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Man arrested over Leeds crossbow incident which seriously injured two women has died
A man being investigated by counter terror police over a crossbow and firearm attack has died in hospital.
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Kneecap's Eden Project gig cancelled amid row over 'kill MPs' comments
A performance by Belfast rap trio Kneecap at the Eden Project has been cancelled.
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Why are Kneecap controversial?
Irish band Kneecap have had a meteoric rise in the music industry, with tens of millions of streams on Spotify alone and widespread critical acclaim.
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Two men went on 'moronic mission' to fell Sycamore Gap tree, jury told
Two men went on a "moronic mission" to fell the famous Sycamore Gap tree in an act of "mindless vandalism" which they filmed on a phone, a jury has been told.
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Government warned it is setting country up for 'disaster' unless it better prepares UK for heavy flooding and intense heat
A blistering new report has slated government efforts to protect Britons from climate change that is already flooding homes, farmland and railways, overheating hospitals and schools and fuelling wildfires.
Business
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Burberry checks out contenders to replace Murphy as chairman
Burberry is kicking off a formal search for a new chairman nearly a year after installing the latest in a string of chief executives charged with reviving the luxury fashion brand.
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Ian King: The people and events that defined my 11 years at Sky News
It's 6.25pm on Monday 2 June 2014 and my heart is racing.
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Food inflation highest in almost a year - more to come, industry warns
Food inflation has hit its highest level in almost a year and could continue to go up, according to an industry body.
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The councils dishing out most (and least) fines to parents over holidays
New research has revealed vast differences in the number of truancy fines handed out by local authorities in England and Wales.
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Inside the Vietnamese factory preparing for the worst since Trump's tariff threat
On the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, factory workers at Dony Garment have been working overtime for weeks.
Entertainment
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Kneecap's Eden Project gig cancelled amid row over 'kill MPs' comments
A performance by Belfast rap trio Kneecap at the Eden Project has been cancelled.
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Why are Kneecap controversial?
Irish band Kneecap have had a meteoric rise in the music industry, with tens of millions of streams on Spotify alone and widespread critical acclaim.
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'Powerful individuals' at BBC making lives of colleagues 'unbearable', says chairman
"Powerful individuals" at the BBC are making the lives of their colleagues "unbearable", the corporation's chairman has said, after a review into its workplace culture.
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Mike Peters: The Alarm frontman dies aged 66 after blood cancer diagnosis
The frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, Mike Peters, has died aged 66.
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Kneecap apologise to families for 'kill your MP' remarks
Irish band Kneecap have apologised to the families of murdered MPs Sir David Amess and Jo Cox after footage emerged of one of its members appearing to say "kill your local MP".
Politics
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Crush fly-tippers' vans, government tells councils
The government wants councils to crush more vans used to fly-tip rubbish, as it announces a crackdown on the illegal dumping of waste.
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Trump or Carney – will Starmer have to choose?
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Sugar tax could be applied to milkshakes to tackle obesity
The sugar tax currently imposed on soft drinks could be applied to milkshakes as the government seeks to crack down on rising obesity levels.
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Government reviewing 'right to family life' court decisions as sex offenders to be denied refugee status
Court decisions where people were granted asylum after arguing they had a "right to family life" will be reviewed as the government plans to ban migrants convicted of sex offences, the home secretary has said.
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Kemi Badenoch warns of 'long road ahead' for Tories but says it won't be 'decades' before party back in power
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will not be in opposition for "decades" - but warns there is a "long road ahead" for the Tories.