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57-Year-Old Wrongly Enrolled in DWP Job Scheme for Under-30s

John Colamatheo, 57, was mistakenly placed on a DWP training scheme for 16-30 jobseekers, spent money preparing for a job that was later withdrawn, and received an apology from the department.

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Clapham Shooting: Man Dies, Four Arrested Over Suspected Conspiracy to Murder

A man died in a Clapham shooting and four men have since been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, as police work to reconcile conflicting details about the victim and location.

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Police officers stand behind a cordon on a residential street in Clapham at night, with forensic tents and emergency vehicles visible near a pub as investigators examine the scene of a fatal shooting.

Charlotte Church's Unauthorised Forest School Faces Closure Over Planning Row

Charlotte Church's Awen Project forest school, set up without planning permission on a former pig farm in Wenvoe, faces closure after the council refused retrospective consent. Church has appealed the decision.

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Charlotte Church is photographed smiling and looking at the camera, with flowers and greenery behind her. She has blonde shoulder length hair and sunglasses on top of her head. She is wearing a green long sleeve dress.

Borders Crime Spree: Man Jailed 11 Years for Fire, Assaults and Robberies

Shane Donnelly, 27, has been jailed for 11 years after a violent crime spree across St Boswells, Galashiels, Hawick and Selkirk that included a jaw-fracturing assault, arson and robbery.

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Sign outside High Court in Edinburgh in close-up

Tiree's Community-Owned Vets Wins £300,000 for Permanent Clinic

Animal Care Tiree, the UK's first community-owned vets, has won more than £300,000 from the Scottish government to build a permanent clinic, as part of a wider £3m islands funding round.

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A black and white cow and calf standing on a coastal meadow, called machair, on Tiree in the Inner Hebrides. Behind the animals is the sea and a blue sky.

M25 Shut in Both Directions Near St Albans After Warehouse Fire Sparks Explosion Fears

Both carriageways of the M25 between junctions 22 and 21A were shut on 18 July 2026 after a warehouse fire near St Albans raised fears of a secondary explosion, with 15 fire crews at the scene.

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A large plume of smoke by the M25 motorway, with cars on the road across a bridge. Trees are to the left and all around the road.

Pump yn ymddangos yn y llys dros gyhuddiadau masnachu pobl i Wlad Thai

Mae pump o bobl wedi ymddangos yn y llys wedi'u cyhuddo o fasnachu pobl a chyffuriau i Wlad Thai, ar ôl i ddau fachgen 17 oed o Gaerdydd gael eu harestio yno gyda 64kg o ganabis.

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Firefighters Battle Large Open-Air Fire Near Derbyshire Village

Firefighters deployed five engines and a water carrier to tackle a large open-air fire near Stanton-by-Bridge, Derbyshire, affecting an area 100m by 400m.

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Firefighter tackling a fire at Wood End Lane, in Stanton-by-Bridge, Derbyshire.

Syrian Court Sentences Ousted Leader Bashar al-Assad to Death Over War Crimes

A Syrian court has sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity, marking the first conviction against him since his government's fall.

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Bashar al-Assad pictured in 2016 speaking while gesturing with one hand. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and tie.

Trump Confirms Secret Plane Swap After NATO Summit Amid Iran Missile Threat

Trump has confirmed he was secretly moved off Air Force One in Ankara amid a threat linked to Iran, as new reporting details who knew about the danger and what happens to the Qatari-donated jet next.

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A catering truck parked alongside the old Air Force One jet prior to departure from Ankara

Zelensky: Russia Fired North Korean Missiles and Zircons in Deadly Zaporizhzhia Strike

Zelensky accused Russia of firing North Korean ballistic missiles, Zircons and guided bombs at Zaporizhzhia, killing six, as Ukraine struck Wildberries warehouses and other Voronezh targets overnight.

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Firefighters work at the site of a car garages of residents which were hit by an overnight Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

PC Harper's Mother 'Hopeful' as Burnham Insists He Can Still Block Killers' Early Release

Andy Burnham says he is 'increasingly confident' he can stop PC Andrew Harper's killers being freed early, after days of shifting government messaging and mounting pressure from the officer's family and police.

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Debbie Adlam, a woman with short, light brown hair, sits on a garden chair. She is wearing a white top with three-quarter length sleeves and a pair of blue jeans. She is pulling a neutral expression and her hands are clasped together in her lap.