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Watch moment football thug swings traffic cone at police

National service, tuition fees and rising rents: Tory minister asked if party ‘has a problem with young people’

Diane Abbott investigation ‘designed to humiliate’ her, says Tony Blair’s former adviser

Thief helps himself to bottle of Prosecco before stealing pub till draw

Tory minister’s blunt response when asked to apologise to Angela Rayner over council house investigation

Johnny Wactor’s ex-fiancée Tessa Farrell records tearful message to his killers

Jon Bon Jovi breaks silence on son Jake Bongiovi’s secret wedding to Millie Bobby Brown

More countries will follow Ireland in recognising Palestine, says Micheal Martin

Police seize 623kg of cocaine hidden in banana shipment bound for Europe

The Staves perform ‘I’ll Never Leave You Alone’ for Music Box

Families of hostages shout at Netanyahu as he says Rafah strike went ‘tragically wrong’

Ed Davey falls off paddleboard as Liberal Democrats campaign in Lake District

Rachel Reeves recalls how mother’s upbringing influenced Labour economic policies

Trump’s most outrageous rants during his hush money trial

Footballers transport crates of drugs in cocaine empire worth £260m

Experts discuss how to improve NHS psychiatric care — from funding to better community-based services

Labour would not match Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ if elected, says shadow minister

Parents ‘won’t face sanctions’ for teenagers who fail to do national service, says minister

Pedestrian seconds away from being hit by train after climbing barrier at railway crossing

Bruno Tonioli jokes he’ll be ‘fired’ from Britain’s Got Talent after Ant McPartlin warning

Eamonn Holmes breaks silence on Ruth Langsford divorce and thanks viewers for support

Tory MP Lucy Allan endorsing Reform is ‘vindication’, says leader Richard Tice

Cheryl reveals Girls Aloud were told song choice would end career

Watch: Daredevils tumble down Cooper’s Hill for annual Gloucester cheese rolling race

Moment police taser man armed with knife down his trousers near Tesco superstore

Stacey Solomon reveals she’s ‘giving up’ showbiz career to become a stay-at-home mother

Moment lightning bolt strikes house sparking fire in West Seneca, New York

Giant iceberg seven times the size of Manhattan breaks free in Antarctica

Watch: Robot breaks Rubik’s Cube world record in just 0.3 seconds

Lionel Messi interrupts Will Smith and Martin Lawrence to promote Bad Boys 4

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