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A coach carrying fans to the Carabao Cup final has caught fire on the M6 Toll road this morning. Emergency services are currently on the scene, and traffic has been suspended southbound near Coleshill Parkway.
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This morning, the exclusion zone around the SS Richard Montgomery in the Thames Estuary has expanded due to concerns over its stability. Shipping traffic must avoid the area until April 5 while investigations continue.
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A mother and daughter were rescued from waist-deep quicksand at Southend’s Three Shells Lagoon yesterday evening. The local amusement park staff intervened as the tide was coming in, ensuring the pair were safely extracted.
Chelsea triumphed 3-0 over Manchester United in the Women’s FA Cup final, securing a domestic treble with prior victories in the Super League and League Cup.
Goodison Park, Everton FC’s home since 1892, sees its men’s team play their final match, marking an emotional farewell for fans and the community.
A large fire at Bicester Motion, a former RAF base in Oxfordshire, resulted in the tragic deaths of two firefighters and a civilian.
MPs are set to debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill again on Friday, following major amendments and months of committee scrutiny. The bill, first passed in November by 330 votes to 275, would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek assisted dying.
Several of Thursday’s newspaper front pages lead on the new government plans to address overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales. Yesterday, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans including early release and building new prisons.
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced emergency measures to limit how long certain offenders can be recalled to prison, as the government faces projections that England and Wales will run out of prison space by November.
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