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Hundreds of extra police drafted in as Teesside residents ‘not feeling safe’

Some 200 extra police officers are being brought in to help after a number of violent incidents.

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Search on for missing Britons in Nepal amid fears of new floods

The UK has offered £5 million to help the Nepalese government.

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Wet bank holiday forecast amid possible gales and thunder

Heavy downpours are forecast for many, with gales possible in Scotland.

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Teen girl has dissolvable heart implant fitted in UK first to chase rugby dream

Lillie Yale faced having a metal implant to fix the hole in her heart, which would have meant giving up her favourite sport.

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UK offers £5m to Nepal following devastating flash floods

Andy Burnham said an offer had also been made for emergency responders to head to the region.

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Al Fayed survivors tackle Met Police on investigation after submission to CPS

Survivor group No One Above said the submission is ‘a start’ but called on the Met to look into recruitment, movement and financing.

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Driver admits killing passenger in motorway crash near Heathrow airport

Aadil Sabir pleaded guilty to causing the death of William Bailey by dangerous driving and causing serious injury to Azfur Khan and Hamad Zaman

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Andy Burnham’s plans to revive high street are ‘delusional’ – Mike Ashley

The businessman also accused the Prime Minister of picking good media soundbites rather than addressing the country’s underlying financial issues.

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Andy Burnham wants to ‘move things forward’ in solving Stormont budget crisis

The Prime Minister is undertaking his first visit to Northern Ireland since entering Downing Street.

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West London council put mum and baby in care with lack of hot water and heating

Ealing Council upheld all four of the mother’s complaints and provided her with a written apology

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More than 200 extra police officers sent to Cleveland after string of incidents

Two police officers and five young men were killed in a head-on crash on the A66 and a woman and a seven-year-old girl died in a house fire.

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Police hunt man after sexual assault on central London train

The attack occurred on an Elizabeth Line train on Tuesday August 18

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Bank Holiday washout forecast in London after record dry summer

Rain is forecast to fall every day in the capital until at least the end of next week

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Burnham sparks political row as he says Irish unity poll ‘off the table’

The Prime Minister was making his first visit to Northern Ireland since taking office.

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Celebrity Traitors among winners at Edinburgh TV Festival awards

The popular programme took home two prizes.

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Camden Council pays £2,000 to arthritic resident whose leaking radiator it ripped out

The Housing Ombudsman criticised the council for breaching its own repairs policy after failing to react urgently to heating problems

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Notting Hill residents board up their properties ahead of millions of revellers hitting district for carnival

Dozens of residents and businesses have boarded up their homes

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Pictured: Teen, 17, stabbed to death at London council HQ as boy, 15, charged with his murder

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after David Wynter was stabbed to death at Brent Civic Centre on Tuesday

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Woman found guilty of indecent assault against two pupils at London boys’ school in 1980s

Sally-Anne Bowen, now 65, convicted of assaulting boys at Christ’s College, Finchley, where she was chemistry teacherA chemistry teacher has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two teenage pupils at an all-boys school in the late 1980s.Sally-Anne Bowen, who taught at Christ’s College in F...

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