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Serial sex attacker guilty of murdering two women and raping a third

Crime Serial sex attacker guilty of murdering two women and raping a third

Belfast’s first Fleadh ‘so joyful’ in a city that was once ‘so dark’

Belfast’s first Fleadh ‘so joyful’ in a city that was once ‘so dark’

Nicola Sturgeon feels like a ‘mug’ over Murrell and will not visit him in prison

Nicola Sturgeon feels like a ‘mug’ over Murrell and will not visit him in prison

Mayor ‘distraught’ as Red Arrows pull out of UK displays

Mayor ‘distraught’ as Red Arrows pull out of UK displays

Moment BA flight attendant holds back drunk passenger before arrest

Moment BA flight attendant holds back drunk passenger before arrest

Whole Foods vs The Market: Who will win the battle for Queensway?

Whole Foods vs The Market: Who will win the battle for Queensway?

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Perez Hilton ‘serious but stable’ with long recovery ahead, family says

Perez Hilton ‘serious but stable’ with long recovery ahead, family says

Former Strictly dancers James and Ola Jordan: ‘Neither of us is in a good place’

Former Strictly dancers James and Ola Jordan: ‘Neither of us is in a good place’

Blue star Lee Ryan to appeal to Supreme Court over assault conviction

Blue star Lee Ryan to appeal to Supreme Court over assault conviction

Bella Ramsey ’embarrassed’ about buying first home at 22: ‘It feels very wrong’

Bella Ramsey ’embarrassed’ about buying first home at 22: ‘It feels very wrong’

Temperatures to rise on Sunday as UK braces for fifth heatwave

Temperatures to rise on Sunday as UK braces for fifth heatwave

Scouts on camping trip step up to help land hot air balloon

Scouts on camping trip step up to help land hot air balloon

Scottish Labour leadership race about finding ‘party’s missing soul’ – Lennon

Scottish Labour leadership race about finding ‘party’s missing soul’ – Lennon

Manhunt for ‘violent’ sex attacker ‘riding delivery bike’

Manhunt for ‘violent’ sex attacker ‘riding delivery bike’

Protest planned outside former RAF base after Thetford unrest

Protest planned outside former RAF base after Thetford unrest

Around 100 firefighters tackle large east London blaze

Around 100 firefighters tackle large east London blaze

How will London cope with 40C summers?

London How will London cope with 40C summers?

Man arrested following an assault outside a bar in Harrow

Man arrested following an assault outside a bar in Harrow

Man found guilty of strangling ex-partner he told: ‘I will finish you’

Man found guilty of strangling ex-partner he told: ‘I will finish you’

'Urgent improvements' needed at London nursery after scathing report

'Urgent improvements' needed at London nursery after scathing report

University opens government-funded lab to help train biomedical scientists

University opens government-funded lab to help train biomedical scientists

Burnham to kick off national tour to hear cost-of-living concerns

Burnham to kick off national tour to hear cost-of-living concerns

Farage and Tice sue NCA over alleged leaks of financial information

Farage and Tice sue NCA over alleged leaks of financial information

Family of organ donor and man whose life was saved meet at transplant games

Family of organ donor and man whose life was saved meet at transplant games

Police urge more potential victims of Simon Levy to come forward

Police urge more potential victims of Simon Levy to come forward

JK Rowling seems to be obsessed with me, says Nicola Sturgeon

JK Rowling seems to be obsessed with me, says Nicola Sturgeon

Invest in climate defence rather than heed Trump on military spend – Polanski

Invest in climate defence rather than heed Trump on military spend – Polanski

Police probing Widdecombe death reopen inquiry into ‘firebomb’ at Farage’s home

Police probing Widdecombe death reopen inquiry into ‘firebomb’ at Farage’s home

Badenoch demands ‘rigorous enforcement’ after ‘litany of failures’ in Levy case

Badenoch demands ‘rigorous enforcement’ after ‘litany of failures’ in Levy case

Met Office reveals best UK locations to view Wednesday’s solar eclipse

Met Office reveals best UK locations to view Wednesday’s solar eclipse

Police appeal for clues after woman, 60, found dead in South London

Police appeal for clues after woman, 60, found dead in South London

Madonna remembers ‘genius’ producer William Orbit: ‘I have never forgotten you’

Madonna remembers ‘genius’ producer William Orbit: ‘I have never forgotten you’

I’m SNP to my core, says Sturgeon as she rules out joining Greens

I’m SNP to my core, says Sturgeon as she rules out joining Greens

Lionel Messi's father, Jorge, dies aged 68

Lionel Messi's father, Jorge, dies aged 68

Officer rejects likening killer sex fiend Simon Levy to Wayne Couzens

Officer rejects likening killer sex fiend Simon Levy to Wayne Couzens

Is London's private members' club bubble about to burst?

London Is London's private members' club bubble about to burst?

Cyclist fighting for life after horror crash as man charged

Cyclist fighting for life after horror crash as man charged

Man, 40, found guilty of murder after 18-year-old shot dead in Wembley

Man, 40, found guilty of murder after 18-year-old shot dead in Wembley

Irish Government jet on its way to Dubai for Daniel Kinahan extradition

Irish Government jet on its way to Dubai for Daniel Kinahan extradition

Ann Widdecombe: Police reopen probe into 'firebomb' at Farage's home

Ann Widdecombe: Police reopen probe into 'firebomb' at Farage's home

The questions continue as Reform blinks under an unwelcome spotlight

The questions continue as Reform blinks under an unwelcome spotlight

London wild swimming: Sewage, safety, and the battle for blue spaces

London wild swimming: Sewage, safety, and the battle for blue spaces

Meghan shares how daughter Lilibet makes her feel ‘brave’

Meghan shares how daughter Lilibet makes her feel ‘brave’

London braces for fifth heatwave as yellow weather warning issued

London braces for fifth heatwave as yellow weather warning issued

Met officer sacked for taking and sharing photo of dead body

Met officer sacked for taking and sharing photo of dead body

Moment bus bursts into flames on south London street

Moment bus bursts into flames on south London street

Heat health alerts come into force as fifth heatwave set to hit UK

Heat health alerts come into force as fifth heatwave set to hit UK

New skatepark planned for south London neighbourhood

New skatepark planned for south London neighbourhood

Burnham ‘prepared to explore options to block release of Pc Harper’s killers’

Burnham ‘prepared to explore options to block release of Pc Harper’s killers’

Why plan to limit 'vertical drinking' only tip of the iceberg for Soho

Why plan to limit 'vertical drinking' only tip of the iceberg for Soho

How Keir Starmer let Andy Burnham through the No10 door

How Keir Starmer let Andy Burnham through the No10 door

Ten years since Brexit: The end of an era for London's property market

Ten years since Brexit: The end of an era for London's property market

Khan urged to act as over half of councils face burial space crisis

Khan urged to act as over half of councils face burial space crisis

Councillors rail against cuts to ‘one of London’s busiest’ bus routes

Councillors rail against cuts to ‘one of London’s busiest’ bus routes

Plans to transform historic pub in south London into flats

Plans to transform historic pub in south London into flats

The bizarre reasons Westminster venues have faced restrictions

The bizarre reasons Westminster venues have faced restrictions

New heat alerts to come into force as UK braces for fifth heatwave

New heat alerts to come into force as UK braces for fifth heatwave

Edinburgh festivals ‘send clear message Scotland is a welcoming country’

Edinburgh festivals ‘send clear message Scotland is a welcoming country’

Temperatures expected to reach 36C as heatwave conditions return to UK

Temperatures expected to reach 36C as heatwave conditions return to UK

Cambridge must not mark own homework with review in plagiarism row – academic

Cambridge must not mark own homework with review in plagiarism row – academic

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