The Papers: 'Farage faces Met inquiry' and 'Ready for departure?'
Thursday's front pages are dominated by a police investigation into Reform UK and UK airport chaos.
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Developers told to protect listed buildings in Sheffield university clear-out to raise 'vital funds'
Sheffield Hallam must save £30m this year, on top of £40min in 2025
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‘Scots are the kindest people on earth!’ Meet the Americans moving to Scotland
Since Donald Trump’s re-election in 2024, there has been a 63% rise in Americans renting properties in Scotland. Politics is one reason – but there are many other surprising motivations … Four years ago, when Tammi Gaw,…
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‘A completely unique opportunity’: the secretive process that will decide the BBC’s future
Every decade, the BBC’s continued existence must be secured through an elaborate multi-year negotiation with the government. But what does charter renewal actually involve – and will it secure the BBC’s long-term future…
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A different kind of harvest: Why growing hemp is an opportunity for Scottish farming
The question is not whether hemp can grow in Scotland., it’s whether the industry can build the support needed
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‘They poison the population’: Swedish Muslims challenge far right ahead of election
Ask-a-Muslim campaign takes to streets as country faces prospect of extremists entering highest levels of government Not far from one of Scandinavia’s biggest shopping malls, Kashif Virk stood on the pavement, handing o…
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Enact Trew’s law to automatically review ‘bent copper’ convictions, says report
Experts say failure to immediately review cases involving corrupt police officers risks ‘ruining’ more lives Convictions that imprisoned police officers were involved in obtaining should be automatically reviewed to cor…
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Walsall paedophile, 77, handed £1.3k court bill to 'teach him a lesson'
Gerard Carty, 77, was sentenced when he appeared in court
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Plans for thousands of homes in Walsall to be scrutinised
The Labour government says 21,026 homes need to be built in Walsall
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Concern over sharp rise in suicide rate in Coventry
The State of the Region 2026 report said Coventry's suicide rate has increased sharply
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Couple who won their wedding in Coventry Telegraph competition celebrate 30th anniversary
Many and Jason Rosamund are celebrating their wedding anniversary 30 years after winning their wedding in a Coventry Telegraph competition
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'Reckless' man left pregnant woman in tears after terrifying 'loud bang'
Huddersfield man admits two offences at magistrates' court
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'Tired of being fobbed off': Robert Bush victim's two-year battle with bank finally ends in fraud refund
John Banyard has finally received a refund of nearly £1,000 from Virgin Money after a two-year fight - and believes other victims may be entitled to money they are not getting
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Hull community club launches £37,000 fundraising campaign to power sustainable future
'Together, we can create a greener, stronger and more sustainable future for Hull Ionians'
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Woman's horror as she drove towards Humber Bridge and saw car coming at her before 'almighty collision'
After making a wrong turn, the driver told police: 'I just didn't want to go over the bridge'
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Final piece of Anfield Village work to complete eight years after homes demolished
Work to knock down homes in Anfield Village and upgrade the area completed in 2020
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Mossley Hill school to close for six days as angry teachers walk out over huge Catholic academy plan
The Mossley Hill school is one of hundreds set to be made into academies under sweeping reforms led by the Archdiocese of Liverpool
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Zverev storms into semi-finals despite late bedtime
Alexander Zverev storms into the US Open last four despite staying up until 3:30am to watch Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz's blockbuster quarter-final.
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Jealous ex aimed gun at woman in her Leeds home and threatened to kill her family
Jealous thug pulled pistol from his waistband and even threatened to shoot pet dog
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IRN-BRU unleash balaclava-clad grannies across Scotland for 125th anniversary celebration
IRN-BRU are marking their 125th celebration by bringing their iconic 2001 balaclava-clad granny advert to life
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SNP challenges Scottish Labour leadership candidates over IndyRef2 trigger following PM's intervention
EXCLUSIVE: A Nationalist MSP described the positions taken by Michael Marra and Joe Fagan on an IndyRef2 as "laughable".
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Scot detained in Croatia after fleeing Tenerife extradited to Spain
Aiden Campbell, from Peterhead, was first arrested in Tenerife in 2024 but he failed to appear at court.
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Scotland’s schools in crisis as Pisa results expose SNP education failure
Scotland is falling behind England in reading, maths and science, as the latest Pisa results expose the deepening crisis facing our schools.
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Young Scots sucked into far-right violence by grifters making cash online
Lies, false rumour and amplification of immigration fears by cynical groups all fuelling toxic masculinity and far right footie violence
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