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On Spitsbergen there are so many polar bears that it's against the law to leave town without carrying a gun. The only inhabited island in the Svalbard archipelago, Spitsbergen is Norwegian territory.

'Shall I compare thee to a summer's afternoon' is the sort of thing this will make, and others look likely to adopt it

Lissie Harper had come to see me, as PM, in November 2021 to discuss her proposals for Harper's Law - how to ensure in future we properly punish criminals who kill members of the emergency services.

Richardson led the 'Torture Gang' in Sixties London and terrorised the capital with his brother Charlie.

Dolly Parton sparked fan fears as she canceled an appearance at her Dollywood theme park on Friday due to ongoing 'health issues.'

The shocked driver had no idea the bird was wedged into his vehicle until after he'd parked up.

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Taylor Charlton, 15, was last seen in Barnstaple, Devon, on the night of May 8, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

The victims' addresses were exposed after officers copied them into an update about the force's investigation into people suspected of facilitating the late Harrods tycoon's alleged sexual abuse.

Margarita Reutt, 32, has been charged with terrorism leading to the death of a senior Black Sea Fleet officer.

Archie Harvey, 18, was killed along with a friend from a Swiss boarding school while they were on a snowboard trip to the Wellhorn mountain at Meiringen near Bern in March 2023.

Officers pursued the stolen van, driven by an unnamed 25-year-old man, from Wigan to Bolton and eventually to Chorley in Lancashire, where it smashed into pedestrian barriers.

The Palm Royale star and Thunderbolts actor sweetly held hands during a date night in Los Angeles.

Luigi Mangione, 28, was charged by both federal and state prosecutors with gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, in Midtown Manhattan as he walked to a conference.

Thousands of prison cells are lying empty even though Labour is releasing criminals early to tackle overcrowding.

Astras are the fifth most common cars on Britons' driveways. But its unpopularity in recent years means you barely see the latest eighth-generation car on our roads.

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Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who resigned last week amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about his academic record, has been found dead at age 41 in London. The BBC reports: Jason Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon, emergency services said. Metropolitan Police officers were called by the London Ambulance Service. A 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin have been informed, the force said. Arday resigned as a Cambridge professor of sociology of education last week after allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements. He had denied the claims. In a statement, the Met Police said: "At this time his death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious." The 41-year-old academic had denied any plagiarism - but admitted errors in his work - and last week said the recent furore had led to "an unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack." The row first erupted after another academic -- self-defined "race realist" Nathan Cofnas, who was sacked from his Cambridge role in 2024 -- said he found numerous instances of plagiarism in Prof Arday's work and questioned some of his stated achievements. [...] Announcing his resignation last week, Arday said the "personal cost" of the scrutiny had become "too great." He said: "While criticism is an inevitable part of academic life, what I have experienced has gone far beyond scholarly disagreement. "The relentless accusations, speculation and public commentary have taken a profound toll on me and on those I love." He stressed that his resignation should not "be mistaken for an acceptance of the narratives that have surrounded me."

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The Greater Anglia service crashed off the tracks in Essex less than 24 hours after a Southern Rail train's carriages flipped over in Sussex.

In her most revealing interview ever, Nicole Kidman tells British Vogue that when she married Tom Cruise aged 22, friends told her to forget her career because it would soon be over.