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Plymouth gunman killed five in ‘rampaging’ firearms attack, chief constable says

Plymouth gunman killed five in ‘rampaging’ firearms attack, chief constable says

Plymouth gunman killed five in ‘rampaging’ firearms attack, chief constable says

13 August 2021

A three-year-old girl was among the five people killed by Jake Davison in Devon on Thursday.


Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

13 August 2021

Nearly three-quarters of local areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.


Para injured in Afghanistan asks ‘what was it all for’ amid Taliban advance

Para injured in Afghanistan asks ‘what was it all for’ amid Taliban advance

Para injured in Afghanistan asks ‘what was it all for’ amid Taliban advance

13 August 2021

Ben Parkinson suffered horrendous injuries when an Army Land Rover hit a mine near Musa Qala in 2006.


I’m fully sighted on security issues, insists Patel

I’m fully sighted on security issues, insists Patel

I’m fully sighted on security issues, insists Patel

13 August 2021

The Home Office confirmed the Home Secretary has taken on the security minister brief, which has been vacant for a month.


Eritrean man died after jumping overboard from sinking boat in English Channel

Eritrean man died after jumping overboard from sinking boat in English Channel

Eritrean man died after jumping overboard from sinking boat in English Channel

13 August 2021

His 22-year-old girlfriend watched as he entered the water before she was later rescued and found out that he had died.


Guns, America and incel culture – what Plymouth gunman’s social media tells us

Guns, America and incel culture – what Plymouth gunman’s social media tells us

Guns, America and incel culture – what Plymouth gunman’s social media tells us

13 August 2021

Content on Facebook, YouTube and Reddit paints a picture of a man obsessed with guns and a lack of sex.


Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan risks reconciliation in Northern Ireland, Haigh warns

Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan risks reconciliation in Northern Ireland, Haigh warns

Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan risks reconciliation in Northern Ireland, Haigh warns

13 August 2021

The shadow Northern Ireland secretary has met with relatives bereaved in the 1971 Ballymurphy shootings.


Support offered to those affected by mass shooting in Plymouth

Support offered to those affected by mass shooting in Plymouth

Support offered to those affected by mass shooting in Plymouth

13 August 2021

Flags are flying at half-mast in the Devon city and Smeaton’s Tower will be lit on Friday.


Man convicted of murdering wealthy Omani student near Harrods

Man convicted of murdering wealthy Omani student near Harrods

Man convicted of murdering wealthy Omani student near Harrods

13 August 2021

Mohammed Al-Araimi, 20, was stabbed to death in an alleyway near the London department store in December 2019.


Tragedy in the English Channel – the narrow sea that continues to claim lives

Tragedy in the English Channel – the narrow sea that continues to claim lives

Tragedy in the English Channel – the narrow sea that continues to claim lives

13 August 2021

The perilous sea journey has claimed many lives, leading to outpourings of grief and repeated promises of action from both the UK and France.


Social media platforms begin removing Plymouth gunman’s accounts

Social media platforms begin removing Plymouth gunman’s accounts

Social media platforms begin removing Plymouth gunman’s accounts

13 August 2021

Jake Davison shot and killed five people on Thursday, and then turned his gun on himself.


Firms ‘expect domestic business travel to return to near-normal levels’

Firms ‘expect domestic business travel to return to near-normal levels’

Firms ‘expect domestic business travel to return to near-normal levels’

13 August 2021

Companies expect an average of 38% of staff to travel domestically for business after the virus crisis ends, a new poll suggests.


High infection levels and cases ‘mean UK is running hot on managing virus’

High infection levels and cases ‘mean UK is running hot on managing virus’

High infection levels and cases ‘mean UK is running hot on managing virus’

13 August 2021

The rate of new cases of coronavirus is currently rising in all four nations, while infection levels also remain high.


Serving police officer and three-year-old child found dead in house

Serving police officer and three-year-old child found dead in house

Serving police officer and three-year-old child found dead in house

13 August 2021

Police said the deaths of the 39-year-old man and young child are being treated as unexplained.


Public warned not to delay in coming forward for vital cancer checks

Public warned not to delay in coming forward for vital cancer checks

Public warned not to delay in coming forward for vital cancer checks

13 August 2021

A new campaign due to launch on Monday will see TV and digital adverts, posters and social media to raise awareness of the symptoms of cancers.


The Vectura directors who backed Philip Morris takeover

The Vectura directors who backed Philip Morris takeover

The Vectura directors who backed Philip Morris takeover

13 August 2021

The cigarette maker made a billion-pound offer for the lung medicines manufacturer.


Boris Johnson calls emergency Cobra meeting on Afghanistan

Boris Johnson calls emergency Cobra meeting on Afghanistan

Boris Johnson calls emergency Cobra meeting on Afghanistan

13 August 2021

The Taliban are thought to control two-thirds of the country after a blitz attack in the past week.


Childline: Lockdown saw rise in children having counselling over body image

Childline: Lockdown saw rise in children having counselling over body image

Childline: Lockdown saw rise in children having counselling over body image

13 August 2021

The charity said the number of youngsters aged 12-15 receiving counselling over eating or body image problems had increased by 13% in a year.


First vaccine doses donated by UK start arriving in Africa

First vaccine doses donated by UK start arriving in Africa

First vaccine doses donated by UK start arriving in Africa

13 August 2021

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: ‘We know no-one is safe until everyone is safe.’


Daughter of UK national jailed in Iran says family ‘barely feels British’

Daughter of UK national jailed in Iran says family ‘barely feels British’

Daughter of UK national jailed in Iran says family ‘barely feels British’

13 August 2021

The daughter of a British man has claimed the case would have been handled better if they ‘looked differently’.


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