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Beloved chef at Michelin-starred restaurant dies in freak accident in Hawaii

A culinary star died while hiking in Hawaii with her boyfriend.

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Girl, 13, killed in house fire while seven others manage to escape

'I never expected the little girl to die.'

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Pressure grows on Government to allow London tourist tax

Think tank says revenues from visitors’ hotel stays could help fund arts and culture across the capital

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Mystery after indoor amusement park closes two months after opening

Locals in the area have been left devastated by the news.

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The uninhabited islands targeted by Trump tariffs

'We're scratching our heads here.'

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Fears Trump’s ‘harmful’ 25% tariff on beer will be unsustainable for UK brewers

Donald Trump's tariff on beer was announced yesterday - but was quickly overshadowed by his much broader announcement hours later.

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Tornadoes rip through the US with ‘once in a lifetime’ flood warning issued

More dangerous weather is expected over the next few days.

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Convicted Al Qaeda terrorist to be released from hospital ‘without risk assessment’

There 'remains the risk of Islamic violent extremism' by Aswat, who had said 'I am a terrorist', no risk assessment had been carried out.

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Mother's appeal to find suspect in murder of schoolboy, 16, in Pimlico 12 years on from brutal killing

Hani Hicham Abou El Kheir was killed in January 2013 after being attacked with meat cleavers and knives while walking through a Pimlico estate

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Crime ring convicted of trying to sell sheep's heads and lamb testicles to unsuspecting shoppers in London

Nearly two tonnes of animal by-products were uncovered by Southwark Council at a property in Walworth in September 2020

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Medical student guilty of rape walks free because of ‘career potential and youth’

Comparisons are already being drawn to the 2016 Brock Turner case in the US (Picture: Getty Images) A medical student found guilty of raping a woman walked free from court in Belgium – without punishment – because of his ‘youth and talent’. The Leuven court justified its decisio...

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Sadiq Khan sparks anger from Israeli Embassy as they accuse him of citing 'Hamas propaganda'

Mayor’s video acknowledges Muslim Londoners’ anguish over the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza, as Israel claims figures are unreliable

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UK reveals the list of products it could hit with tariffs for the US

The list includes some classic US items, as well as some more unusual ones.

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New £52,000,000 hunt for missing MH370 suspended days after launching

Flight MH370 has never been found despite the efforts of searchers.

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British man’s body flown 3,700 miles to ‘deep freeze’ chamber for chance of reawakening

The 'patient' has gone into indefinite storage at a temperature of -196C.

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Luton Airport expansion for 14,000,000 more passengers given green light

The UK's fifth largest airport was given the go-ahead for a second terminal.

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Deaths of British couple in the south of France treated as ‘murder-suicide’

Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr were both found dead in early February.

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Car explodes in centre of Amsterdam just yards away from scene of mass stabbing

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Drug mules react to being caught trying to smuggle 35kg in weed from New York to UK

The pair told officers they had been on a 'shopping spree' in New York.

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Comedian Paul Currie brings High Court libel claim against Soho Theatre after blazing antisemitism row

Comic was at the centre of a storm after reportedly getting into an altercation with an audience member