90 m. ago Revealed: organiser of campaign to fly Union Jacks and England flags on Britain's streets was previously jailed over a plot to smuggle illegal immigrants into the country

Lee Twamley is part of a group calling themselves 'Churchill's Lions' which last week raised British flags along one of Manchester's main shopping streets.

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5 h. ago Daughter of Nazi who 'stole' missing painting is put under house arrest in Argentina as police hunt for work continues

Patricia Kadgien, the daughter of Nazi Friedrich Kadgien, has been put under house arrest after police searched her home last week in the hunt for a painting allegedly stolen from a Jewish collector.

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9 h. ago "I’ve painted murals all over the world, but nothing compares to your hometown"

A new international festival will see a town centre transformed into dramatic landscapes

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13 h. ago Disgusting moment Midlands businessman is subjected to torrent of foul

Local business owner Zahin, 32, was being interviewed by Sky News about the divide in the town over attitides to asylum seekers when he was met with a barrage of racist abuse.

Politics

17 h. ago She was a fugitive accused of killing a woman in a 2006 car crash. Two decades later, she’s been captured

Leydis Menendez Abdala, 52, faces charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter in connection with the 2006 death of 39-year-old Gloria Marcia Hall

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17 h. ago Elderly woman, 89, hit and killed by recycling lorry as driver arrested

An 89-year-old woman has died in Llandudno, north Wales, after being hit by a recycling lorry - the driver was arrested and taken into custody while police taped off the scene

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19 h. ago Teenager is arrested on suspicion of murder after woman, 25, 'was killed when she fell from block of flats'

The 25-year-old woman was severely injured after falling from a building in Cuckmere Lane in Southampton and died in hospital the next day.

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20 h. ago Woman, 89, is killed by recycling lorry 'while standing on street': Driver is arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving

The pensioner, who has not yet been named, had been standing on Brookes Street near Caroline Road in Llandudno, north Wales, when she was involved in a collision with the huge truck at around 9am today.

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31 h. ago ‘Beware of 419!’: how a playwright delved into Nigerian scams – and what it taught him about money

When Inua Ellams, writer of Barber Shop Chronicles, went to Lagos, he became aware of how much fraud suffused the city – so he decided to tell the story of its consInua Ellams was walking through the streets of Lagos, the bustling former capital of Nigeria, when he began noticing a recurring phrase, spray-painted on to the sides of homes. “This house is not for sale,” it read. “Beware of 419.”The number refers to section four, chapter 19 of the Nigerian criminal code, which specifically deals with fraud – obtaining goods or property by false pretences – and the warnings were painted on houses to deter conmen who would access empty properties and sell them without the owner’s consent. Now the criminal code reference has become a catch-all term for Nigerian cons and illicit financial activity. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Brit woman stabbed to death in Cambodia after she's 'caught up in love triangle'

Jessica Cariad Hopkins, from Hertfordshire, tragically died after being stabbed in Cambodia, authorities have said. A woman from DR Congo has been arrested on suspicion of murder

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53 h. ago Man and woman are arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated assault after British NHS nurse 'attacked in park by couple who asked if she "came here on a rubber boat"'

A couple who were walking their dog demanded to know if the nurse, an NHS worker of 12 years, 'came here on a rubber boat' and hurled water and grabbed her hair in an alleged assault

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56 h. ago The Manchester street where England flags and Union Jacks hang from almost every lamppost

Dozens of flags have been put up on Victoria Avenue in Higher Blackley. Damon Wilkinson went to find out what local people think about it all.

Politics

58 h. ago I was minding my own business when someone shouted 'stop the boats' at me in the street

I have been racially abused before, but this time it made me fear for my life

Politics

65 h. ago Shocking video shows NHS worker racially abused and attacked in park by elderly couple

Apple Moorhouse confronted a couple whose dog had scared her daughter while of lead in a park and was met with abuse.

Events

65 h. ago Horrific moment NHS worker and her family are racially abused by couple in park

Apple Moorhouse, who has worked for the NHS for 15 years, was subjected to the abuse while she was walking through Manor Heath Park in Halifax, Yorkshire, with her dad and daughter

Events

66 h. ago Police called to Welsh estate after man taken to hospital and dogs seized

Two dogs have been seized in the incident and woman has been arrested

Events

3 d. ago Thousands of England flags flown across UK pulled down straight away in row

Campaigners believe the flags have been erected following an online movement called "Operation Raise the Colours" and HopenotHate claims this is linked to extreme far-right activists

Politics

3 d. ago Woman, 29, is stabbed to death in London home as police arrest 33

Police responded to reports of a stabbing on Trafalgar Road, Greenwich, on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago The reason England and Union Jack flags are appearing across Greater Manchester and beyond

It's part of a national trend, but some have questioned its motives

Sport

3 d. ago Why England and Union Jack flags are appearing across Greater Manchester and beyond

It's part of a national trend, but some have questioned its motives

Sport