'Britain's most eligible bachelor' Earl of Wessex, 18, gets A-level grades he needs to study at Royal Agricultural University after working as a farmhand over summer

James, son of Prince Edward and Sophie, will study rural land and property management at the university in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, this autumn. The Palace did not confirm what grades he achieved but to be accepted…

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Dad to stand trial accused of murdering daughter Minnie Merriman

Prosecutors allege Christopher Rice, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, killed Minnie Merriman, who died in Dundee's Ninewells Hospital on 3 August. The 35-year-old, who was remanded in custody, made no plea during a second…

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The tiny Oxfordshire village where asylum seekers could outnumber locals

This week, as the Oxfordshire community baked in the heatwave , the predominant atmosphere was more one of quiet indignation in the wake of a call from the Prime Minister for “wealthier areas” in Britain to house more…

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XL bully dog which fatally bit man was not type to savage anyone, defendant says

Her partner's father, Keven Jones, 62, from Chester, died from severe blood loss after being bitten on the leg. The court heard he had been in poor health and had been taking methadone and blood thinning medication, and…

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‘The colander worked best!’ Guardian readers share their experience of the solar eclipse

We asked some of them to share their photographs and experiences of this celestial treat. Here are some of their responses. 'A few minutes of glory' A few minutes of glory with my husband's welding visors in cloudy Loch…

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DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province

The current outbreak has killed more than 2,100 people out of more than 4,500 cases, according to the latest government figures released on Tuesday. At the same point in the 2014-16 outbreak in west Africa , the previous…

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Northern Ireland is now in its fourth heatwave of the summer

The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning for Northern Ireland - and another heatwave has been confirmed on Thursday - the fourth this year so far. The thunderstorm warning came into force from 11:00 BST and runs…

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Mother-of-two is banned from keeping animals for life after abandoning her six chihuahuas to starve to death

The manager alerted the RSPCA after finding three chihuahua-type dogs in a basket in the rear dining room of the property which Fowles had been due to vacate. RSPCA inspector Ben Kirby later attended with the manager and…

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The Surrey village famous for its flowers, wilting after two months with no rain

But in Wisley, they are falling at the height of summer , alongside dried-up ponds and lawns scorched yellow. The Surrey village – home to one of England’s most popular public gardens – has gone a record-breaking 56…

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Rare Banksy hand-sprayed LP sells for thousands

The cover of Royksopp's 2001 breakthrough album Melody A.M. was one of only 100 hand-stencilled by Banksy back in 2002. The Norwegian group sent out 100 blank record sleeves to the Bristol street artist, who returned…

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