Suspected rapist accidentally set free and leaves UK before trial
A suspected rapist was accidentally set free from prison and managed to leave the country before he is due to stand trial, it has been revealed.
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Alba's financial difficulties due to fraud, leader claims
Police have been investigating alleged financial 'irregularities' in the pro-independence party since May.
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'Confront failure and fix it': Families speak ahead of attacks inquiry
Hearings are under way at a public inquiry into attacks in Nottingham that killed three people.
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'I design video games - here's what I think about angry fans'
If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. Today we speak to Alistair McFarlane, chief operating officer of game design company Facepunch Studios and the executive producer of survival game Rust...
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BBC apologises after 'strong and offensive language' heard at BAFTAs
The BBC has apologised after a racial slur was shouted during the BAFTAs while two black actors were on stage.
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'Unimaginable' grief after crash kills three
Conor Quinn, 31, John Guy, 48, and 23- year-old Laura Hoy all died at the scene on Saturday evening.
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The 102-year-old kitman who left his mark on the World Cup
Charlie O'Leary was the Republic of Ireland kitman, but his influence extends to football across the island.
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Andrew charged taxpayers for massage when UK trade envoy, claim ex-civil servants
Whistleblower former civil servants claim there was too little scrutiny of Andrew's costs as UK trade envoy.
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Violence against teachers still 'widespread and harmful'
Teachers of primary and secondary children in Aberdeen said they have been "kicked, bitten and spat at" while in class.
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The Papers: William 'not calm, but carrying on' after Andrew arrest and a Bafta for Buckley
The fallout from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest continues to dominate Monday's papers.
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'I thought I was going to die' - Woman calls for tighter weight-loss jabs checks
Emma Dyer says she collapsed on her bathroom floor and began vomiting blood after buying jabs online.
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British rising star beats A-listers to acting BAFTA - as One Battle After Another named best film
British film newcomer Robert Aramayo has been named best actor at the BAFTAs - beating favourite Timothee Chalamet and other A-listers including Leonardo DiCaprio to win the prize.
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Mainstream schools to receive extra funding for SEND pupils as part of £4bn package
Mainstream schools will receive direct funding to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as part of a £4bn package to make the system more inclusive.
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Billions in SEND funding to make schools more inclusive, ministers say
The government is setting out big changes to how children with special educational needs get support.
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Hamnet's Jessie Buckley and I Swear's Robert Aramayo win big at the Baftas
Brit Aramayo beat US stars such Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet, while One Battle After Another picked up six awards.
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Arokodare & Mundle latest players to be racially abused
Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare and Sunderland winger Romaine Mundle have become the latest Premier League players to be sent racist abuse on social media this weekend.
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Wunmi Mosaku shows 'ancestral power' with Bafta win
Growing up in Manchester, she is the first black British winner of the supporting actress award.
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Watch: Highlights from the Baftas 2026
One Battle After Another took home best film and Hamnet also saw success in the outstanding British film category.
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Last surviving teacher of Aberfan disaster still remembers faces of the children who died
Mair Morgan says the disaster that killed 144 people remains etched into her memory.
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Firefighters tackling large blaze at school
Several fire appliances are currently at the school building in Okehampton.
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