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National News
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Two ballistic missiles have blasted a military training facility and nearby hospital in Ukraine, killing at least 49 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials said. It is one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began. The strike hit the central-eastern city of Poltava, the capital of the region of the […]
The mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, is back behind bars two years after being freed from jail. Tracey Connelly was recalled to prison for breaching her licence conditions in a move authorised by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Connelly left prison in July 2022 after the Parole Board ruled she was […]
The mayor of a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation says 13 migrants are dead after their boat ripped apart on Tuesday during an attempted crossing of the English Channel. Dozens of people plunged into the treacherous waters of the busy channel. “Unfortunately, the bottom of the boat ripped open,” said Olivier […]
Rachel Reeves has ignored calls to reverse her decision to cut winter fuel payments, amid warnings pensioners are “frightened” about how they will keep warm. The Chancellor defended the move as she repeatedly told MPs that increases to the basic state pension mean that people will be “£900 better off” than a year ago, adding […]
A “shadow” version of a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways has been launched by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh. The Cabinet minister said establishing Shadow Great British Railways (Shadow GBR) will pave the way for the creation of an organisation to manage rail infrastructure and train operation. This is expected to start industry […]
Five children, including three aged 12, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80-year-old man died following a “serious” assault in a park. Leicestershire Police have launched a murder investigation after the elderly man died in hospital from injuries sustained in Franklin Park in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, on Sunday evening at around 6.30pm. Officers have […]
TV show guest Steve Dymond spoke of Jeremy Kyle egging on the audience to “boo him” and was “very upset” after the show’s recording, his son told an inquest into his death. Mr Dymond, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, is suspected to have taken his own life seven days after filming for the Jeremy Kyle Show in […]
Britain is in line for nine new offshore wind farms after the Government’s latest renewables auction, but campaigners fear it may still fall short of clean power targets. The nine new projects compare to none last year, and include what will be Europe’s largest and second largest wind farm projects – Hornsea 3 and Hornsea […]
A bereaved mother has been spreading smiles across the country by giving over 700 Lego sets to people with cancer following the death of her son from complications linked with a brain tumour. Jane Carpenter’s son James was diagnosed with a glioma, a type of primary tumour that starts in the glial cells of the […]
The boy who died in Oldbury, near Birmingham, has been named as Jahziah Coke West Midlands Police have charged two teenage boys with the murder of 13-year-old Jahziah Coke. Jahziah died at his home in Oldbury, near Birmingham, last Thursday despite the efforts of paramedics to save him. A statement confirming charges have been brought […]