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Convicted Troubles terrorists excluded from victims’ compensation payments

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Terrorists excluded from Troubles cash: Anyone convicted over Northern Ireland conflict should not be eligible for victims’ compensation payments, Government guidance states People convicted of terrorism offences in Troubles ineligible for compensation Details of delayed scheme to support victims of the conflict published yesterday Sinn Fein boycotting initiative as approach ‘excludes’ thousands of injured people … Read more

Parents face warning over hidden risk of child seats in holiday hire cars

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Parents face warning over hidden risk of child seats in holiday hire cars as nine out of ten families report dangers but more than half still use them Nine out of ten families reported problems including seats that were damaged Survey of 1,800 parents found half admitted they’d still used a damaged seat Third of … Read more

Royal Family and Boris Johnson will join Second World War veterans to mark 75 years since VJ Day

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The Royal Family and Boris Johnson will today join Second World War veterans to mark 75 years since VJ Day. Prince Philip, 99, will be among those paying tribute to the heroes who fell during the campaign in the Far East. The duke was aboard the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Whelp in Tokyo Bay when … Read more

UK buys 90million doses of two more promising coronavirus vaccines

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British officials have ordered another 90million doses of experimental coronavirus vaccines in support of efforts by pharmaceutical companies Johnson & Johnson and Novavax.  If all the vaccines pre-ordered by the UK are successful and go into production the country will have a massive stockpile of 340million jabs – enough to give every person in the … Read more

Lord Botham speaks out on ‘jealous’ carping over his peerage

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Sir Ian Botham was a few days shy of his 44th wedding anniversary when he received a late-night call from the Prime Minister’s office offering him a peerage. He thought someone was winding him up. ‘The call came totally and utterly out of the blue,’ he says. ‘I was with Kath in Melbourne in late … Read more

Trevor Engelson’s uncle hits back at claim Meghan Markle’s first husband couldn’t cope with her fame

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Of all the unanswered questions about the Duchess of Sussex’s past, perhaps the most intriguing is: why did she divorce her first husband, Trevor Engelson? He was the hustling film producer with the never-say-die attitude who used every setback in his career — and hers — as a spur to overcome the next challenge. But … Read more

Make sure children get lifesaving jabs to avoid piling more pressure on the NHS, parents are urged

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Make sure children get lifesaving jabs to avoid piling more pressure on the NHS, parents are urged Parents are not taking their children for routine vaccinations during pandemic Only one in four feel comfortable taking their child to a GP surgery for jabs ‘National effort’ to vaccinate will help to relieve long-term pressures on the NHS … Read more

Dog ‘bit a woman on the arm as she tried to shield her terrier’

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A ‘devil’ dog who mauled a miniature pinscher to death in London attacked a woman as she walked her border cross terrier three weeks earlier, it was claimed tonight.     The victim, known only as Zoe, 44, claims she was left with ‘a hole in her arm’ after she tried to separate the leadless bullmastiff from her pet Sid … Read more

Missing 6ft bird is reunited with her owner… then goes on the run AGAIN two days later

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Catch emu if you can! Missing 6ft bird is reunited with her owner… then goes on the run AGAIN two days late Ethel the emu has gone on the run for the second time in a week near Doncaster The flightless bird was first reported missing to police on Thursday last week  Ethel was reunited … Read more

Pilfering at the Palace: Police arrest Queen’s servant after a spate of thefts

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Pilfering at the Palace: Police arrest Queen’s servant after a spate of thefts including a vice admiral’s medal that popped up on eBay for £350 Medal belonging to a vice-admiral is discovered listed on eBay for £350   A member of the royal household staff aged 37 was arrested last Friday  Staff began noticing items going … Read more