56 m. ago Heavy hand of the law: Couple arrested for criticising their daughter's school on WhatsApp and a forager is warned over mushrooms... while robbers are on the loose

It comes after officers handed out a warning letter to a woman for alleged mushroom picking and a mother and father were arrested for criticising their daughter's school over WhatsApp.

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2 h. ago Heavy hand of the law: Couple arrested for criticising their daughter's school on WhatsApp and a forager is warned over mushrooms... while robbers are on the lose

It comes after officers handed out a warning letter to a woman for alleged mushroom picking and a mother and father were arrested for criticising their daughter's school over WhatsApp.

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3 h. ago Heavy hand of the law: Couple arrested for criticising their daughter's school on WhatsApp and a forager is warned over mushrooms... while robbers are on the lose

It comes after officers handed out a warning letter to a woman for alleged mushroom picking and a mother and father were arrested for criticising their daughter's school over WhatsApp.

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5 d. ago Suspect named after allegedly letting off gas on Metrolink trams

He will appear in court today

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6 d. ago Andy Burnham gives update on 'very worrying' Metrolink 'gas incident'

One man has been arrested in relation to the alleged incident

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6 d. ago Man arrested after 'letting off gas' in spate of incidents on Metrolink trams

Multiple people reported feeling dizzy

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7 d. ago Multiple reports of man in mask 'letting off gas' on Metrolink trams

Passengers reported feeling dizzy after the substance, thought to be butane gas, was released

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8 d. ago Prince Andrew pictured riding in Windsor amid reports aide MUST release letter to alleged 'Chinese spy', tribunal rules

Prince Andrew was photographed riding around the Windsor estate on Saturday morning.

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9 d. ago Prince Andrew's aide's MUST release letter to alleged 'Chinese spy', tribunal rules

A witness statement made by the duke's 'senior aide', which may contain 'embarassing' information, will be among a cache of files released to the public.

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1 week ago Antarctica scientist accused of assault breaks silence after researchers beg to leave base

Researchers at South Africa's remote Sanae IV base had urged their bosses to let them leave or remove the scientist after he allegedly attacked and sexually harassed colleagues

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2 w. ago Attempted murder suspect named after two women stabbed in south Manchester

A man has been charged

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2 w. ago Woman accused of stabbing newborn son to death with 'letter opener' while giving birth

An. T. Ngo, 31, has been arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse after she allegedly stabbed her newborn son to death with a letter opener on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Suspect named and set to face court after woman 'attacked' in Manchester

An assault investigation began on Saturday

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3 w. ago Suspect named after three men allegedly slashed at Greater Manchester pub

He will appear in court later this month

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3 w. ago Disabled actor let go by Globe theatre after alleging sex abuse settles

A disabled playwright and actor whose contract was not renewed by Shakespeare’s Globe theatre after she alleged sexual abuse by another actor has said she feels “relieved” to have reached a legal settlement with the playhouse.

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3 w. ago Boy, 16, shot dead in south London named, with suspect still at large

Police hunt killers of Lathaniel Burrell, who reported fled scene in Stockwell on a moped

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3 w. ago Lathaniel Burrell: Boy, 16, shot dead in south London named, with suspect still at large

Lathaniel Burrell: Boy, 16, shot dead in south London named, with suspect still at large  The Independent

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3 w. ago Elon Musk survives as fellow of UK’s Royal Society despite calls to oust tech billionaire

Fellows at the society met on Monday night after 2,400 members signed an open letter alleging the tech-billionaire of spreading misinformation

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4 w. ago Royal Society to meet after fellow Elon Musk accused of ‘promoting conspiracies’

An open letter alleged Mr Musk had broken the Royal Society’s code of conduct by promoting ‘unfounded conspiracy theories’.

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