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The parents of two of the girls murdered at a dance class in Southport have spoken of the moment they were told “something awful has happened” to their children. In an interview with The Sunday Times, the parents of Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe paid tribute to their daughters, while recalling what happened on
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The government has been accused of “ignoring” the voices of people who lost family in the Grenfell Tower tragedy in its decision to demolish the building. Grenfell United, which represents some bereaved and survivors, criticised the government’s conduct as “disgraceful and unforgiveable”. The news was announced in a meeting attended by deputy prime minister Angela
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Grenfell campaigners have reacted to the “deeply sensitive decision” by the deputy prime minister to demolish the tower block. Victims’ families and survivors were given the news in a meeting attended by Angela Rayner on Wednesday night. Grenfell Next of Kin, which represents some of the bereaved families, described it as a “deeply sensitive decision…
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A 38-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his one-month-old son. Tony Bartlett is accused of killing his son, Atticus Bartlett, in Chard, Somerset, on 23 July 2022. Detective Superintendent Lorett Spierenburg of Avon and Somerset Police said the charge was the result of an “extensive” investigation over two and a half years.
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Reform have topped a Sky News/YouGov poll for the first time as the party continues to shake up British politics. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has edged in front on 25%, with Labour pushed into second on 24% and the Tories on 21%. The YouGov poll, taken on Sunday and Monday, also puts the Lib Dems
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A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed at a school in Sheffield. Police were called to All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road at 12.17pm after reports of a stabbing. South Yorkshire Police said that the boy “suffered serious injuries and despite the best efforts of the ambulance service, he sadly died a
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A former Harrods employee has claimed Mohamed al Fayed and his brother, Salah, both assaulted her while she worked for the department store in the 1990s. Speaking on camera about her story for the first time, Rachael Louw told Sky News she was subjected to invasive sexual health tests, surveillance and inappropriate touching while working
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More British people than ever before are being trapped in modern slavery, according to the latest available Home Office figures.   A quarter of all referrals to the UK’s national modern slavery safeguarding scheme were related to British nationals. Albanian and Vietnamese nationals were the second and third most referred, respectively. But despite some police
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The Bishop of Liverpool has announced his retirement days after facing allegations of misconduct from two women, including another bishop. One woman said the Right Reverend Dr John Perumbalath kissed her without consent and groped her, while the second accused him of sexual harassment. The bishop has vehemently denied the allegations – and in his
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