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UK Scraps Hardship Pay for Diplomats in Buenos Aires and Five Other Cities

Six locations, including Buenos Aires and Santiago, have been dropped from the UK's diplomatic hardship pay list, prompting criticism from the Conservatives over taxpayer-funded postings to desirable destinations.

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Royal Parks Gardeners Vote to Strike Over 70p Pay Offer

Gardeners at The Royal Parks have voted 95% in favour of strike action over a proposed 70p-an-hour pay rise, GMB says, with around 60 workers balloted across four London sites.

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Nine Stand Trial Over Alleged Revenge Plot Following Fatal Stabbing in Glasgow

Nine men deny charges of a violent revenge plot allegedly launched after Omar Sadiq was fatally stabbed in Glasgow in 2020, as the High Court trial opens before Lord Mulholland.

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Dynes o Wrecsam yn ddieuog o gyhuddiadau'n gysylltiedig â marwolaeth ci XL Bully

Cafwyd Chanel Fong, 33 oed o Wrecsam, yn ddieuog gan reithgor yn Llys y Goron Caernarfon o gyhuddiadau'n gysylltiedig â marwolaeth Keven Jones, a fu farw ar ôl i gi XL Bully ei frathu ym mis Mai 2022.

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Woman Acquitted Over Fatal XL Bully Attack in Wrexham

Chanel Fong, 33, has been cleared of owning the XL bully dog that fatally bit her partner's father, Keven Jones, 62, in Wrexham in 2022, though later court reports suggest proceedings may have continued.

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Judge to Fix Trial Date Next Month for Man Accused of Murdering Chloe Mitchell

A senior judge said he will fix a trial date next month for Brandon Rainey, accused of murdering Chloe Mitchell in Ballymena in 2023, pending a psychiatric report due by the end of August.

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Tanau gwyllt Cymru: Llanymddyfri'n ffoi, pedwar yn cael eu harestio yn y Rhondda

Mae tân gwyllt sylweddol ger Llanymddyfri wedi gorfodi trigolion i ffoi, tra bod tanau eraill yn y Rhondda wedi arwain at arestio pedwar bachgen 14 oed a chymorth milwrol yn cael ei alw i mewn.

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GCSE Results Day 2026: How to Appeal, Resit or Plan Your Next Move

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Five Years After Taliban Takeover, Yorkshire's Afghan Refugees Reflect on Loss and Hope

Five years after the Taliban's return to power, Afghans resettled across Yorkshire describe ongoing trauma and loss, as new data reveals the scale and future of the UK's Afghan resettlement programme.

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Two Inmates Charged With Attempted Murder Over Belmarsh Attack on Sara Sharif's Father

Steven Sansom and Adam Watson have been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking Urfan Sharif, father of murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif, at HMP Belmarsh with a jagged tuna can lid.

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Teulu'n talu teyrnged i feiciwr modur, 58, fu farw ar yr A470 yn Wynedd

Bu farw Alan Williams, 58, o Drefor mewn gwrthdrawiad rhwng car a beic modur ar yr A470 ger Dolwyddelan ar 9 Awst 2025. Mae'r heddlu'n parhau i apelio am wybodaeth wrth i'r teulu dalu teyrnged.

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Rescued Wolfdogs Once Kept in Shock Collars Now Thriving After Grangemouth Neglect Case

Six wolfdogs rescued from a neglectful Grangemouth property, where their owner used shock collars and kept them in squalid conditions, are now thriving at a Wiltshire sanctuary, the Scottish SPCA says.

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