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Ex-Brookside star who fled after fraud trial arrested in Spain
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Ex-Brookside star who fled after fraud trial arrested in Spain

Philip Foster was already serving a jail sentence for conspiracy to defraud, as of last year.

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Tenko and Coronation Street actress Stephanie Cole dies aged 84
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Tenko and Coronation Street actress Stephanie Cole dies aged 84

She was best known for playing Dr Beatrice Mason in the 1980s BBC wartime TV drama Tenko.

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Teenager jailed for life over ambush murder
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Teenager jailed for life over ambush murder

Sulaiman Tajzai travelled from Leeds to London, where he stabbed his victim with a kitchen knife.

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Woman detained indefinitely for stabbing two boys
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Woman detained indefinitely for stabbing two boys

The victims were found with non life-threatening injuries after police raided a flat in Friskney.

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Oxford apologise for United 93 shirt advert
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Oxford apologise for United 93 shirt advert

Oxford United apologises for the image, which features the call sign of one of the planes used in the 9/11 attacks.

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New sighting of missing Lillia, 13
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New sighting of missing Lillia, 13

Lillia went missing from Bolton last week and has not been seen by her family since.

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Teen who piloted Channel boat with 165 migrants jailed
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Teen who piloted Channel boat with 165 migrants jailed

Chan Mathok Atak has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison after piloting the boat.

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Flight chaos caused by 'millisecond' software defect, report says
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Flight chaos caused by 'millisecond' software defect, report says

The failure led to more than 2,000 flights being cancelled and hundreds of thousands of passengers affected.

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Michael Sheen's 'constructive' meeting with first minister over toxic dumping claims
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Michael Sheen's 'constructive' meeting with first minister over toxic dumping claims

Michael Sheen said his meeting with the first minister was "early days but that's really encouraging".

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'Insufficient funds' to pay Brewdog creditors after takeover deal
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'Insufficient funds' to pay Brewdog creditors after takeover deal

Administrators say about £489,000 was owed for staff wages and holiday pay and £2.4m was owed to HMRC for unpaid VAT.

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British rapper Sway dies aged 44
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British rapper Sway dies aged 44

Sway, whose hits included Still Speedin' and Level Up, was living in Ghana at the time of his death.

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Mother expected to plead guilty over child deaths
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Mother expected to plead guilty over child deaths

Yasmeen Ali is expected to plead guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.

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Council staff refused anonymity for Sara Sharif inquest
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Council staff refused anonymity for Sara Sharif inquest

A coroner rejects an application for three workers after the media, including the BBC, opposed it.

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MI5 accepts it gave evidence based on lies in neo-Nazi spy case
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MI5 accepts it gave evidence based on lies in neo-Nazi spy case

It is the first time MI5 has confirmed the BBC's revelation that it gave evidence based on lies in court while defending the violent informant.

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Move faster to solve climate challenges, Prince William says
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Move faster to solve climate challenges, Prince William says

The Prince of Wales tells the BBC we need to "accelerate" in finding solutions to climate challenges as Earthshot nominees are unveiled.

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Food festivals across UK exploited in AI-powered scam, BBC finds
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Food festivals across UK exploited in AI-powered scam, BBC finds

One trader says her "heart sank" after discovering she had lost money through a scam festival invitation.

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Sisters of 'Putney pusher' suspect say DNA will clear his name
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Sisters of 'Putney pusher' suspect say DNA will clear his name

Nicholas Brandram's sisters tell the BBC he did a DNA test to speed up the inquiry but never got the results.

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Johnny Marr guitars sell for almost £4m at auction
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Johnny Marr guitars sell for almost £4m at auction

One instrument was used on the The Smiths' debut album and also appeared on the cover of Oasis's debut single.

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