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Boy, 13, charged with 21 offences after several County Durham burglaries and assaults
A 13-year-old boy has been charged with 21 offences, including burglary, vehicle theft and assault, following a series of incidents in County Durham.
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Russia jails man on Poland spying charges after Warsaw foils hit job
Georgy Pirogov was sentenced to 23 years in a high-security colony for allegedly passing classified information to Polish intelligence. The verdict was announced the day after Poland said it had detained a Russian national suspected of planning a killing in Warsaw on the Kremlin's orders.
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Zambia election chaos erupts as vote count halted over alleged violence
The Zambian commission indicated it would review the decision to suspend the vote count in 24 hours
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Darlington burglar spared jail after stealing £8 from home
Darlington man Edvardas Kaduskevicius has been given a suspended 12-month prison sentence after admitting burglary and the theft of £8 from a home…
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European Aquatics Championships: Adam Ramsay-Peaty goes out in 50m breaststroke heats
Former Olympic and world champion Adam Ramsay-Peaty says he is "confused" as his poor run of form continues at the European Aquatics Championships.
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One of UK’s longest-married couples shares secret to wedded bliss
The care home helped the couple celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary with a cream tea
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Students squeezed out of university courses after bumper A-level grades
Students narrowly missing grades are being rejected, while some on oversubscribed courses are asked to defer
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'Shocking' video shows campervan forced to do U-turn on A1 after going wrong way
Shocking footage captured on a dashcam has shown a campervan forced to make a u-turn in the middle of a dual carriageway section of the A1 in…
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Scottish police expect ‘great deal of public opposition’ to planned Larbert datacentre
Planning consultation told ‘robust security measures’ will be needed amid growing resistance to such developments
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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to causing UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death in federal case
Plea comes weeks before separate case is scheduled to start in New York, and could throw proceedings into disarray
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US backs Japanese sovereignty over disputed islands after Putin visit
The US ambassador said Washington was "unwavering" in recognising Japanese sovereignty, after Putin's visit to the four islands occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945 prompted Japan to summon Moscow's ambassador and consider tightening sanctions against Russia.
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'Conscious' festivals: where music, spirituality and nature meet
Thousands of people from across Europe and beyond have travelled to the UK to experience the Medicine Festival, where music, spirituality, nature and traditional ceremonies come together.
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Count Binface to perform at Edinburgh Fringe after by-election defeat
The alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey finished second to Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election.
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Baby with heart defect at center of US surrogacy dispute handed to parents
Biological parents given custody of child born in Texas amid dispute over surrogate mother’s claim of abortion request
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Despondent Clacton reacts to Farage’s return in ‘joke by-election’
Nigel Farage has been re-elected in Clacton with a resounding majority in a by-election against joke and fringe candidates. But not all of this seaside down is happy, as Dan Haygarth finds out
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Newscast - What Next For Nigel Farage After The Clacton By-Election? - BBC Sounds
The parliamentary standards investigation into Farage's £5m gift has reopened.
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Schools serving US military families put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity
The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families
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UK must 'face up to changing climate' as visits fire-hit town, PM says
The West Midlands, alongside nearly three-quarters of England, is in drought after weeks of high temperatures and scant rainfall, increasing the risk of fires. #EuropeNews
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Canadian plasma clinics pause collections after deaths of two donors
Grifols, which runs private chain of clinics, to temporarily stop taking donations after new government investigation
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Glastonbury festival organiser dismisses rumours that Madonna will headline in 2027
Emily Eavis says the festival has booked its headliners, but the Queen of Pop is "definitely not" among them.
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A Queensland man enjoyed soaring profits from a crypto trading app. Then his money started disappearing
The administrative work required to run an effective investment scam has been drastically cut by using merging technology
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Belgian student strikes gold worth €9m while digging a new sewer
Kobe, 18, who made discovery on site of former brewery in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, at first thought trove was €1 coins
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Nudify apps available on Apple Store allow users to create rape videos
Exclusive: Campaigners say app creators are allowing women and children to be violated, abused and harmed
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Thousands of migrant children ‘at risk’ in Ceuta amid sexual assault accusations
Two weeks after mass migrant crossing, 4,000 children could be outside the protection system amid fears among humanitarian groups of another push
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Woman charged over vandalism of DC’s World War II memorial, DOJ says
Suds spilled from the monument's fountain, while red and green paint was splattered across the site alongside the painted message ‘Clean hands Dirty $’
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PM warns ‘UK is a tinderbox’ as he scrambles to respond to wildfires gripping country
‘I’ve never seen scenes like this in Britain,’ says new PM on visit to Stourbridge to see the impact of a devastating blaze
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Newton Aycliffe play café to close with 'heavy heart' after opening earlier this year
A children’s play café in Newton Aycliffe is set to close just months after opening its doors.
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Bishop Auckland pub landlords announce departure as new owner takes over venue
A County Durham pub has confirmed its former landlords have left after a year, with a new owner now taking over.
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A timeline of Luigi Mangione’s criminal cases in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson resolves one of two cases against him
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Wembley fire: 150 people evacuated from Holiday Inn hotel after huge blaze breaks out
Guests and staff at the hotel were evacuated from the scene
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Luigi Mangione admits to killing healthcare CEO in stunning court confession
Mangione pleads guilty to two federal stalking charges as future of state murder case remains unclear
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Teen wanted in connection over string of assaults and burglaries in North East town
Police are appealing to trace Curtis Farry in connection with two serious assaults and two burglaries.
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Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.
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FTSE 100 drifts lower in mixed day for Europe
The index closed down 22.56 points, 0.2%, at 10,750.11.
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Wickford derailment latest: Rail bosses say trains safe after second crash
The Wickford derailment comes less than 24 hours after a train derailled in East Sussex
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DWP refunds claimants after admitting hundreds of fraud penalty errors
Nearly 200 benefit claimants are being refunded after the DWP found administrative fraud penalties were wrongly applied.
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Online forum Reddit will join the influential and closely tracked S&P 500 index
Reddit will join the S&P 500 next week, giving the wide-ranging online forum a boost in prestige and investments
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Schools serving US military families put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity
The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families
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‘Farage fest’ ferris wheel breaks down during live broadcast
Journalist stranded as he delivered live broadcast from Reform event: ‘This is not in my contract’
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Much-loved County Durham restaurant to reopen under new ownership
Knitsley Mill is set to reopen under new ownership and the direction of an experienced local operator.
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Italian police recover paintings by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse after heist
Artworks valued at total of more than $10m were stolen from Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma in March
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Live animals and baking bread feature in Messiaen's `Saint François d’Assise' at Salzburg Festival
Philippe Sly has taken on the challenging title role in “Saint François d’Assise” at the Salzburg Festival
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Amazon delivery van stolen by ‘thief’ sparked 100mph police chase
Police say the driver injured a cyclist and caused significant damage to multiple pieces of street furniture
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Disney World has new trash cans – and some longtime park goers aren’t thrilled
The new trash cans are getting a chilly reception as Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival approaches
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Quirky North East sweet shop with vintage twist to appear on BBC Dragons’ Den
Mr Swainstons, the South Shields traditional sweet shop run by Sean Robinson and John Gray, will appear on Dragons’ Den on BBC One on Thursday,…
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Iberian orca known for ramming boats seen with suspected gunshot wounds
Marine conservationist says deliberate attack would be ‘act of extreme cruelty’ against endangered population
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He wandered two quake-shattered landscapes. Now an AP photographer reflects on what his lens saw
He moved through the aftermath of two deadly earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia, documenting damage to structures, neighborhoods and human lives
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Shocking detail in Luigi Mangione’s confession reveals how he was able to target CEO
‘I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan,’ Mangione told the judge. ‘I knew what I was doing was illegal’
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How Charlie Kirk’s killing helped bring Trump and Musk back together
The conservative activist Kirk had worked behind the scenes to mend the bitter rift before his shocking slaying
