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Further pressure on Starmer as Rotherham MP backs national grooming inquiry
The Labour MP for Rotherham has called for a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal, adding more pressure on Sir Keir Starmer.
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Pizza Hut’s UK restaurants plot new direction in rescue deal
Pizza Hut's biggest UK restaurant franchisee is closing in on a rescue deal that would salvage the vast majority of its British outlets and jobs.
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Zebra died in Essex zoo after rhino ‘unintentionally punctured his stomach’
The zebra that died in a zoo in Essex after an "incident" with a rhinoceros was killed after the larger animal unintentionally punctured its stomach.
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GPS-tagged asylum seeker trial ended with no benefit, Home Office says
A Home Office pilot scheme involving asylum seekers forced to wear ankle tags to track their locations "did not affect compliance" among them, a government report has concluded.
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‘Worried’ family of missing sisters just ‘want them to be found’
The family of two missing sisters in Aberdeen have issued a heartfelt plea for information, saying "all we want is for them to be found".
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More people charged over riots after teenagers killed in e-bike crash
Police investigating the Ely riots have charged 11 further people over the alleged disorder.
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‘A sick joke’: Football fan who mocked dead player banned and fined
A football fan who mocked a dead player at a derby match has been banned and fined.
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Man, 37, charged with attempted murder after nurse stabbed at hospital
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a nurse was stabbed at the Royal Oldham Hospital on Saturday.
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Jenny Eclair says she ‘can’t compete’ with ‘terrible’ AI Michael Parkinson podcast
The first episode of a podcast hosted by AI replicating Sir Michael Parkinson has been released - and comedian and podcaster Jenny Eclair has branded it a "terrible, terrible idea".