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Man who bit off part of police officer's ear jailed

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 09:34
A man who bit off part of a police officer's ear has been jailed for more than three years.

Pensioner fights off launderette robber with pair of jeans

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 09:27
An 84-year-old used a pair of jeans to help repel a masked man who twice tried to rob him in a launderette.

'Pepperoni or cheese?' Police call handler's quick thinking after woman rings 999

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 09:07
A police call handler's quick thinking meant officers were dispatched to a domestic incident - even though the caller asked for a pizza delivery. 

Good news on inflation could be quickly erased by tax rises and Trump turbulence ahead

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 08:56
A fall in December's CPI inflation of 0.1 percentage points to 2.5% is marginal, but by being below expectations it delivered an above-expectations boost to Rachel Reeves.

Timothee Chalamet arrives at London film premiere on a Lime bike

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 08:46
Forget the limousine, actor Timothee Chalamet turned heads as he arrived at the UK premiere of Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown on a Lime bike.

Dad denies murdering daughter during kitchen 'play-fight'

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 08:35
A father accused of murdering his 14-year-old daughter by stabbing her in the heart told emergency services they were just play-fighting in the kitchen at the time, a court has heard.

Papal thriller and Mexican mafia musical lead this year's BAFTA nominations

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 08:05
This year's BAFTA nominations have been revealed, with papal thriller Conclave leading the race.

David Schwimmer says he once served divorce papers on Sir Rod Stewart

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 07:06
The one where Ross divorces the rock star...?

Surprise fall in inflation after two months of rises

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 06:47
There's been a surprise fall in inflation to 2.5% after two months of rises, official figures show.

New presenters of BBC's Match Of The Day announced

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 06:01
Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan have been confirmed as the next hosts of the BBC's football highlights programme Match Of The Day.

Hamas accepts draft ceasefire agreement and release of some hostages

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 03:15
Hamas has accepted a draft ceasefire agreement and the release of dozens of hostages, with an Israeli official saying the details are being finalised.

'I thought I would die right there on the sidewalk': Sky News reunites with Palisades fire survivor

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 02:47
At 4.30pm last Tuesday afternoon, a dark grey smoke cloud loomed over North Mount Holyoke Avenue in Pacific Palisades, obscuring the setting sun.

South Korean president finally arrested after attempt to impose martial law

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 01:43
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested, six weeks after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, Yonhap news agency has reported.

People being 'overdiagnosed' with obesity because BMI score not 'nuanced' enough, medics say

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 00:40
People are being "overdiagnosed" with obesity because the body mass index (BMI) is not "nuanced" enough, leading medics have warned.

Musk sued over buying Twitter shares at artificially low prices by US finance regulator

Tue, 14/01/2025 - 23:31
Elon Musk is being sued for failing to disclose his purchase of more than 5% of Twitter stock in a timely fashion.

New Orleans attacker looked up how to access balcony on Bourbon Street, FBI says

Tue, 14/01/2025 - 22:32
The US army veteran who killed 14 people in a terror attack in New Orleans had looked up how to access a balcony on the city's famed Bourbon Street, the FBI said.

England’s special educational needs system is a postcode lottery in urgent need of funding and reform, say MPs

Tue, 14/01/2025 - 22:06
Thousands of children are being failed because of the "inequitable" special educational needs system, MPs have said.

Victim of smears or reformed man? Trump's defence chief pick evaded difficult questions on character

Tue, 14/01/2025 - 22:05
There is no dispute that Pete Hegseth is an unorthodox pick. That is precisely why he was Donald Trump's chosen one.

Michelle Obama to miss Donald Trump's inauguration

Tue, 14/01/2025 - 20:23
Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Girl, 11, grabbed by man and woman on way to school - police appeal for information

Tue, 14/01/2025 - 20:09
Police are appealing for information after an 11-year-old girl was grabbed by a man and woman while she was walking to school.

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