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'We want to inspire people': World’s tallest and shortest women meet for afternoon tea in London

Rumeysa Gelgi and Jyoti Amge said they wanted to inspire people to ‘celebrate their differences’

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The moment world’s tallest and shortest women meet up

The pair 'struggled to make eye contact at times.'

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Captain Tom Moore’s family made more than £1,000,000 from ties to charity in his name

Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore made 'repeated failures' at the Captain Tom Foundation, a damning report has found.

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Nostradamus’ rival tells Biden to resign after missile strikes on Russia show he’s not ‘competent’

'Is there any particular reason to assume Biden is competent to be president right now?'

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Reddit down after millions face ‘connection error’

A Reddit outage left users in places including the US and Australia, unable to connect to the message board-style social media platform.

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Futuristic buses with quilted seats will soon make London commutes bearable

The new fleet looks nothing like the previous generation of London buses.

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Woman arrested for stripping to underwear in ‘hijab protest’ has been released

Ahoo Daryaei was sent to a mental hospital after stripping off her clothes.

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Murder suspect escapes by kicking hole through interrogation room wall

A man accused of killing three family members and their dog made a hole in an interrogation room wall and crawled through while unattended.

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‘Wonderful’ grandad, 62, who died after petrol station car crash pictured

Jonathan Elliott was killed after a driver reportedly crashed into the petrol station.

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At least 5,000 trans people have been murdered since 2008

'When will this violence end?'

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Al Murray and James Holland ride through London on Second World War-era ‘tank’

The podcast co-hosts travelled from Westminster to the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth on Wednesday

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Teen missing for two days in ‘extremely cold weather not suitably dressed’

'As time goes on, we are growing increasingly concerned for this young man's welfare.'

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Cancer charity worker wishes cancer on woman who didn’t want to donate

The woman chased him down the street.

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‘Controlled explosion’ carried out at Glasgow bus station after bomb scare

Three men were arrested.

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Woman heard ‘animal’ noises under her house but it was a naked man

A grandmother thought stray dogs or wildlife were living under her home but it turned out to be a naked man who 'barricaded' himself.

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Legal challenge against mayor Lutfur Rahman's bid to axe Tower Hamlets LTNs begins at High Court

Campaigners argue that removing low traffic schemes from Bethnal Green is ‘putting lives in jeopardy’

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Sky employee dies 'after falling from height' at HQ in west London

Unnamed individual fell from a building in the early hours of Monday morning

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Teens fighting for life after accepting free shot of vodka

The two 19-year-old tourists were preparing for a night out.

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Jaguar launches logo with new video and everyone is asking the same thing

The rebrand doesn't appear to have gone down as hoped.

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Dad told son, 13, ‘don’t be a p***y’ after he refused to sleep with sex worker

The dad insisted he's a 'good father.'