat in Nigeria under Foreign Office warningPope Leo XIV returned from his four-country Africa trip on April 23, where he spoke in Cameroon - which has a Catholic population of over 10 million.The Pope met with Dame Sarah Mullally, the Archbishop of Canterbury, on Monday, where the pair prayed together and each gave addresses after the meeting.The Archbishop said there was &quot;terrible violence&quot; inflicted on people around the world, adding that the Church should not lose confidence in the gospel.She said: &quot;The Book of Wisdom reminds us that &#039;God did not make death… but created all things so that they might exist&#039;. God’s desire is life - life in its fullness, life shared, life given.&quot;And yet, we look at our world today and often we see something very different: instead of making justice and peace a priority, we see terrible violence inflicted on innocent people in conflicts across the globe.&quot;In such a world, the Church cannot lose confidence in the gospel. For the gospel is precisely this: that life, not death, has the final word, that Christ has broken the power of violence, not by greater force, but by self-giving love. And that gospel must be made visible.&quot;After the meeting, Pope Leo condemned &quot;our suffering world&quot; and prayed for peace.Nigeria has a Christian population of over 80 million, making it one of the largest Christian countries in the world.By 2060 six out of the 10 countries with the largest Christian populations will be in Africa, up from three in 2015, according to data from the Pew Research Centre.

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<title>Matt Fitzpatrick helps brother win PGA Tour card as pair become first siblings to win event</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Matt Fitzpatrick helped his brother, Alex, earn his tour card, making them the first brothers to win a PGA Tour event.The English pair secured their triumph at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans pairs tournament, held at TPC Louisiana.Matt arrived at the tournament in exceptional form, having already claimed two victories this season, including the RBC Heritage just seven days earlier.Despite entering Sunday&#039;s final round with a commanding four-stroke advantage after setting a tournament record on Saturday, the Fitzpatricks found themselves in a tense battle for the title.
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Their rhythm deserted them on the back nine, with a double bogey at the 12th hole followed by a dropped shot at the 14th.These costly errors allowed their rivals to close the gap dramatically.Norwegian pairing Kristoffer Reitan and Kristoffer Ventura, along with American duo Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer, capitalised on the Fitzpatricks&#039; struggles.By the time the English brothers reached the 18th hole, both challenging teams had already posted their scores in the clubhouse.LATEST SPORTS NEWSTottenham star out for rest of season in huge blow to Roberto De Zerbi&#039;s sideDaniel Farke admits &#039;players were nervous&#039; after feisty FA Cup clash with ChelseaBBC Strictly stars reunite at London Marathon as Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin finish race togetherThe tournament had become a three-way deadlock at 30 under par, setting up a nerve-shredding finale.Alex hit his shot into the sand, but was saved by his brother, known for incredible bunker plays, producing a great shot that rolled to within a couple of yards of the hole.His younger brother then calmly converted the birdie putt to seal their place in the record books.Alex now has a tour card through 2028 and will feature in the rest of the signature events this year, including the PGA Championship next month, and the Players Championship in 2027.While Alex was on track to earn a tour card through his own merit, heading into this week on tour seventh in the Race to Dubai, with the top 10 on earning PGA Tour status next season, this way is far quicker.Speaking after, the younger Fitzpatrick said: &quot;Winning a couple of weeks ago on the DP World Tour was the first time that I had an exemption for over a year.&quot;It&#039;s always been a battle to have some form of status somewhere, so it was nice to have some eligibility that I know that I&#039;m going to be okay for a few years. It&#039;s pretty surreal. I don&#039;t think it will set in for a long time.&quot;To be sat here doing it with him is the craziest thing ever.&quot;His older brother Matt, who won the 2022 US Open, said: &quot;It was a struggle.&quot;I was doing zero to help him, but he was fantastic on the back nine. I said: &#039;Just give us a chance on the last to hit a bunker shot like that.&#039;&quot;It means the world. I&#039;m absolutely speechless. It was a grind today, but he was unbelievable, and I could not be more proud.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Ronnie O&amp;apos;Sullivan furiously punches table in frustrating encounter against John Higgins</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ronnie O&#039;Sullivan furiously punched the table in a frustrating encounter against John Higgins.The seven-time world champion was seeking to establish a commanding 10-6 advantage but failed to pot a tricky red ball in the sixteenth frame.The Rocket then let out an outburst, punching the table after missing the shot.O&#039;Sullivan departed the Crucible with only a two-frame cushion at 9-7, setting up a thrilling session today at 1pm.
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O&#039;Sullivan had appeared poised to potentially seal victory with a session remaining after building a 6-2 lead on Saturday night.However, his Scottish opponent staged a remarkable recovery in a session characterised by numerous unexpected errors and dramatic momentum shifts throughout the evening.Commenting on the match, former world champion Ken Doherty said: &quot;There you see, that&#039;s exactly what it means to Ronnie O&#039;Sullivan.&quot;He&#039;s getting frustrated. He had a great chance in the previous frame and didn&#039;t convert.&quot;LATEST SPORTS NEWSTottenham star out for rest of season in huge blow to Roberto De Zerbi&#039;s sideGoalkeeper punches opponent in face sparking mass brawl as riot police storm pitchChelsea beat Leeds to reach FA Cup final with Enzo Fernandez the difference makerJohn Parrott suggested the outburst may have galvanised his opponent, remarking that O&#039;Sullivan &quot;has just made John Higgins try a bit harder&quot;.Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry explained there was a marked change in the Rocket&#039;s demeanour between sessions.He said: &quot;Ronnie has not looked the same player tonight. He has not had that look in his eye.&quot;Saturday night, he just looked so intense, so focused. This time, he is not the same.&quot;Higgins showed some remarkable resilience to claw his way back into contention, capturing frames 14, 15 and a tension-filled 16 after trailing 9-4.Referee Marcel Eckardt chose not to issue a warning to O&#039;Sullivan following his outburst, meaning the snooker superstar will face no fine or disciplinary consequences for his conduct.In the afternoon session, Chris Wakelin took a 10-6 lead over Neil Roberton, setting up an entertaining encounter this evening.Mark Selby will face Wu Yize in the other afternoon session, with the scoreline currently 9-7 in the Chinese player&#039;s advantage.World number one Judd Trump is currently two frames behind against Hossein Vafaei, with the Iranian speaking before the tournament about his ambitions to make his nation proud.He said: &quot;I&#039;m fighting as well for my country, for my family and I&#039;m trying my best and will give it my all.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Britons slam killjoy council for refusing to fly St George&amp;apos;s flag over town hall</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Residents of an Essex town have lashed out at their local authority after officials declined to hoist the St George&#039;s flag above the town hall. Braintree, where residents have hung hundreds of lampposts with national flags, saw council workers removing banners erected by residents.Locals branded the council&#039;s actions as hypocritical, particularly following leaked official documents from last month that suggested both the St George&#039;s Cross and Union flag could be viewed as &quot;tools of hate&quot;.Those living nearby insist there is nothing wrong with displaying national pride and have called on the local authority to join in. 
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Maria Moore, a 56-year-old former assistant catering manager, told The Sun: &quot;Flags are regularly put up here and if taken down, they are soon replaced. I don&#039;t see any problem with showing our patriotism and being British by flying our national flag. I&#039;m proud of our flag, and it looks great.&quot;Robert Smith, a 72-year-old retired carpenter, added: &quot;We should be proud to be British and keep putting up more flags. In America you see the Stars and Stripes everywhere, it&#039;s a very patriotic country, and so should we be.&quot;He noted the town hall flagpole remains the sole one in Braintree without a banner.Kevin Jackson, a 55-year-old lorry driver, said: &quot;This is England, and if I want to fly the Union flag, I should be free to do so and not be afraid of upsetting the Government.&quot;However, not everyone in the area agreed, with others voicing concerns the flags could make people feel intimidated and only fueled division. Eileen Smith, a 70-year-old retired nurse from nearby Chelmsford, cautioned such displays might leave newcomers feeling excluded.She said: &quot;I don&#039;t normally agree with the government but I think minority groups are starting to feel unwanted and in troubled times like now, we need to get on with each other.&quot;Outgoing Conservative Braintree District Council leader Graham Butland responded by explaining Essex County Council removes flags from highway infrastructure when they present a danger to motorists.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSHundreds defy major warnings to attend huge St George&#039;s Day paradeUS officials forced to make red-faced U-turn after flying Australian flags to celebrate King CharlesMotorists could be fined £1,000 and breach Highway Code by flying England flags for St George&#039;s DayHe said: &quot;Flags are removed by Essex County Council from highways infrastructure where they pose a risk to the safety of road users.&quot;They may also be removed by district, borough or city authorities where they are in breach of planning controls.&quot;All councils in Essex work alongside each other and are aware of the approach being taken on flags, however, we cannot comment on the merits or otherwise of central government policy.&quot;Households wishing to fly the national flag face strict planning rules, with penalties reaching as high as £2,500 for those who persistently flout regulations.Initial fines start between £100 and £250, with escalating costs for repeat offenders.Flags attached to poles projecting from buildings must measure no more than two square metres, while those in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty may require special permission.The debate around flag displays intensified following Operation Raise the Colours, a campaign that reached its peak in August 2025.Supporters described the movement as a patriotic celebration of British identity, though critics labelled it &quot;racist&quot; and &quot;hard right&quot;.Participants decorated public spaces across the West Midlands, Newcastle, Worcester, Bradford and Greater Manchester, painting flags onto roundabouts and street signs.Our Standards:
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<title>Man arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts on Jewish sites in London as counter terror police probe involvement of Iran proxies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A man has been arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts by detectives investigating a string of attacks on Jewish sites in London.The 37-year-old was arrested at an address near Barnstaple, Devon, on Sunday, the Metropolitan Police said.The Met Police added that 26 people have now been arrested since late March.There have been arson attacks on Jewish community-run ambulances in Golders Green, north-west London, a synagogue and a former Jewish charity, as well as an incident where a drone was flown near the Israeli embassy.
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Counter-terror police have been looking into the possible involvement of Iranian proxies.On Tuesday, a 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to arson not endangering life following the attack on Kenton United Synagogue.Speaking at the Kenton United Synagogue during a visit on Thursday afternoon, Sir Keir Starmer said: &quot;We have to deal with malign state actors, that will require legislation. We’re going to bring that legislation forward.&quot;It’s really important we do that. It’s very important this particular context because I’m increasingly concerned that a number of countries are using proxies for attacks in this country.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTSPolice to question No10 staff over Morgan McSweeney&#039;s missing phoneMetropolitan Police probe into Lord Mandelson BLOCKED by US Department of JusticePolice investigation launched after man in 70s killed in Manchester house fireAt a roundtable discussion with leaders of the Jewish community, including Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis and those local to the Kenton United Synagogue, the Prime Minister said the fight they face to practice their religion freely is &quot;all of our fight&quot;.He said: &quot;I pointed out to him that we are appreciative of all the measures that are being taken by the police, by our CST (Community Security Trust), by various authorities, however the focus is primarily on treating the symptoms and not the cause.&quot;We need as a society to look at the cause and our Government needs to direct its attention in order to guarantee that the Islamist threat, not just to the Jewish community but to our entire society, is something that will be taken far more seriously.&quot;We need to be worried about the extent to which Israel has been demonised unfairly and as a result our Jewish community is suffering.&quot;

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<title>Major motorway closed for drivers after serious traffic accident as police launch investigation on A1</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Drivers are facing traffic chaos this morning after a serious accident on the A1M, which has left two people hospitalised.The A1M in County Durham has been closed in both directions between J62 (Durham) and J63 (Chester le Street) due to a serious collision last night.National Highways outlined that police are undertaking formal collision investigations at the scene of the accident.The transport organisation&#039;s officers are assisting with traffic management, although it is unclear how long this will take.
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It added: &quot;Due to the nature of the incident, the road is expected to remain closed into the morning.&quot;Traffic maps from National Highways show the road closed between J62 and J63, with adjoining roads also facing slow-moving traffic and delays.Posting on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, National Highways: North-East outlined that the A1M remained closed as police continue their investigations.It added that there were delays of up to 22 minutes and three miles of congestion in both directions.A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: &quot;We received a call from police on Sunday (April 26) night at 10.53pm to reports of a serious road traffic collision on the A1(M) north near junction 62 at Chester le Street.&quot;We sent six resources to the scene, including a duty officer, hazardous area response team, a doctor and emergency ambulance crews, which began arriving at the scene from 10.59pm onwards.&quot;We took two male patients to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, one of which was in a critical condition, for further treatment.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTSDrivers obeying red routes helps cut pollution and boost safety across Brighton roadsHGVs risk being banned from residential streets in major crackdownMotorists face £70 fines for road offences as new rules clamp down on poor parkingRoad users travelling southbound are advised to follow the Solid Diamond diversion symbolExit the A1(M) southbound at Junction 63Join the A167 southbound and continue towards Chester-le-Street and DurhamContinue on the A167 to Thinford Roundabout (near Spennymoor)At Thinford Roundabout, turn left to join the A688 eastbound/northboundFollow the A688 towards Bowburn. Rejoin the A1(M) southbound at Junction 61Road users travelling northbound are advised to follow the Solid Triangle diversion symbolExit the A1(M) northbound at Junction 61Join the A688 westbound and continue towards Thinford Roundabout (near Spennymoor)At Thinford Roundabout, turn right to join the A167 northboundContinue on the A167 northbound towards Durham and Chester-le-StreetJoin the A167 northbound to reach Junction 63Rejoin the A1(M) northbound at Junction 63

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<description><![CDATA[ The Christian world is set to witness a first-of-its-kind meeting today when the new Archbishop of Canterbury meets Pope Leo XIV for the first time.Dame Sarah Mullally, the leader of the Church of England, is now on her first pilgrimage to Rome since formally being enthroned in March.The meeting marks the first time both the Pope and the Archbishop will meet while sharing English as a common language.The only English Pope in history, Adrian IV, did not meet the Archbishop during his reign - nor had the Church of England yet split from Rome.It is also the first time the meeting will be conducted with a woman as head of the Church of England.
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Dame Sarah said the goal of her visit is to &quot;strengthen Anglican-Roman Catholic relations&quot; and &quot;aims to deepen bonds of communion, affirm a shared witness, and encourage ongoing collaboration at both global and local levels&quot;.She said the historic event was a &quot;joy and privilege&quot; and looked forward to meeting and praying together with the Pope.The two will meet this morning for private prayer and discussion, after which each will give an address.The pilgrimage also marks 60 years since the first meeting between an Archbishop of Canterbury and Pontiff in 1966.That meeting, between Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Michael Ramsay, saw a Common Declaration issued by the pair which committed the two faiths to unity.Pope Paul VI late gave Archbishop Ramsay his Episcopal ring, a large square green stone divided by a gold cross and studded with four diamonds.The ring, traditionally worn by the Archbishop of Canterbury when they visit Rome, was worn by Dame Sarah when she was installed and will be worn again when she meets with Pope Leo.While the Church of England has allowed ordained women priests since 1994, the Catholic Church does not allow women to become priess - though the Pontiff has indicated he is willing to appoint women to leadership roles within the Vatican.The meeting also comes amid a public row between Pope Leo and Donald Trump, who earlier this month said the Catholic leader was &quot;weak on crime, and terrible on foreign policy&quot;.POPE LEO XIV AND THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY - READ MORE:Pope Leo&#039;s brother forced to evacuate from home after bomb threatPope Leo hits back at Donald Trump after US President&#039;s blistering criticism of &#039;weak on crime&#039; PontiffChurch of England to say it is ‘deeply sorry’ for its role in historic forced adoptionsVice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert, said the Pope should stick to &quot;matters of morality&quot; and to &quot;be careful&quot; when speaking about theology.Leo has condemned the Iran war, and said the world was being &quot;ravaged by a handful of tyrants&quot; as he addressed a crowd in Cameroon in a recent tour of Africa.He also said &quot;masters of war&quot; were turning a &quot;blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing, on devastation&quot;.Dame Sarah, in a show of unity, backed the Pope&#039;s calls for peace at the time.She said she stood in solidarity with the Pope in his &quot;in his courageous call for a kingdom of peace&quot; and urged &quot;all those entrusted with political authority to pursue every possible peaceful and just means of resolving conflict&quot;.Pope Leo has insisted his &quot;tyrants&quot; comment was not aimed at Mr Trump and was prepared before the President ever swiped at him.He did, however, say at the time he would continue his &quot;message of peace&quot; and on Friday called for an abolition of the death penalty days after the White House pushed for an expansion of execution methods, including death by firing squad.In a sermon in the Italian capital on Sunday, the Archbishop of Canterbury said there was &quot;violence inflicted on innocent people in conflicts across the globe&quot;.And addressing a congregation at the Episcopal church of St Paul&#039;s Within the Walls, the first non-Roman Catholic Church to be built within Rome&#039;s walls, she said it was important to speak up and defend &quot;the dignity and worth of every human being&quot;.

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<description><![CDATA[ A kebab in London that has gained fame on TikTok is causing misery for local families - despite being slapped with a zero-star hygiene rating.Lebanese Grill Express on Leather Lane has been the subject of complaints from residents in the nearby Bourne Estate for five years.Neighbours claim crowds of customers constant noise, litter and even fights in the area.The Food Standards Agency inspected the premises in February and determined that &quot;major improvements&quot; were necessary in hygienic food handling, cleanliness and food safety management.But the shop continues serving its patrons from evening into the early hours - much to neighbours&#039; fury.Locals have lodged numerous complaints with Camden Council, the police and the takeaway itself.One mother-of-two living on the estate said: &quot;If this were happening in Chelsea or Hampstead, the place would be shut down.&quot;She described the area as Camden&#039;s most deprived and claimed the business appears to operate &quot;above the law.&quot;&quot;My child goes to bed at nine o&#039;clock, but music is playing until 1am every day of the week. Why do we have to put up with this?&quot; she said.Residents report deliveries arriving as early as 5.30am, before the chimney starts belching out smoke from 9am, and continues for as many as 15 hours.&quot;You only have two hours to sleep, if you can,&quot; the neighbour added. &quot;I can&#039;t sleep. I&#039;m exhausted.&quot;The takeaway opened in 2021 and a meeting was held shortly after between owners, residents, police and the council to address disruption nearby.A second meeting took place two years later after conditions failed to improve.Residents claimed the owner accused police and the council of incompetence - and dismissed neighbours&#039; concerns as racism.Its late-night licence was reviewed last November due to pollution issues, and was subsequently revoked.However, the decision has been appealed, meaning Lebanese Grill Express can continue operating until 1am while awaiting its appeal hearing.NEIGHBOUR ROWS - READ MORE:Grandmother vows to chain herself to hedge after neighbour threatens to cut it downFury as historic street &#039;turned into Disney theme park&#039; by slew of &#039;tacky Harry Potter shops&#039;Furious locals fight back as 1,000-year-old community to be split in half in &#039;council land grab&#039;The business is also listed as dissolved, according to residents.Locals have also voiced fears over safety nearby, comparing the area - just one street away from Hatton Garden - to the &quot;Wild West.&quot;&quot;At around six o&#039;clock is when the fun starts: fights, vehicles playing loud music, urinating, eating on top of cars,&quot; one resident said.Teenagers travel from across London to film TikTok videos at the shop from around 3pm, creating even more disturbance.Some residents report having fireworks fired at their windows.&quot;It&#039;s not a safe area to walk around now. A lot of women have told me they don&#039;t feel safe,&quot; another neighbour added.Then, customers use the estate&#039;s seating and children&#039;s playgrounds, leaving rubbish behind.&quot;It&#039;s got so bad that people want to move,&quot; one neighbour added.A Camden Council spokesman said: &quot;We removed the late-night licence for Lebanese Grill Express in November due to ongoing noise and disturbance issues.&quot;This decision has been appealed, meaning the venue can continue to trade until the appeal has been determined by the court.&quot;Our community safety team will continue to tackle anti-social behaviour and offer reassurance to residents, ahead of the appeal hearing which is scheduled for August.&quot;The Metropolitan Police said officers are &quot;aware of ongoing reports of anti-social behaviour in and around the Lebanese Grill Express on Leather Lane, Farringdon&quot;.A spokesman added: &quot;Since these issues have come to light, police have increased patrols at the location to address the anti-social behaviour and reassure the local community.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Drivers obeying red routes helps cut pollution and boost safety across Brighton roads</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Drivers obeying new red routes have helped deliver a measurable drop in air pollution, alongside sharp improvements in road safety across some of the city&#039;s busiest corridors.Two years after the scheme was introduced in April 204 by Brighton &amp; Hove City Council, reports showed that better compliance with the rules on Preston Road, London Road and Lewes Road has reduced congestion, cut dangerous stopping and contributed to lower nitrogen dioxide levels in the air. The routes were brought in after repeated complaints from residents about anti-social parking causing blockages and making conditions unsafe for buses, cyclists and pedestrians. The system uses CCTV enforcement to ensure drivers follow existing restrictions more consistently. Monitoring sensors installed along the routes recorded a reduction in nitrogen dioxide levels within six months of the scheme starting. The council said this improvement has continued into 2025. 
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According to the council, when drivers stopped blocking key routes and kept traffic moving more freely, emissions dropped. Less idling traffic and fewer bottlenecks have meant cleaner air along these heavily used roads. Councillor Trevor Muten, Cabinet member for Transport and City Infrastructure, said the change has been clearly visible in the data. He said: &quot;It&#039;s great to see the positive impact the red routes are having. Anti-social parking and stopping were a big problem on these roads, making them dangerous and causing congestion for other road users. &quot;We&#039;ve had very positive feedback on the impact of the red routes, the data shows they&#039;re a lot safer, and we&#039;ve also seen marked improvements in the air quality on these routes.&quot;Alongside the environmental gains, safety outcomes have improved significantly. In the 12 months before red routes were introduced, 31 people were injured across the three locations. In the first year after implementation, that figure dropped to 19, a 39 per cent reduction in slight and serious injuries. The improvement has continued into the second year, with a 48 per cent reduction compared with the equivalent period before the scheme began. So far, year two has recorded just 17 injuries across the same areas. Bus passengers have also seen major benefits. Brighton &amp; Hove Buses reported an 85.7 per cent reduction in passenger injury incidents in red route zones, highlighting the impact of keeping roads clearer and more predictable for large vehicles. LATEST DEVELOPMENTSHGVs risk being banned from residential streets in major crackdownMotorists face £70 fines for road offences as new rules clamp down on poor parkingDrivers face new road safety campaign as surge in bikers prompts alertOne of the key concerns raised before the scheme launched was that stricter parking enforcement might harm local businesses by reducing customer visits. However, early figures suggested that the routes may have had an impact. On London Road, footfall actually increased after the red routes were introduced. Between May 2024 and April 2025, there were 4.89 million recorded pedestrian movements, compared with 4.78 million in the previous year, an increase of more than 100,000. Councillor Muten added: &quot;We know one of the concerns from businesses about red routes is that it will discourage shoppers.&quot; &quot;But our data clearly shows there &#039;s been no impact on the number of people using London Road, which is great news,&quot; he shared.By tackling illegal stopping and improving compliance with basic parking rules, the red routes have helped reduce congestion hotspots that previously slowed buses and blocked key commuter corridors.

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<title>Councillor forced to take equality training after telling phone call handler to speak English</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A councillor has been forced to take extra &quot;training&quot; after she told a call handler to &quot;speak English&quot; over the phone.Janet Cleverly, an independent councillor for Newport City Council, made the remarks as she reported a fly-tipping incident.At a council standards committee meeting, she later apologised and said she was &quot;mortified&quot; by her actions.According to the ombudsman report, the August 2024 incident was &quot;not what is expected of an elected member&quot;.Mrs Cleverly was said to have interrupted the call handler to ask for &quot;somebody who&#039;s speaking English.&quot;The handler had been in the job for four weeks after they had come to Britain from Sri Lanka in 2022.
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A few minutes later, she added: &quot;Sorry? I can’t understand anything you’re saying. Speak English!&quot;She emailed the cabinet member responsible for the environment later that day, complaining the call handler took her information wrong.&quot;I phoned in a complaint about fly tipping this morning and the person I spoke to, could not speak English properly,&quot; she said.&quot;Why would you have someone manning a call centre... I am all for equal opportunities but this person took all my information wrong after I had to repeat everything three to four times and spell everything lots of times,&quot; she said.A manager listened to the recorded call and flagged it for her &quot;unnecessary&quot; tone, and the council monitoring office told Mrs Cleverly it would be investigated.The monitoring officer said he found the independent councillor for Bettws&#039;s comments to be &quot;consciously or otherwise, racially motivated&quot; and &quot;discriminatory&quot;.The call handler was &quot;very emotional and upset&quot; about the incident and the monitoring officer determined the handler&#039;s English to be fluent.Mrs Cleverly told the ombudsman she had previously &quot;worked in BME communities&quot;, and had &quot;lots of BME friends&quot; (Black and Minority Ethnic).She said the phone call was on a &quot;really bad line&quot; and said it was not her intention to upset the handler as she apologised.LATEST FROM WALES:Girl, 10, shocked after discovering critically endangered Mexican creature under bridge in WalesMotorhome and campervan plans face scrutiny at coastal site as residents slam moveGrandmother vows to chain herself to hedge after neighbour threatens to cut it downThe panel heard how Mrs Cleverly was &quot;absolutely mortified&quot; by her actions and did have difficulties hearing the call handler.Councillor Kevin Whitehead, leader of the Bettws ward&#039;s independents, said the phone call showed a &quot;lack of etiquette&quot; but did not believe it was racial in nature.Mrs Cleverly had received messages of support from people of various backgrounds, and had a long career helping young people in Bettws, he added.The committee heard how Mrs Cleverly had previously completed training on equalities and equal opportunities, and the council&#039;s code of conduct.The panel found her to have breached three points of the council&#039;s code for members, relating to equality, respect and consideration of others, and disreputable conduct.She was censured and required to complete further training for the accident by the committee.The ombudsman, Michelle Morris, found that her &quot;underlying motivation&quot; was that she was &quot;irritated from the outset by the way the call handler spoke&quot;.Chairman Andrew Mitchell said the panel was &quot;extremely concerned&quot; and had considered a suspension.The censure serves as a &quot;formal reprimand&quot;, the council&#039;s deputy monitoring officer said.

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<title>Seaside town celebrates after sharing £12.3million Postcode Lottery jackpot</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A seaside town in Lincolnshire has celebrated after sharing £12.3million Postcode Lottery jackpot.Residents of Sutton-on-Sea came together yesterday to celebrate the remarkable win. The winning postcode LN12 2GF was revealed during a special ceremony held at King George V Playing Fields, which also serves as the home ground for Sutton Rovers Football Club.Lucky ticketholders gathered at the venue to open individual envelopes containing details of their prize amounts.
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Postcode Lottery ambassadors Judie McCourt, Danyl Johnson and Matt Johnson attended the event to present winning cheques to the jubilant neighbours.All participants in the LN12 2 postcode sector were guaranteed a minimum prize of £2,000.The largest individual prize of £397,697 went to a single player holding the exact winning postcode.A further 1,334 participants across the broader LN12 2 postcode area also secured substantial payouts, with amounts varying from £7,851 to £47,106 based on the number of tickets each person had purchased.The size of each winner&#039;s cheque depended entirely on their level of participation in the lottery scheme.This Postcode Millions draw distributed the £12.3million pot among neighbours throughout the seaside community, creating hundreds of new winners in a single afternoon.Tracey Hill, 59, a holiday park deputy manager who landed a life-changing £389,846 Postcode Lottery prize, had come agonisingly close to cancelling the ticket linked to her old bungalow just days before the enormous windfall was announced.She said: &quot;I would have cancelled the ticket next week. LATEST DEVELOPMENTSNational Lottery winner thought something happened to her husband when he called her about jackpotLucky couple who won home 60 years ago scoop £142,000 in Postcode LotteryTwo UK ticket-holders each take home £41MILLION after EuroMillions win&quot;I thought about doing it earlier but then thought &#039;you just never know&#039;.&quot;Ms Hill had decided to keep the ticket running until the sale of the property had gone through – a decision that proved to be worth nearly £400,000. She said: &quot;If I&#039;d cancelled earlier, I would have felt sick. But I decided to wait until after the house was sold. I thought it would have been sod&#039;s law otherwise.&quot;&quot;It just means that I&#039;ve not got to worry anymore about money at all,&quot; Ms Hill said.The winner has already begun making plans for her newfound wealth, revealing she intends to purchase a new vehicle and book a holiday.Ms Hill also expressed her intention to use some of the money to fund driving lessons for her daughter.Matt Johnson reflected on the occasion, stating: &quot;To be part of such a huge Postcode Lottery prize and to be able to celebrate with so many neighbours winning together in Sutton-on-Sea has been such a privilege.&quot;What a phenomenal day it&#039;s been!&quot;He added he hoped winners would continue their celebrations whilst considering how to spend their prizes.The draw was conducted on behalf of Postcode Earth Trust, an organisation supporting environmental charities including Canal &amp; River Trust, The Conservation Volunteers and National Trust.Postcode Lottery is an external lottery manager which operates charity lotteries on behalf of 20 independent Postcode Trusts. It is licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission. Our Standards:
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<title>HGVs risk being banned from residential streets in major crackdown</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Suffolk County Council has unveiled plans to clamp down on HGVs cutting through residential streets in north Ipswich, with a new 7.5-tonne weight limit set to be introduced.  The move, confirmed last month, will see a traffic regulation order brought forward to prevent large lorries from using neighbourhood roads as shortcuts.  The restrictions will apply to streets north of the A1214, an area that has so far been left outside existing limits already enforced across much of the town.  Council officials detailed how the scheme is designed to protect residents from increasing freight traffic, while still allowing access for deliveries and essential services. 
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A spokesman said the aim is to &quot;halt unsuitable through-traffic whilst ensuring vehicles making necessary deliveries and providing essential services can still access the affected areas&quot;. The A1214 forms a key route across Ipswich, linking the A14 in the west to the A12 in the east.  But as freight volumes continue to rise, nearby residential areas have seen growing numbers of HGVs using local streets to bypass congestion.  Under the new plans, that loophole will finally be closed. Dozens of roads are expected to fall under the restriction, including Chelsworth Avenue, Bromswell Road and parts of the Renfrew Road estate.In nearby Westerfield, Lower Road, Church Road and Westerfield Lane will also be affected.  Further roads such as Sidegate Lane, Humber Doucy Lane, and Rushmere&#039;s The Street are included, along with Rushmere Road in Ipswich itself.  The council explained how the changes will bring consistency across the town, ensuring all residential areas benefit from the same level of protection.  Currently, areas south of the A1214, along with parts of the Colchester Road and Valley Road corridor and neighbourhoods near Norwich Road, already operate under a 7.5-tonne limit.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSMotorists face £70 fines for road offences as new rules clamp down on poor parkingDrivers face new road safety campaign as surge in bikers prompts alertPetrol and diesel drivers ripped off as motorists should &#039;see cheaper fuel prices in days&#039;Councillor Paul West, cabinet member for Ipswich and operational highways, said the balance between business needs and residents&#039; quality of life was key.  &quot;It is important that HGV traffic is able to move as freely as possible, but it needs to be on appropriate roads away from residential areas,&quot; he said.  He stressed major routes would remain open to freight traffic, ensuring that the local economy is not disrupted.  &quot;Henley Road, Westerfield Road and Tuddenham Road would remain available to HGVs, ensuring that freight traffic can continue to travel efficiently,&quot; Mr West added. These main roads are expected to act as the primary alternatives for lorries, removing the incentive to cut through smaller residential streets.  Funding for the scheme will come from the council&#039;s Local Transport Plan, with detailed design work now underway. The restrictions are expected to come into force later in 2026.  While some residents have long called for tougher action on HGV traffic, the council insists the measures are carefully designed to avoid unintended consequences.  By allowing exemptions for deliveries and essential vehicles, officials hope to strike a balance between keeping neighbourhoods quiet and maintaining vital services.  Once implemented, the new order will effectively complete Ipswich&#039;s network of HGV restrictions, ensuring no residential area is left exposed to large-scale through traffic.Our Standards:
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<title>State pensioners can claim £344 boost every four weeks through single DWP payment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ State pensioners living with severe disabilities can receive up to £344.20 in additional payments every four weeks through a single claim to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This support is paid on top of standard Pension Credit, which provides weekly top‑ups for those on lower incomes.The severe disability addition increased on April 6 as part of new tax-year changes, rising from £82.90 to £86.05 per week. As Pension Credit is typically paid every four weeks, eligible pensioners can receive £344.20 over that period alongside their usual entitlement.
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The £86.05 weekly rate applies to single pensioners or couples where one partner meets the qualifying criteria, reflecting the 4.8 per cent uplift applied to Pension Credit rates this month.Over a full year, the additional payment totals £4,474.60 on top of standard Pension Credit.To qualify for the severe disability addition, pensioners must already be receiving certain benefits linked to care or disability needs.These include Attendance Allowance, the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), or the middle or highest rate care component of Disability Living Allowance.Armed Forces Independence Payment also qualifies, as does the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment.Those receiving Pension Age Disability Payment or the middle or highest care rate of Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance are also eligible.The DWP uses receipt of these benefits as the key condition for awarding the additional payment.Claiming Pension Credit can also unlock a wider range of financial support. Eligible pensioners may receive Housing Benefit and a Winter Fuel Payment worth up to £300.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSPension changes from HMRC could result in instant cash off tax billsPension delays leave thousands of retirees missing out on £10,000 paymentsInheritance tax warning as millions of savers unaware of upcoming pension raidsThose aged 75 or over may qualify for a free TV licence, while Council Tax reductions are also available.The Warm Home Discount Scheme provides £150 off winter energy bills for eligible households, and additional help is available with NHS dental treatment, glasses and transport costs.The DWP said: “Pension Credit will also rise by 4.8 per cent and be worth an average of £4,300 a year, unlocking further support including help with housing costs, council tax and free television licenses.&quot;Between 2026 and 2027, the Government will provide a £6billion boost to spending on state pensions and pensioner benefits.”To receive Pension Credit, applicants must have reached state pension age and be living in England, Scotland or Wales.Claims can be made up to four months before reaching state pension age or at any point afterwards.Backdating is limited to three months, meaning pensioners may receive up to three months of payments in their first instalment if they were eligible during that period.Anyone wanting to check their entitlement can use the Government’s online Pension Credit calculator for an estimate.Alternatively, the Pension Service helpline is available on 0800 99 1234 for those seeking further information about eligibility and additional payments.Our Standards:
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<title>Motorists face £70 fines for road offences as new rules clamp down on poor parking</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Drivers have been warned new &quot;red routes&quot; are being rolled out in the Peak District to clamp down on parking chaos, with rulebreakers facing fines if they ignore the rules.Derbyshire County Council explained how the strict new measures will target &quot;inconsiderate parking&quot; in and around Castleton and Mam Tor, one of the most popular beauty spots in the region. The changes include double red lines, meaning no stopping at any time, alongside new double yellow lines on village streets. The red routes will be introduced after May 5 and cover several key roads. These include Old Mam Tor Road, routes towards Blue John Cavern, Rushup Edge, and Winnats Pass.  
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The council hopes the move will ease congestion and improve safety in an area that regularly sees heavy visitor traffic. Motorists who break the rules could be hit with a £70 fine, reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days. The crackdown follows long-standing complaints from residents and businesses about blocked roads, dangerous parking, and access issues for emergency services. A public consultation last year highlighted the scale of the problem, with many calling for tougher enforcement. As part of the wider plan, new double yellow lines will also be painted across several streets in Castleton, including How Lane, Castle Street and Back Street. These are aimed at stopping what the council described as &quot;obstructive parking&quot;.Work to install the new lines and signs is due to begin next week. Parking arrangements are also being updated. At the lower end of Old Mam Tor Road, drivers will now have to pay by phone only.  Meanwhile, two new solar-powered ticket machines will be installed on Buxton Road from July. The bays there will have a four-hour maximum stay, with no return within one hour. Charges will apply between 9am and 5pm daily, but outside those hours, parking will remain unrestricted. Elsewhere, some parking options will stay unchanged. The 55 spaces at the far end of Old Mam Tor Road will remain free at all times. Unmarked lay-bys along nearby routes will also remain unrestricted.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSDrivers face new road safety campaign as surge in bikers prompts alertPetrol and diesel drivers ripped off as motorists should &#039;see cheaper fuel prices in days&#039;Police prosecute thousands of drivers for road offences as massive crackdown will &#039;remain ongoing&#039;Council officials said the aim is to strike a balance between keeping the area accessible and protecting local communities from disruption. Charlotte Hill, the council&#039;s cabinet member for highways and transport, said the authority had listened to concerns before acting. She said: &quot;With these measures we have listened carefully and tried to balance the needs of local people, business and visitors to this beautiful part of our county.&quot; She added safety was a key factor behind the decision, particularly when roads become blocked. &quot;It&#039;s essential residents can rely on emergency and other services to reach them no matter the time of day, which can be difficult when people have double-parked or blocked driveways,&quot; she said. Ms Hill also made clear the council wants to manage visitor numbers more effectively in one of Derbyshire&#039;s busiest tourist areas. &quot;At the same time, we want to encourage sustainable visitor numbers, reduce congestion and deliver the best outcome to what is one of the most highly visited and outstanding areas in Derbyshire,&quot; she said. The new rules mark a significant change for the area and signal a tougher approach to parking enforcement as visitor numbers continue to rise.Our Standards:
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<title>Drivers face new road safety campaign as surge in bikers prompts alert</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dorset Council has launched a summer road safety campaign, warning drivers and motorcyclists to take extra care as the busy &quot;biker season&quot; begins.The local authority explained warmer weather and longer daylight hours mean more motorcyclists are returning to the roads. Popular rural and coastal routes across the county are expected to become much busier in the coming months.Officials have now urged all road users to stay alert and look out for each other, as the number of motorcycles increases. New warning signs have now been put up on some of Dorset’s most dangerous roads. These include the Coast Road near Chickerell and West Bay, where there have been previous accidents involving motorcyclists.
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The signs are designed to remind both drivers and riders to slow down and pay attention, especially as traffic levels rise during the summer. The council stated better weather often leads to more people taking to two wheels, which can increase the risk of collisions if road users are not careful. Authorities are now asking everyone to adjust their driving or riding to suit the conditions, particularly on busy or winding roads where visibility can be limited. Research showed spring is one of the most dangerous times of year for motorcyclists. Serious injuries and deaths tend to increase as riders return to the roads after the winter.There are several reasons for this. Riders may be out of practice after months of not using their bikes, meaning their skills may not be as sharp. At the same time, drivers may not be used to seeing motorcycles on the roads again after winter. The council believed this combination could make the early months of the riding season especially risky. Councillor Jon Andrews, Cabinet Member for Place Services at Dorset Council, said: &quot;As we move into the warmer months, we know that more people will be enjoying Dorset&#039;s roads on motorcycles. &quot;These warning signs are a simple but effective reminder for everyone to stay alert, slow down and look out for one another.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTSPetrol and diesel drivers ripped off as motorists should &#039;see cheaper fuel prices in days&#039;Police prosecute thousands of drivers for road offences as massive crackdown will &#039;remain ongoing&#039;Motorists risk new &#039;fines and disruption&#039; soon as driving law changes launch within monthsMr Andrews stressed safety is a shared responsibility and &quot;increased awareness at the right time of year can help prevent collisions and save lives&quot;.The council hopes putting clear warnings in high-risk areas will encourage safer behaviour from both drivers and riders. The campaign is part of a wider effort involving Dorset Council, Dorset Police and other local road safety groups. Together, they are working to reduce serious and life-changing injuries on the county&#039;s roads. Police will also carry out targeted enforcement during the summer. This will focus on speeding, dangerous overtaking and reckless behaviour by both drivers and motorcyclists. The new signage also supports the council&#039;s long-term Vision Zero plan. This strategy aims to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries on Dorset&#039;s roads. As part of this goal, the council is aiming to cut fatalities and serious injuries by 65 per cent by 2035. Residents and visitors are being reminded that their actions behind the wheel or on a bike can make a real difference.By slowing down, staying alert and showing consideration for others, the council says lives can be saved during the busy summer months.Our Standards:
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<title>Mother and child killed after experiencing &amp;apos;difficulty&amp;apos; in waters of popular London park</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A mother and her young son have died after &quot;getting into difficulty&quot; in water at Elthorne Park in Ealing, west London.Metropolitan Police officers were dispatched to the scene shortly before 4.30pm following reports that two individuals were struggling in the water.The park sits alongside the River Brent.Both the woman and child were pulled from the water by emergency responders, but neither survived.
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Police have not yet disclosed the ages of the victims, who are believed to be mother and son.The Metropolitan Police confirmed despite receiving urgent medical attention at the scene, both individuals were pronounced dead.The Met attended the incident alongside the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade.Emergency crews provided immediate medical treatment to both victims after recovering them from the water.&quot;Very sadly, despite the best efforts of the emergency services who provided urgent medical care, they were both pronounced dead at the scene,&quot; the force stated.Officers are currently attempting to locate and inform the family&#039;s next of kin.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSFirefighters tackle huge blaze at RAF base used by US Air Force during Iran war operationsSocial media influencer dies after being hit by car outside London nightclubRoyal Mail launches probe after postman boasted about &#039;dumping&#039; Reform UK fliers in binInvestigators from the Met&#039;s West Area Command Unit have taken charge of establishing the full circumstances surrounding the incident at the Ealing park.Detective Superintendent Pete Thackray, leading the investigation from the Met, described the incident as deeply tragic.&quot;This is a tragic incident in which a woman and her young child have lost their lives. Our thoughts are with their loved ones,&quot; he said.The senior officer also recognised those who attempted to help at the scene.&quot;I would also like to acknowledge the efforts of the first responders, and members of the public, who did their very best in an incredibly challenging situation,&quot; he added.An inquiry into the events leading to the deaths has been launched, though Detective Superintendent Thackray noted that early assessments point towards non-suspicious circumstances.Our Standards:
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<title>Africa witnessing birth of new ocean as scientists warn continent is SPLITTING</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scientists have found signs Africa is witnessing the birth of a new ocean as the continent appears to be splitting.Researchers have determined the Earth&#039;s crust beneath East Africa&#039;s Turkana Rift is thinning at a far more advanced rate than scientists previously recognised, signalling the continent is splitting apart more rapidly than earlier estimates suggested.The findings reveal this geological zone, spanning approximately 300 miles across Kenya and Ethiopia, has entered a crucial phase known as &quot;necking&quot; — a stage that could ultimately result in the formation of a new ocean millions of years in the future.&quot;We found that rifting in this zone is more advanced, and the crust is thinner, than anyone had recognised,&quot; says Christian Rowan, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at Columbia University&#039;s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. 
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&quot;Eastern Africa has progressed further in the rifting process than previously thought.&quot;The necking phenomenon describes how the crust stretches and narrows in its centre, much like the thinned middle portion that forms when pulling apart a piece of saltwater taffy.Measurements from the study reveal a stark contrast in crustal thickness across the region. At the rift&#039;s centre, the crust measures merely 8 miles deep, whilst areas further from the central zone exceed more than 20 miles.This thinning creates a self-reinforcing cycle. &quot;The thinner the crust gets, the weaker it becomes, which helps promote continued rifting,&quot; Mr Rowan explains.Anne Bécel, a geophysicist at Lamont and study co-author, confirms the significance of these findings. &quot;We&#039;ve reached that critical threshold of crustal breakdown,&quot; she says. &quot;We think this is why it is more prone to separate.&quot;These geological transformations unfold across vast stretches of time. The Turkana Rift first began opening roughly 45 million years ago, with the necking phase commencing following extensive volcanic eruptions approximately 4 million years ago.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSHow the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forever changed our understanding of British skiesDiver’s discovery sparks major dispute over Asia’s answer to AtlantisArchaeologists uncover ancient two-metre marble statue of Greek goddess AthenaThe African and Somali plates are currently drifting apart at a rate of about 4.7 millimetres annually.Scientists estimate that the subsequent stage, termed oceanisation, remains millions of years away. When that phase eventually arrives, magma will push through the fractured crust to create new seafloor, and waters from the Indian Ocean could ultimately flow into the newly formed basin.The research team also identified evidence of a previous rifting episode that failed to fully divide the continent. That earlier event nonetheless weakened and thinned the crust, preparing conditions for the current activity.The discoveries also illuminate why the Turkana Rift has yielded such an extraordinary collection of ancient human remains. The region has produced over 1,200 hominin fossils spanning the past 4 million years, representing roughly one third of all such specimens found across Africa.The researchers propose the onset of necking caused the land within the rift to subside. This sinking created conditions where fine-grained sediments accumulated rapidly, circumstances ideal for fossil preservation.&quot;The conditions were right to preserve a continuous fossil record,&quot; says Mr Rowan.This interpretation suggests the Turkana Rift may not have been a uniquely significant location for human evolution itself, but rather a place where geological circumstances happened to record that history exceptionally well.Our Standards:
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<title>Luke Littler makes major change following abuse on social media after bust&#45;up with Gian van Veen</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Luke Littler has made a major change following abuse he has been suffering on social media after his bust-up with Gian van Veen.The Nuke revealed that he has modified his Instagram privacy settings to shield himself from online trolls.The 19-year-old, who manages his own social media presence, regularly shares darts and football-related content with his followers.His online following has exploded since bursting onto the scene at the PDC World Darts Championship in December 2023, when he had just 4,000 Instagram followers.
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That figure has now soared to 2.1 million as the two-time world champion&#039;s profile has reached global proportions.Instagram allows users to disable commenting on posts, a feature Littler activated some time ago to reduce the volume of responses flooding his phone.This proves particularly useful when he shares pro-Manchester United content that attracts criticism from rival supporters.The setting also helped him avoid considerable negativity following his on-stage altercation with Dutch opponent Van Veen at the Premier League event in Manchester on April 2.LATEST SPORTS NEWSMichael Owen discusses Arsenal being &#039;bottlers&#039;, Mikel Arteta sack talk and Pep Guardiola futureYork City return to EFL with incredible 103rd minute equaliser to break Rochdale heartsFulham see out 1-0 win against Aston Villa as Cottagers breath new life into European pushSpeaking about the dangers of social media, Littler said: &quot;I am always on social media. I see everything.&quot;But even before Manchester, you can just go on your settings and say you put someone in your story, people can reply to your story, and it&#039;s in your requests (section).&quot;That&#039;s been turned off for ages and ages. So people are messaging me, and I&#039;m not seeing anything. I&#039;m just seeing when I&#039;m scrolling.&quot;Like Gerwyn Price once said [about social media] 24 or 48 hours and it&#039;ll be forgotten about.&quot;The teenage star will be looking to close the gap on current table leader Jonny Clayton, who sits three points ahead on 32 points. Littler was subject to a chorus of boos in his recent appearance at Liverpool.The world number one overcame Luke Humphries 6-2 in the last eight before narrowly battling past Michael van Gerwen.He then ruthlessly dispatched Jonny Clayton 6-1 in the final, with the Welshman struggling to get going.Littler has been booed heavily in recent weeks, with the youngster sparking a huge backlash ever since his feud with Gian van Veen in Manchester.He&#039;s seemingly learning to adjust to the experience, however, and addressed his relationship with spectators after his win.&quot;Rotterdam was way louder than this tonight,&quot; he said.Speaking after his win, the world number one said: &quot;There was a little bit [of booing] but this week was nothing compared to last week. I&#039;ve just got to forget about it. I was definitely focused and wanted to win tonight, and that&#039;s what I&#039;ve done.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Woman arrested after two children found dead in Wolverhampton house fire</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A woman in her thirties has been taken into custody following a house fire in Wolverhampton on Friday evening.Two boys died during the incident on Mason Street. The children, aged one and three, died in the blaze that broke out at a property at approximately half past eight in the evening.Police confirmed on Saturday afternoon that the detained woman remains in custody as detectives continue their enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident.
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The boys&#039; family is currently receiving assistance from specialist officers during what authorities have described as an extremely difficult period.Emergency services rushed to the scene after receiving reports of the fire shortly before 8.30pm on Friday. Both boys were declared dead at the scene by attending paramedics.Detectives from West Midlands Police have been working alongside fire service investigators to piece together what occurred at the property.Two other children were already out of the house before emergency services arrived.A woman had also left the Wolverhampton property.Police have since cordoned off the end-of-terrace house.It is expected to stay in place for a considerable period while forensic examinations and other investigative work continues at the location.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSHuge fire erupts at Suffolk prison as drug dealers and murderers evacuated urgentlyFire rips through one of New York City&#039;s oldest churches - crews rush to save structure from blazeHuge blaze engulfs recycling plant as 27 fire engines rush in to battle inferno raging for TWO DAYSPolice officers have been conducting house-to-house interviews with residents in the surrounding area.Footage from security cameras in the vicinity is also being collected and examined by the investigative team.Officers were seen entering the property wearing protective equipment this morning.The walls of the house appeared scorched, while two ground-floor windows were open and blackened with smoke.Local residents have been thanked for their patience and cooperation.A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: &quot;Officers are continuing with door-to-door enquiries with CCTV from the area also being retrieved and reviewed.&quot;A cordon at the scene is likely to remain in place for some time and we thank the local residents for their understanding.&quot;Detective Chief Inspector Kylie Westlake described the deaths as a &quot;truly tragic incident&quot;.She said: “This is a truly tragic incident and our thoughts remain very much with those who loved the children who have been lost.“We understand the shock and distress this awful incident will have caused to many people and we are working at pace to ascertain exactly what has happened.“Officers have arrested a woman on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of two children.“While we would ask people not to speculate about this or the wider incident, we would ask that anyone who can help with our enquiries, and who is yet to speak with us, to get in contact.”

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<title>York City return to EFL with incredible 103rd minute equaliser to break Rochdale hearts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ York City have completed a remarkable return to the EFL after a decade in non-league football, snatching a 1-1 draw at Rochdale with an equaliser in the 103rd minute.Josh Stones struck the decisive goal, ending the club&#039;s 10-year exile from League Two in the most extraordinary fashion imaginable.The two sides entered the final day of the National League season having accumulated a combined 212 points, with York requiring just a single point to clinch automatic promotion.What followed was one of the most dramatic conclusions to a football match in recent memory.
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Emmanuel Dieseruvwe appeared to have sealed promotion for the hosts when he rose at the far post to head home with five minutes of added time played.Supporters flooded onto the pitch in celebration of what seemed certain to be the winning goal.Yet, when play eventually resumed, York committed every player forward in desperation.LATEST SPORTS NEWSMichael Owen discusses Arsenal being &#039;bottlers&#039;, Mikel Arteta sack talk and Pep Guardiola futureSnooker fans warned to arrive at Crucible early as protest set to cause disruptionsFulham see out 1-0 win against Aston Villa as Cottagers breath new life into European pushA chaotic scramble ensued inside the penalty area, with Stones firing the ball goalwards.A Rochdale defender threw himself into the path of the shot, making contact on the line, but the assistant referee&#039;s flag went up to indicate the ball had crossed over.Fans flooded the pitch as scenes of jubilation unfolded to mark the incredible moment.Throughout the contest, York had created the clearer openings, with Rochdale stopper Oliver Whatmuff producing a string of impressive saves to keep his side in contention.The hosts believed they had taken an early lead in the eighth minute when Dan Moss headed home, taking both ball and York keeper Harrison Male into the net, only for referee Will Finnie to rule it out for a foul.Stones was twice denied by Whatmuff after being played through by Hiram Boateng, while Greg Olley somehow saw his close-range effort kept out in the 90th minute.York&#039;s promotion ends a wilderness period that saw the club spend a full decade outside the Football League, with five of those seasons spent in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football.The Minstermen can now look forward to League Two football next season.For Rochdale, the disappointment must be quickly set aside as they prepare for the playoffs.Dale will host either Scunthorpe or Southend in a semi-final at the Crown Oil Arena a week on Sunday, as they seek an alternative route back to the Football League.Our Standards:
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<title>Fulham see out 1&#45;0 win against Aston Villa as Cottagers breath new life into European push</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ryan Sessegnon netted the decisive strike as Fulham secured a crucial 1-0 triumph over Aston Villa at Craven Cottage, breathing new life into their European ambitions.The winger, who committed his future to the club with a contract extension earlier this week, converted from close range after Emi Martinez had parried Sasa Lukic&#039;s header towards the end of the first half.Marco Silva&#039;s side climbed to 10th in the table following the result, positioning themselves just two points adrift of Brighton in sixth place.The victory proved particularly timely for the Cottagers, who had managed only a single win from their previous six matches.
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Unai Emery&#039;s visitors produced an underwhelming display during a pivotal period in their campaign.England manager Thomas Tuchel was among the spectators as Ollie Watkins squandered a well-worked opportunity in the opening period before firing over the crossbar after the break.Morgan Rogers also failed to capitalise on the chances that came his way throughout the afternoon.The Villains are still virtually guaranteed Champions League football next season, but this loss does put a small spanner in the works.LATEST SPORTS NEWSSnooker fans warned to arrive at Crucible early as protest set to cause disruptionsMichael Owen discusses Arsenal being &#039;bottlers&#039;, Mikel Arteta sack talk and Pep Guardiola futureRoy Keane aims fresh dig at Alf-Inge Haaland 25 years after infamous tackleWatkins departed the pitch with ten minutes remaining, making way for Tammy Abraham, who similarly failed to find the target.Skipper Joachim Andersen delivered an outstanding performance that saw him lead his teammates in tackles, interceptions and clearances.Timothy Castagne thought he had doubled Fulham&#039;s lead with a headed effort, only for the goal to be chalked off due to a foul on Martinez.Silva was left furious with the decision, believing the contact between Sander Berge and the Villa goalkeeper was mutual.Match-winner Sessegnon was forced off with an injury during the second period, casting doubt over his availability for upcoming fixtures.Villa&#039;s attention now turns to their Europa League semi-final first leg against Nottingham Forest in four days&#039; time.Emery will be demanding a better performance, appearing visibly frustrated by his team&#039;s sloppy possession and inability to penetrate Fulham&#039;s defensive structure.The absence of injured midfielder Amadou Onana was keenly felt as the visitors lacked their usual dynamism in the middle of the park.Despite the setback, Villa should conclude the weekend holding at least a seven-point cushion over teams outside the Champions League spots with four matches remaining.For Fulham, challenging fixtures against Arsenal and Bournemouth await, but European football is still well on the cards for the side from west London.Our Standards:
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<title>Prison officer who wrote romantic poetry for sex offender jailed over &amp;apos;highly sexual&amp;apos; secret relationship</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A prison officer who wrote love poetry for sex offender has been jailed for six months over a &quot;highly sexual&quot; secret relationship. Livvy Edney, 44, of Torquay, appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Friday, where she received a custodial sentence for misconduct in public office.The mother of three developed a secret relationship with a convicted sex offender, Paul Young, whom she was responsible for supervising whilst employed at HMP Channings Wood in Devon. Young was serving an indefinite sentence for public protection following his conviction for assault by penetration when Edney began her supervisory role over him.
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The court heard their relationship was &quot;highly sexual&quot; in nature, though Judge James Patrick accepted there was no evidence of any physical contact between them.A search of Young&#039;s prison cell uncovered a trove of correspondence from Edney, including letters, notes and a Valentine&#039;s card featuring two penguins.A card written by Edney contained an explicit message reading: &quot;Happy Valentine&#039;s my love, the first of many. Roses are red, violets are blue, I&#039;ll make you scream when I put my strap-on inside you. Love from your Valentine.&quot;The illicit relationship commenced in November 2022 after Edney took on supervisory duties for Young.Prison authorities grew suspicious of the pair&#039;s interactions, prompting Young&#039;s transfer to HMP The Verne in January 2023.However, the relocation failed to sever their connection.Edney employed elaborate measures to continue communicating with the inmate, obtaining two pay-as-you-go mobile phones and registering under a false name.She went so far as to provide prison officials with an address belonging to one of Young&#039;s family members, effectively posing as a relative to maintain contact.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Small boat migrant who kidnapped and sexually assaulted girl in hotel worked for TalibanMan jailed for life over religiously aggravated rape and assault of Sikh womanSerial fraudster jailed for 10 years after taking more than £218,000 from victimsThe 44-year-old was detained at her home in March 2023, where officers discovered the two mobile devices.During subsequent police questioning, Edney denied any romantic involvement with Young and claimed no knowledge of the phones.Prison authorities also recorded telephone conversations between the pair in which they professed their love for one another.During these calls, Young recited poetry he had composed for Edney.The couple discussed future plans together, including a trip to Venice once Young was released from custody.The court heard that Young had previously been involved in a relationship with another prison officer, a fact that had apparently intrigued Edney.Judge James Patrick told Edney she had been fully aware of the &quot;importance of maintaining boundaries in relation to prisoners&quot;.&quot;From that period, you and he developed a relationship which became closer and closer,&quot; the judge remarked.He added: &quot;But plainly, your relationship was highly sexual, even if it was not physical.&quot;Defence barrister Lee Bremridge appealed for a suspended sentence, noting that Edney had since remarried and secured full-time employment, making reoffending unlikely.He highlighted her relative inexperience in prison work and pointed to personal vulnerabilities stemming from her childhood and a 20-year marriage to her former husband.Edney had entered a guilty plea to misconduct in public office at an earlier hearing before receiving Friday&#039;s custodial sentence.

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<title>Police Federation accused of &amp;apos;squandering money&amp;apos; after spending £500,000 trying to stifle free speech</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Police Federation has been accused of &quot;squandering money&quot; after the High Court found it had unlawfully suspended two branch officials over remarks they made concerning race, costing over £500,000.Documents obtained through freedom of information requests reveal the organisation, which represents 145,000 officers across England and Wales, paid £326,427 to solicitors and an additional £201,480 in barristers&#039; fees, including costs for a King&#039;s Counsel.Rick Prior, former head of the Metropolitan Police Federation, and Richard Cooke from the West Midlands branch both successfully challenged their suspensions through judicial review.With the federation now liable for the legal costs incurred by both men, the total bill for the failed action is expected to reach approximately £840,000, all funded through officer subscriptions.
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Mr Prior faced suspension after appearing on television to warn that officers were growing increasingly anxious about using force, fearing they could become targets of unfounded racism complaints.He stated: &quot;There seems to be an assumption of racism right from the off, particularly when it&#039;s a white officer and a member of the public from a minority ethnic community. &quot;And it almost seems as if the onus is then on the police officer to prove that the interaction wasn&#039;t racist.&quot;The federation deemed his remarks potentially discriminatory and suspended him the following day. He was subsequently dismissed after telling The Telegraph he might expect better treatment in North Korea.Mr Cooke, who represents 7,000 West Midlands officers, was suspended after posting on X that he rejected claims of widespread racism and misogyny within his force. He wrote: &quot;I don&#039;t recognise these attitudes. They do not represent us we are an anti-racist organisation.&quot;The High Court delivered its ruling in January, determining that the federation had breached both officials&#039; Article 10 right to freedom of expression.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Paramedic SACKED after mocking overweight patient by saying she liked eating &#039;chips, chips and more chips&#039;Farmers, lorry drivers, and tradesmen to descend on Westminster in &#039;national fuel tax protest&#039;Small boat migrant who kidnapped and sexually assaulted girl, 7, in hotel worked for TalibanThe judge concluded that as elected representatives, Mr Prior and Mr Cooke were entitled to speak on matters of public concern, including race relations, policing standards and officer confidence.Following the defeat, the federation initially lodged an appeal against the judgment.However in March, the organisation announced it was abandoning the legal challenge.The suspensions had prevented both men from standing in last year&#039;s Police Federation of England and Wales elections.A crowdfunding campaign organised by the Free Speech Union had enabled Mr Prior and Mr Cooke to bring their judicial review, after the federation engaged a leading law firm and prominent criminal barrister to contest the case.Mr Prior condemned the federation&#039;s handling of the matter, saying: &quot;The Police Federation has squandered approaching a million pounds on this failed judicial review, all to silence elected representatives and override the democratic choice of rank-and-file officers.&quot;Mr Cooke expressed similar frustration: &quot;What a waste of money this has been. And let&#039;s not forget this is money given in good faith by tens of thousands of hard-working colleagues. &quot;It ought to be spent on officer welfare and campaigning for enhanced pay and conditions, not abused in this way.&quot;Dr Bryn Harris, chief legal counsel of the Free Speech Union, described the federation&#039;s defence as &quot;misconceived&quot; and questioned how its &quot;obdurate and ultimately self-defeating stance&quot; served the public interest.A federation spokesman maintained the organisation had &quot;a legal and ethical obligation to properly address complaints about conduct and behaviour&quot;.Our Standards:
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<description><![CDATA[ A 32-year-old woman from Essex has died following a collision with a vehicle outside a nightclub in central London&#039;s Soho district.Klaudia Zakrzewska was struck by a car on Argyll Street during the early morning hours of April 19.Emergency services transported the Polish-born model to hospital for treatment.She was pronounced dead on Saturday, nearly a week after the incident occurred.
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The collision took place in one of London&#039;s busiest nightlife areas, with Argyll Street situated in the heart of the West End entertainment district.Metropolitan Police confirmed the death in a major incident update.Scotland Yard is continuing its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident.Detective Chief Inspector Alison Foxwell expressed condolences following the tragic development.DCI Foxwell said: &quot;We would like to express our deepest sympathies to Klaudia&#039;s family and friends in light of this tragic update.&quot;Our thoughts are also with everyone impacted by this incident.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTSSmall boat migrant who kidnapped and sexually assaulted girl in hotel worked for TalibanHomeless Somali knifeman admits killing pensioner in London on Remembrance SundayTwo pro-Palestine activists charged after stunt disrupting London MarathonGabrielle Carrington, a 29-year-old from Manchester, appeared before magistrates on Tuesday.She had been charged with the attempted to murder of her fellow content creator following a reported altercation outside the venue.The Metropolitan Police has since confirmed that the attempted murder charge will now be upgraded to murder.Ms Carrington, who rose to prominence as part of the girl group Miss Dynamix during the 2013 series of X Factor, faces additional charges, including grievous bodily harm with intent, actual bodily harm, dangerous driving and drink driving.Officers brought the charges approximately 36 hours after the alleged incident took place.Two other pedestrians sustained injuries during the collision in Soho last weekend.The court heard that security worker Anoush Chyche, a man in his 50s, sustained life-changing injuries as a result of the collision.A third pedestrian, Latisha Armstrong, who is in her 30s, received treatment for minor injuries to her wrist.Both were among those struck when the vehicle hit pedestrians outside the nightclub during the early morning hours.

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<title>‘Let her finish!’ Miriam Cates clashes with Nadia Essex over marriage being ‘lethal’ to women</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Miriam Cates clashed with celebrity relationship expert Nadia Essex over the divide between men and women.GB News host Dawn Neesom was forced to intervene as the pair went head-to-head on the notion of marriage being “lethal” to women. “We have to remember that men are women&#039;s apex predator,” Ms Essex began. “You are more likely to be killed by the man that you marry than any other 8 billion people on this planet,” she claimed. Miriam quickly shot back, saying: “Women who are married are the least likely to face domestic abuse, less likely than women who are cohabiting and less likely than women who are single.”The debate further intensified when she brought up “all the jobs that men do that are absolutely crucial to society”.“We as women would not be safe or able to exist if those men didn&#039;t do those jobs for us,” Miriam insisted.Ms Essex quickly interjected: “We could do those jobs!”“We need men to do all these jobs… because women do all the other jobs that make it possible for men to do those jobs,” the relationship expert declared. WATCH THE FULL CLIP ABOVE

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<title>Benefits cheat raked in thousands of pounds in housing credit while owning a second home in France</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Surrey man has admitted five counts of benefits fraud after falsely claiming £30,000 in housing benefit and council tax reductions while concealing significant assets and income.Gerry Sherard, who resides on Yattendon Road in Horley, entered guilty pleas to charges involving undisclosed wealth and earnings.Reigate and Banstead Borough Council launched an investigation in 2018 after Sherard had applied for benefits in 2016, asserting he was without employment and owned no property.The council renewed his application three times between 2018 and 2020, during which period he continued receiving payments totalling £30,000.
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Investigators subsequently discovered Sherard possessed a property in Burgundy, France, along with undisclosed bank accounts containing significant sums.The probe also revealed he had previously owned a flat in Dubai and a property within Surrey that fetched £250,000 when sold in 2019.Financial records exposed substantial deposits into his accounts, including £126,000 in 2016 and £185,000 two years later.Between February 2016 and July 2019, Sherard spent close to £400,000 at upmarket establishments, with transactions recorded at Harrods, the Ritz hotel, and various restaurants in Mayfair.Council investigators also identified payments for private jet travel and school fees among Sherard&#039;s transactions.Simon Rosser, who heads revenues, benefits and fraud at Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, said: “Our fraud team works closely with internal services and external partners to ensure public funds are protected and that those who deliberately seek to abuse the system are identified and held to account.“This case is a clear example of our commitment to uncovering complex benefit fraud and pursuing it through the courts, demonstrating that fraud will not be tolerated within the borough.”LATEST DEVELOPMENTSTrans prisoner charged with sexual assault on fellow inmate at &#039;mixed-gender&#039; Scottish jailHomeless Somali knifeman admits killing pensioner in London on Remembrance SundayThree asylum seekers found guilty of raping woman on Brighton beachIn October 2020, Sherard was twice interviewed under caution, but opted for ‘no comment’ responses.Sherard is scheduled to appear at Guildford Crown Court on May 29, where he will learn his sentence for the five fraud offences.Nearly two in five people of working age in one UK area are claiming out-of-work benefits, making it the country’s unemployment capital.In total, more than 38 per cent of residents aged 18 to 65 are currently receiving state support.The figures highlight a sharp divide in job prospects, with thousands relying on benefits amid limited opportunities.A Welsh valleys community has emerged at the centre of this trend, with Blaenau Gwent topping the list of benefit dependency hotspots, according to Department for Work and Pensions data.The coastal resort of Blackpool ranks second nationally, with 36.4 per cent of its population claiming benefits.Out of 41,235 working-age residents, 15,772 are claiming support, including 6,773 people receiving Universal Credit with no requirement to search for work.

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<title>Asylum seeker found guilty of Brighton beach rape is &amp;apos;convicted murder in Egypt&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An Egyptian asylum seeker who was involved in the rape of a woman on a Brighton beach was  fleeing his home country to escape a &quot;lengthy&quot; prison sentence, it has emerged.Karin Al-Danasurt was convicted of murder in Egypt following his arrival in the UK by small boat, prosecutors said.At a November plea hearing, he told the court he had applied for asylum in Britain after fleeing Egypt to &quot;evade a lengthy custodial sentence&quot;.His defence team disputed this during pre-trial hearings, claiming the conviction belonged to his brother, leading the judge to withdraw the evidence from the case.
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The jury of seven women and five men was never informed of the murder conviction.Al-Danasurt, 20, Abdulla Ahmadi, 26, and Ibrahim Alshafe, 25, were found guilty by a jury at Hove Crown Court yesterday in what prosecutors described as a &quot;cynical, predatory and callous&quot; assault.The attack occurred in the early hours of October 4 last year after the 33-year-old victim became separated from her friends following a night out at a nightclub.CCTV footage captured two men approaching her near a Burger King, and within four minutes, she was being led along the seafront towards the beach.Alshafe was seen with his arm around the woman&#039;s shoulder while Ahmadi walked ahead.At one point, she collapsed on a ramp leading to the beach and had to be pulled back to her feet.The prosecutor, Hanna Llewellyn-Waters, told the court the men had been &quot;on the prowl&quot; that evening, operating as a &quot;predatory pack&quot; who viewed their victim not as a human being but as &quot;meat&quot;.The woman told the court she was &quot;paralytic drunk&quot; and had no memory of how she ended up on the beach. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Three asylum seekers found guilty of raping woman on Brighton beachLeader of self-styled &#039;African kingdom&#039; in Scottish Borders is finally deported from BritainFrance will finally deport migrants aiming to cross Channel in small boats with new removals centreShe recalled drifting in and out of consciousness as three men repeatedly assaulted her, saying in evidence: &quot;I asked them to stop and they wouldn&#039;t stop. I was begging them to stop and they wouldn&#039;t.&quot;Al-Danasurt filmed the attack on his mobile phone, laughing and calling her a &quot;dirty b***h&quot; while at one point forcing her mouth open and spitting into it.The victim said: &quot;Every time I close my eyes I can see them laughing at me. They thought it was funny. It wasn&#039;t consensual at all. They have literally ruined my whole life.&quot;She added: &quot;They&#039;re evil and they&#039;ve ruined my life.&quot;All three men were residing at the Cisswood House Hotel in Horsham, West Sussex, a Home Office-approved accommodation for asylum seekers.Ahmadi and Alshafe had crossed from France on the same small boat in June last year, while Al-Danasurt arrived the previous year.Each of them had unsuccessful asylum claims.Al-Danasurt and Ahmadi received rejections prior to the assault, whereas Alshafe&#039;s application was refused on the same weekend the rape took place.The day following the attack, Ahmadi travelled without authorisation to Crewe, Cheshire, some 200 miles away, and was recorded as having absconded from his accommodation.Police arrested all three men a week after the assault.Al-Danasurt was convicted on four rape counts, while Ahmadi and Alshafe were each found guilty of two.Sentencing will take place at a later date, and all three will face deportation.Reacting to the verdict, Sussex Police Detective Chief Superintendent Richard McDonagh gave a statement outside the court, in which he said: &quot;These three predatory men took advantage of an extremely vulnerable woman, subjecting her to a prolonged, harrowing ordeal.&quot;I do not underestimate the strength and courage it required to report this to the police and support the investigation as she dealt with the lasting impact of that morning’s incident. Thanks to this woman’s resolve, we have been able to bring her attackers to justice.&quot;&quot;My thanks also extend to the investigative team for their diligent work and our partners for their support to the investigation and the victim.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Roy Keane&amp;apos;s future son&#45;in&#45;law reveals two words football icon rarely says behind the scenes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis has spoken candidly about his bond with Roy Keane as he prepares to wed the Manchester United icon&#039;s daughter this summer.The 24-year-old centre-back and Leah Keane began their relationship in 2019, with the couple becoming engaged in 2024.Their family grew in December 2025 when they welcomed daughter Iris.Harwood-Bellis, who has earned a single England cap, revealed to The Sun how the former midfielder has become a trusted figure in his life since he started dating Leah.
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The defender considers himself fortunate to have Keane&#039;s guidance, describing the pundit as someone whose advice he values deeply.&quot;He&#039;s one of the people, barring my immediate family, who I know for a fact has only my interests in mind,&quot; Harwood-Bellis said.The Southampton player emphasised that Keane&#039;s counsel comes from a place of genuine care, helping him navigate important decisions throughout his career.&quot;The advice he gives me, I know he&#039;s got my full interests at heart, so he has helped me with decisions,&quot; he said.While the Sky Sports pundit has attended several of his matches, Harwood-Bellis acknowledged that Keane maintains his own commitments and cannot watch every game.Praise from the notoriously demanding former captain remains rare, however.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Luke Littler sends fresh message to booing fans after Premier League winAlex Scott breaks silence after Football Focus axed by BBCStephen Hendry stunned by &#039;the worst shot at World Snooker Championship so far&#039;&quot;He shows me lots of support and he doesn&#039;t say well done too often, unless I&#039;ve done something special,&quot; the defender explained.Southampton face a daunting challenge when they meet Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday, with the Saints hoping to pull off a major shock.Harwood-Bellis suggested that toppling his former club might finally earn him some recognition from his future father-in-law.&quot;Maybe if we beat City, I might get a well done,&quot; the 24-year-old added.Despite the significance of the occasion, Keane has confirmed he will not be present at the national stadium.Speaking on the Stick to Football Podcast, the pundit dismissed any notion of requesting tickets from his son-in-law-to-be.&quot;You think I&#039;m going to bother him for tickets? No chance,&quot; Keane said.Harwood-Bellis popped the question aboard a yacht off the Amalfi Coast in June 2024, securing Leah&#039;s hand in marriage.When asked about seeking permission from Keane, a man renowned for his uncompromising demeanour both as a player and television analyst, the defender appeared unfazed.&quot;It is what it is when you&#039;ve been with him for a while, I like to think I&#039;ve become part of the family,&quot; he said.Leah is the fourth of Keane&#039;s five children, with Shannon, Caragh and Aidan older and Alanna younger.The family recently experienced tragedy following the death of Keane&#039;s mother, Marie, who passed away peacefully at a hospice last month.

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<description><![CDATA[ GB News has launched in India as part of a new distribution deal with NeoTV+, giving the channel access to a fast-growing English-speaking audience across Asia and accelerating its international expansion.The People’s Channel is now available to viewers across India and wider Asia via the NeoTV+ app, under an agreement delivered in partnership with technology provider iKO Media Group (iKOMG).NeoTV+ has built a significant global footprint, with users across Asia, Africa, North America and Europe, and distribution spanning Android TV, Roku, Google TV, Fire TV, mobile, set-top boxes and web platforms.Key new markets now available to GB News will include India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The app offers video-on-demand access to more than 250 live TV channels in eight languages and is focused on delivering FAST services (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) tailored to diverse global audiences.Mareen Anthonipillai, Executive Director, Programmatic at GB News, said: “We are excited to partner with NeoTV+ to bring GB News to audiences in India. This marks an important step in our international expansion, allowing us to reach new viewers while continuing to build long-term engagement with our existing global audience.“We’re grateful to our partners at iKOMG for enabling a smooth and effective distribution of our channel onto the platform.”iKOMG enabled the distribution of GB News onto the NeoTV+ platform through its content delivery capabilities, and the channel is now live on the service. Rami Goldberg, SVP Sales at iKO Media Group, said: “At iKOMG, we’re proud to continue supporting GB News as they expand their global distribution.“As a full end-to-end technology partner, we’ve worked closely to bring their content to platforms like NeoTV+, opening access to a large English-speaking audience in India while unlocking new monetisation opportunities through FAST.“It’s about driving real growth, expanding viewership, extending reach and unlocking additional revenue, as we continue working together to support GB News’ global scale.”The NeoTV+ launch is the latest in a series of international distribution milestones for GB News.Earlier this year, the channel expanded its reach across the Middle East and North Africa through a FAST-on-satellite (FASTonSAT) rollout with iKO Media Group, significantly increasing its 24/7 availability across the region.GB News has also launched in the United States via the Truth+ streaming platform, further extending its footprint into key international markets and broadening access to its programming among global English-speaking audiences.

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<title>Cristiano Ronaldo bans drink consumed by 80 per cent of the world&amp;apos;s population to stay in shape at 41</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cristiano Ronaldo has completely eliminated milk from his diet because he considers it unnatural for human consumption, according to his former personal chef Giorgio Barone.The 41-year-old forward, who continues to defy age as he enters his fifth decade of professional football, is set to spearhead Portugal&#039;s campaign at this summer&#039;s World Cup.Barone, speaking to covers.com, disclosed that the veteran striker&#039;s refusal to consume dairy stems from his belief that humans should not drink milk from other species.Milk is consumed by more than 80 per cent of the world&#039;s population, which works out at roughly 6.5 billion people. 
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The revelation offers fresh insight into how Ronaldo maintains his famously sculpted physique, which has drawn widespread admiration throughout his extraordinary career.&quot;No milk,&quot; Barone told said. &quot;Humans are the only animals that drink the milk of other animals. No other animal drinks milk after three months.&quot;Calves don&#039;t drink milk after the age of three months. Animals don&#039;t drink the milk of other animals.&quot;The chef elaborated on his client&#039;s philosophy, explaining that dairy consumption beyond infancy simply does not occur in the natural world.&quot;It does not exist in nature. Only human beings continue to drink milk up to 30, 40, 50, and 60 years, and in my view it is wrong,&quot; Barone said.&quot;We breastfeed from our mothers, like dogs, wolves, cows and donkeys. It is normal. After infancy it is not normal. It is against nature.&quot;LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Luke Littler sends fresh message to booing fans after Premier League winAlex Scott breaks silence after Football Focus axed by BBCStephen Hendry stunned by &#039;the worst shot at World Snooker Championship so far&#039;Barone provided a detailed breakdown of Ronaldo&#039;s daily eating habits, describing a regime built around balance and discipline.&quot;Starting with breakfast, he would have an avocado with coffee, eggs and no sugar. Absolutely no sugar,&quot; the chef explained.&quot;Lunch could be chicken, fish and always vegetables. If he needs carbohydrates, he gets them through vegetables, so he doesn&#039;t need anything made with flour.&quot;The Portuguese captain avoids pasta, bread and similar flour-based products entirely.Baroke said: &quot;Nothing like pasta, bread and other types of food.&quot;In the evening, he eats light foods, usually fish or meat in the form of fillet. It&#039;s always accompanied by vegetables.&quot;Ronaldo&#039;s teammates have noted that Bacalhau a Bras, a traditional Portuguese dish featuring scrambled eggs, fried potatoes and salted cod, remains his preferred meal.Ronaldo&#039;s body fat currently measures at a remarkable seven per cent, significantly below the eight to 12 per cent range typically expected of Premier League players.The forward maintains his exceptional condition through training sessions lasting up to four hours daily, complemented by sauna sessions and ice baths for recovery.His approach stands in stark contrast to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, who has revealed that raw milk forms part of his nutritional plan alongside steak and organ meats such as liver and heart.Barone expressed approval for consuming organs, calling them &quot;superfoods&quot; rich in iron, and confirmed that Ronaldo also enjoys liver.&quot;For the organs, I approve, but not for the milk,&quot; he said.

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<title>Luke Littler sends fresh message to booing fans after Premier League win</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Luke Littler insisted he must block out the hostile reception from crowds after securing another Premier League triumph.The 19-year-old world champion faced jeers throughout the evening on Merseyside but refused to let it affect his performance.Littler overcame Luke Humphries 6-2 in the last eight before narrowly battling past Michael van Gerwen.He then ruthlessly dispatched Jonny Clayton 6-1 in the final, though his rival continues to occupy the summit with a three-point advantage.
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Littler has been booed heavily in recent weeks, with the youngster sparking a huge backlash ever since his feud with Gian van Veen in Manchester.He&#039;s seemingly learning to adjust to the experience, however, and addressed his relationship with spectators after his win.&quot;Rotterdam was way louder than this tonight,&quot; he said. &quot;There was a little bit [of booing] but this week was nothing compared to last week.&quot;I&#039;ve just got to forget about it. I was definitely focused and wanted to win tonight, and that&#039;s what I&#039;ve done.&quot;The world champion posted an average exceeding 104 and finished with an impressive 60 per cent checkout rate during his win. LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Kevin Pietersen reignites feud with Alastair Cook with ‘no idea’ swipeAlex Scott breaks silence after Football Focus axed by BBCStephen Hendry stunned by &#039;the worst shot at World Snooker Championship so far&#039;Clayton currently sits atop the Premier League standings, holding a three-point cushion over Littler in second position.The pair have pulled clear of their rivals, with Littler enjoying a substantial 15-point gap over Van Veen in fifth.Four league nights remain before the top four competitors advance to finals night at London&#039;s O2 Arena on 28 May.Littler has claimed the No 1 spot in each of the past two seasons and remains hungry to complete a hat-trick.&quot;I&#039;m very close to Jonny now and I&#039;m going to go chasing,&quot; he declared.&quot;I want to finish top once again and if it&#039;s not to be then it&#039;s not to be, but there are still four weeks left to play for.&quot;Humphries finds himself in an increasingly precarious position, sitting sixth in the table and facing the genuine prospect of missing the play-offs entirely.The defending champion, who lifted the trophy last May, has managed only seven match victories through 12 weeks and is yet to claim a single nightly win this season.His struggles were evident against Littler, where despite posting a higher average of 99.39, his finishing proved costly. Humphries converted just 18 per cent of his doubles compared to Littler&#039;s 46 per cent.The No 2 now trails Van Gerwen in fourth by five points with only four nights remaining to rescue his title defence.

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<title>Grandmother vows to chain herself to hedge after neighbour threatens to cut it down</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A grandmother has vowed to chain herself to a hedge after her neighbour threatened to cut it down.Caroline Duddridge, a semi-retired teacher from Cardiff, said her neigbour was &quot;determined&quot; to cut down her hedge.She said the hedge is &quot;full of nesting birds and hedgehogs&quot; and brings her family &quot;immense joy&quot;.Her neighbour, she claimed, has repeatedly threatened to cut down the fence, which has resulted in the two no longer talking to each other.
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Ms Duddridge said the hedge requires &quot;very little maintenance - only cutting back about twice a year&quot;.She said: &quot;Me and my neighbour have fallen out hugely over this hedge as for the past two years he has been determined to cut it down and replace it with a wooden fence.&quot;The grandmother said the neighbour row has seen &quot;multiple arguments&quot; - and permanently damaged their relationship.She added: &quot;I think he wants to do it because his neighbour on the other side replaced their hedge with a fence a couple of years ago.&quot;I also fell out with that neighbour over their decision, and we no longer speak.&quot;Me and my kids are both willing to chain ourselves to the hedge to prevent it being cut down. I’m not sure on the legalities, but I truly feel that we have a right to keep this.&quot;Ms Duddridge previously made headlines when she claimed to have charged her family for Christmas dinner after her husband died in 2015.In 2022, she charged her adult relatives £15 and her youngest grandchildren £2.50.NEIGHBOUR ROWS - READ MORE:Pensioner forced to cough up five-figure sum to maintain stream next door under centuries-old lawFury as historic street &#039;turned into Disney theme park&#039; by slew of &#039;tacky Harry Potter shops&#039;Woman punches neighbour and storms into home in &#039;bad blood&#039; parking rowBut in 2023, she upped her rates due to the cost of living crisis and rising food prices, she claimed.Then the next year, she claimed to have made £25,000 by charging her adult children to watch her grandchildren.After she became a teaching assistant in 2022, she said her daughter Amanda, 39, asked her to babysit for &quot;two full days a week&quot;.Ms Duddridge wrote in The Sun: &quot;Then I thought about it more and said I would do the childcare... for a price.&quot;I thought £15 for a half-day per child or up to £50 for a full day was a very generous offer.&quot;Her nanny rate was introduced in 2014, and has &quot;gone up in line with inflation&quot;, she said.She said: &quot;I need to look after my future. What I’m doing doesn’t mean I love my grandchildren less, it just means I’m sensible.&quot;

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<title>Ryanair passengers storm tarmac to stop plane taking off after French border control farce</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ryanair passengers were forced to storm the tarmac to block a plane from taking off after chaos at French border control.More than 80 people rushed onto the runway at Marseille-Provence Airport on Saturday night after lengthy delays left them stranded while their aircraft prepared to leave.Chaotic scenes ensued when travellers bound for Marrakesh found themselves unable to reach their gate in time for Ryanair flight FR2640.The service had been scheduled to leave at 10.30pm - but did not ultimately take off until approximately 1.50am.Frustration boiled over as passengers breached security to confront the aircraft directly on the tarmac.Video footage captured the extraordinary moment when travellers surrounded the plane, shouting at airport personnel in an attempt to prevent departure.The pilot appeared visibly shocked, leaning out of the cockpit window to observe the commotion below.One stranded passenger called up to him: &quot;It&#039;s not good, it&#039;s not good.&quot;Additional footage showed a woman gesturing frantically and yelling on the runway while fellow travellers stood defiantly before the jet.French broadcaster BFM has reported that a woman was subsequently taken into custody on suspicion of disabling fire safety equipment to enable access to the airfield.Despite the dramatic intervention, the flight eventually left more than three hours behind schedule, leaving a number of ticketed passengers behind.Authorities explained that Ryanair faced operational constraints requiring aircraft to be stationed in particular countries overnight or ensuring crew availability at designated locations the next morning.FLIGHT MAYHEM - READ THE LATEST:Jet2 passengers &#039;disgusted&#039; after couple try to &#039;join mile high club&#039; with plane still on the groundTwo jumbo jets forced to abort landing after terrifying near-miss over New YorkRyanair passengers left stranded in France after flight left without themOfficials at Marseille-Provence Airport have now launched an investigation into what they described as an &quot;exceptionally rare situation.&quot;The incident comes amid growing concerns over border processing times at European airports after the introduction of the Entry-Exit System on April 10.British holidaymakers heading to the continent this spring and summer have been told to expect extended queues at passport control.The new digital framework requires non-EU travellers to provide biometric information like fingerprints and facial scans when crossing into the Schengen zone.These additional steps have already started causing bottlenecks at hubs across Europe - with more set to follow during the peak travel season.Copenhagen, Madrid-Barajas and Malaga airports are among those expected to experience the worst of the delays.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Locals demand hulking 38&#45;foot &amp;apos;totem pole&amp;apos; statue is removed from Cornish town square</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Cornish town has overwhelmingly called for Britain&#039;s largest ceramic artwork to be removed from its town square. A recent survey of St Austell locals revealed an emphatic 90 per cent want it taken away.The £80,000 &quot;Earth Goddess&quot; installation has drawn the ire of locals since its unveiling in 2022.Artist Sandy Brown created the 38-foot structure as part of a regeneration initiative celebrating the region&#039;s historic links to China clay production.The St Austell Town Team conducted the poll, with nearly 500 people responding.Jake Richards, who chairs the group and runs a local cafe, identified the sculpture&#039;s placement as the central grievance.He said he had received complaints from customers about the totem pole-like structure multiple times a week.&quot;For some, the artwork has become a symbol of frustration around spending priorities, regeneration efforts and the perceived lack of meaningful public consultation in decision-making processes,&quot; he said.The installation comprises five substantial clay circles featuring arms extending roughly 20 feet across, adorned in vivid, striking colours.Survey participants suggested alternative locations across Cornwall, including the Eden Project, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, and Wheal Martyn Clay Works.A minority of those polled expressed support for the piece, calling it &quot;vibrant&quot;, &quot;distinctive&quot; and &quot;an important talking point&quot;.The Town Team describes its purpose as driving &quot;positive transformation&quot; while bolstering local identity and community pride.READ MORE FROM ACROSS BRITAIN:High street to be brought back to life by &#039;micro-pub&#039; celebrating local heritageCouncil denies &#039;hundreds of migrants&#039; will fill care home converted into massive 35-bed HMOFury as historic street &#039;turned into Disney theme park&#039; by slew of &#039;tacky Harry Potter shops&#039;Ms Brown, a Devon-based artist, said she was disappointed by the controversy surrounding her work, which she said honours the town&#039;s heritage.She also raised practical concerns about any potential move.&quot;She&#039;s made of many different parts and a metal infrastructure and it would not be easy to move. And also, who&#039;s going to pay for that?&quot; she said.The sculpture was funded through a dedicated arts programme aimed at revitalising the town centre.Noah Law, the Labour MP for St Austell and Newquay, confirmed to the BBC that he was reviewing potential options to get rid of the &quot;totem pole&quot; as the organisation behind it no longer exists. He said: &quot;The fact is, it&#039;s not much loved by the town.&quot;There are pigeons nesting in it and there isn&#039;t actually a proper management plan for it, so whether you&#039;re a lover of this kind of art or not there needs to be some proper maintenance and proper place for it.&quot;The St Austell Town Team have said the results of the recent survey will be shared with &quot;relevant stakeholders&quot; and will be &quot;exploring potential next steps to ensure that any future decisions reflect the views and priorities of the community&quot;.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Royal Marines trounce US Navy 11&#45;1 in &amp;apos;special relationship&amp;apos; boxing blowout</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Royal Marines have trounced the US Navy 11-1 in a &quot;special relationship&quot; boxing blowout.On April 16, a dozen fights were held between the two military boxing associations at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.But the young Britons came out on top on the night, cruising to victory in all but one fight. Lee Drinkwater of the Royal Marines Boxing Association took to social media to celebrate the team&#039;s victorious night in the ring. 
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He hailed a &quot;strong result for the Royals... but, as ever, the scoreboard only tells part of the story&quot;.&quot;What sat behind it was weeks and months of disciplined preparation, quiet graft, and a commitment to standards.&quot;Every bout demanded composure, skill, and determination - nothing given, everything earned.&quot;The Marines have fought in America before, and regularly compete against their direct counterparts in the US Marine Corps for the Zeebrugge Trophy.And this year, the crack team of Commandos had travelled Stateside a few weeks ago to train for the crunch match against the US Naval Academy, backed by the Royal Marines Charity.On social media, they shared clips of their preparation for their showdown - including 5k runs on the beach in Maryland, training in the ring and more.Mr Drinkwater also praised the team&#039;s American opponents, as he hailed the hosts for putting on a &quot;first-class event&quot;.He said the Naval Academy side proved to be &quot;outstanding opposition&quot; in a &quot;superb environment&quot; - and a reminder of the &quot;shared professionalism and fighting spirit that exists across our services&quot;.ARMED FORCES - READ THE LATEST:Prepare for mass mobilisation NOW, Britain told in chilling new military warningHalf of young people say they would NEVER fight for BritainFears Labour&#039;s SAS &#039;witch-hunts&#039; could leave UK-US &#039;special relationship&#039; in tatters&quot;Moments like these go beyond competition - they strengthen relationships, build mutual respect, and reinforce what it means to represent something bigger than ourselves,&quot; he said.&quot;Proud to represent. Proud of the team. Proud of the standard set.&quot;Speaking after his victory, Marine Tommy Caulfield said he was &quot;absolutely buzzing&quot;.&quot;What a privilege to be out in America and boxing on a tour like this,&quot; he added.Marine Kennedy - on his debut for the association - said: &quot;Being given the opportunity to come here to America to represent the corps is an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.&quot;Meanwhile Marine Kyle Shaw-Tullin said: &quot;It&#039;s been an absolute privilege and an hour to wearing the Royal Marines boxing vest. &quot;I closed the show tonight, I&#039;m glad I could do it in good fashion with a KO win.&quot;On social media, commenters hailed the boxers as &quot;great ambassadors&quot; for the Royal Marines and the UK - despite dents to the &quot;special relationship&quot; in recent months.Our Standards:
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<title>Pensioner forced to cough up five&#45;figure sum to maintain stream outside home after council invokes centuries&#45;old law</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A 76-year-old homeowner could be facing a five-figure bill after his local council invoked centuries-old laws to make him responsible for a nearby stream.Graham Ottaway purchased his semi-detached property in St Neots  with his wife around nine years ago, believing his boundary ended at the garden fence.Weeks ago, Cambridgeshire County Council told him and his neighbours they must maintain the waterway and surrounding vegetation under &quot;riparian law&quot;.Riparian rights and responsibilities are legal obligations attached to land bordering watercourses such as rivers, streams, lakes, ditches or brooks.Landowners with such duties must maintain the waterway, address blockages, prevent flooding and pollution, and protect local wildlife.These obligations stem from common law dating back to ancient Rome.Failure to comply can result in prosecution under modern legislation including the Public Health Act 1936, the Land Drainage Acts 1991 and 1994, and the Environment Agency Land Drainage Bylaws 1981.Mr Ottaway maintains he was never told of his responsibilities, stating they appeared neither in the property deeds nor through his conveyancer.&quot;When we did the searches on the property, if something had come back saying we&#039;re responsible for thousands of pounds worth of upkeep for the land beyond our fence, we probably wouldn&#039;t have bought the house,&quot; he told the Daily Mail.Conveyancers, solicitors and sellers should disclose riparian responsibilities, though buyers bear ultimate responsibility for due diligence.Mr Ottaway claims the council has applied the law inconsistently across the area.He pointed out homeowners on the opposite side of the brook face no such requirements, and the council even cuts their grass.COUNCIL FURY - READ MORE:Fury as historic street &#039;turned into Disney theme park&#039; by slew of &#039;tacky Harry Potter shops&#039;Furious locals fight back as 1,000-year-old community to be split in half in &#039;council land grab&#039;Seaside town in revolt at plans for new homes amid fears &#039;people from Birmingham&#039; would swarm in&quot;Surely if it applies to us, it applies to everybody along the length of the stream. [But] it seems to only apply to certain houses,&quot; he added.&quot;Now, on the other side of the brook, there are houses. What they&#039;re saying is, that doesn&#039;t count.&quot;The pensioner questions why he should maintain land beyond his property boundary, noting mature oak trees hundreds of years old could cost thousands if they fell.&quot;It seems silly to me, they&#039;re holding us responsible for something that we have to go down a bank, across a stream, and up the bank on the other side for - something that&#039;s not actually in our property.&quot;A Cambridgeshire County Council spokesman said: &#039;Following a report from a member of the public, we inspected Duloe Brook and found it to be in a poor state of repair.&#039;The council stated that maintaining watercourses generally falls to adjacent landowners, though specific duties can vary according to leases and legal agreements.Officers wrote to residents along Duloe Brook reminding them to keep the channel and banks clear to prevent flooding risk.Council staff met with affected homeowners in November 2025 and March 2026 to address their concerns.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>England&amp;apos;s biggest St George’s cross unveiled as council vows to &amp;apos;continue to fly it with pride&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A huge St George’s Cross, believed to be the largest display of the flag in the UK, has been unveiled with the local council vowing to &quot;continue to fly it with pride&quot; for England&#039;s national day.The 60-foot-long flag, displayed on Nottingham&#039;s Council House in Old Market Square, was unveiled to mark the East Midlands city&#039;s annual St George&#039;s Day celebrations.It is believed to be the biggest St George’s Cross on display in the country and likely the world.Measuring an enormous 60ft by 26ft, the English flag covers most of the historic building.
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The massive flag is displayed every year in the East Midlands city for St George’s Day, celebrated on April 23, and is also sometimes raised during sporting events such as the football World Cup.Nottingham City Council leader Councillor Neghat Khan told GB News: &quot;Nottingham’s 60-foot flag has once again been unfurled on the Council House in preparation for St George’s Day.&quot;It has become a regular fixture in the city, appearing every year to celebrate St George’s Day.“Nottingham holds the largest St George&#039;s flag in the country, and we will continue to fly it with pride on days of national celebration.&quot;The occasion celebrates English culture, heritage, and national identity, often marked by flying the St George’s Cross flag, wearing red roses, and holding events such as Morris dancing.Calls to celebrate Englishness in a positive light have come from all corners of the country.Calvin Bailey MBE MP, Member of Parliament for Leyton and Wanstead, told GB News: &quot;St George’s Day is a time for all of us to celebrate England, the nation we love, and our shared history and culture. &quot;People from all of our communities in England, from every race and religion, come together and celebrate our shared identity.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSWATCH: Sadiq Khan skewered on GB News after getting St George&#039;s Day wrong in social media post&#039;We need to remember who we are!&#039; Patriotic Briton hails St George&#039;s Day celebration as thousands descend on Trafalgar SquareSo-called &#039;flag-downers&#039; BRAG after pulling 1,000 Union Jacks and English flags from lamppostsHe added: &quot;Sadly, there are those who seek to impose their twisted, racist views onto our flag and our national day. In doing so, they generate hatred that, at its worst, can cause murders like that of Stephen Lawrence which affected me and my local community so deeply growing up.&quot;The majority of us love our country, rather than a far-right fantasy version of it - and I believe it is for all of us to stand up and make our patriotism and our unity clear.&quot;It comes after, during this week&#039;s Prime Minister&#039;s Question Time, the Labour MP asked Sir Keir Starmer: &quot;Tomorrow is Saint George&#039;s Day. Does my right honourable friend agree with me that now more than ever, we need to tell the story, the positive story of Englishness, founded in who we are?&quot;In response, Sir Keir replied: &quot;We do celebrate Saint George&#039;s Day. We fly our flag. We celebrate this country&#039;s values of service, generosity and respect. They, Mr Speaker, are English values, which is why I love this country so much.&quot;However, the Government has dismissed calls to make St George&#039;s Day a new bank holiday. Latest estimates reveal that the cost would be around £2billion for the UK, mirroring the costs for the 2023 bank holiday to mark the King’s Coronation.&quot;While we are proud to celebrate all of our patron saints, the current pattern of bank and public holidays is well established, and we have no plans to change it,&quot; a Government spokesman said.Nearly 60 per cent of Britons believe that St George&#039;s Day should be a bank holiday in England, a YouGov poll found, mirroring similar practices for St Andrew&#039;s Day in Scotland and St Patrick&#039;s Day in Ireland.Scots receive a Bank Holiday around November 30 for St Andrew’s Day celebrations.Festivities can last over a week, with hundreds of thousands of Scots embracing traditional music, dancing, food and drink.The Irish diaspora also sent St Patrick’s Day celebrations far from the Emerald Isle, with parades stretching across the Atlantic, where the Chicago River is infamously dyed bright green for the occasion.Britain also holds major celebrations for the Welsh-born patron saint, leaving many English people bamboozled as to why the same affection is not shown towards St George.Our Standards:
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<title>Councillor claims &amp;apos;Palestinian&amp;apos; St George has &amp;apos;no connection to England&amp;apos; and should remind people of war in Gaza</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Nottingham councillor has claimed that &quot;Palestinian&quot; St George has &quot;no connection to England&quot; and should remind people of the war in Gaza.Kirsty L Jones, a Nottingham People&#039;s Alliance councillor for the city, believes St George&#039;s Day is not &quot;particularly important&quot;, and instead serves as a &quot;reminder of the humanity of people in Palestine&quot; due to the patron saint&#039;s connections to the Middle East.She told GB News: &quot;Although the history is old, so it’s hard to know the entirety the reality of what happened at the time, St George was born in Palestine to a Palestinian mother and a Syrian father, spent most of his life in Syria and then was killed in Palestine.&quot;It is said that his relics remain in occupied Palestine in The Church of Saint George and Mosque of Al-Khadr (a combined Eastern Orthodox church and Mosque).&quot;
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The Councillor said: &quot;The countries of Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Ukraine, Malta, Ethiopia, and the cities of Moscow and Beirut have claimed George as their patron saint and Saint George is the patron saint of Lebanese Christians, Palestinian Christians and Syrian Christians.&quot;England was a bit later than some of these other countries or groups, with St George allocated as a patron saint of England in 1552, which makes sense, as the saint had no legendary connection with England, and no specifically localised shrine. &quot;So, many residents of Nottingham might have connections to countries that have patronised St George, and they may share this in common across many backgrounds.&quot;With the ongoing genocide in Palestine, it is another reminder of the humanity of people in Palestine too, when celebrating a patron saint with such a connection to the country, it is another signal that the people of Palestine should be able to live in a free democratic state from the river to the sea, rather than being occupied by Israel and having their lives destroyed or cut short.&quot;Ms Jones added: &quot;The rest of the people of Palestine should be celebrated too.&quot;Legend has it that St George rode into the ancient city of Silene, in modern-day Libya, to battle a dragon and protect its citizens.However, this story dates to several centuries after the death of St George, and some historians believe it originated in ninth-century artworks that may have been a metaphor for the battle between good and evil.Others believe the story was developed and popularised in the Middle Ages in a compendium of stories about saints&#039; lives, The Golden Legend.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSWATCH: Sadiq Khan skewered on GB News after getting St George&#039;s Day wrong in social media post&#039;We need to remember who we are!&#039; Patriotic Briton hails St George&#039;s Day celebration as thousands descend on Trafalgar SquareSo-called &#039;flag-downers&#039; BRAG after pulling 1,000 Union Jacks and English flags from lamppostsThe Nottingham Councillor also claimed that English and middle-class families are &quot;less likely to open their homes to neighbours&quot; to celebrate festivities like St George&#039;s Day.Ahead of this year&#039;s celebrations for England&#039;s national day, Ms Jones told the People&#039;s Channel: &quot;If people think that English culture is not celebrated, then they should celebrate it.&quot;Perhaps there are some people who self-identify as English and middle-class who are less likely to open their homes to neighbours and strangers as they have been heavily influenced by the neoliberal individualist culture that has been propagated since the 1980s.&quot;More collective cultures are more likely to have community-wide celebrations, so people should have access to community spaces as well as being open to connecting with neighbours and strangers to have more visible celebrations.&quot;Research by the Policy Institute at King’s College London showed the UK now has some of the highest levels of neighbourhood trust internationally.Only one per cent of the UK has a problem with unmarried couples or people of a different religion being their neighbours, the lowest among the 24 nations analysed.In addition, the data showed that just two per cent of people in the UK say they’d prefer not to have neighbours of a different race, making Britain the most accepting nation.Speaking on the celebration of England&#039;s national day, Ms Jones said: &quot;I don’t particularly think it’s important. But it is nice if communities come together and celebrate any occasion.&quot;She added: &quot;The legends and stories of St George have been told for hundreds of years across many countries and cultures and if people get enjoyment from that, that’s a good thing.&quot;I think anything that brings people together is a strength. The legend of St George is something that is told in many localities and nations, so can be something that people may identify with.&quot;A huge St George’s Cross, believed to be the largest display of the flag in the UK, has been unveiled in Nottingham to mark the celebration.The 60-foot-long flag, displayed on Nottingham&#039;s Council House in Old Market Square, was unveiled to mark the East Midlands city&#039;s annual St George&#039;s Day celebrations and is believed to be the biggest St George’s Cross on display in the country and likely the world.Measuring an enormous 60ft by 26ft, the English flag covers most of the historic building.Speaking on the addition to the city, the Nottingham councillor said: &quot;It’s just a flag and not particularly anything that has a lot of heritage. I think that there are far more interesting local and national historical events to look back on and reflect upon, particularly with Nottingham’s history as a rebel city.&quot;Nottingham City Council leader Neghat Khan told GB News: &quot;Nottingham’s 60-foot flag has once again been unfurled on the Council House in preparation for St George’s Day. &quot;It has become a regular fixture in the city, appearing every year to celebrate St George’s Day. &quot;Nottingham holds the largest St George&#039;s flag in the country, and we will continue to fly it with pride on days of national celebration.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Schools should &amp;apos;revive national pride&amp;apos; on St George&amp;apos;s Day in direct challenge to &amp;apos;anti&#45;patriotic elites&amp;apos;, urges academic</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Schools should &quot;revive national pride&quot; as part of a direct challenge to the nation&#039;s &quot;anti-patriotic elites&quot;, an academic has told GB News. Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, an academic who is now director of the campaign group Don&#039;t Divide Us, argued that schools should place greater emphasis on national education on St George&#039;s Day.Ahead of this year&#039;s celebrations for England&#039;s patron saint, Ms Sehgal Cuthbert told GB News: &quot;The English flag, like the flag of other nations, is not reducible to a single meaning - good or bad.&quot;For too long, the dominant cultural and intellectual narrative has been that England, and by extension Britain, was once regarded as the source of all progress and moral worth but has now been revealed as the opposite: the source of all that is wrong and unjust.
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&quot;This is not true but remains influential among those with cultural power.&quot;In this context, raising the flag is best seen as a first, spontaneous response; one that recognises that this damning narrative of our country can no longer go unchallenged.A growing number of voices have also urged schools to fly St George’s flags in classrooms across England amid evidence the younger generation is increasingly less patriotic.There are also concerns that England’s national story is being replaced in the name of multiculturalism.Campaigners argue that teaching the significance would create a renewed sense of shared identity and cultural confidence at a time when national pride is low.A recent poll revealed that half of those aged 16 to 29 said that they would now fight for Britain in a war under any circumstances.Only 38 per cent said they would do so &quot;under some circumstances”.The remaining 12 per cent did not know.The poll of 2,000 people aged from 16 to 29, commissioned by the John Smith Centre at Glasgow University, found that the number expecting their lives to be better than their parents’ had halved in a year, going from 63 per cent to just 36 per cent.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSWATCH: Sadiq Khan skewered on GB News after getting St George&#039;s Day wrong in social media post&#039;We need to remember who we are!&#039; Patriotic Briton hails St George&#039;s Day celebration as thousands descend on Trafalgar SquareSo-called &#039;flag-downers&#039; BRAG after pulling 1,000 Union Jacks and English flags from lamppostsMs Sehgal Cuthbert added: &quot;But identities are made from more than symbols alone, and symbols need to have some connection to reality. It would be a pity if challenging the anti-patriotism of our elites remained at the level of flag-raising alone.&quot;Why not make St George&#039;s Day a day to celebrate England&#039;s history with some actual history? Why not have public meetings – school visits – to reintroduce people to part of their past, which is so richly inspiring, where individuals were willing to die for their faith as well as country?&quot;This could be something Brits, by ancestry or civic naturalisation, could feel they want to be part of.&quot;It would contribute to making English cultural traditions meaningful for many; and as such it would be wholly in the interest of the public good at a time when some voices would have us believe that English identity is either written in blood or has no existence at all.&quot;Meanwhile, Aman Bhogal, a campaigner for a Global Britain, echoed the importance of the day.He claimed that celebrating St George’s Day is the &quot;perfect way to honour and respect our history, heritage and traditions – all things which have been central to building the thousand-year success story that is Britain&quot;.Mr Bhogal told GB News: &quot;Our England is a great civilisational nation. Calling England home and belonging to this green and pleasant land is winning the lottery of life.&quot;National unity is our biggest strength and that flows from a strong national identity which takes root in our history and traditions. St George’s Day enables local communities across England to remember how local history and legend weaves into our national tapestry.&quot;He said: &quot;St George’s Day belongs to us all who value England and all the privileges she offers those who are blessed to proudly call this our home.&quot;When my grandfather made England his home all the way back in 1959, this great nation didn’t ask him where he came from, only where he was going.&quot;With his affinity for England – something which resonates amongst millions of British Indians celebrating St George fills me and millions like me with great pride and gratitude.&quot;Discussing the importance of the St George’s Cross, Mr Bhogal suggested we should be more like America and India in fly their national flags &quot;unapologetically to instil national unity and a proud sense of belonging&quot;.He said: &quot;The flag of St George ought to be flown with pride all year round and that is why it was a sight for sore eyes to see the Raise the Colours campaign unfurl last Summer.&quot;For the last three decades of the Blairite orthodoxy our national identity has been eroded under the caustic tap of multiculturalism and the toxic identity politics which has been peddled left, right and centre.&quot;It’s quite simple, we have an unparalleled history of achievements and glorious traditions which make England truly unique.&quot;It is a time for a revival of national pride and far greater learning of the very profound nature of how England and Britain have been a great force for good.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Grandmother scammed out of £1m savings travelled to Ghana to reclaim money &#45; before being killed in car crash</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A British grandmother who lost £1million to romance fraudsters over five years died in a road collision in Ghana, an inquest has heard.Janet Fordham, 69, sustained fatal injuries when the vehicle she was travelling in crashed on February 14, 2023.The retired housekeeper had flown to the West African nation in October 2022 to meet a man called Kofi.By that point, Mrs Fordham had exhausted her entire savings, sold her property and land, and was living in a caravan at her son Martin and daughter-in-law Melanie Fordham&#039;s home in Honiton, Devon.Devon Coroner&#039;s Court was told the widow&#039;s troubles began in 2017 when she joined online dating platforms.She encountered a fraudster posing as a British Army sergeant major stationed in Syria who claimed he needed assistance transporting gold bars to the UK.&quot;He was retiring soon to return to the UK. She said they were in love and they were going to buy a house together,&quot; Melanie Fordham told the inquest.&quot;Janet mentioned nothing about any money at that point, but I remember candidly saying to her that it all seemed a little unbelievable, and the next thing he would be asking for money.&quot;Mrs Fordham&#039;s daughter-in-law explicitly  warned her against sending funds, but the widow had already begun transferring cash without her family&#039;s knowledge.The court heard she sent approximately £150,000 to this initial scammer.Her relatives remain uncertain how she then handed over her money to even more fraudsters.A person claiming to be a diplomat defrauded her - after her UK bank accounts were frozen.CRIME - READ THE LATEST:Officials reveal cause of death of girl, 14, found &#039;dismembered&#039; in US singer D4vd&#039;s carMan slapped with fine after sending fake comments to try to close gay nightclubWatch the moment furious 77-year-old slaps traffic warden and threatens to &#039;lump&#039; her&quot;I think she realised that she had been scammed, but initially struggled to accept it,&quot; Melanie Fordham said.Multiple banks and the Post Office eventually blocked Mrs Fordham from using their services after recognising the transactions as fraudulent.The widow then began withdrawing £500 daily in cash, the maximum permitted, which her family believes she stockpiled before transferring abroad.Her car was even confiscated to prevent her accessing cash machines.She borrowed roughly £140,000 from relatives and fell behind on loan and credit card repayments.The family discovered she had also cashed in part of her pension.Kofi subsequently made contact with Mrs Fordham, saying he was a Ghanaian doctor who worked part-time at a mobile phone repair shop.He found messages on a device that suggested she had been defrauded and felt compelled to help recover her funds.The pair then developed a genuine romantic relationship.Detective Sergeant Ben Smith of Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed officers spoke to Mrs Fordham about fraud allegations in 2017, 2020 and 2022.However, investigations could not progress because she declined to cooperate.&quot;Police throughout these investigations have endeavoured to do everything they can to persuade Janet not to have any contact with the criminals and not to hand over money,&quot; he said.&quot;There was no issue with capacity and that she was making these decisions of her own free will.&quot;On the day of her death, Mrs Fordham and Kofi were travelling from Accra to the Oti region to seek a family member&#039;s blessing for their marriage.Kofi was behind the wheel when the vehicle left the road.He subsequently admitted driving offences and received a suspended prison sentence along with a fine.Police confirmed no evidence suggested third-party involvement in her death.Senior coroner Philip Spinney noted that Mrs Fordham never lodged a formal police complaint nor fully cooperated with investigations.Her son wrote on a fundraising page: &quot;The system very much let us down. Everywhere we turned we were told there was no help.&quot;Because she was of sound mind, although everyone could see she was being controlled, we were absolutely powerless to step in and help.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Briton hospitalised after being POISONED while out picking berries in bid to brew homemade gin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A man&#039;s bid to make homemade gin went horribly wrong when he was pricked by a slow-acting poison while berry picking.Robert Hutton was out enjoying a picnic in August 2024 with his partner when he stumbled upon a blackthorn shrub growing sloe berries.The 44-year-old decided to start picking some of the fruit to make homemade sloe gin when he was unwittingly pricked by one of the shrub&#039;s thorns.It wasn&#039;t until two months later that the market stall holder began experiencing a tingling in his left hand and fever, followed by a rash that spread up his arm.
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Mr Hutton was admitted to hospital for a week with a suspected spider bite, however his symptoms returned six weeks later and again the following March.However, he fell ill once again with a tingling sensation and growing rash on his arm in February this year, prompting doctors to operate on his left hand.After the surgery, the 44-year-old&#039;s doctor asked if he&#039;d been around any sloe berry bushes when he remembered his forest picnic nearly two years prior.According to medical product supplier First Aid, blackthorn can cause plant thorn arthritis if a thorn penetrates the skin, causing swelling, stiffness, pain and a loss of range of motion.Small fragments left behind by the thorn can cause inflammation to develop days or weeks after and the arthritis can then become chronic until it receives the appropriate treatment.Shocked, the 44-year-old claims he had no idea that when he&#039;d been pricked by the bush it had left behind a &quot;poison&quot; inside his body for nearly two years.Now he is raising awareness around the importance of wearing gloves while berry picking.Mr Hutton, who lives in the New Forest, Hampshire, said: &quot;It literally just started with tingling in my hands again, then a raised bit in the palm.&quot;[After 18 months of symptoms] this time the doctor finally said we&#039;re going to cut it out.&quot;At that point, they said it could be a sloe berry bush - they hadn&#039;t said it before, but we were actually picking sloes a couple weeks before my first symptoms in August 2024.READ MORE FROM THE SOUTH EAST:Home Office &#039;secretly&#039; moves migrants into cottage just yards from primary schoolSurrey family offers £60k salary for &#039;live-in dog companion&#039; at luxe private estateBritish university&#039;s pro-Palestine activists ask if students will &#039;go for jihad&#039;&quot;We were out in the forest for a picnic and just stumbled upon them. We had planned on making gin with them but didn&#039;t get round to it.&quot;I remember it was very prickly but I don&#039;t remember pricking myself. I hadn&#039;t even thought about it until they mentioned it after the operation.&quot;It was like a lightbulb moment. The antibiotics should&#039;ve done it but they didn&#039;t.&quot;The doctor said even if you get the thorn out, the toxin can stay in the body and then gets surrounded by antibodies and just doesn&#039;t go.&quot;It would&#039;ve broken down in the body but just left behind the poison.&quot;Mr Hutton said the blackthorn was the likely cause behind his ongoing symptoms, and underwent an hour operation to clean in the infected area.After going under the knife, he said he&#039;ll always wear gardening gloves while berry picking after experiencing so many health issues.He said: &quot;I don&#039;t know how it could come back but there&#039;s no guarantee [that it won&#039;t] - I might need another operation again.&quot;I was quite shocked at what the cause was. You&#039;d think you hear about it more if it could be this bad.&quot;Each time they saw me pretty quickly so I knew it was quite serious. &quot;That&#039;s the fear that it could&#039;ve turned into sepsis.&quot;I was definitely shocked about the effect it had on my health.&quot;I think I&#039;ll just be buying sloe gin next time. I&#039;ll always be wearing gloves now and would definitely encourage others to wear gloves too.&quot;

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<title>Urgent snake warning issued after beloved dog dies from adder bite on popular Welsh beach</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A dog owner has issued an urgent warning to others after her beloved pooch was killed by a suspected snake bite on a popular Welsh beach. Jo Bowen-Jones, from Anglesey, said she had been walking her springer-cocker spaniel, Baxter, when the dog was bitten by an adder - Britain&#039;s only venomous snake. The Welsh grandmother says she believes the attack occurred shortly after the pair crossed a wooden bridge over Afon Crigyll.Baxter had been running around a grassland area, but suddenly came to an uncharacteristic halt. 
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Ms Bowen-Jones said: &quot;I was on a track heading back to the car, not too far from the bridge, when I saw Baxter suddenly stop and lift his front paw.&quot;He didn&#039;t yelp and after some coaxing he came to me. But he was struggling to walk - I had to half carry him over the bridge.&quot;She described Baxter as a &quot;real character&quot; and a &quot;lovely dog who was well-known in the village because he was always at my side&quot;.&quot;He loved going for this walk - we went there four or five times a week. He was a typical spaniel, nose to the ground, tail wagging,&quot; she added. After the pooch was unable to make it back home, the grandmother left him with a campervan owner nearby while she went to pick up her car. She said: &quot;But in the time I&#039;d been away, he&#039;d vomited and pooed himself. There wasn&#039;t any swelling but I felt his paw and there was a tiny mark.&quot;After rushing the wounded pooch to Bodrwnsiwn Vets in Mona, the beloved pet was brought in on a rug after being unable to walk into the practice. He was swiftly put on a hydration drip and administered anti-histamines and paracetamol.WALES - READ THE LATEST HEADLINES: Watch the moment furious 77-year-old slaps traffic warden and threatens to &#039;lump&#039; her&#039;Asian grooming gang&#039; accused of exploiting, trafficking, and raping girls in Welsh seaside townMotorhomes and campervans banned from Snowdonia as anti-social behaviour prompts actionAlthough vets suspected he had been bitten by an adder, they opted not to give anti-venom to the dog. Ms Bowen-Jones explained: &quot;It can cause anaphylactic shock and other side effects... As Baxter&#039;s breathing was so laboured, it was decided anti-venom was too risky.&quot;After arranging to pick up Baxter at 6pm, she received an urgent call an hour before collection, where vets told her that he had &quot;taken a turn for the worse&quot;.The grandmother said: &quot;His heart had stopped and, by the time I got there, he had died.&quot;I knew he was going downhill and I was losing him but it was still a shock. He was a fit and healthy five-year-old dog. As he had deteriorated so quickly, it made me wonder if he&#039;d had an underlying condition.&quot;I can&#039;t fault the vets. They did their best and there were very clearly very upset. We&#039;re 80 per cent-plus sure it was an adder bite that killed him.&quot;She added that shortly after the ordeal, she heard an adder had been sighted in the same area that Baxter had frolicking prior to the bite.Ms Bowen-Jones issued a warning on social media to help other dog owners avoid the same fate. She wrote: &quot;Dog owners often associate adders with coastal dunes but this happened on grassland, but they can be found in any open, sunny habitat.&quot;This year they seem to have come out early. Usually they will do their best to avoid people and dogs.&quot;But early in the year, as they emerge from hibernation, they can a little drowsy and might not be so quick to get away, so extra care is needed.&quot;The Welshwoman - who is a widower of 10 years - confirmed she was now on the lookout for her next pet after giving herself time to grieve Baxter&#039;s death. Britain is home to three species of native snakes - the grass snake, smooth snake and the adder. Although adders are the only venomous snake in the UK, it is also the smallest - growing up to 34 inches in length. Around 100 bites on humans are reported every year in Britain - with a similar number for dogs. Human fatalities are incredibly rare however, with only 14 deaths recorded in the past century - the last coming in 1975. Our Standards:
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<title>Isis encourages Muslims to use Bondi Beach massacre as &amp;apos;instruction manual&amp;apos; for copycat attacks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Isis has called on Muslims to replicate the Bondi Beach attack, presenting the atrocity as an &quot;instruction manual&quot; for future massacres.The terror group published the material in its English-language Voice of Khurasan publication.The piece commended the alleged perpetrators, father Sajid Akram and son Naveed Akram, claiming they had struck a significant blow against Jewish people and those who back them.The seven-page article features photographs of both suspects alongside images of grieving crowds at the Sydney beachfront.It bears the title &quot;The Sydney Attack: The Revenge of the Oppressed Ummah&quot;.&quot;Ummah&quot; is the word for the global Muslim community.&quot;The Sydney attack was only a pebble from a mountain; we will continue to kill, by the permission of Allah, until you grow weary of burying the dead,&quot; the publication noted, according to The Australian.The newsletter further declared that the assault &quot;not only inflicted heavy physical casualties, but also delivered a major blow to the &#039;intellectual invasion&#039; practiced by the Jews and their supporters&quot;.It also claimed the violence &quot;demonstrated to the Ummah that the path to salvation and the honor of Islam lies precisely in the way adopted by the attackers&quot;.Islamic State labelled Muslims who spoke out against the massacre as &quot;shameful&quot;, asserting that &quot;there is no such thing as a noncombatant Kafir&quot; or non-believer.The terror network had previously referred to the Akrams as &quot;soldiers&quot; and &quot;brave lions&quot;.Security analysts in Australia believe the devastating incident - which claimed 15 lives and wounded scores more at the iconic Sydney location - drew inspiration from a 2024 Isis address encouraging followers to transform Jewish and Christian festivities into &quot;bloody massacres&quot;.Dr Levi West, a counter-terrorism specialist at the Australian National University, described the newsletter as &quot;exactly the type of article and instructional material that underpinned the last wave of IS-inspired attacks in the West&quot;.ISLAMIC STATE - READ THE LATEST:Isis issues chilling Easter threat urging followers to target churches and synagogues across EuropeAustralia could be forced to take in Isis brides from Shamima Begum&#039;s Syrian campIsis bride Shamima Begum ‘could be free in DAYS’ as clashes break out in Syrian detention camp&quot;What we have seen since the Gaza war is a trend line of increased attacks on Jews and targets across the West,&quot; Dr West told The Australian.&quot;These articles are the kinds of things that inspire people to act and are a reminder, whether we want it or not, that counter-terrorism has to be a significant aspect of what our national security posture looks like.&quot;Naveed Akram, 24, remains in custody facing nearly 60 charges, among them 15 murder counts and 40 charges of wounding with intent to kill.Additional charges include firing a weapon publicly, showing a banned terrorist emblem, and positioning an explosive device near a building intending to cause harm.His father Sajid, 50, was fatally shot by officers at the scene.In February, Akram appeared in a Sydney court for about five minutes via video link from prison.Outside court, his lawyer, Ben Archbold, the 24-year-old was doing &quot;as well as can be expected&quot; while in custody in Goulburn supermax prison.&quot;Everyone knows it&#039;s supermax - very onerous conditions,&quot; he told journalists.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ken Doherty, the veteran snooker player and BBC pundit, has shared a remarkable story about Sir Alex Ferguson&#039;s kindness towards the late John Virgo ahead of Manchester United&#039;s legendary 1999 Champions League final.The snooker icon passed away in February at 79 years old, leaving the sport in mourning.Ferguson himself recounted the tale to Doherty recently while the pair watched United&#039;s defeat against Leeds United.While snooker remained Virgo&#039;s primary passion throughout his life, his devotion to the Red Devils was well documented and ran almost as deep.
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The gesture took place before United&#039;s famous treble-clinching victory against Bayern Munich at Barcelona&#039;s Camp Nou stadium.Virgo&#039;s affection for United was no secret, and he had previously enjoyed a memorable moment at Old Trafford during a Premier League fixture against Sheffield Wednesday in August 1993.At half-time, the snooker star took part in a penalty kick challenge, converting two of his four attempts from the spot.The crowd responded with enthusiasm, chanting his name around the famous stadium.It was this evident passion for the club that caught Ferguson&#039;s attention and would later lead to an extraordinary gesture in Barcelona.The Scottish manager clearly appreciated supporters who wore their hearts on their sleeves, and Virgo embodied that devotion completely.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Snooker star gives heartbreaking interview revealing struggles after World Championship exitLIV Golf row erupts as players slam controversial rumours about Bryson DeChambeauChelsea star on £180,000-a-week fronts up to angry supporters after Brighton nightmareOn the day of the final in Barcelona, Ferguson noticed Virgo standing outside the team hotel and made a spontaneous decision that would become one of the snooker commentator&#039;s most treasured memories.The legendary manager invited Virgo to board the team coach, giving him the opportunity to meet the squad before their date with destiny.Virgo found himself shaking hands with some of the biggest names in English football, including David Beckham, Gary Neville and Dwight Yorke.For a lifelong supporter, the chance to wish the players well before such a momentous occasion represented an unforgettable experience.Ferguson&#039;s thoughtful gesture demonstrated the warmth he showed towards genuine fans of the club.Virgo himself spoke movingly about that extraordinary evening at Camp Nou when reflecting on his memories for United&#039;s official magazine.&quot;I was in the Camp Nou, when we won the Treble in 1999,&quot; he recalled.&quot;Losing 1-0, I thought &#039;well, this is it, another near miss&#039;. Then we scored and I thought &#039;at least we&#039;ve got extra-time to win it&#039;. Then we scored again! Leaving the ground, my pal said to me: &#039;It doesn&#039;t get better than this&#039;.&quot;Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer both found the net in injury time to secure a dramatic 2-1 triumph over Bayern Munich.At Virgo&#039;s memorial service, attended by snooker stars including Shaun Murphy, John Higgins, Neil Robertson and Mark Williams, Doherty paid tribute to his friend&#039;s gift for storytelling.&quot;The way he could draw a listener in, tell a story and build the drama, that&#039;s an art in itself,&quot; he said.

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<description><![CDATA[ Leicester City&#039;s fall from grace is now complete.A decade after pulling off the most remarkable title triumph in English football history, the Foxes have tumbled into League One following Tuesday night&#039;s 2-2 draw at home against Hull City.It&#039;s their third relegation in just four seasons, a staggering collapse that nobody could have predicted when Claudio Ranieri&#039;s 5,000-1 outsiders lifted the Premier League trophy in 2016.Some have tried to argue this is simply the natural cycle of football, that a club of Leicester&#039;s size was always destined to return to earth eventually.
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That&#039;s nonsense.This is entirely self-inflicted. The club had everything going for them and threw it all away through catastrophic mismanagement, negligence and disastrous decision-making.Owner Aiyawatt &#039;Top&#039; Srivaddhanaprabha may have good intentions, but he&#039;s overseen an absolute disaster. It&#039;s been an era of blunders from top to bottom.He&#039;s put far too much trust in senior figures like chief football officer Jon Rudkin, who has become a lightning rod for supporter fury. Reports suggest Rudkin no longer feels safe walking around the city where he grew up.Then came February&#039;s six-point deduction for breaking financial rules, which only intensified the spotlight on how King Power has been running things.The club has recently assembled a new football structure, but it&#039;s come far too late to make any difference.How does a professional football club end up with 15 players whose contracts expire this summer?LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Snooker star gives heartbreaking interview revealing struggles after World Championship exitLIV Golf row erupts as players slam controversial rumours about Bryson DeChambeauChelsea star on £180,000-a-week fronts up to angry supporters after Brighton nightmareThis same problem plagued them when they dropped out of the Premier League in 2022-23, leaving too many players uncertain about their futures.Recruitment has been a massive failure. The club has splashed out on wages over the past five years while struggling to move players on.Too many average performers have been handed big-money deals.Last season, they gave Wilfred Ndidi more than £100,000 a week just to stop him leaving for nothing.When Wrexham bought Conor Coady for £2m in August 2025, Leicester still had to chip in towards his wages.January&#039;s transfer window was deeply underwhelming. The refusal to bring in a centre-forward proved a costly error, leaving them with a squad that lacks any real cutting edge.The famous team spirit that defined their title-winning campaign has completely evaporated.Their £100million training facility is impressive, complete with luxury hotel rooms, a swimming pool and a nine-hole golf course. But it seems to have stripped away the underdog mentality that once made them special.The relationship between players and supporters has turned toxic. Many fans insist the squad simply don&#039;t care.Harry Winks arguing with supporters as he got on the team bus after losing at Portsmouth last Saturday summed up the disconnect perfectly.The midfielder has clashed with three of the last four managers yet the club&#039;s social media still calls him &quot;Winksy&quot;.Gary Rowett arrived as interim boss in February but has managed just one win from 11 matches, drawing seven.So what lies ahead? The drop into League One creates a financial nightmare, with enormous pressure to bounce back immediately.Parachute payments run out in the 2027-28 season. If Leicester remain in the third tier by then, they could face serious financial trouble.Players will see their wages slashed, but how many will actually stick around?Ghana international Abdul Fatawu is certain to depart. Defender Ben Nelson and highly-rated academy talent Jeremy Monga have attracted interest too, with Arsenal reportedly monitoring Monga.The club plans to rebuild around their youth academy while trying to reconnect with a thoroughly disillusioned fanbase.Just four years ago, Leicester finished eighth in the top flight and reached a European semi-final. Now they&#039;re preparing for trips to Bromley and Burton.It didn&#039;t have to end like this.

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<title>Liam Rosenior in line for dizzying pay&#45;off if Chelsea sack manager after Brighton defeat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chelsea face a staggering £24million payout should they decide to part ways with manager Liam Rosenior, whose position has become increasingly precarious following Tuesday&#039;s heavy defeat at Brighton.The former Strasbourg boss, who replaced Enzo Maresca in January, signed a lengthy six-and-a-half-year contract reportedly worth £4m annually upon his arrival at Stamford Bridge.That substantial deal now presents a significant financial obstacle for co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, who must weigh the enormous compensation package against mounting fan frustration.Supporters at the Amex Stadium demanded Rosenior&#039;s dismissal as the Blues slumped to another damaging result.
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The defeat extended Chelsea&#039;s winless run to five consecutive league matches without finding the net, a dismal sequence not witnessed at the club since 1912.This unwanted piece of history has left the Blues languishing seven points adrift of Liverpool, who currently occupy the final Champions League qualification berth.The gap to European football&#039;s premier competition represents a significant blow to Chelsea&#039;s ambitions, with the season threatening to unravel completely under Rosenior&#039;s stewardship.Tuesday&#039;s result at the Amex Stadium marked yet another low point in what has become an increasingly turbulent campaign for the west London outfit.The managerial chaos at Stamford Bridge this season has been remarkable, with Rosenior&#039;s potential exit meaning the ownership would be searching for their fourth boss of the current campaign.Maresca departed following a complete collapse in relations with the club hierarchy at the start of the year, despite having delivered both the UEFA Conference League and Club World Cup trophies during his tenure.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Snooker star gives heartbreaking interview revealing struggles after World Championship exitLIV Golf row erupts as players slam controversial rumours about Bryson DeChambeauChelsea star on £180,000-a-week fronts up to angry supporters after Brighton nightmareCalum McFarlane stepped into the breach on a temporary basis, overseeing two fixtures before Rosenior was appointed as the permanent solution.That solution now appears anything but permanent, with the American-Iranian ownership group facing another costly decision.Rosenior launched a scathing attack on his squad following the Brighton humiliation, declaring the performance &quot;unacceptable in every aspect of the game.&quot;&quot;Unacceptable in attitude. I keep coming out and defending the players that&#039;s indefensible,&quot; the manager said.He added: &quot;That performance tonight, the manner of the goals we conceded, the amount of duels that we lost, the lack of intensity in the team. Something needs to change drastically right now.&quot;The embattled coach now faces a crucial FA Cup semi-final against a resurgent Leeds on Sunday, with a place in the final at stake.A victory at Wembley could offer Rosenior a lifeline and the opportunity to salvage silverware from an otherwise disastrous spell.Meanwhile, Tim Sherwood fears Rosenior won&#039;t last much longer after yet another chastening night at the office.&quot;They were outplayed in every way. In style, build-p, in possession, out of possession,&quot; he said on Sky Sports. &quot;It was a team playing a bunch of individuals. No spirit, no character. They were watching at the end there going over to the Chelsea fans - half of them had left the stadium 20 minutes ago.&quot;I don&#039;t like saying it: there are demonstrations and flags out against BlueCo. Liam Rosenior will not survive this. He will not, unfortunately for him.&quot;It&#039;s a real tough job for any manager to survive this environment. Chelsea is a development club.&quot;

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<title>&amp;apos;Green bridge&amp;apos; costing taxpayers £3.7million will help snakes and toads cross busy A&#45;road from next month</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Britain&#039;s first wildlife &quot;green bridge&quot; costing £3.7million will help snakes and toads cross a busy A-road from next month.The Cockcrow Bridge spans the A3 near Cobham, allowing all sorts of local wildlife to make the crossing without fear of oncoming traffic.Heather and shrubs cover the 68-metre structure, creating a traffic-free corridor for local animals - and joining two areas of heathland which had been separated since the A3 was first constructed back in the 1970s.Conservationists hope the project will boost populations of grass snakes, adders and common toads in the area.The bridge has also been designed for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, replacing a 1980s footbridge demolished in February last year.Belted Galloway cattle will also it to access grazing land on the commons, particularly distinctive with a single white stripe across their bodies.In total, the structure measures 30 metres in width, designed primarily for reptiles and invertebrates, allowing them to dodge traffic.A spokesman for National Highways said: &quot;Spanning an impressive 30 metres in width, the bridge will reconnect the commons either side of the A3 and provide a natural and safe corridor for local wildlife.&quot;It has been designed with reptiles and invertebrates at its heart.&quot;Meanwhile, Steve Elderkin, director of environmental sustainability at National Highways, said: &quot;While roads have always connected people and places, they are too often a barrier for nature, severing habitats and contributing to the decline in biodiversity.&quot;Our green bridges are designed to blend with the landscape and connect habitats, animals and people, leaving a lasting legacy to ensure nature thrives.&quot;Sand lizards, silver-studded butterflies and heath tiger beetles from Ockham and Wisley commons should also thrive with their new transport links courtesy of the British taxpayer.BRITAIN&#039;S ROADS - READ THE LATEST:Major car brands issue urgent recall of 235k vehicles amid fears of fuel leaks and firesPopular road used by 96,000 drivers a day reopens after long closure and traffic &#039;disruption&#039;Major motorway reopens for first time in two years with lower 50mph speed limitsWhile wildlife crossings are widespread across Europe and North America, Britain has several examples, including structures over the A556 near Chester and the A21 in Kent.National Highways is building two more green bridges elsewhere, with one at Marazanvose in Cornwall will help badgers and voles cross the A30.Another in Gloucestershire will span the A417, featuring hedgerows and grassland for both wildlife and walkers on the Gloucestershire Way.Heather transplanted from nearby commons already provides natural habitats on the crossing, with both commons holding protected status as sites of special scientific interest.National Highways hopes wildlife will &quot;spread across the local area and encourage them to grow in numbers&quot;.The Cockcrow Bridge makes up of part of am ambitious £317million scheme to upgrade junction 10 on the M25.Two toad underpasses will also be constructed as part of this three-year project, which started back in 2022, hoping to ease congestion and improve road safety.The HS2 railway line between London and Birmingham will incorporate 16 green bridges and five green tunnels.A 900-metre &quot;bat shed&quot; costing £100million will also be built near Aylesbury to shield a bat colony from high-speed trains.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Schizophrenic terrorist leaves Canada for Mecca &#45; then to Somalia to meet his arranged&#45;marriage bride</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Canadian man who stormed a Toronto military recruitment centre and stabbed soldiers in a horrific terror attack has been granted permission to travel overseas, despite officials warning he remains a threat.Ayanle Hassan Ali, now 38, carried out the frenzied attack in March 2016, telling officers at the scene: &quot;Allah told me to come here and kill people.&quot;The Ontario Review Board ruled on April 15 that Ali may undertake a three-week journey to Saudi Arabia for a religious pilgrimage, and onwards to Somalia, where he hopes to meet a woman his father has identified as a potential bride.The decision comes despite testimony that Ali &quot;continued to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public&quot;.
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On March 14 2016, Ali walked into the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre in Toronto and launched an immediate assault on a corporal stationed at the entrance.He struck the soldier repeatedly in the head before producing a large kitchen knife from a folder and slashing at him, inflicting a three-inch wound to the corporal&#039;s arm.When a petty officer grabbed a chair to defend himself and push Ali back, the attacker turned his attention to a female sergeant, pursuing her whilst swinging the blade and narrowly missing her neck.Another sergeant who had fallen during the commotion was slashed and stabbed multiple times to the head and upper body whilst lying on the ground.Military personnel eventually cornered Ali, hurling objects at him and tackling him to the floor to seize the weapon - the entire incident lasted under 60 seconds.Ali&#039;s family reported he had displayed symptoms for some time before the attack, where as a teenager, he experienced obsessions and compulsions, struggled to concentrate at school, and began hearing voices.He grew increasingly paranoid about government surveillance, withdrew from friends, and spent extended periods alone in his room staring at walls. He discarded nearly all his possessions, including his mattress, and devoted hours to copying books.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS‘Muslim only’ flat rentals illegally advertised by London landlordsCouncil denies &#039;hundreds of migrants&#039; will fill care home converted into massive 35-bed HMOJewish-owned shop hit by arson attack in Watford - manhunt launched for &#039;group of young males&#039;In May 2018, Ali was found not criminally responsible for three counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault causing bodily harm, two counts of assault with a weapon, and possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes, owing to his schizophrenia diagnosis.He was subsequently detained at St. Joseph&#039;s Healthcare Hamilton from 2018 until 2023, where staff described him as a &quot;model patient&quot; who complied with his medication regime.Following his transfer to Toronto&#039;s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in March 2023, Ali was released to live with his father that June whilst receiving long-acting antipsychotic injections.In March 2025, he relocated to his mother&#039;s residence, where he lives alongside his sister - with his mother herself notably having a history of untreated schizophrenia.This February, Ali requested a switch to daily oral medication, citing the injections as too painful. He assured his psychiatrist he could maintain compliance by coordinating his doses with his daily prayer routine.His doctors reported he appeared much happier following the change, though they cautioned it remained early days.The tribunal noted Ali continues to experience intermittent low-grade paranoid thoughts and fleeting persecutory concerns, though these have decreased in duration and influence over the past year.The hospital report concluded Ali presents a low risk of violence under his current conditional discharge, though this would rise to moderate or high were he granted absolute discharge, given uncertainties surrounding his medication change.Ali&#039;s planned journey will see him accompany his father on an Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca, also hoping to travel to Somalia for an introductory meeting with a woman his father has been arranging as a potential match - a practice Ali described as customary within his culture.The Review Board noted that Ali has expressed remorse for the harm he inflicted on the soldiers, stating his regret has strengthened his commitment to ongoing treatment.&quot;He is determined not to repeat such violent behaviors,&quot; the board concluded.

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<title>​Jet2 announces brand&#45;new routes to Paris from 3 UK airports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jet2 has unveiled three brand-new routes to Paris for Summer 2027, giving travellers from East Midlands, London Stansted and Manchester airports a fresh way to reach the French capital.The move comes as the airline is responding to strong demand from customers keen to book their trips well in advance.This expansion means capacity to Paris will jump by more than 300 per cent compared to Summer 2026.Flights will run between March and October 2027, opening up the City of Light to even more British holidaymakers.
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With this expansion, more than 150,000 seats are now up for grabs between Paris and the UK mainland.During Summer 2027, Jet2 will be running 14 flights every week to Paris from four different UK airports, giving holidaymakers plenty of options to choose from.And it&#039;s not just city breaks on offer – travellers can also use these routes to make their Disneyland Paris dreams come true or enjoy a Eurocamp adventure in the countryside surrounding the French capital.Year-round services from Leeds Bradford Airport are already available too, with four weekly departures keeping Paris within easy reach throughout the year.TRAVEL NEWSTUI launches budget-friendly breaks from 5 UK airports to a charming Italian cityThe cities delivering luxury on a budget: Find picturesque streets and meals for less than £1Top holiday package deals - from weekend city breaks to once-in-a-lifetime tripsThe new routes to Paris being announced today are as follows:East Midlands Airport – two weekly services (Monday and Friday) operating from March 26 to October 29, 2027. This route is exclusive to Jet2.London Stansted Airport – four weekly services (Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday) operating from March 25 to October 31, 2027.Manchester Airport - four weekly services (Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday) operating from March 25 to October 31, 2027.CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, Steve Heapy, said: &quot;We are seeing continued demand for flights and holidays to Paris, with many customers wanting to book ahead and visit this iconic city. &quot;As always, we are giving customers and independent travel agents exactly what they want by launching three brand-new routes to Paris for Summer 2027.&quot;This represents a significant expansion of our programme to this incredible city, and we know the new routes will be popular with customers and independent travel agents across each airport region. We look forward to bringing even more holidaymakers to the French capital.&quot;

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<title>British astronomer who helped unlock the secrets of the stars set to be honoured with English Heritage blue plaque</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A British woman who helped unlock the secrets of the stars is set to be honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, an astronomer, fundamentally changed humanity&#039;s understanding of what the universe is made of and is now set to be commemorated with the iconic English Heritage blue plaque at the London home where her journey began.The plaque will be installed at 70 Lansdowne Road in Notting Hill, the teenage home of Mrs Payne-Gaposchkin, who discovered that stars are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.Whilst living at the west London address, she won the scholarship to Newnham College, Cambridge, that paved the way for her to make one of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century. 
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Senior historian at English Heritage, Howard Spencer, described her as &quot;a scientist of exceptional brilliance and determination&quot;. He said, speaking to the BBC: &quot;This plaque marks the London home where, as a young woman, she began to develop the knowledge and ambition that would take her to the forefront of modern astronomy. &quot;Her story is not only one of groundbreaking discovery, but also of perseverance in the face of barriers that limited women in science.&quot;Mrs Payne-Gaposchkin was born in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, in 1900 and showed an exceptional aptitude for science from a young age. She studied independently and taught herself languages considered essential for scientific scholarship at the time.Her family moved to London when she was 12 and it was from her Notting Hill home that she secured her place at Cambridge University. Arriving at Newnham College in 1919, her interest in astronomy was sparked after she attended a lecture by physicist, Sir Arthur Eddington, who had recently returned from observing a solar eclipse that provided evidence for Einstein&#039;s general theory of relativity.She later described the experience as &quot;a complete transformation of my world picture&quot;, recalling that when she returned to her room, she wrote down the lecture word for word. LATEST DEVELOPMENTSHigh street to be brought back to life by &#039;micro-pub&#039; celebrating local heritageBritain&#039;s &#039;oldest WW2 veteran&#039; who was awarded Distinguished Service Cross dies aged 109Britain&#039;s youngest blood transfusion patient treated in the womb at just 16 weeksDespite completing her studies at Cambridge, she was unable to receive a degree from the university, which did not grant degrees to women until 1948.Recognising that opportunities for female astronomers were limited in Britain, she moved to the United States in 1923, where she began graduate work at Harvard College Observatory under director, Harlow Shapley.In 1925, she became the first person to earn a doctorate in astronomy from Radcliffe College, affiliated with Harvard, which at the time did not grant doctoral degrees to women directly.Her thesis, Stellar Atmospheres, proposed that stars are overwhelmingly composed of hydrogen and helium, with hydrogen roughly one million times more abundant in stars than other elements.The discovery was a directly contradicted the scientific consensus of the time - that stars had a similar elemental composition to Earth.Her conclusions were initially rejected by leading astronomer, Henry Norris Russell, who pressured her to add a disclaimer to her thesis suggesting her findings on hydrogen were &quot;almost certainly not real&quot;. By 1929, Mr Russell had independently reached the same conclusions using a different method, eventually acknowledging that Mrs Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin&#039;s original findings had been correct all along.Astronomer Otto Struve later described her doctoral thesis as &quot;undoubtedly the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy&quot;. Today, the accepted ratios of hydrogen and helium in the Milky Way, approximately 74 per cent hydrogen and 24 per cent helium, confirm the calculations the astronomy trailblazer made in 1925.In 1927, she became the youngest astronomer ever to have a star of distinction next to her name in the publication American Men of Science.Over the course of her career she published hundreds of scientific papers and several books and her research on stellar atmospheres and stars established her as one of the most significant astronomers of the 20th century.In 1956, she became the first woman to be appointed a full professor at Harvard University and the first to chair a department there.The Notting Hill blue plaque joins those already commemorating other astronomers including Sir Arthur Eddington, who encouraged Mrs Payne-Gaposchkin in her early career, and the scientific couple Walter and Annie Maunder.An asteroid, 2039 Payne-Gaposchkin, has also been named in her honour.

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<description><![CDATA[ A Wiltshire couple with an extraordinary history of good fortune have claimed £142,857 in the Postcode Lottery, six decades after winning the very home they still live in.Pamela and Anthony Hiscocks, aged 79 and 82, secured their bungalow through a competition organised by the developers who constructed their Melksham estate during the 1960s.The pair are part of a group of neighbours who collectively shared a £1million prize.&quot;We&#039;ve been lucky in the past, but this is just amazing,&quot; said Pamela.
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The couple intend to distribute their windfall among family members, with a contribution planned for their granddaughter&#039;s upcoming wedding.This year marks a significant milestone for Pamela, who turns 80, while the couple will celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary in October.&quot;We can pay for everyone to have a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I&#039;d like a cruise,&quot; she said.The Hiscocks have expressed their desire to treat the entire family to a memorable trip abroad, viewing the lottery prize as an opportunity to create lasting memories together.With their track record of remarkable wins spanning six decades, the couple appear determined to ensure their latest stroke of luck benefits those closest to them during what promises to be a year of celebration.Among the fortunate residents celebrating their share of the prize are Lesley, 77, and Philip, 79 - a couple who previously ran a pub together.For Lesley, the windfall arrives during an especially challenging period, as she is living with incurable cancer.LATEST LOTTERY WINNERSTwo UK ticket-holders each take home £41MILLION after EuroMillions winMan becomes overnight millionaire after last-minute Lottery ticket purchaseMum left devastated after missing out on £1m prize due to William Hill app error&quot;It&#039;s the first bit of luck we&#039;ve had for a long time. Doctors told me they can&#039;t cure me, but they can give me time,&quot; said Lesley.&quot;After everything, for this to happen is just fantastic.&quot;Her condition was discovered unexpectedly through a scan following a garden accident, and following chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment, her cancer is currently inactive.&quot;So far, they&#039;ve given me time and that&#039;s all I can really ask for,&quot; she added.The couple are now weighing up whether to use their winnings for home improvements, or perhaps a holiday.Neighbour Gary Walker, 57, also received a sum from the million-pound pot, and has known Pamela for most of his life, having been served by her when she worked as a school dinner lady.The close-knit community spirit among the winners has made the occasion particularly special for Pamela.&quot;We&#039;re so close and such good friends. It&#039;s just nice that we can share it together,&quot; she said of her bond with Lesley.

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<title>Pep Guardiola lashes out at &amp;apos;stupid&amp;apos; criticism from Wayne Rooney ahead of Man City and Burnley match</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pep Guardiola has branded criticism of Manchester City&#039;s post-match celebrations against Arsenal as &quot;stupid&quot; after BBC pundits Wayne Rooney and Danny Murphy described the scenes as &quot;over the top.&quot;The City manager was unapologetic about his squad&#039;s exuberant response to Sunday&#039;s crucial 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium.&quot;People can say whatever stupid things they want they celebrated because they knew if we didn&#039;t win it would be &#039;bye bye&#039; [for the title],&quot; Guardiola stated.&quot;They won and still we are there. How can they not celebrate it?&quot;
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He questioned whether his players should suppress their emotions until the campaign concludes, dismissing such suggestions outright: &quot;We should wait until the end of the season to celebrate? Come on...&quot;The jubilant scenes saw goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma launch himself into the home supporters, while captain Bernardo Silva energised the crowd following the final whistle.Guardiola regularly encourages his squad to share victories with those in the stands, frequently accompanying them on laps of appreciation around the pitch after matches.&quot;I said to them every game, &#039;Go to our supporters&#039; and enjoy the moment,&quot; the Spaniard explained.He emphasised the significance of the fixture in their title pursuit, treating it with the utmost importance.&quot;For us it was a final and, of course, you have to celebrate it,&quot; Guardiola added, while maintaining that respect for opponents should not prevent players from expressing their joy.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Gary Neville&#039;s sister reacts with horror after fan abuses Man United legend in the streetLIV Golf row erupts as players slam controversial rumours about Bryson DeChambeauChelsea star on £180,000-a-week fronts up to angry supporters after Brighton nightmareGuardiola credited Arsenal&#039;s quality as a key factor behind his team&#039;s emotional response, describing Mikel Arteta&#039;s side as exceptionally difficult opposition.&quot;Seeing how Arsenal play, I give them incredible credit. We had to sweat and fight to win because they have everything,&quot; he said, calling them a &quot;nightmare&quot; to face.City&#039;s attention now turns to their midweek trip to Turf Moor, where victory against Burnley would see them climb to the summit of the Premier League table.However, the champions will likely be without influential midfielder Rodri for the fixture.The Spanish international is nursing a groin problem, though the injury is not believed to be serious and he should return shortly.Looking beyond the immediate title race, Guardiola believes his former captain Vincent Kompany will eventually take charge at the Etihad Stadium.The Belgian defender, now 40, has established himself as one of Europe&#039;s most promising managers, securing back-to-back Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich.Kompany was in the opposing dugout when City last visited Turf Moor nearly three years ago during his spell as Burnley boss.&quot;Sooner or later, I have a feeling he will decide it is time to come back to England. I&#039;m sure Manchester&#039;s in his heart,&quot; Guardiola remarked.The City manager recalled his earlier prediction about his former skipper: &quot;I said when we played Burnley, &#039;He will be a manager here.&#039;&quot;

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<title>Snooker star gives heartbreaking interview revealing struggles after World Championship exit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Gary Wilson has opened up about his battle with the yips following his first-round exit from the World Snooker Championship, describing himself as &quot;completely lost&quot; in his career.The 40-year-old from the North East suffered a 10-5 defeat to Judd Trump on Tuesday evening at the Crucible, a match that included two remarkable flukes going against him.In a remarkably frank interview after the loss, Wilson admitted he constantly arrives at tournaments &quot;feeling like an embarrassment&quot; despite continuing to earn a living on the professional circuit.The three-time ranking event winner, who reached the World Championship semi-finals seven years ago, insisted his struggles are purely technical rather than mental, and called out television commentators for failing to recognise the true nature of his difficulties.
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Speaking to the BBC after his defeat, Wilson delivered an extraordinarily candid assessment of his game, stating: &quot;Deep down, I was cueing awful as usual. It&#039;s just constant disappointment. I am and always have been since the age of 13 a better player than this.&quot;The player known as the Tyneside Terror described his condition as worsening, saying: &quot;The yips are getting worse. I&#039;m just riding through it.&quot;Wilson expressed frustration that spectators fail to notice his technical problems, explaining: &quot;People are watching and going, &#039;you&#039;re playing good&#039;. I&#039;m missing all the really bad shots and all the really snatchy ones.&quot;He added: &quot;I&#039;m just masking the problems. It&#039;s just debilitating. I just wish I could have a game like I used to have.&quot;Wilson reserved particular criticism for television pundits who he believes resort to clichéd explanations for his poor performances.&quot;It&#039;s not composure. I get that nonsense as well off commentators and stuff,&quot; he said. &quot;It&#039;s honestly not composure. It&#039;s a little bit of heart and a little bit of an embarrassment.&quot;LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Gary Neville&#039;s sister reacts with horror after fan abuses Man United legend in the streetLIV Golf row erupts as players slam controversial rumours about Bryson DeChambeauChelsea star on £180,000-a-week fronts up to angry supporters after Brighton nightmareThe former taxi driver accused analysts of taking the easy route rather than addressing his genuine struggles, adding: &quot;There&#039;s a bit of laziness from pundits and commentators as well at times, who think it&#039;s the usual cliche composure, negative thoughts, shot selection and all that nonsense.&quot;He urged those covering the sport to be more direct: &quot;Come on, speak about the real issues. Gary is struggling with these shots. I am struggling out there. My confidence is on the floor.&quot;Despite his current difficulties, Wilson has enjoyed considerable success during his career, claiming three ranking titles and banking £286,700 in prize money over the past two seasons.His finest moment at the Crucible came when he progressed to the last four of the World Championship in 2019.Yet the 40-year-old admitted he feels trapped in a cycle of decline, telling reporters: &quot;I just can&#039;t physically even cue the ball anymore. I don&#039;t know if there is any answer to get back to where I was.&quot;Wilson revealed he has begun seeking outside help, though he maintains his issues are not psychological in nature.&quot;I&#039;m even starting to speak to somebody,&quot; he said. &quot;It&#039;s not a sort of mental thing for me.&quot;My temperament isn&#039;t bad, honestly, when I&#039;m feeling like I can actually just cue the ball in a straight line.&quot;

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<title>Scientists reveal findings of bizarre study which saw salmon fed COCAINE</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scientists have revealed the findings of a study which saw salmon fed cocaine to uncover the hidden impact of Britain&#039;s drug habits on aquatic wildlife.Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) collaborated with researchers at Griffith University in Australia and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences to conduct the first study examining how drug pollution affects fish behaviour.The international team discovered that cocaine-fuelled young Atlantic salmon can swim almost double the distance compared to sober fish.Prior experiments had demonstrated that drugs in waterways altered animal behaviour, but until now researchers had not confirmed whether such effects occurred in wild settings.The research team fitted 105 young Atlantic salmon with implants that slowly released benzoylecgonine, the metabolite produced when cocaine passes through the human body.These fish were then set free in Sweden&#039;s Lake Vattern, where scientists tracked their movements over an eight-week period.The results showed that drugged salmon covered up to 1.9 times more distance each week compared with their untreated peers.Perhaps more concerning still, the cocaine-exposed fish spread out across the lake to a far greater extent, dispersing up to 7.6 miles further than the control group.Researchers calibrated the drug concentrations to mirror levels found downstream from major urban sewage outlets in areas with high cocaine consumption, such as London.Dr Marcus Michelangeli, from Griffith University&#039;s Australian Rivers Institute, acknowledged the findings might appear unexpected.&quot;The idea of cocaine affecting fish might seem surprising, but the reality is that wildlife is already being exposed to a wide range of human-derived drugs every day,&quot; he said.He warned that altered movement patterns could reshape entire ecosystems, adding: &quot;Where fish go determines what they eat, what eats them and how populations are structured. SCIENCE - READ THE LATEST:British scientists reveal most detailed 3D map of the universe that captures millions of galaxiesPioneering rocket which could put man back on the Moon smashes extraordinary milestoneResearcher blows lid on discovery which could PROVE Noah&#039;s Ark was real&quot;If pollution is changing these patterns, it has the potential to affect ecosystems in ways we are only beginning to understand.&quot;Meanwhile, Dr Jack Brand, a visiting researcher at ZSL, explained: &quot;For juvenile salmon, &#039;energy budgets&#039; are particularly tight, so any additional cost during this vulnerable period could have real consequences.&quot;The scale of Britain&#039;s cocaine problem becomes starkly apparent when examining pollution data.Estimates suggest the equivalent of 80,000 lines of the drug contaminate the Thames every single day.Home Office figures released last week from its waste-water analysis programme revealed around 123,000kg of cocaine - carrying a street value of £9.8billion - flows through the nation&#039;s sewage infrastructure.Sewage treatment facilities were never engineered to filter out such compounds, meaning they inevitably reach rivers and lakes. Global illicit drug consumption has risen by roughly 20 per cent over the past decade.Scientists caution that predicting long-term consequences remains challenging, though fish populations may become fragmented and increasingly susceptible to predators. The research appeared in the journal Current Biology.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Migrants handed record levels of legal aid to fight their deportation &#45; paid for by YOU</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Migrants are being handed record levels of taxpayer-funded legal aid to fight their deportation, official figures have revealed. The number of immigration cases sniffing out aid to appeal Home Office decisions has skyrocketed from 234 in 2013/14 to 2,200 in 2024/25 - an almost tenfold increase in a decade. Migrants have been found to be invoking the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in a bid to get around rules against them accessing free legal aid in cases not deemed to be &quot;exceptional&quot;.Human rights laws allow for them to secure thousands of pounds in legal support to challenge Home Office bids to deport them or block them from bringing their relatives into the country. 
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The funding is provided to migrants through a programme called Exceptional Case Funding (ECF).It was ushered in by the coalition Government in 2012 following the decision to block taxpayer-funded legal aid for the majority of immigration cases. Ministers believed at the time it would provide a safety net to migrants with &quot;exceptional&quot; cases.However, two subsequent rulings - in 2014 and 2016 - ruled that the body tasked with deciding which migrants could access the legal aid had applied the definition too narrowly and therefore breached their human rights. The revelation of the scale of taxpayer-funded support has reignited calls for Britain to leave the ECHR.Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy said: “Parliament passed laws to crack down on legal aid for immigration cases.&quot;But ECHR loopholes and rights-based claims have allowed claimants and open borders activists to undermine the will of Parliament.“The evidence is clear. We must leave the ECHR. It is the only way we can scrap legal aid for immigration cases and stop these vexatious human rights claims for good.&quot;MIGRANT CRISIS - READ THE LATEST:Islamist terrorist allowed to stay in Britain - despite having asylum claim turned downReform UK pledges to deport 400,000 asylum seekers and &#039;reverse the invasion of Britain&#039;Nearly 600 migrants cross Channel TODAY as Belgium becomes new small boat departure pointMr Timothy pledged to axe the system under a Tory Government and replace it with &quot;fast, final decisions made under the authority of ministers&quot;.Meanwhile, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: “Nearly 15 years ago, immigration was taken out of scope of legal aid, but the courts have dismantled all control and now nearly nine in 10 immigration applications for emergency funding are being approved.“As long as we remain in the ECHR, Article 8 claims [for a right to a family life] will keep the lawyers busy and the removal flights grounded.“Conservatives will leave the ECHR and end the merry-go-round of appeals to restore control around immigration.”In order for migrants to be granted taxpayer-funded support from the ECF, they must show evidence they are unable to afford legal representation and that their case is more likely to succeed. The laws introduced in 2012 block migrants appealing their deportation under Article 8 of the ECHR from accessing the scheme. It comes as the number of migrants lodging appeals against their deportation from Britain has surged to record highs of over 100,000. A spokesman for the Home Office said: “We are taking action to put an end to spurious asylum appeals by reforming human rights laws and replacing the broken appeals system.“These initiatives will save taxpayer money and reduce appeal times, enabling swifter movement out of asylum hotels and removal of those with no right to be in the UK.”Our Standards:
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<title>Wedding venue on 450&#45;acre estate banned from using brass bands after faraway neighbours file noise complaints</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Cotswolds wedding venue was banned from using brass bands on its 450-acre grounds after faraway neighbours filed noise complaints. Euridge Manor, owned by Jigsaw fashion chain founder John Robinson, challenged Wiltshire Council&#039;s planning conditions as both &quot;unreasonable&quot; and &quot;inconsistent&quot;.However, the inspector dismissed the appeal, upholding the local authority&#039;s strict requirements.The Cotswolds property has been hosting weddings since 2015, though venue management only submitted a retrospective planning application for events in 2021, with permission eventually granted in May 2025.Neighbours then lodged complaints over excessive noise and traffic congestion caused by events at the venue.Wiltshire Council responded to concerns by imposing stringent planning conditions over noise levels and vehicle movements.Venue management contested several of these, including the prohibition on brass instruments being performed outdoors on the grounds.The planning inspector has now ruled against the appeal, maintaining the council&#039;s original conditions.Beyond the brass ban, the upheld conditions prevent wedding guests from climbing the Tump, a small hill on the estate - from which sound has previously travelled into the neighbouring village.Additionally, doors connecting the ballroom and orangery to the outdoor grounds must now be equipped with self-closing mechanisms to contain noise.Throughout the planning dispute, venue operators argued that weddings held at Euridge Manor generate around £2million annually for the surrounding economy, benefiting local suppliers, taxi services and hotels in the area.PLANNING ROWS - READ THE LATEST:Labour&#039;s new 125-mile gas pipeline plans met with horror as locals brand scheme &#039;vandalism&#039;Legal challenge halts plans to remove lagoon despite growing safety concerns and recent accidentsHomeowner devastated after having to demolish dream home despite raising £250k for sea defencesDespite these economic arguments, the planning inspector maintained the council&#039;s position on all contested restrictions.Euridge Manor was the venue for comedian Jack Whitehall and model Roxy Horner on Saturday.According to multiple media outlets, the wedding is believed to cost the pair around £250,000. The event was reportedly a star-studded affair, with James Corden, Jamie Redknapp and Andrew &quot;Freddie&quot; Flintoff in attendance, according to The Mirror. Guests are said to have been instructed to keep their phones off and avoid sharing anything on social media. Photos taken outside the manor on the day showed guests pulling up in cars with blacked-out windows, with security tightly guarding the entrance. Euridge Manor describes itself as &quot;a private estate defined by architectural character, landscaped gardens, and a sense of calm that’s rare to find&quot;.According to its website, the &quot;secluded&quot; venue offers experiences &quot;shaped by privacy, space, and thoughtful design - allowing each moment to feel intentional, unrushed, and personal&quot;.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Schoolchildren told to wear tracksuits rather than uniform in new &amp;apos;inclusivity&amp;apos; drive</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ MPs have called for schoolchildren to wear tracksuits and trainers in classrooms across the country.A Commons Culture, Media and Sport committee report published on Monday told schools to adopt &quot;sportswear-friendly&quot; uniform policies.The cross-party group argued such changes would make uniforms more &quot;inclusive&quot; and remove obstacles to physical activity.The committee&#039;s report, titled Game On, suggested current PE kit requirements create engagement problems for pupils.Allowing children to wear comfortable clothing throughout the day would help them move more freely, the MPs say.The report said boys typically view PE lessons as exciting, while girls more often find them embarrassing or stressful.Inclusive Sportswear, an organisation cited in the report, described girls&#039; PE kits as &quot;mandatory over-sexualised uniforms&quot; that offered a &quot;lack of choice and comfort&quot;.&quot;We recommend that the Government issue guidance making clear that schools are expected to adopt PE kit and uniform policies that prioritise comfort, inclusivity and dignity, particularly for girls and pupils with protected characteristics,&quot; the report says.These measures would reduce barriers to activity, cut costs for families and boost participation rates, especially among female students, according to the report.The committee also advocated for a more diverse PE curriculum, suggesting schools incorporate non-traditional activities such as skateboarding, roller skating, cheerleading and parkour.LATEST FROM BRITAIN&#039;S CLASSROOMS:Mobile phones will be BANNED by law in England&#039;s schools to &#039;put children’s interests first&#039;&#039;Brainwashed by Brussels!&#039; British schools forced to fly EU flag under Labour&#039;s Erasmus schemeSchool sparks furious backlash after banning jumpers until October - &#039;Dictatorial!&#039;Evidence presented to MPs indicated that a narrow, conventional approach to physical education can leave less confident pupils, particularly girls and those with special educational needs, feeling left out.Dame Caroline Dinenage, the committee&#039;s chairwoman, said: &quot;We&#039;re a country of sport lovers when it comes to supporting our stars at home and abroad, but there are too many barriers stopping people from getting up and giving it a go themselves at school and clubs in our communities.&quot;She added: &quot;Everyone deserves the chance to feel the upsides of being more active.&quot;The call follows a GB News audit revealed that one in eight schools in England allow at least one item of sportswear - joggers, leggings or hoodies - as part of their standard daily uniform.One school audited even permits all three items - a full tracksuit as a uniform.One in four primary schools were found to allow trainers daily, with this figure increasing to nearly one in three in the east and south east of England.Esther McVey, MP for Tatton, told GB News it was &quot;sad&quot; that school uniforms are &quot;being dumbed down&quot;, emphasising the importance of smartness.She said: &quot;Smart uniforms are extremely important in schools, and it is sad to see them being dumbed down in so many.&quot;She went further to make the connection between a lack of smart standards in the classroom to the casualisation of workwear.&quot;Sadly it mirrors the lack of smart attire in many offices and workplaces currently, but I am sure most parents would like to see schools pursue a uniform policy which maintains traditional high standards,&quot; she said.A Department for Education spokesman said: &quot;School leaders are responsible for deciding whether to have a school uniform and what it should be, but our guidance is clear that schools should engage with parents and pupils when designing their uniform policy and should consider how comfortable the proposed uniform will be for pupils.&quot;We know that too many young people remain inactive, which is why our new PE and School Sport Partnerships will target the barriers that hold children back, ensuring more opportunities for those who are less active including girls, pupils from less affluent backgrounds, those from ethnically diverse communities and pupils with Send.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Massive queues pile up at registry offices in Spain after socialist PM hands 500,000 migrants legal status</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Massive queues have piled up across Spain as the socialist Government&#039;s large-scale migrant amnesty programme officially started.Thousands of undocumented migrants were spotted lining up at more than 400 registration points across the country.The initiative - which aims to grant legal status to around half a million illegal migrants - was formally approved at a cabinet meeting last Tuesday before applications opened on Thursday.Desperate applicants have been photographed waiting for hours outside registry offices and temporary processing centres throughout Catalonia, Andalucia and Asturias.Many were seen camping overnight to secure their place in line, determined to complete the paperwork required to secure their legal status.The programme is seen as a cornerstone of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez&#039;s agenda - even though his neighbouring European nations battle a Mediterranean migrant crisis.The scale of demand has overwhelmed local authorities in several major cities.In Barcelona, one Colombian migrant told El Periodico that he had arrived &quot;around 10 or 11pm last night so we wouldn&#039;t be left out; we&#039;ve been here for about 15 hours&quot;.A Honduran applicant described sleeping on the ground whilst waiting, adding: &quot;A very large group of people almost trampled me... We risked our lives, but it will be worth it.&quot;Seville&#039;s City Hall general registry has also been overwhelmed, with local reports suggesting officials were forced to shut early due to the sheer volume of people.Immigration officers had threatened industrial action from Monday, warning that insufficient resources had been allocated to manage the process, though the strike was ultimately averted following government negotiations.Meanwhile, Santiago Abascal, leader of the right-wing Vox party, accused the socialist-led coalition of accelerating an &quot;invasion&quot; of Spain.SPAIN - READ THE LATEST:British holidaymakers left fuming after missing flight back to Britain over new EU travel rulesSpanish ambassador summoned by Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu effigy blown up at street festivalBritish survivors of fatal bus crash in Canary Islands tell GB News of &#039;terrifying&#039; ordealPepa Millan, Vox&#039;s spokesman, warned the amnesty &quot;attacks our identity&quot; and confirmed the party would seek to block it through an appeal to the Supreme Court.The opposition Popular Party agreed Vox&#039;s sentiment, branding the drive &quot;reckless&quot;.Isabel Diaz Ayuso, a senior Popular Party figure, has similarly threatened legal action to challenge the programme in court.Critics have warned that without more homes, granting legal status to such large numbers will only ratchet up competition for scarce accommodation in Spain&#039;s cities.While a police report predicted just weeks ago the amnesty would trigger &quot;secondary movements&quot; of between 200,000 and 250,000 illegals every year from other Schengen-area nations into Spain over the medium- to long-term.Mr Sanchez has defended the programme as both morally just and economically essential.He wrote on social media: &quot;Spain is ageing... Without more people working and contributing to the economy, our prosperity slows, and our public services suffer.&quot;The scheme follows an agreement between Mr Sanchez&#039;s Socialist party and the far-left Podemos.Applicants must demonstrate they were living in Spain for at least five months before December 31, 2025.They must also prove they have no criminal record.Those who qualify will receive one-year residence permits, which can be renewed.Applications close on June 30, 2027.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Islamist terrorist allowed to stay in Britain &#45; despite having asylum claim turned down</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An Islamist terrorist who plotted to blow up the London Stock Exchange was allowed to stay in Britain despite having his asylum claim turned down. Shah Rahman was jailed in 2012 - alongside three other extremists inspired by Al-Qaeda - over the plot. Just five years later, he was released onto Britain&#039;s streets, but was later recalled to prison in 2022 for breaches of his license. However, a fresh immigration case involving his wife has uncovered that the terrorist had been allowed to remain in the country despite having his asylum claim turned down. 
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Rahman married Mauritian national Parveen Purbhoo while on license in 2019 in an Islamic ceremony in London. She was later barred from Britain for life by then-Home Secretary Suella Braverman after officers at Heathrow Airport uncovered Isis-related material on her phone. Her relation to Rahman can now be revealed after legal restrictions were lifted. The judgement in the Mauritian national&#039;s case revealed that Rahman had lodged an unsuccessful asylum claim - shortly after his release from prison. His application was rejected under Article 51 of the Refugee Convention, which can deny refugee status for those convicted of “war crimes, crimes against humanity, terrorist acts or other serious criminal offences”. However, despite the claim being turned down, he was allowed to stay in Britain after a judge ruled that deporting the convicted terrorist would be a breach of his human rights. The judgement read: “He was granted restricted leave to remain in the United Kingdom on the basis that he could not be removed to Bangladesh without breach of his rights under Article 3 of the Human Rights Convention.”This article guarantees the absolute right to be free from torture, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.MIGRANT CRISIS - READ THE LATEST:Reform UK pledges to deport 400,000 asylum seekers and &#039;reverse the invasion of Britain&#039;Belgium emerges as new launching point for small boat migrants gunning for British shoresIranian arsonist imprisoned in Britain for 20 years avoids deportation after claiming he was gayFollowing her 2019 wedding ceremony at the East London Mosque, Purbhoo applied for entry clearance to Britain.Her first application was denied, but was accepted after she applied a second time. After returning to Mauritius at the beginning of the pandemic, Purbhoo returned to Britain in August 2021 to formalise her marriage to Rahman in a civil ceremony. After touching down at Heathrow, officers searched her phone and discovered Isis-related videos and images featuring soldiers and Islamist propaganda. Despite the discovery, she was allowed to enter the country and lived with her husband until he was recalled to prison in 2022 for failing to inform probations services of a bank account, email address and phone. A parole board&#039;s forensic psychology report noted Rahman&#039;s wife as being “complicit in the breaches for which Mr Rahman was convicted”.On Monday, the Mauritian national was denied the right to appeal against her permanent exclusion from Britain. The judgement said: “The applicant was complicit in Mr Rahman’s unlawful breach of notification requirements; and she has not provided either the police or SIAC with an explanation of how Islamist material came to be on her phone.&quot;Her willingness to place her own interests over and above legal or administrative processes is troubling and risky.”It found the decision to bar her from Britain proportionate and said she had been “reasonably assessed as a national security risk”.Our Standards:
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<title>Neighbours rage as historic street &amp;apos;turned into Disney theme park&amp;apos; by slew of &amp;apos;tacky Harry Potter shops&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fury has erupted in York over one of the city&#039;s iconic streets being turned into a &quot;Disneyfied theme park.&quot;Neighbours have voiced their anger at &quot;tacky&quot; off-brand Harry Potter merchandise shops blighting The Shambles, a centuries-old cobbled road.The street is widely thought to have inspired Diagon Alley from JK Rowling&#039;s book series - though the author herself has said she has never visited.Locals now claim their city has become little more than a &quot;York Disney theme experience&quot; as tourists arrive in droves.One resident, Gabrielle de Yorvick, accused businesses of turning the area into a &quot;Diagon Alley replica.&quot;Ms de Yorvick said: &quot;As a child, it was a pleasure to walk along The Shambles, almost like walking through a page from a history book, fascinating for residents and visitors alike.&quot;She recalled how visitors once stopped to admire the jettied architecture with its oak beams and mullioned windows.&quot;These days it is a place I avoid like the plague,&quot; she added.In a letter to the York Press, she claimed the street was &quot;dying&quot; while those responsible for its protection were allowing it to happen.Fellow resident Joanna Scott argued the historic thoroughfare needed &quot;protected from undignified commercialisation.&quot;She said: &quot;What will fill the beautiful shops when the Harry hype dies down?&quot;Despite the criticism, some traders on The Shambles have defended the street&#039;s attractions - and the footfall they bring in.NEIGHBOUR FURY - READ MORE:Furious locals fight back as 1,000-year-old community to be split in half in &#039;council land grab&#039;Leafy village erupts in fury over £1.6million holiday home where music plays all dayCouncil tells man his flowerpots are ILLEGAL after he put them outside to &#039;brighten up his street&#039;Kelly Blair of the Kings Inn called the thoroughfare &quot;incredible&quot; and &quot;iconic.&quot;She said: &quot;Having travelled all over the world, it&#039;s one of the most amazing streets.&quot;Blair added that every shop was full and thriving, questioning what could be better than having such an amazing street.Mike Gaskell of Little Saffron souvenir shop, who chairs the Shambles Traders&#039; Association, said: &quot;I think trading in the Shambles is fantastic. It&#039;s a happy place.&quot;He acknowledged that while Harry Potter was never filmed there, &quot;it does bring people in.&quot;Chantelle McCarthur of The Shambles Tavern agreed that Potter &quot;brings all the tourists&quot; - though she admitted tour guides and queues can block the street.April Robin from The Cheesecake Guy said: &quot;It is good for business. We get a lot of tourists because they think its Diagon Alley.&quot;However, one unnamed shopkeeper revealed he was not benefiting from the tourist influx.Sean, who works at Hedben Tea Shop said: &quot;It&#039;s bad for business, because visitors are just blinded by this look.&quot;He added that York used to be about history, Vikings and Romans, but now &quot;it&#039;s become Harry Potter world.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>So&#45;called &amp;apos;flag&#45;downers&amp;apos; BRAG after pulling 1,000 Union Jacks and English flags from lampposts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An activist group has claimed to have pulled down 1,000 Union Jacks and English flags from lampposts across Northamptonshire. The Northants Flagdowners has said its members across the country have &quot;effectively&quot; cleared the towns of Northampton, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough and Rushden of the &quot;illegal flags&quot;.The group was launched shortly after streets across the country were being adorned with the Union and St George&#039;s Cross during Operation Raise the Colours last August.  Morris Beckman, 38, a Northants Flagdowners member, said: “There is clearly no public support for our national flags being cable tied from lamp-posts in what has become a bit of a national embarrassment.
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&quot;They have sought to capture our country&#039;s flag to promulgate their own blackhearted views of the world.&quot;They seek to demand allegiance to their views and to ram their politics down everyone else&#039;s throat and we&#039;re not having it.“We have active Flagdowners right across the county and will always be there to clear the flags and to fight against the division and fear they so plainly seek to engender.”A small group of Kettering residents had raised more than £8,000 on GoFundMe to purchase flags for the community. The group outlined its mission as &quot;ensuring our streets stay bright, welcoming, and full of community spirit&quot;.&quot;Every flag that flies high above Kettering represents unity, pride, and tradition – and with your support, we can keep them waving proudly for everyone to enjoy,&quot; it added.Mr Beckman continued: “We have to take this action because despite councils right across the country, including our neighbouring West Northants Council, now removing these illegal flags, North Northamptonshire Council won’t.&quot;Some councils such as Shropshire County Council are even commencing legal proceedings against their local flaggers, whilst our local council does nothing.”FLAG CHAOS - READ THE LATEST:Patriotic landlord celebrates victory in council row over giant St George’s flag painted on his pubBritons face £2,500 fine for putting English flag up at homes on St George’s DayCouncil to take down St George&#039;s flags from lampposts amid &#039;fears over safety&#039;The 38-year-old activist added: “We are not against our country&#039;s flags where they are properly flown from flagpoles and to commemorate national events.&quot;Many of us have taken up flagdowning after meeting people who are scared and upset at what we all see is the spread of a politics of fear and division. and we all know that these flags are a key part of this.”The group also sent an £18,000 invoice to the council after carrying out the mass removals. In February, a Northamptonshire-based charity threatened legal action against the Reform-run North Northamptonshire Council for its lack of action over the flags on lampposts. In a letter - sent through GT Stewart Solicitors &amp; Advocates - the Northamptonshire Rights Equality Council (NREC) said: “This case raises important questions about the use of national symbols in a way that seeks to exclude others from membership of the community.&quot;This is undermining community relations and we believe that local authorities along with the police should use the powers that are available to them, to promote inclusion.”The letter was also issued to Northamptonshire Police and Labour Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone.A number of local authorities issued warnings against hoisting the flags as the trend swept across the country last summer - including Dorset council&#039;s leader Nick Ireland, a Liberal Democrat. He claimed the flags were &quot;intimidating&quot; to residents, additing it was &quot;naive&quot; to think the trend had not been &quot;hijacked&quot; by the so-called &quot;far-right&quot;. Our Standards:
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<title>Mark Williams laughs off comments about hairline and eyesight during World Snooker Championship</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rob Walker delivered a brilliantly cheeky introduction for Mark Williams at the World Snooker Championship on Sunday evening, poking fun at the veteran&#039;s receding hairline and deteriorating vision.The MC&#039;s witty tribute left the Welsh star visibly amused, scanning the Crucible arena with a bewildered grin as the jokes landed.Walker quipped: &quot;29 years ago on this very day it was his turn to be the fresh-faced 22-year-old debutante with boyish good looks, a full head of hair and perfect vision. How little has changed in the intervening years!&quot;The announcer added that Williams &quot;hasn&#039;t been to a barber in decades&quot; whilst acknowledging him as &quot;one of our all-time greats.&quot;
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Williams resumed his first-round encounter against 22-year-old Kowalski with a comfortable 6-3 advantage, though the Polish debutant briefly narrowed the gap to just two frames.The three-time world champion soon reasserted his dominance, however, producing impressive contributions of 65 and 115 to pull away decisively.The Welshman ultimately secured a convincing 10-4 triumph over his young opponent, who was making his maiden appearance at the Sheffield venue.Victory means Williams, affectionately known as &quot;Willo,&quot; advances to face Barry Hawkins in what promises to be an intriguing last-16 encounter at the Crucible.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Roy Keane snaps at Gary Neville and Micah Richards after seismic Man City win over ArsenalMatt Fitzpatrick makes feelings clear on hostile American crowd after RBC Heritage winSnooker chiefs respond after Barry Hawkins complaint at World ChampionshipWilliams holds the distinction of being the oldest competitor in this year&#039;s championship, yet the 51-year-old has no intention of stepping away from the sport.Speaking to the BBC, he declared: &quot;I&#039;ve already made my mind up, I&#039;m never retiring. &quot;If I drop off the tour I&#039;m going to play in the amateurs. It is between the others who cracks first, I&#039;m out of that equation.&quot;The Welshman believes he will continue playing longer than his fellow Class of &#039;92 contemporaries Ronnie O&#039;Sullivan and John Higgins, both of whom remain active on the professional circuit.Williams is a legendary three-time winner of the World Snooker Championship.His first triumph, whch made him the sport&#039;s maiden left-hander to win, came in 2000 before later additions in 2003 and 2018.Last year, Williams made the final of the tournament.However, he was eventually beaten 18-12 by China&#039;s rising star Zhao Xintong. 

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<title>Woman who made viral rape complaints on Facebook arrested on suspicion of wasting police time</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A woman in her 20&#039;s has been taken into custody on suspicion of wasting police time following a Facebook post alleging a gang rape that spread rapidly across social media.The allegations triggered several days of concern in the Kent town of Sittingbourne.The claim, which alleged a sexual assault had taken place at Milton Regis Recreation Ground, circulated widely through local online communities before officers became aware of it.However, Kent Police confirmed they received no direct report about the purported attack.
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Following their own investigation prompted by the social media activity, police found no evidence to support the allegation.According to the viral post, the alleged incident involved a woman being attacked by four men dressed in tracksuits at approximately 9pm on Saturday evening.The claim spread swiftly through numerous local Facebook groups, including the Gossip Board of Sittingbourne, a community page with around 46,000 members.The post called on anyone with relevant information to contact authorities.Despite the widespread sharing and public concern generated by the allegation, police say they were never approached directly by anyone reporting the supposed crime, only becoming aware of the claims through the social media posts themselves.Officers arrested the woman on Wednesday and transported her to a local police station, where she was questioned about the posts.She has subsequently been released on bail as the investigation into the matter continues.Swale district commander Chief Inspector Vanessa Foster addressed the situation.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Traveller who tarmacked over a field is allowed to live there as moving breaches his human rightsTeacher banned after series of &#039;weird&#039; messages with teenage studentDrivers warned of traffic delays as car fire prompts closure of tunnel used by thousandsShe said: &quot;We were made aware of social media posts about an allegation of rape.&quot;Despite not receiving a direct report to the force about the alleged offence, officers have conducted initial inquiries based on the information available.&quot;At this time, we have found no evidence to suggest the offence took place.&quot;It is important the local community is assured that we take allegations of this nature seriously and those responsible for the social media post have been spoken to directly.&quot;The officer added: &quot;This has resulted in the arrest of a woman in her 20s on suspicion of wasting police time.&quot;She has since been released on bail pending further inquiries.&quot;I want victims of sexual assault and rape to know we will take their reports seriously, we will carry out a full and thorough investigation, and we will provide them with the support they need.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>A303: Rider rushed to hospital with &amp;apos;serious and potentially life&#45;threatening injuries&amp;apos; after van crash</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Motorists are being warned of road chaos this morning following a &quot;serious collision&quot; which has caused long delays already.The A303 in Hampshire is closed in both directions between the A34 (Lower Bullington) and the A30 (M3 J7) due to an accident.National Highways confirmed that its traffic officers are on the scene and are supporting the emergency services.The transport organisation confirmed that processes are being introduced for traffic caught within the closures that are being released.
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It added that the police had launched an investigation into the serious collision. GB News has contacted the emergency services for a comment.Traffic maps show that the accident is not expected to clear until between 2.30pm and 2.45pm, with normal conditions returning at a similar time.However, this could change in the coming hours as the police assess the scene and determine that closures are required for a longer period of time.National Highways stated: &quot;If this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey.&quot;A spokesperson for South Central Ambulance Service received initial calls just before 8am, prompting them to respond to an accident between a motorcyclist and a van on the A303 eastbound at Micheldever, Winchester.They added: &quot;We sent two ambulances, a paramedic team leader in a rapid response vehicle, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance critical care car and the Thames Valley Air Ambulance helicopter to the incident.&quot;The rider, a male in his 50s, had sustained multiple serious and potentially life-threatening injuries. &quot;Following treatment at the scene, he was then taken by road to the major trauma unit at University Hospital Southampton, with the air ambulance team from the TVAA helicopter travelling with the patient to hospital.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTSPensioner, 86, convicted by DVLA after car insurance paperwork had &#039;one letter incorrect&#039;Driver slapped with 102 parking fines worth £7,140 as council vows &#039;zero tolerance&#039; crackdownMajor car brands issue urgent recall of 2.1 million vehicles over serious concerns - Ford, Honda and moreRoad users eastbound are advised to follow the Hollow Circle diversion symbol on road signsFrom the A303 eastbound, leave at the A34 Bullington Cross interchangeAt the roundabout, use the 1st exit and continue on a link road to a further roundaboutPass beneath the A34 and A303, and use the 2nd exit before joining the A34 southbound dual carriagewayFollow the A34 for approximately eight miles to the M3 Junction 9 interchangeAt the roundabout, use the 1st exit and join the M3 northboundFollow the M3 for approximately 12 miles to Junction 8Continue on the M3 northbound to complete the DiversionRoad users westbound are advised to follow the Hollow Square diversion symbol on road signsFrom the M3 southbound at Junction 7, continue on the southbound carriageway and follow for approximately 12 miles to Junction 9 at WinchesterLeave the M3 at Junction 9Circumnavigate the roundabout and use the 4th exit to join the A34 northbound dual carriagewayContinue on the A34 for approximately eight milesLeave the A34 at the A303 Bullington Cross interchange.Use the 1st slip road to rejoin the A303 westbound

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<title>Erling Haaland doesn&amp;apos;t hold back in Gabriel row after Man City victory over Arsenal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Erling Haaland believes Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes would have received his marching orders had the Manchester City striker chosen to collapse to the ground following their heated confrontation on Sunday.The flashpoint occurred in the closing stages of the Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium when a physical tussle between the pair escalated after Haaland shoved the Brazilian during a stoppage in play.The two forwards squared up face to face before Gabriel thrust his head towards the Norwegian in what would typically constitute violent conduct.Despite the aggressive nature of the incident, referee Anthony Taylor opted to show only a yellow card, a decision that left numerous pundits and supporters stunned by its leniency.
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Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, Haaland suggested the outcome might have differed had he made more of the contact.&quot;I think if I fell on the floor there, which I would not do unless someone really attacks me, I think maybe it would be a red card,&quot; the City forward said.&quot;I&#039;m not sure. I haven&#039;t seen the situation to be honest but it is what it is. I will not fall on the floor as easy as this. Yellow card for me, I don&#039;t know why. He comes up to my face, it is what it is.&quot;The Norwegian expressed further frustration to Viaplay, stating: &quot;Should I tell the referee? Doesn&#039;t matter. Look at this, what is this?!&quot;When questioned about Taylor&#039;s explanation, Haaland revealed the official attributed blame to both parties.Gary Neville was equally baffled by the referee&#039;s decision, declaring his astonishment that Gabriel escaped without a dismissal.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Roy Keane snaps at Gary Neville and Micah Richards after seismic Man City win over ArsenalMatt Fitzpatrick makes feelings clear on hostile American crowd after RBC Heritage winSnooker chiefs respond after Barry Hawkins complaint at World Championship&quot;Now why did you do that, Gabriel?&quot; the former Manchester United defender questioned on Sky Sports.&quot;You can put your heads against each other, I got done in a game a long time ago, the moment you throw it forward you get a red.&quot;I can&#039;t believe that&#039;s not a red to be honest.&quot;The incident has sparked widespread debate about consistency in officiating when dealing with such confrontations.Haaland had earlier proved the match-winner, netting in the second half to secure all three points for the Citizens after Kai Havertz had equalised following Rayan Cherki&#039;s opening goal.The victory leaves Pep Guardiola&#039;s side trailing the Gunners by just three points in the Premier League standings, with the opportunity to claim top spot should they defeat Burnley in their game in hand on Wednesday evening.The Premier League defended the officiating in an official statement, confirming that VAR had reviewed Taylor&#039;s decision and upheld it.The governing body stated that Gabriel&#039;s actions were &quot;deemed not to be excessively aggressive or violent,&quot; justifying the yellow card rather than a dismissal.

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<description><![CDATA[ A 22-year-old Manchester woman has been told she has just 18 months to live after being diagnosed with stage three lung cancer, a condition her doctors described as typically occurring in patients six decades her senior.Kayley Boda, who works as a retail assistant, began using vapes at the age of 15 and has now been told her illness is extraordinarily rare for someone of her age.&quot;The oncologist said this is so rare, and usually something they see in patients that are 80 years old,&quot; she said.The young woman&#039;s diagnosis came after medical professionals dismissed her concerns on eight separate occasions, initially attributing her symptoms to a chest infection before the true nature of her condition was discovered.
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Ms Boda&#039;s vaping habit began during her teenage years when she started with reusable devices at 15, having also experimented briefly with cigarettes. She subsequently switched to disposable vapes just months before her symptoms first emerged in November 2024.At the height of her use, she was consuming approximately 600 puffs per week from a single device. Her initial warning signs included an unexplained rash covering her entire body, which physicians variously attributed to shingles, chickenpox, or scabies.&quot;I got treated for all three, and nothing worked,&quot; she said. &quot;It got to the point where I was cutting myself from scratching so hard.&quot;By January 2025, she began expelling dark brown mucus containing grainy particles resembling sugar.&quot;At first I thought it was normal, because I vaped a lot, so I brushed it off,&quot; she said.When Miss Boda&#039;s coughing persisted, she sought medical attention repeatedly but was turned away on eight occasions with diagnoses of chest infection or potential scarring from pneumonia.&quot;Doctors turned me away eight times with a chest infection,&quot; she said. &quot;Then I started coughing up blood, so they did an X-ray and found a shadow on my lung.&quot;The discovery prompted an extensive four-month investigation involving seven separate biopsies to examine the suspicious mass.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:&#039;I lost 7st 2lb on weight loss jabs but wasn&#039;t prepared for the changes in my hair and skin&#039;Meningitis B cases confirmed in Dorset as health officials launch vaccination responseToxic air robbing Britons of their &#039;healthiest years&#039; as UK illnesses now strike earlier than ever&quot;They told me they were 99 per cent sure with me being so young that it wasn&#039;t cancer, so not to worry about it,&quot; she said.When the results confirmed lung cancer, surgeons removed the lower lobe of her right lung along with the surrounding lymph nodes. During the procedure, her diagnosis was upgraded from stage one to stage three after cancer was detected in six lymph nodes.The chemotherapy treatment that followed proved exceptionally difficult for Miss Boda, leaving her unable to lift her head and causing her to vomit and urinate blood whilst losing 4kg in just four days.&quot;I couldn&#039;t eat. I couldn&#039;t sleep,&quot; she said.Following surgery, she struggled to breathe properly and was forced to relearn how to walk. Kayley eventually received welcome news in February when doctors declared her cancer-free, but the relief proved short-lived. In March, severe chest pains led to the discovery of a pleural effusion, requiring nearly two litres of fluid to be drained from her lungs.On April 9, testing revealed the cancer had returned to the pleural lining, prompting the terminal prognosis.&quot;No words can describe how I feel. I&#039;m 22, this isn&#039;t meant to happen to somebody my age,&quot; she said.Miss Boda attributes her illness to vaping, noting her symptoms emerged shortly after switching to disposable devices and that her family has no history of lung cancer. Whilst doctors could not definitively confirm the cause, they told her that smoking and vaping certainly did not help her condition.She has now abstained from vaping for three months and has persuaded both her partner and mother to abandon the habit.&quot;I&#039;ve put the cancer down to vaping because my symptoms started a few months after I started disposable vapes, and there&#039;s no lung cancer in my family,&quot; she said.Kayley is currently seeking to raise £20,000 for treatment in Germany in hopes of extending her life.&quot;Stay off the vapes, because they will catch up with you,&quot; she warned.

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<title>Tiger Woods future update as golf icon ‘desperate’ for comeback after arrest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tiger Woods remains determined to make his way back to professional golf despite facing serious legal troubles following his arrest last month in Florida.The 50-year-old golf legend was taken into custody on 27 March after his SUV overturned whilst attempting to pass a truck and trailer at speed in the exclusive Jupiter Island area.Woods is currently understood to be receiving treatment at a facility in Zurich, Switzerland, where sources indicate he is making encouraging progress through an intensive rehabilitation programme.A golf insider speaking to People magazine revealed that Woods is &quot;desperate&quot; to resume his career once treatment concludes.
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&quot;He knows he needs to beat his issues and also deal with the pain from not only playing golf but also from his regular fitness schedule,&quot; the source explained.Police discovered two white pills in Woods&#039; possession at the scene, later identified as the opioid hydrocodone.Officers noted he displayed indicators of impairment including bloodshot, glassy eyes and significantly dilated pupils, despite passing a breathalyser test.The five-time Masters champion faces charges of driving under the influence, property damage and refusing to submit to a lawful test. He entered a not guilty plea and is scheduled to appear before the court on 5 May.Sources close to Woods told the Daily Mail that his rehabilitation is progressing well.&quot;He&#039;s got a pain management doctor who is helping him deal with his body pain without addictive opioids,&quot; the insider revealed.&quot;He&#039;s responding well to treatment, and Vanessa is very happy with what she&#039;s hearing.&quot;The programme spans 90 days, though Woods retains the option to leave at any point.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Roy Keane snaps at Gary Neville and Micah Richards after seismic Man City win over ArsenalMatt Fitzpatrick makes feelings clear on hostile American crowd after RBC Heritage winSnooker chiefs respond after Barry Hawkins complaint at World ChampionshipWoods&#039; girlfriend Vanessa Trump, the former wife of Donald Trump Jr, has stood firmly by him throughout the ordeal.The couple, who have been together for approximately 18 months, reportedly share a deep connection that has remained intact despite the challenging circumstances.&quot;Tiger needed to do intensive therapy, and his girlfriend Vanessa has been in favor of it,&quot; another insider said. &quot;She still supports this and supports him. She loves him and knows that private treatment was necessary.&quot;Speculation that the relationship might falter following the arrest was swiftly dismissed when Vanessa posted an affectionate photograph of the pair on Instagram a week after the incident, captioning it simply: &quot;Love you.&quot;Vanessa has consistently remained supportive, even during difficult periods when she expressed quiet concerns about his wellbeing.This latest incident marks the fourth occasion Woods has encountered trouble behind the wheel.In 2017, authorities discovered him unconscious in his vehicle in Florida with five different drugs in his system, including two painkillers, leading to another DUI arrest.A 2021 crash in California proved even more devastating, leaving his right leg severely damaged after he became trapped beneath his vehicle, requiring numerous surgical procedures.His troubles with cars date back to November 2009, when he collided with a fire hydrant whilst fleeing his Florida residence after his then-wife Elin Nordegren learned of his infidelity.Prior to his arrest, Woods had spoken about his desire to compete at Augusta.&quot;I want to play, I&#039;ve loved the tournament, I&#039;ve loved being there since I was 19 years old,&quot; he said.

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<title>National Theatre begins surge pricing to subsidise tickets for unemployed as working families pay £440</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The National Theatre has introduced a surge pricing system designed to support its commitment to offering a quarter of all tickets at £30 or less.It receives £16million annually in public funding and operates as a registered charity, now adjusts ticket prices based on demand for individual performances.Dynamic pricing, more commonly associated with taxi apps and concert promoters, means families attending popular shows effectively subsidise cheaper seats for others.The theatre has declined to reveal precisely when it implemented the new pricing structure, though it published a report late last year supporting dynamic pricing as a means of maintaining affordable access across the performing arts sector.
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The impact of this pricing model became apparent when one father sought tickets for War Horse, who was quoted £440 to take his partner and two children to a Saturday matinee performance in June.Comparable stall seats for the same family outing on a Monday evening were priced at £160, showing how families restricted to weekend outings face higher costs than those with more flexible schedules.The pricing disparity has prompted questions about whether a publicly funded institution should operate in a way that results in higher costs for those attending peak-time performances.Similar pricing fluctuations have affected the theatre&#039;s production Les Liaisons Dangereuses, starring Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner.One theatregoer reported being initially quoted £162 for two tickets, only to find similar seats priced at £220 when checking again, an increase of more than one third.The venue has also introduced a £4 online booking fee, citing rising costs, including a refurbishment of its building.Annual accounts show the theatre is spending more than it earns, with inflation, higher energy costs and reduced footfall from increased home working placing what it describes as &quot;significant pressure&quot; on its finances.Discounted standby tickets priced between £25 and £30 remain available 60 minutes before curtain for unemployed individuals, students and theatre union members.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:UK unemployment to top two million as economy &#039;flirting with recession&#039;Ed Miliband to double down on Net Zero and declare fossil fuel era &#039;over&#039; as energy crisis deepensInheritance tax trap: Families hit with £61million bills after gifting mistakeChristopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), said: &quot;The UK has a whole web of subsidies and discounts that are not officially part of the welfare state but which nonetheless redirect money from those who do not claim benefits to those who do.&quot;He added: &quot;Normal prices have to rise to allow heavily discounted tickets to be sold to people on Universal Credit, whose numbers are growing by tens of thousands a week.&quot;A National Theatre spokesman said: &quot;In common with many performing arts organisations, the National Theatre does occasionally adjust prices as this supports our ability to offer a large quantity of accessibly priced tickets at £30 or under.&quot;He added that the lowest-priced tickets remain unchanged and prices do not exceed advertised maximums.

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<description><![CDATA[ An 86-year-old woman has been convicted by the DVLA over a car insurance error after she got one letter of her number plate wrong.The pensioner believed she had paid for a year&#039;s worth of cover for her Suzuki Splash with Swinton Insurance.Despite this, the insurance was deemed invalid because she wrote down an &quot;F&quot; on her insurance documents instead of an &quot;S&quot; from her number plate.She received a letter from the DVLA saying that she was being criminally prosecuted for keeping a vehicle without insurance, at which point she realised her error.
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The pensioner contacted the magistrates after realising the mistake, alongside supporting evidence from her niece.However, the 86-year-old was still convicted of keeping a vehicle without insurance in the controversial fast-track Single Justice Procedure.The Suzuki Swift became uninsured on February 6, 2026, despite the pensioner believing that her car would remain insured until March 31, 2026.The driver, from York, explained after the SJP notice that she didn&#039;t notice that the documents had an &quot;F&quot; instead of an &quot;S&quot;.In support of her aunt, the woman&#039;s niece explained that the insurance paperwork had &quot;one letter incorrect&quot;.She added: &quot;No one had picked up on this. I am now helping her with her paperwork as we (the family) did not know it had got to the stage where she can&#039;t cope.&quot;SJP cases are based solely on written evidence, with no ability to see any mitigation or correspondence sent by the defendant.The magistrate sitting at Teeside Magistrates&#039; Court decided to accept the written guilty plea, rather than asking the DVLA to conduct further checks.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSDriver slapped with 102 parking fines worth £7,140 as council vows &#039;zero tolerance&#039; crackdownMajor car brands issue urgent recall of 2.1 million vehicles over serious concerns - Ford, Honda and more&#039;Car cannibals&#039; plead guilty to stripping parts from 98 vehicles in &#039;meticulous&#039; crime spreeAs a result, the woman was sentenced to a three-month conditional discharge instead of being issued a fine.Despite this, the motorist is required to pay a £26 victim surcharge as part of the SJP process.The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency stated that it would contact the woman involved and seek to have the conviction overturned, PA reported.Commenting previously on the Single Justice Procedure process, the DVLA has shown support for reforming the fast-track court process.They added: &quot;We urge anyone who receives a letter about potential enforcement action to get in touch with us if there are mitigating circumstances we need to know about.&quot;A Single Justice Procedure notice will only be issued when we have exhausted all other enforcement routes, including issuing multiple items of correspondence, to which the customer can respond to DVLA with their mitigation.&quot;There have been calls for the Government to scrap the SJP process, citing a number of cases where elderly and vulnerable people were prosecuted.Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr stated that a &quot;nuts and bolts audit&quot; of the SJP was taking place and being led by the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales, Lord Justice Green.

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<title>Scottie Scheffler makes admission about American spectators after RBC Heritage defeat to Matt Fitzpatrick</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scottie Scheffler has admitted he felt the American crowd were &#039;cordial&#039; during his tantalising play-off defeat to Matt Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage on Sunday.The world No 1 finished as runner-up once again, just days after missing out on Masters glory to Rory McIlroy.Before the final round took place, Fitzpatrick suggested that his rival would have the American spectators on his side.That was certainly the case, with the home fans cheering Scheffler on raucously while creating a hostile atmosphere for his opponent.
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Much to their dismay, Fitzpatrick was able to reign supreme. Scheffler was impressed by how they conducted themselves, however, and thanked them for their support.“It’s nice always to get some support from the crowd,&quot; stated the 29-year-old.“I thought they were pretty cordial in terms of cheering for me and not cheering against Fitzy, so I was definitely appreciative of that.&quot;Scheffler then proceeded to lament his putting, while expressing his delight with his overall display.“Yeah, I did some solid stuff,&quot; he added.“I think I had only one bogey over the weekend here, so did a lot of really good things. Would have liked to have seen a few more putts go in, but overall I executed the way I wanted to. LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Roy Keane snaps at Gary Neville and Micah Richards after seismic Man City win over ArsenalMatt Fitzpatrick makes feelings clear on hostile American crowd after RBC Heritage winSnooker chiefs respond after Barry Hawkins complaint at World Championship&quot;It was just challenging out there. The wind is swirling all around, and it was hard to make birdies late in the day.&quot;I think in both weeks I put myself behind the 8-ball going into the weekend and had really nice Saturdays and Sundays in order to get myself into contention.“On Sunday it’s a shot here or there that makes a difference. This was one of those weeks where anytime Fitzy needed something to happen, he made something happen.“He definitely earned the win, and he just played great golf.“Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, said the spectators created a &#039;great atmosphere&#039; and insisted they&#039;d kept themselves in check.&quot;Americans are incredibly patriotic. I guess the only issue is they just have shorter memories because we won in October,&quot; he said, referring to Europe&#039;s Ryder Cup triumph last year.&quot;It didn&#039;t get out of line in terms of no one shouting on backswings or anything like that, which was great. I&#039;m all for it.&quot;You want golf to have an atmosphere in my opinion. I grew up watching football. I&#039;m paid so much money to be out there in front of those crowds, having them chanting at you every week, it&#039;s a great feeling.&quot;However, there&#039;s no better feeling than coming out on top against that. To describe it in my terms it&#039;s kind of winning away against your biggest rival.&quot;Nothing to do with Scottie or the players. It&#039;s the fans that have sort of spurred me on there.&quot;

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<description><![CDATA[ Matt Fitzpatrick secured his second PGA Tour triumph in just four weeks after defeating world number one Scottie Scheffler in a dramatic play-off at the RBC Heritage.The Sheffield golfer clinched victory by sinking a 12-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole, propelling himself to a career-best third position in the global rankings.It marks a stunning turnaround for the 31-year-old, who was languishing at 85th in the world as recently as last May.The Englishman&#039;s latest success came despite facing vocal support for his American opponent throughout the final round at Harbour Town.
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Fitzpatrick dismissed concerns about the hostile reception but delivered a pointed reminder to the partisan American crowd about Europe&#039;s Ryder Cup triumph at Bethpage last October.&quot;Americans are incredibly patriotic. I guess the only issue is they just have shorter memories because we won in October,&quot; he remarked.The Ryder Cup winner, who appeared to cup his ear towards spectators after sealing victory, welcomed the charged atmosphere rather than criticising it.CLUTCH 🏆Matt Fitzpatrick takes home his second win in three starts @RBC_Heritage. pic.twitter.com/I7tM9uRJnh— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 19, 2026 &quot;You want golf to have an atmosphere in my opinion. I grew up watching football,&quot; he said, adding that triumphing in such conditions felt like &quot;winning away against your biggest rival.&quot;Fitzpatrick began the final day with a comfortable three-stroke advantage over his playing partner Scheffler, who had finished second at the Masters just a week earlier.However, the American chipped away at that cushion throughout the round, eventually reducing the gap to a single shot heading to the 18th.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Roy Keane snaps at Gary Neville and Micah Richards after seismic Man City win over ArsenalBryson DeChambeau pulls out of LIV Golf event days after complaining about conditionsSnooker chiefs respond after Barry Hawkins complaint at World ChampionshipFitzpatrick then mishit his chip shot on the final green, resulting in a bogey that left both players tied on 18-under par. The Englishman carded a 70 compared to Scheffler&#039;s 67.In the play-off, Fitzpatrick struck a superb four-iron approach to set up the winning birdie putt.Fitzpatrick&#039;s victory places him in distinguished company among English golfers, joining Justin Rose, Sir Nick Faldo and Luke Donald as the only players from his country to claim multiple PGA Tour titles within a single season.Rose achieved the feat twice during his career.The transformation in Fitzpatrick&#039;s fortunes has been remarkable, rising from outside the world&#039;s top 80 less than a year ago to challenging for the sport&#039;s highest honours.Despite his recent dominance, the Sheffield native insists there is more to come.&quot;I feel like I can still improve. There&#039;s areas that I want to get better at. I feel like I&#039;m playing very well right now,&quot; he said.He&#039;ll now continue to look ahead to next month&#039;s PGA Championship. 

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<description><![CDATA[ A parachuter has crashed into a scoreboard at an American football game, delaying its start.The blunder happened at Virginia Tech&#039;s Lane Stadium as two parachuters with American flag descended down to start the game.The first glider, with a smaller flag, managed to safely clear the stadium&#039;s board.But, the second, carrying a larger flag, seemed to have caught a gust of wind, causing them to collide just above the video screen.
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Virginia Tech, a division 1 collegiate American football programme, was set to play their spring game at 3pm.However, the unexpected incident caused the game to be delayed for over an hour as emergency services scrambled to recover the parachuter.The parachuter appeared to be left dangling between the letter &quot;C&quot; and &quot;H&quot; in Virginia Tech.They then dropped their American flag and smaller parachute into the stands as they were suspended.The first ladder truck was not long enough to reach the skydiver, leaving him stranded for even longer.Blacksburg ladder 12, the second ladder truck, was used to recover the parachuter as spectators witnessed the rescue in shock.Andy Bitter, the lead football reporter for Tech Sideline, said he passed the parachuter outside the stadium.Mr Bitter said his arm was in a sling as he shared an image of the potentially dangerous drop that might have occurred if he was not caught up with the scoreboard.AMERICAN FOOTBALL - READ MORE:NFL legend Tom Brady, 48, reveals retirement U-turn &#039;rejected&#039; after admitting financial problemTravis Kelce makes retirement decision as Chiefs star&#039;s feelings made clear on exit from NFLBritish coach wins Super Bowl for first time in history after unconventional rise to gloryThe game eventually started at 4.04pm EDT (9.04 BST).Virginia Tech Hokies fans were shown messages updating the status of the game as the situation unfolded.One read: &quot;We are waiting for EMTs to get out of the board. Thank you for your patience.&quot;College American football&#039;s spring practice and season is now underway, with the first set of spring games scheduled for April 18.American football spring games serve as previews for college students and fans to watch newly-formed 2026 rosters play after recruiting new players and losing players to the NFL draft or school transfers.In a statement posted to X, Virginia Tech Athletics said: &quot;We are grateful to report the skydiver was safely secured and is currently stable. Our primary focus remains on their well-being.&quot;We extend our sincere appreciation to the first responders, event staff, and medical personnel for their swift, coordinated and professional response.&quot;Virginia Tech Police Department told the New York Post the incident was &quot;resolved&quot; and the parachuter did not require hospital.The first day of the NFL draft kicks off on April 23, with Indiana&#039;s Heisman-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza widely expected to be drafted first by the Las Vegas Raiders.

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<description><![CDATA[ A woman punched a neighbour she had &quot;bad blood&quot; with and stormed into her home in a row over parking.Christine Sharman, 69, from Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, was enraged after Alun Jones parked outsider her home on 25 July 2025.Sharman, a nurse, demanded the car be moved as she approached Mr Jones&#039; wife, Jane, who was at home.She forced her way into the house and &quot;lunged&quot; at Jane, punching her in the chest, a court heard.
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Sharman was found guilty of assault and using violence to enter the house at Caernarfon Magistrates&#039; Court on Friday.The court heard how there was longstanding &quot;bad blood&quot; between the neighbours over the parking spot.Penybryn, in the centre of Llan Ffestiniog, only has space for a car to park on Sharman&#039;s side of the street.She angrily strode up to her neighbour&#039;s home, CCTV footage seen in court revealed.The court heard how Sharman demanded the car be moved as Mr Jones answered the door.&quot;What are you doing?&quot; she loudly asked her neighbour who had parked his black Vauxhall in the spot.Mr Jones then shut the door after refusing to engage.But his wife answered the door after a second knock.NEIGHBOUR ROWS - READ MORE:Woman ordered to remove &#039;eyesore&#039; static caravan from picturesque Welsh villageNeighbour row plea issued by police after officers left irritated by repeat emergency call outsFurious locals fight back as 1,000-year-old community to be split in half in &#039;council land grab&#039;She said Sharman was &quot;pushing against the door&quot;.She added: &quot;I was trying to shut it, but she was against it with her full weight so I couldn&#039;t.&quot;She came in with a lunge.&quot;I got in the way and got a punch in the chest with a closed fist.&quot;She said she was in &quot;shock&quot; as she was punched.Sharman claimed she had intended to speak calmly and needed access to the spot to load her car.She said: &quot;I have a long serving history as a registered nurse.&quot;I&#039;m caring and compassionate. If I&#039;d punched anyone, I&#039;d be sacked.&quot;She was insistent she did not assault anyone as she fought back tears in court.Magistrates found Mrs Jones&#039; account of events credible, and convicted her of the two charges of assault and using violence to enter the house.She will be sentenced on 11 May.

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<description><![CDATA[ A teacher in Berkshire has been banned after sending a series of &quot;weird&quot; and &quot;un-teacher-like&quot; messages to a teenage girl he taught.James Samson, 46, sent texts and emails to the pupil for more than a year after he asked for her personal phone number.The married dad-of-two was head of geography and form tutor at Luckley House School, a private school in Wokingham.Messages listed by the Teaching Regulation Agency included a message signed off with a heart emoji.
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Other messages included: &quot;I was just looking at you and not listening to [Person X] anyway.&quot;He wrote: &quot;Shame I couldn&#039;t get you back into my cupboard….To find a folder,&quot; sent with a winking face emoji.&quot;Ha ha I was loving your rolling eyes!&quot; he sent to his pupil.And also sent with a winking emoji, he said: &quot;Ah that’s nice, I have to say that I always find it far more enjoyable when you’re there too! Not sure why!&quot;He also invited her to join him in locations around the £46,000-a-year boarding school.&quot;Hey you! You know you are more than welcome to come and chill in my room for revision whenever,&quot; he wrote.He wrote: &quot;Just wondering if you have any more news on your UCAS stuff? And if you fancy the leisure centre tomorrow come along.&quot;The disciplinary panel heard he contacted the pupil across WhatsApp, email, and text between February 2023 and May 2024, with a printout of the messages being over 40 pages.LATEST IN THE SOUTH EAST:Drivers warned of traffic delays as car fire prompts closure of tunnel used by thousandsEx-church warden jailed for murder of university lecturer has conviction quashed by Court of AppealThree homes within seven minutes of playground to be converted into HMOs for &#039;asylum seekers&#039;Messages were sent on Christmas Day, New Year&#039;s Eve, late at night, and on weekends, the panel heard.The pupil told the panel it was unclear the exact motivation behind the messages.She said: &quot;It seemed there was something behind it but I wasn’t clear what.&quot;The school launched its investigation after concerns were raised in June 2024 and Mr Samson was fired the following month on July 26.A witness said the behaviour was &quot;an early sign of grooming&quot; and consulted with another person who agreed, the panel heard.The panel determined he fell &quot;significantly short&quot; of the teaching standard and did engage in highly inappropriate behaviour.Mr Samson admitted to sending the messages but denied they were sexually motivated.The panel heard that he previously stated his &quot;language became over familiar&quot; and admitted he used &quot;completely inappropriate language&quot;.He has been banned from teaching in England and cannot apply to return to the profession until April 2028.Mr Samson now works as a &quot;Professional Tree Inspector&quot;, with an online profile describing him as an assistant arboricultural consultant with 20 year&#039;s teaching experience.

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<description><![CDATA[ An entire pack of wolves have been poisoned in an Italian national park which has caused an urgent investigation.Ten wolves were found dead in the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, which straddles the three regions in central Italy.Initial investigations found the wolves died from poisoning.Luciano D’Angelo, a chief prosecutor in the region, said: &quot;Wolves and bears are symbols of this territory and we take killings like this very seriously. We’ve opened an investigation into the illegal killing of wild animals.
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&quot;Initial studies suggest the wolves were poisoned. We are working to find out exactly what sort of poison was used.&quot;Five dead wolves were found in the village of Pescasseroli, a hub for hikers and nature lovers.Another set of five dead wolves, believed to be an entire pack, were found in Alfedena.Luciano Sammarone, director of the national park, said: &quot;There will be wide-ranging consequences for the ecosystem. Poisoning is a horrendous way of killing because it is so indiscriminate.&quot;It can kill wolves but also foxes, other wild animals, and domestic dogs.&quot;Wolves were given officially protected status in the 1970s after almost being driven to extinction.The species of Italian wolf, also known as the Apennine wolf, is distinct to the Eurasian wolf commonly found across Europe.There are an estimated 3,500 wild wolves within the Apennines and the Alps.LATEST ANIMAL NEWS:Peacock forced to be captured after terrorising 92-year-old&#039;s farmEco-activist who &#039;freed lobster from restaurant by throwing it into the sea&#039; actually KILLED animalDog can &#039;read humans like a book&#039; – groundbreaking study reveals hidden depth of canine careThe European Union downgraded the protection status for wolves from &quot;strictly protected&quot; to &quot;protected&quot; last year after the success of the species - an estimated 20,000 wolves - across member states.But critics said the move was politically motivated.Eurogroup for Animals representative Lea Badoz said: &quot;This is a sad day for biodiversity and wild animals.&quot;Green MEP Jutta Paulus said the move ignored &quot;scientific evidence and attacks legislation&quot; and was done for populistic point scoring.The Italian poisoning of the Canis lupus follows an incident in London where poisoned meat was placed in Holland Park and Brompton Cemetery.Two foxes died as a result of the poisoned meat and a dog became &quot;very unwell&quot; after it consumed the meat.The Metropolitan Police believed the meat was purposely placed to target animals.One dog walker said there had been similar incidents in the past, and another described the incident as &quot;absolutely horrendous&quot;.

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<description><![CDATA[ From indie drummer to industry disruptor, Ryan Edwards has built a business on a problem most artists never even realise exist: until it’s too late.Long before he was navigating boardrooms and scaling a music-tech company across 14 countries, Mr Edwards was behind a drum kit, touring the UK as part of indie band The Lines. Speaking to GB News, he shared how it was a formative period that offered a front-row seat to the realities of the music industry: the thrill of live performance, the grind of touring life, and the complex web of contracts and rights that underpin it all. The band even secured a UK Top 10 hit—an achievement many artists spend entire careers chasing. But it was only years later, after he had left music behind, that Edwards discovered just how opaque that system could be.Following his departure from the band in 2008, Edwards took a less conventional route into business. He worked in retail, sharpening his understanding of customers and the mechanics of selling, before moving into sales at a fintech startup. That path eventually led him to Visa Europe, where he rose to a senior leadership role, gaining experience in scaling businesses and navigating complex financial systems.Each step on the career ladder added another layer to his skill set, but it was not until 2018 that everything clicked into place: &quot;I heard one of my own songs playing in a department store, and I realised I had no visibility on whether I was being paid for it.&quot;It was a moment of clarity and frustration. Digging deeper, he discovered a royalties system still heavily reliant on manual reporting and sampling, leaving significant gaps in data and, crucially, in payments to artists and songwriters. For an industry built on creativity, it was an outdated infrastructure problem hiding in plain sight. As a result, Mr Edwards decided to do something about it.What began as a kitchen-table prototype has since evolved into Audoo’s flagship product: the Audio Meter, a device designed to accurately track music played in public spaces in real time. Today, the technology operates across 14 countries, providing a level of transparency that has long eluded the industry. The leap from &quot;indie from Wolverhampton&quot; to CEO might seem unlikely, but Mr Edwards is quick to point out that the transition was less dramatic than it appears.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSUK economy sees largest month-on-month growth since 2024 ahead of Iran warRachel Reeves pension tax raids pushing firms to scrap salary sacrifice schemes entirelyRetirement warning as millions urged to &#039;prepare for a world where state pension doesn&#039;t exist&#039;&quot;My time as a musician gave me a first-hand understanding of the industry; working with labels, navigating contracts, and learning how to manage tight budgets as a touring band.&quot;Combined with the commercial grounding he gained in retail and fintech, it created a foundation that proved invaluable when launching Audoo. Still, not everything translated so seamlessly.&quot;One of the biggest lessons at Audoo has been realising that even when you’re solving a clear problem, which is fairer royalties for artists and better data for venues and PROs, not everyone will see it as progress. &quot;I think the key thing I learnt here was that solving the problem wasn’t the hardest part; it’s been getting everyone to agree that there is a problem to address in an industry that typically ignores or brushes off its problems.!That tension sits at the heart of Audoo’s story. While the company’s mission, ensuring fairer royalties for artists and better data for venues and performing rights organisations (PROs, has won widespread support, it has also exposed uncomfortable truths within the industry.From the outset, Audoo attracted backing from some of music’s most influential figures, including Sir Elton John and ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus. Their support lent credibility to a solution that, at its core, is highly technical. But Mr Edwards was careful not to lead with the technology itself.“It was never about convincing creatives to care about the tech. It was about highlighting an issue they already knew existed and demonstrating a credible way to solve it.”That approach helped Audoo gain traction with PROs in markets such as Ireland, Germany and Australia, where organisations like IMRO, GEMA and APRA recognised the potential value early on. But not everyone has been as receptive.“The main resistance we’ve faced has been from some organisations that would prefer to turn a blind eye. There have been multiple reports of ‘missing’ royalty allocations—money that should be going to artists and songwriters but currently isn’t being properly tracked or distributed.”In an industry where legacy systems and long-standing practices often go unchallenged, that resistance is perhaps unsurprising. What is more striking, however, is where Edwards says the pushback has been strongest.&quot;Sadly, the market we’ve seen the most resistance to is here at home in the UK,&quot; he shared, pointing to what he describes as a reluctance to confront systemic issues.If challenging the status quo was not enough, Audoo also faced launching just before the Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill. As a business, the impact was immediate. Expansion plans stalled, and global markets became difficult to access. Yet, in typical startup fashion, constraints forced adaptation. Australia, with its comparatively relaxed restrictions, became an unexpected launchpad. From there, Audoo expanded into New Zealand and gradually across Europe, building momentum in markets that had not originally been the primary focus. Ultimately, Edwards believes the principle is simple: real artists and songwriters deserve to be recognised and properly compensated for their work.Looking back, he describes his journey as anything but linear—a series of pivots, challenges, and learning curves that have shaped both him and the business.His advice to future founders reflects that experience: Set clear goals, but be adaptable. When new technologies or challenges come along, take the time to evolve rather than resisting. Your industry won’t wait for you to catch up.&quot;

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<title>Matheus Cunha scores winner as Man Utd beat Chelsea to take another step towards Champions League</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Matheus Cunha scored the winner after good work from Bruno Fernandes as Manchester United beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday night.The Brazilian&#039;s goal in the opening half proved sufficient to seal a crucial victory that significantly enhances United&#039;s prospects of returning to Champions League football next season.Fernandes&#039; assist was his 18th in the Premier League this campaign, leaving him just two shy of the competition&#039;s all-time record.For United supporters, the triumph represented only their second league success at Chelsea&#039;s ground since 2002, sparking jubilant celebrations among the travelling contingent.
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Liam Rosenior&#039;s side now find themselves in serious jeopardy regarding their own European ambitions following this latest setback.The defeat marked Chelsea&#039;s fourth successive loss in the top flight, an unwanted sequence they have experienced only once before in this century.Perhaps most concerning for the Blues is their complete inability to find the net during this barren run, with their last goal coming on 4 March.Despite enjoying superior possession, registering more shots and recording a higher expected goals figure than their opponents, Chelsea could not convert their dominance into a breakthrough.The woodwork proved Chelsea&#039;s nemesis on three separate occasions throughout a deeply frustrating evening for the home side.Young Brazilian talent Estevao struck the frame of the goal before being forced to withdraw after just 16 minutes, having suffered his second hamstring problem within a month.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Harry Winks clashes with fans after Leicester suffer fresh relegation blow with Portsmouth defeatRory McIlroy avoids huge fine just days after Masters win due to rule changeSky Sports pundit blames Tottenham star after crucial points dropped in Brighton drawLiam Delap subsequently saw his effort cannon back off the post, while defender Wesley Fofana also came agonisingly close when his attempt rebounded off the woodwork.These near misses encapsulated Chelsea&#039;s evening perfectly, with Rosenior&#039;s men left to rue their inability to convert clear opportunities despite creating the better chances throughout the contest.Alejandro Garnacho endured a hostile reception on his first outing against his former employers, with United supporters directing sustained boos towards the winger throughout the match.The jeering from the away end matched the intensity of their celebrations when Cunha&#039;s winner hit the net.Chelsea fans voiced their own discontent as the match wore on, breaking into chants of &quot;we want our Chelsea back&quot; amid growing frustration with their team&#039;s dire form.The introduction of Mason Mount as a late substitute provided home supporters with an additional target for their displeasure during the closing stages of the contest.But United, ultimately, got the job done to take another huge step towards Europe&#039;s premier competition.The Red Devils are next in action against Brentford a week on Monday. As for Chelsea, they&#039;re set to face Brighton on Tuesday night. 

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<title>Paedophile jailed after police swoop in on him watching child sex abuse material on the train</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to more than two years behind bars after a fellow train passenger caught him viewing child sexual abuse material on his phone.David Johnson, from Francis Chichester Way in Wandsworth, received a prison term of two years and three months at Inner London Crown Court on Wednesday, April 1The court heard how an alert traveller sitting behind Johnson on a service from Stafford to London witnessed him watching disturbing videos on his device.Johnson had admitted to six charges of making indecent images of children, alongside two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and one count of arranging or facilitating a child sex offence.
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The incident unfolded around midday on September 23, 2025 as Johnson travelled towards the capital.The witness, seated directly behind him, had a clear view of Johnson&#039;s phone screen and observed him exchanging messages before opening footage depicting a young child being abused.Johnson then moved to a separate conversation where another person enquired about his preferences, asking &quot;what kinds of videos do you like? I have all kinds&quot;.His response was chilling: &quot;Just kids videos&quot;.Deeply disturbed by what he had witnessed, the eyewitness texted his partner to describe the situation. Upon looking up again, he saw Johnson viewing another clip featuring an even younger victim.So shaken was the passenger that he relocated to a different part of the carriage before alerting British Transport Police through their 61016 text service.Officers from British Transport Police raced to intercept the train as it pulled into London Euston station, where Johnson was immediately detained.Body-worn camera footage captured the moment police boarded the carriage and placed him in handcuffs, with Johnson appearing confused and claiming &quot;I haven&#039;t&quot; as officers explained why he was being arrested.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSFinbar Sullivan: Father of man killed on Primrose Hill says he was &#039;proud&#039; to live in diverse LondonLondon synagogue targeted in attempted firebomb attack just weeks after Jewish ambulances torchedShoplifting surges by 133% in just five years as less than one-in-five chargedA search of his belongings revealed that even his phone&#039;s wallpaper displayed an indecent image of a child.Once in custody, Johnson made a telling request to officers, asking for his property back because he &quot;needed to delete some stuff&quot;. He subsequently declined to answer any questions during his interview.Examination of devices seized from two addresses linked to Johnson uncovered close to 200 indecent images, with 105 falling into category A – the most severe classification.Investigators also uncovered chat transcripts that exposed the full extent of Johnson&#039;s predatory behaviour.One exchange revealed he had been communicating with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl and had made arrangements to meet her for sex. A second conversation with an older woman referenced the same child, with Johnson being told he could not see her as she was unwell. Police subsequently established that the teenage girl never existed.Johnson was handed a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and must remain on the sex offenders register for a decade.Detective Constable Victoria Lowth praised the witness whose actions led to the conviction: &quot;The quick thinking and courage of the man who saw Johnson&#039;s phone meant that we were able to quickly arrest him and uncover the scale of his offending.&quot;

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<title>Labour to target poor bridges, tunnels and flyovers as drivers benefit from major road project</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Labour has unveiled new plans to fix England&#039;s ageing roads, with fresh funding aimed at repairing bridges, tunnels and flyovers. The Department for Transport explained how the cash will help tackle long-standing problems in the road network, with councils able to bid for money to fix structures that have been left to deteriorate.The funding comes through a new &quot;Structures Fund&quot;, part of a wider effort to improve transport links and support drivers across the country. Under the scheme, councils will apply for funding to repair key infrastructure, with a focus on making journeys safer and more reliable. Ministers stated the money will go directly to local authorities so they can deal with the most urgent repairs they cannot afford on their own. 
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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander hopes the funding will help fix structures that have been neglected for years, which have often led to disruption for drivers and communities. She said: &quot;Crumbling bridges and worn-out flyovers have been patched up rather than properly fixed for far too long.&quot; Ms Alexander warned that failing infrastructure is holding the country back, adding: &quot;Every closed bridge is a barrier to growth; a blocked route to work, a delayed delivery, a family unable to reach the services they depend on.&quot; She said councils have long been aware of the problems but lacked the funding to act. &quot;We&#039;re changing that, making sure structures are repaired properly so that people can live in properly connected communities,&quot; she added.Councils have been invited to submit initial applications by June 19. Final funding decisions will be made in the autumn, with all approved projects expected to be completed by March 2030. Industry experts have welcomed the move, warning that much of the UK&#039;s infrastructure is ageing and under increasing pressure. Steve Denston, Managing Director at WSP and Vice President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, said: &quot;Local highways structures are ageing and in many cases performing beyond what they were originally designed for.&quot; He added that extreme weather is also taking its toll, putting further strain on roads and bridges. &quot;The Structures Fund is an important step forward and will help protect vital infrastructure while supporting economic growth,&quot; he said.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSCar finance adverts featuring &#039;unauthorised&#039; clips of Martin Lewis banned for misleading driversDrivers hit with £5 charge as council splashes £4.2m on free buses and transport perksIconic British car brand from the 1970s returns to market with brand new modelThe new fund forms part of a wider £1billion package to improve England&#039;s roads. It also sits within a £24billion commitment announced in the 2025 Spending Review for road and rail maintenance. Ministers detailed that this is the biggest investment in local infrastructure in a generation and builds on an existing £7.3billion pledge to fix potholes and improve road surfaces between 2026 and 2030. The announcement comes at the same time the Government is tightening rules on councils to ensure money is being spent effectively. Under the new system, local authorities that fail to show improvements could lose up to a third of their funding, worth around £1.6billion next year.Roads Minister Simon Lightwood said drivers deserve better and insisted that funding will be closely monitored. &quot;Potholes aren&#039;t just an inconvenience; they can cost drivers hundreds of pounds in repairs,&quot; he said. &quot;We&#039;re making sure every penny is spent properly on fixing our roads, not diverted elsewhere.&quot;The Government also confirmed that 13 councils currently rated as underperforming will receive extra support to help improve their road maintenance.

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<title>School sparks furious backlash after banning jumpers until October &#45; &amp;apos;Dictatorial!&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A school in Leicestershire has sparked backlash after it banned jumpers until October, describing it as &quot;dictatorial&quot;.Lutterworth High School, has warned students will not be allowed to wear additional layers.Parents have slammed the move, which came into effect after the Easter break.An email newsletter told parents jumpers were only required as an &quot;extra layer of warmth during the colder months&quot;.
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Parents have said the policy change has resulted in their children coming home wet and cold.Headteacher Julian Kirby wrote: &quot;It is therefore no longer part of the uniform after Easter until the October half-term.&quot;Please ensure that if your child wears a jumper, that they leave it at home when they return after the Easter break.&quot;Thank you for all of your feedback regarding the school uniform and the government intention to limit schools to four branded items. The governors will decide the changes to the uniform in the summer term.&quot;We will write to all parents to inform you of the changes with plenty of time to make purchases if needed in time for the new academic year.&quot;Mother Natalie Navaratne said the decision was a &quot;meaningless&quot; issue.She told The Sun: &quot;My daughter wears the school jumper which is on the uniform list, so I don’t see the reasoning behind this decision.&quot;We as parents feel that students are able to make their own decisions on whether they feel like wearing a jumper to school or not.&quot;LATEST EDUCATION:Parents told to toilet-train their children before starting school by using rap music‘Uniforms create sameness!’ Commentator weighs in on ‘restrictive’ school dress after GB News auditTraditional school dinner favourites to be scrapped in new healthy eating driveShe also said children with special educational needs may prefer to wear jumpers.She continued: &quot;It is very dictatorial. It isn’t unreasonable for me to say that I have ongoing concerns over the leadership style at the school.&quot;Mrs Navaratne raised concerns the language used in the email enforcing the uniform was &quot;rather dictatorial&quot; and said the school&#039;s leadership was &quot;authoritarian&quot;.Sarah Filemar, told BirminghamLive her daughter had been placed in &quot;isolation for the first three days&quot; after Easter break.She said: &quot;It’s a school-branded, official jumper – it’s not like it’s her own clothes.&quot;&quot;All the teachers go to school in their jumpers, so why can’t the children?&quot; she added.Mr Kirby, issuing an update, apologised to parents on the school&#039;s website.He said: &quot;I communicated a change in the school uniform policy whereby the optional jumper would be removed from the uniform during the summer term. In recent years we have seen a considerable increase in Level 3 (L3) behaviour consequences being issued in relation to uniform adherence when the weather improves.&quot;A significant proportion of these issues have arisen from students notwearing their mandatory blazer or leaving it at home and instead choosing to wear the optional jumper, often citing that they are too warm.&quot;In light of this, the decision was made to remove the jumper from the summer term uniform list, which runs from after Easter through to October half term. This decision was not taken lightly.&quot;It was made with the intention of reducing avoidable behaviour incidents, ensuring clarity for students and parents, and supporting a consistent and fair approach for all. Our aim is always to create an environment where expectations are clear and where students can focus fully and maximise their learning.&quot;I would like to reassure you that this decision was carefully considered and it was made in the best spirit with endeavours to meet the needs of all of our students.&quot;However, I fully recognise that for some families, this change has caused concern, and for that, I am genuinely sorry.&quot;

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<title>Peacock forced to be captured after terrorising 92&#45;year&#45;old&amp;apos;s farm</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A chaos-causing peacock has wreaked havoc on Suffolk farm this week after turning its ire on a 92-year-old farmer&#039;s chickens.The flamboyant bird had to be captured following its disruptive behaviour towards the poultry belonging to Tom Walne, known to locals as Farmer Tom.The peacock arrived at the property near Copdock on Monday and, at first, appeared to settle in peacefully alongside the existing birds.Farmer Tom&#039;s wife, Sandy Walne, told the BBC of her husband&#039;s excitement after calling her at the start of the week. She said he was &quot;ever so excited&quot; by the ordeal - but what was believed to be a feathered friend soon turned on his new-found poultry pals.&quot;On Tuesday morning he was still here and when I let the chickens out he just went loopy,&quot; Farmer Tom recounted.&quot;He flew at the chickens, eventually he separated the cockerel from the hens and he chased the cockerel.&quot;&quot;We&#039;ve had to shut him up,&quot; the wife added.Once the uninvited visitor began terrorising the farm&#039;s cockerels, the couple knew it was time for the feathered fiend to go.Mr Walne, 92, operates his farm in the Suffolk countryside close to the village of Copdock.Mrs Walne was forced to resort to social media to track down the peacock&#039;s rightful owner, posting an appeal online in the hope of identifying where the bird had come from.She enlisted a friend to launch an appeal online in a desperate bid to return the bird to its rightful owner. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Eco-activist who &#039;freed lobster from restaurant by throwing it into the sea&#039; actually KILLED animalBiblical plague of bees swarm Israel as locals warned to stay indoorsBritain’s native butterflies face ‘urgent battle’ for survival as dozens of species declineAnd, thankfully, a nearby farm came to the farmers&#039; rescue.Easton Farm Park, located near Woodbridge, offered a solution to the predicament, agreeing to temporarily house the troublesome peacock.Now, Farmer Tom&#039;s chickens can finally enjoy peace once more following the peacock&#039;s departure from the property.But Suffolk residents are not the only ones tired of being terrorised by peacock posses.Last year, GB News&#039;s very own reporter Jack Carson confronted a wild peacock while residents feared a wild flock taking over their village in Staffordshire. Then, over the summer, a gaggle of as many as 30 peacocks terrorised a leafy village near a historic World War Two RAF base, leaving locals concerned and angry.The residents of Hibaldstow, in North Lincolnshire, claimed eacocks attacked their cars, damaged property, and screeched at antisocial times.The village stands just around the corner from RAF Hibaldstow, where many Second World War Spitfire pilots trained.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>M&amp;amp;S ditches Union Jack bags in Northern Ireland after backlash from Republicans</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Marks and Spencer has stopped selling Union Jack flags in Northern Ireland after backlash from Republican shoppers who described using them as &quot;humiliating&quot;.Paper carrier bags featuring a Union Jack made of fruit went on sale at a branch in Lisburn, near Belfast, earlier this month.M&amp;S has now stopped selling the bags. saying they had &quot;mistakenly&quot; sent the bags to the store and used when the usual stock of Northern Irish bags ran out.Shoppers told Irish website Sunday World they were not comfortable using the bags, adding that M&amp;S knew this and &quot;that’s why they have different bags for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland&quot;.
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The Union flag bag is normally only available in England, with branches in Scotland and Wales having bags featuring their respective flags.The unnamed woman said she would not want to be seen using the bag, saying it &quot;wouldn&#039;t go down well&quot;.Another shopper described being forced to use the Union Jack flag as &quot;triggering&quot;.The mother of three added: &quot;Basically I had been asked to carry something that I want nothing do to with. Unionists probably won’t get it, but it’s humiliating to be told you have to choice but to use that bag.&quot;Critics have said there is no reason for the bags not to be sold in M&amp;S, saying there is &quot;nothing controversial&quot; about them.Carla Lockhart, the Democratic and Unionist Party (DUP) MP for Upper Bann, said M&amp;S was &quot;pandering to those who seek to take offence&quot;.Ms Lockhart said: &quot;How can it be acceptable in one part of the United Kingdom, yet deemed offensive in another?&quot;&quot;Businesses should not be in the business of pandering to those who seek to take offence at the very identity and constitutional position of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom,&quot; she added.LATEST FROM NORTHERN IRELAND:‘National disgrace!’ Keir Starmer accused of driving British Army veterans to brink of suicideChinese brands &#039;taking money from UK taxpayers&#039; as Wrightbus boss slams &#039;national scandal&#039;Fuel protests could take place on M25 as police vow to &#039;deal robustly&#039; with driversAnd Shadow Secretary of State Alex Burghart asked M&amp;S if it planned to remove the flag from food products and &quot;what pressure they had been put under&quot; to remove the bags.Gary Hynds, an independent councillor on Lisburn and Castlereagh city council, said: &quot;Imagine being offended by a bag with the flag of the country you live in. Honestly, it must be exhausting.&quot;At this point, I’m genuinely concerned for them – having to handle coins and notes with the King’s face on them every day, even while paying in that very shop, they must be continuously on edge. Stay strong, folks.&quot;It is understood the bags were only available for a few hours in the store.A spokesman for M&amp;S previously said: &quot;We offer a range of regional carrier bag designs, which are popular with our customers in each part of the UK and the Republic of Ireland.&quot;This includes a farmland-based design for Northern Ireland in reference to the wide range of food products we source from the region.&quot;On this occasion, our Lisburn store was mistakenly sent a batch of bags featuring the England design, which found their way to some customers when the store ran out of Northern Ireland bags.&quot;This has since been resolved, and cus­tom­ers shop­ping in our Lis­burn store are already back to see­ing their more famil­iar Northern Ire­land bags.&quot;

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<title>&amp;apos;What&amp;apos;s next, Allahu Akbar?!&amp;apos; Sesame Street sparks furious backlash after Elmo &amp;apos;radicalises&amp;apos; children with Arabic phrases</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Elmo has been seen teaching children Arabic phrases in a new Sesame Street clip, sparking backlash.The clip, made to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month, featured comedian and actor Ramy Youssef.In the segment, Elmo asksed Mr Youssef what &quot;salamu alaykum&quot; meant.The comedian, who rose to fame in his show Ramy, told Elmo it means &quot;peace&quot;, and was a way to say &quot;hello&quot; in Arabic.
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Elmo then said &quot;salamu alaykam!&quot; to all of the viewers, adding &quot;Happy Arab American Heritage month!&quot;After Mr Youseff shared a message about his own Arab heritage, he called Elmo a &quot;habibi&quot;.Elmo asked Mr Youseff what &quot;habibi&quot; meant, with the New York born comedian saying it is &quot;an Arabic word for a special friend&quot;.&quot;Happy Arab American Heritage month, habibi,&quot; Elmo told Mr Youseff as he gave him a hug.The video has sparked backlash on social media, with one user saying &quot;Elmo&#039;s been radicalised&quot;.The user added: &quot;What’s next - &#039;Allahu Akbar&#039; during nap time?&quot;Sesame Street is produced by nonprofit Sesame Workshop, and has aired on the American Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) since it first aired in 1969.The show is aimed at children aged between two and four years old and has won 222 Emmy awards, more than any other children&#039;s programme.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSBBC Question Time &#039;bias&#039; row erupts as viewers blast Fiona Bruce: &#039;Disgraceful!&#039;Gregg Wallace to sell £1m home and quit Britain for Italy after BBC MasterChef axeBaby with two gay dads cries for &#039;mama&#039; after being told to choose between &#039;dada and papa&#039;&quot;I remember when PBS was Mister Rogers taking you to the grocery and teaching you how to be polite,&quot; one person said.Journalist Nick Sortor said: &quot;Shut down PBS. It&#039;s time.&quot;In May 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order to defund PBS and National Public Radio (NPR), Government funded broadcasters and news outlets which the President said did not represent &quot;a fair, accurate, or unbiased portrayal of current events&quot; in their journalism.In his executive order, he said it was his administration&#039;s policy to ensure &quot;biased and partisan&quot; news coverage did not receive any form of federal funding.On March 31 a federal judge blocked the permanent implementation of the executive order as he ruled it was against the first amendment.&quot;It is difficult to conceive of clearer evidence that a government action is targeted at viewpoints that the president does not like and seeks to squelch,&quot; judge Randolph Moss - who was nominated by Barack Obama - said in his ruling.British children can watch the show on Netflix after Sesame Street started a partnership with the streaming platform in 2025.Mr Youssef premiered his new show #1 Happy Family USA about an Egyptian-American Muslim family in New Jersey on Amazon last year.In November, the actor portrayed New York mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday Night Live.Sesame Street and the BBC were engaged in a public spat between 1970 and 1971.The creators of the show hoped it or an international co-production could be broadcast on British airwave, but the BBC refused, with the then-head of children&#039;s programming at the BBC describing the show as &quot;indoctrination&quot; and a &quot;dangerous extension of the use of television&quot;.

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<title>Two soldiers injured after military Land Rover and trailer flips over dual carriageway in horror crash</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two soldiers were left seriously injured after a military Land Rover Defender and its trailer rolled three times across a dual carriageway when a car cut in front of it.Dashcam footage released by police shows the dramatic moment the military vehicle flips repeatedly across both lanes of the A43 near Hulcote, Northamptonshire.The crash occurred at 8.35am on January 10 last year and has been described by police as “completely avoidable”. Crenguta Aruxandei, 44, was the driver of the Audi Q2 responsible for causing the collision and has since been sentenced at Northampton Crown Court after pleading guilty to two counts of causing serious injury by careless driving, the Telegraph reports. 
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She was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, and banned from driving for 12 months.Aruxandei must also pass an extended driving test before she will be permitted to return to the wheel.The footage shows Aruxandei slowing and moving from the outside to the inside lane of the dual carriageway before turning left, forcing the Land Rover Defender driver to take evasive action.The military vehicle, which was travelling in convoy in the inside lane with a trailer attached, then rolled three times along the road.The 36-year-old driver suffered a suspected broken back in the collision.His 31-year-old male passenger sustained a significant head injury.Both soldiers were taken to hospital following the incident.Aruxandei admitted the charges in February before being sentenced earlier this month.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS&#039;Caring and compassionate&#039; pensioner, 73, dies from punch after confronting city centre teenagersEco-activist who &#039;freed lobster from restaurant by throwing it into the sea&#039; actually KILLED animalPolice officers charged after pregnant woman killed in horror car crashDetective Constable Eleanor Hudson of Northampton Police said: &quot;Holding a driving licence is a privilege and a responsibility, and there is no place on our roads for drivers who put the lives of innocent members of the public at risk.&quot;She added: &quot;This was a completely avoidable collision on one of our major roads, which has left two other road users seriously injured.&quot;DC Hudson said she was pleased that Aruxandei would not be able to return to driving without first passing an extended test to demonstrate she was safe to do so.Police released the dashcam footage as part of their response to the sentencing, which took place this month.The A43 is a major road connecting Northampton to other parts of Northamptonshire and sees significant volumes of both civilian and military traffic.No other vehicles are understood to have been involved in the incident.It is not known what condition both the injured soldiers are in. The case was prosecuted following a guilty plea entered in February, avoiding the need for a full trial.Aruxandei&#039;s driving ban takes immediate effect, with reinstatement conditional on passing the extended test.Police have not released further details about the nature of the military convoy or the unit involved.

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<description><![CDATA[ A magistrate with a cocaine and heroin addiction has been found to also be a drug gang member. Purshotam Dhillon, 59, served as a magistrate on criminal cases while secretly addicted to cocaine and heroin and allegedly played a key role in a major drugs operation, a court has heard.Dhillon held the position of Justice of the Peace with the power to jail and fine defendants, whilst prosecutors allege he was simultaneously involved in a criminal network known as the Hadi line.The drugs operation was masterminded by convicted dealer Harry Singh, who was jailed in 2018 for drugs offences and is said to have resumed control of the network following his release from prison in 2024.
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Prosecutors told Croydon Crown Court that Dhillon was among those who aided Singh&#039;s return to the top of the criminal hierarchy.He utilised his position as a magistrate allowing him to offer an &quot;air of respectability&quot; and avoid attracting suspicion from police.Opening the case, prosecutor Martyn Bowyer said: &quot;This case, at its centre, involved the supply of Class A drugs in the form of cocaine and diamorphine, commonly known as heroin, by an organised criminal network. “That such a network existed and that heroin and cocaine was supplied by it is not in issue.&quot;Speaking to jurors, he said the central question was whether Dhillon and his co-defendant knew they were playing a role in the supply of those drugs.He said: &quot;The prosecution case is that they did.&quot;The court heard that Dhillon allowed Singh to park his van at his property in Hounslow, west London, which the drugs kingpin used to supply customers while posing as an Amazon delivery driver.Following Dhillon&#039;s arrest last summer, police searching his home found several mobile phones, a significant quantity of drugs, scales and a so-called tick-list used to identify customers and their orders.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSPolice find &#039;no evidence&#039; of alleged rape in Epsom or &#039;involvement of asylum seekers&#039;Father of man killed on Primrose Hill says he was &#039;proud&#039; to live in diverse LondonEco-activist who &#039;freed lobster from restaurant by throwing it into the sea&#039; actually KILLED animalOfficers also found nearly £4,000 in cash in his bedroom, along with a Government identity card confirming his status as a serving magistrate.Mr Bowyer told the jury: &quot;Perhaps one of the last people who police would go to search is somebody who is a serving magistrate. “It seems Mr Dhillon was well alive to that - he was giving an air of respectability.&quot;Dhillon denied being part of the network, but admitted to being addicted to heroin and cocaine, saying the drugs paraphernalia found at his address related to his own personal consumption.He said the cash found in his bedroom had nothing to do with drugs, claiming family members had reimbursed him for purchasing flights to India on their behalf.The court also heard that Dhillon had made several payments to Singh&#039;s girlfriend while the drug dealer was in prison, before making a further deposit of £1,350 into Singh&#039;s personal bank account shortly after his release.Dhillon later told police the payments were made to settle a drug debt he had run up with Singh.Mr Bowyer said to the jury: &quot;Setting aside the notion of a serving lay magistrate sending money to a convicted drug dealer whilst he was in custody, it begs the question of how, we suggest, he had run up a drugs debt to a man who was serving a prison sentence.&quot;Dhillon also told police that whilst his drug addiction did not affect his role as a magistrate, he &quot;could see now how his relationship and drug use affected him personally.&quot;His co-defendant, Leandrea Lynch, 48, of Hillingdon in west London, is alleged to have been at least a runner in the operation and is said to be Singh&#039;s former partner.Lynch denied being involved in the supply of drugs, telling police that the small quantity of drugs found at her address was for her own personal use only.Both Dhillon and Lynch each deny two charges of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.Dhillon also faces a separate charge of possessing criminal property in relation to the cash found at his home, which he also denies.The trial is being heard before High Court judge the Hon Mr Justice John Cavanagh and is expected to last up to four weeks.

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<title>Taxpayers&amp;apos; money being used to &amp;apos;punish&amp;apos; army veterans, ex&#45;commanders claim</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two former Army commanders have accused the government of allowing taxpayers&#039; money to be squandered on &quot;baseless&quot; legal actions targeting SAS veterans who served in Northern Ireland.General Sir Peter Wall, previously the Army&#039;s most senior officer, and General Sir Nick Parker, who formerly led Land Forces, issued their criticism following a Belfast court ruling on Thursday.The pair issued a joint statement that read: &quot;Public money is being misused to fund meritless challenges, wasting precious judicial time and dragging veterans and their families through years of unnecessary distress.&quot;Both generals demanded ministers conduct an immediate review of the Troubles Bill, which removed protections for Northern Ireland veterans that had been established under the previous Conservative administration&#039;s Legacy Act.
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Their intervention came after Northern Ireland&#039;s Court of Appeal rejected an attempt by Roisin Nugent to overturn a coroner&#039;s conclusions regarding her father&#039;s death.Tony Doris was among three IRA paramilitaries shot dead by SAS soldiers during an operation in Coagh, County Tyrone, nearly 35 years ago.Ms Nugent had received legal aid to pursue a judicial review challenging the 2024 inquest verdict, which determined that the special forces unit acted lawfully when using lethal force.Her case centred on the conduct of a veteran identified only as Soldier B, now aged in his 60s, who discharged eight rounds at her father within approximately two seconds.She argued that the soldier ought to have issued a verbal warning or reconsidered the necessity of each shot fired.The 1991 operation followed intelligence received by the Army indicating that members of the IRA&#039;s East Tyrone brigade intended to assassinate a former Ulster Defence Regiment soldier at a public car park in the town.SAS personnel set up an ambush, with one soldier disguising himself as the intended target and waiting at the location.As the IRA unit arrived, one of the occupants opened the passenger door of their vehicle whilst pointing a rifle, prompting the special forces team to open fire.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSTwo men and one teenage boy charged over attempted arson attack at media organisation in LondonKensington Gardens shut by police over major investigation as public urged to stay awayTravellers subletting caravans to asylum seekers with locals left furious over &#039;migrant city&#039;Peter Ryan, Tony Doris and Lawrence McNally were all killed in the exchange.A judge subsequently characterised Mr Doris as a member of &quot;an active service unit intent on murder.&quot;When the High Court in Belfast initially heard Ms Nugent&#039;s application last year, Mr Justice McAlinden delivered a scathing rejection, declaring her arguments &quot;utterly divorced from the reality of the circumstances and challenges faced by Soldier B.&quot;The judge posed a rhetorical question about what alternative the soldier possessed when confronted by &quot;a vehicle containing three members of an IRA active service unit intent on murder.&quot;He noted that had the soldiers hesitated, they would have been &quot;effectively sitting ducks&quot; against potential automatic rifle fire whilst trapped in their positions.Mr Justice McAlinden branded the challenge &quot;ludicrous&quot; and expressed astonishment that legal aid had been granted for such proceedings.Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan, dismissing the subsequent appeal on Thursday, concluded that Soldier B &quot;honestly believed&quot; the IRA unit represented &quot;an immediate threat to life&quot;, and responded proportionately to &quot;a fast-moving and lethal situation&quot;.She questioned whether the case constituted &quot;an effective use of public funds&quot;.Sir David Davis, himself a former SAS reservist, condemned the expenditure as &quot;large amounts of public money being misspent masquerading as justice, whilst in truth it promotes serial injustice&quot;.He labelled Labour&#039;s proposed Troubles legislation &quot;a disgrace and a scandal&quot;.Special Forces associations issued a collective statement, asserting that the Soldier B ruling &quot;exposes how attempts to deal with the legacy of the Troubles are being exploited at public expense to punish and persecute veterans and to peddle a false narrative&quot;.A Ministry of Defence spokesman welcomed the Court of Appeal&#039;s decision to dismiss Ms Nugent&#039;s appeal.&quot;This case is part of the complex legacy of the Troubles, which affected so many veterans, families, and communities,&quot; the spokesman added.

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<description><![CDATA[ Drivers have been handed a major lifeline after a ruling approved a compensation claim in Scotland against car dealer Arnold Clark following a large cyber-attack and data breach. The cyber-attack occurred in December 2022, leading to the theft of customer information, which later appeared on the dark web. Customers were told in early 2023 their personal data may have been accessed after the company discovered the breach.Arnold Clark said at the time it had been forced to shut down its entire computer network on Christmas Eve after identifying the attack. It was later confirmed hackers had extracted customer data, with roughly 15,000 drivers impacted. The information taken included copies of passports and driving licences, as well as names, dates of birth, addresses, vehicle details, contact information and National Insurance numbers.
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Lawyers for affected customers said the breach has caused serious concern about identity theft and financial fraud. One legal firm said the stolen data included material that could allow criminals to open fraudulent bank accounts. The legal case was brought as a group action by drivers in Scotland, who are now seeking compensation for distress and potential losses caused by the breach. This week, a judge at the Court of Session, Scotland&#039;s highest civil court, ruled the Scottish case can proceed, in a welcome move for the impacted drivers. But Arnold Clark tried to stop the Scottish proceedings, arguing the case should not be heard in Scotland because similar legal action is already underway in England.Its lawyers said all claims should be handled in one place, the High Court in England, to avoid duplication, extra cost, and the risk of inconsistent judgments. However, the judge rejected that argument. In his ruling, Lord Sandison said there was no meaningful link between the dispute and England, adding it had &quot;no connection whatsoever with England&quot;. He also found the vast majority of claimants were based in Scotland and had contracts with a company registered in Scotland, governed by Scottish law.The court said the key question was which forum was most appropriate to hear the case. The judge said the correct approach was to identify the place with &quot;the most real and substantial connection&quot; to the dispute. LATEST DEVELOPMENTSLabour updates EV forecasts for 2030 as petrol and diesel drivers dominate &#039;longer than expected&#039;Motorhome and campervan bans spark major backlash as &#039;knee-jerk&#039; rules impact tourismUninsured driving cases surge as police seize thousands of vehicles and issue £300 finesOn that basis, he concluded Scotland was the correct forum. Arnold Clark argued the English court was already dealing with a similar case involving cyberattack victims and Scottish claimants should join that process. The company said it would be more efficient for all claimants to proceed together in England. It also argued running two separate group actions would lead to duplicated work, higher legal costs and the possibility of conflicting outcomes. Its legal team told the court Scottish drivers could simply join the English case, which was already underway.But the court said the argument was not strong enough to override Scotland&#039;s connection to the case.He also said the existence of English proceedings did not automatically make England the correct forum for the The court will later consider the substance of the case, including whether Arnold Clark failed to protect customer data and whether compensation should be awarded.  Arnold Clark may still raise further legal arguments later in the process, but the Scottish proceedings will continue for now.Our Standards:
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<title>Lionel Messi purchases club weeks after Cristiano Ronaldo does the same to ramp up new rivalry</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Lionel Messi has purchased a fifth-tier Spanish side just weeks after Cristiano Ronaldo did the same in the next step of the pair&#039;s rivalry.The Argentine has secured complete control of UE Cornella, which sits just five miles from Camp Nou on the outskirts of Barcelona.The purchase price has not been disclosed, but the move signals Messi&#039;s preparations for his post-playing career.The Inter Miami forward&#039;s decision to invest in a club so close to his former home strengthens his ties to Catalonia, where he spent the majority of his professional career with Barcelona.
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UE Cornella was established in 1951 and currently competes in Tercera Federacion Group Five, where they occupy third place behind Manresa and Badalona, with ambitions of reaching the fourth tier.The club has produced notable talent over the years, with Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya and former Barcelona defender Jordi Alba both emerging from its youth system.In a statement, UE Cornella described Messi&#039;s arrival as &quot;the beginning of a new chapter in the club&#039;s history, aimed at driving both sporting and institutional growth, strengthening its foundations, and continuing to invest in talent&quot;.The club added that the project follows &quot;a long-term vision and a strategic plan that combines ambition, sustainability, and a strong connection to its local roots&quot;.LATEST SPORTS NEWSLuke Littler beaten in Rotterdam after suffering chorus of boos from Dutch fansEngland international heavily involved in pitch brawl that left photographer trampledChelsea &#039;open to selling&#039; winger only purchased eight months ago for £40mDespite his new investment near Barcelona, a return to Camp Nou appears improbable given Messi&#039;s contract with David Beckham&#039;s Inter Miami runs until 2028.During his final campaign at Barcelona, the two sides were drawn together in the Copa del Rey, but Messi was unavailable for the fixture.He was serving a two-match ban following the first red card of his Barcelona career, which came in the Spanish Super Cup final against Athletic Bilbao.Messi&#039;s move into Spanish football ownership follows a similar venture by his longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who acquired a 25 per cent stake in second-division side UD Almeria in February.The Portuguese forward, still playing for Al-Nassr at 41, completed the deal through CR7 Sports Investments, a newly established division of his business portfolio.&quot;It has been a longtime ambition of mine to contribute to football, beyond the pitch,&quot; Ronaldo said at the time.He added: &quot;UD Almeria is a Spanish club with strong foundations and clear potential for growth. I look forward to working alongside the leadership team to support the club&#039;s next phase of growth.&quot;Club president Mohamed Al Khereiji welcomed the investment warmly.&quot;We are very pleased that Cristiano has chosen our club to invest in,&quot; Al Khereiji said.&quot;He is regarded as the greatest to ever play the game, he knows the Spanish leagues very well and he understands the potential of what we are building here both in terms of the team and the academy.&quot;Almeria currently occupies third position in Segunda División, sitting on 48 points from 27 fixtures and trailing leaders Real Racing.Our Standards:
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<title>Campaigners seeking listed status for two slabs of concrete: &amp;apos;They’re an institution!&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Campaigners have launched a bid to secure heritage protection for two concrete pillars that played pivotal roles in mapping Britain&#039;s landscape.The Twentieth Century Society has submitted applications to Historic England, seeking listed status for what it considers the &quot;most historically significant trig points in the country&quot;.The campaign coincides with a notable milestone, as this week marks exactly 90 years since the very first pillar was erected in Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, on April 18, 1936.Approximately 6,500 of these stone and concrete markers remain scattered across Britain&#039;s peaks, hills and high points, although satellite navigation technology rendered them redundant during the 1990s.
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These distinctive 4ft pillars were conceived in 1935 by Brigadier Martin Hotine, a Royal Engineers officer who had served during the First World War.Brig Hotine spearheaded the retriangulation project for the Ordnance Survey, developing a standardised design that would transform British cartography.Prior to this initiative, mapmaking across the country depended on principal triangulation, an unwieldy and inconsistent system for calculating the angles between landmarks and geographical features.The pillars enabled surveyors to take precise measurements that would reconstruct rural landscapes with unprecedented accuracy.Despite losing their practical function to GPS technology, the posts continue serving as waymarkers for walkers and ramblers navigating Britain&#039;s countryside.Oli Marshall, campaigns director for the society, said: &quot;These pillars deserve their place in history they are the thing you strive for on a long walk, the landmark you pose for in a selfie in a blustery gale on top of a hill. &quot;They&#039;re a bit of an institution, we want to give them recognition.&quot;Mr Marshall acknowledged the pillars face no immediate threat of vanishing entirely.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSTravellers subletting caravans to asylum seekers with locals left furious over &#039;migrant city&#039;Britons face £2,500 fine for putting English flag up at homes on St George’s DayPatriotic pub wins fight to keep massive St George&#039;s Cross in defiance of &#039;ridiculous&#039; woke outrageHowever, he noted &quot;several hundred have been wiped out&quot; either demolished by farmers and landowners or succumbing to weathering and natural decay.The loss of these markers has prompted the society to seek formal protection before more disappear from the landscape.The society has identified two pillars for protection: the Cold Ashby marker, constructed as the inaugural trig point, and one at Thorny Gale near Appleby-in-Westmoreland in Cumbria.Final observations were recorded at the latter on June 4, 1962.A 1992 adoption scheme aimed at safeguarding the pillars ultimately proved unsuccessful.Both structures bear bronze plaques commemorating their significance in charting the British landscape.Mr Marshall said: &quot;It&#039;s difficult to get anything listed as quite rightly, the criteria are strict. &quot;What we would love to do in future, if these two are successful, is start to see some of them sponsored and protected by community groups.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Meningitis B cases confirmed in Dorset as health officials launch vaccination response</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Health authorities have confirmed three young people in Weymouth, Dorset, have contracted meningitis B in recent weeks.The UK Health Security Agency announced that two of those affected attend Budmouth Academy, whilst the third is a pupil at Wey Valley Academy in the same town.Cases were identified between 20 March and 15 April, according to the UKHSA.Fortunately, all three youngsters have received medical care and are making good recoveries.
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The confirmation of multiple cases within the local school population has prompted health officials to take swift precautionary action across the wider area.In response to concerns that the bacterial strain may be spreading more broadly among the town&#039;s youth, the UKHSA has launched a significant preventative programme.Secondary school pupils across a wide geographical area will now be offered protective measures.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSNHS warned crucial pills could be first at risk as some medicines &#039;now in very low supply&#039;Toxic air robbing Britons of their &#039;healthiest years&#039; as UK illnesses now strike earlier than everLongevity expert breaks down four ingredients in &#039;one of the healthiest meals on the planet&#039;Students in years 7 through 13 attending schools in Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell are eligible for both antibiotic treatment and the MenB vaccine.England typically sees between 300 and 400 diagnoses of meningococcal disease annually, the agency noted.The decision to extend the vaccination offer beyond the immediately affected schools reflects the seriousness with which health officials are treating the potential for wider community transmission.Laboratory analysis has established that all three infections stem from the same sub-strain of meningitis B.Crucially, this variant differs from the strain recently identified in Kent and bears no connection to that separate outbreak.Investigators have determined that the two Budmouth Academy pupils had contact with one another prior to falling ill.However, no epidemiological connection has been established between these cases and the Wey Valley student.This absence of a clear link between the schools has heightened concerns that the bacterium may be circulating more extensively among Weymouth&#039;s young population.Those in close proximity to the confirmed cases have already been provided with precautionary antibiotics.

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<title>Kensington Gardens shut by police over major investigation as public urged to stay away</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kensington Gardens has been shut by police as officers have advised the public to stay away from the Royal Park. Officers from the Met Police are investigating &quot;a number of discarded items&quot; at the London park. Cordons are in place and there is no public access to the gardens and the surrounding area.One eyewitness told MyLondon there was a forensics team by the bandstand near the middle of the park.
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A Met Police spokesman said: &quot;As a precaution, some of the officers who have been deployed are wearing protective clothing. We recognise this may concern local residents and the wider public.&quot;We do not believe there to be any increased public safety risk at this stage, but we would urge people to avoid the area while officers carry out their work.&quot;Detectives from Counter Terrorism Policing London said they were aware of a video posted online overnight in which a group claim to have targeted the nearby Israeli Embassy with drones carrying dangerous substances.Officers from the Met Police confirmed that the Embassy has not been attacked. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS&#039;Furious&#039; Keir Starmer sacks Foreign Office chief over Lord Mandelson vetting scandal&#039;Donald Trump tax&#039; blamed for soaring household energy costsEamonn Holmes recovering in hospital after suffering strokeA Royal Parks spokesman said: &quot;Due to an ongoing police investigation, Kensington Gardens will be closed to the public today. &quot;We respectfully ask that people avoid the area until further notice. Thank you.&quot;Eyewitnesses said three officers were working in protective gear next to the Round Pond.A fire investigation unit from the London Fire Brigade and the London Ambulance Service’s hazardous area response team are also present at the scene.A video, which appears to have been posted by Iran-linked Islamist group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, shows a target over an image of the Israeli embassy, before people could be seen in the footage posted online dressed in hazmat suits flying drones.Police said the embassy had not been attacked, but said detectives were carrying out enquiries to determine the authenticity of the video and to identify any potential link between it and the items discarded in Kensington Gardens.A spokesman from the Israeli embassy has confirmed its staff are safe and remains in contact with the Met Police.They said: &quot;A suspected security incident is being investigated in the park adjacent to the Embassy of Israel in London. We wish to clarify that all Embassy staff are safe and that the Embassy was not attacked. As always we remain in close and continuous contact with the local authorities.&quot;

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<title>Artemis II crew reveal &amp;apos;otherworldly&amp;apos; sighting in space in bombshell press conference</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The crew of Artemis II shed light on an &quot;otherworldly&quot; sighting in space as they delivered their second press conference since returning from their 10-day voyage around the Moon.The four man crew of Nasa&#039;s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen were able to witness a number of firsts for humanity as they saw the entire far side of the Moon - and witnessed a solar eclipse from behind it.At the press conference at Nasa&#039;s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas, Mr Wiseman admitted that while he was &quot;not really a religious person&quot;, he required the US Navy&#039;s chaplain to comprehend his experience.He said: &quot;When that man walked in - I&#039;d never met him before in my life - but I saw the cross on his collar, and I just broke down in tears. It&#039;s very hard to fully grasp what we just went through.&quot;
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Mr Wiseman added: &quot;When the Sun eclipsed behind the Moon, I turned to Victor and I said: ‘I don’t think humanity has evolved to the point of being able to comprehend what we were looking at right now,&#039; because it was otherworldly.&quot;Unlike solar eclipses on Earth, which last only a few moments, the trajectory of Artemis II allowed for the period of totality - when the Sun is completely covered - to last for just under an hour.The view was also not affected by atmospheric scattering or distortion allowing for sharper detail to be observed by the astronauts.A glowing halo of light is seen behind the moon, as seen in pictures taken by the Artemis II crew, with Nasa scientists investigating if this is because of &quot;the corona, zodiacal light, or a combination of the two&quot;.The four also saw their Orion crew capsule surrounded by fire as they re-entered the atmosphere at more than 24,000 miles per hour.Mr Glover, pilot of Artemis II, said: &quot;I will say it was just a very intense moment, because we had never seen or felt this before. Everything was important, every noise, every mechanism.&quot;There were anxieties over the re-entry, as there are documented design flaws in the spacecraft&#039;s heat shield, which had not changed design since the previous Artemis mission.Mr Glover, observing the fireball, admitted thinking: &quot;Is it supposed to be that big?&quot; as his crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.ARTEMIS II - READ MORE:Artemis II astronaut steals moon mascot from Nasa after breaking protocolWhen is Artemis III? Nasa to make major next step in returning to the Moon after historic successArtemis II crew struggle to walk after Moon return - Nasa admits &#039;price to pay&#039; when exploring spaceThe crew also took the opportunity to name two craters on the moon,One they decided to name Integrity, giving it the same name as their Orion capsule.The other, they named Carroll after Mr Wiseman&#039;s late wife, who died of cancer in 2020.Mr Wiseman said it was not his idea but an idea formulated by the rest of the crew.He told NBC News: &quot;I thought it was the most beautiful thing I’d heard in my entire life.&quot;She was an amazing human being, and she’s the mother of my two daughters. And what man on this planet deserves a gift like that, to have your crew be so thoughtful and to do something so caring and so deep and so meaningful.&quot;Artemis II&#039;s crew spoke of the joy of returning to their families, with Mrs Koch saying she was already thinking about reuniting with her family early in the mission.Mrs Koch also admitted her difficulties readjusting to Earth, saying she put a shirt in the air and expected it to float as it would have in space.&quot;Every time I’ve been waking up, or in the first few days, I thought I was floating. I truly thought I was floating, and I had to convince myself I wasn’t,&quot; she said.

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<title>Patriotic pub wins fight to keep massive St George&amp;apos;s Cross in defiance of &amp;apos;ridiculous&amp;apos; woke outrage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A patriotic pub has won its fight to keep its massive St George&#039;s Cross - in staunch defiance of woke outrage. The exterior of the Moonrakers Inn in Pewsey has been adorned with the English flag since 2016, after landlord Jerry Kunkler wanted to show his backing for the country&#039;s national sports teams. However, the patriotic symbol came under threat after a member of the public issued a complaint to Wiltshire Council, saying it made the boozer look like “the headquarters of the National Front”.Officers from the local authority later recommended that the planning committee deny permission for the St George&#039;s Cross to remain on the historic building. 
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On Thursday, councillors on the committee voted for the painting to remain, with five votes in favour of granting permission and three against.  Mr Kunkler - who is also Wiltshire’s longest-standing councillor - told The Telegraph that he was &quot;happy&quot; with the committee&#039;s decision. He said: &quot;It is justified. It is a sporting bar. I have always been an England-supporting person.”Council officials drafted a report with public input about the symbol during the meeting. Some members of the public hailed the pub&#039;s &quot;loyalty&quot; to England in displaying the symbol outside. However, others launched a scathing attack on the symbol, claiming it “lowers the tone of the area” and signalled “presumed association with other organisations”.Wiltshire councillor Keith Allen told the newspaper: “I served Queen and country across the world. I defended that flag every day. &quot;Now I’m in this position and I will defend that flag again.” WOKE OUTRAGE - READ THE LATEST:University branded &#039;woke&#039; after slapping lecture with trigger warning over &#039;chocolate addiction&#039;British museum accused of &#039;rewriting history&#039; after claiming Victorian boys were &#039;gender-fluid&#039;Top university tells teachers to ignore students&#039; poor grammar in woke diversity driveMeanwhile, councillor Paul Oatway lambasted the complainant who likened the pub to the National Front, slamming the remark as &quot;ridiculous&quot;.Following the vote, Wiltshire Council deputy leader Mel Jacob said: “We have a legal duty to protect listed buildings.&quot;In this case, the correct process has been followed.”Speaking to GB News last year, Mr Kunkler expressed his outrage at the row, saying: &quot;I&#039;m an English supporting pub.&quot; &quot;For all the time that I&#039;ve been here, I&#039;ve been here since 1981, but this has been up since 2016.&quot;I&#039;m an Englishman and I support all English teams.&quot;He told the People&#039;s Channel: &quot;When we have the Six Nations, we have banter with the other nationalities that come in, but this is all inclusive.&quot;We&#039;re a family, a family friendly pub, and we have to make ends meet. And this is how I do it.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Russia issues bomb threat to four UK locations &#45; then taunts Britons: &amp;apos;Sleep well!&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Russia has issued a bomb threat to four locations in the UK - before issuing a chilling taunt to Britons. Moscow has listed &quot;potential target&quot; areas which it claims have been involved in manufacturing drones for the Ukrainian war effort.The Kremlin has listed sites in London, Leicester, Reading and Mildenhall in Suffolk as areas Vladimir Putin&#039;s forces could strike in a conflict. The warning was accompanied by a taunt from Russia&#039;s former President Dmitry Medvedev, who told Europeans to “sleep well”.Writing on social media, he said: “The list of European facilities which make drones &amp; other equipment is a list of potential targets for the Russian armed forces.“When strikes become a reality depends on what comes next.”The British locations form part of a wider list spanning Europe, with sites in Germany, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and the Czech Republic also named.Other facilities in Spain, Italy, Israel and Turkey were also identified as allegedly producing drone components for Ukraine.Russia’s Defence Ministry accused European countries of escalating the war by ramping up drone production, warning it could lead to “unpredictable consequences”.The threat comes after Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent weeks.Moscow fired 324 drones and three ballistic missiles overnight, Ukrainian officials said, with air defences intercepting most of them.At least 15 people were killed and around 90 injured, including a 12-year-old boy in Kyiv.RUSSIA - READ THE LATEST:RAF fighter jets scramble to intercept unidentified Russian bomber heading towards BritainBritain and US ramp up drills to counter ‘devastating’ Russian nuclear space threatEx-police officer becomes first British-born person to have citizenship stripped over Russia linksFurther fatalities were reported in the southeastern city of Dnipro.Russian forces also dropped a 1.5-tonne glide bomb on Sloviansk, destroying a children’s sports facility.Two universities in Dnipro were damaged in the strikes, with student accommodation and nearby homes also hit. More than 1,000 windows were blown out, despite no military targets being located nearby.Meanwhile, Ukraine continued its own long-range drone campaign inside Russia.Russian authorities said 85 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight, while one strike hit an industrial site in Sterlitamak, around 1,300km from the border.One person was killed in that attack, according to regional officials.Separately, two children aged five and 14 were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Krasnodar region.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Major car brand vows to keep &amp;apos;consistent&amp;apos; production at UK factory despite axing 550 jobs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One of the nation&#039;s most iconic manufacturers has confirmed that it will continue to produce vehicles in the UK, just months after cutting hundreds of jobs.Sports car automaker Lotus has described its UK factory in Hethel, Norfolk, as one of its most important facilities, as it expands its lineup of hybrid and electric products.Despite a challenging Q4 in 2025, the British manufacturer remains confident of a strong 2026, especially following the debut of its first plug-in hybrid model, the Eletre X.Last year, Lotus delivered 6,520 vehicles and achieved a total revenue of £383million against a challenging backdrop of global tensions, tariffs and changing customer preferences.
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Europe remained a strong source of sales, in addition to China, with the brand confident in its next steps, including the global release of the Eletre X.The model is built on Lotus&#039; 900V X-Hybrid architecture, allowing drivers to accelerate from 0-100km/h in just 3.3 seconds, as well as a staggering 1,400 kilometre range.Speaking to GB News, Daxue Wang, Chief Financial Officer of Lotus Technology, acknowledged that 2025 had been a challenging year, although the brand is working towards profitability through cost-cutting measures and product launches. Mr Wang, who was appointed as CFO of Lotus in April last year, also highlighted the importance of the brand&#039;s Hethel facility in its future goals and successes. He explained that Lotus Technology would likely acquire the UK division, which focuses on the manufacturing and development of sports cars and the heritage sector.Lotus Technology manages the development, manufacturing and sales of electric vehicles and sports cars, with Mr Wang anticipating that the acquisition would be completed this year.He told GB News: &quot;We are still going to cater to the needs of the delivery of sports cars. Production in Hethel is going to be consistent. We already have the five-year plan regarding the latest model and the facelift.&quot;Our devotion to the sports car is not going to disappear, but of course, maybe in the future, it&#039;s not going to be only the ICE car. There could be something in the hybrid cars, or a combination of the two powertrains.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSBritish drivers vow to ditch petrol and diesel cars if fuel prices soar to £1.99 a litreCar finance adverts featuring &#039;unauthorised&#039; clips of Martin Lewis banned for misleading driversDrivers hit with £5 charge as council splashes £4.2m on free buses and transport perks&quot;For the sports car point of view and perspective, the UK and Hethel are going to be the most important base for our future operations in this regard.&quot;This declaration of support for the brand&#039;s UK operations comes after it announced the loss of 550 jobs in August 2025, as part of restructuring plans to achieve a &quot;sustainable future&quot; for the company.The cut to its 1,300-strong workforce in Norfolk was done in response to tough market conditions last year, as many manufacturers struggled with the impact of US President Donald Trump&#039;s tariffs.President Trump initially imposed a 27.5 per cent tariff on cars being imported to the United States, which was ultimately avoided after Prime Minister Keir Starmer struck a trade deal to lower the rate to 10 per cent.Lotus remains confident that it can thrive in the current market conditions, especially with its high-end plug-in hybrid and electric models.It announced in November that its Emeya model had set a new world record as one of the fastest-charging electric vehicles using the public charging network, taking just 13 minutes and 35 seconds to charge from 10 to 80 per cent.Lotus also recently became the second manufacturer in the world to be approved for Highway Navigation Pilot functions on European roads from June 2026.The advanced driver assistance technology will begin rolling out to cars in the coming months through an over-the-air software update, in a further boost to the brand&#039;s road safety credentials.

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<title>WATCH: GB News clash descends into chaos after panellist branded &amp;apos;weak&#45;kneed appeaser&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A GB News clash descended into chaos last night as a debate over Donald Trump&#039;s action in Iran turned into a vicious row over Margaret Thatcher.As the panel discussed the topic of Britain&#039;s energy security, former Thatcher aide Nile Gardiner said the UK should use its military to aid the US in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.He then said the British Government refused to intervene in the Iran war &quot;because it&#039;s a bunch of cowardly appeasers&quot; - before turning his fire on political commentator Jonathan Lis.&quot;The British Government does not lift a finger because it&#039;s a bunch of cowardly appeasers - actually, appeasing this monstrously evil Iranian regime.&quot;Just like yourself, Jonathan, actually,&quot; he added.Mr Lis then invoked the former PM, claiming she would be &quot;ashamed&quot; of Mr Gardiner for &quot;disregarding international law&quot;.Mr Gardiner said Mrs Thatcher would view him as a &quot;weak-kneed appeaser&quot; - sparking a minutes-long war of words which saw Donald Trump branded a &quot;maniac&quot;, Mr Gardiner a &quot;warmonger&quot;, and left Mr Lis holding his head in his hands...WATCH THE CLIP ABOVE FOR MORE ]]></description>
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<title>Three homes within seven minutes of playground to be converted into HMOs for &amp;apos;asylum seekers&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fury has erupted in a Kent suburb after locals discovered three homes within seven minutes of a playground will be converted into HMOs for asylum seekers.The properties - two on Montfort Road and another on Oaks Dene in Walderslade  - have been converted by Clearsprings Ready Homes, the beneficiary of a mega Home Office contract.The sites lie just seven minutes walk away from the local playground and just under 20 minutes from the nearest primary school. Each dwelling is expected to house six young migrants, understood to be aged between 17 and 20.Residents have argued the area lacks the facilities necessary to accommodate the new arrivals. And in another twist, the conversions have made their way through the licensing system rather than the planning process, meaning they did not appear on public planning registers.Carol Finan, a 61-year-old Montfort Road resident, recounted how she and her neighbours grew suspicious when renovation work at a nearby property continued far longer than anticipated.Upon questioning a worker from Clearsprings Ready Homes, she learned the building was being converted to house asylum seekers.&quot;He told me there were expected to be six people moving in, aged 17 to 20, and they could be moving in that very weekend,&quot; she told Kent Online. &quot;We&#039;re just very concerned about the possible impacts this could have on the older residents around here, and whether the people moving in are going to be properly supported.&quot;Mrs Finan noted that the neighbourhood is predominantly made up of elderly residents, some of whom are particularly vulnerable.Tory councillor Andrew Kennedy has slammed the lack of community consultation in the decision. He revealed he only became aware of the plans through a tip-off from someone involved in asylum seeker dispersal.&quot;I raised this as soon as I found out about it because I do not like the secrecy,&quot; Mr Kennedy said.MIGRANT CRISIS - READ THE LATEST:Ex-border chief declares &#039;matter of urgency&#039; as illegal migrants board small boats from BelgiumKuwaiti man who tried to break into Israeli embassy was migrant who crossed Channel on small boatIconic hotel closes doors to asylum seekers as Labour MP hails end of town&#039;s &#039;migration scandal&#039;&quot;It was unfair on the community to do this without any consultation.&quot;The councillor argued the situation was unjust for both existing residents - and the asylum seekers themselves.&quot;It&#039;s unfair on the residents already living there, there will be a change in the community, and it&#039;s unfair for those people who will be dropped there with no management, no support,&quot; he added.A spokesman for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (TMBC) said: “We are aware of an HMO enquiry regarding properties in the Walderslade area.“TMBC’s role in this matter is limited to its statutory responsibilities. This includes the licensing of HMOs, where required under national legislation.&quot;The council has no input into the process to decide which properties are used as HMOs on behalf of the Government.“Where a property meets the legal definition of an HMO, the council has a duty to process any licence application. If granted, the council can apply conditions to ensure properties are safe, properly managed and suitable for occupation.“TMBC does not select or approve properties for use by external organisations, and decisions about the occupation of accommodation sit with the prospective licence holder.“TMBC is required to assess applications against specific criteria set out in law, which focus on the suitability and management of the property.“Our priority is to ensure that all licensed properties meet the required standards, regardless of who has made the application.&quot;GB News has approached the Home Office for comment.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Council orders local landmark to be repainted because it&amp;apos;s been the wrong colour for 160 YEARS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Somerset Council has announced that the iconic Watchet Lighthouse will be repainted after being the wrong colour for over 160 years.The red-painted structure breaches international maritime safety regulations, which require sea-facing navigational aids on the starboard side to display green colouring.According to the council, the incorrect paintwork &quot;has the potential to cause confusion for vessels during daylight hours or restricted visibility&quot;.Near-miss incidents involving vessels have been reported as a result of the colour discrepancy.The 22-foot cast-iron lighthouse, which has a hexagonal shape, sits at the entrance to Watchet&#039;s harbour and marina.A 2025 inspection by Trinity House, the UK&#039;s designated lighthouse authority, identified that the structure failed to meet standards set by the International Organisation for Marine Aids to Navigation.Harbourmaster Captain Jessica Tyson informed the town&#039;s harbour advisory committee that the lighthouse, as a designated navigational aid, should be green.The solution agreed upon involves painting the seaward-facing panels green whilst keeping the landward panels in their existing red colour.Somerset Council said this would be &quot;a proportionate solution that balances navigational safety with local sensitivities&quot;.Watchet Mayor Loretta Whetlor, who chairs the harbour advisory committee, backed the proposed changes.She said the front panels of the lighthouse would be painted green and the back could be left red, which she thought would look &quot;quite nice&quot;.The mayor added that the alterations were necessary to bring the town into compliance with international regulations.COUNCIL CHAOS - READ THE LATEST:Patriotic pub wins fight to keep massive St George&#039;s Cross in defiance of &#039;ridiculous&#039; woke outrageTravellers descend on medieval village for FOURTH time despite council spending £20k on barrierCouncil row erupts after local authority spends £500,000 making cycle lane MORE dangerousMembers of the advisory committee supported the repainting plan.Somerset Council said it holds a legal obligation to ensure vessels can safely navigate when entering and leaving the harbour.However, no formal instruction to commence the work has been issued yet.The lighthouse was constructed in 1862 on the harbour&#039;s west pier, featuring a green cupola roof crowned with a decorative weather vane.It cost just £75 to build and was manufactured by Hennet, Spinks and Else of Bridgwater.The design came from James Abernethy, whose proposal was selected ahead of one submitted by the renowned railway engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.Storm damage to the harbour walls in 1900 led to the lighthouse being removed, and it was repositioned on the new breakwater five years later.The lighting system, manufactured by Chance Brothers of Smethwick, emits a green light visible from nine miles out to sea.The Princess Royal unveiled a commemorative plaque at the lighthouse in 2012 to mark its 150th anniversary.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Pilots under investigation after &amp;apos;barking and meowing&amp;apos; over radio near one of America&amp;apos;s busiest airports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ US aviation authorities have launched an investigation after two pilots were heard barking and meowing at each other over the radio near one of the country&#039;s busiest airports. The bizarre incident occurred close to Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington DC. One pilot could heard saying &quot;meow&quot; into the headset before another responded with a &quot;meow&quot; of his own.The pair were immediately told off by an air traffic controller at the airport, who urged them &quot;to be professional&quot;.
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However, the rebuke only encouraged the pilots to escalate the animal noises, exchanging even more barks and meows.The controller then jabbed: “This is why you still fly an RJ [regional jet].”But now the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched a probe into the exchange, which is believed to have occurred on Sunday. The authority said it was looking into verifying the audio and uncovering the pilots&#039; identities. Under aviation law, pilots are banned from having non-essential conversations while flying below 10,000 feet. Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, a said it was not the first &quot;meowing&quot; incident he had come across in his career. He said he has previously overheard similar animal noise exchanges on the &quot;guard&quot; frequency.The frequency is typically reserved for emergency situations.  US NEWS - READ THE LATEST:Artemis II crew reveal &#039;otherworldly&#039; sighting in space in bombshell press conferenceUS singer arrested on suspicion of murder - seven months after girl found &#039;dismembered&#039; in his carAmerican taxpayers forced to fund sex changes and breast implants for illegal migrantsHe told ABC News: &quot;It&#039;s not entertainment, it&#039;s a serious frequency and it has a serious purpose.&quot;Anything that contaminates that with idle humour or any kind of schtick is not received well and it should stop.&quot;Addressing the meowing aviators directly, Mr Tajer said: &quot;For the few individuals out there that do it - stop, join us, stay safe and we&#039;ll keep that frequency sacred and protected.&quot;In a statement, the FAA said: &quot;FAA regulations prohibit pilots from engaging in non-essential conversations when they&#039;re below 10,000 feet altitude.&quot;Conversations must be related to the safe operation of the aircraft.&quot;The FAA investigates all situations where pilots may have violated any regulation.&quot;Ronald Reagan is home to the busiest runway in the US and is ranked among the country&#039;s 25 busiest airports. According to Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the DC travel hub sees almost 25 million passengers travelling through every year. Our Standards:
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<title>Liv Golf&amp;apos;s top five biggest earners with future of breakaway league in doubt</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) might be ready to close its chequebook, sending shockwaves through the LIV Golf ecosystem.Amid widespread reports of emergency executive meetings in New York and a strategic pivot in Saudi sports investment toward football and esports, the $5billion breakaway league&#039;s future is suddenly shrouded in doubt.While LIV Golf CEO Scott O&#039;Neil recently assured staff that the 2026 season will proceed &quot;at full throttle,&quot; the spectre of a sudden shutdown looms large over the current schedule.With players like Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed having already navigated their way back to the PGA Tour, the remaining roster is teeing off in Mexico City facing unprecedented uncertainty about their long-term employment.
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However, whether LIV Golf plays on through the decade or folds tomorrow, the financial disruption it caused in professional sports is permanent.Based on the latest data surrounding the circuit&#039;s payouts, a select group of superstars has already raked in career-altering fortunes on the course.Here is a breakdown of the biggest on-course earners in LIV Golf history (excluding initial signing bonuses).5) Bryson DeChambeau – $58.4mA fan favourite who has secured five outright victories on the rebel circuit.Bryson DeChambeau&#039;s massive drives and clutch performances have yielded nearly $60million in prize money, drastically exceeding his PGA Tour career earnings.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:LIV Golf chief provides major update on future of controversial tour as Saudis ponder pulling fundingDeclan Rice triggers furious backlash after Arsenal battle into Champions League semi-finalsJude Bellingham and other Real Madrid players have complete meltdown after Bayern Munich defeat4) Dustin Johnson – $64.1mThe face of LIV&#039;s inaugural 2022 season, DJ pocketed $18 million for his first-year championship run.While his on-course dominance has fluctuated as the roster deepened, he remains one of the foundational financial pillars of the league.3) Talor Gooch – $68.7mTaylor Gooch has arguably been the definitive breakout star of the LIV era.Capturing the 2023 Individual Championship netted him an $18m bonus, rocketing his LIV earnings past the $68m mark - a staggering sum compared to his $9.3m PGA Tour CV.2) Joaquin Niemann – $71.6mConsistently one of LIV&#039;s most lethal performers, Joaquin Niemann&#039;s back-to-back second-place finishes in the individual standings over the last two years have padded an already astronomical bank account.He isn&#039;t quite the highest on this list, however...1) Jon Rahm – $87.7mThe Spaniard was the crown jewel of LIV&#039;s acquisitions, and he hasn&#039;t wasted any time dominating the field.Bolstered by massive $18m payouts for winning both the 2024 and 2025 individual points lists, Rahm&#039;s on-course earnings in less than three seasons have utterly dwarfed the $53.6m he made over his entire PGA Tour career.

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<title>Drivers caught out by private parking rules as operators issued 48,000 tickets daily</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Private parking firms have issued nearly 48,000 tickets every day across the UK, with Labour being urged to follow through and bring in new legislation to stop motorists from being unfairly fined.According to a new analysis, companies handed out around 13.1 million tickets between April and December last year, marking a sharp 19 per cent rise from the same period in 2024, when 11 million tickets were issued.With some fines reaching £100, experts have warned that drivers could be paying out as much as £4.8million a day in total. The data comes from DVLA records, which parking firms access when they want to chase vehicle owners over alleged rule breaches. ParkingEye was the most active, requesting 619,000 records.
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These incidents often take place in private car parks at shopping centres, leisure sites and motorway services. Motoring groups have now warned that the scale of ticketing is a major concern. The RAC said the figures suggest there may be deeper problems with how the system works. Steve Gooding, director of the RAC, said drivers are already under pressure from rising costs. &quot;With fuel prices through the roof, the last thing anyone wants to receive is a parking charge notice,&quot; he said. He also questioned whether so many people are deliberately breaking the rules. &quot;While there will always be some drivers who choose to disregard legitimate rules and regulations, you have to ask whether such vast numbers of people are purposefully setting out to run up big bills or whether something is awry with the system,&quot; Mr Gooding added. Critics of the industry warned that some private firms use confusing signs, harsh debt-collection tactics, and high penalties to catch drivers out.Attempts to bring in tighter rules have been delayed several times. Back in March 2019, legislation was approved to introduce a new Code of Practice for private parking firms, with the plan to roll it out across the UK by the end of 2023. Under those proposals, most fines would have been cut from £100 to £50. There were also plans for a fairer appeals system and a ban on threatening language in letters sent to drivers. However, those reforms were scrapped in June 2022 after parking companies launched a legal challenge against them. Mr Gooding said progress since then has been dwindling. &quot;Successive ministers have accepted the need for a new private parking framework to provide better, clearer protections for drivers and landowners, but progress has been painfully slow,&quot; he said. LATEST DEVELOPMENTSWiltshire: Driver with 150 unpaid parking fines hit with £3,000 bill as car seized in major crackdownMillions of UK motorists without driveways set for major benefits with new announcementBritons back AI cameras to catch motorists breaking driving laws as thousands face £200 fineThe Government has now restarted efforts to fix the system. A new consultation on the Code of Practice ended in September 2025, with ministers stating that fresh rules are on the way. A spokesman for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said: &quot;Motorists must be protected when using private car parks and we are determined to drive up standards in the industry. &quot;That&#039;s why we plan to introduce a code of practice to Parliament this autumn to help fix the problems drivers are facing.&quot; But Mr Gooding said the rising cost of living and wider economic uncertainties could push the Government to act more quickly.&quot;Perhaps the additional pressure from sky-high fuel prices will be the prompt needed to get the much-needed regulatory framework in place,&quot; he said. The parking industry, however, insisted it plays an important role. Isaac Occhipinti, from the British Parking Association, explained that statistics show that the overwhelming majority of motorists follow the rules and pay their way. He added: &quot;Effective parking management is essential to keeping towns and cities moving and ensuring people can access shops, hospitals, transport hubs and other vital services safely and conveniently.&quot; The figures also revealed the scale of the industry, with the final three months of last year alone showing how 195 parking firms asked the DVLA for vehicle keeper details. 

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<title>Man jailed for cutting down iconic Sycamore Gap tree freed just 10 MONTHS into four&#45;year sentence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One of two men responsible for destroying the beloved Sycamore Gap tree has walked free from prison having served just 10 months of his four-year and three-month sentence.Adam Carruthers, 33, from Wigton, Cumbria, was released on March 15 under the Home Detention Curfew Scheme, and is now required to wear an electronic tag.Strict conditions mandate that he remain at his registered address for between nine and 12 hours daily.Carruthers has already resumed employment at Cumbria Turf in Kirkbride, the same company listed as his workplace during court proceedings.
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When ITV News asked whether he was pleased to be free, he confirmed he was and stated he had returned to work.In September 2023, Carruthers and his then-friend Daniel Graham, 40, travelled approximately 40 miles from the Carlisle area to carry out what prosecutors later described as a &quot;moronic mission&quot;.Carruthers operated a chainsaw to bring down the iconic tree, while Graham recorded the destruction on his phone.The footage, later recovered by investigators, showed the moment the beloved landmark toppled backwards onto Hadrian&#039;s Wall.The pair even shared the video as they fled the scene and allegedly removed a wedge from the trunk as a trophy, though this was never found.Both men were convicted and imprisoned in May 2025.Judge Mrs Justice Lambert handed both defendants identical sentences of four years and three months, informing them they would serve a maximum of 40 per cent of that term.Under that calculation, Carruthers would not have been expected to leave prison until January 2027 at the soonest.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSPolice are &#039;too busy to arrest paedophiles&#039;, new report saysPolice officers told to treat stop and search suspects with &#039;dignity&#039; in wake of race rowPolice officers charged after pregnant woman killed in horror car crashHowever, the Home Detention Curfew Scheme permits eligible prisoners to be freed after completing half of their reduced custodial period, accelerating his release date significantly.The destruction wrought by the pair caused £622,191 in damage to the tree itself, with an additional £1,144 of harm inflicted upon the historic wall.Both the tree and Hadrian&#039;s Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are owned by the National Trust.Residents in Northumberland have reacted with fury to news of Carruthers&#039; early release.One walker described the situation as &quot;unbelievable&quot;, adding: &quot;He shouldn&#039;t be at liberty. I&#039;m not very impressed about that at all. &quot;For what he&#039;s done for this area and what he&#039;s done to our culture, no, he shouldn&#039;t be allowed to do that.&quot;Another local suggested the punishment appeared insufficient given the significance of what was lost.A Ministry of Justice spokesman defended the release, stating: &quot;Anyone released into Home Detention Curfew faces strict licence conditions and must be tagged. Those who break the rules can be returned to prison.&quot;

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<title>Ian Wright &amp;apos;hurting&amp;apos; as Arsenal icon reveals torment in emotional speech</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has expressed his anguish at watching his old club&#039;s recent struggles, describing the experience as deeply painful.Appearing on The Overlap podcast alongside Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Roy Keane, the Gunners legend laid bare his frustrations.&quot;Watching the games, it hurts. There&#039;s a pain that&#039;s hurting me. It&#039;s killing me that I can&#039;t feel it,&quot; Wright said.&quot;I&#039;ve put so much, invested so much into the manager, the team, the players, everything.&quot;
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The 1997-98 Premier League winner added: &quot;And they&#039;ve got to a place again and you are just seeing it falling away, you&#039;re seeing players making mistakes.&quot;Keane pushed back on Wright&#039;s pessimism, pointing out that Arsenal remain at the summit with a six-point advantage.&quot;It&#039;s not falling away yet,&quot; he said. &quot;They&#039;re top of the table. They&#039;re nervous, they look edgy, but they have to get through that.&quot;It&#039;s falling away...&quot; 💔Wrighty fears Arsenal’s title dream is slipping. 🥲 pic.twitter.com/LUzNug2a0F— The Overlap (@WeAreTheOverlap) April 16, 2026 &quot;Did you think it was going to be plain sailing? They&#039;ve been nervous for six months?&quot;Wright was unmoved by Keane&#039;s reassurances.&quot;I didn&#039;t expect it to be plain sailing Roy, because it&#039;s never plain sailing,&quot; he responded. &quot;But when you are at the top of the league and you have to beat teams, I&#039;m not seeing anything.&quot;LATEST SPORTS NEWS:LIV Golf chief provides major update on future of controversial tour as Saudis ponder pulling fundingDeclan Rice triggers furious backlash after Arsenal battle into Champions League semi-finalsJude Bellingham and other Real Madrid players have complete meltdown after Bayern Munich defeatThe Arsenal icon admitted he has reservations about the team&#039;s style of play but has accepted it in pursuit of silverware.&quot;We&#039;re in a position that we&#039;ve been in three times before. Why should I say to people that come up to me &#039;Don&#039;t worry, have faith&#039;?&quot; Wright asked.Wright&#039;s comments came before Arsenal secured their place in the Champions League semi-finals with a goalless draw against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday, progressing 1-0 on aggregate.The Gunners&#039; domestic woes were compounded by their 2-1 loss to Bournemouth at the Emirates last weekend, a result that has allowed Manchester City to close the gap significantly.Pep Guardiola&#039;s side, who demolished Chelsea 3-0 at the weekend, also have a match in hand against Crystal Palace.Victory in both fixtures would see City draw level with Arsenal on points heading into their showdown at the Etihad this weekend.Mikel Arteta faces mounting injury concerns ahead of the pivotal encounter with City.Winger Noni Madueke was withdrawn in the 63rd minute of the Sporting clash following a heavy challenge from Pedro Goncalves, leaving the manager anxious about his availability.The Gunners are already without several key players. Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori were all absent for both the Bournemouth defeat and Wednesday&#039;s European tie.City&#039;s recent form only adds to Arsenal&#039;s concerns, with Guardiola&#039;s men suffering just a single defeat in their previous 19 Premier League matches.

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<title>Bank of England boss issues inflation warning as global economy set for &amp;apos;very big energy shock&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned the global economy is heading for a &quot;very big energy shock&quot; that could send inflation surging in the months ahead. Speaking at the International Monetary Fund spring meeting in Washington DC, he said policymakers are facing a &quot;very, very difficult&quot; decision on interest rates as pressures build.The warning comes as oil prices have surged by around 60 per cent this year amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, driving up fuel and energy costs.However, in a sign of resilience, official figures released on Thursday showed the UK economy grew by 0.5 per cent in February, following a revised 0.1 per cent expansion in January.The Bank of England governor highlighted the dramatic impact on crude prices, which have climbed approximately 60 per cent since January began.At their peak, oil prices reached close to 120 US dollars per barrel, driving up costs for fuel and energy across the board.The surge is anticipated to push broader prices higher, with UK inflation expected to rise sharply in coming months.The Bank&#039;s Monetary Policy Committee convenes on April 30, where policymakers face what Mr Bailey described as a &quot;very, very difficult&quot; decision regarding interest rates.Mr Bailey told the BBC: &quot;There&#039;s really difficult judgments to be made.&quot;However, the governor made clear that hasty action is not on the agenda.&quot;We&#039;re not going to rush to judgments on those things, because there are a lot of uncertainties around this, not just how it&#039;s going to play out, but also how it&#039;s going to pass through into the UK economy,&quot; he said.Official data released on Thursday painted a more optimistic picture of recent economic performance, revealing 0.5 per cent growth in February alongside an upwardly revised 0.1 per cen texpansion in January.Despite this stronger-than-anticipated start to the year, analysts warn that economic activity will decelerate significantly as elevated energy costs constrain consumer spending and weigh on growth.The IMF&#039;s latest economic outlook delivered a sobering assessment, with Britain receiving the steepest growth downgrade among G7 nations.The organisation now projects UK growth of just 0.8 per cent for 2026, a substantial reduction from the 1.3 per cent it forecast in January.The international body also predicted that the energy price spike triggered by the war would drive UK inflation towards four per cent, double the Bank of England&#039;s target.Prior to the Iran conflict, markets had anticipated further rate reductions from the current 3.75 per cent level.The IMF has urged central banks to avoid making precipitous decisions on rates, advice that Mr Bailey confirmed the Bank is heeding.Concerns have mounted over potential supply disruptions stemming from the Iran war and the blockage of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route.Mr Bailey acknowledged there is &quot;a certain amount of resilience in the system&quot; but cautioned this buffer has its limits.He added: &quot;The faster there is a resolution to this situation I particularly mean in terms of the supply of energy coming out of the Gulf the easier and better the outcome will be. That&#039;s really critical at this moment.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Imane Khelif suffers major setback as statement issued by boxing chief</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Imane Khelif&#039;s professional boxing debut has been postponed after the fighter sustained a muscle tear close to the shoulder blade.The Algerian Olympic champion was scheduled to face German fighter Julia Igel at the Salle Wagram venue in Paris on 23 April, but the entire event has now been suspended.No replacement date has been confirmed for the card, which was set to showcase several professional contests.The withdrawal comes just a fortnight before Khelif was due to step into the ring for a first elite-level bout, marking another setback for the Paris 2024 gold medallist who remains embroiled in ongoing gender eligibility disputes.
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Khelif&#039;s coach John Dovi, who previously led the French Olympic boxing squad at Rio 2016, revealed the severity of the problem.&quot;Last Friday, Imane felt severe pain in her arm. In fact, there had been discomfort for some time. On Saturday, Khelif was unable to lift her arm,&quot; he explained.Medical examinations revealed a small tear in Khelif&#039;s back near the shoulder blade area.Despite Khelif&#039;s determination to proceed with the fight, promoter Brahim Asloum decided against taking unnecessary risks.&quot;The health and physical integrity of our athletes remain our top priority. We wish Imane Khelif a speedy recovery,&quot; Asloum stated on Monday.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:LIV Golf chief provides major update on future of controversial tour as Saudis ponder pulling fundingDeclan Rice triggers furious backlash after Arsenal battle into Champions League semi-finalsJude Bellingham and other Real Madrid players have complete meltdown after Bayern Munich defeatDovi confirmed that physiotherapy and rest are required, with hopes of resuming training within 10 days.Khelif has been at the heart of fierce debate over gender eligibility since competing in the women&#039;s boxing tournament at the Paris Olympics.The International Boxing Association barred the fighter from the 2023 World Championships in New Delhi, yet she went on to claim the -66kg title at the Games after receiving clearance from the International Olympic Committee, which had stripped the IBA of recognition over governance concerns.The 2024 champion has not competed since August 2025, when World Boxing introduced mandatory sex testing requirements.The governing body gained Olympic recognition in February last year, fundamentally altering the competitive landscape for athletes facing eligibility questions.The suspended card was also due to feature significant title contests, including a World Boxing Association interim lightweight championship bout between Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Estelle Mossely and Argentina&#039;s Karen Elizabeth Carabajal, alongside a WBA Gold super-welterweight clash pitting Marine Beauchamp against Spain&#039;s Patricia Martín Cabrera.This marks the latest in a series of cancelled appearances for Khelif, who previously withdrew from a planned event in Eindhoven in June 2025 and pulled out of the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool last September.The Algerian has consistently expressed an ambition to defend her Olympic crown at Los Angeles 2028.

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<description><![CDATA[ Shoplifting across England and Wales has risen by 133 per cent in just five years as less than one in five people have been charged.The data, compiled by the House of Commons Library and examined by the Liberal Democrats, shows shoplifting incidents rose from 228,128 in 2020-21 to 530,457 in 2024-25.Just 19.83 per cent of recorded offences in 2024-25 resulted in suspects being charged, with significant disparities emerging between the 43 police forces operating across England and Wales.The findings have prompted renewed calls for action from retailers and politicians alike, who have warned that the crisis is placing strain on businesses already grappling with mounting economic pressures.
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London&#039;s Metropolitan Police recorded the worst performance of any force, with fewer than seven per cent of shoplifting cases resulting in charges during 2024-25.This represents a decline from 8.64 per cent five years earlier, when the capital&#039;s force dealt with 31,008 reported thefts. That figure has since trebled to 93,626 offences.At the opposite end of the spectrum, Durham Constabulary achieved a charge rate of 32.7 per cent, more than quadruple the Met&#039;s figure.Humberside followed closely behind at 31.9 per cent, with Norfolk recording 30.6 per cent, Cumbria at 30.44 per cent, and West Mercia rounding out the top five at 30.21 per cent.Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman Max Wilkinson expressed alarm at the deteriorating situation, telling GB News: &quot;We&#039;re really concerned about this because there does seem to have been a surge.&quot;He pointed to footage from south London in recent weeks, stating: &quot;We&#039;ve seen some of the videos of the disorder in Clapham, I think, over the last few weeks, and it&#039;s been very disturbing because obviously our retail and workers and our shopkeepers are not the highest paid people in the world.&quot;Mr Wilkinson argued the crisis demonstrated the necessity of restoring neighbourhood policing, calling for &quot;police desks in every community, in community buildings, places like supermarkets and pubs too.&quot;He added: &quot;Bobbies on the beat, certainly we need to see a return to. And that does mean that we&#039;re going to have people feeling more safe.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTSPrimrose Hill murder suspect tells judge &#039;you have the wrong man&#039; in extraordinary court outburstBritish man arrested for suspected triple shooting in United StatesDavid Lammy responds as damning report reveals almost 200 prisoners were mistakenly released in one yearMarks &amp; Spencer has launched a scathing attack on both ministers and law enforcement over their failure to address the shoplifting epidemic.The high street giant accused thieves of becoming &quot;more brazen, more organised and more aggressive&quot; in their attacks on its stores.Senior figures at the retailer have written directly to London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, demanding urgent action to combat the problem.Hampshire&#039;s Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has described shoplifting as &quot;not a victimless crime,&quot; warning that threats and abuse directed at shop workers are &quot;simply unacceptable.&quot;.The Liberal Democrats have warned that smaller retailers are particularly vulnerable, facing a perfect storm of rising energy costs, business rates, and additional expenses stemming from the Chancellor&#039;s National Insurance contribution increase.The party has proposed a 5p VAT reduction for hospitality businesses alongside fundamental reform of the business rates system to revitalise struggling high streets.However, the Metropolitan Police has insisted it is making progress, with its head of business crime claiming detection rates have nearly doubled, arrests of shop thieves have risen by 44 per cent, and offences in London have fallen by 3.2 per cent over the past twelve months.According to Facewatch, UK retailers lost a record £2.2billion to shoplifting between 2023 and 2024, with businesses now spending approximately £1.8billion annually on crime prevention measures.

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<title>Liv Golf leaked email sparks alarm online as uncertainty swirls</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ LIV Golf finds itself engulfed in turmoil following reports that Saudi Arabia&#039;s Public Investment Fund may be withdrawing its financial support from the breakaway competition.The Saudi-funded tour descended into disarray on Wednesday as speculation mounted about a potential shutdown, with anxious players and employees frantically seeking clarity about their futures.Amid the uncertainty, an internal message from chief executive O&#039;Neil leaked online, attempting to assure staff that operations would continue as normal.The communication was swiftly ridiculed across social media platforms, with observers tearing apart both its tone and curious choice of language.
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Particular scrutiny fell upon O&#039;Neil&#039;s sign-off, which read: &quot;It matters. You mattered. Now, let&#039;s go win.&quot;The use of past tense immediately raised eyebrows among those following the saga. One fan questioned on X: &quot;&#039;You mattered&#039; as the signoff here is either a bad typo or left uncorrected from a prior version of this email that was about the league ending?&quot;Another commenter pointed out that the message failed to address the central concern: &quot;Not a word of this disputes reports that the PIF is pulling out.&quot;Others branded the correspondence &quot;laughably bad&quot; and suggested it appeared to be AI-generated, with one user declaring it &quot;one of the most unhinged things I have ever seen.&quot;LATEST SPORTS NEWS:LIV Golf chief provides major update on future of controversial tour as Saudis ponder pulling fundingFormer England star doubles down on claim Dubai is safer than London despite Iranian missiles threatFootball referee shot dead during match as assassins storm pitch in shocking scenesSpeculation about the league&#039;s future intensified this week after the Financial Times reported that the PIF was nearing a decision to end its backing.The Telegraph separately indicated that senior figures had been summoned to an emergency gathering in New York.Multiple player representatives have revealed they had been left completely uninformed about whether the controversial venture faced imminent abandonment.Since launching in 2022, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund has poured close to $6billion into the project, which positioned itself as a direct challenger to both the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.Despite the chaos surrounding the organisation, Thursday&#039;s event in Mexico City remains scheduled to proceed.The competition is due to commence at 1:15pm local time, with the league&#039;s official X account posting defiantly: &quot;Slow news day? We are ON. #LongLIVGolf&quot;.The uncertainty arrives at a particularly turbulent moment for the tour&#039;s roster.Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka departed earlier this year to rejoin the PGA Tour, whilst former Masters winner Patrick Reed has also walked away and is currently competing on the DP World Tour as he seeks a return to the American circuit.

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<title>Britain and US ramp up drills to counter ‘devastating’ Russian nuclear space threat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Britain and the US have ramped up drills to counter a potential Russian nuclear strike from space.On Tuesday, America&#039;s top military space commander warned the US must change its approach in order to prevail in future conflicts - which could be waged outside Earth&#039;s atmosphere.The potential use of a nuclear anti-satellite strike by Russia was the theme of a wargame involving US Space Command and allies, including the UK.General Stephen Whiting, told Space Symposium attendees on Tuesday that the reported development of the weapon was the focus of an exercise which concluded last month.
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&quot;We just concluded our first [exercise] last month, and it was an event focused on weapons of mass destruction in orbit - a development we do not want to see come to fruition, but reporting about Russia’s plans to launch such a weapon, and that has forced us to prepare,&quot; General Whiting said.In May 2024, the US said it believed Russia had launched an anti-satellite nuclear weapon.At the time, Moscow accused the Biden administration of fabricating the allegations in a bid to force Congress to approve additional aid to Ukraine.Sergey Ryabkov, the Russian deputy foreign minister, denied the claims, saying it was &quot;fake news from Washington&quot;.At the time, a spokesman for the US Space Command said: &quot;We have observed nominal activity and assess it is likely a counter-space weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit.&quot;Russia deployed this new counter-space weapon into the same orbit as a US Government satellite.&quot;Participating in the &quot;worst-case scenario&quot; Apollo Insight Commercial Integration exercise were US Space Command commercial partners along with allies Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK.Also taking part were representatives from 17 different US Government agencies, including Nasa, the Department of Energy, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.Chief Master Sargeant Jacob Simmons, said: &quot;Space is no longer a supporting supplement…it is a central system woven into the web of our modern life.RUSSIA - READ THE LATEST:Panicked Vladimir Putin installs air defences around palace amid &#039;safety fears for secret family&#039;UK Special Forces to board and seize Russian ships after PM signs off on military actionDefence Secretary lashes out at Vladimir Putin in emergency press conference - &#039;We see you!&#039;&quot;From markets to medicine, from agriculture to aviation, from navigation to notification, we are all synchronized with space.&quot;He added: &quot;If and when space is struck down, all of society is struck down.&quot;General Whiting and US Space Command did not disclose the results of the wargame, but a weapon would inflict &quot;devastation&quot; to satellites, Defense One reported.He also stressed the importance of satellites capable of changing their position in space amid fears US satellites could be tracked, targeted, or interfered with in conflict.He said: &quot;We need a different strategy to deter and win a global, protracted conflict against a great power. That strategy is maneuver warfare.&quot;Future satellites might be designed with more propulsion in order to change orbits, which would introduce more real-time decision making in the atmosphere ahead of future conflicts.The Space Symposium is currently taking place in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Describing itself as the &quot;only event with the highest level of senior government officials, military leaders, industry leaders and space experts&quot;, speakers also include Jared Isaacman, Nasa administrator, Michael Kratsios, science advisor to the President, and Dr Josef Aschbacher, the director general of the European Space Agency.Our Standards:
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<title>American paedophile sentenced to record 438 YEARS in prison for abusing six children</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An American paedophile has been sentenced to a record 438 years in prison for abusing six children over more than a decade.Matthew Cody Ball, 36, was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child, nine counts of rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery, rape, and statutory rape by an authority figure.His youngest victim is believed to have been just four years old.Prosecutors said Ball’s abuse began in 2011, targeting children in Texas and Tennessee.
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The 36-year-old was tried in Sumner County, Tennessee, and was sentenced without the possibility of parole -meaning he will only leave prison in a coffin.After the sentence was passed, District Attorney Thomas Dean confirmed it was &quot;the longest, short of life without parole, which has been imposed in a child sexual abuse case in Sumner County history&quot;. Mr Dean said Ball could not be given the death penalty or an official life sentence because “the time frame during which his offenses were committed&quot;.The paedophile was finally arrested in 2024 after he inappropriately touched a 10-year-old girl, who later reported him to the authorities. Mr Dean wrote on social media: “During a forensic interview … the victim gave a graphic disclosure of sexual abuse carried out against her by Ball over a 6 year period, beginning when she was just 4 years old.&quot;After the 36-year-old was arrested, five more victims came forward with allegations of sexual abuse against him. “The victims disclosed rape and molestation taking place as far back as 2011 in Davidson, Dickson, and Sumner Counties as well as Texas,” Mr Dean said.Before the guilty verdict was delivered, a jury deliberated for just 20 minutes. US NEWS - READ THE LATEST:US on high alert for terror attacks as Iran will try to &#039;extract revenge&#039; for strikesAmerican tradition banned for England and Scotland World Cup games as decision sparks fan outrageRoyals stay overnight in White House after meeting Melania and Donald TrumpAfter he was convicted, the District Attorney released a statement, which read: &quot;Matthew Cody Ball’s conduct in this case was disgusting and outrageous.&quot;He caused immeasurable damage to these victims and the effects of his actions will continue to reverberate through their lives for years to come.&quot;Mr Dean vowed to &quot;continue to aggressively prosecute those who harm children&quot;. He added: “This defendant could not have been brought to justice without the bravery of these victims, excellent investigative work of the Hendersonville Police Department, and crucial evidence gathered by Ashley’s Place, Our Kids Clinic, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s crime laboratory.&quot;I am also grateful for the efforts of Assistant District Attorneys Nathan Nichols and Parker Sewell, who fought hard to achieve justice in this case alongside Victim Witness Coordinators Jennifer Woodard and Sally Ann Pirtle, who provided valuable support to the prosecutors, victims, and their families.&quot;Although he was ordered to spend more than half a millennium behind bars, it is not the longest sentence handed down in US history.The longest sentence was issued in 1994, when Charles Scott Robinson was given a 30,000-year term by Judge Dan Owens in Oklahoma.Robinson was ordered to serve six consecutive sentences of 5,000 years after sexually abusing a three-year-old girl.Our Standards:
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<title>‘Callous’ Albanian gang jailed after using property website to plot luxury home burglaries</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An Albanian crime gang has been jailed after using property website Rightmove to scout luxury homes for burglary.Gang member Endrit Nikolli began a relationship with British woman Jade Tubb, who compared the pair to notorious outlaws Bonnie and Clyde, as the group stole jewellery and designer goods worth up to £3millionThe six-strong gang carried out at least 59 burglaries, targeting high-end properties across eastern Cheshire.They gained entry by using ladders to access first-floor windows and balconies.
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The court heard the gang deliberately selected homes near open countryside or woodland, with easy access to parking to aid their escape.Kristian Gropcaj, 30, George Pepa, 31, Krisjian Dedndreaj, 28, Sidorjan Lleshi, 26, and Tubb, 33, have now been sentenced following a multi-force police investigation dating back to October 2024.Derbyshire Police, Nottinghamshire Police and Staffordshire Police worked alongside Cheshire Police to probe a series of burglaries in Macclesfield, Prestbury, Weston and Willaston.Sentencing the group, Judge Patrick Thompson said: “Clearly the houses were targeted in that they may yield high value items.“The burglaries took place under the cover of darkness, with occupants present. Many properties suffered considerable damage and ransacking.”He added the burglars had shattered the “foundations of safety and security” for their victims, with children left too frightened to return to their bedrooms.Officers raided a number of addresses linked to the gang, recovering 13 designer handbags and 14 watches.They also seized several mobile phones, which contained hundreds of images of stolen items.LATEST CRIME:Second man charged after killing of 21-year-old at London beauty spotSeveral injured after stolen Mercedes crashes into pedicab in central London following police chaseJockey admits to killing pensioner who was shoved to ground and beaten to death during pub brawlDetective Chief Inspector Dave Worthington said the group used Rightmove to identify their next targets.“They used Google and Rightmove to help select targets as Rightmove can include floor plans of properties, which is quite shrewd,” he told the Daily Mail.Dedndreaj and Pepa, both of Crabtree Road, Walsall, were each jailed for nine years for conspiracy to commit burglary, alongside concurrent sentences for conspiracy to possess criminal property.Gropcaj, of Gas Street, Birmingham, was jailed for 10 years for the same offences.The court heard Pepa’s involvement was limited to five of the burglaries.Lleshi, of Durlstone Drive, Sheffield, was jailed for 10 years and nine months for conspiracy to commit burglary, one count of burglary, and conspiracy to possess criminal property.Tubb, a medical student, pleaded guilty to possession of criminal property and arranged vehicles to transport the gang to their targets.She avoided an immediate custodial sentence and was given a one-year prison term, suspended for two years.The judge said it was possible she had “thrown away” her medical career.Following the sentencing, Detective Sergeant Laura Fox of Macclesfield Proactive CID said: “Throughout our investigation it has been clear that the gang had absolutely no regard for the impact that their offences would have on the victims. &quot;Instead, they regularly gloated about their crimes and shared images of ill-gotten gains.”While some items were recovered, the majority are believed to have been sold on. Cheshire Police has now launched an appeal to trace the owners of hundreds of suspected stolen items recovered during the investigation.Our Standards:
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<title>Britain’s native butterflies face ‘urgent battle’ for survival as dozens of species decline</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Britain’s native butterflies are locked in an uphill struggle for survival, with new data showing dozens of species are in decline.More than half of the UK’s butterfly species have seen their numbers fall, with some populations collapsing by nearly 90 per cent over the past five decades.The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme - a citizen science project that has collected more than 44 million records over 50 years - found 33 of 59 species have declined since tracking began.Conservationists have warned the figures point to an “increasingly urgent battle” for survival.
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Species reliant on specific habitats, such as woodland clearings and chalk grassland, have been hardest hit, with many disappearing rapidly from traditional areas.The small tortoiseshell has suffered one of the steepest declines, with numbers falling by 87 per cent since 1976.Pearl-bordered fritillaries - orange-and-black butterflies whose caterpillars rely on violets in sunlit woodland and bracken slopes - have dropped by 70 per cent.White-letter hairstreaks, which depend entirely on elm trees, have also been hit hard following widespread elm loss due to disease.Professor Richard Fox, head of science at Butterfly Conservation, described the findings as “damning”.“Just as we have lost family-run shops and traditional skills from the nation&#039;s high streets, so we&#039;ve lost variety and diversity in the butterfly communities that can exist in our damaged and simplified landscapes,” he said.However, not all species are declining, with 25 showing population growth over the same period.The red admiral, once a summer visitor, now lives in the UK year-round, with numbers rising by 330 per cent since 1976.BRITAIN&#039;S WILDLIFE - READ THE LATEST:Golden eagles to make sensational comeback to England after nearly 200 yearsBritons urged to ‘completely avoid’ eating cod as population plummets to critically low levelsCouncil refuses permission for new homes after discovering one of Britain&#039;s rarest bat speciesThe most dramatic recovery has been seen in the large blue, which has increased by 1,866 per cent since 1983 following successful reintroduction after being declared extinct in Britain.Targeted conservation efforts have also helped the silver-studded blue and black hairstreak recover.Scientists said species able to adapt to a wider range of habitats have fared better, with some expanding into new areas.However, experts warned last year’s figures highlighted the scale of the crisis.Despite the UK recording its sunniest year on record, butterfly numbers were only average overall.“Last year should have been amazing for butterflies, however we were not treated to a bumper butterfly year - indeed over one third of species had below average numbers,” Professor Fox said.He added that while weather cannot be controlled, habitat restoration remains critical, particularly for struggling species such as the high brown fritillary, northern brown argus and Duke of Burgundy.Dr Marc Botham, butterfly ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, said: &quot;Butterfly numbers naturally fluctuate from year to year depending on the weather, which is why the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme is so important.&quot;This invaluable long-term dataset, based on surveys by dedicated volunteers, enables scientists to assess what is actually happening in the countryside over time.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Ecstasy and ketamine abuse soars by more than 200% in just four years</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ecstasy and ketamine use has surged by more than 200 per cent in just four years.Analysis by the Home Office’s Wastewater Analysis for Narcotics Detection (Wand) programme found ketamine levels in wastewater samples rose by 229 per cent between 2021 and last year. This figure includes a 54 per cent increase in the past 12 months alone.Testing also showed MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, increased by 232 per cent over the same period.
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Ecstasy use peaked at weekends, underlining its status as a “party” drug, while ketamine use remained steady throughout the week, suggesting more “regular and problematic use”, the Home Office report said.Use of methamphetamine rose by 61 per cent over the same period, while cocaine consumption increased by an estimated 26 per cent.However, heroin use fell by 40 per cent and amphetamine use dropped by 27 per cent.Ketamine is legally used as an anaesthetic but is strictly controlled.Recreationally, ketamine is known as “K”, “Special K” or “Ket” and can produce a relaxed, dream-like sensation, but may also cause temporary paralysis known as a “k-hole”.The drug can be fatal when mixed with other substances, including alcohol, and has been linked to heart problems and hallucinations.In 2023, 53 deaths were recorded involving ketamine.This marks a 650 per cent increase since 2015.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSBorder Force seizes mega bust containing FIVE TONNES of cocaine worth over £400MILLIONGangs smuggle drugs through broken prison windows with use of drones, watchdog revealsAsylum seeker on the run after assaulting schoolgirl, 14, accused of offering her cocaine and whiskyKetamine was reclassified from a Class C to a Class B drug in 2014 due to rising use.Last year, the Government commissioned expert advice on whether it should be upgraded to a Class A substance.However, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs recommended it remain Class B, while calling for greater support for police and healthcare professionals to identify, prevent and respond to ketamine-related harms.The Wand programme analyses wastewater to detect traces of illegal drugs from bodily fluids.Scientists collected samples from 42 sewage treatment sites to estimate drug use across England between August and July last year.Of the drugs analysed, cocaine had the highest estimated consumption and market value, with around 123 metric tonnes used annually.Ketamine consumption was estimated at just under 31 metric tonnes, with a market value of about £900million.Regionally, ketamine use was highest in Portsmouth, Brighton, Norfolk, Liverpool and Bristol.The Home Office report noted limitations in wastewater testing, including challenges in estimating drug purity and variations based on how substances are consumed.Our Standards:
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<title>National Lottery issues urgent call for winner to step forward as jackpot still unclaimed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The National Lottery has issued an urgent appeal to find the owner of a £125,271 winning ticket that remains unclaimed more than two weeks after the draw.The EuroMillions ticket was bought on the Isle of Man ahead of the March 31 draw and matched all five main numbers plus one Lucky Star.The winning numbers were 5, 8, 10, 33 and 38, with Lucky Stars 2 and 7.Despite the six-figure prize, the ticket holder has yet to come forward.
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Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, operator of the National Lottery, has issued an urgent appeal to the island’s 84,000 residents - and anyone who visited at the end of March.“We are calling on the people of the Isle of Man - someone on the island, or perhaps a visitor at the end of March, has had an incredible win and they don&#039;t even know it,” he said.“A six-figure win is truly life-changing - just imagine having an extra £125k in your bank account.”Mr Carter urged people to spread the word, adding: “Check your tickets. Tell your friends, ask your family - we want to unite our lucky winner with their incredible prize.”The winner has until September 27 - 180 days from the draw - to claim the prize.Tickets can be checked via the National Lottery app or on the official website.Players who have lost their ticket but believe they have a valid claim can submit a written request to Allwyn within 30 days of the draw.If the prize remains unclaimed, the money and any interest will be redistributed to National Lottery-funded projects across the UK.NATIONAL LOTTERY - READ THE LATEST:National Lottery urges punters to &#039;check their coats and sofas&#039; as just DAYS left to claim jackpotNational Lottery winner reveals how she will spend Set for Life jackpot on her two dogsNational Lottery jackpot unclaimed as mystery ticket-holder misses out on life-changing £10.6m prizeThe search for the missing winner comes as Allwyn unveiled plans for its “biggest ever” shake-up of the draw process.The National Lottery operator said players will soon have two chances to win under the changes.Lotto players will be able to buy a single £2 ticket to enter two separate draws of six balls - with the chance to win in either or both.Allwyn said the changes will boost players’ chances of winning from one in 9.3 to one in 4.3.The operator has also unveiled plans for Britain’s first £1billion jackpot after striking a deal to join the world’s richest regular lottery draw, Powerball.It would mark the first time the game has been made available outside the US, following years of talks between Allwyn and its American counterparts.It was announced on Tuesday that National Lottery players will be entered into the main Powerball draw, with jackpots that can exceed £1billion.In a December draw, a ticket sold in Arkansas won $1.8billion (£1.36billion), while the biggest-ever jackpot saw one player take home a staggering $2.04billion prize.Our Standards:
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<title>Southport killer kept under close watch by four prison officers amid fears inquiry could trigger further violence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is being guarded by at least four prison officers amid fears the fallout from a damning inquiry could trigger further violence.The 19-year-old is being held under heightened security at HMP Belmarsh, where he is spending up to 23 hours a day in his cell.The murderer, who is serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years, cannot be moved anywhere within the London prison without an escort of at least four officers, The Sun has revealed.The restrictions have been tightened following the publication of the inquiry, which raised concerns about the risk of further violent behaviour.
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The inquiry found the 2024 attack, in which Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were killed, could have been prevented if his parents had raised the alarm.Rudakubana is being held under what prison authorities describe as a “safe systems” regime, requiring a heavy security presence whenever he is unlocked.A source told The Sun: “They are taking no chances with him due to the inquiry and his history of violence.”Staff at the prison are said to be fearful of the killer, with the insider adding: “Prison officers are frightened of him and rightly so.”There are concerns he could attempt to fashion a weapon or carry out another attack.“At least one of the officers will have a body-worn camera every time they interact with him,” the source said.The inquiry is seen as a &quot;potential trigger&quot; that could heighten the danger he poses, they added.Despite ongoing sessions with psychologists and therapists, Rudakubana is not believed to have shown signs of rehabilitation.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSRobert Jenrick demands Southport killer’s ‘shameful’ parents be deported from BritainSouthport killer facing &#039;half a century in solitary confinement&#039;Southport killer&#039;s headteacher was &#039;shut up&#039; by mental health workers who accused her of &#039;racially profiling a black boy with a knife&#039;“He is seen as likely to commit further attacks in jail,” the source added.The level of security required has placed significant strain on prison resources, with four officers needed each time his cell door is opened.This is understood to be a key reason he remains locked down for extended periods.Rudakubana has previously been involved in violence behind bars, including an incident in May last year in which he threw boiling water over a prison officer, leaving them requiring hospital treatment.Following the attack, he was banned from having a kettle in his cell.Despite the restrictions, he retains some privileges.He is allowed to take part in daily exercise with other inmates and can receive visits from an imam.He also has access to canteen items, a television and a DVD player in his cell.Our Standards:
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<title>Gangs smuggle drugs through broken prison windows with use of drones, watchdog reveals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Criminal gangs are using drones to smuggle drugs through broken windows, a watchdog has revealed.Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, said large quantities of drugs were being brought into Manchester Prison, blaming the issue on insecure windows that have not been repaired for two years.Repairs to the windows have been delayed due to what was described as an “absurdly bureaucratic planning process”, with prison bosses failing to resolve the issue at HMP Manchester, also known as Strangeways.The drone drops have led to 38 per cent of inmates testing positive for drugs - one of the highest rates across the 120 prisons in England and Wales.
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The prison also has one of the highest levels of violence, with 30 per cent of inmates saying they feel unsafe.The inspector noted: “The supply of illicit items, often linked to organised crime and county-lines networks, remained a serious threat to the prison’s stability.“Drug use was very high and the rate of positive random mandatory drug tests was one of the highest in all prisons.”Half of prisoners surveyed between January 12 and January 22, 2026 said it was easy to obtain drugs.The inspector added the prison continues to suffer from “ongoing physical security weakness” and said it is “plagued” by drones.Inspectors said progress had been slow on upgrading CCTV and installing secure windows and grilles.The prison is intended to operate as a training facility, providing inmates with education, skills development and vocational training.However, around 40 per cent of prisoners were unemployed and spending long periods locked in their cells.MANCHESTER - READ THE LATEST:Fraudster rogue trader swindled £10k out of victims for &#039;entirely worthless&#039; workManchester Airport worker ‘lucky to be alive’ after plunging 35ft out of open plane doorWoman jailed for four years after making &#039;untrue&#039; rape allegations about 10 menMr Taylor said: “What we saw at Manchester was far too many prisoners sitting in their cells watching daytime TV and in many cases taking drugs.”HMP Manchester was placed in special measures 18 months ago following an inspection led by Mr Taylor.He warned drone-delivered drugs had “seized control” of the airspace above the prison.Mr Taylor also revealed that filaments from kettles were being used to burn through windows, allowing drugs to be dropped into the prison.Security experts had designed “impenetrable” grilles, but efforts to install them have stalled over planning concerns.Experts have raised concerns about fitting the grilles onto the façade of the 158-year-old building.In January, it emerged that Manchester City Council had still not granted planning permission for the grilles -more than two years after inspectors first flagged the drugs crisis.A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: “This is a prison operating under immense pressure after this government inherited a prison system at the peak of its crisis.“We took immediate action to bring the system back from the point of collapse and while we welcome inspectors recognising the strong leadership now in place at HMP Manchester, we are taking urgent action to stop drones, upgrade security and tackle the flow of drugs which fuels violence behind bars.”

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<title>Fraudster who scammed almost a dozen people with fake Oasis tickets to pay off debts avoids prison</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A fraudster who scammed almost a dozen people with fake Oasis tickets in order to pay off her debts has avoided prison.Rose Slater, 33, conned 11 people who lost an estimated £4,000 in total, according to Staffordshire Police.Slater admitted 11 counts of fraud by false representation in December and sat in the dock of North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Monday.One man purchased 15 tickets from her and set up two WhatsApp groups in order to invite friends who he thought could have been potential buyers, the court heard.
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He was able to recover money through his bank - but not all victims were able to do so.Slater, formerly of Betley in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire offered a price of £130 per ticket, with her victims sending her money directly and booked non-refundable hotel rooms for the tour dates.Prosecutor Kyle Padley, said Slater started out with &quot;good intent&quot; before it &quot;escalated out of her control&quot;.She was given a 12 month community order, required to pay a £40 fine, and compensation of £776.98 to five victims.A panel of three magistrates, delivering the sentence, said: &quot;You said this was a lie that got out of control, but it’s also true there are some extremely upset and disappointed people as a result of your actions.&quot;The court heard that some of her victims had already been refunded.Slater was also told to pay a £114 victim surcharge and costs of £85, alongside 30 days of rehabilitation.Simon Leech, defending Slater, told the court she used the money to pay off household debts, including council tax payments.FRADUSTERS - READ THE LATEST:Benefits fraudster spared jail after stealing £24k in Universal Credit with dozens of fake invoicesFraudster who posed as dead father demands interpreter in court - after living in UK for 20 yearsLos Angeles police officer accused of SKYDIVING while claiming disability benefitsDetective Constable David Stubbs, of Staffordshire Police, told LBC: &quot;She does have connections with some of our wealthy, rich and famous people and has been fortunate enough to previously attend concerts, and due to this she was able to convince her victims that she had credible access to both the tickets and the VIP box at Wembley Stadium.&quot;No evidence has been found of any coercion. She has acted, we believe, purely out of greed, exploiting her connections for personal gain.&quot;He said that even when confronted by her victims, she attempted to convince them she genuinely had access to the Oasis concert.Mr Stubbs added that the victims were &quot;very upset&quot; because she used victims to attract further victims.A Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation was launched in 2024 into the way Ticketmaster sold Oasis tickets.The authority found the ticket website did not warn fans in queue that standing tickets were being sold at two different prices.It also failed to warn that prices would rise when cheap tickets sold out.The CMA has said Ticketmaster must now tell fans 24 hours in advance if there is a tiered pricing system in operation, as there was for Oasis standing tickets.Tickets for the long-awaited reunion between Gallagher brothers sold for as high as £7,531, with an average resale ticket price of £1,070.The highest ticket price, for Oasis&#039;s performance in Manchester, was equivalent to 25.5 tickets at face value.Our Standards:
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<title>Two brothers attacked armed police officer in Manchester Airport brawl with ‘high level of violence’, court told</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two brothers from Rochdale allegedly attacked an armed police officer during a brawl at Manchester Airport using “a high level of violence”, a court has been told.Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and his older brother Muhammad Amaad, 26, have both pleaded not guilty to assaulting PC Zachary Marsden and causing actual bodily harm.The incident is said to have taken place in the parking payment area of Terminal Two as officers attempted to detain Amaaz.A previous jury failed to reach a verdict on the alleged assault against PC Marsden, prompting the retrial, which began on Monday.
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Both defendants deny wrongdoing, with Amaaz claiming self-defence and Amaad saying he was acting to protect his brother.Jurors heard the violence escalated quickly when three officers arrived at the pay station at around 8.28pm to arrest Amaaz.Prosecutor Paul Greaney KC told the court that within just 30 seconds, the younger defendant struck officers 12 times using kicks, elbow strikes and punches.PC Lydia Ward, who was unarmed, suffered a broken nose after being punched in the face in what the prosecution described as a “cowardly” attack.Armed officer PC Ellie Cook was also struck with what the court heard was “a flurry of blows”.The court heard Amaad repeatedly punched PC Marsden, using what the prosecution described as “a high level of violence”.Both PC Marsden and PC Cook were carrying semi-automatic Glock 17 pistols at the time.The confrontation followed an earlier incident at a Starbucks inside the terminal.CRIME - READ THE LATEST:Transgender child killer freed from US prison 30 years earlySomali asylum seeker who ‘trained with Mo Farah’ is found not guilty of sexually assaulting womanPrimrose Hill murder suspect tells judge &#039;you have the wrong man&#039; in extraordinary court outburstThe brothers had travelled to Manchester Airport to collect their mother, who had arrived on a flight from Pakistan via Qatar.Jurors heard something had occurred between their mother and Qatari national Abdulkareem Ismaeil during the journey which had upset her.The court heard Amaaz then confronted Mr Ismaeil in the coffee shop, headbutting him and delivering further blows.Jurors were told Amaaz had previously been convicted at an earlier trial of assaulting two female police officers.He was also found guilty of assaulting Mr Ismaeil in a Starbucks shortly before the incident in the airport car park.CCTV and body-worn camera footage captured the incident, which jurors were shown in court.Mr Greaney KC said: “This is not a complicated case. The events were captured on CCTV and body-worn cameras of the police officers. You will be able to see with your own eyes what happened.”The footage showed PC Marsden kicking Amaaz in the face as he lay on the ground, followed by what appeared to be a stamping motion towards his head.The prosecutor accepted the actions “look rather shocking in the cold light of day” but said they must be judged in the context of a serious threat to an officer who feared his firearm could be taken at an international airport.Mr Greaney urged jurors to reject the claim of self-defence.The trial continues.Our Standards:
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<title>Sheep farmers in major row over plans to reintroduce golden eagle to England</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Government scheme to reintroduce golden eagles to England has sparked a bitter row between conservationists and farmers.The £1million project aims to return the birds of prey - with wingspans of up to eight feet - to English skies after more than a century of absence.But sheep farmers have sounded the alarm, warning ministers are pushing ahead without properly considering the impact on their flocks.The National Sheep Association has accused officials of rushing the plans, putting livestock and rural livelihoods at risk.
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Forestry England has identified eight potential release sites, mostly in the north, with young eagles expected to be released as early as next year.Farmers say their concerns are being ignored as conservationists champion rewilding efforts.The impact of eagle predation has been highlighted by Richard Rennie, a 39-year-old farmer in Argyll whose family has worked a 2,500-acre holding since 1939.In 2024 alone, white-tailed eagles killed 300 of his sheep, costing him more than £30,000.“They go in through the neck or the ribs and take all the soft organs out... it&#039;s just brutal,” he told The Telegraph. The attacks have become increasingly bold, with the protected birds now targeting full-grown sheep and even his working dog.Mr Rennie said he has tried every deterrent available, including inflatable scarecrows, helium balloons and specialist lambing jackets - all without success.“It&#039;s putting us out of business,” he said, warning he may soon be forced off the land.ANIMALS - READ THE LATEST:Thousands of jobs - and dogs - at risk from Labour&#039;s latest assault on British countrysidePoisoned meat &#039;targeting dogs&#039; found in London parks - police issue warning after animals found deadRSPB urges Britons NOT to feed birds to slow infection rate of &#039;deadly disease&#039;Phil Stocker, chief executive of the National Sheep Association, said the plans risk being rushed without a proper understanding of the consequences.“The amount of pressure on farmers knowing there is a predator out there attacking your livestock is immense,” he told the newspaper.Mr Stocker said some farmers now feel unable to leave their homes, fearing attacks on their animals.“These sudden introductions before we&#039;ve really learned what the impact could be create too much risk,” he warned.The chief executive added: “The concerns of farmers are being ignored and shouted down by a vocal contingent on social media.&quot;A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesman said: “We’re backing sheep farmers and want a productive, profitable and sustainable future for farming that will go hand in hand with restoring our most threatened native wildlife.“We will work alongside farmers and communities to find the best ways to support golden-eagle recovery and any economic impact on sheep farmers is expected to be minimal.“More widely, we have allocated a record £11.8billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament, and our recent changes to the sustainable farming incentive are designed to ensure as many farmers as possible, including upland and sheep farmers, can benefit from this investment.”However, farmers remain unconvinced, calling for compensation schemes and dedicated wardens to monitor eagle populations.Mr Rennie offered a blunt verdict on the plans: “They don&#039;t have a clue, they&#039;re not from the countryside. &quot;They&#039;re just jobsworths from the cities who think they know best.”Our Standards:
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<title>Transgender child killer freed from US prison 30 years early</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A transgender child killer has been released from a US prison 30 years early, according to reports.Autumn Cordellioné, was sentenced to 55 years in prison in 2002 for the murder of 11-month-old Faith Lee after strangling the infant.She was released back to her hometown of Evansville, Indiana, last December on parole, but prosecutors only learned of her release after a tip off from a member of the public.Cordellioné was recognised by someone who was familiar with the 2002 trial and subsequently alerted authorities, according to Vanderburgh County prosecutor Diana Moers.
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Mrs Moers said her office received no notice that Cordellioné had been paroled.In a statement on social media, Cordellioné said: &quot;I did my time, and it was hell. I made mistakes as a kid at 18 years old, I will never forgive myself for that, there is no excuse for what happened, and I would have made different decisions if I could change the past... I still say I&#039;m innocent; I didn&#039;t murder her.&quot;But, you people will keep judging me and condemning me, because it makes you feel good.&quot;Cordellioné was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2020, changed names from Jonathan Richardson to Autumn Cordellioné, and ceased identifying as male.In 2023, the child killer filed a civil rights lawsuit with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) which challenged the Indiana Department of Corrections&#039;s (IDOC) ban on inmates receiving gender-affirming surgery.The court issued a preliminary injunction, extended in March 2025, ordering the IDOC to &quot;take all reasonable actions&quot; to grant Cordellioné surgery.At the time, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said: &quot;Convicted murderers don’t get to demand that taxpayers foot the bill for expensive and controversial sex-change operations. It lacks all common sense.&quot;We won&#039;t stop defending our state&#039;s ban on using taxpayer funds to provide sex-change surgeries to prisoners.&quot;LATEST US CRIME:Schoolboy, 15, &#039;begged for his life before being executed by illegal migrant&#039; in MissouriMachete-wielding man shot dead by police after launching attack inside New York City subwayHomeless man charged with murdering Ukrainian girl in train attack deemed unfit to stand trialAnd last year, Cordellioné filed a $3.5million lawsuit against President Donald Trump for his &quot;transphobic hate speech&quot; which the felon claimed fueled violent sexual assaults while serving time at Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, Indiana.In 2024, Cordellioné launched legal action against an Indiana prison chaplain for allegedly being denied the right to wear a hijab.The chaplain initially denied the request because Cordellioné&#039;s religion was listed as &quot;Wiccan&quot;.But the child killer claimed to identify as a transgender Muslim woman who practiced their faith &quot;eclectically&quot;.The transgender murderer&#039;s release came less than three weeks after Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1250 into law, which requires the IDOC to notify local authorities at least a week before a serious violent felon is freed.The reforms will come into effect on July 1, before the time of Cordellioné&#039;s release.Representative Tim O&#039;Brien, serving in the Indiana House, authored the legislation and said: &quot;When a violent offender is released from prison, the safety of victims and the community must be the top priority.&quot;It is unclear when Cordellioné was set free, but the earliest possible release date was listed as December 29, 2025.Our Standards:
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<title>Oil prices surge back above $100 as Britain stares down the barrel of mass protests</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Oil prices have surged back above $100 - just as Britain&#039;s farmers are set to plan mass protests across the country.After Iran failed to reach a deal with US after 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan, energy prices surged as markets reopened on Monday morning.The price of a barrel of Brent crude had previously dropped below $100 last Wednesday after Donald Trump confirmed a two-week ceasefire had been put in place.But by Monday, the global benchmark had reached prices of $102.20 (£77.15) - while West Texas Intermediate hit nine per cent higher at $105.34 (£78.59).
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Before the war, over 100 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz every day - but since the ceasefire, passage through the key waterway has been reduced to a near standstill.And back in the UK, farmers are set to start planning demonstrations as a result of the rising price of diesel - while ministers were said to have been in talks over the potential for protests on Friday.No10 was forced to downplay the chance of mass unrest, with one source claiming to GB News that suggestions Labour was &quot;bracing for public disorder&quot; were &quot;categorically incorrect&quot;.One source involved in the farmers&#039; discussions told the Telegraph: &quot;It will be a matter of time before people in this country start to go out and protest.&quot;&quot;Farmers are the last people who want to go out and protest. You have to remember this is a very busy time of the year for us.&quot;But with the inheritance tax protests, you&#039;ve got the groups that have been set up. The infrastructure is there to mobilise.&quot;Diesel has hit prices above £2 per litre at more than 50 fuel stations nationwide.Some suppliers of red diesel - a chemically identical product to diesel which is dyed red and restricted to off-road purposes - have began rationing their deliveries to farmers.In Ireland, the prices have forced demonstrators out onto the streets, with some staging blockades which have crippled the Republic&#039;s roads.Taoiseach Micheal Martin was forced to reduce fuel duties and delay a planned carbon tax increase after an emergency Cabinet meeting agreed on a response to the fuel crisis following the fury.The size of the package announced on Sunday is worth around £440 million, and comes on top of £218 million worth of measures announced almost three weeks ago.LATEST OIL NEWS:Even Tony Blair&#039;s organisation urges Ed Miliband to open up North Sea oilfields in energy warningDonald Trump vows to bomb Iran &#039;extremely hard&#039; as oil prices surge amid Strait of Hormuz turmoilWorld &#039;heading for stark and steep recession&#039; as UK warned of high prices amid sky high oil costsHowever, fears began to rise that costs - and prices - would soar further on Sunday after the US President&#039;s latest remarks.Donald Trump revealed the US would start &quot;blockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz&quot;.Then, addressing the press on his return to the White House, Mr Trump said the blockade would be formally put in place at 3pm BST on Monday.The President said the move would mean oil tankers would be forced to head to the US to fill up instead.&quot;There are many boats heading toward our country to fill up with oil and then go and take it,&quot; he said. &quot;So they&#039;re not going to go through the Hormuz Strait, and ultimately that will be corrected - but in the meantime they&#039;re using us.&quot;We have more oil because of &#039;drill baby, drill&#039;. We have more oil than Russia and Saudi Arabia put together.&quot;On Monday morning, Mr Trump reiterated the threat on social media - starting a nine-hour countdown to the blockade.US Central Command said its blockade will be enforced &quot;impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas&quot;.It added that it will not &quot;impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports&quot;.In Iran, however, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Naval Forces said any military vessels that approach the strait will be considered to be violating the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran and &quot;dealt with severely&quot;.Asian countries have taken a larger hit to their economy due to their reliance on oil which passes through the vital waterway - though some countries including India and Malaysia have managed to secure safe passage for their vessels.Stock markets such as Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 fell by 0.8 per cent, while South Korea&#039;s Kospi dropped 1.8 per cent.

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<title>Paedophiles allowed to send bedtime stories to children at &amp;apos;paradise&amp;apos; UK prison</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Convicted paedophiles have been have been allowed to record podcasts and bedtime stories to send to their children in a prison described as &quot;paradise&quot; for child sex offenders. Nottinghamshire&#039;s HMP Whatton - Europe&#039;s largest prison for sex offenders - gives inmates access to a state-of-the-art &quot;multimedia studio&quot; to produce their own content.HMP Whatton - alongside five other institutions housing paedophiles across Britain - provides a range of &quot;luxuries&quot; for inmates. Sex offenders holed up at these prisons have access to an on-site bistro, a &quot;hipster-stype&quot; shop for vintage goods and privacy locks in their cells, according to analysis by The Telegraph. 
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Satisfaction among inmates in sex offender prisons ranks consistently higher than other jails, according to the newspaper. Campaign groups have lambasted the justice system for giving inmates an “easy ride” compared to their lives on the outside. At HMP Whatton - home to around 580 paedophiles - convicts with “protected characteristics” such as religion, race or transgender identity can launch their own podcasts on the prison’s very own television and radio channel.In 2024, officials from the HM Inspectorate of Prisons hailed the initiative as proof of the jail&#039;s “commitment to learning about prisoners’ experiences, raising awareness among their peer group and staff”.The prison is also involved in a programme run by the Storybook Dads charity which lets paedophiles record bedtime stories for their child relatives with props, such as puppets and toys.The finished product is “a bit like a CBeebies bedtime story”, according to the charity. The scheme is in place in around 100 prisons across the country and is open to all inmates regardless of their offence - including rapists and murderers. However, the prison must first approve they can be in touch with the child and participants must pass meticulous risk assessments, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) insisted. BRITAIN&#039;S PRISONS IN CRISIS - READ MORE:Taxpayers forced to foot £10MILLION bill as inmates &#039;cash in on failings&#039; in overcrowded prisonsLabour to allow 12,000 shoplifters to avoid jail amid fears crime could ‘snowball out of control’Foreign criminals released onto Britain’s streets without public safeguards, chief inspector warnsInspectors also piled on praise for HMP Whatton&#039;s “excellent” fitness facilities, which includes a well-equipped gym, sports hall and outdoor pitches. The in-house radio shows include Christmas and New Year’s Eve specials and a request show held every month. One sex offender told Inside Time - Britain&#039;s national newspaper for inmates - that he was &quot;amazed by all the different shows and diverse music they offer&quot;.However, another wrote into the newspaper lambasting the lack of variety of television channels on offer, claiming it “can affect our mental health in a negative way”.The Justice for Victims group, which advocates for victims of crime and their families being given more weight in sentencing, hit out at the cushy conditions. The organisation said: “They are serving time for some of the most heinous crimes as sex offenders they should not have access to what many would consider luxuries. “Far too often, victims and their families feel let down by the justice system. &quot;This is just another example of offenders being given an easy ride.“Of course it’s important that consideration is given to rehabilitation, but taxpayers’ money should not be spent on making their time an enjoyable experience.”Meanwhile, TaxPayers’ Alliance campaign manager William Yarwood fumed: “Taxpayers will be absolutely appalled to see the ‘cushy’ conditions being provided to sex offenders at their expense.“Prison is intended to be a deterrent and a place of punishment, not a paedo paradise with podcasting studios and private entertainment. &quot;The Ministry of Justice needs to wake up, strip back these perks and remember that their first duty is the security of law-abiding Britons, not the comfort of convicts.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Four men arrested over killing of British businessman whose body was found bound in a sack in Kenyan forest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Four men have been arrested over the killing of a British businessman whose body was found bound in a sack in Kenya.Campbell Scott, 58, was found dead after he disappeared from capital Nairobi.His body was found in a pineapple sack with his hands bound about 60 miles away form the capital in the Makongo Forest in February last year.Authorities in Kenya said four suspects have now been arrested after an intelligence-led, multi-agency operation in the coastal town of Ukunda.
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The four suspects were named by Kenya&#039;s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) as Bernard Mbusu, Isaac Kinoti Kobia, Evans Muthengi Mutaki and Kelvin Mwangi Njoroge.The four have been arrested in connection to at least two other robberies with violence.Authorities said a search of their homes in Ukunda led to the recovery of several stolen items, including an HP laptop, mobile phones, assorted foreign currencies, multiple credit cards, cheque books, and mobile card readers.Mr Scott was first reported missing after he failed to meet colleagues at the JW Marriot Hotel in Nairobi&#039;s Westlands area.He had visited the Havana nightclub the evening before.Kenyan police believe that he was taken to a property in the Pipeline district, just over nine miles from his hotel.Prosecutors believe the businessman was held there while attempts were made to extract money from his bank accounts.A post-mortem by the Kenyan Government&#039;s chief pathologist found indications of a head injury and multiple soft tissue injuries.CRIME IN AFRICA - READ MORE: British man charged with directing Somalian terror groupIslamists slaughter 40 people in Nigerian village raid, including Christian worshippersBritish pensioner &#039;killed instantly by Kenyan President&#039;s speeding motorcade&#039;But he added the injuries seemed &quot;too minor&quot; to cause death, ultimately deeming the post-mortem to be &quot;inconclusive&quot;.Police first questioned two men, a taxi driver and a nightclub waiter, who were believed to be among the last to see him alive.Two men were arrested in March last year, and one appeared in court accused of murder.An appeal was then launched by Kenyan police to find three additional men who it believed were linked to the &quot;brutal murder&quot; of Mr Scott.Samuel Musembi, one of the men named as a suspect, stabbed himself to death while on the run from police.Mr Scott was a senior director at credit scoring firm Fico and was visiting Nairobi for a work conference.In a statement, Kenya&#039;s DCI said: &quot;The arrests follow investigations into a robbery with violence incident involving an American national in Nyali and the earlier reported abduction and subsequent murder of British national Campbell Scott Alistair in February 2025, whose body was discovered in Mukuyuni along the Machakos–Wote road.&quot;The suspects have also been forensically linked to another robbery with violence incident in Watamu, Malindi Sub-County.&quot;They added the four are in custody at Nyali Police Station pending further investigation.

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<title>Schoolboy, 15, &amp;apos;begged for his life before being executed by illegal migrant&amp;apos; in Missouri</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A 15-year-old Missouri boy begged for his life before allegedly being murdered by an illegal migrant in a deadly ambush attack. Honduran national Yefry Archaga-Elvir, 18, is accused of luring Miles Young into leaving his home under the false pretense of meeting a girl. He is then alleged to have chased the 15-year-old before shooting him dead. Mr Archaga-Elvir - who is currently being held without bond on a federal immigration detainer - has been charged with with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. 
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Another suspect, Praize King, 18, has also been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the 15-year-old&#039;s death. A third suspect has not been identified, but is believed to be a minor. According to prosecutors, the Honduran migrant &quot;knowingly caused the death&quot; of Mr Young by shooting him after plotting an organised set-up with multiple individuals. The suspects had allegedly been tracking his movements prior to the attack, driving around the area and plotting how they could &quot;set up&quot; the schoolboy. Witnesses urged the 15-year-old - who was due to testify in a previous homicide case - not to go, fearing it was a trap, prosecutors said. Authorities say Mr Young attempted to run away from the vehicle after realising he had been set up. But the 18-year-old suspect &quot;chased victim on foot, and shot&quot; him, according to court documents. A separate witness said the 15-year-old had cried out: &quot;I just don&#039;t wanna die,&quot; before being gunned down. US NEWS - READ THE LATEST:US Navy releases new details of Donald Trump&#039;s plan to blockade Strait of HormuzUK will &#039;not be involved&#039; in Donald Trump&#039;s blockade of Strait of HormuzDonald Trump requests change to UFC White House card as new fight added for major eventHe died shortly afterwards from a gunshot wound to the chest. Homeland Security acting assistant secretary Lauren Bis said: &quot;Miles Young was lured to his death believing he was going to meet a girl.&quot;Instead, he was ambushed and killed in cold blood by this illegal alien who went on to brag about the murder.&quot;This animal was released into our country by the Obama administration.&quot;Ice lodged an arrest detainer requesting Missouri not release this depraved killer from jail into American neighborhoods.&quot;Mr Archaga-Elvir broke into the country as an accompanied minor in 2015, but was allowed to remain in the country, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The victim&#039;s family described him as a &quot;compassionate, loving, and kind 15-year-old who brought light to everyone around him&quot;.His mother shared a message on social media in which she labelled her son a &quot;bright, kind, and unforgettable&quot; boy. &quot;We are grieving a loss that words cannot fully express,&quot; she added.The investigation remains ongoing. Our Standards:
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<title>Poisoned meat &amp;apos;targeting dogs&amp;apos; found in TWO London parks &#45; police issue warning after animals found dead</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dog-walkers have been warned to watch out for poisoned meat after foxes were found dead in two London parks.The Metropolitan Police said chicken, believed to have been intentionally poisoned, was left in London&#039;s Holland Park and Brompton Cemetery over several days.One dog which ate some of the meat became &quot;very unwell&quot;.Two foxes were found dead in the parks without any signs of obvious injury.
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Officers believe the poison was used to deliberately target animals - either dogs or foxes.Dog owners have now been urged to remain vigilant and prevent their pets scavenging for meat.Police have also warned the public that dogs should be kept on leads at all times in Brompton Cemetery.Kris Sikora, a professional dog-walker, told the BBC he had seen similar incidents in the past.He said: &quot;Before, we&#039;ve had toys that have been left around that have been poisoned.&quot;The worst one that really shocked me was razor blades being left in tennis balls.&quot;He added that dogs should be taken to the vets if they eat something unknown, warning pet owners to &quot;stay as vigilant as possible&quot;.Another dog-walker in London said she was &quot;disgusted&quot; at the news.ANIMALS - READ MORE:US lawmaker plans &#039;Protecting Puppies from Sharia&#039; Bill after sparking furious Islam rowGreen Party would force Britons to hold licence to keep dogs as petsGlobal campaign launched to boycott World Cup in Morocco over &#039;dog massacre&#039; with millions killed&quot;I can&#039;t even imagine why anyone would do that,&quot; she said.Another dog walker said the news was &quot;absolutely horrendous&quot; and was unsure if someone had done it for a &quot;spiteful reason&quot;.She said: &quot;It will stop people coming to the park with their dogs.&quot;There have been reports of similar incidents in Birmingham parks.Two dog-walkers warned on social media of several incidents of rat poison being placed down in the Second City&#039;s Victoria Common Park.One person said on April 2 that a dog had consumed poison in the pitch area of the park and was receiving critical care.Last month there was a similar incident on the Isle of Wight, with several dogs becoming ill after visiting Parkhurst Forest.Dog-walkers were warned to keep pets under close supervision and remain cautious while walking through the large woodland.And in Gloucestershire in 2024, several dogs were admitted to hospital, with one dying, after eating a toxin.

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<title>Picasso masterpiece said to be worth millions to be sold for less than £90</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Picasso masterpiece said to be worth millions of pounds could soon be sold for just £87.A leading auction house is raffling off tickets for one of the Spanish artist&#039;s portraits for charity - with tickets up for grabs at €100.The &quot;1 Picasso for 100 euros&quot; competition gives participants the chance to win the artist&#039;s 1941 gouache work &quot;Tete de Femme&quot;.The draw takes place at famed auction house Christie&#039;s in Paris on Tuesday, with 120,000 tickets available.All money raised will go to the Alzheimer&#039;s Research Foundation, which funds clinical studies into the disease throughout Europe.The Opera Gallery donated the artwork, officially valued at £850,000, for the charitable initiative.Picasso created the piece in Paris while the Second World War engulfed Europe and German forces occupied much of France.The work was painted in the same studio where the Spanish master produced his celebrated work &quot;Guernica&quot;.Olivier Widmaier Picasso, the artist&#039;s grandson, told CNN that the painting may even be worth more than the six-figure valuation.&quot;It&#039;s worth much more than $1million,&quot; Mr Widmaier Picasso said, &quot;so it will be really a big prize.&quot;The gouache measures around 38 centimetres tall and 25 centimetres wide.It depicts a woman&#039;s face rendered in grey tones, deliberately distorted in the artist&#039;s distinctive Cubist manner.The raffle concept came from Picasso&#039;s grandson, who envisioned a new approach to philanthropy.LATEST FROM THE ART WORLD:Jewel-encrusted Faberge egg sells for nearly £23m in &#039;world record&#039; at London auctionLouvre releases new pictures of royal crown damaged during brazen heistNational Gallery to be redesigned by architect behind &#039;concrete UFO&#039; cathedral that sparked fury in FranceInside the largest Queen Elizabeth II fashion exhibition in history at Buckingham Palace&quot;She thought it was a modern vision of charity by offering people the option to get a real artwork of my grandfather and to participate in humanitarian operations,&quot; he said.This marks the third time the initiative has taken place.The inaugural &quot;1 Picasso for 100 euros&quot; event came in 2013, raising funds to preserve Tyre, an ancient Lebanese city.A second edition followed in 2020, directing proceeds towards clean water and sanitation programmes during the pandemic&#039;s peak.Mr Widmaier Picasso believes his grandfather would have embraced this charitable venture.&quot;My grandfather was a pioneer in many ways,&quot; he said. &quot;I think that he was always very interested in participating in new things. I would say that today he would have been interested in video or maybe in artificial intelligence.&quot;The lucky winner faces no restrictions on what they do with the artwork.&quot;Anyone can do what they want,&quot; he said. &quot;They can keep it in the living room, they can show it in an exhibition — or they can resell it.&quot;The victor from the 2013 draw chose to display their prize in a museum.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Chinese brands &amp;apos;taking money from UK taxpayers&amp;apos; as Wrightbus boss slams &amp;apos;national scandal&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Experts have slammed the Government for its policy of allocating funding to foreign firms and ignoring UK manufacturers, describing it as a &quot;national scandal&quot;.The boss of UK bus manufacturer Wrightbus has bashed the Scottish Government for awarding a large portion of £45million in grants to a Chinese manufacturer.Transport Scotland confirmed that £13.2million would be allocated for Ember towards the purchase of 100 coaches from Chinese manufacturer Yutong.A further £4.6million was given to Stagecoach for seven coaches, 21 single-decker buses, and 16 double-deckers - all of which also come from Yutong.
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Yutong manufactures its electric buses at the Yutong New Energy Vehicle Plant in the Eastern International Logistics Park of Zhengzhou.The decision to award much of the funding to the Chinese manufacturer has been criticised by Jo Bamford for awarding taxpayer-funded grants to overseas firms.Mr Bamford rescued Wrightbus from administration in 2019 and turned it into one of the UK&#039;s leading manufacturers and the nation&#039;s last remaining domestic bus manufacturer.He explained how Wrightbus had been one of the biggest UK firms to support the transition to zero emission vehicles.The manufacturer produces single- and double-deck electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles from its facilities in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.Mr Bamford said: &quot;Money from the pockets of the UK taxpayer should not be being used to boost factories overseas - it is nothing short of a national scandal.&quot;The UK bus industry employs thousands of people directly and tens of thousands more across its supply chain and has achieved success not just domestically, but around the world. &quot;Decisions like this risk undermining a strategically important sector at a critical moment in its development, and the whole sector is together on this.&quot;LATEST DEVELOPMENTSPetrol and diesel drivers rushing to fuel stations caused surge in panic buying within days of Iran warMajor car brand confirms UK return next month amid &#039;considerable interest&#039; in new vehiclesElectric car law changes launching today will see public chargers installed for just £45Through the ScotZEB3 Awards, which included £45million in grant funding, Wrightbus received a number of orders.This included 10 single-deck orders from Rock Road, who received £11.5million in total, as well as 20 double-deckers for Lothian.Wrightbus was also recently selected by the Mayor of Greater Manchester to supply 55 electric buses for the region&#039;s successful Bee Network.Andy Burnham made the announcement after visting the Ballymena facility, where he viewed the production of 76 electric double-deck buses from a previous order.Mr Bamford called on policymakers around the UK to focus on UK-based manufacturers to accelerate business across the nation.He added: &quot;We have the capability, the workforce, and the technology right here in the UK. What we need now is a level playing field and a commitment to back UK industry.&quot;The Government&#039;s Electric Car Grant has strict environmental requirements, which effectively outlaw Chinese manufacturers from being included, despite initial concern around the rules.Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood suggested that Chinese brands would not benefit, given that many of the production facilities are powered by fossil fuels, negating possible benefits from the zero emission vehicles.

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<title>British survivors of fatal bus crash in Canary Islands tell GB News of &amp;apos;terrifying&amp;apos; ordeal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An elderly British couple who survived a bus crash in the Canary Islands have told GB News the incident felt &quot;like something out of a film&quot;.They described feeling time slow down as they were hurtling down the hill, after their bus veered off a busy road on La Gomera.&quot;The bus did two somersaults down the cliff. Luckily, we were strapped in, but when the bus stopped, we were hanging upside down,&quot; they said.The couple said they felt like they were the &quot;lucky ones… walking away with only bruises&quot;.
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Some 27 Britons were on board the bus when it crashed on the island of La Gomera on Friday.They were travelling back to Tenerife to catch a flight home after their Easter holidays when disaster struck.The bus left the windy hill-top road at a hairpin bend and rolled about 20 metres before stopping.A 77-year-old man died in the incident, while five other British tourists remained in hospital on Saturday.A total of 21 British tourists have been discharged from hospital and are staying at a 4-star hotel near La Gomera’s capital, San Sebastian, while waiting to return to the UK.One man, who spoke to GB News with a bandage on his leg, said he now feels like a &quot;broken soldier&quot;.He said he was &quot;traumatised&quot; by the crash, which left his parents in hospital with head injuries.Another mum, who survived the bus crash with her young son, told GB News the ordeal was &quot;terrifying&quot;.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:British tourist dead and more 20 injured after bus loses control and crashes into ravine on Canary IslandsMauritius issues fiery swipe at Britain with vow to reclaim Chagos Islands after Labour delays dealUS military plane damaged after man breaks into airport and attacks aircraft with hatchetOne family told GB News they were on two separate buses back to the airport.The daughter and son-in-law made it safely to the airport in Tenerife and caught their flight.They only found out that the bus their mother was on the crashed bus when they landed back in Britain.The couple have now flown back out to La Gomera to be with their mother, who was badly injured in the crash.Spanish officials are continuing their investigation into the cause of the crash, with mechanical failure as one of their theories at this stage.&quot;Emergency health services attended to the 28 occupants of the bus, 27 tourists of British nationality and the driver,&quot; a local government spokesman said yesterday.In an update around 6.30pm local time, a Civil Guard spokesman said: &quot;The man who died in the bus crash in La Gomera is a 77-year-old British national.&quot;Angel Victor Torres, Minister for Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, added: &quot;Tragic news in La Gomera, with the confirmation of one person deceased.&quot;Very attentive to the actions in these first moments of the emergency services and the healthcare personnel.&quot;With a heavy heart. May there be no more victims.&quot;

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<title>Biblical artwork thought to be the largest textile project in 600 years goes on display in Yorkshire</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The largest textile artwork in 600 years is on display at Beverley Minster in East Yorkshire, and it tells the story of the bible.The exhibition is called Threads through the Bible and depicts the Christian creation story and the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.It is crafted from layers of silk, hand-dyed fabric, metallic leathers and gold leaf and 30 of the panels, made up of more than 8 million stitches, can be viewed at Beverley Minster.Threads Through Creation is displayed on twelve textile panels, re-telling the story of Creation from the book of Genesis in a vibrant, contemporary way.
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Threads Through the Cross is displayed on eighteen textile panels, portraying the life of Jesus, his crucifixion, resurrection, and Pentecost.Reverend Eileen Wallis, Mission Priest at Beverley Minster, told GB News: &quot;Some people have been so moved and for us as a church, wanting to tell the story of Jesus and the story of the goodness of God, that&#039;s the most exciting thing for us, because art just reaches people where words can&#039;t.&quot;Creation depicts the story of how God created the world and it ends when Adam and Eve leave the Garden of Eden.&quot;The Cross follows the life of Jesus - it starts with Mary and the enunciation with the Angel and it ends with his death.&quot;The very last one is Pentecost where he pours out his spirit on all his people, and we&#039;re all part of that story because we&#039;re still living in the next chapter of the bible, which is the Acts.&quot;Featuring three sequences: Threads through Creation, Threads through the Cross and Threads through Revelation, the work is claimed to be one of the largest textile projects ever created by a single artist - Jacqui Parkinson.Ten years in the making and composed of more than 25 million stitches across 44 panels at 3m high, it celebrates artistic devotion with the timeless message of the Bible.Together, the panels stretch over 80 metres, weaving scenes of beauty, faith and hope with colour and creativity.Christian faith is fundamental to Jacqui Parkinson&#039;s work.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:GB News&#039; Patrick Christys reveals 3 simple changes that YOU can make to bolster your privacy onlineRSPB urges Britons NOT to feed birds to slow infection rate of &#039;deadly disease&#039;Churchgoers fume over council&#039;s plans to hike Sunday parking prices in &#039;pay to pray&#039; rowShe goes through a unique process when creating her art, starting with old bed sheets as a base, using a canvas that holds memories of happiness and sorrow.&quot;When you ask her why bed sheets? She says, bed sheets are the things that wrap around you in birth, but they also are there at death,&quot; said Reverend Eileen Wallis, Mission Priest at Beverley Minster.&quot;So that was significant to her, and each one has been sewn with one sewing machine. She only had it serviced once and it&#039;s taken over 12 years to do the whole exhibition.&quot;Threads is available to all, regardless of faith or background, and can be viewed at Beverley Minster for free until April 22.Beverley Minster hopes the display will bring the whole community of Beverley together with craft, music and storytelling events being held alongside the exhibition.Visitors at the Minster told GB News that they were impressed by the work.Rob had made the trip from York and said: &quot;Every single panel is absolutely gorgeous and trying to take photographs of the panels don&#039;t do them justice, frankly.&quot;Barbara Mann struggled to explain just what the exhibition had evoked in her and said: &quot;It&#039;s hard for me to put it into words. It&#039;s beautiful, skillful, thought provoking. It&#039;s nothing like I&#039;ve ever seen before.&quot;Nick Partridge had visited from down South and was impressed with the level of detail.He said: &quot;It&#039;s fantastic that somebody could undertake something like this.&quot;Heather Fenwick, looked around the exhibition with her husband. She said: &quot;We do read the Bible, but this is in one smooth journey and it is wonderful.&quot;Andy Johnstone, was touched by the display and said: &quot;Although it&#039;s centuries after, it&#039;s not out of place. I think it&#039;s a triumph.&quot;The art will continue its tour of churches across the country, telling one of the greatest stories ever stitched.The premiere was at Liverpool Cathedral in January 2025 and Threads through the Bible is currently touring a further ten venues, up to the end of 2027.Find out when it will be at a church near you HERE.

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<title>Artemis II crew struggle to walk after historic Moon mission as Nasa admits &amp;apos;price to pay&amp;apos; when exploring space</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The four Artemis II astronauts have been seen struggling to walk after their return to Earth from the Moon.Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen re-entered the atmosphere at speeds approaching 25,000mph on Friday afternoon.Their capsule touched down gently at 19mph in the Pacific near San Diego at 5.07pm, local time.After being pulled from the Orion module, the crew were transported by helicopter to the USS John P Murtha, an amphibious Navy vessel.Each astronaut needed support from two aides while crossing the deck, with a wheelchair following close behind as a precaution.Nasa quickly confirmed the astronauts were in &quot;excellent shape&quot; after landing.Commander Wiseman reported all four crew members were &quot;stable&quot; and &quot;green&quot;.A day after splashdown, the crew appeared at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas to address the world for the first time since their record-breaking journey.Nasa chief Jared Isaacman welcomed them home with an acknowledgement of the challenges involved in space travel.&quot;There is no doubt there is a price to pay when it comes to exploring the cosmos, but there is also a return, a return in the jobs that creates the technologies that improve life here on earth and the inspiration that sparks all those who choose to follow and to people all around the world who look up and dream about what is possible. The long wait is over,&quot; he said.&quot;After a brief 53-year intermission, the show goes on, and Nasa is back in the business of sending astronauts to the moon and bringing them home safely.&quot;Extended periods in microgravity can lead to health issues for returning astronauts.These include inner-ear balance issues, nausea, immune system complications, sleep disruption and vision difficulties caused by blood pooling in the head and affecting the optic nerve.Weightlessness can also lead to significant physical deterioration - which is why the lunar module carried a compact, 30-pound flywheel exercise device on board.Muscle mass can drop by 20 per cent after just a fortnight in space.ARTEMIS II - AS IT HAPPENED:Watch the historic moment Nasa&#039;s Artemis II mission blasted off to the MoonArtemis II crew in tears after breaking Apollo 13 record by travelling 248,655 miles from Earth&#039;No words to describe what we&#039;re looking at!&#039; Artemis II crew reveal &#039;sci-fi&#039; sighting in spaceWhen is Artemis III? Nasa to make major next step in returning to the Moon after historic successAstronauts also lose approximately two per cent of their bone density each month because their bodies no longer need skeletal support in a weightless environment.The longer space travellers remain off-planet, the more vulnerable they become to gravity-related health issues upon return.However, the Artemis II crew should avoid serious complications given their relatively brief 10-day mission.The astronauts are scheduled to complete an &quot;obstacle course&quot; including ladder climbing to assess their readjustment to Earth&#039;s gravity and collect data for future missions.Speaking on Saturday, Mr Wiseman joked that he had &quot;absolutely no idea what to say&quot; when addressing the crowd.&quot;Twenty-four hours ago, the Earth was that big out the window, and we were doing Mach 39, and here we are back at Ellington at home,&quot; he said.He went on to described the bond between the four crew members as &quot;forever&quot;.&quot;It&#039;s a special thing to be human, and it&#039;s a special thing to be on planet Earth,&quot; he said, adding that he and his colleagues were now &quot;bonded forever&quot; before they embraced.Mr Glover said he was still processing the experience, thanking God &quot;because, even bigger than my challenge trying to describe what we went through, the gratitude of seeing what we saw doing what we did and being with who I was with, it&#039;s too big to just be in one body.&quot;Mr Hansen thanked everyone who supported the crew and its mission.&quot;I don&#039;t think people will really ever fully comprehend how well supported and trained we were. It is almost unbelievable,&quot; he added.Ms Koch, meanwhile, reflected on the personal moments that bookended the mission.&quot;Ten days ago, this journey started with our mission manager, Sean Duvall, knocking on my door in crew quarters and whispering: &#039;Christina, We&#039;re go for launch. Get up!&#039; And it ended last night when my nurse on the ship put me to bed and said, &#039;Ma&#039;am, can I get a hug?&#039;&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Pensioner, 78, arrested after murdered toddler James Bulger&amp;apos;s grave is vandalised</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A 78-year-old man has been taken into custody after James Bulger&#039;s grave was damaged for the second time in six weeks.The toddler&#039;s headstone at Kirkdale Cemetery in Liverpool was targeted on Friday, with the heads of two cherub statues snapped off.Merseyside Police detained the 78-year-old at 4.10pm the same day on suspicion of criminal damage and theft.Officers had been alerted to the damage at approximately 1.20pm.The incident follows a similar attack on February 27, when the cherubs were also decapitated, a smaller angel figure was discarded in a bin, and a yellow teddy bear was taken.Denise Fergus, James&#039;s mother, said the second attack on her son&#039;s headstone had &quot;broken our hearts&quot;.&quot;I am absolutely disgusted that James&#039; grave has been demolished and devastated again,&quot; she said.&quot;The cherubs that we had got repaired with great care just a few weeks ago, have once again had their heads scythed off.&quot;How evil do you need to be to vandalise and destroy a child&#039;s grave? I am devastated.&quot;The family had only recently restored the memorial following the February incident.Mrs Fergus voiced her fury and heartbreak at the repeated targeting of her murdered child&#039;s final resting place.Katie McCreath, the family&#039;s barrister, described the situation as deeply troubling for Mrs Fergus and her relatives.CRIME - READ THE LATEST:Met Police arrest more than 500 protesters supporting banned terror group Palestine ActionMan arrested on suspicion of murder after 21-year-old stabbed to death on London’s Primrose HillTwo men found guilty over involvement in &#039;violent mob&#039; during Epping asylum hotel protest&quot;This is an incredibly distressing development for Denise and the wider family, who are once again having to endure the pain of such a deeply upsetting and senseless act,&quot; she said.&quot;The family are understandably devastated. James&#039;s resting place should be a place of peace, reflection and respect. The repeated violation of that space is both shocking and difficult to comprehend.&quot;Ms McCreath said the grave should serve as a tranquil memorial rather than a site of repeated criminal acts.James was two years old when he was abducted, tortured and killed on February 12, 1993, by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, both aged 10 at the time.The pair became the youngest convicted murderers in modern British history after being found guilty of murder and abduction.Temporary Detective Inspector Viki Lanceley confirmed Friday&#039;s arrest and pledged to support the family throughout the investigation.&quot;A man has now been arrested and we will continue to update and support James&#039;s family as the investigation progresses,&quot; she said.&quot;I would encourage anyone with information to come forward directly to police as soon as possible.&quot;The suspect remains in police custody.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Vladimir Putin violates his own ceasefire with Easter kamikaze drone barrage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Vladimir Putin&#039;s forces have violated his own Easter truce by blitzing Ukrainian soldiers with drones.&quot;The ceasefire is not being observed by the Russian side,&quot; Serhii Kolesnychenko, a communications officer for Ukraine&#039;s 148th Separate Artillery Brigade, revealed on Saturday.Artillery fire had stopped in his brigade&#039;s sector at the junction of Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, but the drone attacks continued.Ukrainian forces were responding with &quot;silence to silence and fire to fire&quot;, Mr Kolesnychenko said.Ukraine&#039;s military command recorded nearly 470 Russian violations of the truce.&quot;After 4pm, 469 ceasefire violations were recorded, namely: 22 enemy assault actions, 153 shelling attacks, 19 strikes by attack drones... and 275 strikes by FPV drones,&quot; it stated.&quot;Today in total, the enemy carried out 57 air strikes and dropped 182 guided aerial bombs. &quot;In addition, it deployed 3,928 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,454 shelling attacks on populated areas and positions of our troops.&quot;Vladimir Putin ordered his men to halt hostilities from 4pm on Saturday until Sunday&#039;s end, a 32-hour pause for Orthodox Easter.He did the same last year - then proceeded to violate that.Volodymyr Zelensky pledged Ukraine would honour the truce, calling it a chance to advance peace efforts.&quot;We all understand who we are dealing with. Ukraine will adhere to the ceasefire and respond strictly in kind,&quot; he said.Both Moscow and Kyiv have signalled the conflict may finally be nearing its conclusion.Russia&#039;s Foreign Minister said the prospect of a political and diplomatic settlement was &quot;on the horizon&quot;.While Ukraine&#039;s chief negotiator Kyrylo Budanov told Bloomberg: &quot;They all understand the war needs to end. That&#039;s why they are negotiating. I don&#039;t think it will be long.&quot;MORE ON VLADIMIR PUTIN:Vladimir Putin&#039;s mercenaries could seek ASYLUM in Britain if ships are seized in ChannelVladimir Putin&#039;s top military commander dies in plane crash following &#039;technical malfunction&#039;Vladimir Putin caught helping Iran target Chagos Islands - as Russia&#039;s attack plans revealedBefore the truce was scheduled to begin, overnight drone strikes killed at least two people in Odesa.Two more were wounded when drones struck a residential neighbourhood in the Black Sea port city.The attack damaged apartment buildings, houses and a kindergarten.Russia targeted Ukraine with 160 drones overnight, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.Ukrainian forces shot down or intercepted 133 of those drones before the proposed ceasefire took effect.New footage has emerged showing a Ukrainian drone brigade killing 8,000 Russian soldiers in a single month.The video depicts Russian troops attempting to defend themselves against incoming drones.Soldiers can be seen throwing sticks and swatting at the unmanned aircraft in desperate attempts to survive.Multiple fighters were ambushed on the battlefield by Ukrainian FPV drones.The brigade &quot;eliminated 8,005 Russian troops&quot; during the period.The grim footage surfaced as both sides entered the tense truce, with Mr Zelensky warning: &quot;Easter should be a time of silence and safety. &quot;A ceasefire could also become the beginning of real movement toward peace.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Massive fuel protests now set to hit Britain as farmers plan Irish&#45;style nationwide blockades</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Massive fuel protests are now being planned across Britain as diesel prices surge beyond £2 per litre.Farmers are planning to stage demonstrations similar to those which have paralysed Irish roads over the past week.Farming groups which have mobilised tens of thousands of demonstrators against Labour&#039;s inheritance tax raids are set to meet next week to discuss nationwide fuel price protests, it was revealed last night.A source involved with the discussions said: &quot;We&#039;ve hit the £2 mark on a litre of diesel. That&#039;s a scary place to be. &quot;It will be a matter of time before people in this country start to go out and protest,&quot; they told The Telegraph.&quot;Farmers are the last people who want to go out and protest. You have to remember this is a very busy time of the year for us. &quot;But with the inheritance tax protests, you&#039;ve got the groups that have been set up. The infrastructure is there to mobilise.&quot;Discussions have been had, and there will be a few people coming together at the beginning of next week to see what can be done.&quot;The Iran war - which appeared not to have moved closer to peace by Sunday morning - has disrupted global supplies, driving up costs and prices.Diesel is now selling above £2 per litre at more than 50 filling stations nationwide - and while average prices have not yet reached this threshold, the most expensive forecourts are charging up to £1.99 for petrol and even more for diesel.Frustration among farmers and hauliers over diesel availability and prices has grown significantly in recent weeks.Some red diesel suppliers have started rationing deliveries to farmers, with prices now roughly double their pre-war levels.Red diesel is chemically identical to the normal fuel, but is dyed and taxed at a lower rate so it can be ring-fenced for certain applications like farm machinery.Ministers were preparing on Friday for mass protests across Britain over the cost-of-living crisis triggered by the Iran war.FUEL COST CHAOS - READ MORE:Petrol and diesel drivers warned of &#039;criminal matter&#039; as fuel thefts soar amid high pricesUK drivers issued urgent petrol station warning as diesel is &#039;only 9p away from record high&#039;Jet fuel shortage could hit within 3 weeks as summer holidays face disruptionWhile across the Irish Sea, protests have escalated dramatically, with farmers and truckers blocking major roads over high fuel costs.The Irish Government was forced to deployed the army to help clear blockades.While on Saturday, police used pepper spray to remove demonstrators outside the Whitegate refinery in County Cork, which supplies all of Ireland&#039;s petrol and diesel.Industry sources say roughly half of Ireland&#039;s 1,200 petrol stations have run dry, with approximately one day left before a complete shutdown hits.Police said they intervened due to threats to fuel supplies for emergency services, including ambulances and fire services.Last night, the Irish Government was close to agreeing on a fuel support package following talks with farmer and haulier representatives.Mainland Britain has not yet seen demonstrations, but Northern Ireland is set to become the first part of the UK to protest, with Tuesday already circled as a &quot;day of action&quot;.The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it was &quot;maintaining an ongoing assessment&quot; over the prospect of fuel protests next week.On Thursday, 54 UK filling stations were selling diesel above £2 per litre.The highest price recorded was £2.28 at Mackenzie Stores on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.Crossapol Filling Station on the Isle of Tiree charged £2.25 per litre, while Cuxton Auto Services in Kent reached £2.18.The largest price increase since the war began was at Grade Filling Station in Redcar, North Yorkshire, where diesel rose 74p to £1.80 since February 27.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>British museum accused of &amp;apos;rewriting history&amp;apos; after claiming Victorian boys were &amp;apos;gender&#45;fluid&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A leading museum has claimed that Victorian boys could be considered &quot;gender-fluid&quot; because they wore dresses until around the age of eight.The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, County Durham, has come under fire for linking the historical practice of &quot;breeching&quot; to contemporary ideas about gender.The museum, which first opened its doors in 1892, displays two boys&#039; dresses from the Victorian period.An &quot;LGBTQIA+ leaflet&quot; distributed to visitors suggests the 19th-century clothing tradition demonstrates gender fluidity existed in the past.Critics have accused the institution of attempting to rewrite history by presenting modern gender ideology as something with centuries-old roots.The museum&#039;s leaflet challenges assumptions about historical gender norms, explaining that both boys and girls wore dresses during infancy for practical reasons.&quot;It&#039;s often assumed that gender binaries (the classification of gender into two opposing categories: male and female) have always been strictly enforced and that gender fluidity is a recent development,&quot; it reads.&quot;However, this is not true. Throughout history, gender distinctions in children&#039;s clothing were less rigid, especially in early childhood.&quot;The pamphlet adds: &quot;The transition from dresses to trousers, known as &#039;breeching&#039;, marked an important cultural milestone for boys, typically occurring between ages four and seven, depending on family traditions.&quot;Critics acknowledge that breeching was a genuine historical fashion trend - but reject claims it indicated gender fluidity.Helen Joyce, the director of advocacy at Sex Matters, told The Telegraph: &quot;The idea that Victorian children were &#039;gender fluid&#039; because of practicalities relating to clothing is absolute nonsense.&quot;The so-called &#039;opposing categories&#039; of male and female, as the museum puts it, are to do with biology and have nothing to do with little boys wearing dresses instead of trousers because elastic was a brand new invention and not widely used.WOKE MADNESS - READ MORE:UN votes for Britain to give up trillions of pounds in &#039;slavery reparations&#039; handoutsBBC &#039;pulls Bob Monkhouse Repair Shop segment&#039; after &#039;sexist&#039; joke backlashGreens plan to break with Church of England in assault on centuries of British heritage&quot;This is the latest example of the cultural sector desperately rewriting history to pretend that the fantasies of gender ideologues aren&#039;t a modern invention.&quot;Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, director of Don&#039;t Divide Us, suggested the museum was experiencing an identity crisis.&quot;It seems to think its job is to reflect back lived experience of particular groups,&quot; she said.&quot;It might be what a therapist would do, but a museum&#039;s job is surely to curate and care for artefacts of interest that shed light on Britain&#039;s past, whether national or local.&quot;The Bowes Museum operates an LGBTQIA+ working group comprising volunteers, staff members and local residents.The group&#039;s stated aim is to uncover hidden stories connected to members&#039; own lived experiences while highlighting the diversity of sexuality and gender within the collection.The museum itself has defended its claims about gender.&quot;As part of our commitment to equity, we established an LGBTQIA+ community working group to explore the stories and emotions held within the collection through lived experience,&quot; a spokesman said.&quot;The group has selected and researched artworks reflecting LGBTQIA+ histories, co-producing a new trail that offers fresh perspectives for all visitors. This trail has been available in the museum for over a year.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Man who built up 827 days of holiday handed £400,000 payout after being sacked</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A 74-year-old property manager has won a huge six-figure payout after being sacked - with 827 days of holiday still unused.Mossadek &quot;Moss&quot; Ageli accumulated more than three years of holiday time over decades of work for Sabtina, a property management firm.An employment tribunal in Watford ordered the company to pay approximately £392,000 for the untaken leave.Mr Ageli also received £105,000 in compensation after successfully claiming unfair dismissal.He had joined Sabtina in 1987, starting as a deputy managing director before becoming commercial manager.The firm was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Libyan Foreign Investment Company, while he worked from offices in both London and Milton Keynes.But throughout his tenure, the firm repeatedly refused to let him take time off due to staffing shortages.His starting holiday entitlement stood at 30 days per year.Between 1987 and 1989, he took no leave whatsoever.The tribunal heard that only Mr Ageli and his personal assistant worked full-time at the company during this time.Both employees needed to be present constantly for the business to operate.The severe understaffing meant taking time off was simply not possible.Company directors turned down 200 of his holiday requests between 1988 and 1996.Despite these refusals, his annual entitlement was increased from 30 to 45 days by the end of that period.EMPLOYMENT RULINGS - READ MORE:Questioning colleague about menopause is &#039;not harassment&#039; or &#039;inherently offensive&#039;, tribunal rulesWoman wins £7k payout from cancer hospital after she complained her anxiety affected her ability to give concise answersWarehouse worker sacked for &#039;faking bad back&#039; when he was caught dancing wins £30k compensationBy 1998, Mr Ageli recognised he would never be able to use his leave, and reached an arrangement with directors to receive a payout instead.&quot;After years of doing this, it was agreed that there was no need to send any future paperwork for approval or denial and I simply kept a record of my holiday entitlement,&quot; he told the tribunal.The company provided no pension scheme.Mr Ageli explained that he and his PA &quot;were saving the holidays we could not have for when needed or at retirement&quot;.Payments of £15,000 were made in both 2001 and 2004, confirming the arrangement existed.The agreement remained in place for decades without issue - but a new board of directors took over in 2022.They demanded proof that the payment arrangement had been formally agreed, and gradually stripped Mr Ageli of his responsibilities.In 2024, the company dismissed him for alleged gross misconduct, which he disputes.The firm also refused to pay him for the 827 holiday days he had built up since 1998.Mr Ageli took legal action against his former employer, and now, Judge George Alliott has ruled in his favour, finding that Sabtina &quot;did not have a genuine belief&quot; that he had committed gross misconduct.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Vladimir Putin&amp;apos;s mercenaries could seek ASYLUM in Britain if ships are seized in Channel</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fears are rising that Russian shadow fleet crews could claim asylum if Britain seizes their vessels in the English Channel.Both the Home and Foreign Secretaries are said to have raised worries that capturing tankers in British waters would enable Russian mercenaries to exploit immigration rules.This issue appears to be hindering Sir Keir Starmer&#039;s plans to deploy special forces and the National Crime Agency against sanction-busting ships.The Prime Minister pledged on March 26 to &quot;go after&quot; the shadow fleet.But just days later, a shadow fleet tanker was escorted through the Channel by a Russian frigate, with three more sanctioned vessels following the next day.The Royal Navy has not yet seized any ships, following legal advice from Lord Hermer that such action could breach &quot;international law&quot;.Whitehall sources have now indicated that sailors brought ashore by British forces would be entitled to seek asylum in the UK.Many crew members on shadow fleet tankers are mercenaries employed by the Kremlin who could argue they face persecution if returned to Russia or their home countries.Officials believe Russia may deliberately position spies aboard tankers, anticipating the vessels will be caught and brought to British shores.Under asylum rules, foreign nationals arriving in Britain can claim protection if they face persecution due to the &quot;political situation&quot; in their home country.Tory chief Kemi Badenoch told The Telegraph last night: &quot;A legal system, defended by our lawyer-in-chief Keir Starmer, that allows asylum claims from Russian mercenaries is simply not fit for purpose.&quot;We need to put our national interest first and that means leaving the ECHR, because we know, having tried everything else, that nothing else will work to make our borders stronger.&quot;READ MORE ON RUSSIA:Royal Navy sailors responsible for tracking Russian warships set to go on strikeVladimir Putin caught helping Iran target Chagos IslandsRoyal Navy sends its smallest patrol boat to help seize hulking Russian mega-tankerYvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood are now working on a solution to the international law issue hamstringing the Navy.The pair are said to be looking into plans which would allow sailors to seize shadow fleet tankers without allowing their crews to stay in Britain.Officials are also examining how France has managed to impound tankers in the Mediterranean without accepting sailors as asylum seekers.The Defence Secretary on Thursday admitted there was &quot;more we can do&quot; to halt the shadow fleet.But he argued that Russia&#039;s decision to escort tankers with warships demonstrated Britain had successfully diverted Vladimir Putin&#039;s resources away from Ukraine.John Healey said the UK possessed &quot;military options&quot; for boarding vessels and was &quot;ready to take action&quot; to seize them.Though Government sources say the Ministry of Defence would need to clear a high legal bar before launching any Channel raid, or risk facing action at an international maritime tribunal.The MoD said: &quot;We will not comment on specific operational planning or give a running commentary as this could compromise our ability to successfully take action against these ships, only benefitting our adversaries.&quot;In general terms, any target ship will be individually considered by law enforcement, military and energy market specialists before an operation is executed.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Artemis II makes triumphant return to Earth after record&#45;breaking mission to the Moon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nasa&#039;s Artemis II spacecraft has returned to Earth after completing its historic, record-breaking journey around the Moon.Just after 1am BST, the Orion module separated from the rest of the craft and plummeted down into the Pacific Ocean - after reentering our atmosphere at almost 25,000 miles per hour and enduring temperatures of 2,760C.Around an hour and a half later, all four astronauts had safely exited the spacecraft.Christina Koch was the first to emerge, followed by Victor Glover, then Jeremy Hansen, then finally Reid Wiseman.The module had earlier successfully deployed its parachutes and made its way into the sea off Southern California.Speaking from the USS John P Murtha, floating nearby, Nasa chief Jared Isaacman vowed it would not be a &quot;once in a lifetime moment&quot; - and that today was only the beginning.&quot;It&#039;s a huge moment for everybody,&quot; he said. &quot;We are back in the business of sending astronauts to the Moon, bringing them back safely and to set up for a series more.&quot;I mean, this is not a once in a lifetime thing. No, it&#039;s not. This is just the beginning. We are going to get back into doing this with frequency, sending missions to the Moon until we land on it in 2028 and start building our base.&quot;
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Mission Control, meanwhile, called the landing &quot;a perfect bullseye splashdown&quot;.There had been concerns over the capsule&#039;s heat shield after the unmanned Artemis I test flight&#039;s own coating flaked off.But on Saturday - or Friday afternoon, at 5.07pm local time - the manned mission made it back home in one piece.The crew&#039;s homecoming cleared a critical final hurdle for the Lockheed Martin-built LMT.N Orion spacecraft, proving it would withstand the extreme forces of re-entry from space.At the peak of re-entry stress, as expected, intense heat and air compression formed a red-hot sheath of ionised gas, or plasma, that engulfed the capsule.This cut off radio communications with the crew for several minutes.Cheers then broke out in Houston as comms were re-established with the crew five minutes before splashdown.Commander Reid Wiseman broke the team&#039;s silence by saying: &quot;Houston, we have you loud and clear.&quot;&quot;What a journey,&quot; he said as the crew splashed down. &quot;We are stable one, four green crew members.&quot;Nasa labelled their return a &quot;textbook touchdown&quot;.On the space agency&#039;s live feed, an announcer can be heard saying the four astronauts are &quot;in great condition&quot; and &quot;all in excellent shape&quot;.Since Artemis II blasted off on April 1, the mission has captivated the world with its extraordinary images of the Moon and the Earth, and updates from the astronauts&#039; journey into space.The four eventually travelled further from Earth than any humans in history.They reached a maximum distance of approximately 252,760 miles from our planet on Monday, shattering a record that had stood for more than half a century.In total, the quartet travelled some 694,392 miles across two Earth orbits.It marked the first crewed test flight in a series of Artemis missions which aim to start landing astronauts on the lunar surface, starting in 2028.GB News understands President Donald Trump, who personally congratulated the team after they broke the distance record, was watching the splashdown from the Trump Winery in Virginia.He said on social media following their return: &quot;Congratulations to the great and very talented crew of Artemis II. &quot;The entire trip was spectacular, the landing was perfect and, as President of the United States, I could not be more proud! &quot;I look forward to seeing you all at the White House soon. We’ll be doing it again and then, next step, Mars!&quot;Canada&#039;s Prime Minister Mark Carney, meanwhile, congratulated the crew on &quot;an historic feat&quot;.British engineering played its part on the journey into space, too - the Goonhilly Earth Station, near Helston, in Cornwall, helped track the flight.The last time Nasa sent astronauts to the Moon was as part of the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.The agency is seeking to return a crew to the lunar surface by 2028, before China does in about 2030.

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<title>&amp;apos;Prepare for war,&amp;apos; Britons to be told as Army revives emergency plans for attack on UK</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Britain is reviving its Cold War-era Government War Book to prepare the nation for potential war.Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, the head of the Armed Forces, confirmed the plans would be brought back to life last night.The updated document will ready the military, police, hospitals and industry for a transition to war.Sir Richard said the new version would require people to think differently about resilience, drawing on lessons from the Cold War but &quot;in a modern context, with a modern society, with modern infrastructure&quot;.The Cabinet Office is leading the cross-Government effort to produce the modernised war book.Asked whether Britain was reviving the old plans, Air Chief Marshal Knighton told Sky News: &quot;I think that&#039;s right.&quot;The original war book system dates back to the First World War.The collection of top secret documents was regularly rehearsed and updated, making Britain one of the world&#039;s best prepared nations for conflict.A 1976 copy consisted of hand-typed pages bound together by string.It contained detailed lists and plans for mobilising not just military forces, but also civilians and industry during a crisis.The documents covered shutting schools, clearing hospitals, rationing food and even storing national treasures.But the system was expensive to maintain.After the Cold War ended, the entire war book framework was quietly abandoned by the early 2000s.Since then, successive Conservative and Labour governments have left the Armed Forces underfunded.Now, the Government has pledged to increase defence spending from just over two per cent of GDP to 3.5 per cent by 2035.However, a crucial 10-year Defence Investment Plan remains unpublished - while critics like former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace have long warned of &quot;Treasury tricks&quot; being used to artificially inflate the defence budget.READ MORE ON THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES:Royal Navy is NOT ready for war, First Sea Lord admits - while US mocks British forcesArmy launches survey into whether male soldiers can wear make-up: &#039;Unlikely to deter Russia!’Britain &#039;struggling&#039; to keep pace with Europe in rearming military despite Russia threatThe investment plan, which outlines what weapons and capabilities the Ministry of Defence will procure, was due last autumn.Defence Secretary John Healey would not confirm whether it would be released by this summer.The delay has left much of Britain&#039;s defence industry waiting for promised funding to materialise.Sir Richard indicated the hold-up stems from the MoD seeking faster Treasury funding.&quot;What I want is a defence investment plan that is properly funded and delivers what we want,&quot; he said.&quot;If that takes a bit longer, I&#039;d rather have something that works and we can deliver.&quot;Protecting critical national infrastructure such as power stations and water supplies from adversaries is central to the new approach.&quot;I talked before Christmas of the need that when we think about renewing our water infrastructure or electricity or transport infrastructure, to think about the threat of action from an adversary that is above the threshold of war, not just a hybrid threat,&quot; he said.&quot;And think about how we build in that resilience as we renew it and that requires making some different choices and different priorities and that work that the Cabinet Office is doing across the whole of Government is something that I really welcome.&quot;The defence chief also warned that the relative peace Britain has enjoyed for three decades faces growing threats.&quot;That requires us to educate ourselves and help the population understand some of those threats and help them understand what they can do to support the nation and potentially support the Armed Forces,&quot; he said.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Council to take down St George&amp;apos;s flags from lampposts amid &amp;apos;fears over safety&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Shropshire Council has announced plans to take down unauthorised Union Jacks and St George&#039;s flags attached to lampposts and street furniture across the county amid fears over safety.The local authority said that although it recognises the Union Jack as a national emblem and does not ban patriotic displays, but warned erecting flags on public highways without approval could constitute a criminal offence.Storm damage has left numerous flags torn, loose or dangerously insecure, according to the council, and immediate hazards have already been addressed, with a comprehensive removal operation set to commence in Shrewsbury before extending throughout the county.The financial burden has been substantial, with post-Storm Amy clearance work alone costing approximately £13,000, as the council intends to pursue those who installed the flags to recoup expenses.
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The mayor of Church Stretton, Andy Munro, has alleged that several women were threatened by men who were attaching Union Jacks to lampposts in the town.Mr Munro reported receiving multiple concerning calls from residents who had approached individuals using a cherry picker to hoist the flags.&quot;Most particularly, we received phone calls from a number of women who had gone out to see what the commotion was, and they were threatened and abused by the people putting up the flags,&quot; he said.&quot;We can have the debate about the rights and wrongs of the flags, but I don&#039;t think anybody will agree that it&#039;s right under any circumstances for women alone at night to be threatened.&quot;On the day the flags appeared, nearly 40 residents reached out to the mayor expressing their concerns about the incident.John Cunningham, who installed the flags, has rejected the allegations of threatening behaviour.A local group called Raise the Flags Shrewsbury Plus confirmed they were responsible for putting up the flags, stating they had received a donation specifically for the Church Stretton area.&quot;We had a donation for Church Stretton, like we do everywhere else, and we try to get out as quick as possible,&quot; Mr Cunningham said.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Churchgoers fume over council&#039;s plans to hike Sunday parking prices in &#039;pay to pray&#039; rowSudanese man arrested on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants died in Channel crossingTwo men found guilty over involvement in &#039;violent mob&#039; during Epping asylum hotel protestHe described an encounter during the installation: &quot;The second flag as we put it up, on an eight-to-nine-foot lamp-post, this woman came out to confront us.&quot;Mr Munro has also criticised the manner in which the flags were displayed, describing the use of cable ties and string to attach &quot;cheap, flimsy&quot; union jacks as disrespectful. Church Stretton is traditionally known as the town of flags due to its year-round displays.The proliferation of national flags on lampposts began last summer, with the movement gaining momentum during the Lionesses&#039; Euros campaign in July 2025. Groups organising the displays have cited national pride, though social media activity has revealed motivations linked to concerns about illegal immigration.West Mercia Police confirmed that two individuals raised concerns about an incident on February 19, when flags were erected in Church Stretton, but determined no criminal offences had occurred.The council acknowledged awareness of community tensions, including reports of abuse directed at residents, staff and councillors, and confirmed it was liaising with police.Looking ahead, Shropshire Council plans to develop a funding proposal for a locally-designed flag initiative involving young people, similar to a scheme recently launched in Stourbridge.

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<title>Gender treatment doesn&amp;apos;t cut mental distress &#45; and can make it worse, landmark study shows</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trans youngsters who undergo gender reassignment are more mentally distressed afterwards than before, a landmark study has found.A major 25-year study of youngsters with gender distress found those who went on to receive medical gender treatment - including hormones or surgery - saw sharp rises in mental health problems.It found those most affected were youngsters transitioning from male to female who saw their need for specialist mental health care soar from 9.8 per cent before treatment to 60.7 per cent afterwards. Those transitioning from female to male also experienced a steep increase - from 21.6 per cent to 54.5 per cent.
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The research calls into question why controversial medical and surgical treatments are being offered to gender distressed adolescents, as it suggests they do not improve mental health and may, in some cases, make it worse.The findings are likely to fuel the fierce and ongoing row over youth gender medicine in Britain, which has divided experts, politicians and families.The study, published in the Finnish journal, Acta Paediatrica, goes to the heart of the debate - whether gender medicine improves young people’s mental health, or does more harm than good.The study, one of the most comprehensive of its kind, followed up every adolescent referred to gender clinics in Finland from 1996-2010 and involved 2,083 youngsters up to age 23 who were followed for an average of five years but in some cases as long as 25 years. Almost four in ten (38.2 per cent) went on to have medical interventions such as cross-sex hormones or surgery. Even after taking previous mental illness into account, this group remained far more likely to need mental health care than their peers - up to five times more likely in some cases.The researchers concluded: “Psychiatric needs do not subside after medical gender reassignment,” and added treatment may even have “a negative impact”.The study found the same overall pattern when looking at all young people referred to gender clinics - even if they did not go on to have treatment.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Britain to host crunch talks with 41 nations in bid to unblock Strait of HormuzBritish tourist dead and more than 20 injured after bus crashes into ravine on Canary IslandsRoyal Navy sailors responsible for tracking Russian warships set to go on strikeAcross this wider group, mental health problems were already high before any intervention and increased further over time.Around four in ten (45.7 per cent) had serious psychiatric problems before referral, rising to more than six in ten (61.7 per cent) at least two years later.Researchers compared the group referred to clinics for gender distress to 18,000 under-23s who had not been referred.No similar increase in mental health problems was seen among this group. Among this group, only around 15 per cent needed specialist psychiatric care over the same period - far lower than the rates seen in those experiencing gender distress.The findings are likely to fuel the fierce and ongoing row over youth gender medicine in Britain.Health Secretary Wes Streeting is already under pressure to overhaul services following the landmark Cass Review, which raised concerns about the lack of strong evidence behind treatments such as puberty blockers.Ministers are also facing calls to rethink a proposed clinical trial into gender treatments for children amid growing concerns over safety and long-term outcomes.The issue has also been fought out in courts - including the case of de-transitioner Keira Bell, 28, whose high court case exposed serious concerns on how children were being treated after she argued she had been too young to give informed consent.The study shows that young people, many of whom were struggling before being treated in a gender clinic, continued to struggle afterwards.The researchers stressed that mental health conditions must be properly treated regardless of gender identity, adding: “Psychiatric disorders require their due treatment regardless of a young person&#039;s gender identity.”Dr Louise Irvine from the Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender said: “This research is unique due to its comprehensiveness and long-term follow-up.“The research calls into question why medical and surgical treatments are being offered to gender distressed adolescents, as they do not improve mental health and may, in some cases, make it worse.“Alternative treatments that address the mental health issues experienced by adolescents with gender related distress are needed both at the time of referral to clinics but also in the long term.“That is where the focus of care should be, rather than medical and surgical intervention.”Professor Carl Heneghan, Director of Oxford University&#039;s Centre of Evidence Based Medicine said: “This study highlights the significant unrecognised burden of mental health problems among trans youngsters. “Radical interventions such as puberty blockers, cross sex hormones and surgery which can have irreversible and unwanted side effects are not a silver bullet to prevent these debilitating mental health problems. “It is therefore vital other conditions are ruled out before any clinician would consider such treatments.”He added: “The lack of long term data in this area is very worrying and the Government must set up a register to ensure anyone who has undergone gender treatment is part of that registry and followed up.”Cross sex hormones have been linked to adverse effects such as bone loss, infertility, sexual disfunction, heart problems, strokes, blood clots, stroke, and breast cancer. Gender surgery is irreversible.

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<title>England’s school uniforms under threat as one in eight ditch ties for tracksuits and hoodies &#45; parents left fearful over girls&amp;apos; safety</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ England’s school uniforms are under threat as one in eight ditch ties for tracksuits and hoodies with parents left fearful over girls’ safety, a GB News audit has revealed. One in eight (12.4 per cent) schools in England permit at least one item of sportswear - joggers, leggings or hoodies - as part of their standard daily uniform. One school audited even permits all three items - a full tracksuit as a uniform.Suella Braverman, Reform UK’s spokeswoman for Education, Skills and Equality slammed the findings, exclaiming that schools are not “extensions of the living room”. 
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Speaking to the People’s Channel, the MP for Fareham and Waterlooville, said: “Our classrooms are places of learning and ambition not extensions of the living room. “The moment we blur that line, we do our children a disservice.”The GB News audit, which analysed the uniform policies of 508 primary and 645 secondary schools across England, found jogging bottoms as standard daily school uniform - not just part of PE kit - are now permitted in one in 14 primary schools (7.1 per cent). The regional breakdown shows wide-ranging figures, with 12.2 per cent of schools in the East of England allowing casual legwear, compared to only 2.2 per cent in Yorkshire and Humber. Leggings - a form-fitting garment - are allowed in eight per cent of schools nationally, though Yorkshire and Humber stands apart, with 15.2 per cent of schools permitting them as daily wear - double the national average. For secondary schools, this figure is even higher, with nine percent allowing the legwear - with this figure shooting up to 16.7 per cent in the north west. Christine Cunniffee, executive principal at LVS Ascot, told the People’s Channel: “Wearing a distinctive uniform enables a sense of belonging and pride in school.“Belonging and pride will lead to respect for the school’s fabric and the community.”LATEST DEVELOPMENTSScandal hits universities as 22,000 made to pay back as much as £14k in &#039;mis-sold&#039; student loansTeachers left feeling ‘traumatised’ as union warns ‘masculinity crisis’ brewing in UK schoolsBritain&#039;s top private school in Middle East teaching pupils &#039;right way to beat women&#039;Hoodies, a defining part of a tracksuit, also makes an appearance on some daily uniform policies - albeit only 2.6 per cent have gone that far.However, this number virtually triples for schools in the east Midlands and south east of England, with 7.4 and 7.1 per cent of schools allowing the hooded jumper in daily uniform respectively.GB News also found that one primary school in Rotherham is planning to introduce all three of these items to its uniform policy.Pupils at Our Lady and St Joseph&#039;s Catholic Primary School will be able to wear plain black joggers, leggings, sport shorts or a skort in September 2026.The school’s headteacher, Louise Illien, said: “We’ve found that when children are wearing more comfortable clothes, they make the most out of their learning and are able to be more active in and out of the classroom.&quot;However, a Freedom of Information request by GB News revealed the school previously included hoodies before removing them.Rotherham Borough Council confirmed the hoodies had been &quot;causing difficulties in class”.The skort, meanwhile, was added after parents raised concerns that girls would not be able to dress &quot;as girls”, the council added.Miss Illien said: “Parents asked for a skirt option for girls which is why we added a skort to our uniform policy.”The British school uniform is embedded in the nation’s DNA, finding its roots in 16th century charity schools - not elite public institutions such as Eton and Harrow - originally providing clothes to poorer children to give them a sense of belonging and dignity.That founding principle, seeing uniform as a force for equality and cohesion, is precisely what defenders of traditional dress codes still argue for today.Serge Cefai, executive head at St Thomas The Apostle College, told GB News: &quot;A good uniform policy is a great leveller.&quot;It stops less wealthy children feeling hard done by, and that in itself reduces bullying.&quot;It allows children to concentrate on their education without distraction, and in the long run it is easier and cheaper for parents.&quot;Over the centuries, the attire has evolved greatly - from caps, capes and bonnets, to blazers and ties, all donning specific colours unique to your place of study.However, the British school uniform seems to be entering its latest transition: relaxation.Another nail in the coffin for the traditional school uniform is footwear - one in four primary schools allow trainers daily, with this figure increasing to nearly one in three in the east and south east of England.Esther McVey, MP for Tatton, told GB News it was “sad” that school uniforms are “being dumbed down”, emphasising the importance of smartness. She said: “Smart uniforms are extremely important in schools, and it is sad to see them being dumbed down in so many.She went further to make the connection between a lack of smart standards in the classroom to the casualisation of workwear.“Sadly it mirrors the lack of smart attire in many offices and workplaces currently, but I am sure most parents would like to see schools pursue a uniform policy which maintains traditional high standards”, she said. If the shirt and tie was an animal, it would be critically endangered in primary schools - just six out of 508 establishments audited make it compulsory to wear the combination on a daily basis. Nearly two-in-three primary schools have dropped the tie completely.In its replacement, 87 per cent of schools permit pupils to wear polo shirts throughout the academic year, rather than being kept as an option in the summer months.However, GB News&#039;s extensive audit also revealed a stark contrast in England&#039;s secondary schools. Three-quarters of secondary schools still require a tie.A significant majority (75 per cent) of primary school teachers would prefer children to wear a “practical” uniform of jogging bottoms and a polo shirt, according to research by Teacher Tapp.Fewer than one-in-four favour a smart uniform of a tie, trousers and a blazer.Phil (not his real name), a primary school teacher in the south east, is one of them.He told GB News he was “in favour of a more relaxed uniform”, pointing to the realities of working in a disadvantaged area.“I work in a school in quite a deprived area and we often give out uniforms to children who don’t have any or whose families are struggling”, he said.“Having a simple uniform makes this easy to provide - it is cheap to buy from most big stores at good prices.”This sentiment is backed by data - 28 per cent of parents in 2024 were finding it hard to afford uniforms and school supplies, a YouGov poll showed.In a bid to tackle this, the UK Government from September will mandate that schools limit compulsory branded items to three or fewer (plus a tie for secondary/middle schools) to reduce costs for parents.But Phil was careful to stress he backs uniform in principle - without it, children from families who cannot afford whatever is the current fashion trend risk feeling “left out”.He said if schools had a no uniform policy, it would be “added hassle or stress for teachers to worry about”.Simone Brown, a 44-year-old life coach and youth mentor from London, went viral earlier this year after posting a video from her car outside a local secondary school, expressing her alarm at a teenage girl arriving in what she described as, “super, super, short hot pants”.Having worked in youth mentoring and as a parent facilitator with the Race Equality Foundation, she told GB News that she had previously raised uniform concerns with the school - only to receive a generic response.This time, Ms Brown said she felt a “righteous anger” and decided to take to social media about the inappropriate uniform.She said: &quot;A righteous anger just came up inside of me. I think it&#039;s about time we begin to have a conversation about how we can make our uniform more modest - how can we bring up the self-esteem of our young women.&quot;I don&#039;t just look at the girls - I look at who&#039;s looking at the girls. I look at who&#039;s looking. And there are a lot of men who are looking. Old men, young men, workmen - they&#039;re all looking.&quot;The video received over 300,000 views, but divided opinion sharply.However, the London-based life coach remained undeterred and contacted the school to share her concerns and was invited for a meeting with senior management during February half term.For Ms Brown, this incident lends itself to a bigger issue - the unravelling of the standards, boundaries and expectation that uniform, at its best, is supposed to represent.“There has been a decline in social values”, she said.“I think there’s a decline in our faith values as well, which I think plays a huge part in all of that.&quot;I love the blazer - I love the way it looks with the tie and your skirt. I think it comes across as presentable.&quot;She concluded: &quot;School uniform is beautiful.&quot;The question is whether the creeping casualisation of the school uniform is a symptom of something far deeper.Fresh data from the National Education Union (NEU) offers a troubling backdrop.Two-thirds (66 per cent) of state school teachers say pupil behaviour negatively impacts learning regularly or all the time.This figure was just 46 per cent in 2020, then 48 per cent in 2022, rising sharply to 66 per cent in 2024 and where it has remained ever since.In primary schools, seven in 10 teachers report behaviour disrupting their lessons regularly or all the time.The NEU stops short of drawing a line between what children wear and how they behave.Mrs Braverman said: “Britain became great because we held the line on values that matter; hard work, discipline and pride in who you are and where you come from.“That starts at school and it starts with getting the basics right.”A Department for Education spokeswoman said: &quot;We strongly encourage schools to have a uniform as it can play a key role in promoting the ethos of the school, providing a sense of belonging and identity and setting an appropriate tone for education.&quot;They added that revised statutory guidance published in October 2025 makes clear that &quot;schools can require that all uniform items, whether branded or generic, meet standards of modesty and appropriateness&quot;. Proportional stratified random sample drawn from 16,462 open primary schools in England, plus 2,996 open secondary schools. 508 primary and 645 secondary school uniform policies audited.

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<description><![CDATA[ A popular beach near Hartlepool remains closed to the public following the discovery of more than 150 Second World War grenades.Cleveland Police were alerted to the find at Crimdon Dene beach on Tuesday morning after the phosphorus-based munitions were spotted in the sand.One individual sustained minor burns after coming into contact with the ordnance, which ignites spontaneously when exposed to air.Hartlepool Borough Council has advised both residents and visitors to keep away from the area whilst specialist teams continue their work to make the beach safe.
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Controlled explosions were conducted to safely dispose of the dangerous devices.A security cordon remains firmly in place at the scene.Cleveland Police confirmed officers and explosives specialists are still present at the scene as they examine the surrounding area.&quot;A controlled explosion took place last night and a cordon remains in place to allow experts to check the wider location,&quot; the force said.&quot;They will remain there until they are confident the area has been cleared.&quot;The nearest footpath to the discovery site will remain closed until the operation concludes, although alternative routes that bypass the affected zone remain open.The munitions have been identified as self-igniting phosphorus grenades, commonly known as SIPs, which were designed to burst into flames upon contact with air.Military experts confirmed these weapons were originally deployed by the British Home Guard during the Second World War as anti-tank devices.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Churchgoers fume over council&#039;s plans to hike Sunday parking prices in &#039;pay to pray&#039; rowTeenager, 16, charged with murder of 14-year-old boy shot dead in WoolwichRSPB urges Britons NOT to feed birds to slow infection rate of &#039;deadly disease&#039;The grenades, described as bottle-shaped with orange and yellow colouring, were found partially submerged in the sand on the well-visited stretch of coastline.Such ordnance is considered exceptionally hazardous, with the Army warning of an extreme risk of severe burns or serious injury should anyone handle them improperly.Authorities have urged members of the public to immediately contact police should they come across any suspected SIP grenades in the area.Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team noted that whilst discovering unexploded munitions during a beach visit is uncommon, adverse weather conditions and high tides can bring such objects to the surface.&quot;Our shores are filled with history, but remnants from the past can still sometimes wash up on our shores today,&quot; the coastguard said.The local authority expressed gratitude for the &quot;patience and co-operation&quot; shown by the community as the clearance operation continues.

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<description><![CDATA[ A 16-year-old from Romford had been charged with the murder of Eghosa Ogbebor, 14, who was shot dead in south-east London last week, the Metropolitan Police said.Eghosa Ogbebor was shot dead in Lord Warwick Street, Woolwich, with police called to the scene at about 3.40pm last Thursday.The 16-year-old, from Romford, who was first arrested last Saturday before being released on bail, will appear at Thames Magistrates Court tomorrow (April 11).Another 16-year-old boy was also arrested today on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.
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The Met said six others arrested in connection with the victim’s death - boys aged 14, 16 and 16 and men aged 18, 19 and 46 have been bailed while inquiries continue.Despite the efforts of emergency responders on the afternoon of April 2, the teenager was found with severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.Initially, officers were unable to establish the victim&#039;s identity, and he was mistakenly referred to as an adult by the police.Eghosa’s family continue to be supported by specialist officers, the force added.An investigation remains ongoing.On April 4, officers arrested a 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man in Woolwich on suspicion of murder, and a 46-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender.All three were released on bail, the police said.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:British tourist dead and more than 20 injured after bus crashes into ravine on Canary IslandsSudanese man arrested on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants died in Channel crossingSentebale charity sues Prince Harry for libel following major falloutA 14-year-old boy, 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old man were later arrested on April 3 in connection with Eghosa’s death.They have also been bailed while inquiries continue.Detective Chief Inspector Lucie Card, who is leading the investigation, said: &quot;Our team of dedicated detectives are continuing enquiries to investigate Eghosa&#039;s tragic death.&quot;We appreciate the concern that Eghosa&#039;s death has caused, particularly among the local community who will continue to see an increased police presence around the area&quot;.The senior officer urged anyone with information or who witnessed suspicious activity to contact police on 101, quoting reference CAD 4848/2APR, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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<title>Artemis II team reveals &amp;apos;anxiety&amp;apos; as hours remain until perilous &amp;apos;fireball&amp;apos; return to Earth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The team behind Nasa&#039;s Artemis II mission have said they will be &quot;anxious&quot; as the Orion spacecraft returns to Earth in a &quot;fireball&quot;.Nasa associate administrator Amit Kshatriya said he had &quot;high confidence&quot; the module would safely splash down in the Pacific Ocean - set for just after midnight tonight.But he admitted it was &quot;impossible to say&quot; he didn&#039;t still have &quot;irrational fears&quot;.&quot;I think there&#039;s no question that I&#039;ll be anxious, but I&#039;ll be with the families,&quot; Mr Kshatriya said.
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The crew of four, comprising Nasa&#039;s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, were seen clearing out the cabin and packing equipment away in preparation for the splashdown.At 12.33am, just 76 miles away from Earth, the service module of the craft will detach from the crew capsule.The Artemis II crew will then reach hypersonic speeds of up to 25,000 miles per hour as the capsule re-enters Earth&#039;s atmosphere.The speed of the descent makes gas and air particles compress, creating a layer of superheated gas around the capsule which cuts off communication between the astronauts and mission control, scheduled for 12.53am.The crew are protected from heat of up to 2,760C by a three-inch-thick shield.Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman previously said this phase of the mission &quot;keeps me up at night&quot; and admitted there was &quot;no plan B&quot;.The time between re-entering Earth&#039;s atmosphere and landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego is 13 minutes.After the initial period of intense heat, two parachutes will slow Orion to about 300 miles per hour at 1.03am, followed by further parachutes a minute later, which will eventually bring it down to 17 miles per hour.ARTEMIS II - READ MORE:‘There is no plan B!’ Nasa issues chilling warning as Artemis II enters perilous phase of missionNasa issues two major updates on Artemis II crew&#039;s fateArtemis II crew in tears after breaking Apollo 13 record by travelling 248,655 miles from EarthFlight director Jeff Radigan said the splashdown was &quot;13 minutes of things that have to go right&quot;.He then listed a &quot;whole checklist&quot; of things that must work for a successful return to Earth.He added: &quot;So it&#039;s not so much 13 minutes, it&#039;s more, in my head, about an hour and a half of things that have to go right, and that&#039;s the way I think of them.&quot;During the first unmanned Artemis I mission, the Orion spacecraft had a problem with its heat shield, which cracked upon re-entry.The Orion spacecraft lost chunks of materials in more than 100 locations, as gas that was trapped inside the outer material of the heat shield was not able to properly vent and dissipate.Based on the findings of the original uncrewed test mission, Artemis II has adjusted to a steeper re-entry trajectory, which should reduce the amount of time the Orion is exposed to high temperatures.Mr Kshatriya said: &quot;We have high confidence in the system and the heat shield and the parachutes and the recovery systems we put together. The engineering supports it.&quot;The Artemis I flight data supports it. All of our ground test supports it, our analysis supports it.&quot;Yesterday, pilot Victor Glover reflected on his team&#039;s journey and admitted Artemis II&#039;s return to Earth was what he was most looking forward to.He said: &quot;I&#039;ll be honest and say I&#039;ve actually been thinking about entry since April 3, 2023, when we got assigned to this mission. And one of the first press conferences we were asked, &#039;what are we looking forward to?&#039;, and I said splashdown.&quot;&quot;I haven&#039;t even begun to process what we&#039;ve been through. We&#039;ve still got two more days, and riding a fireball through the atmosphere is profound as well,&quot; he added.

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<title>Child mauled to death by dog in quiet cul&#45;de&#45;sac &#45; armed police in &amp;apos;standoff&amp;apos; with beasts as one destroyed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Armed police descended on a quiet Yorkshire street on Thursday after a child was mauled to death by a dog.Police were called to a property on Hardale Grove, Dormanstown, Redcar, shortly after 1.30pm.Eyewitnesses described a standoff between 10 armed officers and the dog.Police were called following concerns for a child, who died as Cleveland Police arrived to the property.
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The child is believed to have died as a result of a dog bite, the force said.Residents of the cul-de-sac said they were in shock as they described the scene.One resident, who lives on the street with his daughter and grandchildren, told The Northern Echo: &quot;It&#039;s absolutely heartbreaking, I cannot believe it.&quot;You never expect anything so horrific to happen in your area.&quot;Armed officers attended the scene, killing one dog and recovering a second.The man, describing the scene, said: &quot;Police swarmed the street around 1.30pm, I think, and there was a proper standoff with the dogs and then one was shot dead.&quot;I cannot imagine what that family are going through.&quot;One woman said there were around 10 armed officers at the &quot;standoff&quot;.HORROR ATTACKS - READ MORE:RSPCA finds 250 ‘frightened’ dogs crammed into ONE house in ‘shocking’ discoveryPensioner, 65, bitten in the face by WOLF on German high streetFour alpacas mauled to death by Rottweilers while two others seriously injuredShe said: &quot;There were around 10 armed policemen and so many cars and vans.&quot;I think everyone just went straight inside because the dogs had got out and were running all over the police having a proper stand off.&quot;Another woman said the incident was &quot;surreal&quot;.She said: &quot;I am in utter shock - it was just surreal, all of it. I hope everyone involved is okay, it is such a tragic incident.&quot;A man, who lives on a nearby road, said &quot;kids were everywhere&quot; during the incident, adding that it sounded &quot;horrendous&quot;.Emily Harrison, the District Commander for Redcar and Cleveland said: &quot;Understandably this is a distressing and tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the child’s family.&quot;There is a scene in place at the address while an investigation into the child’s death begins.&quot;I would encourage anyone who has concerns or information to please speak to an officer.&quot;Those with information are encouraged to contact Cleveland Police on 101 or by visiting their website and quoting reference number 066204.

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<title>Historic coastal town at breaking point over &amp;apos;rotten eggs smell&amp;apos; so vile that children cry on walks to school</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A historic coastal town is at breaking point after falling victim to a vile &quot;rotten eggs smell&quot; from a nearby landfill.Fleetwood, famed for its fishing industry, now finds itself plagued by an overpowering stench emanating from the Jameson Road landfill.The site, located fewer than 100 metres from homes, has accumulated 72 permit breaches since Transwaste Recycling and Aggregates reopened it in 2023 after taking over its lease from Wyre Borough Council.The landfill had previously been shut down in 2017.
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Local campaigner Allison Rowe, 65, described the situation to the Daily Mail as &quot;absolutely diabolical&quot;.&quot;Every day it makes me feel sick. It gives you headaches, sore eyes, the feeling of a hangover,&quot; she said.&quot;People come here on day trips, take one step out of their car, smell the stench and turn around. It stinks all day and we&#039;ve been living with this for 24 months.&quot;The Environment Agency maintains that the odour poses no health risk, though residents disagree.Last week, locals took to the streets in protest, demanding the facility be closed permanently.Ms Rowe, who relocated from Australia during the pandemic, believes the smell triggered her asthma and COPD diagnoses two years ago.&quot;The children in this town go into school feeling sick, crying, having nosebleeds. I never had asthma or COPD until two years ago when this started and now I&#039;ve been diagnosed,&quot; she said.Richard Falcon, 54, said he has been hopsitalised twice as a result of gases from the site.COUNCIL CHAOS - READ THE LATEST:Seaside town in revolt over plans for new homes amid fears &#039;people from Birmingham&#039; would swarm inChampionship club&#039;s new stadium sparks council row as legal action launched over &#039;ancient&#039; woodlandSmall village turns into &#039;Wild West&#039; as planning row sparks surge in lorries flooding throughThe odour has spread as far as Bispham and Thorton-Cleveleys, around five miles from the landfill. Complaints hit a record high exceeding 4,000 last month, according to the Environment Agency. Lorrain Beavers, the MP for North Blackpool and Fleetwood, expressed concern that residents face a third consecutive summer blighted by the smell. &quot;We&#039;re a holiday town. People move to our area because they want to breathe clean air. If I went on holiday and had to put up with that smell, I wouldn&#039;t be coming back,&quot; she said. The Environment Agency has issued an enforcement notice requiring the operators to cover the landfill.Transwaste&#039;s parent company, Mercury Group, which holds a lease until late 2027, insisted that independent air quality monitoring shows levels remain within World Health Organisation safety limits.A Wyre Borough Council spokesman said: &quot;We fully understand how distressing this situation is for residents and we take their concerns very seriously.&quot;We have been working closely with the community to listen to their experiences and gather evidence to support a potential case of statutory nuisance.&quot;We understand that residents would wish to keep windows open particularly during warmer weather. &quot;To help build a robust body of evidence that meets the legal standard required to present in court, we continue to encourage residents to record incidents of unwanted odour experienced inside their property by completing diary sheets for at least seven consecutive days and by accepting officer verification visits, both of which remain crucial parts of the process under the legislative powers we hold.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>Classic British condiment discontinued after nearly 200 years as fans bid farewell to divisive culinary icon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A classic British condiment is being discontinued after almost 200 years.Gentleman&#039;s Relish, the intensely savoury anchovy spread, is being scrapped by makers AB World Foods.In a statement, the firm said it recognised the Victorian relish&#039;s &quot;niche and loyal following&quot; - but admitted it no longer held the &quot;commercial appeal&quot; needed to keep it going.&quot;Despite our best efforts, retailer distribution has dwindled,&quot; it said.
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&quot;With Gentleman&#039;s Relish no longer commercially viable and unable to secure a buyer for the brand, we regrettably stopped production earlier this year.&quot;The spread had appeared in a sandwich in Ian Fleming&#039;s &quot;For Your Eyes Only&quot;, though is most commonly enjoyed smeared thinly on toast like Marmite.Its packaging, now plastic rather than ceramic, warns diners to apply it &quot;very sparingly&quot;.The paste, also known as patum peperium, is made of butter and anchovies with spices, a similar makeup to the Italian dish bagna cauda.It was invented by John Osborn, an English grocer living in Paris, in 1828.But when news of its demise was revealed by The Spectator, loyal fans emerged to bid it farewell.Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson said she would have to resort to a homemade version, adding: &quot;As long as I have access to anchovies and butter, I&#039;m happy.&quot;Restaurateur Jeremy King told The Guardian his chefs would remake it at his London restaurant Simpson&#039;s.BRITISH ICONS LOST - READ MORE:Iconic British staples Marmite, Bovril and Colman&#039;s mustard sold to American firm in £50billion dealPub which inspired The Archers&#039; local may be forced to shut down under Rachel Reeves&#039;s tax raidsLord Nelson portraits replaced by images of YVETTE COOPER in Parliament in latest diversity drive&quot;We actually make our own, due to the difficulty in obtaining, so are able to continue to serve it,&quot; he said.&quot;My chef found and adapted a classic Victorian recipe for patum peperium... It is similar to mass-produced versions, but dare I say, I prefer it.&quot;Mr King revealed he would like to sell it as a takeaway dish, but &quot;sadly we can&#039;t as that would require all sorts of health and safety packaging and labelling&quot;.Former diplomat Ameer Kotecha, who wrote in defence of the spread last year, told GB News it was &quot;a bit of a love-it-or-hate-it thing&quot;, though has described it elsewhere as a British culinary treasure.Mr Kotecha also revealed he has written to AB World Foods to try to salvage it.In his letter, he hails the spread as &quot;no mere condiment, but a living artefact of British gastronomic history&quot;, and said withdrawing it from shelves was &quot;profoundly regrettable&quot;.He went on to ask whether the firm would reconsider its position or explore alternative arrangements like licensing or small-batch production in a bid to keep it alive past its 200th birthday.If that fails, he said, AB World Foods should consider releasing the recipe to the public so as it would not be lost entirely.

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<title>Seaside town in revolt over plans for new homes amid fears &amp;apos;people from Birmingham&amp;apos; would swarm in</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Residents of a Welsh seaside town have revolted against plans for an affordable homes scheme amid fears they could be swarmed by &quot;people from Birmingham&quot;.New Quay, Ceredigon - home to just over 1,000 people - was crowned Britain&#039;s best seaside destination last year.However, locals fear the proposed housing scheme could fundamentally alter the area&#039;s character.Some opponents have expressed concerns that urban residents from Birmingham, located roughly 140 miles away, might relocate to the scenic Welsh coastline.Newcomers could introduce antisocial behaviour typically linked to larger cities, critics have warned. Housing association Barcud submitted proposals to Ceredigion Council for a £7.5million development described as entirely affordable housing.The scheme would be constructed on the town&#039;s Central Car Park.Estimates suggest the 30 properties could bring up to 98 additional permanent residents to New Quay.Currently, second homes and holiday lets account for 26 per cent of all dwellings in the town.The council&#039;s planning portal was inundated with objections from concerned locals.One submission reportedly argued that families &quot;coming from Birmingham&quot; could arrive if the project received approval.A GoFundMe campaign has attracted dozens of contributors, with more than £6,000 raised for the cause so far.WALES - READ THE LATEST:Police launch probe after cannabis farm uncovered at historic Welsh manor that hosted King CharlesPolice launch search after teenager vanished in water at historic UK castleLeafy village erupts in fury over £1.6million holiday home where music plays all dayThe town council has also opposed the development, arguing that eliminating parking spaces would harm local businesses.Tourism forms a crucial part of New Quay&#039;s economy.The New Quay Traders Association lodged what it described as &quot;significant economic objections&quot; to the proposal.Despite recommendations for approval from the council&#039;s planning and highways departments, councillors ultimately rejected the application.The GoFundMe page read: &quot;Many people were told it was a done deal. The community did not accept that. &quot;Residents, businesses and supporters came together, gave up their time and made clear what the car park actually means to New Quay.&quot;Barcud has now lodged an appeal with Planning and Environment Decisions Wales.The fundraising campaign criticised this move, saying: &quot;Once again, public money, our money, is being used to pay lawyers and consultants to try to overturn a democratic decision.&quot;New Quay defeated competitors including North Berwick in Scotland and Robin Hood&#039;s Bay in Yorkshire to claim the top seaside town title last year.Holiday Car, which presented the award, praised the town&#039;s Victorian terraced houses cascading towards the main sandy beach.The company noted New Quay offers &quot;a happy medium for those who seek relaxation but not isolation.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Revealed: 99.9% of refugees admitted to US are white South Africans fleeing &amp;apos;genocide&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Almost all refugees admitted to the US over the past six months have been white South Africans fleeing what Donald Trump has labelled a &quot;genocide&quot;, according to US Government figures.Data published by the Trump administration showed the US took in 4,499 refugees since October. All but three - who were from Afghanistan - were South African nationals. In comparison, the Biden administration accepted more than 125,000 people from 85 countries across the world in his last full year in office. 
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Last year, President Donald Trump announced a major overhaul to the US asylum system in a bid to bolster public safety and national security. Under the sweeping reforms, all refugee admissions were ground to a halt, but members of South Africa&#039;s Afrikaner community were allowed to apply for resettlement. The announcement described the white minority group as &quot;victims of illegal or unjust discrimination&quot; in their homeland. The treatment of Afrikaners has been a sharp point of dispute between the Trump administration and the South African Government. In March 2025, the US expelled South Africa&#039;s ambassador Ebrahim Rasool after he claimed Mr Trump was attempting to &quot;project white victimhood as a dog whistle&quot;.Two months later, the President had a tense standoff with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, in the Oval Office, where the American leader said white farmers were undergoing a “genocide”.Mr Trump played a video during the meeting showing South African opposition figure Julius Malema singing: &quot;Shoot the Boer, Shoot the farmer&quot;, alongside images of a row of crosses - a burial site for white farmers. Mr Ramaphosa pushed back, saying: &quot;What you saw - the speeches that were made... that is not Government policy.&quot;US NEWS - READ THE LATEST:Melania Trump denies having relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in rare address from White HouseHomeless man charged with murdering Ukrainian girl in train attack deemed unfit to stand trialSmall plane ploughs into US home after veering off airport runwayThe President responded: &quot;But you do allow them to take land, and then when they take the land, they kill the white farmer, and when they kill the white farmer nothing happens to them.&quot;The South African leader later lambasted Mr Trump as &quot;truly uninformed&quot;, calling the decision to play the videos as an &quot;ambush&quot; and a &quot;spectacle&quot;. Mr Ramaphosa later claimed to the New York Times: “There’s no white genocide and there is no grabbing of land, of white people’s land. &quot;And white farmers are not being driven out of the country and badly treated.”He also described the American Government&#039;s asylum policy towards Afrikaners as &quot;racist&quot;.The first group of South African refugees arrived in the US in May last year - just weeks before the explosive meeting in the Oval Office. Although the Afrikaners have been resettled across the country, Texas has seen the highest concentration, with 543 moving to the Lone Star state. More than 500,000 white South Africans are estimated to have left the country since 2001, according to Stats SA. Our Standards:
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<title>Miner stuck in flooded cave for two weeks is RESCUED by Mexican army in miracle moment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Mexican miner has been pulled from a flooded gold mine after spending two weeks trapped nearly 300 metres below the ground.Francisco Zapata Najera, 42, was working in the northern state of Sinaloa when a tailings dam collapsed on March 25.The structure, which holds mining waste, gave way suddenly and sent water rushing into the tunnels.When the disaster struck, 25 miners were working underground.Although 21 of them managed to reach safety, four remained trapped in the darkness.Rescue teams worked in hazardous conditions over the following days.After five days, Jose Alejandro Castulo was brought out alive, while another was found dead shortly after. The search for Mr Zapata continued for more than 300 hours before military divers finally spotted him.A flickering light in the flooded darkness led them to him, with the 42-year-old switching his torch on and off in the hope he would be seen.Video footage captured the moment rescuers reached him, standing in water up to his waist.&quot;How are you, how are you?&quot; the rescuers called out as they approached, adding: &quot;Your torchlight helped us a lot.&quot;Mr Zapata responded: &quot;I didn&#039;t lose faith, I didn&#039;t lose faith.&quot;However, extracting him proved impossible at that moment as flooded tunnels were too dangerous for immediate evacuation.MEXICO - READ THE LATEST:Fan dies at World Cup stadium hosting opening fixture after fall from stand while &#039;intoxicated&#039;More than 500 bags of human remains discovered near stadium hosting 2026 World Cup gamesMexico’s President threatens legal action against Elon Musk over cartel claimDivers had no choice but to leave him temporarily with supplies, providing him with water, tinned tuna and energy bars before departing.Pumping operations continued for another 20 hours to make the route safe.On Wednesday, Mr Zapata finally emerged from the mine, wrapped in a thermal blanket and transported out on an electric cart.A helicopter then flew him to hospital, where medics reported the miner was weak but in stable condition.An emotional reunion with his family followed his arrival at the hospital.President Claudia Sheinbaum praised both the military rescue teams and Mr Zapata himself.She described the operation as &quot;astounding&quot; and credited his faith and determination for making it possible.One miner remains unaccounted for, with search efforts continuing in the hope of finding him alive.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Entire town in Australia goes up for sale for just £200,000 as sellers issue come&#45;and&#45;get&#45;me plea on GB News</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An entire town in the Australian outback has gone up on sale for $400,000 AUD (£210,000 GBP).Prospective buyers will receive the Foxtrap Roadhouse, a four bedroom home, and the keys to Cooladdi, located more than 800 kilometres west of Brisbane, Queensland.The town once had a population of about 270 people but now has just two residents, Carol Yarrow and Jo Cornel.The pair bought the roadhouse in 2023 with a three-year plan, which has now come to an end - with Ms Yarrow intending to retire and Ms Cornel seeking to move.
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Ms Yarrow told GB News: &quot;Jo wants to go back to Brisbane to be closer to family. So it&#039;s time to move on and let somebody else take over this great little town.&quot;Cooladdi was once a railway hub and is anchored by a local post office, which operates out of the roadhouse.The new owners will be expected to have numerous responsibilities.&quot;There&#039;s plenty of work to do because we&#039;ve got a pub, a cafe, restaurant, a shop, motel units, a cabin, post office for two mile runs,&quot; said Ms Yarrow.The town of two also comes with its own postcode - 4479.Appealing to GB News viewers, Ms Yarrow said Cooladdi had a lot going for it.She said: &quot;It&#039;s just in a great community. It&#039;s a laid-back lifestyle. We look around and all we see is mulga trees.&quot;We get a lot of passing traffic through and and a lot of lovely locals.&quot;LATEST AUSTRALIA NEWS:Australia&#039;s most decorated soldier to be charged with &#039;war crimes in Afghanistan&#039;British tourist arrested after ‘smuggling 1kg of heroin inside own body’ into AustraliaWATCH: Skies turn blood-red in Australia as Tropical Cyclone Narelle sparks hellish scenesWhile the population of the village is just two, people living in nearby cattle villages for miles around come through the roadhouse to the pub and shop.Asked why the pair bought the town, Ms Yarrow said: &quot;Jo wanted a sea change out of Brisbane, and I have a love of the west because I was born and bred out further west than here, right out in southwest Queensland.&quot;And so we just decided, let&#039;s go and give it a go.&quot;The once-bustling town&#039;s population fell as the local sheep industry shrank, the trains stopped coming, and the school closed for good in 1974.Around that same time, Beryl and Bob Fox built the Foxtrap Roadhouse to make sure Cooladdi remained a key meeting point.The sale is being managed by Becky Jeisman from Charleville Real Estate.Charleville, with a population of 3,000, is the closest major centre to the town, where an average house sells for about $210,000.Prospective buyers will have at least one bid to compete with for the competitively-priced property, with Ms Yarrow telling GB News they had received &quot;only one silly offer at this stage&quot;.

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<title>Britons urged to ‘completely avoid’ eating cod as population plummets to critically low levels</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Britons are being urged to avoid eating cod as stocks of the seafood staple continue to plummet.The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has downgraded all UK-caught cod to its lowest possible rating, urging shoppers to avoid the fish altogether.The environmental charity updated its Good Fish Guide on Thursday, declaring that no domestically sourced cod can now be considered sustainable.Population numbers have fallen to what the organisation describes as a perilously low level.
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Kerry Lyne, who manages the Good Fish Guide, described the downgrade as a “warning signal” and said the Government needed to “address these concerns to allow stocks to recover”.The charity recommends European hake as an alternative for consumers seeking a similar flaky white fish.British cod stocks have been in steady decline since 2015, with overfishing identified as the primary cause.Rising sea temperatures are said to have worsened the situation, disrupting breeding patterns and reducing the survival rates of young fish.The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea warned last year that no cod should be caught in the North Sea and surrounding waters in 2026, cautioning that continued fishing risked pushing stocks below safe reproductive levels.In December, Food Security and Rural Affairs minister Angela Eagle announced a 44 per cent cut to cod fishing quotas for 2026 after negotiations with the EU and Norway over shared stocks.Industry reports at the time suggested fishers were “reluctantly resigned to the cut” as catches had already declined.The charity has also downgraded trawled scampi, warning that catches have exceeded recommended limits for years and langoustine stocks are now falling.FOOD - READ THE LATEST:M&amp;S combines two of its most popular treats for an indulgent first-of-its-kind chocolate bar&#039;Do not eat!&#039; warning as Tesco recalls cured meat over dangerous bacteriaGreggs adds new sausage roll flavour to its permanent menu - available this weekOnly scampi caught using pots or creels retains approval, while UK-farmed king prawns are suggested as a lower-impact alternative.Mackerel has fared even worse, receiving a red rating advising consumers to avoid it entirely.The fish was removed from the recommended list last April following sustained overfishing driven by quota disputes between Britain and neighbouring coastal countries.Waitrose has since announced it will stop selling mackerel by April 29, citing the need to keep fishing within sustainable limits.Britain imports around 80 per cent of the seafood it consumes, a figure the MCS wants to see reduced through better management of domestic waters.The charity is calling for stronger Government action to support low-impact fishing methods and allow depleted stocks to recover.Some sustainable British options remain available, including haddock from the North Sea or waters west of Scotland, seabass from the North Sea, English Channel and Celtic Sea, and plaice from the North Sea.UK-farmed blue mussels and freshwater trout are also recommended.Chris Graham, head of sustainable seafood at the MCS, said: “It&#039;s deeply concerning seeing so many of our iconic fisheries from cod to mackerel under increasing pressure.”Our Standards:
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<title>Church of England to say it is ‘deeply sorry’ for its role in historic forced adoptions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Church of England is set to apologise for its role in historical forced adoptions, saying it is “deeply sorry”.Around 185,000 children were taken from unmarried mothers and adopted in the three decades following the Second World War.The Church operated around 100 mother and baby homes, where unmarried pregnant women were sent.In a draft apology, the Church said it recognises the “lifelong impact” of the practice.
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It reads: “We acknowledge the lifelong impact of these experiences and the part the Church played in a system shaped by attitudes and behaviours that we now recognise as harmful.“For the pain and trauma experienced - and still carried - by many women and children in Church affiliated mother and baby homes, we are deeply sorry.”Dr Michael Lambert, of Lancaster University, said an apology from the Church “would mean a great deal” to those affected.“I think it would go a significant way towards changing the narrative that we understand from the period, from one of sin and shame, to one that recognises the enormous harm and damage these institutions did on a systematic scale to tens of thousands of women and the children that were taken from them,” he told the BBC.The Church of England has been working on the wording of the apology with survivor groups since last year, ITV News has reported.The process is understood to have been coordinated by Bishop Joanne Grenfell, the Church’s safeguarding lead.The newly crowned Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, is also understood to have taken a keen personal interest in the issue.The Adult Adoptee Movement, a campaign group formed during the 2021 parliamentary inquiry into the practice, said adoptee voices must be heard.LATEST ON CHRISTIANITY IN ENGLAND:Archbishop of Canterbury to use first Easter sermon to issue urgent plea for Middle East peaceBritain&#039;s churches endure more than 10 crimes every DAY in &#039;national disgrace&#039;Rachel Reeves accused of &#039;cultural vandalism&#039; over VAT raid on churchesIt welcomed the Church’s intention to apologise, but said any apology should be preceded by a “full consultation with mother and adult adoptee survivors”.The statement continued: “It is also important that it recognises the full scale of the Church’s involvement. &quot;The Church must work with survivors on a package of appropriate support measures.”Meanwhile, the Movement for an Adoption Apology, founded in 2010, said any apology must be co-authored with survivors to carry “real meaning”.It added: “We are grateful for the kindness, diligence and compassion which has been clear throughout this process and now look to the government to take proactive and comprehensive action - with the participation and collaboration of lived-experience survivors, as they formulate the measures we need to support a full, formal, unqualified apology.”An apology from the Church would likely increase pressure on the Government, which has never formally apologised for its role in forced adoptions.Campaigners have long argued the state was involved in funding many mother and baby homes.The draft apology follows a report from the Education Committee, which recommended the Government issue an “unqualified, formal apology” to all those affected.It also said mothers and adult adoptees should be directly involved in both the apology and any follow-up measures.Sir Keir Starmer told ITV News there was, in his personal view, a “very strong case for an apology”, adding he would ensure survivors are involved.He added: “I&#039;ve asked the teams to speed up what we&#039;re doing, I want to get this right with the campaigners and all those affected.”A Government spokesman previously said: “This abhorrent practice should never have taken place, and our deepest sympathies are with all those affected.“We take this issue extremely seriously and continue to engage with those affected to provide support.”

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<title>US to automatically register eligible men for military draft pool from December</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The US will begin automatically enrolling men aged 18 to 25 into its military conscription database from December, it has been announced. The regulatory change was submitted by the Selective Service System - the agency responsible for maintaining records of Americans eligible for military service.“This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,” the agency posted on its website.The proposal is now under review by regulatory authorities before it can be finalised.
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The US last implemented conscription during the early 1970s at the height of the deeply contentious Vietnam War.While there has been no active draft since, men aged 18 to 25 have still been required to register with the Selective Service System in case conscription is reinstated.The agency said the change simply streamlines the existing process as part of a “workforce realignment&quot;.Efforts to expand draft registration to include women have been proposed in recent years, but none have passed into law.Men who fail to register currently face penalties including fines of up to $250,000, prison sentences of up to five years, and disqualification from federal programmes.The move comes as the White House has declined to rule out conscription amid the ongoing conflict in Iran.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Sunday: “President Trump wisely does not remove options off of the table. &quot;I know a lot of politicians like to do that quickly,”US NEWS - READ THE LATEST:Small plane ploughs into US home after veering off airport runwayJustin Thomas hits first hole-in-one at Masters Par 3 and slyly hints at winning big bet‘Iran begged for a ceasefire!’ Pete Hegseth says Donald Trump ‘chose mercy’ with two-week truceMr Trump has publicly downplayed the prospect of deploying ground forces, saying he would only do so “if necessary” and that it would be a “waste of time.”However, reports suggest the President has privately shown “serious interest” in sending troops on the ground.“It’s not part of the current plan right now, but the President, again, wisely keeps his options on the table,” Mrs Leavitt repeated.She added that Mr Trump “wants to continue to assess the success of this military operation” before making a decision on ground forces.Fox News host Maria Bartiromo told the senior White House official that “mothers are worried” their sons could be sent to war through a draft.Polling over several decades has shown strong opposition among Americans to conscription.The sentiment is believed to be shaped in part by the legacy of the Vietnam War and a preference for a professional volunteer military.Any move to reinstate the draft would require approval from Congress, including changes to the Military Selective Service Act.Our Standards:
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<title>Police launch probe after cannabis farm uncovered at historic Welsh manor that once hosted King Charles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A cannabis farm has been discovered inside a historic Welsh mansion where King Charles once attended a ball marking his investiture as Prince of Wales.North Wales Police uncovered a large number of well-developed plants at Plas Glynllifon, a 19th-century residence near Caernarfon in Gwynedd.Officers sealed off the Grade I listed property after executing a warrant on Tuesday.The drug-growing operation was spread across around a dozen rooms on the building’s top floor.
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Investigators found electricity and water supplies had been illegally diverted into the unoccupied, privately owned mansion to sustain the farm.No arrests have been made, but officers are expected to remain at the site for several days as inquiries continue.Superintendent Arwel Hughes, of North Wales Police, told the BBC: &quot;We uncovered a grow, which was on the top floor of the building.&quot;We estimate around 12 rooms with grows in them and they were fairly mature plants.&quot;He added: &quot;There&#039;s lots of information to process today and lots of forensic work to consider, and lots of other digital matter that we are looking at.&quot;The senior officer said he was confident arrests would be made.Mr Hughes also noted: &quot;Clearly, the electrics are being manipulated and lots of water supply being diverted inside and the property itself is in various states of disrepair.&quot;The neoclassical mansion, built in the 1830s by Lord Newborough, stands on ancestral land once owned by the Glynne and Wynne families.CRIME - READ THE LATEST:Husbands who tell wives how to vote could face jail as ‘family voting’ warning issuedSeven charged after anti-Iran war protesters formed six-hour blockade outside RAF LakenheathPastor charged with manslaughter after man drowned during baptism ceremonyThe estate features more than 100 rooms, including a ballroom, library and several wine cellars, and sits within 16 acres of Parc Glynllifon.In 1969, the property hosted a ball for the then Prince of Wales, now King Charles.The mansion was owned by Caernarfonshire County Council at the time, having been acquired from a timber merchant.It later changed hands several times and fell into disrepair.A 2013 purchase aimed to convert the building into a wedding venue, before it was sold to Paul and Rowena Williams, who planned to turn it into a luxury hotel.Parts of the property were restored and opened to visitors in 2018, but the project later stalled.The estate entered receivership in 2020, before Manchester-based developer David Savage carried out refurbishment works and listed it for £2million in 2024.Urban explorers have previously entered the property and shared footage of its interior online.Our Standards:
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<title>Small plane ploughs into US home after veering off airport runway</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A small plane has crashed in the US after veering off an airport runway and slamming into a home, leaving two people seriously injured.The aircraft, a Cessna T-41, crashed into a property in Arizona after going off course at Sun Valley-Bison-Fort Mohave Airport.It struck the garage of a home in Fort Mohave just before midday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).No one inside the house was injured, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said.
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However, both people on board the aircraft were taken to hospital with serious injuries.The home is located on the 500 block of Taxi Way, a road running parallel to the runway.The investigation has been handed over to the FAA.The incident follows a series of small plane crashes across the US in recent weeks.In early March, a Piper PA-28 clipped the roof of a home in Phoenix before crashing into a neighbouring yard.A flight instructor and student on board were taken to hospital, along with a resident of one of the affected homes.The aircraft came to rest wedged between a pole and part of the house where a baby nursery was located.Officials said the plane suffered a mechanical failure as it attempted to return to Deer Valley Airport at around 7.20am.LATEST US NEWS:Tiger Woods branded &#039;selfish&#039; after golf star &#039;put other people in harm’s way&#039; during DUI car crashHorrified Savannah Guthrie taunted by another ransom note - as mother Nancy now missing for 65 daysDonald Trump endorses ex-David Cameron aide who clashed with former PM over BrexitFurther north in New York, a flight instructor and student crashed a small plane into the Hudson River last month.New York Governor Kathy Hochul described the incident as &quot;another miracle on the Hudson&quot; - a reference to the emergency landing by pilot Sully Sullenberger.Both occupants were able to swim to safety with only minor injuries.Officials said air traffic controllers played a crucial role, guiding the aircraft closer to the riverbank.Early investigations found no signs of intoxication or impairment.The surrounding neighbourhood was evacuated as hazmat crews were called in to secure the scene.There were 1,201 small plane crashes in the US in 2024, according to the National Safety Council.The number of deaths fell slightly from 327 in 2023 to 321 in 2024.All but five of those fatalities occurred on board aircraft.The FAA has recently moved to improve flight safety, including banning the use of “visual separation”, where pilots rely on sight rather than radar to maintain distance.Our Standards:
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<title>British pensioner &amp;apos;killed instantly by Kenyan President&amp;apos;s speeding motorcade&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A 78-year-old British charity worker was killed after being hit by the Kenyan President&#039;s &quot;excessively speeding&quot; motorcade, an inquest has been told. Edgar Riches had been in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi to raise money for a school in the East African country. However, the pensioner was killed after he was knocked down by a Toyota Prado while on a pedestrian crossing.The man behind the wheel &quot;failed to yield&quot; or help Mr Riches following the fatal incident, an inquest in Dorset has been told. 
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On March 13, 2025, the motorcade had been ferrying President William Ruto to a scheduled public appearance.The 78-year-old was left with catastrophic injuries to his head and chest and died on impact with the vehicle. Following a probe by local Kenyan police, the driver was subsequently charged with death by dangerous driving. He pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving and was handed a fine of just £575. After the driver avoided jail, Mr Riches&#039; daughter Pauline Olden blasted the ruling, insisting that &quot;justice had not been served&quot; for her father. She told the inquiry: &quot;My father was in the final part of his charity walk he does every year to raise money for the country he loved visiting.&quot;He was tragically killed while crossing at a designated pedestrian crossing by a driver going far too quickly.&quot;The police car and ambulance did not stop and the driver was fined the equivalent of a £575 fine.CRIME - READ THE LATEST: Britain&#039;s churches endure more than 10 crimes every DAY in &#039;national disgrace&#039;Chicken shop customer pulls fake gun on staff after being given wrong saucePolice launch murder probe after man stabbed at popular London beauty spot&quot;He was able to pay it and move on with his life but we can&#039;t... justice has not been served.&quot;Authorities in Nairobi had only provided &quot;very limited&quot; information to the inquest, Dorset Senior Coroner Brendan Allen said. The Office of the Inspector General for Kenya&#039;s National Police Service handed over just a post-mortem report and a short statement. It read: &quot;The Toyota Prado belonging to a Ministry of the Interior approached the designated pedestrian crossing as Mr Riches was crossing the road. The pedestrian sustained fatal injuries.&quot;The Government investigation reviewed CCTV footage and determined the collision resulted primarily from the driver&#039;s failure to yield to the pedestrian and travelling at excessive speed given the location and road conditions.&quot;The driver was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and he appeared before court magistrates on March 15, 2025.&quot;He pleaded guilty and was fined 100,000 Kenyan shillings (£575).&quot;The charity worker had died from &quot;polytrauma injuries&quot; that were &quot;consistent with a pedestrian and motor vehicle incident&quot;, the post-mortem report said. Concluding, Mr Allen said: &quot;There are always difficulties in obtaining evidence from outside jurisdictions.&quot;Some countries are more forthcoming than others and what we have for Mr Riches are a post mortem report and a report in relation to the prosecution and outcome.&quot;We have very limited detail in relation to the circumstances but in my view there is enough that I can conclude the inquest today.&quot;Mr Riches was crossing at a designated pedestrian crossing and the driver of the motor vehicle failed to yield and was driving at excessive speed.&quot;It was as a consequence of these facts that Mr Riches was struck and sustained the injuries that killed him.&quot;Our Standards:
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<title>&amp;apos;Disgusting!&amp;apos; Chef kept fish in his bathtub before selling them to supermarkets in ready meals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Watford businessman who kept fish in a bath beside his toilet before cooking them into ready meals for sale has avoided jail.Stephen Akuoko, 62, ran his operation under the name Tribal Foods for more than three years in the Hertfordshire town.His products were found to have excessively long use-by dates and lacked proper ingredient labelling.Watford Borough Council’s environmental health officers had been investigating the business over food safety concerns, but Akuoko proved difficult to trace.
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That changed in October 2024 when firefighters were called to a wok fire at his flat on Haines Way.Emergency crews discovered large quantities of dead fish lying in the bathtub and on the bathroom floor next to the toilet.Trading Standards later launched an investigation, with Akuoko assuring officials he would stop selling Tribal Foods products.However, unlabelled items were found in a local shop just weeks later.CCTV footage showed he had made three deliveries to the store.The 62-year-old admitted two food safety offences at St Albans Crown Court on Thursday last week.He was given a two-year prison sentence, suspended, and banned from running a food business for five years.Prosecutor Michael Coley told the court Akuoko had been hostile when contacted by officers and accused them of harassment.CRIME - READ THE LATEST:Chicken shop customer pulls fake gun on staff after being given wrong saucePolice launch murder probe after man stabbed at popular London beauty spotJoey Barton pleads not guilty to assault after incident near golf clubFollowing the fire, Akuoko claimed the food at his property was for personal and family use, the court heard.After being issued with remedial action, he promised his products would no longer be sold in Watford.“This was an intentional breach and a flagrant disregard for the law,” Mr Coley said.Akuoko pleaded guilty to breaching food safety and hygiene regulations and failing to comply with a remedial action notice.His defence barrister, Aleister Adamson, said Akuoko had previously run a supermarket but lost the lease following a costly legal dispute.He was left homeless before securing social housing and later set up Tribal Foods.“He was not in receipt of any benefits at that time and was relying on the business, which was not profitable at any stage, to support his basic living needs,” Mr Adamson said.Judge Francis Sheridan said: “Your little business got bigger than you could handle and you resorted to frankly disgusting techniques - fish on the floor of the bathroom, fish in the bathtub, and then you cooked them up and sold them.“How you would even think about serving food kept like that to even your own family beggars belief.”The judge said the food was “frankly unfit for human consumption” and warned food poisoning could have resulted in death.Justine Hoy, associate director for housing and wellbeing at Watford Borough Council, said: “Food safety laws exist to protect the public.“We will not hesitate to take action where businesses or individuals put public health at risk,” she added.Our Standards:
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<title>Britain&amp;apos;s churches endure more than 10 crimes every DAY in &amp;apos;national disgrace&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Britain&#039;s churches endured more than 10 crimes every day last year in what&#039;s been branded a &quot;national disgrace&quot;.Nearly 4,000 offences were committed in churches and places of worship last year, leaving rural communities reeling. The data was obtained by the Countryside Alliance as part of its campaign to focus attention on rural churches and increase funding for security at places of worship.Freedom of Information requests were made to all of the UK’s 45 territorial police forces, with 37 of them providing figures. There were 3,649 records of theft, burglary, criminal damage, vandalism and assault from January 1 to December 31, 2025. An additional 175 crimes of different categories brings the total recorded crimes to 3,824.On average, more than 10 crimes took place at churches and places of worship every single day last year.
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The true figure may be even higher, given how many police forces refused to provide data for recorded crimes at churches in their areas.58 lead and metal thefts were recorded, along with 1,561 other thefts and burglaries, 1,028 incidents of criminal damage, vandalism and arson, and 997 cases of violence.The worst-hit areas were London, with 531 crimes recorded by the Metropolitan Police, and an additional 30 by City of London Police, followed by West Yorkshire with 445 recorded crimes and Greater Manchester with 172 recorded crimes.Criminals kicked in a historic stained glass window to break into Saint Mary&#039;s and Saint Martin&#039;s in Blyth, Nottinghamshire, last February.They overturned furniture, scrawled graffiti and damaged the altar cross inside the 11th-century Grade-I listed structure.Dorothy Spence, the church&#039;s parish register secretary, told GB News: &quot;I was devastated that somebody could vandalise such a sacred place who had no care or regard for God, and what this place means to everybody who worships in it.&quot;It&#039;s very worrying because you do expect a place of worship to be left alone, but it&#039;s not.&quot;People come hoping probably to steal money or silver or gold artifacts, and they have no regard for the ethics of Christianity.&quot;The church is one of the oldest examples of Norman architecture in the country and the building was undergoing thousands of pounds of renovation work when it was broken into.Intruders gained entry by smashing a stained-glass window, which was painstakingly repaired at great cost, but the burglars were never caught.CHRISTIANITY IN BRITAIN - READ MORE:ITV This Morning star sparks outrage after &#039;mocking the Bible&#039; with &#039;offensive&#039; Easter message&#039;This is a crisis of faith!&#039; Church organs across UK &#039;will fall silent within 50 years&#039;, report saysRachel Reeves accused of &#039;cultural vandalism&#039; over VAT raid on churchesAndrew Howells, the church&#039;s treasurer, explained: &quot;The stained glass window on the right hand side of these five was the one that was broken when they came in, and they basically took out the bottom five feet.&quot;In terms of the actual claim, it was probably the order of £7,000, but luckily we only had to pay the excess.&quot;The insurance premium, of course, has increased about 15 to 16 per cent from memory.&quot;To prevent future damage, the total cost to put mesh on the outside of the church for the six great windows would be £20,000, which the church cannot currently afford.But a local electrical company offered security lights and cameras and 25 local residents, along with schoolchildren, volunteered to clean up the church after its desecration.Reverend Louise Bearden told GB News: &quot;This church has been here for many, many years. It was built in 1088 and it&#039;s the heart of the community here in Blythe - it&#039;s the central hub for weddings, funerals and baptisms.&quot;Data obtained by the Countryside Alliance over the past eight years has revealed a total of 43,868 crimes recorded since 2017, with 17,338 thefts, 12,440 cases of criminal damage and arson, and 5,693 cases of violence.The group has called on Labour to drastically increase funding for churches and places of worship.Earlier this year, the Government confirmed the end of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, replacing it with a four-year-fund called the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.Not only is the new funding a drop in real terms, but, crucially, all repairs and maintenance that take place at any listed place of worship will now be subject to the full VAT costs at 20 per cent - an additional burden on churches, many of which are already struggling with costs.Mo Metcalf-Fisher, director of external affairs at the Countryside Alliance, said: “Across the country, churches and places of worship continue to suffer, as vandals, thieves and other criminals treat them as easy targets.&quot;We cannot allow this to continue. Churches and places of worship are focal points for local communities, particularly in rural towns and villages where they play a crucial role in combatting isolation. It is vital that the public keep a watchful eye and report any issues to the police.&quot;At the same time as it appears crime is going up, funding is going down. The Government has this year imposed VAT on church repairs, increasing costs for hard-pressed and vulnerable churches while at the same time refusing to increase funding in line with inflation.&quot;It is vital that the government drastically increases funding for churches, so that we can keep these hugely important community assets open and in use.&quot;It&#039;s an attack not just on the community, not just on the church itself, but all the volunteers, the people that put their hearts and soul into these precious spaces.&quot;We need the police to clamp down on these criminals and the government to assist with ensuring that churches are secure, so we can protect them for generations to come.&quot;Last year, thieves also targeted St Margaret of Antioch Church in Barley, Hertfordshire, stealing £25,000 worth of historic silverware including chalices, a communion flagon and a communion plate.And just before last Easter, vandals also hit St James Church in Leyland, near Preston, daubing it and nearly 40 gravestones with graffiti claiming &quot;God is a lie&quot; was scrawled over the church building. The police treated the act as a hate crime.Ben Sims, the head of policy and public affairs at the National Churches Trust, said: “The National Churches Trust welcomes this new report by the Countryside Alliance, which shows that a shocking ten crimes a day were committed at UK churches last year. If volunteers are not supported, and if funding is not easily accessible, this is just one of many sad outcomes.&quot;Already this year the Government has imposed VAT on 21,000 historic places of worship. By further demoralising volunteers, and causing chaos for ongoing restoration projects, this leads to churches becoming more vulnerable.&quot;We should be helping those who wish to safeguard our national heritage, not making their lives more difficult.”The Conservatives labelled the surge in crime against churches a &quot;national disgrace&quot;.Robbie Moore MP, Shadow Defra Minister, said: “Attacks on places of worship cross a line no decent person should ever accept. Churches, especially in rural communities, are the heart of local life, and the surge in crime against them is a national disgrace.“This is what happens when criminals think no one is watching and no one will stop them, something only made worse by Labour’s plans to scrap jury trials. It cannot go on.“Only the Conservatives, under new leadership, have a serious plan to protect our places of worship and stand up for rural communities.”The Liberal Democrats said that more than 10 crimes taking place at churches and places of worship every in 2025 is a &quot;damning indictment of a failed policing model&quot;.Party leader Sir Ed Davey said: &quot;It’s scandalous that our churches and places of worship have become a playground for criminals, with the Government asleep at the wheel.&quot;These figures are a damning indictment of a failed policing model that has left many rural communities feeling unprotected and unsafe.&quot;We need a return to proper community policing, with more officers back on the beat and visible in our towns and villages to protect sacred spaces.”Reform UK blamed the rising church crime figures on previous Government leadership and said it &quot;epitomises lawless Britain.&quot;A spokesman for the party said: &quot;Ten crimes taking place in churches every single day epitomises lawless Britain. This is the direct result of decades of catastrophic failure by successive Labour and Conservative governments.&quot;With crimes effectively decriminalised, the government has emboldened thugs to desecrate Britain’s most sacred places. Only Reform UK will restore law, order, and respect in this country.&quot;A Home Office spokesman said: “We take crime against churches and other places of worship extremely seriously, and work very closely with the police to protect communities.“As part of our landmark policing reforms, we’re putting 13,000 more neighbourhood officers into roles to tackle local crime across England and Wales.&quot;

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<title>British company confirms latest steps to challenge Uber with &amp;apos;truly national&amp;apos; taxi network</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A British company has taken another leap forward in becoming one of the most popular taxi and private hire services in the country.Veezu has confirmed that it will expand into Luton, Dunstable and the surrounding areas following the acquisition of Go Cars.Veezu, which was first established in 2013, has quickly become the UK&#039;s largest homegrown private hire vehicle business, with more than 25 million rides every year.The latest partnership will expand the company&#039;s presence in the Home Counties in a bid to strengthen local transport networks outside of London.
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Go Cars is currently the largest private hire operation in Bedfordshire, growing its fleet to more than 600 vehicles since its launch in 2010.Veezu&#039;s acquisition of Go Cars will challenge the influence of the likes of Uber, Freenow and Bolt, which have garnered a large portion of the market share across the UK.The Welsh-based company operates across hundreds of towns and cities nationwide, as well as thousands of self-employed driver-partners.It added that it would look to grow its presence in Cambridgeshire and the East of England as commuting patterns finally return to pre-pandemic levels.Nathan Bowles, CEO of Veezu, said: &quot;We&#039;ve always been clear in our ambition to build a truly national network, with a Veezu flag in every region of the UK. &quot;Our expansion into Luton is a strong example of that in action, as we continue to grow a network of local transport hubs while delivering the dependable, community-focused service passengers rely on every day. &quot;Go Cars is a highly respected operator with a long-standing reputation for strong local service and deep roots in the Luton community.&quot;Mr Bowles noted that Go Cars would strengthen the company&#039;s presence in a &quot;strategically important town&quot;.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSUK drivers issued urgent petrol station warning as diesel is &#039;only 9p away from record high&#039;M5 chaos: Drivers face 12mph traffic as 600-tonne &#039;abnormal load&#039; impacts travel for thousandsNew congestion charge plans and toll routes could see thousands of drivers face &#039;supertax&#039;He highlighted that Luton has a strong commuter demand, in addition to the popular Luton Airport, necessitating reliable transport options.London Luton Airport is the UK&#039;s fifth-busiest airport, with almost 17 million passengers visiting the transport hub in 2024.Passengers who previously used Go Cars will be able to use the service in the same way as before, although they could benefit from a &quot;streamlined&quot; travel experience through the Veezu app.People are able to track their vehicles in real-time, use multiple payment options and pre-book journeys in advance.Labour has hinted that it will look to change taxi and private hire licensing rules to ensure companies do not take advantage of loopholes to operate outside of licensing areas.This could involve lowering the number of licensing authorities to city or county-wide authorities, rather than many different bodies in one area.

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<title>Schoolgirls given rape alarms in Scottish town amid fears of being stalked by hotel migrants</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Schoolgirls in a Scottish town have been handed rape alarms by police over fears they were being stalked by illegal migrants being housed in a nearby hotel. The intervention from officers came after it was alleged that the men had been taken photos of the girls in between lessons in Dumfries.One concerned mother has claimed the harassment has left to some girls feeling too frightened to walk the streets of the Scottish town. The hotel migrants have been spotted hanging around the school and ogling at children during break times, according to The Sun. 
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Police confirmed to the newspaper that rape alarms had been distributed to two girls after they complained that they were having photos of them taken by the men without their permission. The mother said: &quot;Every single day these guys turn up just as the school is about to break for lunch and hang around just to perv on the kids.“Some of the girls have stopped going into the town as they feel so unsafe. &quot;There have been suggestions that the men have made crude comments to some of the kids.“The police need to get a grip on this and start patrolling the town during these times, but they don’t.“We cannot get to a position where the answer to this issue is to give schoolgirls rape alarms and hope they don’t get attacked.”The hotel in Dumfries has seen protests erupt outside after a man being housed there was arrested following a &quot;child protection&quot; concern.Scottish Conservative MSP Craig Hoy described the reports as &quot;deeply alarming&quot;.MIGRANT CRISIS - READ THE LATEST:Border Security Command use new vessels for first time today to pick up migrants in English Channel&#039;He took her life in 90 seconds&#039; - Mother heartbreakingly recalls illegal migrant attackLabour ministers working with rebels to water down Shabana Mahmood&#039;s migrant crackdownHe said: “It is shocking that we have reached a point where girls have had to be given alarms to keep them safe from potential threats from migrants.“Authorities must give locals urgent reassurance that they are robustly monitoring these individuals.&quot;Mr Hoy has called for the closure of the Dumfries hotel, which was handed a Home Office contract in 2023 and is said to cater exclusively for single men. Meanwhile, a spokesman for Police Scotland said the force had failed to establish any criminality nearby - though did arrest a 19-year-old a month later.&quot;In January, officers carried out enquiries following the report of two men acting suspiciously in the Dumfries area. No criminality was established,&quot; he said.“Two teenagers were provided with appropriate safety advice and given personal attack alarms.“On February 19, police received a report of potential child protection concerns.&quot;A 19-year-old man was arrested and later released without charge.&quot;A Home Office spokesman said: “This Government is removing the incentives drawing illegal migrants to Britain. That is why we will close every single asylum hotel, moving asylum seekers into basic accommodation.&quot;The population in asylum hotels has fallen by nearly 20 per cent in the last year and by 45 per cent since the peak under the previous government.&quot;GB News has approached Dumfries and Galloway Council for comment. Our Standards:
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<title>Nasa issues two major updates on Artemis II crew&amp;apos;s fate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nasa has issued two major updates on the Artemis II crew as the astronauts continue their journey back to Earth.As the mission entered its seventh day, the space agency confirmed the four&#039;s return date and provided the latest on the ongoing toilet issues onboard the spacecraft.Nasa has admitted astronauts have been forced to limit the use of the toilet due to ongoing issues with the wastewater venting system.And on Tuesday, flight director Rick Henfling explained that evacuating the wastewater tank has proved more difficult than expected.
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“The toilet remains operational,” Mr Henfling said at a press conference. “The challenge that we&#039;re working through is evacuating the wastewater tank. The vent is a lot less than we were expecting.”The issue is believed to have been caused by ice and frozen urine blocking the vent line, with astronauts using heaters and other methods to thaw and clear the obstruction.As a result, the crew has been forced to rely on backup urine collection systems rather than the primary toilet.Mr Henfling added that reduced usage has had one benefit, with the onboard holding tank requiring less frequent upkeep.“With a lower use rate, since we&#039;re not able to vent the waste water products, we don&#039;t need to do the maintenance as often,” he said.Meanwhile, the space agency confirmed the date the astronauts will set foot back down on Earth. It said on social media: &quot;We anticipate that the Orion spacecraft has now departed the lunar sphere of influence - this is when the gravitational pull of the Moon is stronger than the gravitational pull of Earth.ARTEMIS II - READ THE LATEST: &#039;No words to describe what we&#039;re looking at!&#039; Artemis II crew reveal &#039;sci-fi&#039; sighting in spaceNasa loses contact with Artemis II capsule just hours after setting historic recordArtemis II crew in tears after breaking Apollo 13 record by travelling 248,655 miles from Earth&quot;The Artemis II crew are headed home. Splashdown will take place on Friday, April 10.&quot;Nasa has also released the first images from the mission’s lunar flyby, revealing parts of the Moon never before seen by humans, alongside a rare solar eclipse captured from space.The photographs, published on Tuesday, were taken on April 6 as the four-person crew spent seven hours passing the Moon’s far side.Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, alongside Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, used multiple cameras to capture thousands of images during the mission.“Our four Artemis II astronauts Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy took humanity on an incredible journey around the Moon and brought back images so exquisite and brimming with science, they will inspire generations to come,” said Dr Nicky Fox, associate administrator at Nasa’s Science Mission Directorate.During the fly-by, the crew documented impact craters, ancient lava flows and surface fractures, providing valuable data for scientists studying the Moon’s geological history.They also observed variations in colour, brightness and texture across the lunar surface, as well as witnessing both an earthset and earthrise.The astronauts captured detailed views of the Sun’s corona during the eclipse and reported seeing six meteoroid impacts on the Moon’s darkened surface.Our Standards:
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<title>&amp;apos;Real&#45;life Fawlty Towers&amp;apos; hotel completely destroyed after being set on fire TWICE</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Torquay hotel has been completely destroyed after being &quot;deliberately&quot; set on fire twice in two days.The Sherwood Palm Hotel went up in flames as Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Services attended the scene.The service initially deployed four fire engines and an aerial ladder.As the blaze continued, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service sent around 90 firefighters to the scene.A spokesman said the three-storey hotel was structurally unsafe and had been &quot;100 per cent destroyed&quot; by the fire, which had a &quot;deliberate cause&quot;.
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Multiple floors within the building, as well as its roof, completely collapsed in the blaze.Devon and Cornwall Police urged locals to avoid the area due to the large amount of smoke.It said: &quot;Please avoid the area for the time being. The advice is for residents, and particularly those nearest to the hotel, to close all windows and doors to prevent any health issues.&quot;Investigations are now underway into the derelict hotel.They added that it was done with a &quot;deliberate cause&quot;.The lodgings have been described by locals as a &quot;anti-social behaviour magnet&quot;, with a series of attacks, including a previous fire in March 2024 and was forced to close for three months in October 2025.The former three-star establishment now has a 2.3 rating out of five on the popular holiday review site TripAdvisor.One 2019 review said he was &quot;greeted with an overwhelming smell of damp pensioner&quot; upon entering the hotel - calling it a &quot;real-life Fawlty Towers&quot;.LATEST ACROSS THE SOUTH WEST:&#039;Extraordinary discovery hidden beneath&#039; old painting as National Trust reveals &#039;rare&#039; findTeacher banned after &#039;sharing inappropriate details&#039; about drunken hen nightHistoric English port city to be restored to former glory... thanks to Vladimir PutinA 2024 one-star review said Basil Fawlty must have found a &quot;new establishment&quot;.And another said at the time the hotel was &quot;closed for good&quot; and refusing to issue refunds for &quot;non-existent bookings&quot;.One more recent review described the hotel as &quot;filthy&quot;.They said: &quot;The hotel is so run down, we didn&#039;t expect much as we didn’t pay much but the rooms should be cleaned with fresh towels every few days as there is nowhere to hide them.Another added: &quot;This place is not even fit for a human to stay in. Toiletries were advertised as part of the stay…Nope NO toiletries. There is no proper view from your room. All views overlook garbage. Mould in the shower.&quot;But some did have good experiences with the hotel, with one saying they stayed for four nights and it &quot;was OK&quot;.&quot;It had a new bathroom, the bed was comfortable and it was clean. In its day it must of been a great place to stay. Just needs a lot of TLC to bring it back to where it once stood,&quot; they said.Anyone with information or CCTV or doorbell cameras encouraged to forwarded by Devon and Cornwall Police who are set to investigate.

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<title>India to release venomous snakes and crocodiles onto its border to thwart its own migrant crisis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ India is believed to be drawing up plans to release venomous snakes and crocodiles into its border with Bangladesh in a bid to tackle the country&#039;s migrant crisis. Local media reports suggest India&#039;s Border Security Force (BSF) has issued an internal memo asking officers stationed along the border to weigh up the practicality of the move from an “operational perspective”. The document refers to the addition of the dangerous creatures as a “biological barrier” for Bangladeshi migrants attempting to break into the country from areas without physical barriers.The memo allegedly states the plan was ordered by Indian home affairs minister Amit Shah. 
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Mr Shah serves as a chief strategist for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is a close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Since 2014, the Indian Government has attempted to erect fencing along the 2,500-mile border. However, large stretches remain unprotected.The gaps along India’s eastern border are located in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and West Bengal.It is estimated that around 530 miles of the frontier is currently undefended. Frequent flooding means around 90 miles of the border is either extremely difficult - or impossible - to fence off.In total, it is crossed by 54 rivers, including the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Kushiyara, as well as their tributaries.Much of the existing fencing is either in poor condition or completely broken.The issue of Bangladeshi migration has been a longstanding flashpoint in Indian politics.INDIA - READ THE LATEST:Indian man charged with multiple offences after car ploughed through Saturday night crowds in DerbyIndian couple handed $200k payout after ‘food racism’ row with US universityIndia scraps traditional railway uniforms in latest attempt to erase British EmpireDuring the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, around 10 million people crossed into India from the east.Official census data suggests roughly three million Bangladeshi nationals currently reside in the country.However, some Indian officials estimate the number living in India illegally could be as high as 20 million.Since coming to power in 2014, Mr Modi’s administration has taken an increasingly tough stance on illegal migration.Senior figures within the BJP have labelled Bangladeshis - who are mostly Muslim - as “infiltrators”.They have also claimed they pose a threat to India’s Hindu-majority demographics.Islam is the country’s second-largest religion in India, accounting for around 18 per cent of the population, or more than 200 million people.Human rights activists have repeatedly criticised Mr Modi’s Government, claiming it unfairly targets the Muslim minority.According to Human Rights Watch, more than 1,500 Muslims - 0.00075 per cent of the religion&#039;s Indian population - were expelled between May 7 and June 15 last year.Our Standards:
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<title>National Gallery to be redesigned by architect behind &amp;apos;concrete UFO&amp;apos; cathedral that sparked fury in France</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new wing of the National Gallery will be designed by a Japanese architect who covered a French cathedral with a controversial &quot;concrete UFO&quot;.Kengo Kuma will lead one of largest and most significant transformations of the gallery, which was first built at its current site in 1838.The new wing will, for the first time, include artwork from the 20th and 21st centuries.The National Gallery said with the transformation it will become the &quot;only museum in the world which exclusively displays paintings, where visitors will be able to view the entire history of painting in the Western tradition&quot;.
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In awarding Kengo Kuma and Associates the competition to design the new wing, the gallery said his design was &quot;innovative and beautiful&quot;, and found the submission &quot;exemplary&quot;.Earlier this week, Mr Kuma was criticised for his 450-tonne concrete gallery covering the Saint Maurice Cathedral in Angers, France.The gallery, constructed using an &quot;on-site concrete precasting process&quot;, has been called a &quot;wart&quot; and a &quot;reinforced concrete UFO&quot; by French paper Ouset-France.The gallery was designed to protect multicoloured sculptures dating back to the 12th and 17th centuries.The sculptures were previously protected by a porch, but it was damaged by lightning in 1617 and was pulled down in 1807.Mr Kuma&#039;s €5.5million French project is set to be unveiled on Thursday by Catherine Pegard, Culture Minister.His new gallery wing is part of a £720million campaign - Project Domani - which will &quot;will redefine the National Gallery for the next century&quot;.Early artist renditions of Mr Kuma&#039;s new gallery wing features a bridge connecting old and new parts of the museum, and a roof garden which creates a &quot;generous presence&quot;.MORE ON BRITAIN&#039;S MUSEUMS:Christian saint depicted as Asian trans man in National Gallery exhibitBritish Museum to make Bayeux Tapestry free to see for all under-16sBritish Museum loses top spot as Britain&#039;s most popular attraction just months after Union Jack rowThe Jury Panel of the National Gallery said the interior of the new wing would be &quot;very simple and clean&quot;.It added the new gallery wing &quot;presents a continuum with the Sainsbury Wing and North Galleries, but the upper floor has its own style, which adds variety and a change of design pace to the overall scheme&quot;.The jury also considered social value in the proposed designs, saying Mr Kuma had a &quot;robust and measurable social value delivery plan&quot;, which was &quot;strengthened through the inclusion of the bespoke Climate &amp; Social Action Design Framework&quot;.Among the firms Kengo Kuma and Associates beat out for the project include Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Foster + Partners, and Selldorf Architects, who previously renovated the Sainsbury wing.Previous renovations of the National Gallery - founded in 1824 - have not been without criticism.The renovation of the Sainsbury Wing was not without critics, with some alleging the designs looked like &quot;a circus clown wearing a tutu&quot;.Charles, then the Prince of Wales, denounced the original choice of architect for the Sainsbury Wing in 1982 after he said it was &quot;a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much loved and elegant friend&quot;.The construction was then completed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, whose installation of false columns was criticised by Lord Sainsbury in a note hidden inside one of them.The note said: &quot;If you have found this note you must be engaged in demolishing one of the false columns that have been placed in the foyer of the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery.&quot;I believe that the false columns are a mistake of the architect and that we would live to regret our accepting this detail of his design. &quot;Let it be known that one of the donors of this building is absolutely delighted that your generation has decided to dispense with the unnecessary columns.&quot;

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<title>HMRC splurges £43k on Snapchat filters while Britons endure record high tax burden</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ HMRC has come under fire for spending “staggering” amounts of money on Snapchat filters while Britons face down a record high tax burden.Critics have accused the taxman of spending tens of thousands of pounds from the public purse on &quot;PR stunts&quot; and not treating hardworking Britons&#039; money with respect.Data obtained through a Freedom of Information request by the Taxpayers&#039; Alliance shows that £43,029 was paid to Snapchat for the filters.Since 2024, the Government has spent more than half a million pounds on social media influencers, hiring 89 in 2024 and 126 in 2025 to appeal to a young audience on platforms like Snapchat and TikTok.
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Just months ago, GB News revealed fury at the Cabinet Office&#039;s plans to hire two &quot;TikTok managers&quot; - despite the Chinese-owned app being banned on all Parliamentary devices over security fears.Labour was panned for offering up a yearly salary of between £43,760 and £51,690 and a plum Civil Service pension with a 28.97 per cent employer contribution for the roles back in December.Confronted by its Snapchat spending, HMRC said it &quot;carefully considers when to use public money as part of our communications efforts&quot;.But Callum McGoldrick, investigations campaign manager at the Taxpayers&#039; Alliance, said it was &quot;staggering&quot; that HMRC thinks a £40,000 Snapchat filter is a &quot;wise use of public funds&quot;.“At a time when the tax burden is at record high, every penny of taxpayer&#039;s money should be treated with the utmost respect,&quot; he said.“This frivolous expenditure shows that the HMRC has lost its way, prioritising PR stunts over the core service of helping people navigate the most complex tax code in the world.&quot;Tax revenue in the UK currently sits at 34.7 per cent of GDP and is expected to reach a record of 38.3 per cent by 2030/31.Across the country, households remain under pressure from soaring living costs, with Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showing incomes still trail prices.TAXPAYER WASTE - READ MORE:Taxpayers forced to foot £10MILLION bill as inmates &#039;cash in on failings&#039; in overcrowded prisonsChildren treated like terrorists for questioning mass migration in Home Office-funded video gameMillions of pounds of British taxpayer cash splurged to fund African insect farmElectricity and gas costs remain high despite recent falls, with Ofgem confirming that bills are still well above their level before Russia&#039;s invasion of Ukraine.Fuel prices are also on the rise thanks to the war in Iran, which has seen Tehran shutter off the vital Strait of Hormuz to tankers from Gulf states like Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.An HMRC spokesman said: “We carefully consider when to use public money as part of our communications efforts.&quot;In this case, Snapchat was used in a limited and targeted way to reach younger audiences who increasingly expect to access government services digitally.&quot;This work supports the take‑up of online services such as the HMRC app, helping reduce demand on phone lines and improving service for everyone - which ultimately saves taxpayers&#039; money.&quot;

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<title>Council busybodies fine father&#45;of&#45;two £600 for fly&#45;tipping &#45; over &amp;apos;envelope that someone else dropped&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A father-of-two has been hit with a £600 penalty by a London council for allegedly fly-tipping an envelope that someone else dropped.Robb McGeary, 43, was told he was under investigation for fly-tipping after the letter was found in rubbish strewn across the street outside his flat.The father believed he had acted responsibly by placing his waste in the communal bins at his building.But Ealing Council workers found the envelope while cleaning up debris after said bins had been searched through and their contents scattered across the road.They classed it as evidence of fly-tipping, contrary to section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, he said.Council officials then handed Mr McGeary a £400 fine, which he appealed using the photos as evidence.But the local authority refused his claim, then increased his fine to £600 - and is now vowing to take him to court.Mr McGeary insists he disposed of his rubbish properly by placing it in the correct bins rather than leaving it on the pavement.He told the Daily Mail: &quot;I did exactly what you&#039;re supposed to do, put my rubbish in the correct bins. &quot;Not on the floor or in the street. What happened after that is completely out of my hands.&quot;The 43-year-old lives in the property with his partner, her six-year-old autistic daughter and their five-month-old twin girls.But he claims homeless people and drug users frequently climb into the unlocked communal bins at night, tearing open bags and searching for loot.He says he has witnessed people &quot;out of their minds taking drugs, climbing into bins and actively tearing bin bags open&quot; in the early hours.The area around Mr McGeary&#039;s flat is a notorious dumping ground - and he said it appears on the council&#039;s own list of problem locations.COUNCIL ROWS - READ MORE:Cash-strapped council illegally created six LTNs to pocket millions of pounds from motoristsCouncil threatened pensioner with £1k fine for leaving charity donation bag on her doorstepCouncil fined £50,000 after gardener falls off two-metre wall while mowing grassOld mattresses, furniture, drug paraphernalia and heaps of bin bags had accumulated for weeks before the bins were &quot;emptied across the street,&quot; he claims.Mr McGeary alleges rubbish went uncollected for more than a month at the start of the year, a situation he documented with photographs.The waste remained scattered for over a week before council workers arrived to clear it.Mr McGeary has refused to pay the penalty and is prepared to challenge the council in court.He told the Daily Mail: &quot;It genuinely feels like I&#039;m &#039;guilty until proven innocent&#039;. &quot;Just because something with my name on it ended up in a bag, I&#039;m being treated as if I personally dumped it on the street.&quot;The father accused the council of showing a &quot;complete lack of common sense&quot; in pursuing the case.In response, a spokesman for the authority said: &quot;We issue fix penalty notices either because we witnessed the offence or our investigations lead us to conclude an individual has committed an offence.&quot;Before a fixed penalty notice is issued, we write to the alleged fly-tipper asking if they can explain why their waste might have been found fly-tipped.&quot;Fly-tipping is a significant issue for residents and we are cracking down on this criminal activity. &quot;Fly-tipping is a drain on council funds which is better spent on essential services for residents. It has a direct impact on the environment and our residents&#039; quality of life.&quot;We launched an awareness campaign: &#039;This is our home, not a tip,&#039; which explains to our communities what fly-tipping is, its impact and how everyone can help by disposing of waste correctly.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Fury in France as 930&#45;year&#45;old cathedral turned into &amp;apos;concrete UFO&amp;apos; in &amp;apos;architectural massacre&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A 930-year-old cathedral in France has sparked fury after its facade was replaced by a massive concrete structure.A 450-tonne concrete gallery has been added to the Saint-Maurice Cathedral in Angers - which has been compared to a UFO.The gallery is designed to protect the building&#039;s multicoloured sculptures which date back to the 12th and 17th centuries.It is designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma in what he described as a &quot;harmonious dialogue&quot; with the &quot;architectural heritage&quot; of the Middle Ages.
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But Ouset-France, a regional French newspaper, said the gallery looked like a &quot;reinforced concrete UFO&quot;, and bristled that locals were unsure if it was an &quot;architectural jewel or a wart&quot;.&quot;Opinions vary between perplexity, admiration and, more often, disapproval,&quot; the paper added.Tribune Chretienne, a Catholic website, said it was an &quot;architectural massacre&quot;.Mr Kuma has said his process involves an &quot;on-site concrete pre-casting process... weaves a thread between past and present, lending the building a quiet contemporaneity rooted in the long continuum of architectural history&quot;.He won the bid in 2020 with a modern update described as little more than a &quot;pastiche&quot;.When the bid was originally won, Valerie Gaudard, the curator of historic monuments at the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs, said the gallery would provide the best form of protection.She said: &quot;This project was the one that best met the specifications because it offered a space that was both enclosed and ventilated. A kind of open cover, in a way.&quot;And we had demonstrated for 10 years that this form of protection made it possible to guarantee the best preservation of the portal.&quot;LATEST FROM ACROSS THE CHANNEL:Emmanuel Macron hits back at Donald Trump after marriage swipe: ‘Neither elegant nor up to standard’British school trip among 200 tourists hit by &#039;apocalyptic&#039; food poisoning outbreak at French resortBritish tourist dies in French Alps after horror 100m fall from ledgeThe €5.5million project will be officially unveiled by Catherine Pegard, France&#039;s Culture Minister, on Thursday.The multicoloured sculptures were uncovered in 2009, and need to be protected from the elements to preserve their colours - principally in blue, yellow and red.Ms Gaudard has said there are very few examples of sculptures that have retained their colours.Discussing the aging process, she told Liberation newspaper: &quot;A little like a rug left in the sun, it loses its colour.&quot;The sculptures were covered by a porch for centuries, but were damaged by lightning in 1617, and pulled down in 1807.The dioceses defended the design, saying it has &quot;always undergone improvements and expansions, notably in the 12th, 13th, 16th and 19th centuries&quot;.Ms Gaudard said the gallery was not primarily there for aesthetic purposes.&quot;Its primary function is not to look pretty. Above all, it has a technical function as a climatic buffer,&quot; she said.The final build comprises 660 pieces of site-mixed concrete, with Mr Kuma&#039;s firm creating a &quot;material tone that harmonises with the stone of the religious building&quot;.

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<description><![CDATA[ The crew of Nasa&#039;s Artemis II mission have revealed exactly what they saw on their journey around the dark side of the Moon.Speaking to mission control in Houston after a 40-minute blackout, the four astronauts shed light on what it was like to be the first humans to witness the mysterious far side with their own eyes.The crew also experienced a solar eclipse - when the Moon blocks out the Sun&#039;s light from the spacecraft, plunging it into darkness.&quot;This is, we just went sci-fi. It just looks unreal,&quot; pilot Victor Glover said.
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He added that what the four astronauts were seeing was &quot;truly hard to describe&quot;.&quot;I know this observation won&#039;t be of any scientific value but I&#039;m really glad we launched on April 1, because humans have probably not evolved to see what we are seeing,&quot; he said.&quot;The Earth is so bright out there and the Moon is just hanging in front of us.&quot;This black orb out in front of us now, not the blackness but the grey that blends and drifts into the blackness... We can see stars and planets behind it.&quot;Commander Reid Wiseman added: &quot;It&#039;s just indescribable. No matter how long we look at this, our brains are not processing this image in front of us.&quot;It is absolutely spectacular, surreal... there&#039;s no adjectives, I&#039;m going to need to invent some new ones, there&#039;s absolutely no words to describe what we are looking at out this window.&quot;Crew had been told to spend 35 minutes watching and recording the eclipse - splitting into two teams to take detailed accounts of their experiences.The &quot;cabin team&quot; supported the &quot;window team&quot; in their observations by using the onboard cameras and sensors.Mission control said the eclipse observation period closed just before 3am BST.The team then began &quot;down-linking&quot; all the images and data they captured over the past seven hours of observation.READ MORE ON ARTEMIS II:Artemis II astronauts set to witness mysterious Moon feature in direct sunlight for first timeNasa shares chilling photo from Artemis II capsule as it prepares to jet around Moon&#039;s dark sideWatch the historic moment Nasa&#039;s Artemis II mission blasted off to the MoonAs well as Houston, the crew spoke to Donald Trump in a surprise appearance.&quot;Today, you&#039;ve made history and made all America really proud, incredibly proud,&quot; the President said.&quot;We have a lot of things to be proud of lately, but this is... there&#039;s nothing like what you&#039;re doing.&quot;Mr Trump asked the quartet what it was like when they lost communication with Earth.Mr Glover replied, telling the President he said &quot;a little prayer&quot; before getting back to work to record the dark side of the Moon.The President also asked what the most &quot;unforgettable part&quot; of this &quot;really historic&quot; day was.Commander Reid Wiseman replied: &quot;We saw sights that no human has ever seen, not even Apollo, and that was amazing for us.&quot;The four were then invited to the White House - where Mr Trump said he would give them a &quot;big salute on behalf of the American people and beyond that&quot;.They are now all on their way home to Earth after journeying around the Moon late in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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<title>Top UK university tells lecturers to ignore students&amp;apos; poor grammar in &amp;apos;diversity and inclusion&amp;apos; drive</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A top British university has told its lecturers to ignore their students&#039; poor grammar in order to &quot;embrace linguistic diversity&quot;.King&#039;s College, London, a member of the Russell Group, has also said it plans to scale back traditional exams in an effort to be more &quot;inclusive&quot;.Staff were told to give students a &quot;choice in assessment formats&quot; in a presentation.Word limits on essays will also be shortened to prevent students from being &quot;overburdened&quot;.
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One of the slides had the heading of &quot;equality, diversity and inclusion&quot; and said the university&#039;s new framework will &quot;focus on ideas, not grammar&quot;.Another recommended that tests should be &quot;culturally responsive&quot; and &quot;reward the use of culture, language and identity&quot;.Lecturers have said the move marked a &quot;dumbing down&quot; of the unviversity.One King&#039;s academic told the Daily Mail: &quot;This whole framework, dreamt up by middle management to justify their existence, is about sending a message about which side of the culture war the university is on.&quot;They seem to be claiming students are snowflakes and can&#039;t cope, but students have set up a petition against it.&quot;These young people are looking at the tough labour market and they haven&#039;t got time for all this.&quot;The academic said the drive was an attempt by the university&#039;s management to be &quot;down-with-the-kids&quot; - but they were &quot;getting it wrong&quot;.He feared a change in policy could open up university academics to challenges from students objecting to their grade on the basis that their &quot;culture and identity&quot; was not respected.Dr Edward Skidelsky, lecturer in philosophy at the University of Exeter and director of the Committee for Academic Freedom, also lamented the inclusive move.LATEST ON EDUCATION:British schools assigned up to £700,000 to support non-English speaking studentsTeachers’ union votes to oppose &#039;far-right Reform UK&#039; and introduces &#039;anti-fascist&#039; trainingTeachers left feeling ‘traumatised’ as union warns ‘masculinity crisis’ brewing in UK schools&quot;These attempts to dumb down assessment in the name of &#039;inclusivity&#039; are being pushed by university managers against the will of academics and students themselves, the best of whom hunger for an education that is deep and rigorous,&quot; he said.Separately, students were told some essays would be capped at 1,300 words - down from 2,000.The decision has seen backlash from undergraduates, who said the changes would not &quot;provide sufficient preparation&quot; for postgraduate life.They warn the reduced word count would make them less competitive than other students when applying for jobs, and would not allow them to &quot;engage as meaningfully&quot; with their subject.King&#039;s - where 41 per cent of undergraduates are black and minority ethnic students - has said it is committed to &quot;inclusion&quot; in it its official &quot;access plan&quot;.A spokesman for the university said: &quot;Standards at King&#039;s remain as high as ever.&quot;Our approach still includes rigorous exams, alongside other forms of assessment that help students build the practical skills employers are looking for.&quot;We have worked closely with students, alongside academic experts, to develop this approach so that our graduates are ready for the workplace - without compromising academic integrity.&quot;

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<title>Historic English port city to be restored to former glory... thanks to Vladimir Putin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A historic English port city is undergoing a major restoration - thanks to Vladimir Putin.Plymouth, from where Sir Francis Drake launched his 1588 mission against the Spanish Armada, has reached a positive &quot;tipping point&quot; as a result of a rising Russian threat.Moscow&#039;s aggression has reversed decades of painful defence cuts for the Devon city.&quot;We&#039;re at a tipping point in Plymouth,&quot; said Tudor Evans, the city&#039;s council leader. &quot;We can now see the future going out for 40 years.&quot;The Devonport dockyard has been promised at least £4.4billion in work over the coming decade.Britain&#039;s new nuclear deterrent submarines - made in Barrow - will be maintained and repaired at the 650-acre facility, operated by defence company Babcock.Military revenues are now guaranteed until 2070.The Royal Navy is set to benefit significantly from a defence spending hike to 3.5 per cent by 2035.Plymouth will require 5,500 new dockyard workers over the next 10 years as its current workforce ages.Many of these positions will offer strong wages in an area where earnings fall well below the national average.&quot;Plymouth is getting a pay rise,&quot; Mr Evans said - and the investment is badly needed.Years of defence spending reductions have scarred the city centre, which was rebuilt in a grid layout after the Second World War.Empty retail units, pawnbrokers and charity shops are now blighting what should be prime locations.Plymouth also serves as a hub for remotely-operated vessels and marine artificial intelligence technology, some of which are being sent into the Strait of Hormuz.&quot;What we build here will spot the Russians trying to cut our underwater cables,&quot; Mr Evans said.Plymouth is also trying to boost its population by roughly 10 per cent from 270,000 to approximately 300,000 people.DEFENCE - READ MORE:‘Beggars belief!’ Over 500 British troops expose their locations in sensitive sites on fitness appRoyal Navy is NOT ready for war, First Sea Lord admits - while US mocks British forcesUK Special Forces to board and seize Russian ships after PM signs off on military actionAlongside homes, Babcock announced last week it would occupy the former House of Fraser department store, relocating 2,000 staff for office space and training facilities.Gary Smith, general secretary of the GMB union, said he was yet to be convinced about aspects of the Government&#039;s defence plans but acknowledged the significance of increased spending.&quot;Like in Barrow, there is a generational opportunity to create thousands of skilled apprenticeships whilst building a training centre in the city centre, which would be a powerful symbol of rebirth,&quot; he said. &quot;Couple that with investment in thousands of new homes, and Plymouth could boom.&quot;However, some local leaders worry the next generation of dockyard employees will treat Plymouth just as a workplace, taking their earnings home to families living elsewhere.This pattern has already been seen in Barrow, 373 miles away, where shipyard staff live in hotels during the week, then go home for the weekend.&quot;I don&#039;t want people disappearing up the A38 and M5 on a Friday night with their wages,&quot; Mr Evans vowed.Plymouth offers pristine beaches, Dartmoor National Park, thriving universities and a respected theatre.But Labour&#039;s decision to exclude Plymouth from its &quot;new towns&quot; list proved disappointing.Ministers have instead promised a &quot;bespoke&quot; deal to support the planned city centre homes.&quot;We need urgent clarification on what the money is and what it is for,&quot; said Lee Finn, a Conservative councillor.Around 10,000 new homes are planned for the city centre - though this depends on developers believing in the city&#039;s growing prosperity.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Australia&amp;apos;s most decorated soldier to be charged with &amp;apos;war crimes in Afghanistan&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia&#039;s most highly decorated soldier, has been arrested over unspecified allegations of war crimes.Federal police arrested the Victoria Cross-holder at Sydney Airport on Tuesday morning.They, alongside the Office of the Special Investigator, said Mr Roberts-Smith was expected to be charged with &quot;five counts of war crime - murder&quot;.The maximum penalty for the offence is life imprisonment.Officers were seen waiting at the arrivals gate as the decorated soldier&#039;s flight from Brisbane landed.Mr Roberts-Smith holds both the Victoria Cross and the Medal for Gallantry, Australia&#039;s two highest military honours.He has consistently denied any wrongdoing throughout years of legal proceedings related to his conduct during deployments in Afghanistan.The arrest follows a lengthy legal battle against Nine newspapers and journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters following their 2018 reports alleging he had committed war crimes.Mr Roberts-Smith said their stories portrayed him as a criminal &quot;who broke the moral and legal rules of military engagement&quot; and &quot;disgraced&quot; his country and army.He sued them for defamation, but the newspapers defended their reporting as true - including claims that Mr Roberts-Smith was complicit in murder.The case eventually fell against the decorated soldier in 2023, with Justice Anthony Besanko ruling that claims Mr Roberts-Smith murdered four unarmed Afghan civilians were substantially true.Mr Roberts-Smith challenged that verdict, arguing insufficient evidence supported such serious findings.But Australia&#039;s High Court rejected his appeal application last year.That day, he was ordered to cover a portion of Nine&#039;s legal expenses from the failed appeal.The combined costs of the 110-day trial and subsequent 10-day appeal are estimated to surpass $30million (£15million).The 2018 newspaper articles contained graphic allegations about his conduct in Afghanistan.LATEST FROM AUSTRALIA:British tourist arrested after ‘smuggling 1kg of heroin inside own body’ into AustraliaFugitive who &#039;killed two police officers&#039; is shot dead after six months on the runChristians in Australia demand action on fears the church is &#039;silenced&#039; by anti-discrimination lawsOne claim said he kicked a handcuffed man off a cliff before ordering the prisoner&#039;s execution.Another allegation accused him of machine-gunning a detainee and claimed he brought home the victim&#039;s prosthetic leg to use as a drinking vessel.These were among the allegations Justice Besanko found to be substantially true in his 2023 ruling.Roberts-Smith&#039;s High Court challenge argued the Federal Court erred by assuming he had accepted certain allegations that were not re-contested during his appeal.The VC-winner was born in Perth in 1978 and enlisted in the Australian Regular Army in 1996.He served two tours in East Timor with the Third Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, before transferring to the Special Air Service Regiment in 2003.His first Afghan deployment in 2006 earned him the Medal for Gallantry for his work as a patrol scout and sniper during Operation Slipper.His Victoria Cross was awarded for actions during his fifth Afghan tour in June 2010.He drew enemy fire to protect pinned-down patrol members before storming and silencing two machine-gun positions at close range.Mr Roberts-Smith has maintained his innocence throughout all proceedings.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Horrified Savannah Guthrie taunted by another sick ransom note &#45; with her mother Nancy now missing for 65 days</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Savannah Guthrie has received another set of ransom notes for her missing mother Nancy.Nancy Guthrie, the mother of the Today show host, has been missing for 65 days after she was taken from her Arizona home.Several ransom notes have been sent to the Guthrie family, requesting money be sent through a Bitcoin wallet.TMZ has now received two new ransom notes, with one claiming to have previously seen Nancy alive.
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The note said: &quot;I saw her alive with them in the state of Sonora Mexico.&quot;Sonora borders Arizona and is about 100 kilometres from Tuscon, where Nancy was abducted on February 1.But in a sick twist, the sender of the note claimed Nancy is now dead.The ransom note has been sent to the FBI - though agents do not believe it to be legitimate.This is because the Bitcoin wallet has received no deposits since it was opened in February.The first letter said: &quot;It&#039;s unbelievable that millions have been wasted and yet here I am willing to deliver them on a silver platter since the 11th of february for a bitcoin but I am disregarded as a scam.&quot;They are free and the case is frozen but the ego&#039;s remain hot when it comes to me. Arrogance at it&#039;s finest.&quot;One Bitcoin is equivalent to £52,015.93 as of April 6, down from its £71,854.77 high in January.NANCY GUTHRIE KIDNAPPING - READ MORE:Police find mystery DNA in Nancy Guthrie&#039;s home sparking hopes of major breakthroughPolice probe chilling series of &#039;ransom notes&#039; amid desperate hunt for &#039;abducted&#039; US TV host&#039;s mother&#039;Do the right thing!&#039; - Savannah Guthrie issues emotional new plea to mother&#039;s kidnapper amid weeks-long manhuntThe ransom note writer claims they will give up the information they have for half a Bitcoin, then be given the second half of a Bitcoin after a public arrest.In their second note, they claim they are not motivated by greed or financial gain.They wrote: &quot;I just want whats fair and to live peacefully with enough to start my life again quietly with out having to join a witness protection program.&quot;From their February note, they claimed they knew the name of the &quot;individual involved&quot; and added &quot;time is more than relevant&quot;.On April 6 Savannah returned to NBC&#039;s Today programme for the first time since her mother&#039;s kidnapping over two months ago.Briefly addressing her absence, she said: &quot;It is good to be home.&quot;There is currently a $1million reward being offered by the Guthrie family for information submitted to the FBI leading to the recovery of Nancy.The FBI is still investigating mixed DNA found at the scene, but previous DNA examination did not find any genetic matches in existing databases.

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<title>MoD forced to deny claims British warship was hit by Hezbollah missile after speculation runs wild</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Ministry of Defence was forced to deny claims a British warship was hit by a Hezbollah missile last night after speculation exploded on social media.On Sunday, outlets like the Iranian Tasnim news agency claimed the terrorist group &quot;struck and destroyed an Israeli warship&quot; off the coast of Lebanon.Hezbollah said the ship was 68 nautical miles from the Lebanese coast and was &quot;preparing to carry out attacks&quot; on the country.It added that its &quot;strike&quot; was executed using a naval cruise missile - and claimed it had secured a &quot;direct hit&quot;.
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Other claims then emerged that the ship was British, and Hezbollah had mistaken it for an Israeli vessel.Israel&#039;s Channel 14 News said the group had &quot;fired a shore-to-sea missile at a British warship after mistaking it for Israeli&quot;, with a local assessment claiming &quot;damage was caused&quot;.Onlookers began pointing to HMS Dragon, a Royal Navy type-45 destroyer, which was sent to the eastern Mediterranean to strengthen the two RAF bases on Cyprus.Others claimed the RFA Lyme Bay had been struck - though that vessel is in dry dock in Gibraltar.A Ministry of Defence source later flat-out denied Dragon had been hit.Further analysis, meanwhile, confirmed that there were no other UK-flagged vessels, both naval or otherwise, in the area at the time.The UKMTO, which monitors attacks on British-flagged ships in the area, also confirmed it had not received any such reports, according to The Telegraph.HMS Dragon is among a number of British assets in the Middle East, which have been brought in to provide defence for UK bases in Cyprus and Iraq, as well as allied nations, from Iranian drones and other weapons.BRITAIN IN THE MIDDLE EAST - READ MORE:Royal Navy nuclear submarine &#039;arrives in Arabian Sea - placing Iran directly in range of British missiles&#039;RAF Regiment gunners blasting Iranian drones become &#039;aces&#039; for first time in unit’s historyEU backs Cyprus after it demands Chagos-style talks on &#039;colonial&#039; RAF basesThe RAF Regiment has shot down seveeral Iranian drones so far, according to the MoD.UK Typhoons and F-35 jets, supported by Voyager and Royal Navy Merlin and Wildcat helicopters, have meanwhile continued defensive missions over the eastern Mediterranean, Jordan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.By Monday morning, there was some unconfirmed speculation that the ship may have been a French Horizon-class vessel, which looks like the Type 45 destroyer.France is sending eight frigates and two amphibious assault ships to the Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea to join its aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle.Alongside Britain and France, Greece, Italy and Pakistan have announced new deployments in response to the war in Iran.The major French deployment came after a drone - again, from Lebanon - hit a hangar housing American U-2 spy planes at RAF Akrotiri in early March.There were no casualties and thorough assessments determine that the damage is minimal, the MoD said after photos of the damage emerged.&quot;There has been no damage to equipment inside the hangar,&quot; a spokesman added.A fleet of U-2 Dragon Ladies are permanently based at Akrotiri as part of a decades-long spy mission codenamed Olive Harvest.

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<title>Kanye West &amp;apos;barred from performing at Tottenham&amp;apos;s stadium over Spurs links to local Jewish community&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rapper Kanye West had a request to perform at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium turned down over the club&#039;s links to the local Jewish community, according to reports.Just days ago, it was confirmed the controversial hitmaker would be headlining at London&#039;s Wireless Festival this summer.But his appearance has since descended into farce, with sponsors pulling out and even the PM voicing his &quot;concern&quot;.Now, it has emerged that Mr West had tried to perform at the Premier League side&#039;s home - but was rebuffed.
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A source told The Sun: &quot;Kanye&#039;s team had wanted him to play a run of shows at Tottenham before they considered Wireless.&quot;As part of his big music comeback, they thought he warranted a headline run of shows and chose the Tottenham stadium as their venue of choice.&quot;But when they approached Tottenham with their proposal, the club rejected it.&quot;There was no way they would allow Kanye to perform at the club given its history with the Jewish community.&quot;Spurs have been associated with north London&#039;s Jews for more than a century - with fans even reclaiming the antisemtic slur &quot;Y*d&quot; or &quot;Y**do* to identify themselves.Following the rejection, the Chicago-born rapper&#039;s team successfully pitched the concerts to Wireless Festival organisers.But in light of the artist&#039;s history of antisemitic remarks and his song glorifying Adolf Hitler, critics have condemned his festival booking.Sir Keir Starmer described it as &quot;deeply concerning&quot;, telling The Sun on Sunday: &quot;It is deeply concerning that Kanye West has been booked to perform at Wireless despite his previous antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism.&quot;Antisemitism in any form is abhorrent and must be confronted clearly and firmly whatever it appears.&quot;&quot;Everyone has a responsibility to ensure Britain is a place where Jewish people feel safe and secure.&quot;LATEST MUSIC HEADLINES:Sadiq Khan issues stern statement as London Mayor condemns UK festival&#039;s decision to book Kanye WestVictoria Beckham sets record straight on Spice Girls &#039;feud&#039; with sweet gesture amid scrapped reunionJustin Timberlake left &#039;utterly humiliated&#039; as 2024 arrest footage goes viralHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood holds the authority to block the rapper&#039;s entry under immigration rules.Pepsi withdrew its sponsorship of Wireless Festival yesterday in protest at Mr West&#039;s scheduled performances.The drinks giant pulled out after learning the rapper would headline all three nights in July in Finsbury Park, north London.Diageo, the firm behind Captain Morgan rum and Johnnie Walker whisky, followed suit on Sunday evening.A spokesman said: &quot;We have informed the organisers of our concerns and as it stands, Diageo will not sponsor the 2026 Wireless festival.&quot;The July concerts will mark Mr West&#039;s first UK performances since headlining Glastonbury in 2015.He last appeared at Wireless in 2014.The Jewish Leadership Council condemned the festival&#039;s decision to book West as &quot;deeply irresponsible&quot; amid increasing attacks on Britain&#039;s Jewish community.Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, described allowing the rapper to perform as &quot;absolutely the wrong decision.&quot;Mr West apologised for his antisemitic comments in January through a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal.He apologised to Jewish and black people and blamed his bipolar disorder, which he said led him to fall into a &quot;four-month long, manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behaviour that destroyed my life.&quot;

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<title>Artemis II crew shares chilling photo from space as capsule prepares to shoot around dark side of the Moon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The crew of Artemis II have shared a chilling new photo of Earth as they approach the furthest point of their mission to the Moon.The four pioneering astronauts are due to reach the dark side of the Moon on Monday, travelling deeper into space than any humans in history in the process.Over the weekend, Nasa released a new tranche of images from their journey.One, titled &quot;One Day Closer to the Moon&quot;, shows a view of a very distant Earth from the Orion capsule&#039;s window.Our entire planet can be seen as a tiny blue crescent alone in the darkness of space.It sparked a mixed reaction from viewers online - while many were awestruck, others said the shot looked terrifying.&quot;This looks terrifying to me. Thousands of miles away from home and hoping for the best the ship equipment keeps you alive,&quot; one said.Another added: &quot;Hard to wrap your head around that scale without seeing it first-hand. Safe travels to the crew; keep the amazing photos coming.&quot;Nasa has hailed the mission&#039;s progress since the crew launched on Wednesday.Three Americans and one Canadian are on track to set a new distance record from Earth.&quot;The Earth is quite small, and the Moon is definitely getting bigger,&quot; pilot Victor Glover reported after the spacecraft fired a thruster to leave Earth&#039;s orbit.These are the first astronauts heading to the Moon in over 50 years after the Apollo programme concluded in 1972.The mission has been sending back valuable data and images, but the crew have encountered a critical problem with one vital piece of tech: the Orion capsule&#039;s toilet.Mission control has told the astronauts to use backup urine collection bags until the issue is resolved.The commode broke down after liftoff and has only worked intermittently since.Engineers believe ice may be blocking a line that prevents urine from flushing overboard properly.READ MORE ON ARTEMIS II:British engineers to help Nasa track Artemis II as astronauts prepare to blast off on deep space Moon missionWatch the historic moment Nasa&#039;s Artemis II mission blasted off to the MoonBen Leo moved to tears as he watches historic Artemis II launch with his sonThe toilet remains functional for solid waste.Debbie Korth, deputy manager of Nasa&#039;s Orion programme, said the crew had also noticed an odour from the bathroom area.&quot;Space toilets and bathrooms are something everybody can really understand… it&#039;s always a challenge,&quot; she said.The crew&#039;s spirits remain high despite the bathroom troubles.On Sunday, the astronauts were woken by singer Chappell Roan&#039;s Pink Pony Club, and started their day with scrambled eggs and coffee.&quot;Morale is high onboard,&quot; Commander Reid Wiseman told Houston mission control.He also had an emotional moment after speaking with his daughters from space.&quot;We&#039;re up here, we&#039;re so far away, and for a moment, I was reunited with my little family,&quot; he told a live press conference. &quot;It was just the greatest moment of my entire life.&quot;Nasa released an image showing the Orientale Basin, sometimes called the Moon&#039;s &quot;Grand Canyon&quot;.&quot;It&#039;s very distinctive and no human eyes previously had seen this crater until today, really, when we were privileged enough to see it,&quot; astronaut Christina Koch said.The astronauts entered the &quot;lunar sphere of influence&quot; overnight, where the Moon&#039;s gravity will exert a stronger pull than Earth&#039;s.During the roughly six-hour flyby, the crew will pass within just over 4,000 miles of the lunar surface.Apollo missions flew approximately 70 miles above the Moon, but the greater distance will allow the Artemis crew to view the complete spherical surface, including the poles.Artemis II forms part of Nasa&#039;s broader ambition to establish a permanent lunar base.The agency aims to land two crew members near the lunar south pole in 2028.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Revealed: The extraordinary &amp;apos;Easter miracle&amp;apos; US rescue mission to save downed airman inside Iran</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ American Special Forces carried out one of the most difficult missions in their history to save a colonel who was shot down by Iranian forces on Friday.The severely wounded US airman, carrying only a handgun, faced near-impossible odds of survival as Iranian militants hunted him across hostile terrain.Hundreds of elite soldiers and dozens of aircraft were scrambled - alongside a CIA misinformation effort - to bring him home.Navy Seal Team Six, the unit responsible for killing Osama bin Laden, touched down in a remote mountain area to extract the seriously hurt aviator.Iranian mullahs had offered a £50,000 reward for his capture, while local tribesmen joined the frenzied search carrying AK47s.Donald Trump announced the airman had been recovered safely just after 5am UK time.The President later texted reporters: &quot;The rescue was an Easter miracle. The enemy was large and violent. The rescuers were brilliant, strong, decisive and as cool as anyone can be.&#039;&quot;Both the pilot and weapons systems officer had ejected after their F-15E Strike Eagle was struck by Iranian air defences on Friday.The pilot was recovered within hours but the weapons systems officer, a Colonel with extensive flying experience, remained missing.A frantic race began between American and Iranian forces to reach him first.Despite suffering a serious leg wound, the airman immediately applied his Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape training.He scaled a 7,000ft mountain ridge before concealing himself inside a rock crevice to await rescue.CIA operatives proved crucial in tracking his position.While Special Forces prepared their Combat Search and Rescue operation, intelligence agents spread false reports that the airman had already been saved and was leaving Iran by road.They also reached out to local farmers and shepherds with limited loyalty to the regime — a method called &quot;unconventional assisted recovery.&quot;Dozens of aircraft including Black Hawk and Pave Hawk helicopters had been searching for the crew since the F-15 went down.After more than 24 hours, CIA operatives finally pinpointed the airman&#039;s location on Saturday and relayed his coordinates to the Pentagon.LATEST FROM IRAN:Yvette Cooper refuses to say if US is ally after Donald Trump said &#039;we won&#039;t be there for you&#039;Ex-British Army chief issues spine-tingling warning after &#039;potentially tragic&#039; case of US pilotSECOND US warplane &#039;shot down in Persian Gulf&#039; as Americans scramble to rescue missing pilotIsrael provided support by striking more than 120 targets, creating a massive wall of covering fire.American forces simultaneously bombed Iranian military convoys to clear a path for what one US official called &quot;one of the most challenging and complex missions in the history of US special operations.&quot;Late on Saturday night, with Iranian troops closing in, Navy Seals landed near the airman aboard an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter.MQ-9 Reaper drones maintained a protective ring around the extraction site, engaging any military-aged males deemed threatening within two miles.Iranian officials reported 10 deaths in the province.Two MC-130 transport aircraft became stuck in sand at a temporary airbase during the operation - though observers noted the fact the US could even establish a makeshift runway proved just how overwhelming its forces were.Later, Special Forces destroyed the stranded planes - along with at least two MH-6M Little Bird helicopters - to prevent sensitive equipment reaching Iranian hands.The airman was flown to Kuwait for medical treatment once his identity was verified.Mr Trump hailed the operation as &quot;one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in US History.&quot;He said: &quot;This brave warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour.&quot;The President added: &quot;The fact that we were able to pull off both of these operations, without a SINGLE American killed, or even wounded, just proves once again, that we have achieved overwhelming air dominance and superiority over the Iranian skies.&quot;Following the rescue, the President issued a stark warning over the Strait of Hormuz.In an expletive-laden post, he said: &quot;Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!&quot;While Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said: &quot;I congratulate Donald Trump on the rescue of a brave American pilot by America&#039;s courageous warriors.&quot;Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Florida beach once plagued by hordes of feral youths now &amp;apos;finds God&amp;apos; as it hosts upbeat Easter service</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nearly 400 worshippers gathered at the Daytona Beach bandshell for a Easter service on Sunday - just metres from where hordes of out-of-control spring breakers had roamed days prior.The Catholic service took place at the same Florida shoreline that only recently saw drunken &quot;takeover&quot; mobs, mass arrests and widespread disorder.Locals and worshippers alike have poured praise on organisers for bringing the community back together.Jim Lally, a 63-year-old from Pennsylvania who spends winters in Daytona, drew a sharp contrast between the two gatherings.&quot;Right here, what we just celebrated, was just a large group of people who are wanting to do the right thing,&quot; he told The New York Post.&quot;It&#039;s just nice to have a community come together and do for others.&quot;Mr Lally described the spring breakers as self-centred rather than community-minded.He also called the recent disorder &quot;unfortunate&quot; and suggested the mob lacked perspective.&quot;You throw those same kids into an environment like what we just saw [during Sunday&#039;s service and] … I think their behaviours would be a bit different.&quot;So I encourage them to wake up during family time instead of after midnight,&quot; he said.Mr Lally&#039;s wife Becky, also 63, said this year&#039;s spring break turmoil was &quot;way worse&quot; than in previous years.She attributed the escalation partly to social media-promoted &quot;takeover events&quot; that drew unruly crowds to the beach.CHRISTIANITY - READ MORE:NBA star insists he was &#039;preaching about Jesus&#039; after being sacked for &#039;anti-LGBTQ remarks&#039;Church vandalised in targeted attack as pastor pleads: &#039;We are victimised for being Christians!&#039;Christians told: &#039;Renounce Jesus or STARVE&#039; in brutal Islamist repression campaign&quot;There should be a consequence if they&#039;re going to come to our beautiful beach city and ruin it and destroy it, so I&#039;m happy with what Mr. Chitwood does,&quot; she said.Those attending the service thanked Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood&#039;s firm response to the chaos.The sheriff had implemented a party quarantine zone with doubled fines and strict limits on gathering sizes after more than 100 arrests were made during the first weekend of spring break.He announced last month that his office had already issued two cease-and-desist letters to online promoters behind the unsanctioned gatherings.&quot;If you promote an unsanctioned event and we incur costs - police, fire, EMS and trash clean-up - you are responsible for the cost of that event,&quot; he explained at a press conference.Daytona resident Barb Wamsley, 56, said authorities had done &quot;a remarkable job&quot; restoring order to the area.&quot;I walked around the day after, and there were police everywhere and good security and everything,&quot; she said.&quot;I think a lot of those people that came in just don&#039;t realise that - like, this isn&#039;t where you just get to come in and take over our city and act like fools.&quot;Thecla Brown, in her 70s, welcomed the crackdown as necessary to preserve the beach&#039;s appeal.&quot;I think it&#039;s good because you don&#039;t want it to get so out of hand that it scares away the families and old people,&quot; she said.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter ]]></description>
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<title>Taxpayers forced to foot £10MILLION bill as inmates &amp;apos;cash in on failings&amp;apos; in overcrowded prisons</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Taxpayers have been forced to pick up an eye-watering bill stretching into the millions after it emerged inmates are being compensated due to rising levels of violence in prisons.In the last three years, the Government has paid a total of £10million to 200 prisoners who have claimed the prison service failed to protect them from “foreseeable harm” from other inmates. Freedom of information requests by the Telegraph showed that 99 prison staff were awarded nearly £6.5million after being attacked by inmates.The average compensation claim to an injured prisoner between financial years of 2023-24 and 2025-26 was around £52,500.
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John O’Connell, chief executive of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, told GB News: “Taxpayers will be furious that criminals are cashing in on failings in the prison system, while they’re left to pick up the bill.“Rising violence and weak oversight are fuelling a compensation culture that’s driving up costs for the public.“Ministers must get a grip on prison safety, drive down violence, and ensure the burden no longer falls on ordinary Brits.”Statistics also reveal that, within England and Wales, 53 prisoners were awarded £428,000 after being attacked by prison staff over three years.In the financial year 2025-26, £5.6million was given to 50 inmates and 30 staff as compensation for claims connected with violence.The figure almost doubled from the £3million paid in 2023-24 to 84 inmates and 38 staff members.On average, the inmates from the last financial year were awarded £74,800 per person.The claims reached their peak during 2024-25 when 66 inmates and 31 staff received £8.4million. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Met Police arrest two more in connection with shooting of boy, 14, in WoolwichArtemis II astronauts set to witness mysterious Moon feature in direct sunlight for first timeFossil discovery could completely rewrite what we know about prehistoric lifeThe actual payouts each individual will have received will vary depending on the severity of the injury sustained and the failure of prison guards to protect the inmate.A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: “This Government inherited a prison system in crisis, with levels of violence unacceptably high which is why we took immediate action to avoid them collapsing and protect the public.“We successfully defend two-thirds of cases brought by prisoners and we redirect compensation to victims where possible.“On top of this, we have invested £40m in new security measures to clamp down on the illicit items that fuel violence.”A MoJ source also added that where “evidence indicates the state has failed in its duty of care, compensation may be payable”.The Prison Service introduced a system in 2018 to ensure that any damages paid to inmates are offset against outstanding debts to victims and the courts before it is handed over to the inmate.Since 2020, over £750,000 of compensation to around 990 prisoners has been held and redirected to Crown Prosecution Service costs and court fines connected with their criminal cases.Almost half was sent to victims in compensation.A spokesman for the Prison Officers Association said its lawyers had obtained £1.2million in payouts in the past eight months for just eight prison staff who were victims of workplace violence.Our Standards:
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<title>British Museum to make Bayeux Tapestry free to see for all under&#45;16s &#45; &amp;apos;Blockbuster show of our generation&amp;apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Visitors aged 16 and under will gain free entry to view the Bayeux Tapestry when the legendary medieval embroidery arrives at the British Museum this September.Museum bosses confirmed that children will not need to pay for tickets to witness the 70-metre artwork, which chronicles the events surrounding the Norman Conquest of 1066.The exhibition marks the first occasion in over 900 years that the piece has returned to British shores, and represents its inaugural display anywhere outside France.George Osborne, the former Chancellor and the British Museum&#039;s chairman, has described the upcoming exhibition as &quot;the blockbuster show of our generation.&quot;
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Running until July 2027, the exhibition is anticipated to draw up to one million visitors to the Sainsbury Exhibition Gallery.The museum anticipates approximately 7.5 million people will experience what officials are calling a &quot;once-in-a-lifetime&quot; opportunity during the exhibition&#039;s run.Tickets become available from July 1, with initial bookings covering September through December, followed by further releases in October and January for subsequent months.The decision to waive admission fees for young people was influenced partly by the embroidery&#039;s place in the national curriculum, where it features in Key Stage 3 history lessons for pupils aged 11 to 14.Research commissioned by the museum found that 71 per cent of parents expressed a desire for their children to learn more about the tapestry, while 82 per cent indicated they would back school-organised visits.Dedicated weekday sessions will be reserved for school groups, though children may also attend at weekends with family members.The tapestry&#039;s journey to London follows years of complex diplomatic negotiations.Theresa May first announced the loan during a UK-France summit in 2018, with plans for a 2022 display.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSHistory breakthrough: Half of all Samurai were women, bombshell British Museum exhibition claimsBritish Museum loses top spot as Britain&#039;s most popular attraction just months after Union Jack row and sending treasures abroad in woke attempt to &#039;decolonise&#039;Foreign tourists to pay entry fees for top UK attractions... thanks to Digital IDThose arrangements collapsed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, strained Anglo-French relations during Boris Johnson&#039;s time as Prime Minister, and worries about the artefact&#039;s delicate condition.The loan was eventually secured when Sir Keir Starmer and President Macron reached an agreement during the French leader&#039;s state visit to Britain last year.The timing proved fortuitous, as the Bayeux Museum in Normandy had closed for renovation work, creating an opportunity for the embroidery to travel.The piece has been housed at its Normandy home since 1983 and will return there once refurbishment is complete.The decision to transport the embroidery has attracted significant criticism, with artist David Hockney labelling the move &quot;madness&quot; in The Independent.He questioned why a museum dedicated to conservation would &quot;gamble on the survival of the most important art image of scale in Europe.&quot;A petition opposing the transfer gathered more than 70,000 signatures, while internal museum documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests described the loan as &quot;the most complex object the museum has ever borrowed — a once in a millennium loan.&quot;Museum director Nicholas Cullinan has sought to reassure critics, pointing to extensive preparations by an Anglo-French conservation team.The approximately 325-mile journey from Normandy will employ specially designed vibration-dampening equipment, with the route meticulously planned to circumvent potholes.Mr Cullinan told The Sunday Times in March that conservation expertise should address concerns, adding: &quot;The tapestry is supremely important, and there&#039;s a degree of fragility, but I think this is more than offset by the amount of care going into the plans.&quot;The embroidery is thought to have been commissioned during the 1070s by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, who was William the Conqueror&#039;s half-brother.Historians believe a group of nuns based in Canterbury stitched the work onto linen cloth, meaning it is technically an embroidery rather than a tapestry.Its 58 scenes feature more than 600 human figures and roughly 200 horses, depicting the Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings that saw William seize the English throne from King Harold.In Bayeux, the cloth was arranged in a U-shape, but London visitors will see it displayed flat in a straight line.

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<title>Hiker scales British peak 742 times in a year in tribute to late wife</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A hiker from Merthyr Tydfil has accomplished an extraordinary feat by scaling south Wales&#039; highest peak 742 times over the course of a single year.Chris Daniel, who goes by &quot;Pen y Fan Dan&quot; on social media, completed his final ascent this week, bringing his record-shattering challenge to a close.The hiker averaged two trips daily up the 886-metre peak, undertaking the gruelling endeavour as a tribute to his late wife Rita, who died iin 2016.Before embarking on his last journey up the peak, Mr Daniel expressed his bittersweet feelings about concluding the challenge.
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&quot;I&#039;d like to think the mountain will be crying today because we&#039;re splitting up,&quot; he said.Each climb followed an identical route from the Pont Ar Daf car park to the summit, a path that became deeply meaningful to Daniel throughout his year-long mission.Rita was diagnosed with a rare form of bowel cancer in 2012 at the age of 48, and she passed away four years later.During her final years, she devoted herself to campaigning against the disease that would ultimately claim her life.&quot;She spent so much of the last few years of her life campaigning to stop other people going through this terrible disease,&quot; Mr Daniel previously explained.His determination to honour her memory drove him to take on the monumental challenge.&quot;I&#039;m just trying to keep her, and so many other people I&#039;ve met who are doing similar, their amazing legacy alive,&quot; he said.On his JustGiving fundraising page, Mr Daniel described the endeavour as &quot;a heartfelt tribute to the countless individuals impacted by bowel cancer,&quot; adding that his wife&#039;s &quot;selfless efforts&quot; continue to inspire him to carry forward her work.LATEST STORIES HIGHLIGHTING THE BEST OF BRITAINEntrepreneur who built £5m brand reveals how his business became &#039;more than a side hustle&#039;Duo sleep rough on Essex streets to experience &#039;harsh reality&#039; and raise money for homeless veteransBriton living in Australia who raised £1.5million setting up a second charity event for UK cyclistsMr Daniel set off on his inaugural climb on April 5 2025 with the aim of surpassing the existing record of 365 ascents in a calendar year, which Des Lally had established in 2019.He demolished that target in just 171 days, completing 366 climbs before raising his ambitions to 730 walks within the year.The winter months proved particularly punishing for the determined hiker.&quot;There were months of insane rain, hail, and when it hits you up there you have to wear ski goggles,&quot; he told Radio Wales.Mr Daniel described conditions during the colder period as &quot;really, really tough,&quot; noting that weather forecasts for the mountain proved highly unreliable.&quot;The weather forecast on the mountain is very, very irregular so you can go up there thinking it&#039;s going be okay,&quot; he explained.Following his achievement, Mr Daniel declared he would only return to Pen y Fan &quot;unless it&#039;s sunny.&quot;Throughout his year on the mission, Mr Daniel encountered thousands of fellow hikers who offered their encouragement and support.The day before his final ascent, supporters travelled from across the UK to join him on Pen y Fan, an experience that moved him deeply.He said: &quot;That got me going and I&#039;ve always told my amazing followers, who have been there for me all the way, that we&#039;re all climbing this...I&#039;ve already been in floods of tears. There&#039;ll be more water coming out of me today than the mountain.&quot;Mr Daniel hopes his challenge will motivate others to take action for their health, particularly regarding bowel cancer screening.&quot;I&#039;ve gone out and told people what I was scared of to try and encourage people to do the free bowel screening test, which is available from the age of 50 onwards in Wales,&quot; he said.&quot;Even now, a third of people aren&#039;t doing that and it&#039;s an absolute life-saver.&quot;

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<description><![CDATA[ The family of a 13-year-old boy who died in a crash said they are &quot;utterly devastated&quot; by his death as they paid tribute to him as a &quot;fun, bright, handsome, athletic and incredibly well-liked boy&quot;.Noah Campbell died in the crash between a car, a bike and a scooter in Flitwick, Bedfordshire.Officers were called to reports that a vehicle was involved in a collision with three teenage boys, two riding a bike and another on a scooter, on Greenfield Road. Noah was pronounced dead at the scene while the other two were taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
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In a statement issued by Bedfordshire Police, his family said: &quot;Noah was a fun, bright, handsome, athletic and incredibly well-liked boy. Above all else, he cherished spending time with his friends and family; they were the heart of his world.&quot;Noah was a talented and versatile sportsman. While football was his favourite sport, playing for many local teams, he was a gifted all-rounder who excelled in rugby, cricket and athletics. Outside of organised sports, Noah stayed active and adventurous; he loved challenging himself at the gym and spending time at the bike park.&quot;Some of his happiest memories were made enjoying attending Liverpool FC and Luton Town FC matches alongside his dad.&quot;We would like to thank everyone for their kind words and support during this incredibly difficult time. We are utterly devastated; Noah’s death has left a hole in our lives that will remain forever.&quot;Jamie Fountain, of Fir Tree Close, Flitwick, was charged with causing death by careless driving, and an additional charge of causing death by careless driving while over the legal limit for alcohol and drugs, police said on Sunday.The 24-year-old was also charged with two counts of causing serious injury by careless driving in relation to two other boys who were injured in the incident.He has been further charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident, failing to report an accident and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.Ellie Ireland, 23, of Wingate Drive, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, has been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSTwo men and a teen boy charged over Golders Green ambulance arson attackRachel Reeves accused of &#039;cultural vandalism&#039; over VAT raid on churchesIndian man charged with multiple offences after car ploughed through Saturday night crowds in DerbyThey have both been remanded in custody to appear before Luton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, officers said. Of the two other boys who were injured, one remains in hospital in a serious condition. The other was treated for serious injuries and has been discharged, police said.Detective Sergeant Shona Searle, of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire serious collision investigation unit, said: &quot;This incident has sent shockwaves through the small community of Flitwick and the surrounding area, and we maintain a community policing presence around the scene for reassurance.&quot;While we understand the strong feeling associated with the loss of a young life, and the serious injury of others, we would ask that people do not speculate on the circumstances of the situation.&quot;The families of the victims, who we are supporting through family liaison officers, have requested that their privacy is respected at this difficult time.&quot;

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