UK News
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Four Vietnamese nationals held in Facebook people smugglers probe
The joint UK-French investigation alleges the group shared posts charged migrants thousands of pounds to make the crossing.
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Beachcomber, 13, finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus washed ashore from 1997 spill
Nearly five million pieces of Lego spilled into the sea in 1997 when a cargo ship encountered a storm.
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Train derailment and fire forces road closure near Arizona-New Mexico state line
No injuries were reported in the midday train wreck near Lupton, Arizona.
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Tornadoes flatten homes in Nebraska and leave trails of damage in Iowa
Some injuries were reported but there were no immediate reports that anyone was killed.
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What the papers say – April 27
Images of a smiling King and Queen adorn most of Saturday’s front pages.
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Lord Cameron joins language lesson and pets horses during Mongolia visit
The Foreign Secretary was in Central Asia as part of a bid to bolster trade, security and environmental ties.
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Wellwishers welcome King’s return to public-facing royal duties
Charles has been receiving care as an outpatient since early February.
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Failure to reinstate UNWRA funding is negation of duty, SNP MP tells Sunak
Brendan O’Hara has urged the UK Government to reinstate funding after a report ruled on the neutrality of the aid organisation.
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BME women ‘twice as likely to be on zero-hours contracts as white men’
Research suggests BME workers are ‘significantly overrepresented’ on zero-hours contracts compared with white workers.
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UN investigators probe 14 UNRWA aid staff Israel accused over Hamas attack
The UN was informed in January of Israeli allegations that 12 employees of the agency known as UNRWA had taken part in the October 7 attack.
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Reading terror attack families ‘disgusted’ by catastrophic state failures
Judge Coroner Sir Adrian Fulford concluded the deaths of James Furlong, Dr David Wails and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett were ‘probably avoidable’.
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Reading terror attack: Deaths of three men ‘probably avoidable’ after failings
Khairi Saadallah fatally stabbed friends James Furlong, 36, Dr David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, on June 20 2020.