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Woking murder investigation after death of girl, 10 A murder investigation is underway following the discovery of the body of a 10-year-old girl in Surrey. Her body was found after police were called to an address in Hammond Road, Woking at about 02:50 BST on Thursday following a safety concern.  Police had identified a number of individuals they would like to speak to and were not looking for anyone else. A police spokesperson said no-one else had been injured and no arrest had been made. On Thursday, Det Ch Insp White said: “Our officers are working hard to build a…

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Rishi Sunak most frequent UK flyer among recent PMs PM Rishi Sunak has used RAF jets and helicopters for domestic flights more frequently than the UK’s three previous PMs, according to the BBC.  Data shows he took almost one such flight a week during his first seven months in office. The PM has been accused of hypocrisy for flying short journeys domestically, given his carbon emissions pledges. But Sunak has said air travel was the “most effective use of my time”. In total, PM Sunak boarded 23 domestic flights on these aircraft in 187 days, which is one every eight…

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Angus MacNeil: SNP MP announces expulsion from party after chief whip row SNP MP Angus MacNeil has announced he has been expelled from the party after being suspended from its Westminster group last month. He had been suspended after a reported clash with party chief whip Brendan O’Hara. The SNP conduct committee met on Thursday after he refused to rejoin the group at the end of his suspension. “The Summer of Member Expulsion, has indeed come to pass,” the MP wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “As I have been expelled as a rank & file…

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Diane Abbott says migrants ‘f****d off to bottom of sea’ after Lee Anderson remark The Independent says MP Diane Abbott has prompted outrage by tweeting that migrants had “indeed f****d off” – to the bottom of the sea, as she posted about a shipwreck in which 41 people died. The former shadow home secretary later deleted her tweet, which was a reference to Tory MP Lee Anderson’s use of the f-word about migrants. But it prompted indignation on social media, and some commentators called for Ms Abbott to face sanctions. Her tweet was branded “obscene” and “revolting”. Rishi Sunak has…

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Virgin Galactic: British man flying to Space along with a mum and daughter An 80-year-old British former Olympian will be on a rocket plane, due to fly from New Mexico, into space. Aberdeen student Anastasia Mayers and her mother Keisha Schahaff will also be onboard, The pair won tickets in a Virgin Galactic flight competition.  Jon Goodwin will become the second person with Parkinson’s disease to go to space.  The mission will be seen as another test of how viable space tourism is.  The launch window for the Virgin Galactic 02 flight opens at 08:30 local time (15:30 BST). It…

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Last-minute summer holiday bookings rise as Brits flee rain UK holidaymakers are packing their bags and booking last-minute holidays, travel agencies say.  Bookings in Juy for travel in August has more than quadrupled, according to Advantage Travel Partnership, which represents about 20% of travel agents. The sharp rise in bookings come amid a wet July although August is set to improve. The cost of living crisis has hit families hard and package holidays, flights and hotels are more expensive this year than ever. Some holidaymakers are opting for all-inclusive deals in a bid to keep costs under control.  Whilst some…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Thursday’s front pages report on various stories. Rwanda flight The Telegraph reports PM Rishi Sunak will face calls from a third of his cabinets to put leaving the European Convention on Human Rights at the heart of the Tory election campaign if the courts block migrant deportation flights to Rwanda. The Supreme Court is set to decide on the policy soon. Flights to Rwanda have been suspended since last June after a judge at the European Court of Human Rights issued an injunction halting the deportations. The Daily Express reports on the same story,…

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