University of Manchester has launched an inquiry after it emerged that one of its PhD students has written a research paper about sexual attraction to young boys.
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UK: Dramatic Pictures Set Internet Alight As Wind Turbine Catches Fire
A wind turbine installed at an industrial site in Hull caught fire on Wednesday morning sending “acrid black smoke” drifting across the city of Hull in the north-east of England.
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UK: Criminal Court Proceedings To Be Broadcast For The First Time
Nine years after it was proposed, TV cameras will be allowed into criminal courts in England and Wales to film proceedings.
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UK: Heathrow Boss Blames Viral TikTok Fake Injury Imitation For Hindering Disabled Passengers
Boss of Heathrow airport has exposed a dramatic ploy used by airline passengers to get round the travel chaos at airports made popular by a TikTok fake injury video.
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UK: Grandmother Who Stole £46K From Estranged Husband Lost It To Fake Online Lover
A woman who stole £46,700 of her estranged husband using his bank cards as he slept was herself scammed of all the money in an internet romance scam.
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UK: Rapper Lil Wayne Denied Entry For Festival Performance
U.S Rapper Lil Wayne has been refused entry into the UK by the Home Office, the Grammy-award winning rapper, was scheduled to headline the Strawberries & Creem festival in Cambridge, this weekend, but was banned from entering the UK, according to the event organisers.
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UK: Online Sperm Donor With Genetic Condition Hid Condition From Mums Of 15 Kids Fathered
A court in the U.K. has waived anonymity by revealing the identity of a sperm donor who had offered his services on social media to lesbian women without informing them he had an inheritable condition.
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UK: Tinder Fraudster Jailed For Conning Woman Of £141k
A father-of-two who conned a woman he matched on internet dating site, Tinder of £140,000 was described as “profoundly dishonest” and jailed for four-and-half years.
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UK: Trial Of Four-day Working Week Launches With 30 Companies
A trial of a four-day working week has launched in the UK to determine whether employees are more productive with longer weekends.
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UK: Navy Storeman Jailed For Stealing Special Diver Watches To Sell On Ebay
A 26-year-old Royal Navy sailor has been jailed for stealing specialist diver watches used by elite SBS commandos and selling them for up to £500 on eBay.
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