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How the sending of one photo led an 11-year-old girl to become a victim of physical sex abuse

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 12:50
A mother has told Sky News how her 11-year-old daughter was groomed into sending sexually explicit photographs of herself to men online and how this spiralled into physical sexual abuse.

Man whose family among six killed in crash says heart 'ripped into million pieces'

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 12:12
A man whose brother, sister-in-law and two nieces were killed in a crash in West Yorkshire has said his heart is "ripped into a million pieces".

Joey Barton charged by police over alleged malicious communications

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 12:12
Joey Barton has been charged by police over alleged malicious communications online.

Israel confirms deaths of two hostages in Gaza

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 11:51
Israel's military has confirmed the deaths of two men who were taken as hostages by Hamas on 7 October.

Gunman kills and wounds several people at care home in Croatia

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 11:50
A gunman has killed several people in a care home in central Croatia, police say.

Galloway chosen as preferred location of next national park

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 11:45
Galloway has been chosen as the preferred location for Scotland's newest national park.

'Your paradise, our nightmare': Thousands attend anti-tourism protest in Mallorca

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 11:14
Some 10,000 people took to the streets of Mallorca in the latest protest against mass tourism there.

'No silver bullet': Starmer avoids committing to considering scrapping two-child benefit cap

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 11:04
Sir Keir Starmer has avoided committing to considering scrapping the two-child benefit cap as he said there is "no silver bullet" to solving child poverty.

Former Tory chancellor Zahawi plots £600m Telegraph bid

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 11:02
Nadhim Zahawi, the former Conservative chancellor, is assembling a £600m bid for The Daily Telegraph that could up-end the auction of some of Britain’s most influential media assets.

Investors appear to welcome Biden withdrawal from presidential race

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 10:05
President Joe Biden's decision to bow out of the US election race has been greeted with some optimism by investors.

Top-flight football match abandoned after fishcake protest against VAR

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 09:55
A top-flight football match in Norway was abandoned when fans staged a protest against the use of video assistant referees (VAR) by throwing fishcakes, tennis balls and smoke bombs on the pitch.

Barack Obama isn't cheerleading Kamala Harris - he looks to be calling for an open contest

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 08:57
President Joe Biden led the charge, endorsing Kamala Harris within minutes.

'Reasonable chance' ex-minister Mel Stride to enter Tory leadership race

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 08:13
Former government minister Mel Stride has said there is a "reasonable chance" he will run to become Conservative Party leader.

Betrayed, isolated and 'pissed off': Inside Biden's historic decision

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 07:50
Surrounded by a handful of trusted advisers and first lady Jill Biden at his vacation home on the Delaware coast on Saturday evening, President Joe Biden reflected on a political career that spanned more than half a century and began to conclude that it would reach its end earlier than planned, according to people familiar with his decision.

New image of Prince George released to mark royal's 11th birthday

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 06:14
Kensington Palace has released a picture of Prince George to celebrate his 11th birthday today.

Boy, 14, dies from 'brain-swelling' virus in India, 60 others classed as 'high risk'

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 01:57
A 14-year-old boy has died from Nipah virus in Kerala, India.

Six people killed in crash involving car and motorbike

Sun, 21/07/2024 - 22:26
Six people - four adults and two children - have died in a crash between Wakefield and Barnsley.

Boy, 15, shot dead in park in west London

Sun, 21/07/2024 - 22:03
A 15-year-old boy has been shot dead following an incident in Ladbroke Grove, west London.

Barack Obama stops short of backing Kamala Harris

Sun, 21/07/2024 - 20:42
Former president Barack Obama has stopped short of endorsing Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate.

Republicans call for Biden to resign now - as Trump responds to his race exit

Sun, 21/07/2024 - 19:32
Donald Trump has called Joe Biden "the worst president in the history of the United States" following the announcement he has pulled out of the race for the next term at the White House.

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