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A group of 50 refugee charities have written to the new PM asking him to overhaul the “profiteering” asylum system, in a letter shared with The i Paper . The system currently sees the Home Office hand billions of pounds…
Read moreThe hosts struck first against the run of play, exposing a Chelsea back three that looked increasingly vulnerable. JDT repeatedly tested the Blues with late challenges and off-the-ball exchanges, with Tosin Adarabioyo…
Read morePolice were called to the scene at Harford Street in the town centre at about 22:00 BST on Saturday. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Ch Insp Tierney, from the Police…
Read moreVictims reported that the distinctive ‘VW’ front badges, which incorporate radar sensors, could be removed in under five seconds. The thefts occurred between 15 and 19 July, affecting vehicles on 29 streets in areas…
Read moreAvon and Somerset Police said the car struck the trio in the Stokes Croft area of Bristol . The force said two people suffered non-serious injuries, while a third suffered injuries which were not believed to be as…
Read moreSuffice to say that the class warrior in me is frothing at the mouth. Because if an arrest for alleged misconduct in public office (no charges have yet been made), plus established chumminess with a billionaire…
Read moreA cyclist discovered her naked body in a carrot field near the Rainford bypass, north-west of St Helens, around midday. Ms Finley had last been seen alive the night before, about 11pm, at the back of the Royal Liverpool…
Read moreAccording to flight tracking data from Flightradar24 , the light aircraft took off from Earls Colne airfield in Essex at 2.48pm on Saturday and landed at 4.13pm, having spent around half an hour above the sea off Clacton…
Read moreMore than 100 signed photographs taken by acclaimed music photographer Gered Mankowitz are to be sold so the 80-year-old and his wife, Julia , can downsize their home. Photographs for sale include distinctive shots of…
Read moreCargill was remanded in custody to appear before magistrates in Birmingham on Monday. West Midlands Police said their investigation was ongoing and they were keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time. The…
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