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Fact check: Defence spending and fake naval officer video
40+ min 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…...
PM asks Home Secretary to examine options for deporting grooming gang ringleader
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (645+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has asked the Home Secretary to review the case of a Rochdale grooming gang ringleader amid calls for the law to be changed to allow him to be deported. Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as "Daddy,…...
Labour accuses Nigel Farage of trying to hide "property empire
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (500+ words) Labour has accused Nigel Farage of trying to hide a "property empire" from the public and dubbed the Reform UK leader "five-homes Farage" after questions were raised about how he has declared his real estate holdings. It comes after a…...
Keir Starmer "utterly appalled" by deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (501+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Russia's "barbaric" drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight. Moscow's strikes killed at least 18 people in the Ukrainian capital and injured scores more. The barrage which lasted for 11 hours into Thursday morning hit locations over…...
Log firm bankruptcy leaves customers hundreds out of pocket
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (360+ words) The owner of a log and firewood firm said that his bankruptcy came out of the blue, while frustrated customers have been left out of pocket. Customers were first notified that the Stowmarket-based firewood supplier Belle Farm had filed for…...
Man used social media to encourage girl to send 'hundreds' of indecent images
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (467+ words) A 20-year-old man who amassed hundreds of indecent images of a girl through social media has been given a suspended prison sentence. Thomas King, of Stonham Road, Mickfield, appeared before Ipswich Crown Court via video link from HMP Norwich where…...
Naomi Osaka shows off new look as she breezes through Wimbledon second round
23+ hour, 1+ min ago (529+ words) Four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka continued to turn on the style at Wimbledon as she eased into the third round with a straight-sets win over Anastasia Gasanova. Two days after wearing a "Kill Bill" inspired kimono ahead of her…...
Heroic interventions to save children during Parnell Square stabbing
1+ day, 40+ min ago (823+ words) Several members of the public made dramatic interventions in attempts to save the lives of a group of children attacked by Riad Bouchaker. They include a creche worker who went to protect the children, a Brazilian delivery driver who used…...
Six killed in apartment block fire in Belgian city
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (321+ words) At least six people have been killed and many others injured in a fire at an apartment block on the outskirts of the Belgian city of Antwerp. The blaze was caused by a technical failure on the ground floor of…...
Crews battle blaze in building used for petrol and gas canisters at private school
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (173+ words) Firefighters were called to a private school near Stowmarket after a blaze broke out in a storage area used for petrol and gas canisters. The incident took place at Finborough School on June 30 at about 6. 17pm on Tuesday evening. Upon arrival,…...