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Police say 79-year-old man was known to victim and has been taken into custody for questioning A 79-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was killed in the latest fatal shooting on Merseyside. Police found the body of the woman, who was in her 50s, at 1.45am on Sunday after being called to an address in Moreton on the Wirral. Continue reading… ​Police say 79-year-old man was known to victim and has been taken into custody for questioningA 79-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was killed in the latest…

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Sinn Féin’s first minister designate lambasts DUP for not accepting result as unionist leader Jeffrey Donaldson says issue is protocol The DUP is “continually denying” the outcome of the election in Northern Ireland, according to first minister designate, Michelle O’Neill. After the Northern Ireland secretary’s announcement on Friday that another assembly election will be held, O’Neill said the DUP had “failed to accept the outcome of the election” that took place in May and handed a landmark victory to Sinn Féin. Continue reading… ​Sinn Féin’s first minister designate lambasts DUP for not accepting result as unionist leader Jeffrey Donaldson says…

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  Two Somerset-based chefs recorded a video of the infamous “Somerset gimp” who has terrorised the West Country since 2019, but the perpetrator’s latest attempt at intimidation appears to have backfired. ​Two Somerset-based chefs recorded a video of the infamous “Somerset gimp” who has terrorised the West Country since 2019, but the perpetrator’s latest attempt at intimidation appears to have backfired. 

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Mayor demands government action including end to benefit cap and more resources for councils as cost of living crisis bites New warnings have emerged over a significant increase in rough sleeping in London, amid concerns that the cost of living crisis is forcing more people on to the streets and hindering the services trying to help them. The numbers sleeping rough in the capital have increased by 21% on a year ago. London mayor Sadiq Khan said that without government intervention, the progress made in sheltering people since the Covid-19 pandemic would be reversed. Continue reading… ​Mayor demands government action…

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Many Ukrainians are ending six-month stays and finding there is nowhere for them to go, local authorities say Ministers need to act urgently to prevent a looming homelessness crisis among Ukrainian refugees, council leaders have warned. More than 100,000 people have become guests of British families under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, but many are coming to the end of their six-month stays and finding there is nowhere for them to go. Continue reading… ​Many Ukrainians are ending six-month stays and finding there is nowhere for them to go, local authorities sayMinisters need to act urgently to prevent a looming…

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