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Kate spotted in public for first time in months on trip to farm shop Kate Middleton has been seen in public for the first time since her surgery in January on a trip to a farm shop in Windsor, it has been reported. The Princess of Wales has been out of action for months following an abdominal operation, with only one official picture of her released in that time. Social media speculation has gone into a frenzy in recent weeks, particularly after that picture – published to mark Mother’s Day – was found to have been manipulated using Photoshop. But…

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Killer’s frantic texts after fatal ‘one punch attack’ on night out A court has convicted two men for killing a random stranger in a street fight last year which lasted just 20 seconds. Prosecutors described how Jake Parkinson, 22, and Jak Fairclough, 29, both of Preston, Lancashire, bumped into Jack Jermy-Doyle on a night out in August 2022. Parkinson and Fairclough spoke briefly with Jermy-Doyle before Parkinson punched him in the stomach, with Fairclough delivering a second blow that knocked him to the ground. Jermy-Doyle then struck his head on the pavement, putting him into a coma from which he…

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FKA Twigs speaks about abuse after Shia LaBeouf allegations Musician FKA Twigs has said being abused ‘changed her nervous system’. The Cellophane singer, 36, was previously in a relationship with actor Shia LaBeouf, 37, and after their split made serious accusations of abuse in their relationship. He has denied ‘each and every allegation,’ which includes both physical and verbal abuse, sexual battery and emotional distress. A trial on alleged sexual battery and abuse is due to go on trial later this year.

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Man shot in neck with crossbow days after woman was targeted A man has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the neck by a crossbow in Shoreditch, London. A man in his 20s suffered a neck injury at Arnold Circus at around 7.30pm yesterday. It’s thought he was hit by a dart fired from a crossbow. He was taken to hospital where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening or life-changing. The attack comes just days after a woman in her 40s was also injured with what police believe to be a crossbow in Club Row, Shoreditch.

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Huge part of London is going to be hell on earth this weekend thanks to M25 closure – stay at home and paint instead If you’re thinking of driving anywhere in south west London or the surrounding counties this weekend: don’t. That’s the basic summary of the advice of the National Highways agency which has offered official advice for people to ‘decorate the bathroom or something’ instead. That’s because part of the M25 motorway is set to close for a full weekend for the first time ever. A five-mile stretch of the road between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey…

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Urgent hunt for missing mum and her baby wearing a pink hat A search has been launched after concerns for a mum who went missing with her baby in Glasgow. The woman and the infant were last seen together on Wednesday March 13 leaving a supermarket in the Jamaica Street area in Glasgow city centre at about 4.20pm and walking north towards a bus stop. The baby is believed to be between four and six months and last seen wearing a red snow suit with a hood and pink hat. The woman is described as white Eastern European, with blonde…

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British man, 45, falls to his death from hotel balcony hours after proposing A British holidaymaker plummeted to his death after falling from a balcony just hours after proposing to his girlfriend. Stephen Willits, 45, suffered fatal injuries after the tragic fall in Corfu, an inquest has heard. On the night of his death, Stephen had been celebrating his engagement to his fiancee with dinner and drinks in August 2020. They later returned to their third-floor hotel room and had been happily messaging friends and family about the good news.

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Body of student, 19, pulled from river after she went missing three weeks ago A body recovered from the River Thames last month is believed to be that of missing SOAS University student Samaria Ayanle, the Metropolitan Police has said. Ayanle, 19, was last seen at her accommodation near Marble Arch in the early hours of February 22. Only hours later, officers received reports of a body on the north foreshore near Putney Pier about five miles southwest. At the time, no missing person reports matched the recovered body. Detectives uploaded her details to the UK Missing Persons database in…

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Mum choked to death while cooking dinner for family A ‘tender and loving’ mum died after choking on food while cooking her family dinner in Dover last month. Siobhan Rose Simmonds, 33, was found on the kitchen floor by her two-year-old daughter, her partner and his son on February 24. She was taken to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford but died at around 2.50pm in intensive care a week later. Doctors told Siobhan’s loved ones she would likely not recover, but her decision to donate her organs left the family with some ‘solace’.

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Transgender girl stabbed at roller-skating party More teenagers have been charged after an 18-year-old transgender girl was stabbed while she was at a birthday party. Two 17-year-old boys are accused of grievous bodily harm with intent over the stabbing at a roller-skating party in Harrow, north west London, on February 10. They will appear at the Old Bailey on April 5. One of the boys also faces charges of disclosing sexual images and threatening the alleged victim with a knife in a private place.

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South London park voted best place to see cherry blossom in the capital Spring is almost upon us and one of the most jaw-dropping signs of the new season is cherry blossom. Although the stunning pale pink petals are typically associated with Japan, where a festival dedicated to them attracts millions of tourists, it’s possible to catch a glimpse of these wonderful flowers in London. So, if you’re unable to travel to Japan for sakura season this year, catching a train down to Greenwich Park in South East London will give you amazing photo opportunities. In a list of the…

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Kate hasn’t reacted well to drama over edited picture Kate Middleton is ‘deeply upset’ over the conspiracies triggered by the photo released on Mother’s Day, it was reported. The ‘Kategate’ picture editing row is the latest controversial move from the Royal Family. The Princess of Wales was forced to confess to ‘editing’ what was initially claimed to be an ‘official’ image showing her celebrating with her three children. But experts had a field day with it, pointing out multiple errors – from the zipper of her jacket and Charlotte’s hair and jumper, to the tiles on the floor.

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British cop dies after neck was sliced open when he fell over at his engagement party A police officer who appeared on the BBC’s Wanted Down Under died after falling and cutting his neck at his engagement party. Liam Trimmer, 29, left the UK for Australia as a teenager before appearing on the BBC One police show, filmed just a year later. On the show he gave a Scottish teenager, aspiring to join the police, advice on life in Australia before they migrated, MailOnline reported. Now the constable has died after suffering a fatal neck injury at a party his…

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Lee Anderson: Ex-Tory MP defects to Reform UK Lee Anderson, the former Tory Party deputy chairman, has defected to Reform UK.Anderson was suspended as a Conservative MP after he refused to apologise for claims that Islamists had “control” of London Mayor Sadiq Khan.  His defection ends weeks of speculation over his future. He said he had been given the chance to “speak out in Parliament on behalf of millions of people up and down the country” who support Reform. He is Reform UK’s first-ever MP, representing a party polling around 10% of national voting attention. At a press conference, Anderson…

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The edited photo of the Princess of Wales and her children continues to dominate the papers. Yesterday, Princess Kate acknowledged she had altered the Mother’s Day image after four international agencies ordered ‘kill notices’ over the picture – meaning they told media not to use the image over fears of it being doctored. 

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