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Sir Philip Pullman leads call to boycott Brexit 50p over ‘missing Oxford comma’
The author said the coin should ‘be boycotted by all literate people’.
Cyprus rape case teenager: Gang were like a pack of wolves
The British woman recently returned home after spending time in prison.
Police hunt vandals who stole two diggers for joy-ride, destroying historic trees
Police are hunting the suspects after the JCB joyride in Devon
Grenfell refurbishment firms expressed no trace of responsibility, inquiry told
The second phase of the investigation into the disaster opened on Monday.
Calls for Government to adopt WHO air pollution limits as 60% of UK roads exceed toxic levels
The Centre for Cities and British Lung Foundation charities are calling on the Government to adopt WHO limits on air pollution, which is now killing more Brits than car crashes.
Rescuers search rubble for earthquake victims as Turkey probes social media posts on quake
At least 45 survivors have been pulled out of the rubble alive after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck.
Grenfell Tower inquiry to examine cladding as panel member quits over link to supplier
It will consider how the block came to be wrapped in flammable cladding, which phase one found was the “principal” reason for the fire’s rapid spread.
Plane skids off runway and into street in Iran
No major injuries were reported after the plane apparently lost its landing gear.
Calls for new Brexit coins to be donated to refugee charities
That's one way of putting them to good use.