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Disgraced glam rocker Gary Glitter has been questioned in prison about abusing an underage girl.

Disgraced glam rocker quizzed over alleged sex offences

Gary Glitter has been interviewed about sex crimes committed against a girl in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Last year, hackers burrowed into the computer systems of Jaguar Land Rover, a crown jewel of British manufacturing. 

Probe points to Russia in hack that dented the UK economy

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A loose collective of cybercriminals initially took credit for crippling Jaguar Land Rover last year. Investigators now see Russian hands behind the ransomware attack.

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King Charles has become the first head of state to release his personal tax bill.

King Charles’ eye-watering tax figure revealed

The King was among the UK’s top tax payers last financial year.

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Andy Burnham promises hope, but Britain needs more than that.

Andy Burnham promises hope, but Britain needs more than that

THE ECONOMIST: He shows little sign that he grasps the scale or urgency of the tasks that await him.

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US President Donald Trump has made his first comments about the likely next British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

‘Extremely liberal’: Trump derides Britain’s likely next PM

The US President said while he didn’t know much about the UK’s likely next leader Andy Burnham, he described him as ‘a mayor of a town’ who leaned to the left.

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Isabelle Welsh’s mother, Alexander Walker, 25, and her boyfriend, Harrison Simpson, 22, denied charges including murder, sexual assault, causing or allowing the death of a child and child cruelty offences

Mum did nothing to save toddler after ‘campaign of violence’

A court has heard chilling claims about the final hours of a little girl’s life and the ‘campaign of violence’ she allegedly suffered at the hands of her mother and her boyfriend.

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Claudio Aquilino (left) and Daniel Coleman (right).

TV serial killer Dexter fan accused of dismembering two men

James Desborough ‘particularly enjoyed the dismemberment scenes’ in the show, a court was told.

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Sir Stephen Lovegrove says Australia does not need to worry about the political upheaval over defence spending affecting AUKUS. 

UK AUKUS envoy says ‘don’t worry about us’

EXCLUSIVE: The submarine pact struck in 2021 is safe under a new Prime Minister, the UK’S envoy says.

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Eight people remain in a critical condition following a fatal train collision in England.

Potential cause of horror train crash revealed

An interim report by UK investigators has revealed what happened moments before two trains collided in central England, killing the driver.

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A commuter uses a fan in an attempt to cool down as they exit a London Underground tube carriage.

How 38C in the UK is so much worse than in Australia

In Australia, 38C is hot but hardly unusual. In the current UK heatwave it’s a completely different story.

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Far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, outside court in 2024.

Who is Tommy Robinson, the Stefanovic saga’s divisive figure

The man at the centre of Channel Nine star Karl Stefanovic’s reported dumping has a lengthy history of controversy and confrontation in the UK and beyond.

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The favourite to replace Keir Starmer, Labour MP Andy Burnham, takes a selfie with the Parliamentary Labour Party after his swearing-in on June 22.

Starmer resignation a sign of global political populist gale

The baton looks ready to be handed over to former Manchester mayor and recently elected Labour MP Andy Burnham, but the forces that felled Keir Starmer is not particular to Britain.

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A man has been sentenced after stalking an influencer and following her to Bali in a plot to kidnap her.

Man sentenced over plot to kidnap influencer in Bali

A man has been sentenced after stalking an influencer and following her to Bali in a plot to kidnap her.

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The number of adults using cocaine in rich areas in Scotland has doubled over two years.

Cocaine found in 5-year old’s bag at posh private school

‘To say this has rocked everyone in the school is an understatement.’

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Keir Starmer has resigned as UK PM.

Writing on the wall for UK Labour if mess isn’t fixed now

LATIKA M BOURKE: The party and former prime minister Keir Starmer have paid the price for its party-first and small-target approach.

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Wes Streeting, left, has urged UK Labour to get behind Andy Burnham in the latter's charge to become UK Prime Minister.

‘Back Andy’: Starmer replacement Burnham gets No.10 boost

‘King of the North’ Andy Burnham’s path to the UK Prime Ministership became clearer following a letter issued by a potential leadership rival.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation less than two years after his landslide Labour win.

In just two short years, Keir Starmer bows to the inevitable

LATIKA M BOURKE: While the UK PM used his exit speech to list his achievements in office, it was many of those same issues, such as migration and military spending, that sparked his crashing poll figures.

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