An arrest, a defection and a new leader - how Reform's 'challenging' week unfolded
How an extraordinary seven days that rocked the party unfolded.
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59 death notices in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire this week
Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones
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Matthew Rhys' sister 'so proud of him' after historic Emmy wins
Rhys, from Cardiff, became the first person to win two lead acting Emmy prizes in one night.
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'It's not just jam and Jerusalem' - I spent an evening with The Jam Butty Ladies of Knotty Ash
The ECHO spent an evening with the Knotty Ash branch of the Women's Institute to speak to members about the role the organisation serves in the community
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Tens of thousands of fridge freezers left at docks as household collections suspended
A recycling firm collapsed in 2025, leaving the appliances in limbo until a takeover is complete.
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'Amazing' Royal Stoke medics keep Adrian alive after brain tumour bombshell
Adrian Botterell is forever grateful to Royal Stoke and The Brain Tumour Charity
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Who am I? Guess WSL star No 5
Work out the identity of today's player in as few attempts as possible.
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London council launches crackdown on bad parking
Barking and Dagenham Council says population growth and poor health means it needs to update how it manages street parking
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Historic buildings in west London to be turned into dozens of homes – and none will be affordable
A Grade-II listed building at the Barn Hotel in Ruislip is set to be demolished as part of a 71-home development
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Earl Spencer says press treatment of the Sussexes ‘echoes’ Diana
The earl said Diana was ‘really brought low’ by the ‘criticism’ she received from the media.
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Why China is pushing back on US warnings over rapid AI development
Beijing believes slowdown calls aim to lock in US advantage, and is pursuing a different balance between safety and pace China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario About two years ago, educatio…
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Thousands of pregnant women in England are reporting domestic abuse. Midwives are struggling to cope
Exclusive: Analysis ‘lays bare’ something midwives already know from their day-to-day work About 20,000 disclosures of domestic abuse are estimated to be made to maternity services in England every year, analysis has fo…
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10 of the best mountain huts in Europe: bunkrooms, bothies and bonhomie
Beautifully situated refuges with superlative views offering sanctuary to intrepid hikers and climbers A good mountain hut, I reckon, should be small and only accessible on foot after considerable effort. Throw in a bit…
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Chiltern Railways enters public ownership in Labour nationalisation push
Operator that runs services between London Marylebone and Birmingham is sixth to be nationalised since 2025 Chiltern Railways has become the latest train operator to enter public ownership as the government closes in on…
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Farage says he wants to ‘hijack’ Trump’s ICE czar to help secure UK border
Reform leader also tells US event Europe should have ‘more sensible view’ of president’s administration Nigel Farage has said he wants to “hijack” Donald Trump’s hardline ICE adviser and bring him to the UK “to secure o…
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Reαd carefully: how to spot – and avoid – a homoglyph attack
Scam emails are increasingly using psychological tricks, such as using near-identical URLs like miсrosoft.com You’ve read the email carefully and it looks legitimate. The link it asks you to click on has none of the usu…
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‘Flip the table and rise up’: Lib Dems’ president in combative mood as party gathers in Brighton
Josh Babarinde wants to target big tech and crypto billionaires while giving power and cash back to the public Standing outside Toynbee Hall in the East End of London, Josh Babarinde doesn’t exactly look like a rabble-r…
Open at The Guardian‘The meeting was a waste of time’: Father of abused boy condemns PCI response to grooming claims
Angry parents claim officials only addressed concerns about William Maher after PSNI launched investigation — and they still have no answers
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Unionists who cheered Trump for shooting from the hip at targets they despised have now learned a hard truth
Many politicians here who adored the US president now argue that his words don’t matter
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Coked-up mum crashes car and claims best mate was driving
Laura Lloyd had no licence or insurance
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Man dies choking on 'cake sized' doughnut in speed eating competition
Travis Malouf, 42, tragically died in Denver while trying to eat one mammoth 250g glazed doughnut in under 80 seconds at American bakery chain Voodoo Doughnuts during an in-store speed-eating competition
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Blue Lights creator: ‘In early childhood, I realised what those noises were and wondered if my parents were coming home that night’
As the hit cop drama returns for a new series, creator Declan Lawn reflects on his childhood during The Troubles and what life in NI feels like now, what motivated him to become a ‘post-conflict’ journalist and the Bill…
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Tesco shopper cleared of sexual assault after being accused of ‘belly bumping’ female member of staff
Harassment charge withdrawn after supermarket regular accepts police caution
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NI social media star outraged as Facebook page suspended: ‘You couldn’t make it up’
Carrick woman Cheryl Bakes had more than 450,000 followers before page was taken down
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