A first edition copy of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit has sold for more than £10,000 after being discovered by chance in a Scottish charity shop. The rare copy of the famous book, which follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, was found by a manager at the Cancer Research UK superstore in Dundee. Though the store’s …
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Ambulance bosses have apologised to families after staff were accused of covering up errors and withholding evidence from coroners when patients died. An independent review has been completed into how the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) did not give some relatives a full explanation of the death of a loved one, if mistakes were made. …
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A 15-year-old schoolboy will appear in court accused of attempted wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article after a teacher was stabbed in Gloucestershire. Maths teacher Jamie Sansom suffered a single stab wound in a corridor at Tewkesbury Academy at just after 9am on Monday. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal …
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US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon and has reached an agreement with the Justice Department, according to letter filed in the US District Court in Delaware. As part of the agreement, made public on Tuesday, the 53-year-old will plead guilty to misdemeanour tax offences …
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Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said “the thing that sustains me right now is the certainty that I have done nothing wrong”, as she spoke at the Scottish Parliament for the first time since being arrested in a probe into the SNP’s finances. Ms Sturgeon spent nearly seven hours in custody after being arrested …
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The Home Secretary’s call to ramp up the use of stop and search would “further alienate and isolate” people, a former police chief and safeguarding expert has said. Jim Gamble said police must make “sensible and sensitive judgments” rather than being “driven by a political agenda about being tough on crime”. Earlier this week, Suella Braverman called …
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The Princess of Wales met Sir Paul McCartney and Tracey Emin as she re-opened the National Portrait Gallery following its three-year, £41.3 million refurbishment. Kate, who is patron of the gallery, officially opened its news doors in London on Tuesday ahead of its re-opening to members of the public later this week. She met former …
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The tourist vessel was on a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck Rescue teams are continuing the search for a submersible tourist vessel which went missing during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck with a British billionaire among the five people aboard. Hamish Harding is chairman of private plane firm Action Aviation, which said he is one of …
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Charles and Camilla are expected to make an appearance at the event, which was a firm favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth II Royal Ascot racegoers will be hoping the King and Queen join them for the opening day of the sporting event hosting some of the world’s best horses and jockeys. Charles and Camilla, both fans …
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MPs have overwhelmingly voted to back a damning report that found Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate, as Rishi Sunak stayed away from proceedings. Just seven MPs voted against the Privileges Committee’s findings, in a humiliating turn of events for the former prime minister. With 354 votes in favour, MPs endorsed sanctions against Mr …
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