Low chance of tornado, with rain over bank holiday weekend
Forecasters say the chance of a tornado on Wednesday is extremely low and a warning has not been issued.
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Gordon Brown suggests people on top rate of income tax should be excluded from winter fuel
Governments "have to be fair" to pensioners but there is a case for people on the top rate of income tax to be excluded from winter fuel payments, Gordon Brown has said.
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Boy, 15, drowned after jumping off pier
A 15-year-old boy died from drowning after jumping off a pier in South Wales, a coroner has concluded.
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Lifeguard may have deterred boy from fatal pier jump
David Ejimofor, 15, died at Aberavon beach, Neath Port Talbot, on 19 June 2023.
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Footballer admits plot to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis
Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has admitted his involvement in a plot to smuggle £600,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand into the UK.
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Mark Gordon blames baby's death on police manhunt, court hears
Gordon, 50, gives evidence for the first time in his retrial over the death of his newborn daughter.
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Inflation surprise suggests the outlook could be gloomier than we thought
Bills, food prices, and service costs are all rising - but there is some good news
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Why high street banks may not be best place for your regular savings
Several banks have announced rate reductions on their savings accounts since 8 May when the Bank of England cut the base rate to 4.25%.
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Man in court after footballer hit by seat 'thrown from stand'
A man has appeared in court charged with culpable and reckless conduct after a football player was hit by a seat thrown towards the pitch.
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Winter fuel U-turn welcomed by Welsh first minister
A UK government U-turn on winter fuel payments has been welcomed by Wales' first minister.
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Man appears in court after £18.5 million cocaine seizure
Bulgarian national Giorgio Panchukov, 55, was arrested by the NCA after the authorities seized the consignment during checks on Monday.
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MSPs hear evidence amid call to make non-fatal strangulation a standalone offence
The mother of a student who took her own life after being abused by her boyfriend has branded non-fatal strangulation as the "ultimate act of control" amid calls to make it a standalone offence.
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Zoe supplement ad banned over 'misleading' ultra-processed claim
Nutrition brand Zoe has been reprimanded by the advertising watchdog for claiming a supplement did not contain any ultra-processed ingredients, when it did.
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Tornado and funnel cloud could hit parts of UK today, Met Office forecaster warns
A tornado could batter parts of the UK, experts are warning - as southern England endures heavy rain following the driest start to spring in decades.
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Weight loss injections to be offered in Northern Ireland
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt gives the go-ahead for a new Regional Obesity Management Service for NI.
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Man banned from every Greggs in England and Wales
A prolific shoplifter has been banned from every Greggs in England and Wales after being caught stealing from there seven times, police have said.
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Two people die as migrants try to cross English Channel
Two people have died after falling unconscious on a boat trying to cross the English Channel, the French coastguard has said.
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Drug gang trio jailed for killing woman in car attack
A drug dealer and his two accomplices were sentenced to 11 years for killing 27-year-old Amy Rose Wilson in a deliberate crash.
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Criminals including sex offenders could be released from jail early
Criminals, including sex offenders and domestic abusers, could be released from prison after serving a third of their sentence to free up space in overcrowded jails, according to proposals in a sentencing policy review.
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Inquest opens into death of couple in cable car crash
Graeme and Elaine Winn were said to be on a "dream holiday" in Italy when they died.
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