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V&A Museum deleted maps and images deemed sensitive by Chinese censors

Chinese printers objected to a map of China and an image of Lenin which fell foul of Beijing’s censorship body

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Iran mocks Trump by posting AI video of Jesus throwing him into hell

'What is this? No!' the AI Trump screams, as Jesus punches him, blood squirting out of his nose, before he falls into a fiery pit.

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London travel news LIVE: Signalling fault on rail network causing serious disruption between Luton and London St Pancras

Trains between Luton and London St Pancras International are running at reduced speeds due to a fault near Radlett

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Baristas get more training than dementia carers, research shows

They found that fewer than half (47%) of social care staff received dementia training as part of their induction.

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Leaning tower of Dry Doddington is now more leany than the Leaning Tower of Pisa

St James in Dry Doddington now needs £100,000 to keep open

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What is ‘super El Niño’ and could it hit the UK this summer?

Super El Nino could be in the cards for 2026.

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Alleged Westminster ‘honey trapper’ pleads not guilty to blackmail plot

Oliver Steadman leaving Southwark Crown Court, London, where he has denied the charges against him this morning (Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire) A former Labour councillor has pleaded not guilty to blackmailing ex-Conservative MP William Wragg in an alleged Westminster honeytrap plot. Oliver ...

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Could Trump’s latest unhinged posts be the nail in the coffin for his presidency?

Donald Trump is facing another nail in the coffin of his Presidency after members of his party turned against him.

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Reform urged to ditch London council candidate who shared vile Islamophobic posts

A post from Howard Raymond Dini’s account made reference to celebrating ‘when every f***ing Palestinian is dead’

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First new Nessie ‘sightings’ in months reignite mystery of the Loch Ness Monster

American tourist Tony Inhorn was the first to report a sighting on March 1 after seeing a 'dark-greenish grey body'

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US to send thousands of troops to Iran after Trump says war is ‘almost over’

Around 6,000 additional troops on the USS George H.W. Bush and other warships will enter the region soon.

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Nanny probably gave antihistamine to baby who died to 'sedate' him - London coroner

Inquest finds failures by the Metropolitan Police when investigating what happened to the eight-week-old baby boy

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French widow, 86, ‘cuffed at wrists and ankles’ by ICE after her US veteran husband died

The Department for Homeland Security said Marie-Therese Helene Ross was an 'illegal alien'.

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Thousands of learner drivers to be refunded after driving schools crackdown – are you affected?

Thousands of learners were affected by the drip pricing fees (Picture: Shutterstock) Learner motorists are in line for a refund after the UK’s largest driving school was fined for using drip pricing on lesson bookings. The AA has been ordered to pay back almost 100,000 learners by the...

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Family of boy thrown from Tate Modern say he’s taken a ‘sad step backwards’

Emergency crews at the scene as the boy was being treated in 2019 (Picture: PA) The boy who was thrown off the balcony of the Tate Modern art gallery in London has made a ‘sad backwards step’ in his recovery. The boy, from France, was six-years-old when he was thrown from the 10th f...

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Resident left without heating or hot water for over nine months – including Christmas Day

A new boiler was not installed until months after the tenant moved in, meaning the Christmas holiday season was spent with cold water and no central heating

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Donald Trump claims Iran war is ‘very close’ to being over (again)

'I think they want to make a deal very badly.'

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Grieving mums ask ‘how many more kids will die before social media ban?’

Ellen Roome and Lisa Kenevan want the government to act now Bereaved parents are calling on Keir Starmer to ‘stop dragging his heels’ and back a ban on social media for children under 16 in a crucial vote on the issue tonight. The mums and dads of children whose deaths have been lin...

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Eddie Redmayne hit with £1,500 court bill after breaking London 20mph speed limit

Redmayne’s Audi was clocked by a speed camera at 28mph as he drove towards West Kensington