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True crime expert from Olney nominated for national awards

Crime historian and author from Olney has been shortlisted for two categories in the True Crime Awards.
Countdown is on to Northampton Dragonboat Festival 2024

Time is running out to enter your team for a chance to take home the inaugural Northampton Dragon Boat Festival trophy!
New trail celebrates city centre’s art and architectural heritage

An arts and heritage trail championing Milton Keynes’ design history has arrived in the city centre.
Creative way to share ideas about city’s future

Milton Keynes City Council is working with a theatre company on an innovative way to help local people share their experiences about living in Milton Keynes.

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Stock markets suffer sharp drops after Donald Trump announces sweeping tariffs

Stock markets around the world fell on Thursday after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs - with some economists now fearing a recession.
Prince Andrew's Pitch@Palace branded 'crude attempt to enrich himself' as Chinese spy documents set to be released

Prince Andrew's efforts to make money from his Pitch@Palace project have been branded as a "crude attempt to enrich himself" at the expense of "unsuspecting tech founders", as new documents may shed more light on what he and his team have been attempting to sell.
Highs and lows of Five-Year Keir: The PM's journey from Doughty Street to Downing Street

From Doughty Street to Downing Street: from human rights barrister in a left-wing chambers to a prime minister tough on rioters and illegal migrants.
Tom Cruise leads moment of silence in tribute to 'dear friend' Val Kilmer

Tom Cruise has paid tribute to Val Kilmer, wishing his Top Gun co-star "well on the next journey".
Scheme to boost access to NHS dentists 'comprehensively failed', MPs say

A scheme meant to boost access to NHS dentists under the last government appears to have "comprehensively failed", MPs have said
Girl, 13, dies in house fire in Merseyside

A 13-year-old girl has died after a house fire in Merseyside.
Man with knife who 'moved at speed' towards police officers before he was shot dead in Milton Keynes named

A man who was shot dead by police after he "moved at speed" towards officers has been named as David Joyce.
Sentebale chair's decision to spend almost half a million pounds on consultancy fees 'will form part of Charity Commission investigation'

The decision by the chair of Prince Harry's Sentebale charity to spend almost half a million pounds on consultancy fees, and who she decided to pay, will form part of a Charity Commission investigation, according to an expert in charity governance.

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UK News

Prince Andrew's Pitch@Palace branded 'crude attempt to enrich himself' as Chinese spy documents set to be released

Prince Andrew's efforts to make money from his Pitch@Palace project have been branded as a "crude attempt to enrich himself" at the expense of "unsuspecting tech founders", as new documents may shed more light on what he and his team have been attempting to sell.
Girl, 13, dies in house fire in Merseyside

A 13-year-old girl has died after a house fire in Merseyside.
Boy saved from burning car after M6 crash caused by suicidal ex-RAF pilot, inquest hears

A workman saved a seven-year-old boy from a burning car in the aftermath of a deadly crash caused by a suicidal ex-pilot, an inquest has heard.
Thomas Kettleborough: 'Vile' former police inspector caught in child sex sting

A 'vile' former police officer who was caught in a sting operation after travelling to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old boy has been jailed.
Highs and lows of Five-Year Keir: The PM's journey from Doughty Street to Downing Street

From Doughty Street to Downing Street: from human rights barrister in a left-wing chambers to a prime minister tough on rioters and illegal migrants.
Scheme to boost access to NHS dentists 'comprehensively failed', MPs say

A scheme meant to boost access to NHS dentists under the last government appears to have "comprehensively failed", MPs have said
MP tells Sky News she was targeted online by Tate brothers after Commons contribution

An MP has told Sky News she was attacked online by the Tate brothers after she participated in a debate in the House of Commons about violence against women.
Woman whose son Martyn Hett died in Manchester Arena terror attack welcomes new law in his name

There is a certain steel about a mother who has lost a child.

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Sports News

Gabriel injury: Arsenal defender to miss Real Madrid games after being ruled out for the season

Arsenal will not have Gabriel for their Champions League quarter-final tie against Real Madrid after he was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Leeds: Illan Meslier dropped for Saturday's trip to Luton after latest high-profile errors

Illan Meslier has been dropped for Leeds' trip to Luton on Saturday after his high-profile errors against Swansea.
Stephen Bunting reveals how hypnotherapy helped rebuild career after crushing Premier League Darts dropping

Stephen Bunting has revealed how working with a hypnotherapist helped transform his career as he seeks his first Premier League win at the ninth time of asking.
UK set to host Women's World Cup in 2035 after FIFA reveals home nations are 'sole bidders' for tournament

The UK looks almost certain to host the 2035 Women's World Cup after FIFA president Gianni Infantino described its interest as the "one valid bid" for the finals.

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Entertainment News

Tom Cruise leads moment of silence in tribute to 'dear friend' Val Kilmer

Tom Cruise has paid tribute to Val Kilmer, wishing his Top Gun co-star "well on the next journey".
Bruce Springsteen: The Boss to release seven 'lost' albums

Bruce Springsteen is to release seven albums of mostly unheard material this summer.
Film star Val Kilmer dies aged 65

Val Kilmer, the actor who starred in Top Gun and Batman while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy, has died aged 65.
'A genius actor', 'firecracker', and 'my friend': Tributes paid to Top Gun star Val Kilmer

Actors, directors and celebrity friends have paid tribute to Val Kilmer, after he died aged 65.

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World News

Stock markets suffer sharp drops after Donald Trump announces sweeping tariffs

Stock markets around the world fell on Thursday after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs - with some economists now fearing a recession.
Trump's tariffs are about something more than economics: power

Tanking stock markets, collapsing world orders, devastating trade wars; economists with their hair ablaze are scrambling to keep up.
Israeli airstrike kills at least 27 sheltering at Gaza school, says Hamas-run health ministry

More than 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting Gaza, including 27 sheltering at a school, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
Donald Trump announces sweeping global trade tariffs - including 10% on UK imports

Donald Trump has announced a 10% trade tariff on all imports from the UK - as he unleashed sweeping tariffs across the globe.

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Video News

CCTV shows shoplifters using pythons to distract cashier before stealing from petrol station

Police are hunting for four suspects who used two pythons to distract a cashier before stealing $400 worth of CBD oil from a petrol station.
Film star Val Kilmer dies aged 65

Val Kilmer, the actor who starred in Top Gun and Batman while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy, has died aged 65.
Donald Trump announces sweeping global trade tariffs - including 10% on UK imports

Donald Trump has announced a 10% trade tariff on all imports from the UK - as he unleashed sweeping tariffs across the globe.
'US is our closest ally', Jonathan Reynolds says in reaction to Trump tariffs - but 'nothing off the table'

The US is "our closest ally" but "nothing is off the table" in response to Donald Trump's 10% tariffs on imports from the UK, the business secretary has said.

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Technology News

Ban children from social media if Online Safety Act watered down, children's commissioner says

Young people should be removed from social media altogether if the Online Safety Act is watered down as part of US trade negotiations, the children's commissioner for England has said.
Luton Airport expansion plans approved by transport secretary

The expansion of Luton Airport has been approved by the transport secretary.
Britons urged to stop mowing lawns to boost butterfly numbers 'in long-term decline'

Conservation experts are urging homeowners not to mow their lawns over the coming months to help boost butterfly numbers, with more than half of UK species now in long-term decline.
Bitcoin tycoon Chun Wang blasts off on polar SpaceX flight to achieve world first

A Bitcoin tycoon has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in what is the first manned spacecraft to circle Earth over the North and South poles.

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Politics News

Trump has acted for his country, I will act in Britain's interests, says Starmer

Donald Trump has acted for his country and I will act in Britain's interests, Sir Keir Starmer has said after the US president imposed 10% tariffs on UK goods.
Highs and lows of Five-Year Keir: The PM's journey from Doughty Street to Downing Street

From Doughty Street to Downing Street: from human rights barrister in a left-wing chambers to a prime minister tough on rioters and illegal migrants.
Trump's tariffs will have an impact before too long – but how will the UK respond?

The list has landed.
Woman whose son Martyn Hett died in Manchester Arena terror attack welcomes new law in his name

There is a certain steel about a mother who has lost a child.

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Offbeat News

'Once-in-a-lifetime' Iron Age hoard found in Yorkshire

A "once-in-a-lifetime" hoard of Iron Age artefacts has been uncovered by archaeologists.
Diamond Tiffany earrings swallowed by suspected thief are recovered by Florida police

Detectives have recovered four diamond earrings from a suspected thief two weeks after he swallowed the jewellery worth nearly £600,000 during his arrest, US police have said.
The blobfish: 'World's ugliest animal' named fish of the year in New Zealand

The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand.
Bulgarian football club Arda Kardzhali apologise after holding minute's silence for former player who is still alive

A Bulgarian football club have apologised for holding a minute's silence for a former player who is still alive.
CCTV shows shoplifters using pythons to distract cashier before stealing from petrol station

Police are hunting for four suspects who used two pythons to distract a cashier before stealing $400 worth of CBD oil from a petrol station.

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Business News

There were no winners from Trump's tariff gameshow

Donald Trump flourished his list of tariffs like a gameshow host in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday – but there were no winners from the president's made-for-TV show of economic strength.
Trump trade war escalation sparks global market sell-off

Donald Trump's trade war escalation has sparked a global sell-off, with US stock markets seeing the biggest declines in a hit to values estimated above $2trn.
UK businesses issue warning over 'deeply troubling' Trump tariffs

British companies and business groups have expressed alarm over President Donald Trump's 10% tariff on UK goods entering the US – but cautioned against retaliatory measures.
Accountancy firm MHA struggles to hit £125m IPO target

The accountancy firm MHA is struggling to hit a £125m fundraising target as part of plans that would see its shares listed on the London Stock Exchange.