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Sarah Everard vigil organiser says ‘much more’ needs doing for women to be safe

Ms Everard was abducted and murdered by a serving Metropolitan Police officer as she walked home from a friend’s house in south London in 2021.

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Full-scale war explodes in Middle East after US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran

Donald Trump suggests the conflict will escalate further as Britain questions its legality in a startling trans-Atlantic bust-up

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Britain tells Trump: Explain how your Iran war is legal - after US President slams 'unhelpful' Starmer

‘We’ve learnt the lessons from Iraq. We don’t want to go back into war in the Middle East where there is no clear plan and no legal basis to do so,’ says Cabinet minister Darren Jones

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Royal Albert Hall staff member who stole £40k of microphones avoids jail

Calvin Williams admitted stealing microphones and other musical equipment before trying to sell it online

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London emerges as favourite to host ‘Finalissima’ involving Lionel Messi as Qatar concerns grow

This month’s ‘Finalissima’ between Spain and Argentina was due to be held in Doha, Qatar

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Irish Government to charter flight from Middle East for its citizens

Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee said she hopes the flight will be the ‘first of many’.

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King to lead royal family at Commonwealth Day service

The congregation will include Commonwealth high commissioners, Government representatives, young people and members of the creative community.

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Londoner sobs in court as she is convicted of blackmail over false claim banker raped her in Hong Kong

After a trial at Wanchai District Court, the judge ruled the prosecution had proved both charges beyond reasonable doubt

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Council aims to acquire former Dambusters base with plans for new aerospace jobs

West Lindsey District Council says its plans will honour RAF Scampton’s heritage and boost jobs in aviation, business, education and tourism.

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Trump ‘not happy’ with UK over Iran and says Starmer is ‘not Winston Churchill’

It is the latest in a series of broadsides from the US president over the UK’s position on the Middle East war.

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Duchess of Edinburgh celebrates 40 years of Guide Dogs for the Blind in NI

Sophie paid her first solo visit to the region on Tuesday since 2018.

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Parliament should leave the London bubble – and the Palace of Westminster be repurposed | Letters

Readers respond to an editorial, and an article by Rupa Huq, on plans for MPs to depart while repairs are carried outYou are right that parliament should move from London (Editorial, 25 February), but surely the move should be permanent, not temporary? A permanent move to, say, Derby, would make par...

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UK economy could face ‘very significant’ impact from Iran conflict – OBR

The budget watchdog said that the outlook for inflation would be ‘particularly uncertain’.

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UK to send warship after Cyprus base hit by drone

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the UK would be sending HMS Dragon after RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus was hit by a drone.

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Sex offender takes his own life in London prison after believing staff were trying to kill him

Peter Magloire, 65, suffered from paranoia and poor mental health before his death

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Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlights industry's vulnerability to physical disasters

Iranian drone strikes damaged three Amazon Web Services sites in the Middle East, exposing how vulnerable cloud data centers are in conflict

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Government flight to rescue Britons stranded in Oman

The conflict between Iran and the US and its allies has caused widespread airspace closures in the Middle East, sparking major disruption to flights.

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Covid inquiry hears claim elderly woman was ‘denied chance of survival’

Glen Grundle from Coleraine was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

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Finance Minister: Stormont’s £390m boost recognises NI public service strains

John O’Dowd said the Executive would use the additional funding ‘wisely’ but it also serves as a ‘recognition of the pressures this Executive faces’.

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CCTV shows rapper Ghetts driving on wrong side of road before fatal crash in east London