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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 8: People walk past a Ted Baker store in Covent Garden is seen on April 8, 2024 in London, England. Administrators announced today the closure of a total of 15 stores, with 11 set to shut by April 19. Among those closing are stores in Birmingham Bullring, Bristol, Leeds, and Oxford. Four stores were already scheduled for closure prior to the administration. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

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UK August 18, 2024

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Football August 16, 2024

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Football August 20, 2024

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Football August 16, 2024

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Football August 16, 2024

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Football August 16, 2024

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Football August 16, 2024

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Football August 12, 2024

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Football August 12, 2024

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Sport August 12, 2024

Kitchee v Atletico de Madrid - BOC Life Cup

Joao Felix sends message to Chelsea over surprise transfer

Football August 12, 2024

Six new sports revealed for next Olympics as one gets scrapped

Sport August 13, 2024

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World August 12, 2024

Man arrested on suspicion of kidnap after he asked a woman for directions Following a report of a kidnap in Hove at around 2am on Monday, August 5, a 21-year-old man from Brighton has been arrested in connection with the investigation. It was reported that a man had asked a woman for directions at the junction of Selborne Road and Church Road in Hove before pulling her into the car. He drove off south for a short distance along First Avenue, where the woman was able to escape from the vehicle and call for help. The vehicle suspected of being involved in the kidnap was seized later that evening. In the early hours of Sunday, August 11, police arrested a 21-year-old man at a Brighton address on suspicion of kidnap, theft of a vehicle and making off without payment. Superintendent Petra Lazar said, "It is understandable that this investigation has raised significant concerns within the local community, and we want to provide reassurance that a dedicated team has been working tirelessly to conduct thorough enquiries, which have now resulted in the arrest of a suspect. "We would like to thank those who have already come forward and made a report to police with information, and we urge others to do the same. "Any piece of information, big or small, could prove crucial to the ongoing investigation."

Woman 'kidnapped' by man who asked her for directions

UK August 12, 2024

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UK August 11, 2024

A couple say they have been left with "emotional scarring" after police mistakenly raided their house. Natalie Gerrard, 25, and her partner were fast asleep when officers burst into their home in Maesteg on the morning of January 20 this year. The police were executing a drugs operation and used a battering ram to break down their front door at around 10.30am. The terrified and confused couple quickly got dressed as a "very intimidating" police officer watched on. Broken door panel It was only when they pointed out to police there was a different address on the warrant that the officers realised they had not only targeted the wrong property, but even the wrong street. Following the incident - which had left Natalie's partner "crying and hyperventilating" - the couple lodged a formal complaint with South Wales Police.

Couple want £400 towards heating from police who raided the wrong house

UK August 12, 2024

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Tech August 11, 2024

Mourners wear white at Southport funeral of victim Alice da Silva Aguiar

UK August 11, 2024

final picture of alice before she was killed

Family of Southport stabbing victim release last photo of her hours before her death

UK August 11, 2024