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Former Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit has been given another chance in the NFL, a year after he quit Welsh rugby. The 24-year-old left the game in Wales ahead of last year’s Six Nations championship. The announcement about his future comes at a difficult time for Welsh rugby, who have suffered a record string of defeats.
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Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet Sir Keir Starmer “very soon” after the prime minister “asked to come” to the US. Mr Trump discussed details of his phone call with Sir Keir while taking questions from the media in the White House’s Oval Office on Friday. “He asked for a meeting, and I agreed
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A man has been charged over the death of a nine-year-old girl hit by a bus in southeast London. Ada Bicakci died in hospital on 5 August last year, two days after the incident in Bexleyheath. Martin Asolo-Agogua, 23, has now been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving
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A body has been found in the search for a man who went missing in the Highlands before Christmas. Mark Drostle is believed to have travelled from London to Aviemore on 12 December and was reported missing on 21 December. There were several potential sightings between 19 and 24 December, but police were unable to
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The Church of England has voted to increase oversight of safeguarding measures – but stopped short of creating an independent body. Members of the General Synod, the Church’s parliament, voted for the new measures for handling abuse allegations as it tries to restore trust among survivors after multiple scandals. The motion was passed with 392
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Cats in a rural Lincolnshire village have allegedly been returning home with parts of their fur shaved off, police have said in an appeal. In Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, the claims had been brought to the attention of local officers who appealed for anyone affected to come forward. In a Facebook post, South Holland Police said while
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Margaret Thatcher died on 8 April 2013. But the UK’s longest-serving post-war prime minister still casts a long shadow over politics today, more than a decade later. Only last week the Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer cited her example in support of his deregulation plans. “In the 1980s, the Thatcher government deregulated finance capital…,”
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The Church of England is facing a “time of reckoning”, the lead bishop in charge of safeguarding has told Sky News. The Bishop of Stepney, Joanne Grenfell, was speaking from her office in east London ahead of a crucial meeting of the Church’s General Synod, which starts on Monday. She will present a roadmap to
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Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after suffering a brain injury in a championship fight, his promoters have said. The 28-year-old from Belfast was taken to intensive care after he lost to Welsh boxer Nathan Howells at the Ulster Hall last Saturday. It was his first defence of the Celtic super-featherweight title. The
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The King and Queen were joined by celebrities at a black-tie dinner celebrating Italian cuisine and “slow food”. Among the guests for Charles and Camilla’s event at Highgrove House were Victoria and David Beckham, Dame Helen Mirren and Stanley Tucci. Image: ‘Good food brings people together,’ the King said. Pic: PA Image: Pics: PA The
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