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Police say they believe the Clapham chemical attack suspect is being “helped by others” and are “targeting more of his associates”. It comes as new images and footage is released of Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, who allegedly targeted a mother and two children with an alkaline substance in Clapham, south London, last Wednesday evening. In an
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The King has apologised for having to postpone engagements after his cancer diagnosis. Buckingham Palace said the diagnosis means his forthcoming public engagements will have to be rearranged or postponed, as the Queen continues to attend to a full programme of public duties. The King‘s diagnosis, announced on Monday, means it is unlikely he will
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A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi as police release new information about his movements. Police have also released new information about the alkaline substance that was used for the attack – saying laboratory analysis shows it was either liquid
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Northern Ireland’s new first minister has told Sky News she “absolutely contests” the UK government’s claim that a referendum on Irish unity is decades away. Sinn Fein‘s Michelle O’Neill, the first nationalist to occupy the office, described her elevation at Stormont as “a historic day, truly representing a new dawn”. In a document, outlining the
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Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill has made history by being appointed Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister. A power-sharing government has returned as politicians gathered at Stormont to appoint a series of ministers to the devolved executive, two years after it collapsed over the UK government’s deal with the EU. The Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) Emma
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Nine people, including children, have been hurt after a “corrosive substance” was thrown in Clapham, south London. London Fire Brigade said they were “called to a chemical incident on Lessar Avenue” on Wednesday evening. It said crews provided immediate emergency care to a woman and two children. London Ambulance Service said it treated nine people,
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The UK government is tabling legislation to end post-Brexit checks on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Significantly, the Withdrawal Act will also be amended, meaning EU law will no longer apply automatically in Northern Ireland. The details are contained in a government document which effectively details the deal to restore power-sharing at
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