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Terry Carter, Battlestar Galactica and McCloud actor, dies aged 95

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The actor ‘died peacefully’ at his New York home on Tuesday.

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Charities warn Bill to ban no-fault evictions ‘will fail’ if amendments backed

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There are calls for ministers to resist pressure from ‘vested interests’ ahead of key votes on the Renters (Reform) Bill on Wednesday.

Questions unanswered about UK arms exports to Israel, Alicia Kearns says

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Even where there are concerns about selling weapons, the Government may not halt exports, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron suggested.

Deepfakes a major concern for general election, say IT professionals

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A survey of IT staff revealed concerns about the use of AI-generated content to undermine democratic processes.

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Sun publisher files intellectual property claim over Kate farm shop video

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A filing to the Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court was made by News Group Newspapers Limited on Monday.

Trump hush-money trial: Deal to bury Donald Trump stories was 'agreement between friends', publisher says

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National Enquirer publisher David Pecker says he promised Trump he would suppress harmful stories

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Bibby Stockholm staff joked about ‘one less mouth to feed’ after death – claim

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The incident is said to have happened shortly after Leonard Farruku, an Albanian asylum seeker, died while living on board the barge in December.

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Nottingham attack victims ‘properly butchered’, officer posted in WhatsApp group

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Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber, has written to the Nottinghamshire Police officer who she says posted graphic details of the injuries.

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Labour leader pledges to tackle rural crime after hearing about armed robbery

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Sir Keir Starmer set out Labour’s rural crime strategy as he toured a village in North Yorkshire.

Susan Hall tells Sadiq Khan ‘nobody believes you any more’ in mayoral debate

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Mr Khan and Ms Hall appeared alongside the Lib Dems and Green Party candidates Rob Blackie and Zoe Garbett to answer questions on a series of issues.

Changing Welsh roads back to 30mph could cost £5m, minister admits

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Ken Skates, the Welsh transport minister, has said speed limit revisions could cost between £3-5 million.

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Gatwick airline catering strikes called off as workers consider new deal

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Strike action would have caused shortage of food on easyJet flights

St George's Day central London rally turns violent as brawl with police erupts and six arrests

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‘These men aren’t patriots. They’re just thugs,” said security minister Tom Tugendhat, condemning the people who had forced their way through a police line

Six arrests made as St George’s Day event held in Whitehall

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Four arrests were made outside a pub in Whitehall – one on suspicion of assault and three on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, police said.

Using AI for national security decision making vital but risky, report warns

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The report says AI can be transformative for the Government but warned it could pose risks to national security

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Girl, 9, ‘snatched’ outside Harrods while shopping with family

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Man, 56, arrested on suspicion of child kidnap after incident outside famous department store

Heathrow Airport workers to strike for seven days in May

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Around 800 workers will walk out in row over outsourcing, says union

Aviation bodies to rehearse flight disruption after air traffic control failure

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Martin Rolfe, chief executive of National Air Traffic Services, said the exercise will take place after the summer.

OPINION - John Darlington on great London monuments: St George’s — London’s most eccentric church

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In 1751, William Hogarth, the great London painter and satirist, produced Gin Lane, one of his famous etchings. This raucous image is a good place to introduce the story of the city’s most eccentric church, because in the background is the…

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Alec Baldwin slaps phone out of woman's hand after taunting of fatal Rust shooting

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The actor is currently awaiting trial for a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the 2021 shooting on the set of Rust

Fresh blaze at derelict Croydon pub The Windmill just six months after 'suspicious' fire

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‘Suspicious’ fires broke out at The Windmill and Drum and Money pubs on August 31

PM says investments in weapons companies meet ethical criteria

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Rishi Sunak said the Government will seek to incentivise private sector investment by stating that defence investment counts towards ESG assessments.

Welsh FM rules out independent probe into controversial campaign donation

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Vaughan Gething has insisted there was no conflict of interest in his campaign donations and they will not carry out an independent investigation.

Jealous man stabbed love rival to death in ex-girlfriend’s bed as friend encouraged him

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Kaydon Prior and Jason Curtis were sentenced to a minimum of 28 years and 22 years respectively for the murder of Harrison Tomkins.

London travel news LIVE: Motorists stuck in 8-mile tailbacks on A13 due to emergency repairs

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Motorists have been stuck in queues coming into London from Essex on the A13 East India Dock road following emergency repairs.

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Disorder breaks out at St George’s Day event in Whitehall

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Mounted officers on horses had to intervene after a group broke through a police cordon before the event.

Man who denies murder says he ‘lost his mind’ when he knifed pensioner in street

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Asylum seeker Ahmed Alid is in the witness box on trial at Teesside Crown Court, where he denies murdering Terence Carney

Shop worker left with four-inch knife wound after stabbing outside train station

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Officers appeal for witnesses after incident outside Potters Bar station

Hospital patients 'less likely to die' when treated by women doctors, study claims

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Several reasons were cited for the findings of the research published in a peer-reviewed medical journal