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US diplomat's wife who killed teen biker in crash insists 'I'm a safe driver'
A US diplomat's wife who killed a teenage biker told police she is a "pretty safe driver", an inquest heard.Anne Sacoolas drove for a third of a mile
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Anger as record number of NHS doctors quit for Australia pay boost
GPs who move Down Under can earn an average of £171,000 a year with a Aussie recruitment blitz taking place highlighting the sunny beaches and better pay
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Guards to get taser guns as 'the prisons’ SAS' deployed to UK's 'lawless' jails
Specialist riot unit the National Tactical Response Group, dubbed the prisons’ SAS, was deployed the equivalent of more than twice a day last year, according to research by Labour – 40% more frequently than in 2022
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Gangs of watch muggers are using social media to flush out targets
DESIGNER watches worth a total of £1.5billion have been stolen or lost, it has been revealed.There are 100,000 logged on website Watch Register — w
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Big name retailers disappear from High Street leaving 500,000 jobs at risk
In 14 years of Conservative rule, 586 chains have plunged into administration, affecting 29,959 stores and 460,038 staff according to the experts at the Centre for Retail Research
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'Army brought my husband and I together -then it destroyed us and now he's dead'
Natalie was once incredibly proud of her and her late husband James' military life but she now believes the army did not do enough to help after he developed PTSD due to the horrors he saw during his service
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Gas explosion as primary school evacuated and woman, 70, seriously injured
A gas explosion near St Luke's primary school in Bury, Greater Manchester, has left a 70-year-old woman seriously injured with a house turned to rubble amid a mass evacuation
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Canterbury Cathedral slammed for £950 retreat that 'sounds like a spa weekend'
An advert promising exclusive access suggests there 'may be opportunities to interact' with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at Canterbury Cathedral
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Cleaner 'sacked for eating leftover sandwich left out in law firm's kitchen'
Single mum Gabriela Rodriguez was sacked from her £13 an hour job with Total Clean after eating a tuna sandwich left over from an event at Devonshires solicitors in London
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Drivers slam cash-strapped council for charging £50 to park outside own homes
A LABOUR council has waged war on motorists by hiking the cost of parking permits by more than 500 per cent.Residents living under the control of Kirk
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Retailer ridiculed for warning Valentine's Day cards could upset 'snowflakes'
A HIGH street retailer has been mocked for going “woke” — after warning its Valentine’s Day cards could trigger spurned lovers.Card Factory se
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'Crazy' British Army Fortnite recruitment drive cost £100k before being scrapped
A YouTube promo advertises an “exclusive” livestream on Fortnite - and features Army characters - in a bid to attract teenagers but it cost a huge £100,000
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Tata Steel boss slashing 2,800 UK steel jobs pocketed £700k pay rise last year
A top-earning boss at steel giant Tata is believed to have taken £1.6million in pay last year - even as the company plans to cut thousands of jobs at Port Talbot blast furnaces
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Woman, 27, dies falling out of a moving van as cops carry out probe
Leah Senior, 27, plunged from a white Ford Transit van travelling on a 40mph road in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday and police have confirmed an investigation is ongoing
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Youngest soldier to take part in Kabul evacuation found dead aged 20
Private Kieran Steven Heaney, who aided in the evacuation of thousands of Brits and Afghanis in August 2022 aged just 18, was found dead in his room at Chester barracks
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Migrants outnumbered two to one by guards on deportation flights
Guards hired by outsourcing firm Mitie outnumbered migrants two to one on flights deporting migrants and foreign offenders, with the Government spending more than £3million removing them from the UK
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Rishi Sunak under fire for giving knighthood to Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin
Labour the Liberal Democrats have joined with the TUC in slamming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for giving knighthoods to controversial pub magnate Tim Martin and ex-RBS boss Stephen Hester
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Tax avoidance firm linked to Michelle Mone’s husband winding up after fine
As Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman face further scrutiny over their links to PPE Medpro, a tax avoidance firm linked to Barrowman is being wound up after it was hit by an HMRC fine
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UK's 'most expensive' Christmas market robbed us - we paid £13 for fudge
THE UK'S "most expensive" Christmas market has been accused of trying to "rob" people - with £20 only getting a few "measly" pieces of fudge rather t
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Range Rover owners struggling to get car insurance as thefts soar
Soaring thefts mean firms are declining to cover the SUVs – nicknamed Chelsea tractors – in some areas. New Range Rovers cost from £34,000 to more than £170,000
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Meghan Markle to 'reinvent damaged brand' after being spotted with fashion guru
Meghan Markle was seen schmoozing with top fashion guru Jamie Mizrahi at a Las Vegas as the Duchess of Sussex is set to reinvent her damaged brand in the wake of several controversies
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Alfie Lewis' parents come face-to-face with teen accused of murdering him
Alfie Lewis, 15, was stabbed to death outside St Margaret’s Primary School in Horsforth, Leeds, on Tuesday afternoon - his family described him as having a 'heart of gold'
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Suella Braverman fails in bid to deport rapist who is ‘danger to the community’
After being jailed for five years and placed on the sex offender's register, the Upper Tribunal court allowed the now-freed man's appeal to remain in the UK on human rights grounds
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Health warning over supermarket calorie-loaded Christmas sandwiches
Many of the sarnies take a big bite out of an adult’s daily ­recommended allowance of 2,000 calories, 70g of total fat and 20g of saturates, 90g of sugar and 6g of salt
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Nightmare of selling on Elm Street as properties go for 67% less than average
Those living on Elm Street, Huddersfield found properties sold for 67% less than their neighbours, thanks to the famous 1984 horror film Nightmare on Elm Street