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Expired British passport issued as long ago as 1989 could get dual nationals into UK
Exclusive: Home Office has told airlines they can accept ‘possible alternative documentation’ from citizens of two countries
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UK to be warmer than Istanbul this weekend as Britons get break from wintry weather
Brits will enjoy 13C in some parts of UK on Sunday whilst it’s only 5C in Istanbul
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Swinney accused of ‘faux outrage’ over Lord Advocate criticism ‘to distract’
Dorothy Bain KC has come under fire this week for telling the First Minister of the charges against former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell.
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‘Unprecedented’ demand for jewellery helps retail sales surge in January
The ONS said the total volume of retail sales rose by 1.8% in January, up from growth of 0.4% in December.
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Trump toys with awarding himself the Congressional Medal of Honor over Middle East visit: “I was so brave’
The president did not see combat during his visit to an Iraqi air base in 2018
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US fighter jets scrambled to intercept at least five Russian warplanes over Alaska
Two bombers, two fighter jets and a spy plane observed over coastal Air Defense Identification Zone, prompting U.S. to send out nine aircraft of its own to escort them clear
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Government posts record borrowing surplus in boost for Chancellor
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there was a public sector net borrowing surplus of £30.4 billion in January.
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Trump considers limited strike on Iran to force nuclear deal
Donald Trump is considering an initial strike on Iran to force the country into making a deal regarding its nuclear enrichment programme.
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Asos co-founder dies after falling from 17th floor balcony in Thailand
Quentin Griffiths found dead at Pattaya condominium as police investigate circumstances
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As China goes visa-free, Britain ties itself in knots with complex ETA rules
TRAVEL INSIDER: In his latest newsletter, Simon Calder explains how China’s visa-free travel contrasts with the UK’s new ETA rules, leaving dual nationals to weigh a risky gamble
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Judge blocks Starmer’s removal of Chagos Islanders
The Chagos Islanders who returned to their homeland have won a legal battle against eviction orders issued by Sir Keir Starmer’s Government.
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‘Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses
Israeli police raid compound, arrest staff and curb Muslims’ access as Ramadan begins
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Cooper to meet Rubio after Chagos deal thrown into fresh doubt
The UK’s agreement to hand sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius is likely to be high on the agenda.
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Aston Martin warns over profits as US tariffs weigh on car makers
The luxury car brand also announced the sale of naming rights for its Aston Martin F1 team to a related party for £50 million.
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Millionaire Asos founder falls to his death from Thai balcony
The millionaire co-founder of online fashion company Asos has died after falling from a balcony in Thailand.
NewsAustrian climber guilty of manslaughter after girlfriend froze to death on mountain
Kerstin G died of hypothermia after being left alone on Austria’s highest peak
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Hedera: Hedera review – Cornwall, Georgia and Bali combine on joyful debut
The Bristol-based folk ensemble travel widely on their first album, exploring global influences with sparkling, springlike warmth
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Isaiah Zagar death: Philadelphia’s acclaimed mosaic artist, dies aged 86
The much-loved artist created hundreds of public mosaics, many of which adorn structures along Philadelphia’s vibrant South Street corridor
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could be removed as eighth in line to the throne, says royal expert
Royal expert and friend to King Charles, Jonathan Dimbleby has explained how “it’s possible” for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be removed as eighth in line to the throne. The former prince was arrested on Thursday (February 19th), his 66th birthday, on suspicion of alleged misconduct in public office. Thames Valley Police is investigating claims that while serving as the UK’s trade envoy, he shared sensitive information with disgraced financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Trial set to begin for climber who ‘left his girlfriend to die’ on Austria’s highest mountain
Kerstin G froze to death after she was left ‘exhausted, hypothermic, and disoriented’ on Grossglockner mountain
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Hen Ogledd: Discombobulated review – a manifesto for collective action from Richard Dawson’s folk-rockers
Featuring taunts in Welsh, ‘bard rap’ and spirited jigs, the British quartet’s ragged, rich music underpins their vision for change
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Double boost for Rachel Reeves with retail sales jump and surprise record public finances surplus
Shoppers returned to spending in the New Year and the Treasury raked in billions more than expected in tax
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Huge number of Londoners to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister, polling reveals
The YouGov survey also cast doubts on whether Reform UK can win a Commons majority at the next general election
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While you’re in the office this Friday, your WFH colleagues are secretly taking a four-day week
Central London is a ghost town on Fridays and Joe*, a 37-year-old director at a PR company, is often the only one in the office.
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Charities fear millions in Ramadan giving will not reach crisis zones as UK Muslim groups ‘debanked’
Muslims donate four times more than the average adult in Britain but banking restrictions mean many humanitarian projects already affected by aid cuts will not get donations
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HK Gruber: Short Stories from the Vienna Woods album review – still quirky after all these years
This collection of the 83-year-old composer’s larger-scale works highlights his inventive and restless writing
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Undercover Thai police go dancing in lion costume to catch serial burglar
Thai police went undercover in a traditional lion costume in order to get close enough to a serial burglar to pounce on them and arrest them. Footage released by the Bangkok police department shows officers dressed in a red-and-gold lion costume dancing towards the suspect as he walked through a Lunar New Year fair on Wednesday. The officer wearing the lion's papier-mache head then leaps at the suspect and quickly pins him to the ground at the temple in Nonthaburi, a province covering part of the Bangkok conurbation.
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Thai police go undercover as Lunar New Year lion dancers to catch thief
When Thai police were having trouble catching a serial burglar, they came up with a creative plan
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Zara Larsson begs fans to stop changing her Wikipedia photo
Pop star sparks internet battle after pleading with fans to stop switching her preferred image
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Private equity firms are ‘cashing in’ on broken Send system, Lib Dems say
Lib Dems leader Sir Ed Davey has called for the Send sector to be given legal protections
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Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds
Wood is primary heating in 2% of homes but contributes to producing 21% of country’s wintertime particle pollution
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How ‘smog capital of Poland’ saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels
Kraków’s ban on burning solid fuels plus subsidies for cleaner heating has led to clearer air and better health
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Chagos Islanders fear British patrol boats will block vital supplies
The Chagos islanders who returned to their homeland are seeking assurances that British patrol boats will not block vital food and medical supplies.
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The secret tests that expose China’s race for nuclear superiority
On the edge of a vast desert in north-west China lies a dried-up salt lake.
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‘A thunder punch to the stomach’: Son of British couple jailed in Iran shocked at severe 10-year sentence
After more than a year held in Iranian prisons, the Foremans finally had a 10-year sentence confirmed this week
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Zelensky tears into Putin over Ukraine-Russia peace talks: ‘I don’t need historical s**t’
It comes after further talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Geneva failed to make significant progress
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Country diary: Was this the fox version of a ‘come-hither’ smile?
Langstone, Hampshire: It’s the time of year when dog foxes shadow receptive females – who only have the briefest of windows to mate
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Horned ‘hell heron’ fossil found in Sahara upends what we knew about iconic Jurassic Park dinosaur
Researchers say find represents new phase of evolution for fish-eating Spinosaurus
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New drone unit to investigate illegal waste dumping across England
Government announces tougher measures to tackle unlicensed sites as ‘prolific waste criminal’ is ordered to pay £1.4m
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Growing calls for independent probe into Air India crash as investigators focus attention on pilots
IN FOCUS: Investigators are yet to settle on a cause for the crash but are leaning in the direction of either human error or deliberate action by pilots rather than a mechanical fault despite allegations that the aircraft was flawed from the moment it entered service in India. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports
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Trump directs US government to release files on 'alien and extraterrestrial life'
Donald Trump has said he will direct the Pentagon and other US agencies to release "government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life". In a post on Truth Social, the US president claimed his decision was "based on the tremendous interest shown" and called the matter "extremely interesting and important". The announcement came just hours after Mr Trump accused Barack Obama of revealing classified information during an interview released on Saturday in which the former president said he believes aliens are real.
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‘Now he’s sweating’: what the papers say about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Shock arrest of ex-royal dominated British papers with one picture of the former prince, looking shellshocked in the back seat of a car, splashed across front pages
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Trump shifts into election mode and pitches his tariff economy to Georgia voters
Trump visited Rome, Georgia, to try and convince voters that his tariffs are saving, not hurting, the U.S. economy
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Man emerges naked from stolen ambulance he took on joyride with patient inside
This is the moment that a naked man emerges from a stolen ambulance after he took a patient on a joyride. As they were tending to the patient inside the ambulance, a 37-year-old man appeared and got into the vehicle’s driver seat. A police chase lasting over 40 minutes then followed, with the suspect only being stopped after a tire deflation device was deployed.
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Ukraine war briefing: EU eager for membership talks with Kyiv to begin ‘as soon as possible’
European Council president António Costa stops short of setting a date, but says we ‘cannot lose the momentum.’ What we know on day 1,458
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Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal hits new crisis after judge blocks removal of islanders
Exclusive: A judge has ruled from 25,000ft in the air that a temporary injunction should be placed to block the UK government from removing Chagossians who landed on their islands this week
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Crime gangs fly-tipping waste in London to be targeted by new drones squad
The team of 33 pilots will use 54 unmanned aircraft fitted with cutting-edge laser mapping technology to target illegal waste dumps across England
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Warfare is changing faster than ever, says Defence Secretary
John Healey said the Wales defence growth deal aims to make it easier for small businesses in the country to secure defence contracts.
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‘I feel like I’m failing my son’: Parents of disabled children say they are paying thousands over ‘broken system’
‘For our family, the budgeting never really ends,’ one parent said
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The new ‘drones squad’ that tracks illegal waste dumps from the air
The Environment Agency will use the technology to gather crucial evidence of illicit dumping
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