Motorcyclist jailed after filming himself riding at 189mph and goading police into pursuits
Amin Belechguer was handed a prison sentence at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday
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Tributes paid to 'bravest' woman who died of 'stab wounds' after crash
It is understood Eleanor Barnfield, from Bridgend, had been stabbed before the crash.
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Britain would be welcomed back to the EU – but there would be strings attached, says bloc’s ‘Mr Brexit’
‘Brexit was a lose-lose game, and I would like us to somehow build a win-win game,’ said Michel Barnier
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More than 1,000 object to 'monstrous' tower block plans in west London
Planning permission was originally granted for 213 homes in 2020, but the developer wants to increase that number to 287
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In the age of AI, learning maths is even more vital | Letters
Readers react to Simon Jenkins’ article that said it’s more important for children to learn how to speak fluently than study mathematics Simon Jenkins must have had a deeply unpleasant experience of learning maths at sc…
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The Green party hasn’t lost its way, it’s just broadening its appeal | Letters
Marianne Gemmeke and John Ashby respond to criticism of the party and its leader, Zack Polanski The two eloquent letters on the super-rich (The problem with living in a rich man’s world, 14 October) explain perfectly wh…
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Taiwan charges five men over plot to run over comedian for his Xi Jinping jokes
Person named ‘K’ from China paid five defendants to injure Huang Yi-hao, New Taipei prosecutors say Taiwanese prosecutors have charged five men over a plot to ram a car into a comedian who made fun of the Chinese Commun…
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Civil servant accused of juggling five government jobs says work was his ‘distraction' from caring for ailing mother
Prosecutors say Chowdhury ‘exploited’ the work-from-home culture which began during the Covid-19 pandemic to hide his multiple jobs
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Husband and wife charged in shooting death of teen driving to St Louis Halloween party
Alyssa Wilson, 17, was driving to a party at city zoo when prosecutors say Willie Herndon fired a gun at her car A Texas husband and wife are facing criminal charges following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl wh…
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London Press Club Awards 2026: Full list of winners as 'vintage year for scoops' celebrated
Dozens of the media industry’s most influential figures gathered for the annual awards at Stationer’s Hall
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‘Don’t sweat the small stuff’: hospice workers share 12 lessons about life and death
Hospice and end-of-life workers discuss what they’ve learned from their work and patients in their last moments “Hospice” can be a loaded term. Some see it as synonymous with death and “giving up”, as Courtney, a full-t…
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Australia bowled out for 99 and trail by 170 runs at 156-4 having been forced to follow on by South Africa in men’s second Test – as it happened
Head stands alone as Australia trail by 170 and face innings defeat after Jansen’s five-for bowled the tourists out for 99 before being forced to follow on. 9th over: Australia 22-2 (Head 14, Labuschagne 6) This is some…
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Spitfire fuselage that was kept in man’s garage for 20 years fetches £18,000 at auction
Peter Arnold, aka ‘Mr Spitfire’, used to bring the fuselage onto his drive for the public to see
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From cold snaps to stormier winters: How this year’s ‘off the charts’ El Niño could affect UK weather
El Niño could be the strongest the world has seen in the last four decades, as experts warn the UK isn’t immune from its impact
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Aberfan disaster 'most tragic of days imaginable' says King on 60th anniversary
In total 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a colliery spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966.
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Users report problems with Google Drive
Hundreds of reports were flagged in the UK over a 90-minute period, according to Downdetector.com
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Teenage boy guilty of trying to murder girl, 15, in school
The school went into lockdown and parents gathered at the gates as they waited for news about their children.
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University student who stabbed housemate to death in ‘cold-blooded execution’ jailed for life
Coughlan claimed he had killed Mr Collins after feeling threatened when the student expressed left-wing views
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Sinn Féin leaders attend police station for interview over protest participation
Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill are being interviewed at Musgrave PSNI station in Belfast.
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Bush’s brother crosses party lines to vote for James Talarico for Senate
Republican Neil Bush says he was ‘deeply troubled’ by Ken Paxton’s conduct and ‘enormously impressed’ with Talarico US politics live – latest updates Neil Bush, a son of former president George HW Bush and a lifelong Re…
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Indian court orders release of two leaders of Cockroach movement
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka spent a week in jail after defying restrictions on protests in Delhi amid government crackdown An Indian court has ordered the release of two leaders of India’s Cockroach movement who were…
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Ebola case confirmed in Nigeria as outbreak spreads through Africa
Epidemic becomes the most geographically widespread in history
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Home Office lifts deportation order for man, 62, who has lived in UK for 50 years
Department drops efforts to return Tony Hall to Barbados, a country he left at 12 and where he has no living relatives The Home Office has lifted a deportation order handed to a 62-year-old man who has lived in Britain…
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Brand’s accuser felt treated ‘like a piece of meat’ after he called her ‘dirty’ following alleged rape, court told
The comedian denies three charges of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one allegation of indecent assault
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