A teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at a school near Norwich. Police were called to Thorpe St Andrew School on Laundry Lane at 10.24am on Wednesday following reports that a teenage girl had been stabbed. Pupils were put into lockdown in their classrooms after the incident. The victim was […]
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The government has been called on by an influential committee of MPs to quash convictions obtained with data from the Post Office’s Capture software, the predecessor to the faulty Horizon IT programme. As well as creating “urgent” legislation to have these earlier convictions quashed, a new report from the Business and Trade Committee (BTC) also
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Lab-grown foie gras and chicken are being tested by scientists to ensure they are safe for humans to eat, and could hit British restaurants and dinner tables in the next five years. It is the closest any such “cultivated meat” product has yet come to approval for human consumption in the UK, the Food Standards
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The UK is considering possible options to help defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, the defence secretary has said. John Healey also signalled that British forces needed to be ready in coordination with allies to evacuate UK nationals from the Middle East if the US and Israeli war with Iran worsens.
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Thirty years after the Dunblane school massacre, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has said the tragedy “haunts many of us still to this day”. On 13 March 1996, Thomas Hamilton shot dead 16 children and their teacher at Dunblane Primary School in central Scotland, before shooting himself. Mr Alexander said he has “deep admiration” for parents
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Across the country last week, hundreds of criminals woke to the sound of their front doors splintering. A metal battering ram known as “the big red key” was the first thing to enter their premises, followed by the scream of “Police!”, and officers with helmets and shields. This was a punch into the organised distribution
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A man has been charged with the murder of a court bailiff while he was at work. Former police officer Jeff Blair, 55, died after being assaulted in Shildon, County Durham, at around 1pm on Tuesday. Police cordon in Shildon, County Durham, following a suspected fatal assault on court bailiff Jeff Blair. Pic: PA Image:
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Two Ukrainian men who ran a “premium bespoke taxi service” smuggling migrants across the channel in a yacht have been jailed. Vladyslav Cherniavskyi, 38, was jailed for six years and Oleksandr Yavtushenko, 43, for five having previously pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court to three charges of assisting unlawful immigration. The pair were arrested after
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A former police special constable has been jailed for 24 years after being found guilty of a series of sex offences including the rape of a child. James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, assaulted the victim multiple times when she was between the ages of 12 and 18. Samuels was
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The Princess of Wales showed off her barista skills during a visit to London Borough Market – but her husband was not as impressed. Huge crowds formed on Thursday to catch a glimpse of the pair – who even pitched in by serving customers. Kate made husband William a coffee – only for him to
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