News & Politics
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Student who spells by blinking is denied chance to sit exam
Romi Loffler is battling to take her history exam with reasonable adjustments allowing for her condition.
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Florida man allegedly stabbed shopper because he looked like he was born in the 1960s
Ramsey Thomas Lyons, the 47-year-old Punta Gorda man who allegedly attacked an elderly person in a Publix store, told police he had an undiagnosed mental illness
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Heating oil customers face tough winter despite shake-up promise
Heating oil customers facing soaring bills are promised better regulation of the sector by the government.
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Photos show search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as she vows she will ‘not be silenced’
Rep. Ilhan Omar said she would “not be silenced” after federal agents searched her Washington home weeks before the midterm elections. She called the search part of President Donald Trump’s “intimidation” campaign.
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Saudis investigate why defense systems failed to stop deadly Riyadh airport attack
The incident has exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi Arabia's defense system and signaled a dangerous inflection point in an expanding Mideast conflict
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‘Mega-donors’ could be ‘damaging for trust in politics’, watchdog warns
The Ethics and Integrity Commission said perceptions around so-called ‘mega-donors’ could be ‘damaging for trust in politics’
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Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?
Meeting travellers' expectations could be challenging, experts warn.
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Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34
Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, starred as Walter White Jr in the Emmy-winning drama series.
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Bolivia investigates ex-president Evo Morales over alleged ties to 2009 killings
Leftist former leader accused of involvement in shooting of three Europeans in Santa Cruz and torture of two others
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Children caught playing ‘chicken’ with trains at busy level crossing
Network Rail called on parents and teachers to help stress the ‘vital safety message’ around playing on tracks
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Troy Deeney's Team of the Week: Henderson, Calafioui, Cherki, Justin
After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?
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Confusion among prison officials after Christa Pike’s botched execution delayed help
Pike was discharged from the hospital and is back at the women’s prison where she was housed for 30 years
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One dead, several others hurt on Six Flags rollercoaster in Georgia
Aerial footage at the park after the incident shows a stuck rollercoaster with riders being helped off.
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Musk has spent a whopping $276M to help his right-wing favorites get elected
The trillionaire is pumping millions into GOP campaigns after spending roughly $300M to get Trump elected
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Six Erie mass shooting victims named as grandfather’s motive remains a mystery
Audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two ‘distressed’ began pounding on the door
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Midwives win £750,000 in compensation for dangerous exposure to laughing gas
More than 120 midwives at Basildon University Hospital were awarded the settlement
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Retail sales sluggish as consumers exercise spending caution ahead of Budget
Total UK retail sales increased by 1.3% year-on-year last month, a fall from growth of 2.3% last September, according to the BRC and KPMG.
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Harvey Willgoose: Inquest to be held into death of murdered Sheffield schoolboy
Harvey, 15, was stabbed to death in front of horrified children and teachers in 2025
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Coventry 4-1 Newcastle: Frank Lampard's Sky Blues out of Premier League drop zone
Coventry climb out of the relegation zone after ending their 25-year wait for a top-flight goal and victory in front of their own fans.
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Women’s autoimmune symptoms more likely to be dismissed as psychological, study finds
Female patients also endure longer delays in receiving a formal diagnosis when compared with men, research suggests
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Glamour Gran, 71, becomes oldest ever Miss Great Britain finalist
The beauty queen launched her own cosmetics brand aged 66, which sells a make-up palette called the Glam Goddess Collection
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I get paid £120,000 a year to make social media videos go viral
Social media "clippers" make short, vertical videos that appear on the likes of Instagram and TikTok.
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Shein and Amazon accused of misleading shoppers over online sales
Exclusive: Which? has raised concerns over time-limited sales at the two online retailers after tests were carried out
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Plans for three separate Durham city HMOs to be discussed by councillors
Three new HMOs in Durham could be approved at a Durham County Council planning meeting despite objections from neighbours.
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Photos show giant pumpkins vying for heavyweight glory as pumpkin season gets underway
With pumpkin season underway, giant pumpkins competed for heavyweight glory and a world record in California on Sunday, followed Monday by the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay.
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Pennsylvania reports its sixth measles death this year. The CDC still says it’s two
More than 4,000 measles cases have been confirmed nationwide this year
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WNBA Finals set to be held in a tiny gym due to conflicts
Officials are currently seeking alternative venue for championship games as first choice already taken
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Mysterious hill believed to be linked to love and fertility on North Yorkshire Moors
Visible for miles around, Freebrough Hill has sparked generations of myths, folklore and debate about how the unusual landmark was formed.
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North Yorkshire village school praised by Ofsted weeks after new headteacher starts
Appleton Wiske Community Primary School celebrates a glowing Ofsted report, praising attendance, behaviour and pupil wellbeing under new head Joe Larder.
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Archbishop of US military condemns Pentagon plans to livestream execution
Timothy Broglio says Catholics on army firing squad should ask to be excused since it clashes with church teachings
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Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño
El Niño and other factors have combined to turbocharge the central and eastern Pacific hurricane region to record activity
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Australia may risk a diplomatic spat with the Trump administration if it limits the viewing of a US execution
A history of tech giant legal challenges and US politicians’ fierce criticism shows there’s no easy solution for the eSafety commissioner
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Portugal begins high-speed rail construction between Lisbon and Porto
“Alongside the new Lisbon airport, high-speed rail lines represent the largest infrastructure projects the country will undertake this century," Miguel Pinto Luz, Portugal's minister of infrastructure and housing, said. #EuropeNews
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Alcohol licence bid rejected for shop in same building as addiction support charity
Glasgow licensing board rejects a Finnieston convenience store’s alcohol licence bid after Murray’s Initiative warned it could threaten recovery support.
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BBC to stop recording The Archers in Birmingham for first time in its 75-year history
Plans for a new theatre for world’s longest-running soap in Digbeth scrapped as part of cost-cutting measures
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Saudis probe how defense systems failed to stop deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh airport
Saudi Arabia has launched an investigation into how its air defenses failed to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels
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Dozens of Tennessee Walmart employees hospitalized for ‘possible’ food illness
Emergency crews evaluated up to 30 workers experiencing sudden nausea and vomiting during an overnight shift
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Amanda Owen reveals 'real connection' to woman who lived at Anty John's 200 years ago
Amanda Owen has revealed a connection she feels with Mally Clarkson, who lived and farmed at Anty John's around 200 years ago.
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Man rescued from cave on Sardinia after being trapped by rockslide for 26 hours
Luca Olmetto was trapped roughly 10 metres below ground in the Gorroppeddu cave in the Urzulei mountain range
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Trump questioning Hegseth’s desire for firing squad execution livestream: report
‘This is an old dude in a wheelchair we're shooting,’ one source said. ‘We want to livestream that?’
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Amanda Owen's daughter Nancy shows different direction to farming at Ravenseat
Amanda Owen's daughter Nancy is preparing for a ballet exam as Our Farm Next Door reveals another side to growing up at Ravenseat.
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Trump is rolling back protections on flight issues — what is now gone
The DOT is also changing a Biden-era policy that protects travelers from losing money on flight delays and cancellations
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Police name man accused of ‘mocking A66 crash’ at Middlesbrough football match
The crash on A66 killed two police officers and five young men in the early hours of 22 August
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One of the ‘Cornell 7’ wants a gag order to limit what can be said publicly
An attorney for one of the accused Chi Phi fraternity brothers said that Jane Doe’s attorney ‘has been trying his case in the media since filing the lawsuit’
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Selma Blair arrested at JFK after she allegedly attacked flight attendants
Several news outlets reported Blair allegedly punched a flight attendant, bit another and tried to open plane door
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New campaign to reopen ScotRail line launched after '24 years of talk'
A campaign has been launched to re-open the Stirling-Dunfermline rail line to allow passengers to travel between the two cities.
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Only a public inquiry can give women the answers they deserve over breast care
The latest revelations over breast cancer services at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust should chill every patient who ever placed their faith in that organisation.
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Edward Waters announces it will build first on-campus dorm since 1982
Florida's oldest historically Black university has announced plans to build its first dormitory in four decades
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Normandy veteran Henry Rice dies aged 100
Henry Rice, from Cranleigh, Surrey, was a signalman who served off Normandy in the days after D-Day.
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Mystery of brilliant Bishop Auckland schoolgirl who vanished is solved 140 years on
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