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• Fury as 'mindless' vandals smash giant Remembrance Day poppy in UK town

  07-11-2024 16:29 via express.co.uk
  
  The display in Eastleigh's local park was smashed by vandals at the weekend.
  
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• Three charged in connection with Liam Payne's death

  07-11-2024 23:21 via bbc.com
  
  One Direction star Payne, 31, died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
  
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• It's been the hardest year of my life, says Prince William

  07-11-2024 23:00 via bbc.com
  
  The Prince of Wales tells reporters his year has been "dreadful", following a difficult year for the royals.
  
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• FA investigates Premier League club boss over sex claims

  07-11-2024 22:22 via bbc.com
  
  The FA opens a safeguarding inquiry into a Premier League club boss, a year on from a BBC report.
  
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• Bat safety shed will cost £100m, says HS2 chairman

  07-11-2024 21:19 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Jon Thompson tells a conference there is "no evidence high-speed trains interfere with bats".
  
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• UK's first Chinese parliamentarian dies at 74

  07-11-2024 20:53 via bbc.com
  
  Alliance pays tribute to its "ground-breaking" and "trailblazing" former assembly member, Anna Lo.
  
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• Motorcyclist, 18, dies after police pursuit crash

  07-11-2024 20:40 via bbc.com
  
  An investigation is launched by the IOPC following the fatal crash on Harrogate Road.
  
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• Support for Ukraine 'iron-clad', PM tells Zelensky

  07-11-2024 20:28 via bbc.com
  
  The leaders met at a European summit in Hungary amid fears President-elect Trump might curb aid to Ukraine.
  
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• Buried boy's father describes 'conspiracy spiral'

  07-11-2024 19:25 via bbc.com
  
  Tai Yasharahyalah and his wife Naiyahmi are accused of causing or allowing the death of their son.
  
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• Church covered up 'abhorrent' abuse, report finds

  07-11-2024 19:22 via bbc.com
  
  John Smyth QC's abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up for years, a report concludes.
  
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• Interest rates cut but Bank hints fewer falls to come

  07-11-2024 19:09 via bbc.com
  
  Interest rates were cut to 4.75% but the Bank expects inflation to creep higher after last week's Budget.
  
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• Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified

  07-11-2024 18:34 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.
  
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• Watch: Colman's Blue Peter badge delight baffles co-star

  07-11-2024 18:13 via bbc.com
  
  The Oscar-winning actress appeared overwhelmed with joy when presenter Shini Muthukrishnan awarded her the badge.
  
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• Man freed after appealing against riots sentence

  07-11-2024 18:10 via bbc.com
  
  Dylan Willis, 18, had his 14 month sentence suspended for two years by Court of Appeal judges.
  
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• The £4 billion cost of combating invasive species in the UK each year

  07-11-2024 17:12 via express.co.uk
  
  Ministers must slash spiralling tree imports to reduce threats of diseases entering Britain, experts warn.
  
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• Ryanair sends advice to British tourists after apologising over 'repeated flight delays'

  07-11-2024 17:10 via express.co.uk
  
  All European airlines have been left affected due to the disruption.
  
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• Stepmum tied Sara Sharif up with tape, jury told

  07-11-2024 17:01 via bbc.com
  
  A father accused of killing Sara Sharif says his wife tied the child up with tape, a court hears.
  
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• American who fled UK after 70mph horror crash jailed after extradition

  07-11-2024 16:43 via express.co.uk
  
  Victim was told 'boy racer' Isaac Calderon was on a secret mission but lawyer insists he was not a serving member of the US military
  
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• Serial domestic abuser attended relationship course while his victim lay dying

  07-11-2024 16:38 via express.co.uk
  
  Monster was freed from jail and told attendance would reduce his chances of re-offending but went home to commit murder
  
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• UK's biggest and busiest airport has a huge terminal - but it's off-limits to fliers

  07-11-2024 16:12 via express.co.uk
  
  The terminal now remains empty, even though passenger numbers continue to skyrocket, a surreal reminder of the airport's past.
  
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• Simple soup 'is like medicine for the stomach' and costs pennies to make

  07-11-2024 16:00 via express.co.uk
  
  A cheap and easy vegetable soup recipe has been shared online, with one person saying it's 'like medicine for my stomach and they eat it 'night and day'.
  
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• WATCH: Horrific moment yobs pelt police with fireworks in terrifying rampage

  07-11-2024 15:31 via express.co.uk
  
  Police helicopter footage has revealed the extent of Bonfire Night disorder in the city.
  
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• Veterans outraged as pro-Palestine march threatens to 'ruin' Remembrance Day ceremony

  07-11-2024 15:12 via express.co.uk
  
  A former British army officer has criticised the decision to allow a pro-Palestine march to take place concurrently to Armistice Day events in Birmingham.
  
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• HS2 spends more than £100m of taxpayer cash on a SHED for bats

  07-11-2024 14:47 via express.co.uk
  
  Sir Jon Thompson said this is despite there being ‘no evidence that high-speed trains interfere with bats'.
  
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• How do UK interest rates affect me and my money?

  07-11-2024 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bank of England interest rates affect the mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions of people.
  
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• Nervous dad forgets bride as he walks down aisle

  07-11-2024 13:45 via bbc.com
  
  Neil Crossley, from Barnsley, says his mind was preoccupied with nerves about his wedding speech.
  
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• US election live: Trump prepares to choose top team as Harris tells supporters ‘do not despair’

  07-11-2024 08:52 via theguardian.com
  Trump says he will choose personnel who will make life ‘affordable, safe, and secure’ as Harris says: ‘this is not a time to throw up our hands’US election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerShare your reactions to Donald Trump’s seismic victoryRudy Giuliani will appear in a New York City courtroom on Thursday to explain to a federal judge why he hasn’t surrendered his valuables as part of a $148m defamation j
  
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• Middle East crisis live: Israel launches fresh strikes on Beirut; Netanyahu and Trump discuss ‘Iranian threat’

  07-11-2024 08:42 via theguardian.com
  Lebanese capital’s south hit after Israel orders evacuations; Israeli PM’s office says he and US president-elect ‘agreed to work together for Israel’s security’Here are some of the latest images from the southern suburbs of densely populated Beirut, showing damage from Israeli airstrikes.Overnight Israel’s military released the name of a soldier it said was killed on the northern front in IDF operations targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon. Continue reading...
  
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• German government collapses after Olaf Scholz sacks finance minister

  07-11-2024 08:39 via theguardian.com
  Unexpected move throws Europe’s largest economy into political disarray and is likely to lead to snap elections in MarchThe German government has collapsed after the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, unexpectedly sacked his finance minister, plunging Europe’s largest economy into political disarray.Christian Lindner was thrown out of the three-way coalition during a meeting of high-level government members on Wednesday evening, after months of bitter infighting that has contributed to the adm
  
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• Box Office Poison by Tim Robey review – Hollywood’s fascinating flops

  07-11-2024 08:30 via theguardian.com
  A hilarious account of film’s most stunning failures takes in hubris, stupidity and an assortment of disastrous animalsAt the corner of Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards once stood a monument to one of the greatest movie flops of all time. A 300ft-high plasterboard Babylon, with walls wide enough to shoot chariot races on, it was flanked by giant white elephants (oh the symbolism!). Intolerance (1916), a three-and-a-half-hour silent movie, performed so catastrophically at the box office that
  
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