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£1.6m cocaine haul leads to two arrests in Glasgow city centre

Police seized approximately £1.6m worth of cocaine from a Glasgow flat on Holm Street, leading to the arrest and charging of a 29-year-old man and 21-year-old woman on drugs offences.

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Man held after £2.4m drug haul seized in Lisburn

Police in Lisburn seized approximately 20kg of suspected cocaine valued at £2.4 million after stopping a suspicious vehicle on Tuesday evening. A man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the discovery.

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Driving test waits hit two-year low but remain at nearly 20 weeks

Driving test waiting times have dropped below 20 weeks for the first time since November 2024, with learners now facing an average wait of 19.7 weeks. Despite progress, driving instructors say the DVSA has failed to recruit enough examiners, and regional waits remain as high as 21 weeks.

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Man murdered for savings and home, court told in Leicester case

A 60-year-old retiree who vanished in April 2024 was murdered by a man who then accessed his savings and renovated his home, Leicester Crown Court heard. Ibrahim Yosif, 44, and seven others face charges relating to Gary Piatek's disappearance.

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Labour escalates pressure on Greens over 'Zionism is racism' policy

Labour escalates dispute with Greens over 'Zionism is racism' policy, ordering councils to end power-sharing agreements unless local Green councillors publicly reject the controversial motion passed at party conference.

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Burnham pledges 'shortly' decision on Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says decisions on the contested Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gas field will come "shortly", ending years of delays caused by court rulings and consultations. Industry warns rejection could cost billions in economic output.

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French Foreign Minister Accuses Musk of Orchestrating Harassment Against European Leaders

France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has accused Elon Musk of orchestrating "massive online harassment campaigns" against European leaders and warned of broader foreign interference threats ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

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Civil servant accused of holding five government jobs simultaneously while faking illness

A 55-year-old civil servant from east London is on trial accused of holding five government jobs simultaneously and earning £350,000 between 2020 and 2023. Prosecutors allege he used fake sick notes and wore makeup during video calls to conceal the arrangement.

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Mechanic sentenced to community order for fraudulent MOT before fatal three-person crash

A Cardiff mechanic who issued a fraudulent MOT certificate for a vehicle involved in a fatal 2023 crash has been given a community order. Neil Lewis, 47, admitted fraud after the car killed three people despite having defective seatbelts he claimed to have repaired.

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Pastor dies from multiple injuries in wooden arch collapse at Christian festival

Pastor Robert Guanco, 41, died from multiple severe injuries when a wooden arch collapsed at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex on 28 August. An inquest opening heard he suffered blunt force trauma in the incident. Six others were injured.

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'It's definitely tight trying to budget on maternity leave'

Nearly 50,000 Sheffield households face negative budgets and cannot afford essentials. A new community food pantry opened in Woodseats, offering affordable groceries and wraparound support to address both financial hardship and social isolation.

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Badenoch attacks Farage's Chagos offer to Trump as 'humiliating' in bitter rightwing spat

Kemi Badenoch has attacked Nigel Farage's proposal to offer the Chagos Islands to President Trump as 'humiliating', escalating a bitter dispute between the Conservative and Reform UK leaders over how Britain should handle the strategically important territory.

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