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Paedophiles and rapists face chemical castration in new crackdown

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is believed to be considering compelling offenders to undergo the irreversible process after they have been released

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Author: Bradley Jolly, Michael D. Carroll

Newspaper headlines: Starmer’s ‘U-turn’ and Trump ‘ambush’

Sir Keir Starmer’s backtrack on winter fuel payments dominated the front pages of Thursday’s papers.

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Author: @BBCNews

‘Missing’ Jay Slater witness FOUND ‘on holiday in Tenerife’

Lucy Law, 20, was one of the last people to see Jay alive when he disappeared after a night out on the Spanish island last summer before being found dead a month later.

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Author: Andrew Chamberlain

Member of Belfast rap trio Kneecap charged with terror offence

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh to appear in court in London next month over allegations of waving a Hizbollah flag at a concert

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Author: Jude Webber

Winter fuel payment cuts were a panic measure finally put right

Editorial: The move inadvertently caused maximum political damage to Labour – now, Keir Starmer’s surprise U-turn is an encouraging sign his administration has learnt from its mistakes

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Author: Editorial

Member of Irish rap band Kneecap charged with ‘terrorism’ offence

British police say Mo Chara displayed a flag of Lebanon’s Hezbollah at a concert.

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Author: Al Jazeera

Member of Irish hip hop trio Kneecap charged with terrorism offence

A member of Irish hip hop trio Kneecap has been charged with a terrorism offence following an investigation by London’s Metropolitan Police.

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Author: Billy Stockwell

What we learned from Jay Slater inquest – missing friends, drug cocktail and stolen Rolex

The inquest into the death of Jay Slater was suddely adjourned as a coroner examined the death of the 19-year-old who went missing in Tenerife in June last year

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Author: Charlotte Owen

Police charge Kneecap’s ‘Mo Chara’ with terrorism offence

A member of Northern Irish hip-hop group Kneecap has been charged with a terrorism offence over the display of a flag in support of Iran-backed group Hezbollah, British police have said.

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Author: RTÉ News

Kneecap rapper Liam O’Hanna charged with terrorism offence

The star of the Belfast rap trio was charged by post with displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah

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Author: Seren Hughes

Keir Starmer arson suspects are ‘part of a conspiracy’, police say

The three Ukrainian-born men were charged with conspiring with each other as well as ‘with others unknown’. They deny all charges

Labour to review giving more pensioners winter fuel payments

Threshold for top-up could be raised, opening door to government revisiting other unpopular benefits cuts

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Author: Pippa Crerar

Kneecap member charged with terror offence

Liam O’Hanna, 27, Belfast has been charged, via postal requisition, with displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, the Met Police says.

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Author: bbc.com

Jay Slater’s friends ‘cannot be found’, inquest into teen’s death in Tenerife hears

Inquest hears analysis of the teenager’s body showed traces of ecstasy, cocaine and alcohol

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Author: Pat Hurst

Will Starmer’s U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts be enough to win back voters?

As the prime minister announces changes to chancellor Rachel Reeves’ hugely controversial policy after months of criticism, Whitehall editor Kate Devlin explains why ministers are acting now

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Author: Kate Devlin

Migrant boat forces Dunkirk flotilla to divert

Fleet of 66 ‘Little Ships’ commemorating the 85th anniversary of evacuation told to avoid boat being escorted by UK Border Force

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Author: Charles Hymas,Tim Sigsworth

PMQs review: Will Labour’s winter fuel U-turn work?

Despite Starmer’s reversal of a deeply unpopular policy Badenoch struggled to take advantage.

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Author: Rachel Cunliffe

Labour to reverse winter fuel payment cuts – who will be eligible?

After spending months ruling out a U-turn on the policy, the government has finally admitted it will make changes. But when will it come into force and who will be affected?

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Author: Millie Cooke

Wild camping on Dartmoor is legal, supreme court rules

Case came to supreme court after court of appeal determined the term ‘open-air recreation’ included camping

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Author: Helena Horton

Southport yoga teacher: I haven’t used a knife since the attack

The Southport survivor Leanne Lucas gives her first newspaper interview, reflecting on the atrocity and her decision to start a campaign to phase-out pointed blades

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Author: David Woode, Crime Correspondent

Starmer vows EU deal will end ‘huge’ passport queues and Farage misses debate: Live

Sir Keir Starmer pledged that his trade deal with the EU would ‘cut the price of the weekly shop’ and provide stability for the fishing industry

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Author: Archie Mitchell

‘Drugs mule’, 21, from Croydon breaks silence from Sri Lankan jail

Charlotte May Lee was arrested in Colombo last week after police discovered 46 kg of cannabis in her suitcase

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Author: Bill Bowkett

Supreme Court backs wild camping on Dartmoor

The Supreme Court upholds the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor in Devon in a landmark case.