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Oil tanker hit in crash to be towed to North East after jet fuel barrels removed

Oil tanker hit in crash to be towed to North East after jet fuel barrels removed

Oil tanker hit in crash to be towed to North East after jet fuel barrels removed

Crowley, which manages the Stena Immaculate, said salvage and recovery operations are moving into the next phase for the tanker.

People have to be ‘very brave’ to swim in Thames, Olympic rower says

People have to be ‘very brave’ to swim in Thames, Olympic rower says

People have to be ‘very brave’ to swim in Thames, Olympic rower says

Imogen Grant and Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell were honoured in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday.

Fact check: Interest rates, council tax and a portrait of Angela Rayner

Fact check: Interest rates, council tax and a portrait of Angela Rayner

Fact check: Interest rates, council tax and a portrait of Angela Rayner

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

MPs back plans giving councils more time to house those at risk of homelessness

MPs back plans giving councils more time to house those at risk of homelessness

MPs back plans giving councils more time to house those at risk of homelessness

MP Bob Blackman said his Homelessness Prevention Bill aims to reduce the risk of people in ‘highly vulnerable positions’ sleeping rough.

Vauxhall closes van-making factory in Luton

Vauxhall closes van-making factory in Luton

Vauxhall closes van-making factory in Luton

Parent company Stellantis said it would now transfer ‘machinery and process knowledge’ to its plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

Brothers jailed for raping teenagers in Rotherham

Brothers jailed for raping teenagers in Rotherham

Brothers jailed for raping teenagers in Rotherham

Mark and Robert Evans befriended the girls, one as young as 13, in the South Yorkshire town almost two decades ago.

Women accused of stalking McCann family appear in court

Women accused of stalking McCann family appear in court

Women accused of stalking McCann family appear in court

Polish national Julia Wandel was refused bail at Leicester Crown Court shortly before Karen Spragg, from Cardiff, was bailed by magistrates.

Welsh First Minister ‘reserving position’ on UK Government’s benefits cuts

Welsh First Minister ‘reserving position’ on UK Government’s benefits cuts

Welsh First Minister ‘reserving position’ on UK Government’s benefits cuts

Eluned Morgan told members of the Senedd she was waiting to find out what impact the benefits cuts would have on Wales.

Bill to nationalise polluting water companies blocked by Government

Bill to nationalise polluting water companies blocked by Government

Bill to nationalise polluting water companies blocked by Government

Clive Lewis says his Water Bill would operate a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ policy but Government points to £200 billion cost.

Raspberry Pi to muscle into chip market as results in focus after London IPO

Raspberry Pi to muscle into chip market as results in focus after London IPO

Raspberry Pi to muscle into chip market as results in focus after London IPO

The Cambridge-based business will publish its full-year financial results on Wednesday.

Bloody Sunday murder trial set for September 15

Bloody Sunday murder trial set for September 15

Bloody Sunday murder trial set for September 15

A veteran known as Soldier F is to stand trial accused of two murders and five attempted murders in Londonderry on January 30 1972.

Father of femicide victim made OBE warns of ‘negative role models’ for young men

Father of femicide victim made OBE warns of ‘negative role models’ for young men

Father of femicide victim made OBE warns of ‘negative role models’ for young men

Nick Gazzard set up the Hollie Gazzard Trust after his daughter’s death in 2014, when she was stabbed to death by her ex-partner at her place of work.

Man charged over vandalism at Trump golf course

Man charged over vandalism at Trump golf course

Man charged over vandalism at Trump golf course

The incident at Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire occurred earlier this month.

Actress said Noel Clarke would use Bafta to ‘lure women to lair’, court told

Actress said Noel Clarke would use Bafta to ‘lure women to lair’, court told

Actress said Noel Clarke would use Bafta to ‘lure women to lair’, court told

Clarke is suing the publisher of the Guardian for libel over articles containing allegations of misconduct, which he denies.

Convicted terrorist who glorified Lee Rigby murder back behind bars

Convicted terrorist who glorified Lee Rigby murder back behind bars

Convicted terrorist who glorified Lee Rigby murder back behind bars

Royal Barnes was convicted in 2014 of inciting terrorism overseas and transmitting a terrorist publication following the murder of the soldier.

Vampire Diaries author Lisa Jane Smith dies aged 66

Vampire Diaries author Lisa Jane Smith dies aged 66

Vampire Diaries author Lisa Jane Smith dies aged 66

A statement on the writer’s website said she died peacefully after a ‘long bout’ of illness.

Police chief warns of Andrew Tate’s influence as tech-enabled abuse soars

Police chief warns of Andrew Tate’s influence as tech-enabled abuse soars

Police chief warns of Andrew Tate’s influence as tech-enabled abuse soars

NPCC chairman Gavin Stephens says ‘lawful but awful’ content from influencers like Tate has become ‘ubiquitous’.

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