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Paddington Bear crowned the big winner at Oliviers – alongside Hollywood stars
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Woman, 19, who died after dog attack in Essex named by police
April 12, 2026You don’t have permission to access “http://news.sky.com/story/jamie-lea-biscoe-named-as-19-year-old-who-died-after-dog-attack-in-essex-13531011” on this server. Reference #18.c5b31402.1776026515.a8d7bd5a https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.c5b31402.1776026515.a8d7bd5a
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Mike Westbrook obituary
April 12, 2026As Ronnie Scott’s Old Place – the original basement club on Gerrard Street in London’s Chinatown – prepared to close its doors for the final time on 25 May 1968, the last musicians to take the stand were the 10 young members of Mike Westbrook’s Concert Band. Recruited from a variety of backgrounds, they formed […]
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Police remove fuel protesters from Dublin center as disruption over soaring costs continues
April 12, 2026Police broke up a blockade in the center of Dublin by fuel protesters who have brought much of Ireland to a standstill during the past week as the government prepared on Sunday to approve cost-cutting measures they hope will end the six days of disruption over soaring costs at the pump. As tractors and trucks […]
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Londoners share how they really got on the property ladder
April 12, 2026Despite making huge efforts to save a deposit, Chantelle Beams didn’t think she would ever have enough put aside to buy her own home. She grew up in Canning Town in east London, moved away for university then, like many young adults, moved back. After getting married, Chantelle, 37, and her husband John, 26, rented […]
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Can’t beet it! Humble mangelwurzel to star at Chelsea flower show
April 12, 2026They are an unloved root vegetable traditionally grown for cattle feed, and when pulled from the ground they look like an ingredient destined for a witch’s cauldron. But the humble mangelwurzel will be in pride of place in the Great Pavilion at this year’s Chelsea flower show (19-23 May), after becoming the subject of an […]
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British woman, 73, raped, beaten and robbed in horror attack in Tenerife apartment
April 11, 2026The woman was attacked in the resort of Arona in southern Tenerife Getty Images An elderly British woman died seven months after she was raped, beaten and robbed in her holiday apartment in the Canary Islands. The woman, 73, was attacked by a 32-year-old man who scaled a six-foot wall in order to break into […]
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Over 200 arrests as hundreds gather in Trafalgar Square for Palestine Action protest
April 11, 2026Over 200 arrests at protest against Palestine Action ban The Metropolitan Police said there had been 212 arrests by 4.50pm on Saturday at a protest in central London against the Palestine Action ban. The force said officers were “continuing to make arrests where people are showing support for a proscribed organisation” Defend Our Juries says […]
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Over 200 arrests at pro-Palestine Action rally including protesters in their 80s
April 11, 2026Over 200 people were arrested during a mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action in central London on Saturday, including demonstrators in their 80s. The force earlier stated that the ages of those arrested ranged from 27 to 82. At the top of the square, near the National Gallery, large banners were displayed reading […]
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Expert teams to be sent to worst corridor care offenders in bid to end practice
April 11, 2026Teams of experts will be deployed to NHS trusts with the highest rates of corridor care in a bid to end the “unacceptable, undignified” practice, the Government has announced. The worst offending trusts will be given help to better understand data and improve patient flow as ministers aim to eradicate corridor care by the end […]
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