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June 13, 2025
Benn defends collaboration with Irish Government over legacy issues
The DUP’s Gavin Robinson dubbed the Northern Ireland Secretary ‘foolish and hapless’ over his approach to dealing with the legacy of the Tro...
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June 13, 2025
‘No crisis at Stormont’, First Minister Michelle O’Neill insists
It comes after Ms O’Neill called for Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to resign over a social media post.
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June 13, 2025
Hundreds of London blocks still with safety defects eight years after Grenfell
The London Fire Brigade has revealed that more than 1,400 buildings still require simultaneous evacuation plans
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June 13, 2025
Ban on advertising and safeguard for child patients added to Assisted Dying Bill
On Friday a majority of MPs approve a new clause to ensure medics cannot raise the topic of assisted dying with under-18s.
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June 13, 2025
Terrorist who attacked officers outside police station jailed for life
Alexander Dighton was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday afternoon.
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June 13, 2025
Irish politician says passport confiscated while detained on march to Gaza
Paul Murphy has said he is among several people detained by Egyptian authorities while on a march to Gaza.
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June 13, 2025
Man and woman found dead in tent with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
The bodies were found near Loch Awe.
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June 13, 2025
Armed man who attacked officers outside police station jailed for life
Alexander Dighton was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday afternoon.
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June 13, 2025
Defections are ‘good thing’, claims Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch spoke at her first Scottish Tory conference since taking over as leader of the party in the UK.
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June 13, 2025
Man who attacked officers with Molotov cocktail had been referred to Prevent
Andrew Dighton, who attacked officers outside a Welsh police station, had been referred to an anti-terror programme a year previously.
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June 13, 2025
Officers showed ‘exceptional bravery’ during unprecedented police station attack
Alexander Dighton, 28, attacked officers outside the Talbot Green police station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, on January 31.
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June 13, 2025
Pensioners who challenged winter fuel payment decision in court lose case
Peter and Florence Fanning, from North Lanarkshire, lost their entitlement to financial support and became worried about paying their bills.
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June 13, 2025
Met Office map reveals the exact time thunderstorms could hit London tonight
The Met Office has issued an amber thunderstorms warning from Friday evening into the early hours of Saturday
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June 13, 2025
Blue-green algae from Lough Neagh displayed during Belfast Photo Festival
It comes as the festival transforms public spaces with more than 30 exhibitions.
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June 13, 2025
What is the new quick-spreading Covid variant NB.1.8.1?
Cases of the new strain are currently on the rise in the US
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June 13, 2025
UK to take ‘every diplomatic step’ to stop Iran building nuclear weapons
Israel launched strikes on Tehran overnight, rekindling fears of a full-scale conflict.
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June 13, 2025
Leaving oil in the ground an ‘act of national self-harm’, says Findlay
The Scottish Conservative leader said Scotland should use its own oil and gas instead of importing fossil fuels from abroad.
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June 13, 2025
Teacher accused of murder and sex assault of baby he adopted
Jamie Varley, 36, faces multiple charges over the death of 13-month-old Preston Davey.
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June 13, 2025
Man who stabbed wife in front of baby threatened to ‘kill her if she left him’
Kulsuma Akter, 27, was confronted in the street by Habibur Masum, 26, who had tracked her to a refuge in Bradford.
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June 13, 2025
Man who attacked officers outside police station had been referred to Prevent
Andrew Dighton had been referred to the Prevent anti-terrorism programme a year before his attack on officers in Talbot Green in South Wales...
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June 13, 2025
Pensioners who challenged winter fuel payment decision in court lose case
Peter and Florence Fanning, from North Lanarkshire, lost their entitlement to financial support and became worried about paying their bills.
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June 13, 2025
GCHQ intern risked exposing 17 colleagues when he took data home, court told
Hasaan Arshad used his mobile phone to transfer confidential information to his own computer, the Old Bailey heard
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June 13, 2025
Moment killer slashes at police with sword after stabbing boy, 14, to death
Shocking footage shows Marcus Arduini Monzo wielding the weapon before he was Tasered
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June 13, 2025
Seven men convicted of sexual exploitation of two teenage girls in Rochdale
The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as ‘sex slaves’.
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June 13, 2025
Health Minister and professional bodies give support to international colleagues
It comes following disorder across Northern Ireland over the week.
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June 13, 2025
Met Office issues amber thunderstorm warning for parts of eastern England
Intense rainfall could lead to flooding and power cuts as widespread yellow warnings also issued.
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June 13, 2025
Why is Israel attacking Iran?
Israel has launched missile strikes on Iran, targeting nuclear sites and military leaders, as tensions in the Middle East intensify
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June 13, 2025
Former MP accused of cheating at gambling on general election appears in court
Craig Williams, 39, of Llanfair Caereinion, served as the parliamentary private secretary to Rishi Sunak during his time as prime minister.
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June 13, 2025
Irish citizens advised against travel to Israel after airstrikes on Iran
Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris said further escalation would risk ‘regional spillover’.
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June 13, 2025
Glastonbury festival-goers warned about ‘highly infectious’ measles
Health warning issued ahead of Glastonbury Festival as measles cases rise
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June 13, 2025
Are some aeroplane seats safer than others?
The most hated seat on a Boeing plane appears to have been the luckiest seat on board the ill-fated Air India flight
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June 13, 2025
63 police officers injured in ‘week of shame’ in Northern Ireland
Disorder began in Ballymena on Monday after an alleged sexual assault on a girl at the weekend.
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June 13, 2025
Farage’s Reform will ‘let the SNP in’, Badenoch warns
The Conservative leader said Scots ‘deserve better’ than another five years of John Swinney’s party in power at Holyrood.
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June 13, 2025
Leaving oil in the ground an ‘act of national self-harm’, says Findlay
The Scottish Conservative leader said Scotland should use its own oil and gas instead of importing fossil fuels from abroad.
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June 13, 2025
‘I saw people dying in front of my eyes’ – lone Air India plane crash survivor
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh spoke from his hospital bed following the fireball crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
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June 13, 2025
Billionaire friend of Prince William dies after 'swallowing a bee'
Sunjay Kapur, 53, chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing a match in England on Thursday
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June 13, 2025
King presents new Colours to Coldstream Guards at Windsor Castle
Charles took part in a ceremony marking the 375th anniversary of the regiment before Trooping the Colour.
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June 13, 2025
London Underground and Overground station closures: Full weekend list
A mixture of London Underground and Overground lines as well as National Rail services will be impacted this weekend
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June 13, 2025
Hot and humid Friday to end in thunderstorms, Met Office warns
Temperatures could hit 30C in parts of the country which would make it the hottest day of the year.
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June 13, 2025
Seven men convicted of sexual exploitation of two teenage girls in Rochdale
The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as ‘sex slaves’.
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June 13, 2025
Revealed: Secret ops by Israel Mossad commandos deep in Iran to destroy missile sites
The covert missions included setting up an attack-drone base near Tehran
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June 13, 2025
American woman faces court charged over fatal crash outside N Ireland hotel
Allison Eichner died following a collision in Bushmills on Wednesday.
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June 13, 2025
Seven men convicted of sexual exploitation of two teenage girls in Rochdale
The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as “sex slaves”.
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June 13, 2025
Senior judge appointed to chair Finucane Inquiry
Baroness O’Loan and Francesca Del Mese have been appointed assessors to the inquiry into the murder of the Belfast solicitor in 1989.
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June 13, 2025
Amber thunderstorm alert issued by Met Office for South-East as temperatures spike
Met Office warning comes as London is forecast to reach 29C on Friday afternoon
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June 13, 2025
Council workers to be balloted on new pay offer amid threat of strikes
Unison has recommended local government workers accept the deal, which amounts to a 4% rise this year and 3.5% next year.
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June 13, 2025
Warning over assisted dying TikTok adverts as MPs further debate Bill
The Bill is undergoing a second day of report stage on Friday, with various amendments being debated and possibly voted on.
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June 13, 2025
Soaring service charges: London leaseholders pay almost £4,000 a year
Soaring levies will mean that shared ownership homes will no longer be ‘affordable’, warns London Assembly
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June 13, 2025
Air India flight forced into emergency landing after bomb threat
Mid-air emergency comes day after flight to London Gatwick crashed after take-off from Ahmedabad killing 241 passengers on board
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June 13, 2025