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Sperm whale dies after becoming beached in Northumberland
A post-mortem examination will take place on the 13.3m-long young male , who was first spotted in the waters in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea yesterday.
Pair jailed over ‘shocking and cruel’ youth club killing in front of staff and kids
Glendon Spence, 23, was stabbed at the Marcus Lipton Youth Centre in Brixton, south London.
Shopping centre knife attacker held on suspicion of terrorism
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of an act of terrorism at Manchester’s Arndale Centre.
15-year-old arrested after schoolboy murdered in busy shopping centre in broad daylight
Police named the knife murder victim on Friday as schoolboy Baptista Adjei, from North Woolwich.
School funding allocations revealed
Some schools are due to get budget increases of more than 10% while others will get the minimum increase.
Americans stockpile Parmesan cheese ahead of US trade war that will hit British jumpers and Scotch whisky too
In the US - EU trade war, the US has slapped 25% tariffs on European Union goods including single-malt Scotch whisky, French wine and Italian cheese.
ISIS terrorists break out of Kurdish jails after Trump abandons Kurd allies to Turkish offensive
IS is plotting a mass prison breakout to free 70,000 or more IS supporters while Turkey invades Northern Syria.
Commonwealth war graves knocked over and daubed with swastikas
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission said it was ‘dismayed’ by the vandalism.
Husband of woman jailed in Iran says family caught up in ’gun fight’
Richard Ratcliffe said it is ‘lovely’ to have his daughter, Gabriella, back home.