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Beijing-appointed Panchen Lama holds rare meeting with Chinese leader
Gyaltsen Norbu, who is rarely seen in public, met behind closed doors with Mr Xi in Zhongnanhai, the government compound in the centre of Beijing, about 2,300 miles from his home monastery of ...
BBC Bargain Hunt expert jailed over art sales to ‘Hezbollah financier’
A BBC Bargain Hunt art expert who failed to report a series of high-value art sales to a man suspected of financing militant group Hezbollah has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Oghenochuko Ojiri ...
Body found in search for missing teenager Cole Cooper
The body of a man has been discovered in the search for teenager Cole Cooper who vanished more than four weeks ago. Police said the body was found in a wooded area near Kilsyth Road in Banknock, ...
James Norton and Rebecca Adlington take part in 10-hour charity swim
Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington and actor James Norton have shared their earliest memories of the sea, and their belief in coastal restoration.
US Supreme Court asked to pause order reinstating Education Department staff
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass lay-offs as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to ...
Five family members jailed for staging armed robbery at own Post Office
Two women working at the branch, sub-postmistress Sunaver Dhillon, 68, and Ramandeep Dhillon, 40, both of Lyne Road, Virginia Water, lied to officers that they had been threatened by a man with a ...
Teenager who died in ‘hit and run’ had just arrived in UK ‘for a better future’
Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi was walking along a street in Sheffield when he was hit by a car which appears to have mounted the pavement.
Energy minister leaves Government after two weeks for health reasons
Downing Street announced Baroness Margaret Curran had left her role as an energy minister on Friday afternoon.
Bargain Hunt expert jailed for failing to report art sales to ‘Hezbollah financier’
A BBC Bargain Hunt art expert who failed to report a series of high-value art sales to a man suspected of financing militant group Hezbollah has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Oghenochuko Ojiri ...
Best fish and chips in Dorset: Marlboro tops your list
Salty Towers, Fortuneswell, Portland (Image: Google Maps) Over on Portland Salty Towers was awarded the Best Fish and Chip Shop in Dorset award by England's Business Awards. Some readers gave it the ...
Kemi Badenoch refuses to kick Liz Truss out of Conservative Party
Kemi Badenoch has refused to kick former prime minister Liz Truss out of the Conservative Party. The Tory leader suggested such a move would be “neither here nor there” for voters’ perception of the ...
Trial date set for three Iranian nationals charged with spying offences
A trial date has been set for three Iranian nationals who have been charged with spying offences on behalf of Iran’s foreign intelligence service. Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and ...