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Two of the women in this birthday photo are now dead, the rest displaced - how life changed in a year
Dunya is holding a photo. Seven smiling faces look back at her, a snapshot of the lives of friends who worked and socialised with each other.
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After Sue Gray's departure, Sir Keir Starmer and his team have a serious stabilisation job to do
You might not know who the people are, or what they do behind the big black door of Number 10, but what just happened in the bowels of Downing Street is a big moment.
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Sheffield Wednesday football club defend emergency response time after West Brom fan's death
Sheffield Wednesday football club have defended the emergency response time following the death of an away fan.
Showbiz
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Johnnie Walker: Radio 2 DJ quitting his BBC shows
Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker has said in a "very sad announcement" that he is quitting both of his BBC music programmes because of ill health.
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Disfigured actor Adam Pearson hoping A Different Man changes how people see him and his condition
Actor Adam Pearson, who has a disfiguring facial condition, wants to help others learn about such differences as he plays a man with the same illness in his latest film.
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Keanu Reeves, who starred in Speed and The Matrix, spins off the track on professional racing debut in Indianapolis
Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves spun off the track as he made his professional motor racing debut at a famous US circuit.
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Donald Glover cancels UK and Ireland dates for Childish Gambino tour
Donald Glover has cancelled the remainder of his Childish Gambino tour due to a health issue.
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Cable Street: Musical tells story of rise of fascism that is relevant today
Cable Street tells the story of migrant communities rallying to stop fascists marching through the streets of London - for the show's creators the themes are just as relevant today.
UK News
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Sue Gray resigns as Downing Street chief of staff
Sue Gray has resigned from her position as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Number 10 has announced.
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After Sue Gray's departure, Sir Keir Starmer and his team have a serious stabilisation job to do
You might not know who the people are, or what they do behind the big black door of Number 10, but what just happened in the bowels of Downing Street is a big moment.
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Sheffield Wednesday football club defend emergency response time after West Brom fan's death
Sheffield Wednesday football club have defended the emergency response time following the death of an away fan.
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Do you know these people? Police appeal for help identifying people at Middle East protests
The Metropolitan Police have asked for the public's help in identifying several people at yesterday's Middle East protests in central London.
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Cumbria: Parents of boy, 8, killed in farm shooting 'heartbroken' by death of 'perfect little boy'
The parents of an eight-year-old boy who was shot dead on a farm in Cumbria have said they are "heartbroken at the passing of our perfect little boy".
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Johnnie Walker: Radio 2 DJ quitting his BBC shows
Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker has said in a "very sad announcement" that he is quitting both of his BBC music programmes because of ill health.
World News
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Two of the women in this birthday photo are now dead, the rest displaced - how life changed in a year
Dunya is holding a photo. Seven smiling faces look back at her, a snapshot of the lives of friends who worked and socialised with each other.
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On the ground in Beirut - a 'city under siege': The sound of the bombings is terrifying and there is no end in sight
Enormous explosions and thundering claps of sound reverberated around the Lebanese capital overnight, in what was probably the most violent night yet. They continued into the early hours.
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Mass of Israeli tanks appeared near Lebanon border earlier in the week - but were gone the next day
The mass of Israeli tanks and armoured personnel carriers was impossible to hide.
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'Like the end of the world': Israelis still haunted by 7 October Hamas attacks one year on
It was just after 6.30am when the first shots were fired.
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Boy, two, 'trampled to death' as four migrants die while attempting to cross Channel
A two-year-old boy was "trampled to death" as he and three adults lost their lives while attempting to cross the English Channel on Saturday, French authorities have said.
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Woman arrested in Canada after three people killed in three consecutive days
A woman has been arrested in Canada after three people were killed in three consecutive days.
Politics
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Sue Gray resigns as Downing Street chief of staff
Sue Gray has resigned from her position as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Number 10 has announced.
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After Sue Gray's departure, Sir Keir Starmer and his team have a serious stabilisation job to do
You might not know who the people are, or what they do behind the big black door of Number 10, but what just happened in the bowels of Downing Street is a big moment.
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New donations guidance is because expectations for Labour 'much higher' than Tories, says minister
The government is bringing in guidance around donations because the public's expectations are "so much higher" for Labour than for the Tories, a minister has said.
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Adam Boulton: Pressure on Starmer to pick a cabinet secretary to guide him after bad start
Sir Keir Starmer's government has not yet been in place for 100 days. By all accounts, things are not going well.
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Budget 2024: How fiscal rules are impeding long-term investments - and what Rachel Reeves can do about it
Before we get onto the budget and what Rachel Reeves might do to fiddle her fiscal rules and give herself a little more room to spend, I want you to ponder, for a moment, a recent report from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
Weird News
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Bin lorries, ambulances and a hearse among vehicles stolen in the UK in 2023
Ambulances, bin lorries, road sweepers and even a hearse were among more than 100,000 vehicles stolen in the UK in 2023, according to newly released figures.
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Preston striker Milutin Osmajic gets eight-match ban and £15,000 fine for biting Blackburn defender Owen Beck
Preston striker Milutin Osmajic has been given an eight-match ban and has been fined £15,000 for biting Blackburn defender Owen Beck.
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French treasure hunt to find golden owl comes to an end as prize 'unearthed'
A 31-year-long treasure hunt for a golden owl has come to an end this week after the clues were finally solved.
Tech News
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Loyalty testers will now catch out your cheating boyfriend - for a fee
"I went on Facebook to see if he would go the extent of meeting up with me. He did... but I never went."
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UK risks losing AI leadership without data strategy, government warned
The UK needs a strategy to meet growing demand for data centres or risk losing its advantage in the race to develop artificial intelligence (AI), one of the sector's largest players has told Sky News.
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Dental benefits of adding fluoride to water may have declined, study finds
Using fluoride in drinking water to improve dental health may be less effective now than it was in the past, according to a new major review.
Videos
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Two of the women in this birthday photo are now dead, the rest displaced - how life changed in a year
Dunya is holding a photo. Seven smiling faces look back at her, a snapshot of the lives of friends who worked and socialised with each other.
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Budget 2024: How fiscal rules are impeding long-term investments - and what Rachel Reeves can do about it
Before we get onto the budget and what Rachel Reeves might do to fiddle her fiscal rules and give herself a little more room to spend, I want you to ponder, for a moment, a recent report from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
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Disfigured actor Adam Pearson hoping A Different Man changes how people see him and his condition
Actor Adam Pearson, who has a disfiguring facial condition, wants to help others learn about such differences as he plays a man with the same illness in his latest film.
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Israel-Hamas war: A timeline of events in the year since 7 October - amid fears of wider Middle East conflict
After months of conflict and tens of thousands of deaths, fighting continues between Israel and Hamas, with the Middle East appearing to be on the brink of a wider war.
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How one elderly couple refuses to evacuate their home on the Israeli-Lebanon border
The mass of Israeli tanks and armoured personnel carriers was impossible to hide.
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Adam Boulton: Pressure on Starmer to pick a cabinet secretary to guide him after bad start
Sir Keir Starmer's government has not yet been in place for 100 days. By all accounts, things are not going well.
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