Victim of serial abuser John Smyth joins calls for archbishop of Canterbury to quit as 10,000 people sign petition
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Justin Welby urged to resign in solidarity with C of E abuse victims
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Assisted dying: caution and compromise may end in dissatisfaction
Politicians who support a law change in principle may still vote against the bill that currently falls short
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Author: Georgina Quach,Stephen Bush
M5 drivers face 90-minute delays after fatal crash
Seven-miles of congestion has formed on the motrorway
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Author: Shannon Brown
UK has ‘huge opportunity’ to lead on green investment, Starmer says
PM says Britain can ‘win the race’ as Trump’s election casts doubt on global efforts to tackle climate change
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Author: Kiran Stacey
Brit who faces 60 years in US jail for ‘smuggling cocaine’ breaks her silence
Kim Hall believed she was carrying two bags of “cash” to the UK and was stunned when Homeland Security investigators found 43kg of cocaine in the suitcases instead
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Author: Bradley Jolly
Brit facing 60 years in US prison was held at gunpoint in harrowing ordeal
Kim Hall, 28, was caught with 43kg of cocaine in her suitcases at Chicago’s O’Hare airport – where she was due to get on her connecting flight home to Manchester
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Author: Bradley Jolly
The Brit Pack
Your VIP pass to the world’s most influential gatherings. By SUZANNE LYNCH Send ideas here | Tweet @suzannelynch1 | View in your browser WELCOME to Day 2 of Global Playbook from Azerbaijan, where C…
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Author: Suzanne Lynch
Trump turns up heat on UK’s climate leadership bid
Keir Starmer flies into a COP29 climate summit overshadowed by Donald Trump’s reelection. Does the climate-conscious British PM have the will (and the cash) to fill a climate leadership vacuum?
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Author: Charlie Cooper
Newspaper headlines: ‘Pressure mounts on Welby’ and Lineker to leave MOTD
Calls for the Archbishop of Canterbury’s to quit and Gary Lineker’s departure from the BBC lead the papers.
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Author: @BBCNews
Budget hike on employers’ costs set ‘to shut even more dental practices’
MORE Brits are facing pulling their own teeth out — as the hike on employers’ costs is set to prove a pain for dentists. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is already facing fury over her £25billion Budget r…
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Author: Ashley Armstrong
John Smyth QC abuse survivor calls for ‘clean sweep’ of Church of England
Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s, called for all senior clergy ‘that did nothing but knew what was going on’ to stand down.
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Author: Mathilde Grandjean
John Smyth QC abuse survivor calls for ‘clean sweep’ of Church of England
Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s, called for all senior clergy ‘that did nothing but knew what was going on’ to stand down.
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Author: Mathilde Grandjean
Poignant tribute to Brit mum who bled to death after Turkey weight loss op
Janet Lynne Savage, from Bangor, Gwynedd had a slashed artery following the operation – causing her to go into cardiac arrest – and she died in a hospital in Turkey
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Author: Bradley Jolly
Former teacher jailed for dozens of child sex offences spanning 40 years
A former teacher and choirmaster has been jailed for 12 years after carrying out dozens of child sex offences over a period of more than 40 years.
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Met Office warns of ‘chillier’ days ahead as temperatures plummet to -2C
The Met Office has warned that the UK will feel a chill this week
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Author: Shania King-Soyza
Keir Starmer to unveil ambitious new UK climate goal at Cop29
Exclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of action
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Author: Fiona Harvey
Music teacher, who worked on film and TV projects, abused boys for more than 40 years
David Pickthall, who was a choirmaster and taught at Brentwood School in Essex, jailed for 12 years after admitting 29 child sex offences
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Author: Samuel Montgomery
‘I remember a man who used religious language to justify violence’ says victim of John Symth
Mark Stibbe was one of John Smyth’s victims. He’s a former vicar and is now an author.
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Author: @cathynewman
Musician who worked on Wallace and Gromit thought he was untouchable
David Pickthall admitted to 29 child sex offences concerning 19 people.
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Author: Sam Russell
Welby put reputation above victims, now he must quit, says abuse survivor
Andrew Morse says Archbishop’s ‘dereliction of duty’ prevented crimes of John Smyth being exposed in 2013
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Author: Fiona Parker,Janet Eastham
Justin Welby’s personal link to child abuser adds fuel to resignation calls
Archbishop of Canterbury was at holiday camps with John Smyth and later failed to act when survivors came forward
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Author: Harriet Sherwood
Former teacher who abused children over more than four decades is jailed
The defendant, who glared at the judge during sentencing, slowly put his jacket on afterwards before he was led to the cells.
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Author: PA News
Brentwood music teacher jailed for child sex offences
The 66-year-old previously worked as a teacher and choirmaster, a court hears.
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Author: @BBCNews
Huge fire destroys buildings after ripping through town centre
The fire is believed to have started behind a charity shop in the centre of Abergavenny
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Author: Cathy Owen
