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    England qualify for World Cup with resounding victory over Latvia

    2026 World Cup Qualifier Latvia 0-5 England Skonto Stadium, Riga It was men against boys tonight as a strong England side qualified for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, USA and Mexico after an easy win against Latvia in Riga. The No4 ranked team in the world outmatched their opponents (World...
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    Paedo rock star murdered in prison

    Ian Watkins, the former lead singer of Welsh rock band Lostprophets, has been murdered in prison. Watkins was serving a 29 year prison sentence for sexually abusing children but was stabbed to death by a fellow inmate at HMP Wakefield this morning.
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    Prince William says he will make changes to the monarchy when he is King

    "I want a job that impacts people's lives for the better" The Heir to the Throne Prince William has spoken openly about his future role in a new episode of The Reluctant Traveller on Apple TV+. Talking to host Eugene Levy in a pub in Windsor, the Prince of Wales, 43, said he plans to bring...
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    Comedy star Dame Patricia Routledge dies aged 96

    British actress Dame Patricia Routledge has died aged 96. Dame Patricia is best known for her hilarious portrayal of social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket ("pronounced 'Bouquet'") in British 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances . Hyacinth constantly tries to give the impression that she is of high...
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    Sarah Mullaley appointed first female Archbishop of Canterbury

    63-year-old former NHS nurse Sarah Mullaley has been appointed the first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury. Mullaley - currently the Bishop of London - will take the job and become leader of the world's 85 million Anglicans in January.
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    British chimp expert Jane Goodall dies aged 91

    Jane Goodall, the British expert on humans' closest relatives chimpanzees and an animal rights campaigner, has died in California aged 91. In a statement, The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she died of natural causes in California, where she was set to appear as part of a speaking tour...
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    King meets worlds oldest person

    This was the moment King Charles III made a touching visit to the world’s oldest person, Ethel Caterham, at her care home. The King travelled to Lightwater, Surrey, to meet the 116-year-old. Sitting in an armchair beside the King, Mrs Caterham - born in 1909 - recalled watching young Charles’s...
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    British population hits 70 million

    Britain's population has reached 70 million - mainly due to immigration. The country's population is growing rapidly - the fastest it has grown since 1949, in the post World War II baby boom era. Now, in terms of population, Britain is Europe's third-largest country after Russia (144 million)...
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    Flying over the Western Front battlefields, 1919

    Filmed by a French navy officer, this aerial footage from 1919 shows the devastation wrought on vast swathes of Western Europe by World War I (1914-1918)...
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    Mega poll suggests Farage is set to be next British PM

    Nigel Farage looks set to become the next British Prime Minister, according to the latest polling from YouGov. It predicts Reform UK would be the largest party with 311 seats after the next General Election, with the Conservative Party reduced to just 45 seats. However, it would be a Hung...
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    Starmer's first "political prisoner" speaks out

    Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for a social media post made following the murder of three little girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last year, has claimed she is United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first “political prisoner”. The issue was discussed by two Aussies...
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    Reform UK announce plans to deport 600,000 immigrants if they win the next election

    Reform UK leader Nigel Farage today laid out his party's migration policy in a speech in Oxford. The right-wing party says they will detain women and children upon arrival in Britain and deport 600,000 immigrants should they win the next election, which is scheduled for 2029 - but will, of...
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    Tory MP received applause from NI vets as he attacks PM

    MP Sir David Davis (Con; Goole and Pocklington) has received a round of applause from Northern Ireland veterans during a House of Commons Westminster Hall debate. Davis attacked Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over the prosecution of Northern Ireland veterans. One of Starmer's previous...
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    US Vice President JD Vance and family take holiday in the Cotswolds

    US Vice President JD Vance, his wife and their three children are enjoying a holiday in England's beautiful Cotswolds. Vance had a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy before he and his family embarked on their holiday. They have rented a cottage for a month. The Vice President's...
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    King Charles III makes speech to his people on VJ Day

    King Charles III today addressed his country on the 80th anniversary of Great Britain winning World War II. During six years, during the reign of Charles III's grandfather George VI, Britain gave much in deaths and physical destruction of her cities to defeat Nazi Germany and her Japanese and...
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    King re-presents squadron standard to RAF No42 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron

    King Charles III has re-presented the standard to RAF No42 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth in north east Scotland. Whilst doing so, the British Head of State and Colonel-in-Chief of the Armed Forces inspected one of the RAF's new P-8 Poseidons Britain will fire off modern and...
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    Apollo 13 commander James Lovell dies aged 97

    Jim Lovell, the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission to the Moon, has died aged 97. In 1970, Apollo 13 and its crew of 3 were meant to land on the Moon but a critical failure led to it returning to Earth with all onboard surviving.
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    King's nephew Peter Phillips announces his engagement

    The King's oldest nephew Peter Phillips, 47, has announced that he is to marry NHS nurse Harriet Sperling. Peter is the son of the King's sister Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, and is 19th in the Line of Succession. The King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales have expressed...
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    England women win Euro 2025

    Euro 2025 Final England 1-1 Spain (after extra time) England win 3-1 on penalties St Jakob-Park, Basel England's women have retained their crown of European Champions by beating Spain in a nerve-jangling Euro 2025 Final in Basel, Switzerland, tonight. The winners of Euro 2021 came up...