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About 100 sub-postmaster convictions separate to Post Office cases may be 'tainted'
Prosecutions of sub-postmasters by the Department for Work and Pensions could be "tainted", a Sky News investigation has found, as officials worked with now discredited Post Office investigators to secure convictions.
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Georgia: Peaceful protesters beaten by police squads as Kremlin's shadow looms
The shadow of the Kremlin looms darker over Georgia at the end of this week, just as it does over Ukraine.
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Starmer's plan shows Labour are focused on election campaign - but Sunak didn't get the memo
It's mid-May, we have just completed the local and mayoral election races and the Prime Minister, to all intents and purposes seems to be going for an election anytime from October onwards.
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Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes list of highest-paid athletes
Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career.
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Slovak PM shooting suspect named as 71-year-old writer and poet
A man charged with attempted murder following the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been named as 71-year-old Juraj Cintula.
Showbiz
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Tom Brady vows to be 'better parent' after Netflix roast tore into divorce
Tom Brady has promised to be "a better parent" after a Netflix comedy special poked fun at his divorce.
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Ed Sheeran surprises Sheffield College music students with impromptu gig
Ed Sheeran surprised a group of music students by giving an impromptu gig at their college.
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Kings Of Leon's Caleb Followill on 'scary' AI, sponsoring a darts player, and taking on Taylor Swift
"When you first start out, it's you versus the world," says Kings Of Leon's frontman, Caleb Followill, speaking from his home in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart 'demands' gallery removes her portrait
Australia's richest woman is reported to have made a demand that her portrait be removed from an exhibition.
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Stars say Kevin Spacey should return to acting after 'seven years of exile'
Hollywood stars have begun campaigning for Kevin Spacey to resume his acting career "after seven years of exile".
UK News
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About 100 sub-postmaster convictions separate to Post Office cases may be 'tainted'
Prosecutions of sub-postmasters by the Department for Work and Pensions could be "tainted", a Sky News investigation has found, as officials worked with now discredited Post Office investigators to secure convictions.
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Bodies left to decompose in NHS hospitals due to inadequate storage and lack of freezer space, inspectors warn
Bodies of deceased patients have been left to decompose inside NHS hospital mortuaries across England, inspectors have warned.
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Kent: 25 workers 'poisoned' at Swaleside prison by 'inmates working in staff canteen', union says
More than two dozen staff at a prison in Kent were "deliberately poisoned" with the drug spice, a union has said.
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Jeremy Hunt to promise further tax cuts as pre-general election battle hots up
Jeremy Hunt will promise further tax cuts if the Tories win the next general election and will accuse the Labour Party of not being honest about how it will fund its spending pledges.
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Ed Sheeran surprises Sheffield College music students with impromptu gig
Ed Sheeran surprised a group of music students by giving an impromptu gig at their college.
World News
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Kharkiv: Ukraine's second city hit by drones during country's longest air raid alert
Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, has been struck by several drones during the country's longest air raid alert since Russia launched its invasion.
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Georgia: Peaceful protesters beaten by police squads as Kremlin's shadow looms
The shadow of the Kremlin looms darker over Georgia at the end of this week, just as it does over Ukraine.
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Donald Trump trial star witness Michael Cohen accused of lying about hush money phone call
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former "thug" and "pit bull", has been accused of lying about a phone call he says he made to the former US president about payments to ex porn star Stormy Daniels.
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Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes top 10 list of highest-paid athletes
Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career.
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Four killed as severe thunderstorms sweep across Texas
At least four people have been killed after severe thunderstorms hit southeastern Texas for the second time this month.
Politics
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Jeremy Hunt to promise further tax cuts as pre-general election battle hots up
Jeremy Hunt will promise further tax cuts if the Tories win the next general election and will accuse the Labour Party of not being honest about how it will fund its spending pledges.
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Sir Keir Starmer insists he is 'trustworthy' - as new voter offer compared with abandoned leadership pledges
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he can be trusted to deliver his six pledges to voters - despite abandoning many of the promises that saw him elected Labour leader.
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Starmer's plan shows Labour are focused on election campaign - but Sunak didn't get the memo
It's mid-May, we have just completed the local and mayoral election races and the Prime Minister, to all intents and purposes seems to be going for an election anytime from October onwards.
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Sir Keir Starmer unveils promises to 'change Britain' - but warns it may take 10 years
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to change the country "for the better" if Labour wins the next election - but warned his plan for "national renewal" may take a decade to see through.
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Welsh minister Hannah Blythyn sacked over leaked text message
A Welsh minister has been sacked after a row over the leak of a text message, which she denies being behind.
Weird News
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Coin collection of Danish butter magnate going on sale after being sealed for 100 years
A Danish butter magnate's collection of coins could fetch close to £60m on auction, a hundred years after he passed away.
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Pillock, plonker and tosspot among British insults 'at risk of dying out'
Prat, plonker and pillock are among British insults in danger of dying out within a generation, according to a survey.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr says a worm ate part of his brain and then died
Independent US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has revealed that a worm ate part of his brain.
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Crocodile: Reports of reptile in Buckinghamshire village investigated by 'brave' Thames Valley Police
Police called to reports of a crocodile seen in flood water near an English village have escaped unharmed after discovering locals were fooled by a replica.
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Political party in Germany 'calls for kebabs to be subsidised'
Should the government subsidise kebabs?
Tech News
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Temu faces legal challenge over 'manipulative practices'
Temu is facing a fresh legal complaint filed by 17 companies in the European Union.
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WASP-193b: 'Super fluffy' candy floss planet bigger than Jupiter discovered by astronomers
Astronomers have identified a planet as light and fluffy as candy floss - despite being far bigger than our solar system's gas giant Jupiter.
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Bumble apologises for adverts appearing to mock celibacy
Bumble has apologised after it appeared to make fun of celibate women in a new advertising campaign.
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Proteins in blood could warn of cancer seven years before diagnosis, scientists find
Scientists have identified proteins in the blood which could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed.
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GCHQ boss says China's 'genuine' cyber threat 'weakens security of internet for all'
GCHQ now "devotes more resource to China than any other single mission," according to the intelligence agency's director, Anne Keast-Butler.
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Sir Keir Starmer unveils promises to 'change Britain' - but warns it may take 10 years
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to change the country "for the better" if Labour wins the next election - but warned his plan for "national renewal" may take a decade to see through.
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Sir Keir Starmer insists he is 'trustworthy' - as new voter offer compared with abandoned leadership pledges
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he can be trusted to deliver his six pledges to voters - despite abandoning many of the promises that saw him elected Labour leader.
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Devon: South West Water refuses to say when boil water notice will be lifted after disease outbreak
A South West Water boss has refused to give a timeline on when a notice to boil tap water will be lifted after a parasite was found in a key reservoir.
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Royal Mail 'minded' to accept £3.5bn takeover proposal by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky
The owner of Royal Mail has said it is "minded" to accept a revised takeover bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.
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What is cryptosporidium? The diarrhoea-causing parasite found in Devon drinking water
An outbreak of a waterborne disease in Devon has prompted urgent warnings for residents to boil their tap water.