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Monday, February 19, 2024

Powerball: US man sues lottery after being told $340m win is error

"I know the justice system will prevail," he says - but the lottery claims to have posted his numbers in error.

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Swansea: Mum gives birth in traffic jam on way to hospital

Freya delivered her 9lbs 8oz son with no pain relief while her mum drove her to hospital.

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Stonehenge tunnel: Campaigners lose High Court challenge

The second challenge to plans for a two-mile tunnel at the World Heritage site has been dismissed.

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Cape Town smell blamed on cattle ship docked in South African city

A "nauseating" stench engulfing the South African city comes from a ship carrying 19,000 cows, officials say.

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Sunday, February 18, 2024

Online campaign seeks Easter Island statue's return from British Museum

A campaign by social media users in Chile seeks the repatriation of Hoa Hakananai'a moai to the island.

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Luton's Taylor Swift moment? Harry Styles pops up in Kenilworth Road crowd

Fans joke that the star's appearance is the UK version of Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl.

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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Conjoined twins given days to live are proving everyone wrong

Marieme and Ndeye, seven, were not expected to survive for more than a few days after they were born.

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The Masked Singer: Did Bigfoot, Cricket or Piranha win?

The final identities have been revealed as the ITV reality singing show comes to an end.

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UN: Asylum seekers report assault and self-harm on remote UK island

A group of 61 held in a camp on Diego Garcia tell UN inspectors of sexual assaults, rat bites and self-harm.

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Friday, February 16, 2024

Surrey undertaker apologises over care home Valentine's cards

A funeral director sends about 40 Valentine's cards to residents at a Surrey care home.

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Ukraine war: Is Russia about to win another victory?

With Russia on the verge of taking Avdiivka, the Ukrainians have tough choices to make.

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Paul McCartney reunited with guitar stolen 51 years ago

The Beatle said he was "incredibly grateful" to be reunited with his bass guitar stolen in 1972.

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Christian Horner: Red Bull team boss says allegations are 'distraction'

Christian Horner says allegations against him are a "distraction" and it is "business as normal" as his Red Bull team prepare for the season ahead.

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Donald Trump's first criminal trial set to begin next month

A New York judge refused to dismiss the hush money case against the former president and set the trial for 25 March.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Scrabble romance scam: Oldham woman, 83, loses £20k to fraudster

The Oldham widow was duped by a conman posing online as a 60-year-old American millionaire.

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Gems stolen from British Museum seen for first time

An exhibition will show 10 glass gems out of 350 items that have been recovered by the museum.

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Dramatic moment off-duty police team charge at knifeman in London

The officers were socialising in a bar nearby when they intervened.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Soho Theatre bans comedian Paul Currie after Jewish audience members felt 'unsafe'

The theatre says Mr Currie "aggressively demanded" Jewish members leave his Saturday night show.

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NHS apologises after hospital doctor took own life

The head of medical training for NHS England says she is sorry over mistakes that were made.

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Pakistan election: Imran Khan's rivals PLM-N and PPP reach deal to form government

PLM-N leader Nawaz Sharif plans to nominate his brother Shehbaz Sharif to be prime minister.

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