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Epstein files: ‘Various factual inaccuracies’ in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s accounts of Jeffrey Epstein, US lawyers said in emails`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } `; return trendingDiv; }

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Dame Judi Dench has held back tears as she opened up about the grief of losing her husband in an intimate new television documentary.The 91-year-old Oscar winner shared deeply personal reflections alongside her longtime friend Sir Kenneth Branagh in Tea with Judi, which aired on Sky Arts on Tuesday evening.The one-off special saw Ms Dench welcome Mr Branagh into her Surrey countryside home, where the pair discussed her extraordinary career, enduring friendships and the profound loss of her late husband, actor Michael Williams.Blending rarely seen archive footage with candid conversation, the programme offered an unusually revealing glimpse into Ms Dench’s…

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Drivers could see motorhome and campervan ban across popular tourist hotspot removed under new proposals`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } `; return trendingDiv; }

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Police leaders are set to recommend scrapping non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) in a review to be published next month.College of Policing chair Lord Herbert told the a “sensible” new approach, focused only on the most serious incidents, would “re-balance the system” for the social media age.NCHIs are alleged acts motivated by hostility or prejudice towards people with certain characteristics, such as race or gender, but which do not meet the bar for a criminal offence.Current Home Office guidance says they are recorded to collect data on “hate incidents that could escalate into more serious harm”, but critics say they divert…

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Greater Manchester PoliceWalid Saadaoui (left) and Amar Hussein (middle) arranged for guns to be brought into the UK. Bilel Saadaoui (right) failed to disclose information about acts of terrorismTwo men who planned a terror attack to cause “untold harm” to the Jewish community in Greater Manchester have been found guilty.Their trial heard Walid Saadaoui, 38, and 52-year-old Amar Hussein arranged for guns to be brought into the UK as part of an “Isis-inspired plot”.The men believed they were planning their attacks with a third man called Farouk who they thought shared their extremist views – Farouk was actually an undercover…

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Ainslie had a strained relationship with Manchester United co-owner Ratcliffe regarding plans for the 38th America’s Cup.Ainslie told the BBC on Tuesday that splitting with Ineos after the “fallout” was “a difficult decision” but stemmed from “different opinions on how to move forwards with the team”.Ainslie, who will retain significant shareholding in Athena Racing under the new investment and remain as team principal, said he had been “funding the team myself”.He told Reuters: “It’s been pretty stressful. But I believed in the team, I believed in the partnership and I was willing to take that risk.”Ainslie was Ineos Britannia’s team…

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A group of two men have been convicted of planning an Islamic State-inspired gun attack on a mass gathering of Jews in the Manchester area.Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, had a “visceral dislike” of Jewish people and wanted to cause “untold harm” but the plot was scuppered as they unknowingly laid bare their scheme to an undercover operative (UCO).Walid Saadaoui gave no reaction to the verdict and bowed his head as the verdict was read out.Main instigator Saadaoui aimed to smuggle four AK-47 assault rifles, two handguns and 900 rounds of ammunition into the UK in what police…

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The UK could see the ambitious Zero Emission Vehicle mandate watered down following pressure from carmakers nationwide.It comes after several UK car dealers called on the Government to rethink its electric vehicle rules after the European Union decided to soften its own plans to ban petrol and diesel cars.The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has written to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, urging her to reconsider the ZEV mandate. The letter was sent this week and also copied to Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood.The NFDA represents more than 4,500 franchised car and van dealers across the UK. Together, they employ over…

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to introduce tax incentives to encourage potential workers in their sixties to return to employment.In a recent report, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee warned that Britain remains “alarmingly unprepared” for the demographic pressures created by an ageing population.The report, titled Preparing for an Ageing Society, called on ministers to set out a clear strategy to help people in their mid-fifties to mid-sixties remain in work or re-enter the labour market.Peers said boosting participation among older workers would deliver the most significant improvement to the public finances.The committee said: “The greatest improvement in…

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ITV Loose Women viewers left baffled over bizarre segment: ‘Nobody wants to see this!’`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } `; return trendingDiv; }

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