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Police release one of two fatal fire suspects
Police continue to question a 23-year-old man over the fire in which a girl, 7, and her aunt died.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Man arrested over fatal stabbing of British woman in Germany
Rosenheim police detain 27-year-old German man after woman, 31, killed outside train station early on Sunday A man has been detained in Germany on suspicion of the fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old British woman in Rosenheim early on Sunday morning, local authorities said. According to Rosenheim police, the woman, who wa
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite prison terms ‘a step towards healing’
Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue Campaigners have hailed Andy Burnham’s pledge to bring an end to indefinite jail terms as “a day that thousands of families have spent years fighting for”. The prime minister has said he will “end the injustice” of imprisonment
30 Aug 2026 6 min 0
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Church leads tributes for man killed at festival
Robert Guanco, 41, was a pastor at Jesus the Living Water Church in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
30 Aug 2026 3 min 0
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Prosecutors consider charges against officers involved in spycops scandal
More than 100 undercover officers spied on tens of thousands of mainly leftwing activists over decades Prosecutors are examining whether to bring criminal charges against 12 former police officers who were involved in spying on political groups. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is examining a file of evidence that t
30 Aug 2026 4 min 0
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Two murder arrests after balcony fall man dies
A man who fell from a balcony died on Saturday night after he was critically injured, police say.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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PC Andrew Harper’s killers will stay in prison as Burnham changes early release scheme
PM says anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, will be excluded from the scheme PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme aimed at easing prison overcrowding, saying he understood “how strongly people feel abou
30 Aug 2026 5 min 0
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Burnham gets the early prison release changes he wanted - but at what cost?
The prime minister says he will keep hundreds more criminals behind bars but doing so requires complex changes.
30 Aug 2026 4 min 0
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'How I became a three-time fitness world champion at 16'
Keira McManus says she is "proud" of the achievement after starting her journey during the pandemic.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Internet fungi foragers told 'click, don't pick'
Amid fears social media is hitting Epping Forest's ecosystem, foragers are urged not to pick fungi.
30 Aug 2026 2 min 0
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Dementia patient's deportation from Sweden delayed
George Mason, originally from Hinckley in Leicestershire, is facing deportation from Sweden.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Girl faces six-month recovery after 'freak accident' bus crash on holiday
Emma Williams says what happened to her daughter shows the importance of travel insurance.
30 Aug 2026 5 min 0