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Driver Jailed After High-Speed Chase and Bin Hideout

A 23-year-old Londonderry driver has been jailed for four months after dangerous driving, speeding at 84mph, fleeing police and driving without insurance. He was found hiding in a bin.

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Bishop Street Courthouse is a large marble building with pillars at the front, surrounded by high black gates. A car and a road sign can be seen beside the courthouse.

Search underway for passenger feared lost overboard from cruise ship in Dundee

A major search has been launched after a passenger disappeared from the MS Ambition cruise ship docked in Dundee on Friday. The man is feared to have fallen overboard approximately 36 nautical miles from Arbroath. Coastguard aircraft, lifeboats and rescue teams across eastern Scotland are involve...

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MS Ambition cruise ship sits docked in a body of water

Construction Worker Jailed for Life After Stabbing Flatmate Over £5 Debt

Construction worker Eugeniu Neamtu has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 27 years for stabbing flatmate Gheorghe Trica over a £5 debt in Walthamstow. The killing mirrored a previous murder Neamtu committed in Romania in 2006, for which he served 15 years.

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Police mugshot of Eugeniu Neamtu, a man with short grey hair, a beard, and a moustache facing forward

Daily Mail secretly followed and photographed wrong woman, falsely claiming she was Meg White

The Daily Mail secretly followed and photographed a woman in Detroit, then falsely identified her as Meg White in an article published on 6 August 2026 before quietly removing it without correction.

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First UK King Penguin Chick in 12 Years Hatches at Gloucestershire Park

Birdland Park in Gloucestershire celebrates the hatching of its first king penguin chick since 2014. The 188g newborn is being hand-reared after its egg required incubator protection, and could eventually weigh up to 18kg as an adult.

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A newly-hatched king penguin chick, which is a silvery-grey colour and has wrinkled skin, pecks at a stuffed toy of an adult penguin.

Disqualified Driver Jailed 13.5 Years After Stealing Maserati and Killing Pensioner

Fraser Garden, 55, was convicted of causing the death of 74-year-old John Bell after stealing a Maserati Quattroporte and driving at 85mph in a 30mph zone in Broughty Ferry. He faces sentencing on 21 August.

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Residents Remove Greenpeace Mural of PM from Fire-Ravaged Welsh Mountain

Residents in North Wales removed a 1,120-square-metre Greenpeace mural depicting PM Andy Burnham from a wildfire-scorched mountainside, calling it disrespectful to their grief. Greenpeace said the water-based artwork was meant to highlight climate crisis risks, not upset people.

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Dean Ward and Allie Evans. He has grey hair and a beard and is wearing a blue top. She has a black top, silver earrings and a silver necklace with butterfly pendant. They are holding rakes and stood on a blackened mountain

Current student teachers left out of £20,000 bursary scheme feel 'disrespected'

Around 120 trainee teachers in Northern Ireland pursuing Mathematics, Science, Technology and Irish language education are excluded from a new £20,000 bursary scheme, prompting concerns about whether they will remain to teach.

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A young woman, Keri Teague. She is wearing a black top with a gold necklace and gold earrings.

She has long auburn hair.

Scottish town actively recruits migrants to reverse decades of population decline

Greenock's population has fallen for decades. Now the Scottish town's council is actively recruiting migrants and refugees to reverse the decline, offering grants and support while facing questions about whether jobs can follow.

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A coastal cityscape with a tall clock tower in the foreground, surrounded by historic and modern buildings. Behind it, a large white cruise ship is docked beside red industrial cranes. Beyond the harbour, green hills and mountains rise under a partly cloudy blue sky.

Monarchy faces security bill as Harry and Meghan plan UK return

King Charles is pleased about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's planned return to the UK, but security costs and royal tensions dominate Friday's front pages as the couple prepares to relocate without a taxpayer-funded protection deal.

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The headline on the front page of the Times reads: "King puts William first as Harry heads home."

Yung Filly ordered to face retrial on rape charges following mixed jury verdict in Perth

British rapper Yung Filly faces a retrial on rape charges in Australia after a jury acquitted him of some offences but could not reach verdicts on others. He was convicted of two assault charges.

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Can proximity heal the royal rift? William and Harry face uncertain path to reconciliation

Prince William and Prince Harry face an uncertain path to reconciliation as the Sussex family prepares to relocate to Britain. While proximity may improve chances, William shows little inclination to forgive, and the brothers remain emotionally distant despite living in the same country.

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Prince William and Prince Harry bow their heads as their mother's coffin leaves her funeral service