Lake Windermere 'needs real-time pollution warnings' after two swimmers were taken to hospital
Real-time pollution warnings are needed at Lake Windermere after two people swimming there were taken to hospital last summer, campaigners have said.
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Family 'beyond devastated' by meningitis death as hundreds get antibiotics
A sixth form pupil and a university student have died, while 11 more are seriously ill in hospital.
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'Chilling' $10bn Trump lawsuit should be thrown out, BBC says
The BBC has filed a motion in a US court to dismiss a $10bn lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump over an edited documentary clip.
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Kent meningitis outbreak a cruel reminder young people most at risk
Meningitis is thankfully rare, but the outbreak in Kent is a cruel reminder that the disease is still with us, and that young people are most at risk.
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Trump says UK should 'enthusiastically' join efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz
It comes after Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was working with allies on a plan to protect the channel.
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Gun seized from boy, 15, in school, say police
A teenager has been arrested after a gun was brought into a school in Wolverhampton.
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Chelsea given record fine and suspended transfer ban over secret payments
Chelsea have been given a suspended one-year transfer ban, and fined a record £10.75m, after admitting historical breaches of Premier League rules.
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Two schools closed after 'online weapons threats'
Two schools in Cardiff have been closed after weapons threats were made online.
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Boy, 15, took gun into school, say police
A teenager has been arrested after a gun was brought into a school in Wolverhampton.
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£17m support for heating oil costs in NI is 'not enough', woman says
The funding is part of a £53m UK-wide support package for households "most exposed" to rising prices.
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Two of four men arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran released
Two of four men arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran have been released without charge.
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King hits the DJ decks on city arts venue visit
The King admits "trying to get a hang of it" while having a go at being a DJ during a visit to Manchester.
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Flagship hospital seeks to rebuild ward after mould and defects
Rooms on the adult bone marrow transplant unit at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) were sealed off in recent weeks.
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Car park firm NCP collapses with nearly 700 jobs at risk
The car park operator says demand for parking has not recovered to pre-Covid levels, as its administrators look to sell the business.
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Father guilty of murdering baby daughter
Sean Jefferson, 35, and Amy Leigh Clarke, 34, from Staffordshire, faced multiple charges.
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Second man released over Iran spying investigation
The man was one of four arrested as part of a counter-terror investigation relating to Iran.
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Dubai airport shutdown affects thousands of UK passengers
The latest shutdown of Dubai’s airport has disrupted the travel plans of thousands of UK passengers.
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12 vehicles involved in crash on motorway
Five people - including two children - have been taken to hospital following a 12-vehicle crash which closed part of a major Scottish motorway overnight.
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Schoolgirl who died from meningitis remembered as 'kind and thoughtful'
A sixth form pupil who died in a meningitis outbreak in Kent has been remembered as an "incredibly kind, thoughtful and intelligent" student.
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Girl in meningitis outbreak was 'lovely and caring'
A Faversham grammar school sixth former dies of meningitis, along with a university student.
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