70% of people in UK believe gay couples should be able to marry in NI
Almost three quarters of people in the UK believe gay couples should be able to marry in Northern Ireland, a survey showed. It is the only part of the country
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Alesha Macphail school unveils memorial for pupil who ‘will never be forgotten’
Primary school children have helped unveil a new playground memorial dedicated to their former fellow pupil Alesha MacPhail. The youngster from Airdrie, who was murdered while on holiday on the
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Court hears ‘devious’ ex-policeman was determined to sexually abuse young girls
A “devious and manipulative” former police officer who was determined to “engage in sexualised behaviour with young girls” repeatedly raped one victim after plying her with alcohol, a court heard.
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Former soldier guilty of killing Guys and St Thomas’s nurse in explosive rage
An Iraq war veteran has been found guilty of stabbing a Britain’s Got Talent finalist to death in a violent rage. Desmond Sylva, 41, knifed his on-off girlfriend Simonne Kerr,
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NHS appoints first clinical director to tackle rising knife crime in London
The NHS has appointed a leading surgeon to tackle rising knife crime in London. Martin Griffiths, consultant trauma surgeon at the Royal London Hospital, becomes the health service’s first clinical
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MP questions ‘out of sight, out of mind’ approach to Westminster’s homeless
An MP has questioned whether the Commons is adopting an “out of sight, out of mind” approach to homelessness after rough sleepers were moved from outside an entrance to Parliament.
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Manchester homeless charity ‘blown away’ as rockers Metallica donate £40,000
Heavy metal group Metallica made a substantial donation to a Manchester-based homeless charity after playing a sold-out concert at the city’s Etihad Stadium. The group gifted more than £40,000 to
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Girl at risk of sexual exploitation kept under constant supervision, judge told
A 13-year-old girl who displays “significant challenging behaviours” and is said to be at risk of sexual exploitation is being kept under constant supervision at a specialist unit, a High
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Policy of giving migrants 72 hours notice of deportation ‘threat to rule of law’
A Home Office policy which gives migrants as little as 72 hours notice of their impending deportation “poses a serious threat to the rule of law”, the High Court has
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SNP’s Ian Blackford brands Boris Johnson ‘racist’ who is ‘not fit for office’
Tory leadership contender Boris Johnson has been branded a “racist” who is “not fit for office” by the SNP’s Westminster leader. Speaking in the House of Commons, Ian Blackford asked:
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