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Train passengers face delays as heavy rain leads to flood warnings

The Environment Agency has issued more than 60 flood warnings across England as heavy rain replaced snow as the nation’s major weather concern. At 6am on Tuesday, 69 flood warnings – where flooding is expected – were in place, mainly in Dorset, Somerset and across the Midlands. There were a further 182 flood alerts, where flooding is considered possible. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain for the north

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British teenager killed in Gaza while fighting for Israeli forces says army

A British teenager has been killed in Gaza while fighting for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the Israeli army said. Binyamin Needham, 19, died on Sunday and was promoted to the rank of sergeant after his death, the IDF said. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Mr Needham was born in England and moved to Israel when he was eight years old, with his parents and five siblings. The outlet quoted his sister, Orly,

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Harrys legal challenge against Home Office to begin

The Duke of Sussex’s legal challenge over his security arrangements while in the UK will reach the High Court. Harry is taking action against the Home Office over the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) over his security, after being told he would no longer be given the “same degree” of personal protective security when visiting. The duke was cleared to

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Sunak says enough is enough as he steps up fight to control immigration

Rishi Sunak has declared “enough is enough” and that the time has come to “get control of immigration once and for all”. Home Secretary James Cleverly outlined the Government’s five-point plan to tackle rising net migration on Monday, which would top health and care workers bringing dependants and increase the skilled worker earnings threshold to £38,700, which would also be the minimum income for family visas. The proposals would also

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