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    State Visit By The President Of The French Republic - Day Three

    Keir Starmer announces 'one in, one out' migration deal after crunch talks with Emmanuel Macron

    Blue Stevens was stabbed to death in Knightsbridge after 'standing up to someone who was trying to steal his watch'

    'I can't stop crying': Heartbroken mum of man stabbed to death outside five-star hotel 'for his Rolex' pays tribute

    Distressing footage Body worn footage shows PC Lydia Ward being comforted by colleagues as she is bleeding from the nose after she tried to arrest an assault suspect at Manchester Airport.

    Shocking clip shows cop with bloodied nose crying after Manchester Airport brawl as bodycam footage shown to jury

    GPs will be told to stop giving sick notes to sign people off work.

    GPs told to stop handing out sick notes and start sending people to job coaches and gyms

    BRITAIN-CLIMATE-WEATHER-HEAT

    Heat could kill 34,000 people a year in England and Wales by 2070, study warns

    The charred remains of Grenfell Tower, Notting Hill, London, Britain. The 24 storey residential Tower block was engulfed in flames in the summer of 2017.

    Grenfell families accuse government of ‘shameless betrayal’ over pause on investigation into 'implicated' firms

    Britain's King Charles III meets volunteers during his visit to the Walmer RNLI Lifeboat Station in Walmer

    King asks if RNLI volunteers ‘get a lot’ of small boats callouts during visit

    PC Luke Holden PCSO Tim Parry Sgt Greg Gillespie

    'I saw the look in his eyes': Hero officers open up about moment they came face-to-face with Southport killer

    Eight people were taken to hospital after a car collided into Highcliffe Care Home, in Sunderland

    Eight taken to hospital after stolen BMW smashes into care home during police chase - as two men arrested

    A top Ukrainian intelligence officer has been shot dead.

    Ukrainian intelligence officer accused of sabotage attacks in Russia shot dead in Kyiv

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    Londoners deserve to feel safe – that means backing our police, not cutting them, writes Susan Hall

    Londoners deserve to feel safe – that means backing our police, not cutting them, writes Susan Hall

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    Hot play, wet play... no play at all - If kids can’t cope with sun or rain, what are we teaching them? Writes Nick Ferrari

    The equivalent of more than one pub a day is set to close this year across Great Britain, an industry body has warned.

    Save our pubs – it’s time for government to raise a glass, not raise taxes

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    A TUI plane destined for Gatwick was diverted to an airport in Maine, US.

    Brits stranded in 'war zone' conditions for 12 hours as TUI plane diverts mid-flight due to 'smoking'

    The charred remains of Grenfell Tower, Notting Hill, London, Britain. The 24 storey residential Tower block was engulfed in flames in the summer of 2017.

    Grenfell families accuse government of ‘shameless betrayal’ over pause on investigation into 'implicated' firms

    Empty shop with To Let sign in central West London.

    London store closures hit 10-year high - as government urged to invest £5bn to save UK's high-streets

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    Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and President of France Emmanuel Macron during a plenary at the UK-France Summit, in Downing Street July 10.

    UK and France vow joint nuclear response in pact 'designed as warning to Russia'

    State Visit By The President Of The French Republic - Day Three

    Keir Starmer announces 'one in, one out' migration deal after crunch talks with Emmanuel Macron

    Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech setting out her plans for welfare

    'The state shouldn't be the first place you go to for support,' says Kemi Badenoch as she outlines welfare plans

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    The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on UN official Francesca Albanese.

    US sanctions UN official Francesca Albanese - a vocal critic of Israel's Gaza offensive

    US President Donald Trump is threatening n to impose a 50% tax on goods made in Brazil

    Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariff and demands end to Bolsonaro 'witch hunt'

    U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

    Trump threatens Putin he would 'bomb the s*** out of Moscow' in leaked audio

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    Screen grab of Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, speaking in the chamber during the debate on draft legislation giving the Government 'the power to direct steel companies in England' to protect British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.

    Commons leader 'vows to fix broken system' after LBC investigation 'shines light' on SEN parents' cease & desist letters

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    Former sub-postmistress Jo Hamilton speaks to LBC

    Campaigner slams 'dreadful' government decision to continue using Horizon firm Fujitsu despite Post Office scandal

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    Lord Glasman speaks to LBC's Nick Ferrari

    'They urinated on their voters': Lord Glasman slams Tories as 'irrelevant' as he says it's now Labour vs Reform

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    Parts of an Air India plane that crashed on Thursday are seen on top of a building in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, June 13, 2025.

    Investigators look into Air India's vital engine switches after plane crash killed 270 people

    A top Ukrainian intelligence officer has been shot dead.

    Ukrainian intelligence officer accused of sabotage attacks in Russia shot dead in Kyiv

    A hospital has reported that children queuing for supplements have been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza.

    Children queuing for nutritional supplements killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, hospital says

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    John Lacey, 42, was sentenced to 14-months imprisonment.

    Thug, 42, jailed for punching pregnant girlfriend in stomach in attack that 'changed victim forever'

    Blue Stevens was stabbed to death in Knightsbridge after 'standing up to someone who was trying to steal his watch'

    'I can't stop crying': Heartbroken mum of man stabbed to death outside five-star hotel 'for his Rolex' pays tribute

    Sean O'Meara

    Four suspicious devices found where police shot chainsaw-wielding man in gas mask

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    GPs will be told to stop giving sick notes to sign people off work.

    GPs told to stop handing out sick notes and start sending people to job coaches and gyms

    A neurosurgeon pointing towards a computer as they analyse a patient MRI Scan at a brain surgery clinic.

    Air pollution exposure increases risk of common brain tumour, study suggests

    Pregnant woman holding a baby bump against a dark background.

    Nearly 3 in 10 pregnancies in England and Wales result in abortion, official figures reveal

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    A general view of 30 St Mary Axe, known as the Gherkin, seen at night in London

    Miners help propel FTSE 100 to new record high

    Media

    Dozens of jobs at risk at Reach in overhaul of sports coverage

    Birmingham council bin workers industrial action

    Union accuses council of ‘abhorrent’ practices and calls for leader to quit

    Royals

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    Britain's King Charles III meets volunteers during his visit to the Walmer RNLI Lifeboat Station in Walmer

    King asks if RNLI volunteers ‘get a lot’ of small boats callouts during visit

    Hugh Grant talks to Queen Camilla at the Wimbledon Championships

    Queen Camilla chats with Hugh Grant as she attends day 10 of Wimbledon

    Britain's Prince William, and Kate, Princess of Wales attend the State Banquet at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)

    Princess of Wales stuns in show-stopping red silk dress at state banquet return

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    Children with multiple long-term health issues undergo severe emotional stress at the same time as they are trying to cope with the physical challenges of their conditions, a study has found (Dominic

    Children’s social media activity ‘highlights stress of living with health issue’

    Scientists at Sheffield Hallam university have developed a new technique which they describe as a "powerful double weapon" to prevent cancer patients losing their hair during chemotherapy.

    New technique hailed as ‘powerful double weapon’ against chemotherapy hair loss

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    Elon Musk says his new AI model ‘better than PhD level in everything’

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    'Birkin' bag by Hermes which belonged to British-French actress and singer Jane Birkin

    Original Hermes Birkin bag which belonged to actress Jane Birkin sells for £8.6 million

    Frank Barrie

    EastEnders star and theatre legend Frank Barrie dead at 88 - as family pays tribute

    Lewis Capaldi's forthcoming tour has been a sell-out

    Lewis Capaldi's emotional message to fans after comeback tour tickets sell-out within an hour

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    Heat could kill 34,000 people a year in England and Wales by 2070, study warns

    A woman sits under the shade of a parasol as the sun blazes at the seaside resort of Lyme Regis

    Yellow health alert in England as heatwave to peak this weekend with temperatures up to 33C

    Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK. 9th July, 2025. People soak up the sweltering hot sunshine at the seaside resort of Lyme Regis as the third heatwave of the year continues. Credit: Celia McMahon/Alamy Live News

    UK braces for third heatwave of summer this weekend

    Sport

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    Morgan Gibbs-White is set to join Tottenham

    Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White set to join Tottenham in £60m transfer

    Liverpool Women v Aston Villa Women - Pre Season Friendly

    Arsenal close to record-breaking £1m signing of Liverpool’s Olivia Smith in landmark deal

    rack and field athlete Caster Semenya's right to a fair hearing was violated by the Swiss judicial system, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled.

    Caster Semenya wins human right fight as sex eligibility case set to return to court

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