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WIRELESS FESTIVAL DRAMA DEEPENS AS SPONSORS PULL OUT AND MATT LUCAS CALL-OUT SPARKS FURTHER DEBATE

Wireless Festival is facing mounting controversy as major sponsors pull out ahead of Kanye West’s headline set, while actor and comedian Matt Lucas publicly calls out the event and its backers. The situation has ignited widespread debate online, with fans and critics clashing over accountability, past comments, and the role of brands in major cultural events.

SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND NO LONGER NEED TO USE TRANSGENDER PUPILS' PREFERRED PRONOUNS

Teachers in England have been told they do not have to address pupils in their chosen pronouns under new government guidance on how best to support transgender students.
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TEENAGE SERIAL RAPIST JAILED FOR 12 YEARS ON 22 COUNTS OF RAPE

A 19-year-old, known as the 'Brixton R Kelly,' has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a three-year spree of sexual violence.
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MAN WHO RAPED WOMAN IN FRONT OF PASSENGERS ON LONDON UNDERGROUND JAILED

A man has been jailed for the rape of a woman on the London Underground in front of other passengers during a morning service.
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STUDY REVEALS YOUNG LONDONERS ARE BEING ROBBED FOR EXPENSIVE JACKETS & ACCESSORIES

A study has revealed that more and more young Londoners are being robbed of expensive winter coats and AirPods earphones in a “really concerning” increase in crime on the Tube.
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POET AND WRITER BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH HAS DIED AGE 65

The dub poet and author of collections including Talking Turkeys has died of a brain tumour. Benjamin Zephaniah, the British poet whose work often addressed political injustice, has died aged 65.
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WOMAN, 42, SHOT DEAD AND TEENAGE BOY WOUNDED AFTER SHOOTING IN HACKNEY CUL-DE-SAC

A 42 year old woman has died, whilst a man and teenage boy have been wounded in a shooting in Hackney, East London.
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A SURVEY HAS SHOWN THAT 20% OF MEN IN THE UK WEAR THE SAME UNDERWEAR FOR A WEEK

A new study has revealed how often people wash and clean their clothes and underwear, with the data producing some very interesting and perhaps concerning results. In comparison to women, who change their underwear after every wear, according to the stats, 20 per cent of UK men only change their pants every week.
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SQUATTER SECURES LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF HOME AND SELLS PROPERTY FOR £540K

A builder who, through a groundbreaking legal triumph, acquired a £400,000 house owned by a pensioner for free, reportedly sold it for £540,000. 
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A MISCONDUCT PANEL HAS HEARD THAT A POLICE OFFICER DEPLOYED A TASER ON A 10-YEAR-OLD BLACK GIRL

A Met police officer is facing a misconduct hearing after tasering a 10-year-old girl black girl in home, responding to a report of her threatening her mother with garden shears and a hammer.
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