2 h. ago ‘I don’t want it to die’: one man’s battle to save the last phone box in his village

In 1935, Derek Harris was born – and so was the K6 red phone box. Now, Harris is spending his 90th year ensuring this beloved local facility isn’t lostThe battleground at the heart of a struggle between an 89-year-old man and a multi-billion pound multinational is a small junction in a Norfolk village, where a red phone box stands. And at the red phone box, sheltering from the wind, is Derek Harris. Last month, he learned that BT (formerly British Telecom) was threatening to close the phone box in the village of Sharrington, where he has lived for 50 years, when he saw it on the agenda of the parish council meeting. “I thought: ‘I’d better do something about this,’” says Harris.He has described it as a “David and Goliath” campaign. It is that, and – as becomes clear on this sunlit but biting February day – so much more. We will talk mortality and reprieves, heritage and value. I’ll leave with a renewed sense of how it’s possible to feel real affection for an inanimate object, and wh...

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3 h. ago Kerry Katona brands her former accountant a 'manipulating liar' as he is jailed for conning 1,200 people after posing as a barrister and personal insolvency practitioner

Former Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona said serial fraudster David Williams once worked as her accountant - and was the reason she went into bankruptcy.

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5 h. ago Man, 26, who used DRONES to sneak drugs, phones and tobacco into prisons is jailed

Mahamood Diallo Blin, 26, 'prolifically' flew the items into prisons in London and across the south-east.

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5 h. ago Israel releases some Palestinian prisoners after Hamas returns bodies of four hostages

Gaza ceasefire appears to hold, though it remains unclear whether exchange would include all 602 Palestinian prisoners who were due for release on SaturdaySee all our Middle East coverageHamas has handed over the bodies of four hostages, and Israel has released some Palestinian prisoners, as the five-week-old ceasefire appeared to get back on track after a breach that had brought fears of a return to war in Gaza.The bodies of the hostages were transferred to the Red Cross in southern Gaza and driven to the border point at Kerem Shalom at about midnight. Meanwhile, a convoy of buses carrying Palestinian prisoners arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that 43 Palestinians being held in Ofer had been transferred to the Red Cross. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Young woman accused of luring a man to unit before she allegedly did the unthinkable with a frying pan

Jasmine Agostini, 23, allegedly lured the man to a unit in southern Wollongong under the pretence of selling drugs.

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6 h. ago Islamic terrorist, 25, who took a selfie moments before he killed three worshippers in a deadly rampage at a French cathedral is jailed for life

Brahim Aouissaoui, 25, a Tunisian national had arrived in Europe just three weeks before the attack at a church in Nice, France, as an illegal migrant.

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6 h. ago 'My husband died of a heart attack just days after our son was born

Sunil Rastogi, 40, who had been rushed to Southmead Hospital by ambulance, reportedly received minimal medical attention before suffering a fatal cardiac arrest in front of his wife and friends.

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7 h. ago Hamas returns bodies of four hostages as ceasefire appears to get back on track

Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners in exchange and says identities of deceased Israelis not yet confirmedHamas has handed over the bodies of four hostages, and Israel has released some Palestinian prisoners, as the five-week-old ceasefire appeared to get back on track after a breach that had brought fears of a return to war in Gaza.The bodies of the hostages were transferred to the Red Cross in southern Gaza and driven to the border point at Kerem Shalom at about midnight. Meanwhile, a convoy of buses carrying Palestinian prisoners arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Hamas hands over bodies of four Israeli hostages as first phase of ceasefire nears end

Israel frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange

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8 h. ago Hamas hand over final four bodies of Israeli hostages in exchange which will see 600 Palestinian prisoners walk free in a matter of hours

The remains of Shlomo Mansour, 86, Ohad Yahalomi, 50, Tsachi Idan, 50, and Itzik Elgarat, 69, are due to be handed back to Israel this evening in exchange for 600 prisoners.

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8 h. ago Majority of Brits want prisoners behind bars for longer, poll reveals

Research by Ipsos showed 34 per cent believe jail terms are 'much too short', while 26 per cent said they were 'a bit too short'.

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9 h. ago Hamas to hand over four hostages’ bodies in exchange for release of 600 prisoners

Tsachi Idan, Ohad Yahalomi, Itzik Elgart and Shlomo Mansour set to be retured to their families on Wednesday

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9 h. ago Hamas releasing bodies of final four Israeli hostages in exchange for 600 Palestinian prisoners

The remains of Shlomo Mansour, 86, Ohad Yahalomi, 50, Tsachi Idan, 50, and Itzik Elgarat, 69, will be handed back to Israel later this evening, the terrorist group has said.

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10 h. ago Two drug dealers who grew £2million worth of cannabis in a former primary school in a sleepy Welsh village are jailed

Alfred Perkola, 44, and Aldi Gjegjaj, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday.

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10 h. ago Super Bowl reporter found dead in hotel room had sedative drug in his system, police say

A police detective has testified in court that the TV reporter who died while covering Super Bowl week in New Orleans had a sedative drug in his system

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12 h. ago Trigger Happy star Dom Joly's wild life from sacking and arrest to comeback

It’s been 25 years since Dom Joly stood up in a packed restaurant, pulled out an obnoxiously large Nokia phone and bellowed, "HELLO?" But the Trigger Happy TV star is about to make a comeback

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12 h. ago Trigger Happy star Dom Joly's wild life from sacking and near arrest to comeback

It’s been 25 years since Dom Joly stood up in a packed restaurant, pulled out an obnoxiously large Nokia phone and bellowed, "HELLO?" But the Trigger Happy TV star is about to make a comeback

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12 h. ago Real Housewives star Karen Huger receives DUI sentence twice as long as expected

Real Housewife of Potomac Karen Huger will spend a year in jail after she received a shocking verdict today, with her being given a sentence twice as long as expected

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12 h. ago UN chief details his proposal to help mission in Haiti fight gangs in a letter obtained by AP

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is proposing opening a U.N. office that would provide drones, fuel, ground and air transportation and other non-lethal support to a Kenyan-led mission in Haiti struggling to fight gangs

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12 h. ago East Kilbride serial offender phoned police to say he was armed with razor blades

Officers were able to track down Thomas Mina in East Kilbride town centre before he could carry out the threat.

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