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  1. 'The distance between life and death is a matter of inches': Final surviving child of the Aberfan disaster that killed 144 recalls tragedy that haunted Queen Elizabeth II

    His blond hair was the last glimmer of hope for a survivor in Aberfan after a tragedy so severe struck the close-knit mining community that it haunted Welsh society and Queen Elizabeth II.

  2. Dad and daughter, 18, both killed in UTV rollover crash while riding home from family lunch

    Jacob Jeurissen, 48, and his 18-year-old daughter, Kiara, were heading home when their side-by-side vehicle rolled multiple times in rural Minnesota leaving both suffering fatal head injuries.

  3. Aussies confused after enormous swarm of moths shows up as rain on radar

    An interrupted moth migration pattern has caused trouble for meteorologists over the last month.

  4. Pharmacists who conned the NHS out of £1.3million by dispensing fake prescriptions for cancer medication are jailed for a total of 12 years

    Jignesh Patel, 46, and Rahil Patel, 42 (no relation), faked 1,639 chits using the identities of hundreds of real patients to claim the seven-figure sum from the NHS between 2014 and 2017.

  5. Landlords offered bumper rents to house small boat migrants at expense of vulnerable Britons in move dubbed Labour's 'day of shame'

    Clearsprings is offering property owners three-year deals worth more than double the amount paid by councils, raising fears that vulnerable tenants could be kicked out.

  6. ‘He had a gift for conversation': Shopkeeper who ran convenience stores for three decades dies

    A much-loved shopkeeper who was a pillar of the community and “not simply the man behind the counter” has died aged 66.

  7. Police complaints reach record high topping 100,000 for first time, watchdog reveals

    The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said there was a 15 per cent surge in the total year-on-year.

  8. Rail services disrupted after tree blocks mainline to London

    Trains were cancelled and diverted after a tree blocked one of the main routes into the capital.

  9. Liam Gallagher sparks frenzy hinting new Oasis album

    Oasis just might be releasing a new album, if Liam Gallagher's latest X post is to be believed.

  10. King Charles praises Prince William at lavish state banquet hours after Prince Harry calls for 'reconciliation' with his family in bombshell interview

    The 77-year-old monarch was full of pride at a lavish state banquet as he spoke of the friendship between his heir to the throne and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said's son.