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Government fast-tracks £110m to build more prison cells

The government says £110m from existing budgets has been brought forward to accelerate the construction of new prison cells as part of efforts to ease...

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Hundreds attend memorial for Heaton Park synagogue attack victims

Hundreds of people attended a memorial event for the victims of the Heaton Park synagogue attack, nearly a year after the incident, with the Chief Rab...

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Woman recalls being forced to give up baby for adoption

Marion McMillan has described being among about 250,000 women who were forced to have their babies adopted between 1949 and 1976.

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Pastor Robert Guanco named as man killed at Christian festival

Robert Guanco, a 41-year-old pastor at Jesus the Living Water Church in Eastbourne, has been named as the man killed at a Christian festival.

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Royal Navy tracks Russian vessels in UK waters for three days

Three Royal Navy warships monitored four Russian vessels as they moved through the North Sea and the English Channel last week.

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Search under way for vessel in distress in English Channel

The coastguard says a vessel carrying five people is in distress in the English Channel. A search is taking place, with no further details yet provide...

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Man dies after train hits van at Burscough level crossing

British Transport Police said a man who was inside a van died at the scene after a train struck the vehicle on a level crossing in Burscough.

2 months ago

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Strong winds and thunderstorms start bank holiday weekend

Cooler, showery weather is set to continue through the bank holiday weekend and into Monday, with strong winds and thunderstorms marking the start of...

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UK emergency alert contributors question wildfire phone warning

Millions of people in England and Wales received a wildfire alert on their phones earlier this month, prompting concern from people involved in creati...

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Fans pay tribute to officers killed in A66 crash near Middlesbrough

Football fans have paid tribute at a Middlesbrough match to PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, who died in a head-on crash on the A66 near the town.

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Sarah Ferguson expected to return to UK shortly, source says

Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, is expected to be back in the UK shortly and is reported to be renting a six-bedroom house in the Home Cou...

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Man dies after sign falls at Big Church Festival

A man has died and at least six other people have been injured after a sign fell at the Big Church Festival, police have said. The Christian festival...

2 months ago

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Six injured after sign falls at Christian festival

Six people were injured after a sign fell during a Christian festival at Wiston Park, prompting emergency services to attend reports of people needing...

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Nearly 500 migrants cross Channel after 10-day pause

Nearly 500 people reached the UK by crossing the Channel in seven boats on Thursday, marking the first recorded arrivals since 17 August.

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MP says disorder at A66 crash memorial event put lives at risk

Cars were set alight during a balloon release held for one of the young men who died in an A66 car crash, with an MP saying the disorder endangered li...

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Nearly one million UK young people not in work, education or training

Just under one million young people in the UK are classed as not in education, employment or training, equivalent to one in eight, ahead of a major re...

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Dame Jenni Murray died eight days after car crash, inquest hears

An inquest has heard that Dame Jenni Murray, the former BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour presenter, died earlier this year eight days after being involved in...

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