‘Reign of terror’ headmaster jailed for 21 years
A former boarding school headmaster who sexually and physically abused boys in a ‘reign of terror’ was jailed for 21 years.
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Drunken Briton dies in holiday balcony stunt
A British holidaymaker has died after a drunken prank at his hotel went horribly wrong.
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Plumber finds WWII PoW camp in his back garden
Most people get excited if they dig up a trinket in their back garden but David Murray was left ‘shocked’ when he unearthed the remains of a prisoner of war camp.
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Man barred from work for being too fat
An overweight worker was ordered to stop work – in case he fell on his colleagues.
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Tube strikes spark safety argument between TfL and RMT Union
Tube strikes taking place across London today have sparked a safety row, with RMT Union leader Bob Crow accusing TfL bosses of playing 'fast and loose' with safety during the industrial action.
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Wheel clampers call driver a ‘blind moron’
A wheel clamping firm called a man a ‘bloody retard’ when he appealed against a £500 parking fine they had given him after towing his car away.
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Burnt man on golf course died of head injuries
A young man whose severely burnt body was found at a golf course probably died from a blow to the head, detectives said today.
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MI6 spy death: Police release new CCTV footage
Officers investigating the death of British code-breaker Gareth Williams, whose decomposing body was found padlocked shut in a holdall in his bath, today released CCTV footage of him as they appealed for the public's help.
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Vicar Alex Brown jailed for sham marriages scam
A Church of England vicar was jailed for four years today for his part in Britain's biggest sham marriage fraud to help hundreds of illegal immigrants stay in Britain.
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Tube strike measures 'risk safety of passengers'
London Underground has been accused of risking the safety of millions of passengers as it attempts to take the sting out of a strike due to start at 5pm today.
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Bloodbath near O2 Arena as five are stabbed
Police reacting to reports of one man being stabbed near the O2 Arena in Greenwich arrived to find five young men with multiple stab wounds in what appeared to be a massive knife fight.
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Hairdryer responsible for failed rocket launch attempt
Two Danish amateurs have failed in their bid to put a privately built rocket into space - and a hairdryer is to blame.
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Tony Blair book signing cancelled over protest fears
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has called off his book signing at Waterstone's Piccadilly this Wednesday because of the high cost of protecting him from hostile protesters.
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'Puppies thrown in river by YouTube girl found alive and well'
A woman claims to have found six puppies thrown into a river by a hoodie yob whose actions sparked global outrage.
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Kelly Brook gets on her bike
Kelly Brook digs her heels in during the Sky Ride cycling event in London yesterday, while another rider lets his ‘mush’ puppies take the strain.
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Ashley Cole's new flat burgled
Burglars staged a raid on Ashley Cole's new bachelor pad while he was away playing for England, police sources have revealed.
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Tragic plane collision kills father and son
A father and son died when their light aircraft collided with another plane during a race.
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Natascha Kampusch reveals full horrors of dungeon hell in new book
Dungeon kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch has revealed how she was beaten up to 200 times a week and forced to work half-naked as a domestic slave for eight years in a first look at her startling autobiography.
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William Hague thankful after private life claims
William Hague has thanked the public for its ‘huge support’ after claims about his private life.
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Smartcard to enable Oyster-style travel across UK
A single smartcard could soon be all you need to travel on buses, trains and trams across the UK.
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Experts warn of Britain becoming a nation in hock to pawnbrokers
Britain is facing a crisis worse than the 1930s as desperate families borrow billions of pounds from pawnbrokers and in pay day loans, experts warn.
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Runaway bus crashes into OAP's front garden
A widow had a narrow escape when a runaway bus rolled off the road into her garden and stopped centimetres from her house.
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Briton killed in New Zealand plane crash ‘lived life to the max’
Friends paid tribute on Sunday to a British tourist who died when a skydiving plane crashed in New Zealand.
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Burnt corpse found on Brighton golf course
A young murder victim was killed elsewhere before his badly burnt body was dumped in undergrowth at a golf course near Brighton, police said yesterday.
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Afghanistan war toll rises to 334 as another British soldier dies
A British soldier died on Sunday in a rocket attack in Afghanistan. The soldier, from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, died in Nad-e Ali, Helmand province.
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