United Kingdom
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A baby boy has suffered serious injuries after falling out of a second-storey window in Burnley. The child, aged one, was airlifted to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital for treatment. Police are investigating and say they are trying to track down several people who stopped to help the baby outside a home on Heap Street. DI Mark Saunders…
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A 12-year-old boy has died after being hit by a vehicle on the M62 as he tried to cross the motorway, police say. They added they are appealing for information after the vehicle failed to stop at the scene in West Yorkshire. Officers had earlier reports of one car being involved in a crash on the…
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LGBTQ+ rights in the UK have come a long way in a relatively short space of time. It was only in 1967 that homosexuality was partially decriminalised in England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland followed in 1981 and 1982 – just over 40 years ago. Since then, we have seen openly lesbian, gay, bi,…
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A by-election will be held in the constituency of an MP who was punished for breaking COVID rules. Margaret Ferrier – who travelled by train despite knowing she had coronavirus in 2020 – says she will not stand in the contest. She lost her parliamentary seat in Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in Scotland following…
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Britain’s Ministry of Defense has launched an internal investigation after emails containing classified information were sent to Mali, a close ally of Russia, in a typing error. The emails were intended for the US military, which uses the domain name “.mil”. However, the officials missed out the letter ‘I’, and the messages were instead sent…
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Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba wants to help tackle the UK’s cost of living crisis, telling news reporters that ending poverty is “the goal” of a new ethical fund he is launching. In an exclusive interview Pogba, 30, recalled queuing with his mother at food banks when he was growing up in France. “I…
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While the UK has so far avoided the dangers of mosquito-borne diseases due to its temperate weather conditions, it may not be the case for future summers. Mosquito bites might be aggravating for the skin and the itchiness be a real nuisance, but the primary concern for experts such as Dr Oliver Brady from the…
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Ian Murison, from London, has been speaking to Sky News from his rescue boat after leaving where he and his family were staying in the Kiotari area of Rhodes. “I can only describe it as almost a movie experience where everyone’s looking into the sky as it got a very strange orange colour, and everybody…
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Jet2 airline cancels all flights to Rhodes today Budget airline Jet2 has cancelled all flights and holidays that are due to depart to Rhodes today, it has announced. However, it will still fly the planned aircraft out – with no passengers on board – so that it can bring customers back to the UK. It…
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A court of appeal in the UK has ruled that Nigeria is liable for a $70 million arbitration award in favour of Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, a Chinese investor. Julian Flaux, the presiding judge, made the ruling on Thursday in reaction to claims of state immunity made by Nigeria to avoid paying the…
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As soon as one sets foot on the Isle of Portland, eyes are drawn to the stunning scenery and coastal beauty of the historically rich town on the English Channel. However, for many, it feels like a prison, as the 6 kilometers (4 miles) long by 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) wide isle is the new…
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The UK inflation rate may have fallen by more than expected in June, with the rate of 7.9 percent being its lowest in more than a year, but it is still one of the highest inflation rates of any advanced economy – driving up the cost of essential goods and services. So, cash-strapped consumers are…
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Senior British minister Michael Gove on Sunday described a video showing a party at the ruling Conservative Party’s headquarters during a lockdown in 2020 as “terrible,” as COVID rule-breaking gatherings continue to hang over the government. The Mirror newspaper revealed the video just days after a parliamentary committee ruled that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
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A three-year-old boy and a girl, 11, have been found dead alongside two family members in a flat in west London. Metropolitan Police officers forced their way into the home in Staines Road, Bedfont, Hounslow, at just after 3pm on Friday after being called to concerns about the family. They found four bodies, a man…
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King Charles III became the first British monarch in 30 years to ride on a horseback for his first Trooping the Colour parade on Saturday, which marks his official birthday celebrations in the UK. Charles turned 74 on November 14 last year but Saturday is when the country celebrates its monarch’s birthday as per royal…
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The former head of the police watchdog in the UK has been charged with rape and other sexual offences against a girl under the age of 16. Michael Lockwood, the former director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), has been charged with six counts of indecent assault and three offences of rape,…
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