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West Midlands police officer admits grooming girl online before abducting and sexually assaulting her
A former police officer has admitted grooming, abducting and sexually assaulting a vulnerable 13-year-old girl while he was on duty.
Lidl ramps up investment in British farmers and food businesses by £2bn
Lidl will invest an additional £2billion in its British suppliers as it further cements its presence in the country, putting further pressure on the 'Big Four' supermarkets.
Boat migrants crossing English Channel in first month of the year tops 1,000
Dozens of migrants crossed the English Channel on Sunday 29th bringing the number who have made the journey in the first month of this year above 1,000.
As more people "died suddenly", what do the figures say?
With "died suddenly" trending on social media, and affecting the young, the old, the fit and the healthy, we take a look at what the official government website says about deaths in England and Wales over the last few weeks.
Obviously there's no mention of any possible cause for these excess deaths...
Record 65,000 Boat Migrants Expected in 2023
A record number of around 65,000 boat migrants are expected to cross the English Channel and enter the UK in 2023, government officials have reportedly said.
HS2 now set to cost £60BILLION of taxpayer money after budget explodes AGAIN
HS2 is now set to cost taxpayers £60billion as costs surge again, it has emerged.
The high speed rail project has been beleaguered by delays and escalating costs ever since it was first proposed in 2009.
Police missed seven chances to stop killer Afghan asylum seeker
Police were warned up to seven times that a violent Afghan asylum seeker was carrying a knife before he went on to kill again on British soil, it has emerged.
Council spends £180,000 renaming Black Boy Lane in north London
A London street slammed for 'racist connotations' has been renamed with a huge cost of £180,000, it has been claimed.
Channel migrants: Busiest day of the year sees 442 people enter the UK illegally
Four-hundred and forty two people crossed the English Channel in 10 small boats on Sunday according to figures from the ministry of defence. This figure makes it the busiest day of illegal migrant crossings so far this year.