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Councillor's wife Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for a racist online post, has lost her appeal to have her sentence reduced.

Tory councillor’s wife jailed for inciting violence in wake of Southport attack loses bid to have sentence reduced

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a reception following the UK-EU summit, in London, Monday May 19, 2025. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

'Looking forward to tomorrow': Starmer hails ‘new era’ with EU as he defends post-Brexit deal against fishing backlash

Tommy Robinson will be released from prison next week after his sentence for contempt of court was reduced in a successful High Court appeal.

Tommy Robinson to be freed from jail next week as sentence reduced by four months in High Court appeal

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Egyptian-born Ahmed Ebid, 42

UK-based people smuggler who helped 'ruthlessly' exploit migrants in £12m boat crossing plot jailed for 25 years

Police Community Support Officers stand near the fire damaged doorway of a house belonging to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Kentish Town in London, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Romanian man is second person to be charged over series of fires at properties in north London linked to Keir Starmer

Bella May Culley has been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling

British teenage 'drug mule' hates the food in Georgian 'hell-hole' jail and wants to come home, lawyer says

A police car parked at the entrance to Kersal Dale, near Salford, Greater Manchester.

Man in his 30s arrested on suspicion of murder after teen dies in ‘targeted attack’ in street

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Peppa Pig becomes a big sister as Mummy Pig welcomes new baby and reveals adorable name

London, UK. 18th May, 2025. UK Weather: Dramatic sunset behind St Paul’s Cathedral with a big change in the weather pattern arriving just in time for the Spring Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May. Credit: Guy Corbishley/Alamy Live News

UK weather forecast set to become 'more accurate' as Met Office unveil supercomputer that 'simulates the future'

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Starmer's deal has betrayed Britain and surrendered one of Brexit's key wins - our right to set our own standards

Starmer's deal has betrayed Britain and surrendered one of Brexit's key wins - our right to set our own standards

Andrew Marr on today's EU rest

Brexiteer anger at Keir Starmer's 'EU reset' is 'ludicrous and unpatriotic', says Andrew Marr

Rebecca Adlington: From gold medals to gluten-free – my life as an Olympian with an autoimmune disease

Rebecca Adlington: From gold medals to gluten-free – my life as an Olympian with an autoimmune disease

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Major UK supermarket supplier that stocks Tesco, Sainsbury's and Aldi 'held to ransom' by hackers

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Cyclist who lost ability to walk as teenager due to rare condition breaks world record for cycling length of UK and back

Police Community Support Officers stand near the fire damaged doorway of a house belonging to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Kentish Town in London, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Romanian man is second person to be charged over series of fires at properties in north London linked to Keir Starmer

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a reception following the UK-EU summit, in London, Monday May 19, 2025. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

'Looking forward to tomorrow': Starmer hails ‘new era’ with EU as he defends post-Brexit deal against fishing backlash

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves' and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic during a reception following the UK-EU summit, in London, Monday May 19, 2025. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

Rachel Reeves says Gulf pact is UK’s ‘next deal’ and claims Britain is better placed on trade ‘than any other country'

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Iranian ambassador summoned to Foreign Office after three men charged with spying offences

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Tecoluca, El Salvador. 02nd Feb, 2023. Hooded security forces are on duty at the new detention center, which will hold up to 40,000 prisoners.

US judge orders Trump administration to allow lawyers access to Venezuelan man held in El Salvador 'supermax' prison

First lady Melania Trump speaks President Donald Trump listens during a bill signing event for the 'Take it Down Act' in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs bill making deepfake porn illegal - as Melania says 'Take It Down Act' will 'prioritise people over politics'

Joe Biden shares a post on X with wife Jill and cat Willow after receiving a cancer diagnosis.

Joe Biden shares touching photo of him and wife as he breaks silence on cancer diagnosis

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Suella Braverman has slammed the Government's new EU deal

Braverman slams Starmer for 'betraying British fishermen' as she brands PM's Brexit reset an 'EU re-entry by stealth'

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Rachel Reeves says she's 'listening' to public concerns over the 'level' at which winter fuel payments are calculated

Rachel Reeves says she's 'listening' to concerns over the 'level' at which winter fuel payments are calculated

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Britain's British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gestures during a reception following the UK-EU summit, in London

Keir Starmer's 'EU reset' isn't a Brexit betrayal or a game-changing trade deal - it's somewhere in between

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Pro-Syrian regime fighters are seen at the Ain al-Fijeh water pumping station, in the countryside of Damascus, on January 29, 2017.

Damascus suffers worst water shortage in years as Syria sees lowest rainfall in almost seven decades

All leading providers in Spain, including Movistar, Orange, Vodafone, Digimobil, and O2, are suffering from the outage.

Spain struck by phone and internet blackout - just four weeks after nationwide electricity outage

Netanyahu accuses Starmer of offering Hamas 'huge prize' after UK and allies call for end to military operations in Gaza

Netanyahu accuses Starmer of offering Hamas 'huge prize' after UK and allies call for end to military operations in Gaza

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Egyptian-born Ahmed Ebid, 42

UK-based people smuggler who helped 'ruthlessly' exploit migrants in £12m boat crossing plot jailed for 25 years

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Councillor's wife Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for a racist online post, has lost her appeal to have her sentence reduced.

Tory councillor’s wife jailed for inciting violence in wake of Southport attack loses bid to have sentence reduced

Tommy Robinson will be released from prison next week after his sentence for contempt of court was reduced in a successful High Court appeal.

Tommy Robinson to be freed from jail next week as sentence reduced by four months in High Court appeal

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The nursing profession being 90% female may be among the reasons it is "not taken seriously" when it comes to investment and pay, a union chief has said.

Nursing profession possibly ‘not taken seriously’ because it is 90% female, union chief says

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Rise in drug-related deaths blamed for increase in UK mortality rate compared with other high-income countries

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What is prostate cancer and how is it treated?

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UK interest rate cuts have been ‘too rapid’, Bank’s chief economist warns

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Personal insolvencies jumped by 8% month on month in April in England and Wales

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Upper Crust owner unveils cost-cutting plan and delays listing Indian business

Royals

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Meghan compared gardening to running a business

'Running a business is a lot like gardening,' says Meghan a day after the King and Queen visited Chelsea Flower Show

Britain's King Charles III, patron of the Royal Horticultural Society, visits the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday May 19, 2025. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP)

King Charles shown rose named in his honour during Chelsea Flower Show tour with Queen Camilla

King Charles III, Patron of The Royal Horticultural Society, meets David Beckham during a visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

David Beckham all smiles as he meets King Charles at Chelsea Flower Show

Science and Technology

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People walk past cows that are wearing GPS collars while grazing on Midsummer Common in Cambrige

Cambridge cows get GPS collars to stop them from falling into river

A mysterious object in space has been sending an ‘unexpected’ pulsing signal to Earth that is ‘unlike anything ever seen before’, as scientists say they can’t rule out aliens.

Mystery space object sending ‘inexplicable’ pulsing signal to Earth as Nasa scientists ‘can’t rule out aliens’

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Government defeated for third time in Lords over copyright protection against AI

Entertainment

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Denzel Washington argues with a photographer upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Highest 2 Lowest' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes.

'STOP IT!': Denzel Washington snapped yelling at photographer on Cannes red carpet

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Peppa Pig becomes a big sister as Mummy Pig welcomes new baby and reveals adorable name

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Big Bird saved as Sesame Street moves to Netflix in new deal after Trump pulls plug on funding

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London, UK. 18th May, 2025. UK Weather: Dramatic sunset behind St Paul’s Cathedral with a big change in the weather pattern arriving just in time for the Spring Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May. Credit: Guy Corbishley/Alamy Live News

UK weather forecast set to become 'more accurate' as Met Office unveil supercomputer that 'simulates the future'

Two people hurry along the Southbank during a torrential downpour

Bank holiday misery as heavy rain and strong winds expected

Car drivers are pictured braving rain showers in Chippenham as torrential rain showers make their way across Southern England.

Rain forecast to follow ‘remarkably dry start to spring’, says Met Office

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Jurgen Klopp in the stands to watch Red Bull Leipzig - one of the clubs he oversees in his role as global head of football for Red Bull

Jürgen Klopp tipped for shock return to management

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that Jack Grealish's future will be decided at the end of the season

Jack Grealish's Man City future will be decided at the end of the season, Pep Guardiola reveals

Fans of Manchester United and Tottenham will arrive on Bilbao for the Europa League final

Football fans face paying thousands of pounds for Europa League final trips

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