News & Politics
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Russian attack on two buses kills 30 near Ukraine frontline
Authorities say 18 people also wounded after incident in Kramatorsk in country’s ‘fortess belt’
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Darlington teenager joins support crew of famous steam locomotive Tornado
Hopetown Darlington’s Holly Cuthbert, 19, joins 60163 Tornado’s support crew after volunteering in railway heritage with The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust.
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‘Another nail in the coffin’ - Fury as Bishop Auckland Hospital ward faces closure
Plans to close Bishop Auckland Hospital’s frailty ward and move services to Darlington have sparked anger from councillors, residents and the GMB union.
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Ex-Kirklees leader wants Reform boss removed after ‘invading our country’ remark
The former leader of Kirklees Council is urging councillors to bring a vote of no-confidence against its current Reform leader, Councillor Sarah Wood.
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Jurors in Beau Lamarre-Condon murder trial shown photo of alleged ‘execution-style’ gunshot wound
Former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to the February 2024 murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney
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The long-deployed USS Lincoln is returning home to San Diego
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is returning home to San Diego after a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war
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EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxiety
The European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward its second-largest trading partner
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UK drivers splashing pedestrians could face £5,000 fines and licence points
The warning comes as wet October weather arrives across the UK, with rainfall set to intensify through November and December.
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Families could get a huge inheritance tax break under new £1 million plan
Kemi Badenoch has pledged to slash inheritance tax and let couples pass on an extra £1m tax-free under a new Conservative plan.
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Spa break to former Edwardian hunting lodge revives golden age of motoring holidays
It is said that the golden age of the British motoring holiday was in the 1930s, when car ownership had rocketed to around two million.
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Emmerdale fans 'sorry' to see popular actor leave ITV soap after 7 years
A popular Emmerdale star, who is part of the Dingle family, will leave the ITV soap after 7.5 years.
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What rising bond yields really mean for your savings, mortgage and pension
Bond markets are constantly in motion but most people have no idea how they affect their day-to-day finances
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NHS radiographer struck off over earthquake insult aimed at admin worker
Kyle Harris branded an admin worker a 'pillock' before making the cruel earthquake remark
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Premier League football shirts made by workers on £1 an hour
A BBC Sport investigation traces official football shirt production to factories in Cambodia where workers are paid less than £1 an hour.
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USS Abraham Lincoln scheduled to dock in San Diego after harrowing stretch at sea
Deployment for nearly a year was marked by reports of supply shortages, and deteriorating morale and mental health among crew
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Violence-plagued horror home that left neighbours 'living in fear' shut down
A violence-plagued horror home that left terrified neighbours “living in persistent fear” has been shut down.
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Finance leaders unite in North East to build 'stronger, more resilient communities'
UNEP FI’s first UK & Ireland Community of Practice event in Newcastle explored collaboration on finance, warmer homes, energy transition and resilient communities.
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Fears 'bottlenecks' could remain as latest York Outer Ring Road plans defended
Bottlenecks could be left in York’s outer ring road under the latest plans to move forward with dualling it, opposition councillors have warned as proposals have been defended.
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French minister invites UK to ‘come all the way back’ to the EU
Finance minister, Roland Lescure, welcomes Burnham’s pledge to explore closer ties with bloc
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Over 700 jobs to be created as 57 sites of major UK restaurant chain to reopen
A total of 57 former Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, and Cookhouse sites are set to be bought by Common Table Group, a new hospitality company.
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'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells Britain
Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.
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Police searching for man and girl who fled scene after crashing into parked car
Police are hunting for a driver and their passenger after a car collided with a parked car before fleeing the scene on Hastings Close in Thornaby.
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Plan to convert warehouse into parade of shops is refused over parking concerns
PROPOSALS to turn the ground floor of a warehouse into a parade of shops have been refused by Bradford Council.
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Electric shock gloves deemed too painful by US Army are being rolled out by ICE
An October 2024 US Army trial found that role-playing soldiers stopped resisting within seconds of being shocked, with test subjects reporting lingering fear and soreness
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Iran war live: Three killed in Saudi Arabia as fighting with Houthis escalates
Yemen said earlier Houthis attacked Aden International Airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones
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Bank of England to release 4 new banknotes after 'highest ever' public response
Bank of England will release four redesigned banknotes featuring animals to celebrate the natural world.
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Patients have to wait 231 days for this surgery at Bradford district hospital
Patients are facing lengthy waits for surgery at a hospital.
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Two men in Florida developer’s plot to murder his estranged wife plead guilty
Sergio Pino reportedly went after his wife amid a financial dispute during their divorce
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Just half of councillors did sex exploitation training in months after election
Just 54 per cent of councillors completed training on “basic awareness of child and adult sexual exploitation.”
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Trying to execute Christa Pike again would push into uncharted legal territory, experts say
After Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived an execution attempt it's unclear whether the state will try again
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Trump tells Texas crowd that wife Melania calls him ‘sir’
Bizarre rant kicks off rally for embattled GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton
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Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Texas set to carry out first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa Pike
Jamaal Howard’s lawyers urged halt, citing risk of another failed execution, but court denied request
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Tayari Jones' novel 'Kin' wins the Kirkus Prize for fiction, earning a $50,000 award
Tayari Jones' novel “Kin” has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction
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Ukraine war live: Kremlin responds to France testing upgraded nuclear weapon
President Macron says test was ‘sent loud and clear for wherever it must be received’
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Russian would-be fugitive receives labour camp sentence
A 68-year-old Russian man who swam across the Nemunas River from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave into neighbouring Lithuania in an attempt to seek asylum has been sentenced to six years in a strict-regime penal colony in Russia for "publicly justifying terrorism." #EuropeNews
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Family-run salon hoping to retain title as Bradford's best
A family-run beauty salon has been shortlisted for the T&A's best beauty salon after winning the title last year.
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Bank of England to release 4 new banknotes after 'highest ever' public response
Bank of England will release four redesigned banknotes featuring animals to celebrate the natural world.
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Multiple protesters interrupt Trump as he speaks at Paxton rally in Texas – US politics live
The interruptions seemed to momentarily derail the president, who baselessly claims protesters are ‘paid’ and repeats lie about James Talarico
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Poland’s economic rise - Can it last? The Ring in Warsaw
The Ring travels to the Polish capital for a political discussion on the country’s economic transformation and the challenges ahead. #TheRing
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Bake Off star says he learnt to make cakes from social media videos
A Birmingham student in the Channel 4 show taught himself after "stumbling across a YouTube video".
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Video. Berlin marks October 7 anniversary with memorial installation and Israeli flag display
Video. Berlin marks three years since the Hamas October 7 attacks with a memorial at Brandenburg Gate, amid renewed fears over rising antisemitism in Germany.
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Crumbling city centre street set to be repaired almost 3 years after collapse
Efforts to have repairs carried out ran into complications after the council served a legal notice on the owners.
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Trump says he’s ‘going to find out’ if bioweapon behind plague death in Russia
The US president said he plans to call Vladimir Putin later in the day and noted it is Putin’s birthday
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María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87
Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis
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Serial killer could be behind recent string of deaths in Michigan, police say
A suspect has been arrested in connection with one of the deaths, and police are still working to determine if he is connected to the other killings
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'Fjord,' Cristian Mungiu's Palme d'Or winner, strikes a nerve while asking questions of progressives
Cristian Mungiu’s latest film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as a Christian couple with five children who have immigrated from Romania to Norway
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Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims as Gaza lies in ruins three years on
Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.
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Michael Palin and Alison Steadman among celebs urging PM to fix palliative care
Marie Curie said its research has shown nearly one in three people in England die without adequate care and support
