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‘No, no, no!’ Eamonn Holmes erupts at ‘sickening’ plans to reuse war graves in England and Wales
A West Yorkshire campaigner fears that the graves of the war dead
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NewsCouncil row erupts after Tory authority orders pensioner to remove street garden outside her home: 'I love doing it!'
Katharine Hoskyns has been tending to the street garden for more than 25 years
NewsFour people charged with murder after newborn baby found stabbed to death at house in Sheffield
A forensic post-mortem performed on Monday confirmed the newborn girl had died of stab wounds
NewsFemale nurses who won 'landmark' trans case launch claim for legal costs
The cost to the NHS for attempting to defend the claim could amount to £1.5million
NewsNottingham bus engulfed in flames as firefighters rush to scene to extinguish raging inferno
Delays and diversions to bus services were reported in the area
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NHS 'manipulates' interview shortlists to 'discriminate' against white job applicants
An 'equal merit' provision of the Equality Act allows under-represented groups to be given priority when equally qualified as white candidates

Historic British tradition dating nearly 500 years old under threat over proposal to build 250 homes
The match was described as 'a nationally recognised and publicised event which is central to the town's historic identity'

More than a million Britons at risk of 'catastrophic' water supply failure over threat from hostile states
Russia could seek to exploit Britain's ageing water network to 'destabilise the UK', a resilience expert has warned

Heartbroken father of stabbing victim declares stop and search 'essential' to tackling knife crime
Cliff Marcus said carrying a knife is 'not for protection' as he called for tougher minimum sentences for offenders
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Madeleine McCann update as police compare findings to samples from suspect's van
The main suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is thought to have visited the Barragem do Arade days after the then three-year-old vanished during a family holiday

Grooming gang survivor hits out at Labour peer accused of mocking national inquiry: ‘It’s disgusting’
'Would they be laughing and mocking that if it was them or their daughter?' survivor Ellie Reynolds said

Woman falls asleep on train - only to wake up and find naked man sat next to her
Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident was caught on CCTV

Nearly 100 'dangerous' prisoners went on to rape and kill after release as Andy Burnham pushes to scrap indefinite sentences
Justice Secretary Alex Norris said the early release of prisoners was 'business as usual' for Labour

Museum of Liverpool evacuated over ‘security risk’ - Bomb squad on scene
Merseyside police are on the scene

XL bully owner left with serious injuries after being savagely attacked by own dog as armed police rush to scene
Witnesses reported seeing five police cars outside the property