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Worcestershire News
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Investigation launched after two deaths in Redditch
Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Redditch.
UK News
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Two boys stabbed at school in stable condition with 'non life-threatening' injuries
Two boys, aged 12 and 13, stabbed at a London school are in a stable condition, police say.
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Butcher who cut her girlfriend in half and buried her in their Derby garden jailed for life
A butcher who murdered her girlfriend, cut her in half and buried her body under concrete in their garden has been jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years.
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Tottenham boss Thomas Frank sacked
Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has been sacked after just eight months in charge.
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Cold weather health alert issued - as Met Office warns of incoming snow and ice
A four-day health alert for cold weather has been issued for central and northern England.
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Sky to bring Disney+, Netflix, Hayu and HBO Max together under one subscription
Sky has announced "world first" plans to bring together several streaming platforms as part a single TV subscription.
National News
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Butcher who cut her girlfriend in half and buried her in their Derby garden jailed for life
A butcher who murdered her girlfriend, cut her in half and buried her body under concrete in their garden has been jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years.
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Two boys stabbed at Kingsbury High School stable with 'non life-threatening' injuries
Two boys, aged 12 and 13, stabbed at a London school are in a stable condition, police say.
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Epstein scandal: How the paedophile financier made his millions
Jeffrey Epstein had power and influence because he had money.
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Tottenham boss Thomas Frank sacked
Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has been sacked after just eight months in charge.
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Cold weather health alert issued - as Met Office warns of incoming snow and ice
A four-day health alert for cold weather has been issued for central and northern England.
Sport
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Roberto De Zerbi, Oliver Glasner or back to Mauricio Pochettino? Where will Spurs turn after Thomas Frank's sacking?
Tottenham are looking for a sixth permanent manager in seven years after sacking Thomas Frank - who will they turn to next?
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Thomas Frank sacked by Spurs after eight months in charge: What went wrong for the former Brentford boss?
Thomas Frank's Tottenham spell is over after just eight months.
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Arne Slot: Liverpool boss says there's no guarantee he stays after this season if they miss out on Champions League football
Arne Slot said there are "no guarantees" he will stay on as Liverpool boss if the club fail to qualify for next season's Champions League - but pointed to the club standing by Jurgen Klopp in similar circumstances as a good omen for him.
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Tottenham: From top four to trapdoor - Spurs’ relegation threat is real with West Ham on the charge
There is a clear trajectory when assessing the probability of Tottenham being relegated this season. And right now, despite the sacking of head coach Thomas Frank, it's never been more likely.
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Chelsea: Has Liam Rosenior really made 'clear change' since replacing Enzo Maresca or are Blues still stuck in old ways?
Paul Merson believes Chelsea are still the same side as they were under Enzo Maresca, but head coach Liam Rosenior insists there has been a "clear change".
Showbiz News
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Sky to bring Disney+, Netflix, Hayu and HBO Max together under one subscription
Sky has announced "world first" plans to bring together several streaming platforms as part a single TV subscription.
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Prince William's first tour of Saudi Arabia ends with nature reserve visit
The Prince of Wales has visited a nature reserve on the final day of his first tour of Saudi Arabia to learn about a programme reintroducing endangered species.
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Chappell Roan leaves talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after emails shown in Epstein files
US singer Chappell Roan has announced she is leaving her talent agency, after emails between its founder and Ghislaine Maxwell were featured in the Epstein files.
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Prince William asked to raise case of detained Manchester man during visit to Saudi Arabia
The Prince of Wales has been asked to raise the case of a Manchester man detained in Saudi Arabia during his first official trip to the country.
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British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII after raising £3.5m
A gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, has been acquired by the British Museum following a successful fundraising campaign.
Technology
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Beavers released at two sites in Somerset to help 'restore nature'
Half a dozen beavers have been legally released at two sites in Somerset in a bid to restore a river and wetland.
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Instagram and YouTube 'engineer addiction' in young people, landmark trial hears
Instagram and YouTube have been accused of "engineer[ing] addiction in children's brains", in the opening statements of a landmark social media trial taking place in LA.
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Instagram, TikTok and Facebook posts by users promoting weight-loss jabs banned as 'ads' for the first time
Social media users have been warned they risk breaking the law by promoting weight-loss jabs, after posts by members of the public endorsing the injections were banned by the advertising regulator for the first time.
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Claude Opus 4.6: This AI just passed the 'vending machine test' - and we may want to be worried about how it did
When leading AI company Anthropic launched its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.6, at the end of last week, it broke many measures of intelligence and effectiveness - including one crucial benchmark: the vending machine test.
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Parents admit they have no idea what their children look at on their smartphones
Half of parents say their children have never spoken to them about harmful online content, polling suggests - with around a quarter unaware of what they are seeing on their smartphones.
Strange News
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Fire-juggling unicyclist caught performing on crossing
Police have caught a man juggling fire while riding a unicycle on a pedestrian crossing.
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Crotch enhancements: The latest controversy at the Winter Olympics
Crotch enhancements. Banned helmets. Qualifying manipulation claims. And Russian hacking.
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Boxer loses hairpiece in the ring and blames mother's shampoo
American boxer Jarrell Miller won his heavyweight bout in New York by a hair's breadth on Saturday - but lost his wig when the toupee started to came away.
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Climber Alex Honnold scales Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes
American climber Alex Honnold ascended one of the world's tallest buildings on Sunday without a rope or protective equipment.
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Oxford Dictionary publisher reveals Word of the Year 2025 - do you know it?
Don't get too upset, but 'rage bait' has been named by Oxford University Press as this year's Word of the Year, beating other online terms.
Videos
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Instagram and YouTube 'engineer addiction' in young people, landmark trial hears
Instagram and YouTube have been accused of "engineer[ing] addiction in children's brains", in the opening statements of a landmark social media trial taking place in LA.
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What we know about the Canada school shooting
At least nine victims have been killed after a school shooting in a British Columbia town in Canada.
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Starmer's ex-comms chief should lose peerage over links to paedophile, says Labour chair
Sir Keir Starmer's ex-communications chief should be stripped of his peerage over his ties to a paedophile councillor, Labour's chairwoman has said.
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Claude Opus 4.6: This AI just passed the 'vending machine test' - and we may want to be worried about how it did
When leading AI company Anthropic launched its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.6, at the end of last week, it broke many measures of intelligence and effectiveness - including one crucial benchmark: the vending machine test.
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Fire-juggling unicyclist caught performing on crossing
Police have caught a man juggling fire while riding a unicycle on a pedestrian crossing.
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