National News
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Spike in Omicron cases in children could lead to another surge in adults, scientists suggest
The return to school is driving up Omicron infections in children and could lead to another surge in adults, scientists have warned.
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Father charged with murder of his 19-year-old daughter
A 44-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his teenage daughter.
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PM fails to explicitly commit to publishing partygate report in full
Boris Johnson has not explicitly committed to publishing the full report into lockdown parties in Downing Street and across Whitehall, as Westminster awaits the findings of the long-awaited inquiry.
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Two men held in Manchester as part of investigation into Texas synagogue siege
Two men have been arrested in Manchester as part of the investigation into the Texas synagogue attack by a British hostage-taker earlier this month.
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Energy boss casts doubt on government deal to prevent 50% price cap hike
The chief executive of a major household energy supplier has cast doubt on whether the sector and government will be able to spare households from a huge spike in bills from April.
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Bangladeshi communities and Pakistani men most at risk of dying from COVID during third wave
Bangladeshi people and Pakistani men living in the UK were most at risk of dying during the third wave of COVID, despite the efforts of the vaccination programme, new research suggests.
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Woman, 49, arrested for murder after five-year-old boy found dead in Coventry
A woman has been arrested in Coventry on suspicion of murder after a five-year-old boy was found dead.
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Teacher charged with animal cruelty over video of horse being punched and kicked
A primary school teacher has been charged with animal cruelty after a video appeared to show her punching and kicking a horse.
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Carer who suffocated suspected thief during citizen's arrest cleared of manslaughter
A man who suffocated a suspected burglar while performing a citizen's arrest in the street has been cleared of manslaughter.
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People in a self-driving car should not be held responsible if it crashes, watchdog proposes
People in a self-driving car should not be responsible if it crashes, legal watchdogs have proposed.
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Strange Stuff
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This woman got a spam email saying she had won $3m - and it turned out to be trueThe spam folder in an email inbox can be a murky place - full of messages promising untold riches that are sadly too good to be true.
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Brass monkeys: Fears for escaped primates as temperatures drop to -20CPolice are trying to track down dozens of monkeys that escaped after the truck transporting them crashed in Pennsylvania.
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'The last resort': Lost dog rescued by sausage dangled from droneA dog in Hampshire has been rescued from rising tides with a sausage attached to a drone.
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Scientists no longer bamboozled as they find why pandas gain weightResearchers have discovered how pandas are able to gain weight even though they only eat bamboo.