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King calls for unity and praises community spirit which countered rioting

The King has called for unity and praised the “community spirit” that countered the riots over the last week. Charles also offered his “heartfelt thanks” to the police for restoring order, as they continue to remain on high alert for further disorder amid the start of the new football season. Sir Keir Starmer had an audience […]

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Katarina Johnson Thompson takes heptathlon silver and her first Olympic medal

Katarina Johnson-Thompson laid it all on the line to secure heptathlon silver at the Stade de France for her first Olympic medal. The Liverpudlian sat 121 points behind Belgian champion Nafissatou Thiam entering the final event, the 800 metres. She faced a nearly impossible task, needing to beat Thiam by more than eight seconds to

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Hundreds gather to counter anti immigration protest in Belfast

Around a thousand people gathered in Belfast for a counter-protest against several hundred anti-immigration demonstrators on Friday evening. A heavy police presence and barriers were put in place to keep the two groups apart at Belfast City Hall, while Donegall Square North and Wellington Place were closed to traffic for several hours. The people at

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Russia declares federal emergency in area under attack from Ukrainian forces

Russian officials have declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” emergency, four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops poured over the border in what appears to be Kyiv’s biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began. Meanwhile, a Russian plane-launched missile struck a Ukrainian shopping centre in the middle of the

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Facebook user first to be jailed for stirring up racial hatred following riots

A Facebook user who encouraged people to attack a hotel housing asylum seekers has become the first person to be jailed for stirring up racial hatred following widespread disorder across the country. Jordan Parlour, 28, admitted posting on the social media platform between August 1 and August 5 urging others to target the building in

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Katie Price ordered to attend next court hearing with no ifs or buts by judge

Katie Price must attend a further hearing in relation to her bankruptcies later in August with “no ifs or buts”, a judge has said. The former glamour model appeared remotely at a hearing before a specialist bankruptcy judge at the Rolls Building on Friday, hours after being detained at Heathrow Airport. During the short hearing

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