12 h. ago Girl, 14, 'sold by parents to stranger for £4,000 and five bottles of whiskey'

Police arrested five people after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly sold to a stranger for marriage in exchange for just £4,000, five bottles of whiskey and some food

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3 d. ago Family of Scots woman killed by partner bailed to her home demand change in law

The plea from the parents of Claire Inglis comes after the number of female homicide victims in Scotland rose last year to 15 – seven were killed by a partner or ex.

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5 d. ago UK police arrest 11 around soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv

British police have arrested 11 people around a Europa League soccer match in Birmingham between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv

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6 d. ago UK police arrest 6 ahead of soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv

British police said six people were arrested Thursday evening ahead of Aston Villa’s Europa League soccer match with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Birmingham, a match that has seen fans from the Israeli team banned

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6 d. ago 'Murder' probe after man who killed girl, 2, found dead in prison cell

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody after killer Kyle Bevan, 33, was found dead at HMP Wakefield

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6 d. ago The lorry drivers paid to smuggle migrants into Britain: Police reveal spike of arrests in Kent as people trafficking gangs lure hauliers with offers of thousands of pounds

Investigators say drivers are being tempted with thousands of pounds to transport migrants hidden in lorries, after nine people have been arrested since July.

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7 d. ago ‘I’m never surprised when I read about a woman murdering a man’: Helen Garner on her Baillie Gifford prize

Her first book outraged Australian critics – but now she’s scooped the UK’s top nonfiction prize. She talks about female anger, becoming cool at 82 – and why winning made her feel like a stunned mulletWhen Helen Garner was announced as the winner of the Baillie Gifford prize for nonfiction in London on Tuesday night, the 82-year-old Australian author was 16,000km away in Melbourne, watching the ceremony on a live stream at home on what was for her Wednesday morning. When the big moment came, she heard “the winner is ” – and then the feed froze. “We were going, ‘Oh God!’ Running around. We didn’t know what to do. The timing was like something in a comedy.” Congratulations immediately rushed in, which is how she knew she’d won the £50,000 (A$100,000) prize for How to End a Story, an 800-page collection of her astoundingly frank diaries, kept between 1978 and 1998.Garner is still grappling with her win when we speak a few hours later. “I’m a stunned mullet,” she says, sitting in her st...

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1 week ago 5 unanswered Huntingdon train stabbings questions after nine left fighting for life

A blood-soaked knife rampage was launched on board a London-bound passenger train last night which has left nine people fighting for their lives as the police arrested two people

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1 week ago Terror police investigating after nine left seriously injured in train stabbing

Police have confirmed that two people have been arrested

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1 week ago Cambridgeshire train stabbing: 10 people injured in attack; police arrest two suspects – latest updates

Cambridgeshire train stabbing: 10 people injured in attack; police arrest two suspects – latest updates  The Guardian

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1 week ago Terror cops probe knife attack on train as nine fight for their lives and armed police arrest two amid 'horrifying' scenes

A counter terror probe has been launched after a knife rampage on a train near Huntingdon has left nine people fighting for their lives. 

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1 week ago Terror probe after knife attack on train leaves nine fighting for their lives as armed police arrest two amid 'horrifying' scenes

A counter terror probe has been launched after a knife rampage on a train near Huntingdon left nine people fighting for their lives. 

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1 week ago Suspected terror attack on train leaves multiple victims with knife wounds as armed police arrest two amid 'horrifying' scenes

A suspected terror attack on a train left 10 people with knife wounds on Saturday night, sparking a massive police response by armed officers.

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1 week ago Suspected terror attack on train leaves multiple victims with knife wounds as armed police arrest two amid 'horrifying' scenes 

A suspected terror attack on a train left 10 people with knife wounds last night, sparking a massive police response by armed officers.

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1 week ago Huntingdon train stabbings witness saw 'blood everywhere' as people screamed 'we love you'

Multiple people have been stabbed aboard a LNER train before it pulled into Huntingdon station. Police have arrested two men and numerous people are in hospital. Eye witnesses now share their horror

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1 week ago Horror as ‘multiple’ people stabbed on a train to Huntingdon as armed police arrest two suspects

Passengers forced to hide in a toilet during rampage on a train to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

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1 week ago Multiple people stabbed on train as terrified passengers are forced to hide in toilet during knife rampage

Terrified train passengers were forced to hide in a toilet as several people were stabbed in a knife rampage, witnesses have said. 

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1 week ago Train stabbing latest: Multiple people stabbed at Huntingdon and two arrested

Two people have been arrested, British Transport Police said

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1 week ago Two arrested after multiple people stabbed on train in Cambridgeshire

A number of injured taken to hospital after incident in Huntingdon, according to Cambridgeshire policeTwo people have been arrested after several people were stabbed on a train to Huntingdon, Cambridge, police have said.Cambridgeshire constabulary said armed police attended after officers were called to the scene at Huntingdon station at 7.39pm on Saturday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Two arrested after multiple people stabbed on train, police say

British Transport Police said they were responding to an incident on a train to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

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