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Fears fake NHS uniforms plugged on TikTok ‘could be used to impersonate hospital staff’

'Anyone can use this to mislead innocent people.'

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Easter and Good Friday UK weather forecast as ‘changeable’ conditions roll in

Forecasters have confirmed 'a much more changeable period'.

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Police locate ‘high-risk’ patient who fled mental health facility in London

Vasile Coceban, 36, who travelled to Hyde Park was taken into custody on Thursday

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Woman arrested for child neglect in flat with ‘faeces smeared on wall’

A former tenant has been arrested on charges of child neglect.

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Two British tourists ‘killed’ after ‘wire snapped’ and cable car crashed to ground in Italy

One person is seriously injured and another is still missing.

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Veeraswamy: Petition launched to save Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant in central London

The Crown Estate says it needs to reclaim space used by the restaurant for a ‘comprehensive refurbishment’ of Victory House

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Man who escaped mental health facility found by police

He is now in police custody.

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Tributes to woman, 32, with ‘heart of gold’ stabbed to death in flat

A woman remembered as her family's 'everything' has been named and pictured for the first time.

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Underage sex would not need to be reported under ‘Romeo and Juliet’ clause

The exemption is almost certain to be included in the government's new Crime and Policing bill.

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Shoreditch towers plan secures 'support in principle' from City Hall

Development would reach 12 storeys high on a disused patch of land between two busy railway lines

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Two dead after shooting by ‘police officer’s son’ at Florida State University

The gunman was the son of a local police officer.

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Toby carvery owner could have to pay over £1million for hacking back ancient oak

A specialist lawyer has said warned that cutting back an ancient oak tree can cause irreversible damage

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Late cruise passengers jeered by guests when ship leaves without them

Every cruiser's worst nightmare.

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Widow who helped husband’s suicide at Dignitas says she has ‘no regrets’

'He was laughing. He was at total peace with his decision.'

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Supermarket worker caught trying to smuggle £1m cash in suitcases out of Heathrow Airport

Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was about to fly to Beirut when intercepted by Border Force officers

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There’s no autism epidemic – stop peddling eugenics Robert F. Kennedy Jr

Kennedy paints all autistic people as inherently tragic, or in his words, an ‘epidemic’.

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JK Rowling poses with cigar after Supreme Court decision on definition of a woman

The Harry Potter author marked the decision with a smoke and a drink by the sea.

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Paedophile caught after texting image of abuse instead of selfie

When police raided the defendant's home in Redcar, North Yorkshire, they recovered almost 50 other child abuse images stored on his digital devices.

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Easter weekend weather: Sunshine forecast for London on Good Friday before rainy weekend

Weather likely to be unsettled on Saturday after prolonged dry spell

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Ex-Manchester United players ‘struggling’ after club axed £40,000 donation

A dinner headlined by Andy Cole may provide a lifeline to the charity for former Reds.