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UK wildlife to replace historical figures like Churchill and Shakespeare on banknotes

Historical figures like William Shakespeare and Sir Winston Churchill will be replaced by images of British wildlife on the next series of Bank of England banknotes. The public will be given the chance to choose which aspects of nature will appear on the notes to “showcase the UK’s rich and varied wildlife”. It marks a […]

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Judges uphold decision to drop terrorism case against Kneecap member

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Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh will not face a new terror trial after judges at the High Court rejected a Crown Prosecution Service appeal against the decision to throw out the case. The rapper, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged in May 2025 with the alleged display of a flag

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British couple drown at popular Australian beach

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A British married couple have drowned at a popular beach on the New South Wales coast in Australia. They ran into difficulty while swimming at Shellharbour Beach, about 70 miles (114km) south of Sydney, shortly after 11am (local time) on Wednesday. The 66-year-old man and 64-year-old woman were pulled from the water by members of

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Man accused of murdering Soham killer Ian Huntley appears in court

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A man charged with murdering Soham child killer Ian Huntley has appeared in court. Anthony Russell, 43, is accused of murdering 52-year-old Huntley at HMP Frankland, near Durham. He appeared before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday via videolink. Ian Huntley. File pic: PA Image: Ian Huntley. File pic: PA Wearing a grey sweatshirt while

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British theatre is beating Broadway – but still has one massive problem

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Theatre is enjoying a renaissance across the UK, welcoming more people to live events than ever before, but over a third of organisations say they still expect to operate at a deficit this year. A new report by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) & UK Theatre shows record audiences in 2025, with over 37

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Labour MP says her rape case took 1,088 days to reach court

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Labour MP Charlotte Nichols has told the House of Commons that it took 1,088 days after she was raped for her case to reach court. During a debate on the Courts and Tribunals Bill, she said that she was raped at an event she attended as an MP. While she has previously spoken about the

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Abstentions spell trouble ahead on juries

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Majorities of over 100 sound pretty healthy. But those numbers do not tell the whole story. There was an ominous warning for the government in the voting figures on its controversial jury trial reforms. The numbers revealed that in the two votes, 93 Labour MPs failed to support the government in the first vote and

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Jury trial changes survive Labour rebellion to clear first Commons hurdle

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Legislation to restrict jury trials for all but the most serious cases has passed its first major Commons hurdle – despite a rebellion by some Labour MPs. The Courts and Tribunals Bill passed its first vote by 304 votes to 203, a majority of 101. Ten Labour MPs voted against the plans, while 90 didn’t

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How AI can identify breast cancer ‘better’ than a doctor but there’s a catch

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Google’s AI can identify breast cancer better than a human doctor, and potentially save the stretched NHS a huge amount of time and effort, a new study shows. If at this point you’re wondering why it isn’t being adopted immediately, well, if you read between the lines, the study shows that too. It’s a tale

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Mother speaks out after son fell to his death in high-rise railing incident

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The mother of a 23-year-old who fell five floors to his death when the railing he leaned on came away has warned that the same thing “could’ve happened to anybody”. Joshua Robbins fell from the communal landing outside his father’s flat in Newton Street, London, after going to see if the pizza they ordered had

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