News & Politics
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Ed Davey faces growing revolt against leadership as senior Lib Dem MP quits
Treasury spokesperson Charlie Maynard reportedly resigned in attempt to unseat leader as party slips in polls
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Boro legend Juninho spotted by fans at Teesside restaurant ahead of Legacy Game
Middlesbrough icon Juninho was spotted at Cena in Yarm ahead of the club's sold-out Legacy Game celebrating 150 years of the club.
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Nationwide cashier to repay £12k after stealing from customers
Kelly Kershaw stole from vulnerable customers to fund a safari in Africa and a trip to Paris.
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Trawl fishing catches huge amounts of seafood. It also devastates the seafloor
Trawling is a fishing method using large nets to catch fish and shellfish in bulk
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Sexually transmitted diarrhea cases soaring in US — and growing resistant to medicine
There are 450,000 infections each year in the US including 240,000 cases that do not respond to regular treatment
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Vance expresses doubts about Pentagon plan to livestream Ford Hood shooter execution, says he wouldn't watch
Vance expresses doubts about Pentagon plan to livestream Ford Hood shooter execution, says he wouldn't watch
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Watch: 'I am Jane Doe' protests across US call for end to sexual violence
Protests against sexual violence took place across more than 40 US states on 8 October.
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Does Polanski have to go? Greens at the crossroads after Holborn and St Pancras
Pressure is building on the party leader after byelection defeat, a damaging row over Zionism and polls that show him less popular than Nigel Farage
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EU ‘pulling out all stops’ with minerals projects as it tries to avert China trade war
Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné says bloc will support 46 strategic projects including lithium and rare earths plants
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Teacher at private school banned after threatening to punch pupil and hitting wall
The former teacher was alleged to have told a student ‘I am the alpha male’ before hitting a wall
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Eight hospitalized after New York-bound flight hit by ‘unexpected’ turbulence
The Miami incident was upgraded to a Level 1 mass casualty event because of the number of patients
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A19 closed in North Yorkshire over welfare concerns for man as air ambulance called
A major road in North Yorkshire was temporarily closed following concerns for the welfare of a man, with police and the air ambulance called to the scene.
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Britain's 'longest-serving' councillor to stand down after 53 years in North Yorks
ONE of the country's longest-serving councillors will step down at the next election after more than five decades in local government.
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EU calls US sanctions on International Criminal Court 'regrettable'
The ICC was established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity that might otherwise go unpunished. #EuropeNews
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Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time
Governor halts execution of William Lee Thompson, after Christa Pike survived failed lethal injections
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A19 closed in both directions amid reports of 'naked man' near Northallerton
A MAIN road in North Yorkshire is currently blocked due to an incident - with reports of 'severe delays'.
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Sneak peek inside County Durham's new all pink cocktail bar ahead of grand opening
Cocktail lovers are being given their first glimpse inside a brand-new County Durham venue ahead of its much-anticipated opening next week.
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Teen boy and dad fighting for lives after masked men storm home in unprovoked attack
The teenage boy and his father, a man in his 50s, remain in hospital in a life-threatening condition
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The fish behind America’s fish sticks is fueling a fight over trawling in Alaska
The nets for Alaska’s massive pollock fishery also catch salmon and other marine life
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Attacks on Riyadh's international airport killed 3 Saudi citizens, and other Mideast developments
Saudi Arabia’s aviation authorities say that the latest attack targeting Riyadh's international airport and an aircraft killed three Saudi citizens
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Business class flights to India ruled out by Mayor David Skaith
THE Mayor of York and North Yorkshire has revealed whether he will fly business or economy class on a trade visit to India.
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Man wins three-year parking ticket battle after using ChatGPT as his lawyer
Rafal Goral says he was fined £100 for not paying quickly enough at a carpark Newquay in Cornwall in 2023
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Amateur football club wins £1m Lotto prize after 30 years of trying
Club president Bill Davis said the money would be used to secure the club’s long-term future
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Man dies in huge crash involving Range Rover on major road
West Yorkshire Police said the road remains closed.
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US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condemns as 'assault on rule of law'
Several member states of the international tribunal, including the UK, say they "strongly disagree" with the sanctions.
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2 workers seriously injured in an explosion at oil refinery near Athens, officials say
Two workers were seriously injured in an explosion at a major oil refinery outside Athens Friday
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Hurricane Isaias could nudge fuel prices higher if Gulf of Mexico refineries lose power
Hurricane Isaias is forecast to miss the oil industry’s biggest hubs along the Gulf Coast
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Disgraced former councillor 'took advantage of the pandemic to make millions'
A former councillor found guilty of fraudulent trading, causing a public nuisance, and money laundering whilst running a bogus Covid-19 testing centre will be sentenced in December.
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School bus driver fired from route after letting student rescue kitten
The student’s mother says that her son would have been ‘devastated’ if she had left the kitten behind
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Two 12-year-olds speak to police after suspected arson attack at former library
Two 12-year-old boys have come forward to speak to police in connection with a suspected "arson attack" at the former Billingham library.
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Legend Eddie Gray joins Katie White MP for sold-out Guiseley Theatre fundraiser
Leeds United legend Eddie Gray has helped raise thousands of pounds for a community theatre.
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Council refuses plans for major solar farm branded 'utter madness' by neighbours
Plans for a major solar farm near Bishop Auckland have been refused by Durham County Council after residents branded the proposal 'utter madness'.
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Surfshark ‘proud’ to have backed Disinfo 2026 after governments pulled out under political pressure
The VPN said intellectual freedom remains crucial at a time when AI-generated content spreads misinformation
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Two Latvian men arrested for alleged trespass offences at RAF base released on bail
Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said officers are still trying to ‘identify any potential motivation behind why the men were at that location’
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Britain is at risk of running out of gas this winter, report warns
The UK could face a household bills crisis if gas supplies drop too low
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Video. Tornadoes sweep across Sicily, leaving flipped cars and damaged buildings
Video. A rare double waterspout formed off the coast of Marsala in western Sicily on 9 October, before moving inland and causing significant damage.
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Ryanair adds four new routes from Leeds Bradford with flights from £58.99
Ryanair has announced new flights from Leeds Bradford Airport to four new destinations for summer 2027, with fares starting at £58.99 each way.
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Village pub to reopen after 11 months following major £320k transformation
A £320,000 makeover will bring a closed village pub back to life with a new food menu, live entertainment and family-friendly plans.
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Patient taken to hospital after early morning smash on A1
One person was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital after a 2am crash on the A1 Western Bypass, near Gateshead.
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Homeland security secretary claims Mamdani’s comments after New York ICE shooting ‘incite hostility’ – US politics live
Markwayne Mullin addressed the Bronx shooting of a man in a car with a five-year-old present after New York’s mayor said ICE is ‘rotten to its core’
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ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law
Committee recognises work of South African who chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza
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King pays Andrew's £1.5m repair bill on Royal Lodge
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was charged £1.5m in repair and restoration costs after surrendering the lease on the 30-room mansion.
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Zack Polanski vows to stay as Green leader as he faces criticism after by-election defeat
Jewish Greens' leader has said Polanski should resign in the wake of a Zionism row and by-election defeat.
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Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey's leadership
Deputy party leader Daisy Cooper says "the vast majority of our MPs support Ed... and are furious at this distraction."
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Prosecutor says suspect in Nigel Farage terror plot was motivated by extreme left-wing views
A prosecutor says the man charged with plotting a terror attack on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and murdering former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe was motivated by “extreme left-wing” views
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Thieves pull off Italy's biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth 5 million euros
Thieves have stolen about 30,000 bottles of premium wine worth an estimated 5 million euros from a Marchesi Antinori winery in Tuscany in what the company says is the largest wine theft in Italy’s history
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Man jailed for life after 'brutal' murder of his bed-bound mother with a hammer
Michael Bowen killed his mother in the early hours of New Year’s Eve last year
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James Bond star pays visit to popular Leeds city centre restaurant
The actor starred alongside Daniel Craig in the James Bond franchise
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Peace prize winner Navi Pillay has served as a judge across multiple international courts
Navi Pillay, a veteran jurist from South Africa, has won the Nobel Peace Prize
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Lightsaber Darth Vader used in 'I am your father' battle set to sell for $1 million
A Yoda puppet hand used by Frank Oz in the character's original appearance in The Empire Strikes Back’ is also up for sale
