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UK helps France seize suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker the Grinch
The vessel, named Grinch, was stopped by the French navy as it travelled through waters between Spain and Morocco.

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Number of police forces to be cut in 'largest reform in decades'
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce plans for police reform next week.

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Eight surprise takeaways from the Oscar nominations
Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti missed out, while other actors carried their films to a nomination.

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Ex-Labour minister quits as MP, paving way for Andy Burnham return
Greater Manchester MP Andrew Gwynne says he is stepping down due to "significant ill health".

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ICE detains 5-year-old and father in Minnesota, lawyer says
The boy was taken along with his father, the lawyer and school officials say. ICE says it was not targeting the boy.

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Trump's son called UK police after seeing woman 'beat up', court hears
President Trump's youngest son told officers in London he had seen a friend being attacked during a video call.

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Delight at return of cat stolen by delivery driver
Doorbell footage caught the delivery man picking up the cat and walking off from a house in Elland.

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UK holds off joining Trump's Board of Peace over Putin concerns
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine.

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Liz Hurley tells court microphones put on window in 'brutal' invasion of privacy
The actress is one of seven high-profile claimants that allege the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday committed "grave breaches of privacy", which the publisher denies.

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Two charged after funeral firm collapse leaves 46,000 out of pocket
About 46,000 customers lost thousands of pounds when Safe Hands Plans Ltd collapsed in 2022.

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From Hamnet to One Battle After Another - the nominees list in full
This year's list of Oscar nominees includes One Battle After Another, Sinners and Hamnet.

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Vampire film Sinners breaks Oscar nominations record
The horror is up for 16 awards - setting a new record for the most Oscar nominations for a single film.

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Hamnet writer Maggie O'Farrell says Oscar nod 'very surreal'
Hamnet, based on the novel written by Coleraine-born Maggie O'Farrell, picks up eight Oscar nominations.

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How to watch the nominated films
Hamnet, Avatar and Marty Supreme will face one battle after another as the awards race heats up.

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What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland
Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world's largest island.

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What happened to the 200 Victorian shoes that washed up on a beach?
The black leather boots are thought to date back to the early 1900s and were discovered by volunteers cleaning up rock pools.

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Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa's Syria
The retreat of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the north-east marks the biggest change of control in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

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I was a hostage negotiator for 10 years - this is what it taught me about parenting
Nicky Perfect shares three practical tricks she learnt which will help you handle daily parenting battles.

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He has not thrown an NFL pass for two years - now he is one game from the Super Bowl
When the Denver Broncos host the New England Patriots on Sunday in the AFC Championship game, it will be with a back-up quarterback who has not thrown an NFL pass for two seasons.

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Osaka apologises for 'disrespecting' Cirstea
Naomi Osaka apologises for "disrespecting" Sorana Cirstea after receiving a frosty handshake from the Romanian after their Australian Open second-round match.

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Ubisoft cancels six games including Prince of Persia and closes studios
The studio, known for Assassin's Creed and Just Dance, is also delaying seven titles in a restructure.

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Weather warnings issued for heavy rain and strong winds in parts of UK
Heavy rain on Thursday will lead to a risk of some flooding, Simon King reports.

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Woman 'killed, dismembered and buried her partner'
Anna Podedworna denies the murder of Izabela Zablocka, who had been missing since 2010, a court hears.

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Minister angry at being told troubled Ajax armoured vehicle was 'safe'
The defence minister claims he wasn't made fully aware of issues which led to 35 people falling ill.

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Man died in fall tying Union flags to lampposts
Paul Lumber was putting up flags in Bristol when he fell and suffered a fatal head injury.

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Twenty-nine English councils to delay elections, minister confirms
A major shake-up of local government is underway and postponing ballots is intended to help deliver that reorganisation.

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Trump accuses UK of "an act of GREAT STUPIDITY!"
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones responds to Trump’s Truth Social rant.

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Is Canada leading the global resistance against Trump?
Trump responded, “no comment” when asked if he'd use force to seize Greenland.

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England spun out by Sri Lanka in first ODI
England change formats and opponents, yet still follow their dismal Ashes campaign with defeat by Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Colombo.

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Midfielder Casemiro to leave Man Utd this summer
Manchester United say midfielder Casemiro will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of this season.

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'Ridiculous amount of games' - has Haaland played too much football?
Erling Haaland made a blistering start to the season but that prolific run of form has ground to a halt with only one goal in his past eight games.

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Caluori aims for England debut inside six months - then greatness
Noah Caluori believes he needs to make his England senior debut over the next six months to stay on track for his ambition to be one of the game's great wings.

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Osaka apologises for 'disrespecting' Cirstea
Naomi Osaka apologises for "disrespecting" Sorana Cirstea after receiving a frosty handshake from the Romanian after their Australian Open second-round match.

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