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Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin has said the entire nation is mourning 10 people killed in a devastating explosion at a petrol station, as more details of the victims emerged. The blast at the service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal, on Friday, claimed the lives of four men, three women, two teenagers – a boy and…
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An Albanian people-smuggling gang that transported migrants to Britain via Spain has been “dismantled” after a series of arrests, the National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Saturday. Seven suspects were arrested, including two group leaders on Monday who were about to fly out of Madrid Airport to Albania, for keeping people in dangerous conditions as they were transferred in…
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UK needs to prepare for ‘all eventualities’ – including nuclear attack The UK needs to be prepared for all eventualities, including nuclear war, says Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary. Jonathan Ashworth told Sky News: “Clearly, we need to continue to support Ukraine in every way and we need to work internationally to ensure that…
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A nurses strike “isn’t about nurses being greedy”, says RCN general secretary and chief executive Pat Cullen. Ms Cullen says the organisation isn’t currently in negotiation with the government, as it “hasn’t engaged”. “We have made multiple attempts to try and engage with the health secretary,” she says. “The current one, and the previous one…
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Labour’s lead has continued to grow, according to the latest poll by Opinium for the Observer. It now has a 21-point lead over the Conservatives. Opinium put Ms Truss’s personal approval rating at minus 47 – lower than any recorded for Boris Johnson – who reached his lowest of minus 44% during Partygate – and…
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The United Kingdom Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate, is hale and hearty, contrary to speculations on social media. Mr Joseph Adebola, Chairman, APC UK Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He described the speculations that Tinubu…
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Residents in Santa Barbara do not want Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to move into the area due to concerns about traffic. The couple already have property in the wider area but now they are rumoured to be moving into an even more exclusive property in Santa Barbara which has got the natives riled up. Sources connected to the…
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Stating that Britain has too many low-skilled migrant workers, the country’s new interior minister, Suella Braverman, said new Prime Minister Liz Truss’ government aimed to carry out a 2019 election pledge to lower net migration. “What we’ve got is too many low skilled workers coming into this country,” she said in an interview with The…
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TV presenter Graham Norton said he felt like an outsider on the day of the Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. Despite living in England for over 40 years, the Cork native said he didn’t have the same connection with her as those who grew up there, and seeing how deeply the country mourned her was “humbling”. “I…
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A married man who murdered his lover and their young son more than 45 years ago has been sentenced to life in prison, ending one of the longest unsolved murder cases in Scottish criminal history. William MacDowell was handed a life sentence with a recommendation that he serve a minimum of 30 years for killing…
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A teenage guardsman who was involved in the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has died at an army barracks in London. Jack Burnell-Williams, an 18-year-old member of the Household Cavalry, was found unresponsive at Hyde Park Barracks in London just before 4pm on Wednesday, the army said. The trooper walked with the queen’s coffin from…
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Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says Beijing must change its behavior on the world stage Britain will not consider China a threat if it respects international law and norms, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said. “What I would ultimately like to see is a healthy partnership. We are not quite there yet, and the choice…
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Two aircraft were involved in a “minor collision” at Heathrow on Wednesday evening, a spokeswoman for the airport has confirmed. Emergency services were called to the scene but no injuries were reported. The spokeswoman said: “Emergency services are attending an incident involving two aircraft on the airfield. “No injuries have been reported but emergency services are attending to ensure…
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A 66-year-old man has been jailed for 15 years for committing sexual offences against two children. Everet Winston Higgins, of Gloucester Road in Bath, was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court earlier this month. He previously pleaded guilty to five charges, including indecent assault, causing a child to engage in sexual activity and encouraging the taking…
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The Bank of England has launched an emergency UK government bond-buying programme to prevent borrowing costs from spiraling out of control and stave off a “material risk to UK financial stability”. The Bank announced it was stepping in to buy government bonds – known as gilts – at an “urgent pace” after fears over the government’s economic…
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Sterling came under pressure on Thursday after the Bank of England wrongfooted investors by hiking interest rates by less than some anticipated. The pound fell from $1.148 to $1.1222 after the bank opted to hike the base rate by 50 basis points to a 14-year high of 2.25 per cent, with the City having been…
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