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departing chief
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officer to his death, court told
Bow crane collapse: Woman dies after crane falls on houses in east London
Coronavirus: At least one care home shut amid dozens of inspections over concerns
raised during pandemic
Hospital in Boris Johnson's constituency closes to emergencies after coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus: Chancellor Rishi Sunak reveals eating out discount, jobs bonus scheme and
stamp duty cut
Black Lives Matter: Players take the knee as delayed England-West Indies Test series
starts
Teenager fighting for life after being hit by car in Ashton-in-Makerfield
Bianca Williams: Met chief apologises to sprinter after stop and search
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Donald Trump cheated his way into university, niece claims
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Coronavirus: Government urged to U-turn over car parking charges for NHS staff
Coronavirus: Portugal in talks with UK over travel quarantine exemption
Donald Trump moves to officially withdraw US from World Health Organisation
William Algar: Man charged with murder after jazz musician dismembered
Coronavirus: Chancellor to unveil £2bn work placements scheme in recovery package
Dutch police find torture chamber after tips from unencrypted messages
Children of British military personnel to get free childcare
Coronavirus: Nine times Jair Bolsonaro dismissed the severity of COVID-19
UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia following government review
Bianca Williams: Met Police refers itself to watchdog in climbdown after athlete
complains of 'racial profiling'
Coronavirus: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
NZ limits international arrivals to stop quarantine system being overwhelmed
Suspected bubonic plague in China 'being well managed', says World Health Organisation
PC Harper trial: Teen feels 'disgraceful' about death of police officer
NHS must apologise for dismissing pelvic mesh and anti-epilepsy drug patients
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Jeffrey Epstein: Deutsche Bank agrees $150m compliance penalty
Coronavirus: Pandemic brought forward deaths of some elderly and vulnerable people - ONS
Grenfell Tower Inquiry urged to consider impact of race and poverty on fire
Primodos scandal: Relief for campaigners as review demands compensation for victims of
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson resists calls to apologise for claim care workers 'didn't
follow procedures'
China: Twenty-one dead and 15 injured after bus crashes into lake
British Gymnastics admits 'error' for not telling girl's parents about abuse claims
Lack of BAME councillors 'perpetuating racial inequality and disadvantage' in the UK
, says report
Eric Joyce: Former Labour MP admits making indecent photo of child
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The World Tomorrow: Tory election mastermind Sir Lynton Crosby attacks 'mob mentality
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Coronavirus: Melbourne back under lockdown after spike in COVID-19 cases
Coronavirus: 'Not wearing a face covering should be as taboo as drink-driving', says
top scientist
Woman, 23, stabbed to death at Holiday Inn hotel is named by police
Elderly labrador abandoned in Kent with heartbreaking note
Coronavirus: Pubs close again after punters test positive for COVID-19
Coronavirus: A third of Britons unsure or definitely wouldn't use vaccine - poll
Prince Andrew: Lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein's accusers urges prince to speak up
China 'trying to influence elite figures in British politics', dossier claims
North Circular: Eight motorists rescued after major road floods in London
Amy Cooper: Dog walker charged after accusing black man who was bird watching of
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David Starkey: Historian issues apology for 'so many damn blacks' remark
Coronavirus: Homeowners to get £5,000 vouchers to help them save energy
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson under fire over claim care homes 'didn't follow procedures'
Coronavirus: Forty charities unite in call for new law to end 'patchy' homeless help
Coronavirus: The inside story of how UK's 'chaotic' testing regime 'broke all the rules'
British Gymnastics: Claims athletes 'beaten into submission' amid 'culture of fear'
Harry and Meghan: Commonwealth's 'uncomfortable' history must be acknowledged to move
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Coronavirus: Israel government reimposes lockdown measures after spike in cases
Jamal Khashoggi's suspected killers and Sergei Magnitsky included on new UK sanctions list
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'refused to hand over keys to police'
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Plenty Of Fish romance fraudster who conned women out of more than £210,000 is jailed
Wolverhampton: Man arrested after two paramedics stabbed in chest at house
Charlie Elphicke: Former Dover Conservative MP appears in court charged with three
sexual assaults
OnlyFans could be hit with bill for more than three years' worth of unpaid taxes
Wembley: Teen in court over 'unprovoked and random' killing of two sisters
Subtle dig at Dominic Cummings as Starmer poses with 'eye test' beer
Bianca Williams: Team GB sprinter calls for police commissioner to step down after stop
and search
Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan quits band over 'personal issues' - but assures fans
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Ian Paterson: Inquests open into deaths of women operated on by rogue breast surgeon
Hong Kong: China accuses the UK of 'gross interference' in its affairs
Boohoo to investigate supplier over claim it paid workers £3.50 an hour
Black Lives Matter: Protester, 24, dies after being hit by car driven through crowds in
Seattle
Elon Musk digs at Tesla short sellers by selling short shorts for $69.420
Rare 'brain-eating' amoeba infects person in Florida, health officials say
Islington: Man, 22, killed in daytime shooting near London playground is named
Black Lives Matter: The sinister history of slave trade behind Liverpool's magnificent
monuments
China: Suspected case of bubonic plague reported in Inner Mongolia
Coronavirus: Wales lifts travel restrictions, Scotland reopens beer gardens and
Northern Ireland welcomes haircuts
Coronavirus: Debt is the 'sleeping giant' of problems caused by COVID-19, charity warns
Coronavirus: Government vows £1.57bn lifeline for the arts - but no plans to resume
live shows
Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams accuses police of 'racial profiling' after being
stopped with baby
Woman stabbed to death at London hotel before man falls from ledge
Super Saturday a 'disaster' for hospitality industry, but police hail largely quiet night
Iran claims it has 'missile cities' as 6 incidents prompt theories it is under attack
'Clap for the NHS': Boris Johnson joins nationwide applause on health service's birthday
Coronavirus: Another spike forces Spain into second local lockdown in 24 hours
Lewis Hamilton takes a knee as F1 returns, but some drivers choose not to join him
Dozens dead after floods and mudslides in southern Japan
South Carolina: Two dead and eight injured following nightclub shooting
Coronavirus: No singing as churches reopen - so worshippers get creative to express
themselves
Coronavirus: 3,000 people put into 'hard lockdown' as cases soar in Melbourne tower blocks
Coronavirus: Former MI6 boss says theory COVID-19 came from Wuhan lab must not be
dismissed as conspiracy
Coronavirus: 'Significant concerns' about Leicester clothing factories, says Matt Hancock
We were shouted at for wearing masks. This is why the situation in the US is so dire
Coronavirus: Another 27,000 excess deaths 'likely' if government continues on this
path, warns top scientist
EncroChat: Recovered messages 'show organised crime bosses fear' elite National Crime
Agency, police say
Cocaine, £13m in cash and jewellery found after police discover secret hideaways
Coronavirus: 'I didn't know he wasn't going to come back' - widow of COVID-19 victim
reveals heartbreak
Donald Trump claims 99% of coronavirus cases are 'totally harmless' as US infections surge
UK set to phase out Huawei from 5G network in major U-turn
Thousands flock back to pubs on Super Saturday as police chief criticises drunken
behaviour
Baby turtles thrive on tourist-free Thai beaches and bright orange baby monkeys 'living
happily' in parks
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Coronavirus: World has seen record 24-hour rise in COVID-19 cases - WHO
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Islington shooting: Man shot dead in broad daylight in London
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