West and Russia complete biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
Paul Whelan, who has joint US and British citizenship, and joint Russian and British national Vladimir Kara-Murza were among those released.
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Tributes to Andy Murray pour in as his career ends with Olympic defeat
The Scot’s final match – alongside Dan Evans – was a 6-2 6-4 defeat by Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.
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Biden welcomes prisoner swap with Russia and declares their ‘brutal ordeal’ over
Paul Whelan, who has joint British and US citizenship, and Vladimir Kara-Murza, who has joint Russian and British nationality, were among those freed.
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BBC marked its own homework – whistleblowers disappointed by Huw Edwards review
The veteran broadcaster, 62, admitted accessing indecent images of children earlier this week.
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PM condemns ‘far-right hatred’ and launches new national response to disorder
Sir Keir Starmer announced a new ‘national capability’ to tackle disorder across police forces in England.
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Bank cuts interest rates to 5% but signals rapid fall unlikely to come
Governor Andrew Bailey said the Bank needs to be ‘careful not to cut interest rates too quickly or by too much’.
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Teenager accused of Southport murders ‘rarely left the family home’
The family lived in mid-terrace three-bed house on a newly built cul-de-sac of a dozen or so houses.
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Warnings of ‘summer of impulsive insurrection’ in wake of Southport stabbings
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Starmer vows action to tackle ‘violent disorder’ following Southport stabbings
The Prime Minister told a meeting with senior officers that police have his full support.
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Teenager charged with Southport murders named as he appears in court
Axel Rudakubana, 17, was remanded in youth detention after facing Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday morning.
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Southport attack: What is known about the teenager charged with triple murder?
Axel Rudakubana, 17, was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents, and had been living in the village of Banks at the time of the attack.
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Boy, 17, charged with murders of Southport girls named in court
Axel Rudakubana was remanded in youth detention accommodation.
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Stephen Lawrence’s body to be returned to UK from Jamaica 31 years after murder
Mr Lawrence was murdered by a gang of racists in Eltham, south east London in April 1993.
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Bank of England cuts interest rate to 5% in first drop since 2020
The Bank has reduced rates from 5.25% to 5%.
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GPs vote overwhelmingly to begin industrial action which could last ‘months’
Surgeries could now limit patient numbers and refuse to follow some NHS processes.
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