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Francome and Scudamore lead tributes to Graham Bradley
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (742+ words) John Francome and Peter Scudamore were among those to pay tribute to Graham Bradley following the death of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle-winning jockey at the age of 65. Francome was crowned British's champion National Hunt jockey seven times…...
Yvette Cooper plays friendly cricket match with exiled Afghan women's team
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (332+ words) Yvette Cooper has said it is an "outrage" that Afghan women are not allowed to play sport and take part in many facets of day-to-day life as she welcomed the country's exiled cricket team to the Foreign Office in London....
Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building eight days after quakes
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (563+ words) Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement, ending a gruelling days-long operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier. Hernan Alberto Gil Flores was extracted…...
Southport families say "questions remain" as Mahmood promises action
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (686+ words) Families of the girls murdered in the Southport attack say those who failed to act must lose their jobs because the Government promised to do "whatever is needed to protect the public. Chris Walker, director of serious injury at law…...
DUP review into Donaldson behaviour will be "unprecedented" " Gavin Robinson
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (458+ words) A review commissioned by the DUP into the behaviour of Jeffrey Donaldson will be "unprecedented" in Northern Ireland, party leader Gavin Robinson has pledged. Mr Robinson said he would not currently comment on who would lead the independent investigation. Former…...
Picture inconsistent" on paramilitary involvement in Belfast stabbing riots
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (790+ words) The disorder that followed a stabbing in Belfast was co-ordinated "primarily" online by a mix of different figures, senior police officers have said. Although loyalist paramilitary figures were at some sites of disorder and involved in "directing" people, including in…...
Fact check: Defence spending and fake naval officer video
4+ hour ago (544+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK's independent fact checking charity which works to give people access to reliable information they can trust. The Government is not spending an "extra "270 billion' on defence Ahead of…...
Teenage rapists detained for four years after "unduly lenient" sentence reviewed
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (1103+ words) Two 15-year-old boys who were spared custody for the rape of two girls in Fordingbridge have been sentenced to four years" detention after the Court of Appeal ruled their sentences were "unduly lenient. The boys, known as X and Y,…...
Minister defends national insurance rises after comedian's bakery chain shuts
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (431+ words) A Government minister has been forced to defend national insurance rises after an 89-year-old bakery chain co-owned by Romesh Ranganathan ceased trading. Coughlans Bakery announced it had shut on Tuesday, blaming the Government's decision to hike business rates and national…...
Aldi's viral 'Chicken Wine' dupe is back - and it's twice the size and "5 cheaper
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (411+ words) Aldi is bringing back its popular chicken wine - and it's bigger than ever. Building on last year's huge sales Aldi introduced Le Petit Poulet Ros" the supermarket has a 1. 5 L magnum version, offering double the wine. The supermarket is bringing…...