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A six-year-old capybara named Samba, who escaped from Marwell Zoo, has been recorded on camera enjoying food left by zookeepers. Staff are actively working to recover her from private land, implementing a gradual approach to minimise her stress and encourage her return.
Harry Kane has become the first Englishman in 25 years to win the Ballon d’Or, an achievement praised by the Prime Minister as ‘extraordinary’. A No 10 spokesperson noted Kane’s contributions to English football but did not confirm any plans for a knighthood or further honours.
Simon Dinsdale recalls the Ipswich murders that began twenty years ago with the disappearances of Gemma Adams and Tania Nicol. Both were subsequently found dead, prompting a serial murder investigation that revealed three additional victims. Steve Wright was later convicted for the murders.
Zia Yusuf has resigned as chairman of Reform UK, saying campaigning for the party is no longer a “good use” of his time. His departure follows tensions around a controversial call by Reform’s newest MP to ban the burka—an idea Yusuf publicly criticised.
Scottish Labour pulled off an unexpected victory in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election, taking the seat from the SNP despite sliding poll numbers and backlash over UK-wide policies like cuts to winter fuel payments.
Scottish Labour’s Davy Russell won the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election with 8,559 votes, defeating the SNP’s Katy Loudon, who received 7,957 votes.
Labour may consider adjustments to the two-child benefit cap, potentially exempting specific families, as suggested by Harriet Harman.
Cliff Notes Counting is underway in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election, triggered by the…
A man who has admitted to aggravated arson at a Ukraine-linked warehouse was told to watch a Cold War spy drama as his “manual”, the Old Bailey has heard.
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