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Home Office role in 'Woke' Muslim social network revealed

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 11:26
The network on Facebook and Instagram helps combat online radicalisation, says Home Office.

Cheltenham Literature Festival: David Cameron among line-up

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 10:41
More than 900 writers including comedians and TV stars will appear at the festival from 4-13 October.

Jo Swinson: Clarke and Harman 'prepared to lead emergency government'

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 08:21
Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson says the senior Tory and Labour MPs are both prepared to be caretaker PMs.

Murray to skip US Open to focus on singles comeback

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 06:49
British former world number one Andy Murray says he will play no part in the US Open, which starts later this month.

Martin Freeman drama tackles 'a moral conundrum for our age'

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 06:26
Writer Jeff Pope and actor Martin Freeman discuss the pressures of dramatising a real-life tragedy.

Ex-student sues Cambridge University over harassment complaint

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 06:18
Dani Bradford, 21, says she isn't satisfied with how Cambridge University handled her case.

Eurofins Scientific: Cyber-attack leads to backlog of 20,000 forensic samples

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 05:44
Police warn of delays to investigations and court cases after the attack led to a backlog of 20,000 samples.

Strength of British military falls for ninth year

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 04:58
The government is accused of "running down" the military, as figures show a further drop in numbers.

British Firework Championships winner crowned

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 02:08
Five of the country's top firework companies competed at the championships in Plymouth.

Police officer shares 'inspirational' homeless teenager story

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 02:04
The Nuneaton officer was once beaten and slept rough but now hopes his story will help others.

Historic church carvings found in Pinkney garden wall

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 01:43
Stones from a damaged wall turned out to be part of a demolished 13th Century hamlet church.

David Bowie's Beckenham bandstand gets Grade II listed status

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 01:29
David Bowie sang at a festival on the bandstand 50 years ago just after the release of Space Oddity.

Family thank staff who saved premature twin boys

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 01:18
The parents of the boys, now aged one, visit search and rescue crews and medics who saved their lives.

Peterloo Massacre: Tracing the relatives of the Failsworth Reformers

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:54
An academic's project brings together families of protesters for the 200th anniversary.

'Hundreds' seek private clinics for medical cannabis

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:53
Private cannabis clinics have now opened in the UK, charging up to £800 per month for prescriptions.

Patients who cannot eat food 'fear for lives'

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:52
Problems making "liquid nutrition" have led to a national emergency, the NHS says.

Bournemouth cookery class for young asylum seekers

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:17
Workshops are teaching young asylum seekers how to cook and improve their English skills.

Didcot: The power station that inspired poetry

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:16
Didcot Power Station's iconic towers will be demolished as Oxfordshire's skyline changes forever.

North Wales Police 'failed to protect' woman killed by ex-partner

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:13
Laura Stuart was murdered in 2017 despite 18 reports to police, including allegations of assault.

£13m written off the value of public stake in BiFab

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:00
Scottish government's stake in the engineering yards slashed from £19m to £6m after watchdog's review.

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