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Tributes paid to two young ‘best friends’ found dead in Eryri mountain range

Tributes have been paid to two young hikers found dead in the Eryri mountain range (Snowdonia). Jayden Long, 19, and Eddie Hill, 20, from Norfolk, were found dead on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) on Thursday after concerns over their welfare were raised with the police on Wednesday, prompting an extensive search in winter conditions. Their families […]

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Mainstream schools to receive extra funding for SEND pupils as part of £4bn package

Mainstream schools will receive direct funding to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as part of a £4bn package to make the system more inclusive. Targeted interventions such as small-group language work will receive funding, and there will be help for staff to introduce adaptive teaching styles, as part of a major

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British rising star Robert Aramayo beats Timothee Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio to acting BAFTA – as One Battle After Another named best film

British film newcomer Robert Aramayo has been named best actor at the BAFTAs – beating favourite Timothee Chalamet and other A-listers including Leonardo DiCaprio to win the prize. Aramayo won the award for his performance in I Swear, which tells the real-life story of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson, while Irish actress Jessie Buckley was named

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The pressure is building on government to reform student loan repayments

It’s a debate that’s gaining momentum, and ministers could score some political points among millions of graduates in England if they choose to reform the student loans system. According to one Labour MP, it’s “the next welfare waiting to happen”, implying the government could have another rebellion on its hands if it doesn’t act quickly.

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Three dead and four others injured in crash, says Police Service of Northern Ireland

Three people have died and four others were injured in a three-car crash in Co Tyrone. The collision happened in the Armagh Road area of Moy at around 10.20pm on Saturday, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said. A 23-year-old woman and two men, aged 31 and 48, died at the scene. Four other

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Prince William pays tribute to TikToker army medic following her death aged 25

Prince William has told of his “immense sadness” at the death of an army medic who had become a TikTok star. Corporal Lucy Wilde, 25, who documented her fitness routines and daily life on the social media platform, was reportedly found dead at her barracks in Warminster, Wiltshire, on 5 February. The Prince of Wales,

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Call for ‘treason’ probe into Andrew’s Epstein links – as searches at ex-duke’s former home continue

Searches of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home are expected to continue on Monday – as a Conservative former security minister called for a “treason” probe into Andrew’s links to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Tom Tugendhat has suggested a parliamentary probe into Andrew and Peter Mandelson’s links to Epstein, telling The Sun on Sunday: “This goes beyond

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Inaccurate evidence from AI tool led to police pursuing ban on Israeli football fans, MPs find

Microsoft’s Copilot AI tool led to more inaccurate evidence being used by West Midlands Police (WMP) to pursue a ban on Israeli football fans, MPs have uncovered. The revelation comes in a Commons select committee report into the controversial decision to exclude Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from a Europa League match at Aston Villa in

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Man, 20, stabbed to death at Northampton skate park named

A 20-year-old man who was stabbed to death at a skate park has been named. Mason Miller died and a 17-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries following the stabbing in Northampton on Wednesday afternoon. The boy remains in hospital and a murder investigation has been launched into Mr Miller’s death. Police were called to the skate

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