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Seaside town’s notorious migrant hotel where a room was used to run a county lines drug network will stop housing asylum seekers by the end of this year
The Roundhouse Hotel in Bournemouth, Dorset, will stop housing asylum seekers by October, Bournemouth West Labour MP Jessica Toale announced.
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Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report Boris Johnson’s Conservative government wasted public money on a “vast” scale with flawed buying of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, an official inquiry has concluded. The Covid-19 inquiry chair, Heather Hallett, also criticised the then…
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Jane Campion remembers Sam Neill: ‘He was radiating peace, beaming love’
The Piano director shares her memories of the actor on set – and the last time she saw him in hospital Sam Neill’s final interview and his life in pictures ‘A true gentleman’: actors, directors and leaders pay tribute to Sam Neill Neill interviewed in 2023, 2024 and 2026 Sam. So effortlessly handsome, and that…
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Train driver killed after going through red signal and smashing into the back of stationary carriages died from ‘traumatic brain and chest injuries’, inquest hears
Shaun Burton, 60, died following the incident near Bedford railway station on June 19. Some 162 people were injured, 102 of whom needed hospital treatment.
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Multiple children left injured after tree falls at outdoor activity centre
Multiple children have been injured after a tree fell at an outdoor activity centre in Surrey, with one youngster airlifted to hospital with a serious leg injury.
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Broadmoor nurse who helped expose Jimmy Savile is embroiled in £35,000 legal battle to avoid being thrown out of his NHS-owned family home
Keith Palmer, 72, has been ordered to leave the property near the Broadmoor psychiatric hospital in Crowthorne, Berkshire despite living there for 40 years.
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Sexual abuse survivor who was drugged and raped as a child condemns Labour as she fears prison cuts could see her attacker released early
Mother-of-five Jade Belgrove was groomed and raped twice when she was 14 years old by paedophile Simon Tyler when he was 24 in 2010.
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Bassist Jennifer Finch to skip L7’s farewell tour after diagnosis
L7 bassist Jennifer Finch has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, her bandmates announced on 13 July 2026, just two months after the group revealed plans for a farewell run of shows. Finch will not join L7 on their upcoming “The Last Hurrah Tour”, due to start on 6 October in San…
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Drug dealer jailed for at least 27 years for gunning down Barnsley intruder at his village home
He was handed mandatory life sentence
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Melbourne hospital staffer refused to work more than four hours a week because of his ADHD, anxiety and depression – and then claimed it was unfair to sack him after a six month stand-off
A worker at Monash Health, a major public hospital network in Melbourne, refused to work more than four hours a week, citing ADHD, anxiety and depression, leading to a six-month stand-off with his employer before he was dismissed. He subsequently took his case to Australia’s Fair Work Commission, arguing that his sacking was unfair. The…