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The defendant denied Kacey Clarke’s murder and claimed he acted in self-defence after a row sparked by the loss of her car keys.

Mark Ruskell said it means the ‘writing is on the wall’ for the sport.

As of June 30, interim payments of more than £1 billion have been made to patients infected with contaminated blood products, and bereaved partners.

The rail operator confirmed on Friday several trains to Paris had been cancelled and others were diverted or subject to delays.

It is also possible a private member’s bill on assisted dying could be chosen for debate in the Commons, when a ballot takes place in September.

Former Pcs Jonathon Cobban and Joel Borders failed to overturn their convictions.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he was ‘absolutely appalled’ after an independent review into the CQC found ‘significant failings’.

The Moravian Church settlement in Co Antrim is the region’s second Unesco World Heritage Site following recognition of the Giant’s Causeway.

Tyrese Johnson, 16, was described as a ‘kind, loving young man’ by his family after his body was recovered from a reservoir in the West Midlands.

The former SNP MP said she will remain a party member but will step away from frontline politics.

Her character was killed off in an episode which attracted 20 million listeners.

The rail operator, which runs services from London St Pancras, confirmed on Friday its trains would be delayed.

The Health Secretary said ‘tough choices’ were required amid concerns about a shortfall in the public finances.

The five photographs taken by two young cousins in West Yorkshire caused a sensation more than 100 years ago.

The bank’s first-half figures showed a 16% fall in pre-tax operating profits to £3 billion for the six months to June 30.

The CMA said that the fuel market is still ‘failing consumers’ a year on from its first report that laid bare the problems in the sector.

Researchers have examined the impact a common bacteria can have on head and neck cancers.

Jasper Dunsmore and his father Peter, 30, from Norfolk, hope to reach the summit of their final mountain – Ben Nevis – on Saturday.

The former work and pensions secretary said the party had ‘substantially lost the trust of the British people’.

Footage appeared to show a police officer kick and stamp on the head of a man who was lying face down.