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Drones delivering drugs and weapons to prisons in ‘new era’ as organised gangs profit

Specialised gangs piloting drones to fly drugs and weapons into prisons are working up and down the country to “beat” the system, the governor of HMP Manchester has told Sky News. The Category A prison, formerly known as Strangeways, has previously been described as having “ceded” its airspace to illegal drone operators, who are using […]

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Starmer hails China reset a success – but not everyone is convinced

Keir Starmer describes himself as a “British pragmatist” who takes a “common sense” approach. When it comes to global affairs, and domestic ones too, he isn’t one to grandstand, he’d rather try to get things done. That has been the entire tenor of his three-day visit to China as the former human rights lawyer-turned prime

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Queen pays respect to longstanding friend Dame Jilly Cooper at memorial

The Queen was among a list of well-known faces who paid their respects to Dame Jilly Cooper at a memorial in London on Friday. The legendary author died unexpectedly in October at the age of 88 from injuries sustained from a fall. On Friday, stars from the film, sport and literary worlds turned out to

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Kidlington fly-tipping: Two men arrested over rubbish dumped in Oxfordshire field

Two men have been arrested in connection to the illegal dumping of thousands of tonnes of rubbish in Oxfordshire. Police officers working with the Environmental Agency (EA) arrested a 69-year-old in Andover and a 54-year-old in Slough on Thursday as part of an investigation into large-scale fly-tipping near Kidlington. The men have been arrested on

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Two officers to face court martial over handling of teenage soldier Jaysley Beck case

Two British Army officers are to face a court martial after being charged over the handling of a case of sexual assault on 19-year-old soldier Jaysley Beck. In 2021, Royal Artillery Gunner Beck took her own life in her barracks at Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire, after her allegations of sexual assault against a former sergeant were

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Trump endorses deal struck with Democrats to avert government shutdown

Donald Trump has endorsed a spending deal negotiated by US Senate Republicans and Democrats that would stave off a government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security. The move comes as the US reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. “Republicans and Democrats have come

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Postcode lottery means groundbreaking MND drug is a lifeline for some – but ‘mental torture’ for others

Eleanor Dalley didn’t think she’d live to see 50 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2019. There is no cure, and most people die within a few years as they lose their ability to move, eat, talk and breathe. But for Eleanor, there was a lifeline – a breakthrough drug that has

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