Rebecca Joynes is accused of having sex with teenage boys

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Rishi Sunak has urged campuses to keep Jewish safe

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King Charles joked he was glad to be 'out my cage' at his first military engagement since his cancer diagnosis.

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King Charles and Prince William attended royal engagements on Thursday after Harry's stop in the UK.

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New Labour MP Natalie Elphicke apologises over comments she made about her former husband's victims

New Labour MP Natalie Elphicke apologises over comments she made about her ex-husband's victims

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Released prisoners will stop being supervised after serving two thirds of their license, under a new policy introduced by the probation service.

‘People will die’: Warning as freed prisoners go ‘unmonitored’, as probation service cuts supervision

Marius Gustavson carried out male castrations for money

'Eunuch maker' who mutilated paying customers and streamed procedures online is jailed for life

Five babies in England have died after being diagnosed with whooping cough

Five babies have died in England after rapid rise in cases of whooping cough, health officials confirm

The zoo in Tiangzhou has been mocked over its exhibit

Ingenious way Chinese zoo tricked visitors into thinking it had pandas

Putin warns of 'global' war in Russian Victory Day speech as single tank is paraded for second year running

Putin warns of 'global' war during Russian Victory Day rant - but only one tank paraded as Ukraine conflict rages on

The Boeing plane failed to take off in Senegal

Boeing plane skids off runway and bursts into flames in Senegal, injuring 11 passengers as people scramble to break free

The RNLI launched its all-weather lifeboat from Hastings

Search operation stood down after parts of pleasure boat discovered in Channel off Hastings found to be a month old

The Bank of England has maintained interest rates at 5.25%

Bank of England holds interest rates at 16-year high of 5.25%

A warehouse on an industrial estate in Cannock, Staffordshire caugh fire

Huge smoke plume seen as far away as Birmingham after warehouse in Staffordshire catches fire

Ready meals, fizzy drinks and ice creams are some of the worst ultra-processed foods, a study has found (File image)

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Deaf toddler has hearing restored after world first gene therapy trial that could be 'potential cure'

Deaf toddler has hearing restored after world first gene therapy trial that could be 'potential cure'

Temperatures will soar as high as 26C over the weekend

Exact date UK will be hotter than Spain as temperatures set to soar to 26C

Kamonnan Thiamphanit, also known as Angela, died at the property

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Natalie Elphicke has clearly 'had a massive 180° change in views' as she was 'on right of Tory Party' minister tells LBC

Natalie Elphicke has clearly 'had a miraculous overnight massive 180 degree change in views' minister tells LBC

Survivor Henry De Los Rios Polania with his daughter (left) and Daniel Anjorin (right) who died in the attack

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Rubiales will stand trial and faces over two years behind bars

Disgraced Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales to stand trial over Jenni Hermoso World Cup kiss and could face jail time

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Waitrose executive director James Bailey said he thinks the era of cheap food is coming to an end

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Cornel West told LBC academic bosses they should be proud of their students over the protests.

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Mr Zahawi announced he is stepping down

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Harry was joined for the service of thanksgiving by close relatives of his mother

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Labour is facing backlash after Natalie Elphicke was accepted into the party

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