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‘Exceptional’ Bletchley Park codebreaker dies
A Bletchley Park codebreaker, who showed "dedication and exceptional work" during the Second World War, has died at the age of 101.
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Step to legally prevent new ‘two-tier’ sentencing guidelines begins today, justice secretary says
A bill to legally prevent new sentencing guidelines on how ethnic minority criminals should be punished will be introduced today, the justice secretary said.
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Payouts for departing civil servants capped at £95,000
The most senior and long-serving civil servants could be offered a maximum of £95,000 to quit their jobs as part of a government efficiency drive.
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Customers ‘protected’ as household energy supplier exits market
A household energy supplier has failed, weeks after it attracted attention from regulators.
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Police shoot man dead at train station – after reports he was carrying a gun
A man has been shot dead by police after an incident in Milton Keynes.
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Harrods challenges survivors’ law firm’s compensation cut
Harrods is urging lawyers acting for the largest group of survivors of abuse perpetrated by its former owner to reconsider plans to swallow a significant chunk of claimants' compensation payouts…
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Stalker who believed Strictly judge Shirley Ballas was his aunt sentenced
A man who stalked Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas for six years has avoided jail.
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More than 20 new potential victims come forward after ‘prolific’ rapist jailed for assaulting 10 women
Another 23 female potential victims have reported that they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou - the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the country's most…
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‘He was a true gentleman’: British tourist injured in Rome explosion dies in hospital
A British tourist who was seriously injured after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a three-storey B&B in Rome has died.
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Hero police officer of Iranian embassy siege dies
PC Trevor Lock, a hero of the famous Iranian embassy siege in London, has died at the age of 85.