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George Washington letter accepting British surrender to go on display

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UK families to miss out on summer holiday amid cost of living crisis

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Facial recognition cameras heading to London’s West End

Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of child sexual offences including rape

UK issued energy supply warning as Iran war could lead to ‘tight days’

British man accused of conspiring to drug and rape wife over two decades admits to a dozen sexual offences

Calls to remove knighthood from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

Two men arrested in relation to hospital mortuary practices in Nottingham

Edinburgh man in court over attempted murder and terrorism charges

Man charged with terrorism-linked attempted murders after Edinburgh attacks

Emotional Starmer quits as Burnham arrives in Commons to become PM

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Two members of criminal hacking group plead guilty to £39m TfL hack