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Tourists are closely approaching Highland cows at Butser Hill in Hampshire despite safety warnings issued this morning. Emergency services responded to incidents involving visitors stuck on challenging terrain as crowds continue to flock to the site.
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A human skull has been found hanging from a tree in Brooke Wood, east London, with 80% of the rest of the bones located nearby. Emergency services were called following the discovery by an Enfield Council worker this morning.
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A teenager in Penge threatened a fast food worker with an imitation firearm over a sauce mix-up this morning.
Marwan Khadir, 18, has been jailed for three years following the incident on Christmas Eve.
Let’s grab a coffee and dive into this morning’s headlines — it’s a busy one! From rising inflation giving wallets a bit more to worry about, to the UK taking a firm stand on the Gaza crisis, and Donald Trump unveiling a space-age missile defence plan (yes, really) — here’s your quick catch-up on the stories making waves across the UK today.
Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson linked to two properties and a car associated with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
UK inflation rose to 3.5% in April, up from 2.6% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This figure is higher than most forecasts — economists expected around 3.3%, while the Bank of England predicted 3.4%.
Dr Victoria Rose, a British surgeon in Gaza, described operating on two sisters with severe war injuries amidst ongoing airstrikes.
Sir Keir Starmer’s strategy to counter Reform UK is under scrutiny, as local elections reveal a significant threat, with Labour potentially losing up to 72 seats to Reform, based on recent voting trends.
A gonorrhoea vaccine programme will launch in England from August, targeting rising STI cases that hit 85,000 diagnoses in 2023, the highest since 1918.
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