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Man to appear in court charged with murder of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005

The 74 year old has been extradited from Pakistan and is accused of killing the police officer in Bradford A 74-year-old man is to appear in court charged with the murder of Police Constable Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford 18 years ago after being extradited from Pakistan. Piran Ditta Khan was brought back to the UK and taken into custody at a West Yorkshire police station, where he was charged with killing the

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Government aims to cut Police red tape

Cuts to “unnecessary red tape” will see the police spending less time recording rude but non-threatening messages and more time investigating crime on the streets, the Government has said. The move is part of a wider set of rule changes to how forces record crime, aimed at freeing up police time. Home Office minister Chris Philp said the department had listened to police forces and was making the changes so

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Joe Biden calls for powersharing return to bring economic boost to Northern Ireland

The US president has given a keynote speech at Ulster University US President Joe Biden expressed hopes of a return to powersharing in Northern Ireland as he insisted stable devolved government could deliver an economic windfall for the region. In a keynote address at Ulster University in Belfast, Mr Biden praised the work of the UK and EU to strike the Windsor Framework on post-Brexit trading arrangements. The president’s visit to Northern Ireland comes

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Harry to attend Kings coronation but Meghan will miss ceremony and stay in US

The news ends months of speculation about whether or not the Duke will be at his father's big day The Duke of Sussex is to attend his father the King’s coronation, but the Duchess of Sussex will miss the historic occasion and stay in California with the couple’s children, Buckingham Palace has announced. Harry, who laid bare his troubled relationship with the royal family in his controversial Netflix documentary and

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Joe Biden to hold talks with Rishi Sunak in Belfast as part of Ireland visit

The US president will also give a keynote speech at Ulster University US president Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Belfast on Wednesday after arriving in Northern Ireland on Tuesday night as part of a historic four-day trip to the island of Ireland. Mr Sunak greeted the US president after Air Force One landed at RAF Aldergrove on Tuesday night ahead of engagements across the

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Man City take big step to Champions League semi finals with 3 0 win over Bayern Munich

Star striker Erling Haaland broke another record during the match Erling Haaland scored his 45th goal of the season as Manchester City claimed an emphatic 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals. The prolific Norwegian added to a stunning first-half strike from Rodri and a Bernardo Silva header as City took firm command of their last-eight tie in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.

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Junior doctors strike enters second day

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has described the timing of the walkout as 'regrettable' Junior doctors have entered a second day of strike action as the bitter dispute over pay shows no sign of being resolved. Health Secretary Steve Barclay said the timing of the strike was “regrettable” and he accused the British Medical Association (BMA) of putting patients at “greater risk” after not agreeing any national exemptions for strike action for some

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First female director of GCHQ appointed

A woman will become the boss of GCHQ for the first time in its more than 100-year history when the current director steps down next month. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced that Anne Keast-Butler has been appointed to succeed Sir Jeremy Fleming as head of the Government’s intelligence organisation. Ms Keast-Butler, currently MI5’s deputy director-general, will take up the role in May when Sir Jeremy leaves after six years, making

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Postcard thought to be earliest discussing sinking of Titanic up for auction

A postcard thought to be the earliest discussing the sinking of the Titanic is being sold at auction. The card, written in Southampton, explains how the writer found out that the Titanic had “gone to the bottom”. It was written at 5pm on April 16, 1912 just 36 hours after the Titanic had sunk, and is expected to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000 when it goes under the hammer at

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