62 minutes ago Book about preserving endangered languages wins British Academy Book Prize 2024

Ross Perlin’s Language City: The Fight To Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues won from a six-book shortlist.

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87 minutes ago North Lanarkshire Council authorised to obtain last remaining privately

Local authority has plans to build new houses on the site.

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2 hours ago Chris Kaba: Judge's chilling prediction about his future before he was shot by cop

Chris Kaba was warned by a judge he could "end up dead" if he didn't change his ways during a 2019 sentencing for a "Wild West" shoot-out in Canning Town, a transcript has revealed

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2 hours ago Revealed: Armed kidnapper who triumphantly posed in front of Bentley after being released from prison early documented his seven years behind bars with smug social media selfies

Daniel Dowling-Brooks, a 29-year-old father of two, gave 'thumbs up' signs alongside friends and his delighted mother outside HMP Swaleside in Kent.

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2 hours ago Pictured: Four members of same family who lost their lives in horror M6 crash as surviving son fights for his life in hospital

Jaroslaw Rossa, 42, and his two of his sons, Filip Rossa, 15, and Dominic Rossa, seven, were killed when their Toyota was involved in a crash on the M6 near Tebay services in Cumbria.

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2 hours ago Irish PM says case of boy whose disappearance went unnoticed is ‘disturbing’

Police believe Kyran Durnin, from Dublin, went missing two years agoIreland’s prime minister has questioned how an eight-year-old boy who may have been killed up to two years ago could have disappeared without being noticed in a case he described as “utterly horrifying”.Police have taken the unusual step of opening a murder investigation even though no body has been found in the case of Kyran Durnin, who was reported missing along with his mother on 30 August. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Police officer who had sex with 'domestic abuse victim' during Covid lockdown faces prison after being convicted of misconduct in public office

Declan Middleton, 33, a former officer with West Yorkshire Police was described as a 'predator' by one of his victims who said she 'felt like a prostitute'.

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3 hours ago Woman celebrating her 105th birthday says secret to long life is pints of Guinness and never getting married

Cheltenham-based care home resident, Kathleen Hennings, celebrated her 105th birthday with friends, fellow residents and team members - and a pint of Guinness, as she credits the stout for her long life.

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3 hours ago Listen to docs and get jab – not taproom experts who say Covid isn't dangerous any more

Fleet Street legend and Mirror columnist, Paul Routledge, sends gentle tales from his West Yorkshire allotment, Mrs R’s pantry and his local, the Old White Bear. This week, Mr and Mrs R are nursing sore arms after their eighth Covid jab, but would rather be safe than sorry with the new Omicron variant around

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