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Syrian asylum seeker held over festival stabbing spree
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Syrian asylum seeker held over festival stabbing spree

The man handed himself in to police over the assault during which he killed three people in the German city of Solingen

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August 26, 2024
Tech mogul who died when yacht sank in Sicily doubted Letby evidence, says Davis
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Tech mogul who died when yacht sank in Sicily doubted Letby evidence, says Davis

Former cabinet minister Sir David Davis has said that Mike Lynch, the tech mogul who died when his yacht sank off the coast of Sicily last week, was planning to examine the murder conviction of nurse Lucy Letby over concerns about its safety.

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August 26, 2024
How to tell if your child has been radicalised by far right
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How to tell if your child has been radicalised by far right

With the recent explosion of far-right anti-immigrant violence across the UK, some parents may be wondering what their children are getting up to on their phones.

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August 26, 2024
His mum thought he was on video games but teen was being groomed by far right
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His mum thought he was on video games but teen was being groomed by far right

Lucy* thought her teenage son was busy in his room playing video games and talking to friends online – but in reality he was getting groomed into the far right under her very roof.

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August 26, 2024
Woman, 32, critical after being stabbed at Carnival
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Woman, 32, critical after being stabbed at Carnival

A 32-year-old woman is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being stabbed at the Notting Hill Carnival, the Metropolitan Police said.

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August 26, 2024
There's never been a better moment for Oasis to return
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There's never been a better moment for Oasis to return

“Get back together, stop messing around,” The 1975 singer Matty Healy advised Oasis in a Canadian radio interview last year.

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August 26, 2024
Oasis fans in a frenzy over growing rumours of reunion
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Oasis fans in a frenzy over growing rumours of reunion

Oasis fans are all worked up again thanks to fresh reunion rumours, fuelled by some typically tongue-in-cheek posts from former frontman Liam Gallagher.

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August 26, 2024
British man killed in missile attack on hotel in Ukraine
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British man killed in missile attack on hotel in Ukraine

A British man has been killed in a suspected Russian missile strike that destroyed a hotel in Ukraine.

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August 26, 2024
Will PM’s speech pile on the pain or restore hope’?
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Will PM’s speech pile on the pain or restore hope’?

Since winning the election in July, the new government’s rhetoric has largely been a blame game.

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August 26, 2024
Tories question donor's appointment to Treasury
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Tories question donor's appointment to Treasury

The prime minister’s ethics adviser is being urged to investigate the chancellor over the appointment of a party donor to a civil service job, as the cronyism row engulfing the Labour Party continues to escalate.

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August 26, 2024
Reeves is warned of 8.6bn annual bill to fix social care
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Reeves is warned of 8.6bn annual bill to fix social care

Labour has been warned £1.1bn savings from the cancellation of a planned cap on social care costs is “small change” compared to an estimated £8.6bn needed to fix the crumbling sector.

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August 26, 2024
Hopes for a Gaza ceasefire have never felt more distant
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Hopes for a Gaza ceasefire have never felt more distant

In Lebanon, the sky flashed red above the blasted southern neighbourhoods.

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August 26, 2024
Fears of wider war as Israel warns exchange of fire with Hezbollah 'is not the end'
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Fears of wider war as Israel warns exchange of fire with Hezbollah 'is not the end'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that “this is not the end” after Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire in southern Lebanon in an escalation of the Middle Eastern conflict.

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August 26, 2024
Root guides England home with unbeaten half century
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Root guides England home with unbeaten half century

Sri Lanka 236 and 326; England 358 and 205-5

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August 25, 2024
Ipswich suffer cruel twist after leading against City
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Ipswich suffer cruel twist after leading against City

There was a moment that capped Ipswich Town’s rise. Two years ago, their first away game of the campaign was at Forest Green Rovers. Now it was at Manchester City. They walked past the Premier League trophy that Pep Guardiola’s side have won for four consecutive seasons. They dared to take the lead.

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August 25, 2024
Brighton win exposes Red Devils' glaring weaknesses
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Brighton win exposes Red Devils' glaring weaknesses

The same old for a frustrated Manchester United, but an exhilarating new hope at Brighton. After a summer when so much of the talk was of what might be possible at Old Trafford, a more interesting question for the Premier League might be just how high Fabian Hurzeler’s side can now go.

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August 25, 2024
Arsenal weather Villa storm to secure crucial late win
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Arsenal weather Villa storm to secure crucial late win

Two games are no barometer of a team’s title chances but the early psychological signs are on point for Arsenal as they ended their Aston Villa hoodoo with a result the Gunners of a few years ago could not have hoped to claim.

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August 25, 2024
We shouldn't judge J-Lo just for being a hopeless romantic
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We shouldn't judge J-Lo just for being a hopeless romantic

And just like that, another love story for the ages has been destroyed.

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August 25, 2024
Slipknot star suffers serious.burns after bonfire explodes
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Slipknot star suffers serious.burns after bonfire explodes

The heavy metal musician and DJ Sid Wilson is being treated in hospital for \"serious burns\" after he was caught in a bonfire explosion on his farm in Iowa. Wilson, 47, announced the news by sharing an Instagram video from his hospital bed, as he assured fans that he would be \"OK\".

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August 25, 2024
Russia and Ukraine swap dozens of prisoners of war
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Russia and Ukraine swap dozens of prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine have each exchanged more than 100 prisoners of war as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion.

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August 25, 2024
German police arrest man suspected of knife rampage
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German police arrest man suspected of knife rampage

As Isis claim responsibility for stabbing spree at city festival

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August 25, 2024
Two more held over deaths of family in Bradford blaze
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Two more held over deaths of family in Bradford blaze

Two more men have been arrested on suspicion of murder over a house fire that killed a mother and her three children aged nine, five and 22 months. Bryonie Gawith, 29, died at her home in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and her three children, Denisty, nine, Oscar, five, and Aubree Birtle, 22 months, died from their injuries in hospital.

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August 25, 2024
Women enduring torrent of assaults and abuse on Tube
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Women enduring torrent of assaults and abuse on Tube

The harrowing experiences of women facing daily harassment public transport have been laid bare by a damning report.

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August 25, 2024
Vorderman blames arrogant industry for decline of TV
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Vorderman blames arrogant industry for decline of TV

Carol Vorderman has criticised what she deemed to be “controversial decisions by BBC management” following the Huw Edwards scandal. The outspoken former Countdown star, who claimed she was “sacked” with “no conversation to be had” by the broadcaster in November last year, received a standing ovation after delivering the Alternative MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV festival on Friday.

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August 25, 2024
Jenas says wife 'raging' and dog 'disappointed' with him
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Jenas says wife 'raging' and dog 'disappointed' with him

Jermaine Jenas has said his wife of 13 years, model Ellie Penfold, is \"raging\" after he told her he had been dismissed by the BBC for sending inappropriate messages to two female colleagues.

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August 25, 2024
Pensioners pushed into fuel poverty with price cap hike
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Pensioners pushed into fuel poverty with price cap hike

Pensioners across the country are facing a bleak winter, as Ofgem increased its price cap meaning average household bills could rise by £149 from October. For the older generation, this financial blow follows Rachel Reeves' decision to means test the winter fuel payment for pensioners in order to tackle a £22bn “black hole” in this year’s budget.

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August 25, 2024
Prestigious school is struck by three high-profile deaths
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Prestigious school is struck by three high-profile deaths

Entrepreneur Mike Lynch and attack victims Daniel Anjorin and Grace O'Malley-Kumar all attended London's Bancroft's

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August 25, 2024
Superyacht teenager had 'vowed to save her parents'
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Superyacht teenager had 'vowed to save her parents'

The daughter of tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been described as a \"diamond in a sea of stars\" by a survivor from the tragedy.

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August 25, 2024
Manslaughter inquiry starts over superyacht's sinking
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Manslaughter inquiry starts over superyacht's sinking

A manslaughter investigation has been opened into the deaths of seven people in the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily, an Italian prosecutor said yesterday.

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August 25, 2024
'Things will get worse', PM to warn in keynote speech
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'Things will get worse', PM to warn in keynote speech

Sir Keir Starmer will warn the British public that things will get worse before they get better in his first keynote speech since walking into Downing Street.

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August 25, 2024