34 m. ago Personal trainer on FIRST DATE put seven police officers in hospital in six

Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, of Syliva Terrace, Stanley, County Durham, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court to admit a series of driving offences after the horrific crash (pictured).

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38 m. ago Man on first date admits causing A1 police car crash that put 7 cops in hospital

Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, was driving a BMW while being pursued by police when it collided with five cop cars on the A1 near Gateshead, leaving seven officers in hospital

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57 m. ago Police warn locals 'stay away' as they rush to horror discovery at UK beauty spot

Police have cordoned off the area at the popular beauty spot in Lancashire after the suspected 'grenade type' devices were discovered by two members of the public

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63 m. ago Car deliberately torched on Scots street as police launch investigation

Emergency services raced to to Paisley's Morven Avenue around 3.30am.

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94 m. ago Man on first date admits dangerous driving in A1 crash with five police cars

Magistrates were told that a woman in the car with Mazyar Azarbonyad was on her first date with him and he was taking her home.

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1 hour ago A1 crash: Personal trainer GUILTY of dangerous driving in police chase pile

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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1 hour ago Priest remanded over alleged attempted sexual communication with child

Edward Gallagher, 58, appeared before court via videolink from Strand Road Police Station in Londonderry on Saturday.

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2 h. ago Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time

Peer-reviewed study’s findings raises fresh question on the toxic substances’ impact on fertilityMicroplastics have been found for the first time in human ovary follicular fluid, raising a new round of questions about the ubiquitous and toxic substances’ potential impact on women’s fertility.The new peer-reviewed research published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety checked for microplastics in the follicular fluid of 18 women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment at a fertility clinic in Salerno, Italy, and detected them in 14. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Rivington reservoir: Police issue urgent 'stay away' notice after horror find at beauty spot

Rivington Reservoir in Lancashire has been taped off since around 8am after two members of the public are understood to have found the alarming objects and called emergency services

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2 h. ago Disengaging from China on business would be ‘foolish’, Rachel Reeves says

Chancellor supports economic ties with Beijing as she prepares to fly to US next week for trade deal talksRachel Reeves has dismissed the idea of economically disengaging from China, amid concerns the US may put pressure on the UK to limit its deals with Beijing.The chancellor, who will discuss a trade deal with the US on a trip to Washington next week, said it would be “very foolish” for Britain to have less involvement with Xi Jinping’s administration. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Cutting business ties with China would be ‘foolish’, Reeves says amid reports of US pressure

Chancellor supports economic ties with Beijing as she prepares to fly to US next week for trade deal talksRachel Reeves has dismissed the idea of economically disengaging from China, amid concerns the US may put pressure on the UK to limit its deals with Beijing.The chancellor, who will discuss a trade deal with the US on a trip to Washington next week, said it would be “very foolish” for Britain to have less involvement with Xi Jinping’s administration. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Woman dances in road before being carried on car bonnet for 30 yards in Wembley hit

Police are appealing to identify a woman who was seen dancing in the middle of a Wembley road before a hit-and-run collision on Thursday, 17 April.

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4 h. ago Golf course chaos as woman killed by van in police chase as cops make arrests

Tributes have poured in for Suzanne Cherry, 62, who died in hospital after being struck by a van on a golf course in Sutton Coldfield, while her husband is said to be 'broken'

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5 h. ago Trump has found in El Salvador a model for the repressive state he wants to build – and he’s just getting started | Jordana Timerman

Nayib Bukele has shown how brutal control can be sustained not just through force, but by raising the cost of speaking outThe Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) maximum security prison in El Salvador is the crown jewel of President Nayib Bukele’s efforts to quash not only criminal gangs, but also criticism and political opposition to his government. The “mega-prison” is also one of the more visible destinations in the emerging map of American deportations – a sprawling archipelago that includes conservative US districts, the Guantánamo military base and Central American waypoints connected by a tangle of military and charter flights.That the two states have connected their penal architecture is no coincidence. Donald Trump’s aggressive policies towards foreigners build on Bukele’s infamous iron fist crackdown against criminal gangs: it’s a political toolkit that leverages anti-establishment anger to justify an authoritarian slide. In deploying strongman tactics to address social c...

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5 h. ago Check one iPhone setting now and do not ignore 'important' update from Apple

Anyone with an iPhone in their pocket must make sure it has the latest iOS update installed.

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7 h. ago Return flights to Europe cost just £50 with booking expert's hack

Travel lovers searching for cheap flights could benefit from the expert's booking checklist tip

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8 h. ago Questions emerge about how a deputy's stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shooting

After a deadly shooting at Florida State University, questions are emerging about how the stepson of a beloved sheriff’s deputy tasked with school safety at a middle school became the accused gunman

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8 h. ago Ryanair's strict £46 suitcase rule catching tourists out before they board

The budget airline Ryanair isn't always wallet-friendly with British travellers continually subjected to hidden fees, including one hefty fee tied to checked luggage

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10 h. ago Judges pauses Trump policy restricting passport choices for transgender people, finding it’s rooted in ‘irrational prejudice’

Judge found that group of nonbinary and transgender plaintiffs were likely to succeed on argument that Trump administration violated constitutional guarantees of equal protection

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10 h. ago Judges pauses Trump policy restricting transgender passport choices, finding it’s rooted in ‘irrational prejudice’

Judge found that group of nonbinary and transgender plaintiffs were likely to succeed on argument that Trump administration violated constitutional guarantees of equal protection

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