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Man becomes first to be convicted of riot following last month’s nationwide disorder

Undated handout photo issued by Northumbria Police of 32-year-old Kieran Usher, from Bramwell Road, Hendon, Sunderland, who appeared at Newcastle Crown Court to admit the charge of riot, and was remanded in custody ahead of his sentencing on September 27. Usher has become the first in the UK to admit a charge of riot. Issue date: Friday September 13, 2024. PA Photo. A previous court hearing was told Usher was masked when he gestured towards officers and the crowds in the city centre on August 2 in order to "encourage violence". See PA story COURTS Southport. Photo credit should read: Northumbria Police /PA Wire ..NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
A 32-year-old man who "encouraged violence" during far-right protests in Sunderland last month has become the first adult to admit a charge of riot. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/sunderland-man-becomes-first-to-be-convicted-of-riot-following-last-months-nationwide-disorder-13214039 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 16:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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China set to raise retirement age for first time in decades

China set to raise retirement age for first time in decades
China will begin raising the retirement age for the first time in more than 70 years as the 1.4bn-strong country faces a shrinking and ageing population. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/china-passes-law-raising-retirement-age-for-first-time-in-70-years-amid-shrinking-population-13213994 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 13:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Mail Online and Sun take axe to US-based workforces

BROXBOURNE, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 25:  (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE IS FREE FOR USE UNTIL MARCH 3 2012)  In this handout photograph provided by News International, Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, reviews the first edition of The Sun On Sunday as it comes off the presses on February 25, 2012 in Broxbourne, England. Around 3 million copies of 'The Sun On Sunday', the first ever Sunday edition of News International's daily tabloid newspaper 'The Sun', are due to go on sale on Sunday February 26, 2012.  (Picture Arthur Edwards/News International via Getty Images)
Two of Britain's biggest newspaper publishers are taking the axe to their US workforces, slashing scores of jobs in the latest evidence of mounting financial pressures across the media sector. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/mail-online-and-sun-take-axe-to-us-based-workforces-13213993 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 13:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Starmer refuses to rule out axing single-person council tax discount

Starmer works on the plane as he flies to Washington DC. Pic: PA
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out scrapping the single-person council tax discount, saying decisions on the public finances had to be looked at "in the round". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-refuses-to-rule-out-axing-single-person-council-tax-discount-13213949 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 11:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Decision to close oil refinery was ‘premature’ and ‘could have been delayed for years’

First Minister John Swinney during a visit to Forth Valley College to meet representatives from the Grangemouth oil refinery and local government representatives following Petroineos' decision to decommission its Grangemouth oil refinery. Picture date: Friday September 13, 2024.
Scotland's first minister has said the decision to close the nation's only oil refinery was "premature" and could have been delayed by "two to three years". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/scottish-first-minister-john-swinney-says-decision-to-close-grangemouth-oil-refinery-is-premature-13213916 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 10:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Delivery driver who died trying to stop van theft ‘paid high price’

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A delivery driver who died as he tried to stop his van being stolen "paid an immensely high price", a coroner has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/claudiu-carol-kondor-delivery-driver-who-died-trying-to-stop-van-theft-paid-immensely-high-price-says-coroner-13213925 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 11:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Teenager who appeared in Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams cricket documentary dies in crash

Umar Mahmood. Pic: Penwortham Priory Academy
A teenager who appeared in Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams series has died in a car crash. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/umar-mahmood-teenager-who-appeared-in-freddie-flintoffs-field-of-dreams-cricket-documentary-dies-in-crash-13213895 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 10:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Former Met Police officer jailed for stealing £115 from dead man’s wallet

Former Met Police officer jailed for stealing £115 from dead man's wallet
A former Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for 16 months after he admitted stealing money from a man who died after collapsing. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/former-metropolitan-police-officer-jailed-for-stealing-163115-from-dead-mans-wallet-13213919 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 10:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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UK coal mine project thrown out by High Court judge

Campaigners against the proposed Whitehaven coal mine outside court during the hearing in July. Pic: Friends of the Earth
The decision to approve the UK's first coal mine for 30 years has been blocked by a High Court judge. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/coal-mine-high-court-judge-throws-out-project-in-whitehaven-west-cumbria-13213816 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 09:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Prison population drops by more than 2,000 in one week after start of plan to tackle overcrowding

General view of HM Prison Durham. Around 1,700 inmates are expected to be let out early in an attempt to ease overcrowding in prisons. Picture date: Tuesday September 10, 2024.
The prison population in England and Wales has fallen by more than 2,000 people in just one week, after the start of a government plan to reduce overcrowding. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/prison-population-drops-by-more-than-2000-in-one-week-after-start-of-plan-to-tackle-overcrowding-13213851 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 08:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Tributes to ‘sweet’ girl, 6, killed in house fire

Tributes to 'sweet' girl, 6, killed in house fire
Tributes have been paid to a "very sweet" six-year-old girl who died in a house fire in Leicester. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/tributes-to-sweet-and-beautiful-girl-6-killed-in-leicester-house-fire-13213801 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 08:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Mega-tsunami caused Earth to vibrate for nine days

Mountain peak above Dickson Fjord before (left) and after the landslide. Pic: PA
A mega-tsunami caused by a landslide in Greenland caused the Earth to vibrate for nine days, a new study has shown. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/mega-tsunami-caused-earth-to-vibrate-for-nine-days-study-shows-13213773 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 05:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Tens of millions could pay more if Vodafone-Three merger goes ahead, CMA warns

Vodafone and three signs
Tens of millions of mobile phone users could end up paying more if the merger between Vodafone and Three goes ahead, the competition watchdog has warned. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/tens-of-millions-could-pay-more-if-vodafone-three-merger-goes-ahead-cma-warns-13213775 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 05:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Two men charged with stealing Banksy painting from gallery

Two men charged with stealing Banksy painting from gallery
Two men have been charged with burglary after Banksy's famous Girl With Balloon painting was stolen from a London gallery, police have said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/two-men-charged-with-stealing-banksy-painting-from-london-gallery-13213791 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 06:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Starmer says no impact assessment carried out on winter fuel payment squeeze

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There has been no impact assessment of how the decision to strip millions of pensioners of winter fuel payments will affect them, Keir Starmer has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/winter-fuel-payments-sir-keir-starmer-says-no-impact-assessment-has-been-carried-out-13213760 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 03:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Stargazers share stunning images of Northern Lights

The aurora borealis spotted over The Bathing House in Howick, Northumberland in August. Pic: Pwen Humphreys/PA Wire
Stargazers have been sharing stunning images of the Northern Lights that were visible across parts of the UK on Thursday night. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/northern-lights-stargazers-share-stunning-images-of-aurora-borealis-13213762 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 03:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Over 70,000 TikTok posts using Nazi recordings

Over 70,000 TikTok posts using Nazi recordings
Warning: This story contains offensive language, including antisemitic content. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/sky-news-investigation-finds-over-70000-tiktok-posts-using-nazi-recordings-13210624 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-13 02:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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‘Breathing tubes dislodged’ when Letby was at another hospital – inquiry

Serial child killer Lucy Letby
Breathing tubes became "dislodged" during 40% of trainee shifts worked by serial killer Lucy Letby in Liverpool, prior to the murder and attempted murder of babies at another hospital in Chester, an inquiry has heard. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/breathing-tubes-dislodged-during-trainee-shifts-worked-by-lucy-letby-at-liverpool-hospital-prior-to-killings-13213518 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-12 13:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Plan to build cheaper version of scrapped HS2 northern leg unveiled – and journeys would only be 15 minutes longer

The mayors want to improve rail links between Birmingham, the West Midlands and the North. File pic: PA
A proposal to build a new 50-mile railway line as a cheaper but slower alternative to a scrapped section of HS2 has been unveiled. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/plan-to-build-cheaper-version-of-scrapped-hs2-northern-leg-unveiled-and-journeys-would-only-be-15-minutes-longer-13213745 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-12 21:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Revenge porn laws to be strengthened to help prevent ‘humiliation and suffering’

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Sharing revenge porn will be upgraded to the most serious type of offence in a change to the Online Safety Act. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/revenge-porn-laws-to-be-strengthened-to-make-online-firms-do-more-to-prevent-humiliation-and-suffering-13213630 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-12 17:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Mum of boy killed in hit-and-run says she will ‘not stop until we get justice’ as suspect remains at large

Keaton Slater was an avid Coventry FC fan. Pic: Clint Slater
The mother of a 12-year-old boy who was killed in a hit-and-run has said she will "not stop until we get justice" as police continue to hunt for the suspect three months later. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/keaton-slater-mum-of-boy-killed-in-hit-and-run-says-she-will-not-stop-until-we-get-justice-as-police-continue-hunt-for-suspect-13213628 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-12 17:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Long-range missile approval will put NATO ‘at war’ with Russia, Putin warns

Long-range missile approval will put NATO 'at war' with Russia, Putin warns
President Vladimir Putin has warned that allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles would put NATO "at war" with Russia. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/putin-long-range-missile-approval-will-put-nato-at-war-with-russia-13213722 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-12 20:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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