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• Myles Lewis-Skelly: Arsenal full-back stars on England debut with goal against Albania - BBC

  21-03-2025 23:58 via news.google.com
  Myles Lewis-Skelly: Arsenal full-back stars on England debut with goal against Albania  BBCRice: I was mocked for saying Lewis-Skelly can be England's left-back  Evening StandardThomas Tuchel has ‘fallen in love’ with ‘fearless’ England star after record-breaking debut  The IndependentMyles Lewis-Skelly eager to repay faith as he joins first England training camp  The GuardianMyles Lewis-Skelly has England teammates in stitches over
  
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• Israel says it has killed Hamas military intelligence chief Osama Tabash - as forces told to push further into Gaza - Sky News

  21-03-2025 23:49 via news.google.com
  Israel says it has killed Hamas military intelligence chief Osama Tabash - as forces told to push further into Gaza  Sky NewsWhy don’t we hear more about Israel’s stunning blow against Hamas’s fascists?  The SpectatorIsraeli military kills Hamas official in Gaza, Katz instructs IDF to seize parts of Gaza  The Jerusalem PostIDF eliminates senior Hamas, Islamic Jihad operatives as Gaza fighting escalates  YnetnewsTwo French nationals 'serio
  
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• Columbia University cedes to Donald Trump’s demands with series of reforms - Financial Times

  21-03-2025 23:47 via news.google.com
  Columbia University cedes to Donald Trump’s demands with series of reforms  Financial TimesDecades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million. Note That Number.  The New York TimesColumbia agrees to Trump demands in effort to get back federal funding  POLITICO
  
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• Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon

  21-03-2025 23:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Promise was central plank to space agency’s Artemis program, which is scheduled to return humans to the lunar surface in 2027Nasa has dropped its longstanding public commitment to land the first woman and person of color on the moon, in response to Donald Trump’s directives to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices at federal agencies.The promise was a central plank of the space agency’s Artemis program, which is scheduled to return humans to the lunar surfac
  
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• Woman charged with drowning pet dog in Florida airport bathroom

  21-03-2025 23:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Alison Lawrence allegedly killed her miniature schnauzer after being told the pet could not fly with her to ColombiaA woman who was told she could not bring her dog aboard her international flight drowned the animal in the bathroom of a Florida airport, according to authorities.Alison Lawrence, 57, of Kenner, Louisiana, faces a felony charge for what police described as the “cruel and unnecessary death” of her white miniature schnauzer, Tywinn. Continue reading...
  
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• Heathrow airport closed: What we know so far - BBC.com

  21-03-2025 23:05 via news.google.com
  Heathrow airport closed: What we know so far  BBC.comPassengers to face more delays as Heathrow aims to return to normal operation  The IndependentHeathrow Airport reopens for some flights after fire led to 'unprecedented' shutdown  Sky NewsHeathrow Airport: A timeline of the disruption and what happened  BBCBritish Airways Expects Around 85% of Heathrow Schedule to Run Saturday  Bloomberg
  
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• Hamilton stuns in China as Verstappen makes Red Bull complaint – RacingNews365 Review - Racingnews365.com

  21-03-2025 22:30 via news.google.com
  Hamilton stuns in China as Verstappen makes Red Bull complaint – RacingNews365 Review  Racingnews365.comLewis Hamilton 'gobsmacked' by Ferrari speed in China  BBC.comFRIDAY DEBRIEF: What next after Hamilton’s surprise pole?  Formula 1Hamilton's unexpected pole only adds to Ferrari's F1 pace mystery  The RaceChinese GP: Lewis Hamilton takes shock first Sprint Qualifying pole for Ferrari with Lando Norris only sixth  Sky Sports
  
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• Miami Open 2025 results: Emma Raducanu beats Emma Navarro in remarkable contest - BBC

  21-03-2025 22:25 via news.google.com
  Miami Open 2025 results: Emma Raducanu beats Emma Navarro in remarkable contest  BBCClarisse Aussert Players & Rankings - Tennis.com  Tennis MagazineRaducanu races into Miami Round 2; Canadian teenager Mboko upsets Osorio  WTA TennisEmma Raducanu finds ‘third wind’ to overcome Navarro in Miami Open epic  The GuardianEmma Raducanu: Former US Open champion stuns Emma Navarro at Miami Open  Sky Sports
  
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• Denmark and Finland urge caution for US-bound transgender people

  21-03-2025 21:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Travel advice updated amid reports of ordeals at US border after Trump said country would only recognise two gendersDenmark and Finland have updated their US travel advice for transgender people, joining the handful of European countries that have sought to caution US-bound travellers in recent weeks as reports emerge of ordeals at the American border.Denmark said this week it had begun advising transgender travellers to contact the US embassy in Copenhagen before departure to ensure there would
  
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• Heathrow airport closed : What we know so far

  21-03-2025 21:08 via bbc.com
  
  Flights around the world are facing disruption after a fire at a nearby substation caused a power outage at the airport.
  
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• Trump makes rare admission of Musk’s conflicts of interest after Pentagon visit

  21-03-2025 20:51 via theguardian.com
  
  President says plans for potential war with China would not be shared with billionaire due to his business interestsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said on Friday that plans for possible war with China should not be shared with Elon Musk because of his business interests, a rare admission that the billionaire faces conflicts of interests in his role as a senior adviser to the US president.Trump rejected reports that Musk would be briefed on how the United States would fight a
  
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• I wrote Adolescence. I won’t give my son a smartphone till he’s 14 - The Times

  21-03-2025 20:45 via news.google.com
  I wrote Adolescence. I won’t give my son a smartphone till he’s 14  The TimesAdolescence writer calls for 'radical action' not role models  BBCKeir Starmer praised Adolescence. Now he needs to show he’s learned from it | Gaby Hinsliff  The GuardianNetflix drama Adolescence shines light on 'growing problem' - PM  BBC.comThe true villain of Netflix’s Adolescence  The Spectator
  
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• Sheep, cattle and sequins: the enigmatic New Zealand farmer behind a famed 1970s fashion collection

  21-03-2025 20:30 via theguardian.com
  
  A new book celebrates the life of Otago farmer and fashion collector Eden Hore, providing a unique snapshot of New Zealand in the 1970s and 80sIn the 1970s, farmer and war veteran Eden Hore raised the eyebrows of his neighbours when he began collecting what he described as “high and exotic fashion”. Shimmering sequins, delicate tulle and frothy chiffon were not what one expected to find on a sheep and cattle farm.“I’ve always been a bit different. A bachelor with all thes
  
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• Comedian Katherine Ryan reveals second skin cancer diagnosis - The Guardian

  21-03-2025 20:13 via news.google.com
  Comedian Katherine Ryan reveals second skin cancer diagnosis  The GuardianComic Ryan diagnosed with skin cancer for second time  BBCI didn’t trust NHS to diagnose my cancer, says Katherine Ryan  The TelegraphKatherine Ryan opens up about new cancer battle after shocking misdiagnosis  Evening StandardKatherine Ryan diagnosed with cancer for the second time  The Independent
  
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• Heathrow chaos proves 'threat picture deteriorating rapidly’ in ‘vulnerable’ UK

  21-03-2025 20:03 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Tobias Ellwood believes that whatever the cause of the fire, it needs to serve as a wake-up call about the fragility of the nation's critical infrastructure.
  
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• Food firm HECK! gives canine comfort to workers' pets

  21-03-2025 20:02 via express.co.uk
  
  Britain's largest independent sausage supplier is creating a canine liaison officer role to help improve the welfare of staff pets
  
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• Trump’s assault on the rule of law: ‘the speed and intent is remarkable’ - Financial Times

  21-03-2025 20:00 via news.google.com
  Trump’s assault on the rule of law: ‘the speed and intent is remarkable’  Financial TimesThe judges Trump scorns should stand their ground  The EconomistIf Trump Defies the Courts, Here’s What a Judge Can Do  POLITICOTrump is itching for a major battle with the courts — but it’s a dangerous game  The Independent
  
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• Comedian Katherine Ryan reveals second skin cancer diagnosis

  21-03-2025 19:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Standup, 41, says she was initially given all-clear by private doctor after raising concerns about a moleThe comedian Katherine Ryan has received a second skin cancer diagnosis after raising concerns about a mole on her arm.Ryan attended a private clinic where a doctor who also works for the NHS dismissed her concerns about melanoma and gave her the all-clear, but she went back and a test revealed the mole was cancerous. Continue reading...
  
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• Man arrested after explosive chemicals found

  21-03-2025 19:49 via bbc.com
  
  Sussex Police declare a major incident after evacuating residents on part of St Leonards seafront.
  
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• Jamie Laing's Comic Relief challenge raises more than £2m

  21-03-2025 19:43 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC Radio 1 presenter ran 150 miles for Comic Relief, crossing the finish line in Salford.
  
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• Murder probe launched after death of woman in Clacton, man arrested - Clacton and Frinton Gazette

  21-03-2025 19:38 via news.google.com
  Murder probe launched after death of woman in Clacton, man arrested  Clacton and Frinton GazetteMurder arrest after woman in her 40s dies in Clacton  Sky NewsMan arrested on suspicion of murder after death of woman in Clacton  The IndependentMurder investigation launched after woman dies in Clacton  Essex PolicePolice launch murder investigation after death of woman in Clacton  Clacton and Frinton Gazette
  
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• Jamie Laing has taken on five days of ultra marathons for Comic Relief - The Independent

  21-03-2025 19:37 via news.google.com
  Jamie Laing has taken on five days of ultra marathons for Comic Relief  The IndependentComic Relief: Red Nose Day celebrates 40 years  BBCJamie Laing forced to pull out of Lorraine as he faces 'setbacks' towards the end of Ultra Marathon  OK! magazineJamie Laing Comic Relief route through Derbyshire as Radio 1 presenter heads to Matlock  Derbyshire LiveJamie Laing completes epic five-day ultra marathon challenge for Comic Relief  AOL
  
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• Double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86

  21-03-2025 19:32 via bbc.com
  
  Counter-terrorism police are assisting the coroner, but his death is not being treated as suspicious.
  
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• Noel Clarke sent ‘full frontal’ photos of woman without consent, court hears

  21-03-2025 19:28 via theguardian.com
  Davie Fairbanks says he received intimate images from former Doctor Who star of woman he had sex withNoel Clarke secretly sent a friend “full frontal” naked photographs of a woman he had sex with after they met when she was doing work experience on a film set, the high court has heard.Davie Fairbanks, who was the best man at the former Doctor Who star’s wedding but later fell out with him, claimed in a witness statement that he had received the photographs of the woman, named a
  
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• Reeves to raise spectre of Liz Truss to persuade Labour MPs to accept cuts | Spring statement 2025 - The Guardian

  21-03-2025 19:22 via news.google.com
  Reeves to raise spectre of Liz Truss to persuade Labour MPs to accept cuts | Spring statement 2025  The GuardianThe Spring Statement will be bad but the true state of public finances is even worse  The TelegraphUK government borrowing and spending defies expectations, adding to tax rise or spending cut pressure  Sky NewsRachel Reeves’ cuts to total over £10bn in bid to restore UK finances  Financial TimesIt’s time for Rachel Reeves to sto
  
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• Expert reveals exact date you should turn your heating off this spring

  21-03-2025 19:19 via express.co.uk
  
  Brits will be keen to turn off their heating to keep their bills down
  
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• Pip cuts will ruin disabled people’s lives. This is Labour’s poll tax moment | Letters

  21-03-2025 19:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers share their sadness and frustration at the government’s plan to cut benefits including personal independence paymentThere is no doubt that the disability benefits system is broken – but not in the ways the government suggests (Editorial, 18 March). The current system is hostile, inefficient and difficult to navigate – often worsening the physical and mental health of claimants, through energy-depleting assessment and appeal processes, gaslighting and having to fight to
  
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• A ‘back to work’ approach to mental illness is no panacea | Letters

  21-03-2025 19:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers respond to the health secretary’s announcement that too many peopleare being ‘written off’ with a diagnosisSuccessive governments refuse to acknowledge that mental illness overwhelmingly affects people from a lower socioeconomic class (Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions, 16 March). There’s a reason that the prescribing of antidepressants is so much higher in areas where poverty is prevalent.I’m a mental health nurse in a s
  
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• Counter-terror police investigating Heathrow fire

  21-03-2025 19:00 via bbc.com
  
  The Met says there is "currently no indication of foul play" but officers are keeping an open mind.
  
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• Boy, 14, guilty of taking part in Leeds disorder

  21-03-2025 18:57 via bbc.com
  
  The teenager, who cannot be named, had claimed he was at home during the disturbances last July.
  
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• Netanyahu disputes court order freezing decision to fire Shin Bet chief - The Guardian

  21-03-2025 18:51 via news.google.com
  Netanyahu disputes court order freezing decision to fire Shin Bet chief  The GuardianWho is Ronen Bar, the sacked chief of Israel’s Shin Bet security service?  The GuardianFor Israel, everything will not be okay  The Times of IsraelIsraeli PM tries to sack Shin Bet chief amid hostage protests - but top court blocks move  Sky NewsIsraeli cabinet sacks head of Shin Bet intelligence agency  Financial Times
  
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• Israel to ‘seize more ground’ and warns Hamas it will annex parts of Gaza

  21-03-2025 18:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Defence minister issues threat as IDF intensifies offensive with ‘non-stop’ overnight attacks across territoryIsrael’s defence minister said he had instructed the military to “seize more ground” in Gaza and threatened to annex part of the territory unless Hamas released 59 Israeli hostages still held in the devastated territory.Israel Katz’s warning on Friday came as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intensified the new offensive launched on Tuesday, when a wave
  
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• The Guardian view on Trump and Ukraine: Putin has shown he does not want peace | Editorial

  21-03-2025 18:50 via theguardian.com
  
  The Russian president is the impediment to US proposals for a ceasefire. But Europe knows that this administration is unlikely to act accordinglyAs attention focused on diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine this week, the UN human rights office published a powerful reminder of its horrors. A new report on children’s lives since the Russian invasion was prefaced with a nursery director’s description of their response to shelling: “Some children fall to their knees –
  
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• The Guardian view on climate fiction: no longer the stuff of sci-fi | Editorial

  21-03-2025 18:50 via theguardian.com
  
  A new prize recognises the power of storytelling to address the biggest issue of our timeNo novelist should ignore the climate emergency, Paul Murray, author of the bestselling novel The Bee Sting, told the Observer last year: “It is the unavoidable background for being alive in the 21st century.” In recognition of the vital role of literature in responding to the Anthropocene moment, this week the inaugural shortlist was announced for the Climate Fiction prize.The five novels includ
  
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• Turkey's CHP party urges peaceful protests after Istanbul mayor's arrest despite ban - Euronews

  21-03-2025 18:38 via news.google.com
  Turkey's CHP party urges peaceful protests after Istanbul mayor's arrest despite ban  EuronewsThousands join march in Turkiye’s Istanbul to protest mayor’s arrest  Al Jazeera EnglishA turning point for Turkey’s democracy  POLITICO EuropeTurkey: a favourable international climate is spurring Erdoğan’s crackdown on democracy  The Conversation IndonesiaTens of thousands protest in Turkey against arrest of Erdoğan rival &
  
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• The most peaceful way to die, according to science... and it's NOT in your sleep - Daily Mail

  21-03-2025 18:26 via news.google.com
  The most peaceful way to die, according to science... and it's NOT in your sleep  Daily Mail
  
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• Trump is abandoning democracy and freedom. That creates an opening for Europe – and Britain | Jonathan Freedland

  21-03-2025 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Whether it’s sweeping up disgruntled US scientists or rejoining the EU, a bold Starmer must capitalise on Trump’s extremismThanks to Donald Trump, a vacancy is opening up in the international jobs market. For decades, if not centuries, and always imperfectly, the US offered itself to the world as the guarantor of democracy and the land of the free. Now that it’s pivoting away from that job description, there’s an opportunity for someone else to step in.The evidence that t
  
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• Drivers warned new vulture speed cameras can tell if you're not wearing seatbelt

  21-03-2025 18:21 via express.co.uk
  
  A car repair finance expert has warned drivers that these new AI-powered cameras being trialled by police forces allow authorities to spot far more than they did before.
  
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• Baby Callum's mother killed infant in midst of depression - BBC.com

  21-03-2025 18:17 via news.google.com
  Baby Callum's mother killed infant in midst of depression  BBC.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Octopus jumps shark and goes for a ride on its back

  21-03-2025 18:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Researchers spot orange Maori octopus clinging to back of large shark off coast of New Zealand in December 2023Footage of an octopus riding a shark has stunned scientists – and delighted marine animal enthusiasts.Researchers spotted the orange Maori octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf off the northern coast of New Zealand in December 2023. The University of Auckland research team was searching the ocean for feeding frenzies at the time. Continue
  
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• Anthropic appears to be using Brave to power web search for its Claude chatbot - TechCrunch

  21-03-2025 18:07 via news.google.com
  Anthropic appears to be using Brave to power web search for its Claude chatbot  TechCrunchClaude can now search the web  AnthropicThe ultimate AI search face-off - I pitted Claude's new search tool against ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, and Gemini, the results might surprise you  TechRadarAnthropic just gave Claude a superpower: real-time web search. Here's why it changes everything  VentureBeatClaude 3.7 Sonnet AI now supports web search, but only for paid u
  
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• Fire crews battle dozens of blazes as farmer scared

  21-03-2025 18:05 via bbc.com
  
  Firefighters have been dealing with grass fires across the country.
  
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• Gen Z 'can't fathom' fighting for UK if WW3 happens as 'national pride sinks'

  21-03-2025 18:04 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Younger people think the Government hasn't done enough for them so they can't imagine laying down their lives for it
  
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• ASDA cuts price of 1,500 products in 'war' with major UK supermarkets

  21-03-2025 17:56 via express.co.uk
  
  The supermarket hopes to slash 90% of its range over the next 18 months
  
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• Scotland fans stuck in Greece 'staying for a party' as Heathrow flights disrupted

  21-03-2025 17:41 via bbc.com
  
  Flights from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness to and from Heathrow have been grounded because of a substation fire.
  
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• Homeowners on alert for telltale signs in your carpet of nasty pests

  21-03-2025 17:06 via express.co.uk
  
  Spring pests are on the rise, check your carpets now to stop infestations before they start.
  
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• ‘More are published than could ever succeed’: are there too many books?

  21-03-2025 17:05 via theguardian.com
  
  While some say the rise of the self-publishing model is damaging the industry, others feel it gives authors a fairer dealThe complaint that there are too many books is not a new one. “My son, be warned by them: of making many books there is no end,” reads one line in Ecclesiastes, written at least 2,000 years before the invention of the printing press.Now the bestselling author Bill Bryson has added his voice to the millennia-old chorus. There are 200,000 books published annually in
  
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• Sightings of escaped prisoner after van getaway

  21-03-2025 17:01 via bbc.com
  
  Jamie Cooper has been on the run since leaping from a prison van on the M55 inPreston on Wednesday.
  
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• Birmingham is quickly transforming into a third world city - The Telegraph

  21-03-2025 16:53 via news.google.com
  Birmingham is quickly transforming into a third world city  The Telegraph'You can smell the stench': Birmingham bin strikes cause chaos  BBCRubbish, rats and frayed tempers as bin strike brings chaos to Birmingham  The GuardianBirmingham bin agency workers fired for talking to picketers join strikes  Unite the unionResidents swarm refuse lorry in Birmingham as bin strike bites  BBC.com
  
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• Child left profoundly disabled after serious assault, court told

  21-03-2025 16:35 via bbc.com
  
  Christopher and Amanda Fulton will be sentenced next month after a young child was left with life-limiting injuries.
  
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