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Councils Warn £842m Crisis, Resilience Fund “Not Enough” to Tackle Local Hardship

A new survey has revealed that only two per cent of councils in England believe the government’s proposed £842 million-a-year Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) will be sufficient to meet local welfare needs to a great extent. The Local Government Association (LGA) conducted the survey to gather views from councils on the design of the […]

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Train Worker Hailed a Hero After Knife Rampage on London Bound Service

LNER Train Attack: Man Faces 11 Attempted Murder Charges

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A British man has been remanded in custody after being charged with multiple counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train. Anthony Williams, 32, was arrested moments after the LNER service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross was brought to a halt at Huntingdon station on Saturday evening. Williams appeared

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UK Teenager Held for Drug Smuggling in Georgia Walks Free

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A pregnant British teenager detained in Georgia on drug smuggling charges has been released from prison after months in custody. Bella May Culley, 19, from Teesside, was arrested at Tbilisi International Airport in May after authorities alleged she attempted to smuggle 12 kilograms of marijuana and 2 kilograms of hashish into the country. Wearing a

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Award-Nominated No 1 Cromer Announces Short-Term Closure for Maintenance

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One of Britain’s most beloved fish and chip shops, No 1 Cromer, is set to close temporarily this November for essential maintenance and refurbishment works. Located on New Street, the award-winning seaside restaurant announced that different sections of its premises will close on select dates throughout the month to allow for upgrades ahead of the

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Train Worker Hailed a Hero After Knife Rampage on London Bound Service

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A train worker has been praised as a hero who undoubtedly saved many lives after confronting a knifeman who went on a stabbing spree aboard a London bound train on Saturday evening. The attacker, described as a man dressed in black, boarded the LNER service at Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, and began stabbing passengers at random shortly

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Tragedy in Wales: Nine-Month-Old Baby Killed in Dog Attack

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A nine-month-old baby has died following a dog attack at a home in Rogiet, Monmouthshire, Wales. Gwent Police and paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service were called to the property on Crossway at around 6pm on Sunday. Despite their efforts, the infant was pronounced dead at the scene. The dog involved in the incident has

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NHS Warns of ‘Pandemic-Level’ Winter as Doctors’ Strike, Early Flu Season Loom

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The NHS has warned that the combination of a looming doctors’ strike and an unusually early flu season could make this winter “as tough as the pandemic” for hospitals across England. Sir Jim Mackey, Chief Executive of NHS England, said that accident and emergency departments were likely to face record demand amid a “prolonged and

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Corporate Lawyer Loses Court Battle After Gifting Nephew £560,000 by “Mistake”

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A senior aviation lawyer has lost a High Court battle against her nephew after claiming she mistakenly gifted him a third of her late mother’s £1.7 million estate. Marie Ginette Gauchenot, 75, an aviation law specialist who worked for Novus Aviation Capital, re-established contact with her nephew, Jean-Michel Canarapen, 50, during her mother’s funeral in

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Derby Train Attack: Passenger Jailed After Strangling Ticket Inspector in Derby

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A Midlands man has been jailed after violently assaulting railway staff during a dispute over a train ticket at Derby station. On 22 May, Mohamed Kadir, 29, of no fixed address, was sitting in a first-class carriage of a CrossCountry train bound for Birmingham when staff asked to see his ticket. Kadir admitted he did

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Number of Children Awaiting Adoption Soars amid Decline in Adopter Numbers

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The number of children waiting to be adopted in England has surged by 45 per cent over the past three years, while the number of approved adopters has dropped sharply, according to new government data. The Adoption and Special Guardianship Quarterly Data Collection, published by Coram i for the Department for Education (DfE), shows that

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