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A domestic abuse survivor has spoken out about the violence she suffered to encourage other women who have been attacked to seek justice. A victim of stalking has also described how she was left “mentally tortured” after an older man persistently contacted and followed her over six months. The two women have told about their […]
Gambling messages during the opening weekend of this season’s Premier League have almost trebled since last year – putting fans including children at risk, according to researchers. They said the findings highlight the explosion of gambling marketing and how the industry’s current self-regulation is failing. Leading experts and politicians are now calling on the Government […]
Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated as experts launch a campaign to boost uptake in the UK amid rising cases of whooping cough and measles. Researchers at the Oxford Vaccine Group, which is part of the University of Oxford, have developed an animation that, they say, focuses on the “critical role” whooping […]
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has the potential to spill into a wider war “that no one can control”, Sir Keir Starmer warned at the United Nations. In his speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, Sir Keir pleaded with both sides to step back from the brink and agree a ceasefire following […]
A statue has been unveiled in tribute to a duck who became an online sensation due to his unusually tall stature. Long Boi arrived the University of York in 2019 and went viral after a social media post incorrectly described him as “the tallest mallard duck to have ever lived …over 1m tall”. It was […]
Parts of Britain have been struck by more flash floods as the Met Office warns of more heavy rain throughout the evening and into Friday morning. The forecaster has issued an amber warning for areas of the Midlands and south of the country, which came into force at 6pm on Thursday and will last for […]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be willing to change the plans for Labour’s crackdown on non-doms, according to reports. The Financial Times reported on Thursday evening that Government officials had said Ms Reeves could change the policy if the numbers are not satisfactory. A Treasury spokesperson called the report “speculation, not Government policy” and pledged to […]
The nephew of a man who was brutally murdered 41 years ago has said he remembered his uncle fondly. Alex McKay, 67, is the nephew of George “Dod” Murdoch who was garroted with a cheese wire in Aberdeen in 1983 while working as a taxi driver. The murderer has not been caught and his DNA […]
The Metropolitan Police are investigating a number of new allegations made against late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed on top of reports previously made by 19 separate women. The force said it will carry out “full reviews of all existing allegations” of incidents which are said to have taken place between 1979 and 2013 to […]
Former Bradford captain Stephen Darby has emphasised the need to “be positive, love, laugh and smile” as he continues his fight with motor neurone disease. The 35-year-old retired in 2018 after being diagnosed with the condition that affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Darby and his wife Steph Houghton, the former Manchester […]