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July 31, 2025
‘Serious and systemic failures’ at Oakhill youth jail prompt Government action
The youth justice minister vowed to prioritise safety after watchdogs issued an urgent notification.
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July 31, 2025
Legacy of Miami Showband ‘is more than music, it is bringing people together’
Stephen Travers, a former member who survived a loyalist ambush that killed three of his band mates, was speaking on the 50th anniversary.
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July 31, 2025
Conspiracy theorist says daughter died by medical gross negligence manslaughter
Cambridge graduate Paloma Shemirani, 23, died at Royal Sussex County Hospital on July 24 2024, after declining chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin...
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July 31, 2025
PM says he ‘particularly’ listens to hostages after Palestine backlash
Sir Keir said there is a ‘need to do everything we can to alleviate the human catastrophe in Gaza’.
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July 31, 2025
Police officer dismissed for sending racist and sexualised WhatsApp messages
The messages, sent while on duty, contained material which was also sectarian, racist and homophobic
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July 31, 2025
Dozens of porn websites under investigation over age checks
It comes after The Standard revealed that at least 30 sites were still showing adult material without asking viewers for proof of age
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July 31, 2025
Conor McGregor loses appeal over civil rape case brought by Dublin woman
McGregor’s co-defendant James Lawrence also lost his appeal over not being awarded his legal costs.
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July 31, 2025
Former nurse loses legal challenge over registration of private gender clinic
Susan Evans and a mother known as XX challenged the regulator’s decision to continue the registration of the site in Birmingham.
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July 31, 2025
Highest number of prisons found to be of ‘serious concern’
Figures show 22 jails – 18.5% – were given the lowest ranking in the year to March.
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July 31, 2025
Gang jailed for dealing cocaine to thousands of users in the City of London
The gang behind a drugs line called Top Gear or City Gear had around 10,000 customers.
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July 31, 2025
Amazon and Microsoft harming competition in cloud computing, finds CMA
It raised concerns over the way Microsoft charges Amazon and Google to use its software, which it said is driving up costs.
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July 31, 2025
Schoolboy who killed fellow pupil had become ‘obsessed’ with weapons, trial told
The 15-year-old is on trial accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, also 15, at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield in February.
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July 31, 2025
Heavy showers hit parts of UK after thunderstorm warning issued
Forecasters said 25 to 35mm of rain could fall in as little as an hour in some parts of the warning zone.
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July 31, 2025
‘No discussion’ on how to prevent future incidents after inmate death
Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east London, was an inmate at HMP Elmley, Kent, when he died in November 2021.
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July 31, 2025
Starmer: Small business owners should not have to put homes on the line
New measures including better access to loans and cracking down on late payments are intended to boost small businesses.
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July 31, 2025
Former nurse loses legal challenge over registration of private gender clinic
Susan Evans and a mother known as XX challenged the regulator’s decision to continue the registration of the site in Birmingham.
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July 31, 2025
Boy, 6, among dead in Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv
Seven people were killed and around 50 people were wounded in the strikes on the Ukrainian capital
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July 31, 2025
PM says he ‘particularly’ listens to hostages after Palestine backlash
Sir Keir said there is a ‘need to do everything we can to alleviate the human catastrophe in Gaza’.
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July 31, 2025
Legacy of Miami Showband ‘is more than music, it is bringing people together’
Stephen Travers, a former member who survived a loyalist ambush that killed three of his band mates, was speaking on the 50th anniversary.
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July 31, 2025
Tommy Robinson 'in Tenerife' after station assault as man out of hospital
Video footage shared on TikTok appears to show far-right activist boarding an airport shuttle
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July 31, 2025
Yorkshire Water fined £865,000 for polluting watercourse with chlorine
Millions of litres of chlorinated water were emptied into a waterway near Barnsley over nearly a month, killing hundreds of fish.
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July 31, 2025
Labour MP issues stark warning to party members after Reform win in London
Beckenham and Penge MP Liam Conlon said: ‘This is a shift in voting patterns that we have not seen before, and we cannot be complacent’
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July 31, 2025
Failings identified in care of boy who died after he was sent home from A&E
Five-year-old Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died at Sheffield Children’s Hospital in November 2022, eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital.
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July 31, 2025
Over 25,000 migrants have arrived in UK as record number cross Channel
Some 898 people made the journey in 13 boats on Wednesday, bringing the total for 2025 so far to 25,436, Home Office figures show.
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July 31, 2025
Fire crews and mourners line streets to honour fallen firefighter Martyn Sadler
The 38-year-old was given a full ceremonial fire service funeral, with mourners paying tribute to his bravery, fearlessness and dedication.
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July 31, 2025
Police chief voices hope of agreement on dealing with legacy of NI’s Troubles
Jon Boutcher was speaking after attending a commemoration on the 50th anniversary of the killing of three members of the Miami Showband.
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July 31, 2025
London 'really safe city', says Met chief — as Sadiq ambushed on knife crime surge
Reform councillor ‘ambushes’ mayor during West End photo opportunity
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July 31, 2025
English Channel crossings pass 25,000 arrivals in record time
Some 898 people made the journey in 13 boats on Wednesday, bringing the total for 2025 so far to 25,436, Home Office figures show.
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July 31, 2025
Met plan to axe half its front desks branded ‘nail in the coffin’ for local policing
Scotland Yard budget cuts causing ‘significant worry’ for constituents, London MPs warn
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July 31, 2025
Ofcom investigates 34 pornography sites under new age-check rules
Online safety protections for children came into force on July 25.
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July 31, 2025
Physio who accessed patient’s personal data to visit her home is struck off
Josep Bofill Blanch was working as a vaccinator for NHS Grampian in north-east Scotland when he approached the woman in 2021.
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July 31, 2025
Council scraps dog park plans at cemetery where Paddington Bear creator is buried
Brent Council abandoned the proposed dog enclosure after a public consultation in which almost two‑thirds of around 300 respondents opposed...
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July 31, 2025
Do not let LGBT veterans scheme to ‘become damaged’, 45 MPs urge Healey
The cross-party group of MPs warned that some LGBT veterans facing financial crisis are ‘suffering from severe mental health issues’.
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July 31, 2025
Taxi driver jailed over Southport disorder loses bid to challenge sentence
A judge said it is ‘not arguable’ that the total sentence handed to Andrew McIntyre was excessive.
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July 31, 2025
‘Jealous’ woman who murdered ex on Christmas Day jailed for minimum of 25 years
Kirsty Carless, 33, had shown no remorse for the fatal attack on Louis Price, 31, Judge Mr Justice Choudhury said as he sentenced her on Thu...
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July 31, 2025
Mother and her newborn baby missing after she gave birth in London underpass
Police fear for welfare of missing mother and her newborn baby who got into a van in Walthamstow
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July 31, 2025
Highest number of prisons found to be of ‘serious concern’
Figures show 22 jails – 18.5% – were given the lowest ranking in the year to March.
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July 31, 2025
Jury retires in trial of man accused of murdering ex-fiancee at luxury hotel
Samantha Mickleburgh, 54, was found dead at the Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot, Surrey, last year.
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July 31, 2025
Flight makes emergency landing after severe turbulence injures 25
A routine Delta Airlines flight from Utah to Amsterdam descended into chaos when the Airbus A330-900 suddenly plunged in the sky
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July 31, 2025
Heavy and thundery showers to hit parts of UK as thunderstorm warning activated
The alert is active from 10am to 9pm on Thursday, covering areas including Bristol, Oxford, Southampton, London, Kent and Ipswich.
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July 31, 2025
Man arrested on suspicion of poisoning after children fall ill at summer camp
The 76-year-old remains in custody.
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July 31, 2025
Map shows worst London places for food hygiene — as capital gets lowest ranking in UK
Map shows the best and worst areas for food hygiene for eating out in the capital - as 923 premises across the capital given a hygiene rati...
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July 31, 2025
Police officer dismissed for sending racist and sexualised WhatsApp messages
The messages, sent while on duty, contained material which was also sectarian, racist and homophobic
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July 31, 2025
Inside London's mysterious wave of smashed shop windows
Shops across London are repeatedly having their windows smashed — yet nothing is stolen. Claudia Cockerell investigates and discovers a more...
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July 31, 2025
Anti-war campaigners deny breaching conditions on pro-Palestinian protest
Alex Kenny, 65, and Sophie Bolt, 57, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday accused over the protest held in central London.
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July 31, 2025
Intern's viral email reignites debate on Gen Z work culture
An intern’s first-day email has stunned a CEO and goes viral online
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July 31, 2025
Girl killed in crash after fleeing police car had removed handcuffs, says report
Tamzin Hall, 17, died after she was hit by a car on the M5 in November last year.
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July 31, 2025
Air traffic control glitch was caused by radar problem
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July 31, 2025
Pictured: Man stabbed to death in Ilford as family pay tribute to 'social butterfly'
Gurjeet Singh, known as Gary, was stabbed to death following an altercation at an address in Felbrigge Road
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July 31, 2025