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France’s top court blocks under-15 social media ban, citing constitutional freedoms
France's top court has struck down a law banning children under 15 from using social media, saying it infringes on fundamental freedoms
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Disgraced TV star Stephen Bear jailed for sex offender register breach
Stephen Bear was placed on the sex offenders’ register when he was jailed in 2023 after uploading a private sex tape featuring his ex-girlfriend on his OnlyFans website
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US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after nine months in captivity
An armed group has yet to claim responsibility for Kevin Rideout’s abduction
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Jeff Bezos: Amazon founder part of consortium that agrees to buy into Liverpool
Liverpool's owners agree to sell around a third of the club to a consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - in a deal that values the Reds at more than £5bn.
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Trump pleads to Supreme Court for permission to build his $400M White House ballroom
Administration officials say the project is vital for national security and the president’s safety
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Crisis unfolds on Trump’s warship in the Middle East
Sailors have raised concerns about life on board the aircraft carrier, which has been at sea since November
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North Yorkshire band releases new single ahead of final seaside show
The Saltburn Smugglers have released a new single as crowds continue to flock to their popular Shanties on the Shore performances.
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What you need to know about the UK-wide disposable barbecue ban
Here’s when the ban will start and what to do if you already own a single-use grill
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UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires
Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.
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Sunderland set to honour generations of merchant seafarers at City Hall ceremony
Sunderland will raise the Red Ensign at City Hall on Thursday, September 3, marking Merchant Navy Day and honouring the city’s long maritime…
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Trump’s border czar defends ICE’s new electric gloves as alternative to lethal force
‘It’s another device to help someone be compliant when they’re not,’ border czar Tom Homan said of the gloves
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European Athletics Championships 2026: Katarina Johnson-Thompson boosts heptathlon medal hopes in high jump
Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson boosts her medal chances at the European Athletics Championships with a strong high jump performance.
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Flock Safety announces changes after backlash to its license plate reader cameras
Some law enforcement officers have been accused of using the eyes in the sky for personal ends to stalk partners and ex-partners
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Grandma who knocked down and killed OAP days before Christmas outside M&S avoids jail
Mrs Grimshaw, an 81-year-old retired teacher from Whitley Bay, was struck while crossing outside Marks & Spencer at Silverlink Retail Park on…
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Mothercare warns over risk to future trading as sales plunge
Shares in the company fell by 17% to 0.75p on Friday as it revealed tumbling revenues.
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Straw bales scattered across North Yorkshire road after tumbling out of tractor
Drivers faced delays after a tractor lost its load of straw bales on the Guisborough Bypass roundabout this morning, leaving hay scattered across…
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A toxic gas leak at a Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills at least 8 workers
A suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh has killed at least eight people
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UK aid cuts more than double what was expected at £1.2 billion, analysis finds
‘This stealth cut leaves communities suffering the impacts of conflict, crisis and climate change,’ UK aid network bond says of cuts during 2025
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Disability charity boss slams DWP after losing his own travel work benefits
Campaigners claim that the government is scaling back Access to Work awards
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Where does this unorthodox by-election victory leave Nigel Farage?
As expected, the Reform UK leader easily won the Clacton by-election but was nowhere to be seen after the result.
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BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration
Move will be one of first large-scale foreign investments in country since US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in January
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County Durham man given conditional discharge for shop thefts
Shotton Colliery man Christopher Stevenson, 39, has been given a 12-month conditional discharge after admitting a series of shop thefts and…
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Electric vehicle sales targets could be cut after pressure from car makers
The government says it is considering cutting the new electric car sales target from 80% to 50% by 2030.
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Daily life around the world, in photos
A look at everyday moments across countries, cultures and communities worldwide. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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North Yorkshire pub lodges appeal to keep beer garden as refusal branded 'draconian'
The owners of a Richmond pub have appealed against the refusal of retrospective planning permission for improvements to its beer garden.
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Colombia grapples with rebuilding a shattered nation after a deadly earthquake
Colombia is grappling with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed at least 285 people and affected more than 100,000
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Crowds and animals pay emotional farewell to beloved pet shop owner
The cortege paused briefly outside the Animal Fayre shop before continuing its journey to the crematorium
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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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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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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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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.
