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Teenager charged with piloting small boat from France to UK

18+ min ago   (170+ words) A teenager has been charged with piloting a small boat crossing from France to the UK. Sudanese national Chan Mathok Atak, 19, is accused of endangering another during a journey by sea to the UK on Thursday. Atak, from South Sudan,…...

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Met probes Reform UK donations by Richard Tice-controlled company

25+ min ago   (765+ words) The Metropolitan Police are investigating donations to Reform UK by a company controlled by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice. Britain Means Business – a fundraising vehicle – gave Reform two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election, according to…...

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Burnham ‘has courage to fix adult social care and will make start next week’

43+ min ago   (716+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham “has the courage” to fix adult social care and will make a start next week, a source has said. Mr Burnham believes the issue of how adult social care works and is funded in England has…...

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Holby City Hospital teed up for explosive Casualty 40th anniversary episode

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (543+ words) The staff of Holby City Hospital are in the midst of an explosive disaster and faced with life-or-death emergencies in a first look at the Casualty 40th anniversary episodes. In a teaser trailer released by the BBC, fans were offered a…...

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First Minister asks for military aid from UK Government as wildfire continues

1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (924+ words) The First Minister has asked for military aid from the UK Government as residents in the highland village of Nethy Bridge are “angry and frustrated” amid evacuation orders due to a nearby wildfire. More than 500 firefighters have been tackling the…...

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Liverpool XI vs Sunderland: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for pre-season friendly today | The Standard

5+ hour, 43+ min ago   (403+ words) Jeremy Jacquet will not make his Liverpool debut in tonight’s pre-season friendly against Sunderland. The Frenchman, who officially joined Liverpool from Rennes this summer, has recovered from shoulder surgery but will not feature in Nashville as a precaution. The Reds…...

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Over 120 firefighters tackle major blaze in South London

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (422+ words) Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines spent hours tackling a major blaze which swept over rows of flats in South London this afternoon. Numerous calls were made to London Fire Brigade after converted ex-townhouses in Belgrave Walk in Mitcham became engulfed…...

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150,000 march through London in world’s largest trans pride, organisers say

3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1411+ words) An estimated 150,000 people marched through central London in the world’s largest trans pride event, organisers have said. Protesters voiced anger at the new guidance on single sex-spaces and called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make a positive difference to…...

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Man charged in connection with bomb seized near border

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (340+ words) Gardaí investigating a suspected dissident republican bomb intercepted in a car near the Irish border have charged a man in his 40s in connection with the case. The man is due to appear before the Special Criminal Court at the Criminal…...

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Do not cancel travel plans over wildfires, urges French minister

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (756+ words) A French foreign minister has urged tourists not to cancel their travel plans despite unprecedented wildfires in the country’s south west. Éléonore Caroit, the minister for international partnerships, said that although France was facing an “exceptionally intense” fire season, tourists…...