Princess Royal kidnap medal fetches £50,000 at auction
The medal was awarded to Ronnie Russell, a former heavyweight boxer, for his bravery.
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Islamic State terror supporter admits plot to blow up St Paul’s Cathedral
Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, was snared by undercover officers last year after sharing her murderous plan with them.
UK News|Feb 21, 2020
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Islamic State supporter admits plot to blow up St Paul’s Cathedral
Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, also pleaded guilty to plotting to destroy a London hotel.
UK News|Feb 21, 2020
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New £20 banknote has special security features and can be ‘brought to life’
The £20 banknote has high-tech security features to help users check it is genuine.
UK News|Feb 20, 2020
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JMW Turner £20 banknote enters circulation
The new polymer banknote has been hailed by the Bank of England as its most secure yet.
UK News|Feb 20, 2020
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Snapchat releases interactive Lens to mark launch of new £20 note
The Lens uses augmented reality (AR) to create an animated version of JMW Turner’s painting The Fighting Temeraire which features on the new note.
UK News|Feb 20, 2020
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Russian intelligence veteran hailed for saving Krakow from being blown up dies
In January 1945, Mr Botyan oversaw an operation to destroy a depot of explosives that the Nazis planned to use to blow up the Polish city.
World News|Feb 13, 2020
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Sudesh Amman wanted to die ‘in the name of terrorism’
The attacker began collecting terrorist material as a teenager.
UK News|Feb 3, 2020
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Streatham terror attacker Sudesh Amman’s ‘life goal’ was to die a martyr
Alexis Boon, then head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, said Amman had a ‘fierce interest in violence and martyrdom’.
UK News|Feb 2, 2020
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Protesters try to prevent HS2 tree felling
But HS2 Ltd said that no tree-felling works were scheduled to take place at the Colne Valley over the weekend.
UK News|Jan 18, 2020
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Iranians defy police to join protests over downed plane
It is the latest unrest to roil the country amid soaring tensions with the United States.
World News|Jan 12, 2020
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Iran summons UK ambassador over his ‘illegal’ presence at protests
Ambassador Rob Macaire denies taking part in demonstrations against the regime in Tehran.
UK News|Jan 12, 2020
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Iran braces for protests over downed plane
People in the country have expressed anger after leaders admitted to accidentally shooting down the aircraft, resulting in 176 deaths.
World News|Jan 12, 2020
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Sir David Attenborough highlights rare specimen closer to home
The broadcaster and naturalist declared an exhibition of work by JMW Turner ‘officially open’.
UK News|Jan 10, 2020
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Nearly 50m plastic banknotes replaced since launch, figures reveal
Around 20 million of the Bank’s new polymer £5 notes and 26 million of the plastic tenners have had to be replaced over the past three years.
UK News|Jan 4, 2020
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