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6h Hundred patients evacuated as fire rips through south London hospital
04 March 2023 New powers to tackle small boats set to be announced next week
11h Ambulance worker strikes in England called off by Unite
21h Rail passengers suffer biggest fares rise in 11 years
21h Pubs, clubs and bars to stay open longer over Coronation weekend
13h Sadiq Khan plotting ‘pay-as-you-drive’ scheme using Ulez cameras
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Sir Frederick Barclay outside the Royal Courts of Justice (PA)
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Sir Frederick Barclay set for latest round of money fight with ex-wife

A judge ordered Sir Frederick to hand Lady Hiroko Barclay £100 million in May 2021 following the breakdown of their marriage.
Police signage (Joe Giddens/PA)
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Police searching for three women and two men missing after night out in Cardiff

Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, were last seen on Saturday March 4 at about 2am in the Llanedeyrn area of Cardiff.
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Iranian director uses Oscar nod to talk gender equality with Hollywood stars

Cyrus Neshvad said Tom Cruise told him ‘we should be strong’, while discussing the fight for women’s rights in Iran.
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Campaign to cut deaths of young male drivers on rural roads

The Department for Transport said its new Think! initiative asks young motorists to consider ‘Is pushing it worth it?’.
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Cyclists plan 500-mile ride to raise funds for education projects in Malawi

The Think Malawi charity cycle from London to Glasgow in August will take six days to complete.
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Big Issue seller numbers up due to cost-of-living pressures, says founder

Almost 900 people signed up to sell the magazine last year for the first time.
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Charity receiving average of 128 dog rehoming requests per month

Spaniel Aid said the number of surrender requests has risen over the past few years, from an average of 47 a month in 2021 and 87 last year.
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Police investigate after objects thrown at Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin

The incidents happened during the game against Aberdeen at Tannadice Park on Saturday
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Harry in ’email correspondence’ with King’s office over coronation attendance

The Coronation of the King and Queen Consort will take place at Westminster Abbey on May 6.
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Kate’s piano teacher writes song for ‘entire nation’ to sing at coronation

Daniel Nicholls joked his composition Defender Of Us All could be a ‘new national anthem’.
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Commuters forced to ‘grin and bear’ rail fare rise amid cost-of-living pressures

Fares in England and Wales jumped by up to 5.9% on average on Sunday, adding hundreds of pounds to the cost of many annual season tickets.
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Prince Harry diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder by expert

Harry admitted he’d used psychedelic drugs to relax and previously took cocaine for a “sense of belonging”

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What the papers say – March 5

A fresh development in The Telegraph’s ‘Lockdown Files’ features among the front pages.
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Everything Everywhere All At Once sweeps Film Independent Spirit Awards

The sci-fi epic took home best picture, best leading performance and best director for filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
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Why is my train ticket becoming more expensive?

The PA news agency answers 10 key questions about this year’s increase.
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Prince’s Foundation partners with Chanel to run embroidery course for students

Recent university graduates will be able to apply for the 24-week intensive course, held in Highgrove, Gloucestershire.
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Digital map to share details of Coronation weekend events

It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed he will be hosting a Big Lunch at Downing Street.
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Prince Harry: I always felt different to my family and so did my mum

Harry said: ‘I felt strange being in this container’

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Harry says marijuana ‘really’ helped him deal with trauma

The Duke of Sussex spoke to Dr Gabor Mate, author of The Myth Of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing In A Toxic Culture.
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Johnny Depp buys ‘quirky items’ after dropping into Lincolnshire antiques centre

The actor arrived at the Hemswell Antiques Centres by helicopter for a private tour after hours on Friday.
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Isabel Oakeshott terminates interview over Hancock leak clash

Isabel Oakeshott hit the headlines in recent days over her decision to leak messages sent by Mr Hancock when he was health secretary during the pandemic

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Aunt of murdered lawyer Zara Aleena joins march calling for end to male violence

Farah Naz said the system is ‘broken across the board’ but she is ‘always hopeful’ that change can happen.
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Rail passengers suffer biggest fares rise in 11 years

Analysis of Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data found the annual fares rise is the largest since a 6.1 per cent jump across Britain in 2012

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Former Sinn Fein general secretary Rita O’Hare dies aged 80

President Mary Lou McDonald described Mrs O’Hare as a ‘powerhouse’ of republicanism.
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RAF jets escort plane in distress to Stansted Airport

Sonic booms from the scrambling jets were heard across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.
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RAF jets scrambled after ‘sonic boom’ over Leicestershire

Police said they have received reports of a loud explosion but ‘there is no cause for concern’.
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Alliance willing to test legality of Stormont’s voting system, Naomi Long warns

The party leader expressed frustration that the UK and Irish governments had not moved to deliver reform of the powersharing institutions.
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Holy oil to be used to anoint King during Coronation is vegan friendly

It was made with olives and perfumed with sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, neroli, benzoin and amber as well as orange blossom.
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Holy oil to be used during King’s coronation made sacred in Jerusalem

A ceremony took place in The Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Friday

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Lifeboats deployed from UK and France after fire on board ferry in the Channel

HM Coastguard said it was alerted to a fire on board the Isle of Innisfree ferry, which is now being tugged to Calais.
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Sarah, Duchess of York, says she will ‘always be there’ for ex-husband Andrew

She has spoken about being grateful to have ‘even a minute’ of the Queen’s time before her death in September last year.
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Woman ‘in awe’ of viral reaction after adding zips to father’s dialysis jackets

Mina Fox, a fashion designer based in the US, said her father often feels cold while receiving treatment.
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Ipso outlines five-year plan to strengthen quality of journalism in UK

The UK’s press watchdog has published its strategy for 2023 to 2028.
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King and Queen Consort to make first state visits to France and Germany

Charles and Camilla will tour France and Germany from Sunday March 26 until Friday March 31.
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Ambulance strikes 2023: When are they and how much do staff earn?

Ambulance workers are going on strike after talks between the Government and unions failed to reach a conclusion.

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Strike by Welsh Ambulance Service staff called off

More than half of Wales’ ambulance workers went on strike in a continued dispute over pay and working conditions in February.
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Police speak to pupil who sent threats to autistic boy over damage to Koran

West Yorkshire Police said an officer has ‘given words of advice’ to a student following the incident at Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield.
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Windsor Framework gives enough to end Stormont stalemate, says Starmer

The Labour leader was speaking during a visit to Londonderry on Friday.
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Price of first class stamp to increase to £1.10 next month

Royal Mail will also increase the price of a second class stamp by 7p to 75p

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Almost 1,000 Afghans who helped UK armed forces still to be relocated

The scheme was launched in April 2021 in order to help those who helped the armed forces flee the country