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Starmer suspends seven MPs who voted to scrap two-child benefit cap

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 16:50
Sir Keir Starmer has suspended seven Labour MPs from the parliamentary party after they voted against the government to call for the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap.

Team GB athlete pulls out of Olympics after 'whipping horse 24 times'

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 15:48
Britain's joint-most decorated female Olympian, Charlotte Dujardin, has pulled out of the Paris Games after a video emerged of her allegedly whipping a horse repeatedly.

Thousands of people smugglers ads removed from social media - including 100% safety guarantee

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 15:15
People smugglers offering a 100% safety guarantee and a competition to win €500 are among almost 12,000 adverts enticing migrants to use their services that have been taken down from social media.

Clapham chemical attacker was dead within hours of incident despite police hunt lasting weeks

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 11:38
Clapham chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi killed himself by jumping into the Thames within hours after attacking a woman and two girls, a coroner has ruled.

England striker announces engagement

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 10:51
England and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins has announced he is engaged.

Bullet hole could be proof of Bonnie Prince Charlie assassination attempt

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 10:20
Historians have discovered a bullet hole at Bannockburn House and believe it is proof of an assassination attempt against Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Tributes to 'spirited' Irish girl who died after falling from hotel balcony

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 08:52
An 11-year-old Irish girl has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Majorca. 

Andy Murray says Olympics will be his 'last ever tennis tournament'

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 08:39
Andy Murray has said the Paris Olympics will be his "last ever tennis tournament".

Former Little Mix star shares urgent appeal for missing niece 

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 08:28
Former Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock has shared an urgent appeal in the search for her missing niece.

'I was given a choice of bosses to sleep with': Life as a female paramedic

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 08:20
Warning: This article contains language and content some readers may find distressing

Girl, 10, left seriously injured after attack by unregistered XL bully

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 07:33
A 10-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after being attacked by an unregistered XL bully. 

Four water firms 'responsible for 90% of serious pollution incidents'

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 07:09
A majority of England's nine water and sewage companies are "failing to get the basics right", according to annual rankings which labelled four operators as responsible for 90% of serious pollution incidents.

Two women arrested after man 'stabbed' at London underground station

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 06:17
Two women have been arrested after a man was seriously injured at a London underground station this morning.

'National emergency': Violence against women and girls-related crime reaches 'staggering levels'

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 22:40
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) related crime rose by almost 40% between 2018 and 2023, to "staggering" levels amounting to a "national emergency", according to a leading female police chief.

Sharks from Atlantic Ocean test positive for cocaine

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 22:10
Sharks in waters off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, scientists say.

Problems in British military 'much worse than we thought', new defence secretary says

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 21:56
The state of the UK's armed forces, hollowed out by decades of cuts, is "much worse than we thought", Defence Secretary John Healey has revealed.

Woman , 27, with ME 'died after begging GP for help'

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 21:22
A 27-year-old woman with chronic fatigue syndrome died a few months after she asked her GP for "enough food to live", an inquest has heard.

Rivals step aside for Kamala Harris to almost certainly become nominee

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 15:42
Vice president Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to earn the Democratic Party's nomination as presidential candidate.

Bangladesh protesters give government deadline to meet new set of demands

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 13:56
Protesters have set the Bangladesh government 48 hours to meet a new set of demands after the country's Supreme Court dramatically scaled back a controversial quota system for the allocation of government jobs.

Police call off search for remains of Muriel McKay 55 years after her murder

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 13:19
The police search for the remains of murdered Muriel McKay has been called off.

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