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Following an article on 16 January ('Fake news? Labour wrote the book on it: MP who tried to smear opponents with false stories is chosen to lead party's probe') about Michael Dugher MP leading a Labour Party enquiry into 'fake news', we are happy to make clear that he has not smeared political opponents with false stories, contrary to the impression given, and apologise for the offence caused.

David Gill, founder of South Lakes Safari Zoo in Cumbria where almost 500 exotic animals have died in just four years, was refused a new licence for the controversial attraction.

Trained police officers have been tasked with looking through 8,000 tonnes of bulk material in Milton, Cambridgeshire, as part of the hunt for the 23-year-old gunner.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A Mercedes left the road near Catford Bus Garage in Bellingham, south London last month and crashed into a group of workers at a car wash.

A much anticipated feature could be on its way after users of the Silicon Valley site discovered a thumbs-down or dislike button, part of suite of reaction symbols on Facebook's Messenger app.

A Mail probe into the practices at the Marie Stopes chain has revealed doctors are approving thousands of abortions without meeting patients and after discussions that can last just 22 seconds.

EXCLUSIVE: The manager of a shop in the south east of England also banned 'winking', and 'planning after-work outings'. An exception was made if they were business related.

Love blossomed for Niki Wyatt, 30, and Samantha Lochrie, 23, from North Yorkshire, after they met at a youth club. But when they shared a kiss, they were told their behaviour was unacceptable by staff.

An RAF Chinook pilot revealed his fears in an official investigation of the near miss which happened as he was coming in to land at RAF Odiham in Hampshire.

Two years after it was brought in by David Cameron's government, HM Revenue & Customs said that while 4.2million people fit the criteria for the handout, just 1.7million had applied.

No 10 issued the warning as 'official - sensitive' papers on implementing the final deal were photographed in Downing Street, pictured right.

The former prime minister denied claims he has pitched himself to be Donald Trump's Middle East envoy on a trip to Washington. He met senior advisor Jared Kushner last week.

The Paris-based PSA Group has agreed to buy the European arm of American General Motors - which includes Vauxhall in the UK and German-based Opel.

The diet - which keeps white bread, red meat and sweets to a minimum - significantly reduced the likelihood of oestrogen-receptor negative breast cancer in post-menopausal women.

Ana Becerra, 22, has accused Louis of attacking her after she pulled out her phone to film his altercation with a photographer taking pictures of his girlfriend Eleanor Calder at LAX.

It has emerged Reverend Dr Iain D Campbell hanged himself after his 54-year-old wife Anne accused him of having up to seven affairs with churchgoers at the same time on the Isle of Lewis.

Graham Ollis, from Rugby, Warwickshire, struggles to speak as he is shown the proof that he had been having sexually explicit conversations with a girl who told him she was just 15 years old.

Conducted at Furness General Hospital, Cumbria, the ground-breaking operation, which went on for two-and-a-half hours, took place without general anaesthetic.

Nottingham Crown Court heard Marian Moran (pictured today) went under the knife of surgeon Ian Paterson in February 2004 after she found a number of lumps in her left breast.

Body language expert Judi James says Prince Harry appears to be 'ignoring' his girlfriend Meghan Markle in pictures taken at the wedding of close friend Tom Inskip in Jamaica last week.

On Friday, Simon Stevens (pictured), the chief executive of NHS England who is paid almost £195,000 a year, told an audience: 'We do need more capital; we've said that from the get go.'

'When I disclosed newsreader Sophie Long had fallen for fellow journalist Kamal Ahmed, friends hoped she found love. But the romance is already over.' says Sebastian Shakespeare.

Glasgow council bosses are installing same-sex toilets at Blairdardie and other primary schools, and say they will cut bullying and help LGBT pupils who are unsure about which toilet to use.

New measures will be funded by changes elsewhere, including higher tax on cigarettes and higher national insurance on the self employed, Mr Hammond is warning.

The former shadow chancellor, who lost his seat in 2015, did not rule out standing for Parliament in the future but said he would not run in the Manchester Gorton by-election.

Carrie-Anne Nash has been struck off as a nurse after a medical panel heard she incorrectly inserted a feeding tube into a girl at a hospital in Somerset 48 hours before she died.

Lagi Demetriou, 20, was allegedly found to have been growing £56,000 worth of plants in his north London flat, after firefighters discovered a watering system while investigating a leak.

The body was found by a member of the public under a set of steps at the back of a public swimming pool in Sheerness, Kent, and officers are growing increasingly concerned for the mother's safety.

The grandmother was in bed at her home in Hampshire when sick Paul Mepham, 62, made his way into her home and forced himself upon her.

Despite winning a £1million jackpot, Jane Park (pictured), from Edinburgh, still fancied a flutter, placing a bet on five different football league matches, which would net her £1,222 in winnings.

The Radio 4 presenter made the comments as he grilled Britain's top anti-terror officer Mark Rowley, of Scotland Yard, over his campaign urging people to report suspicions of terrorist activity.

Charlie Gard has a genetic condition so rare it is thought only 16 people have ever been diagnosed with it. His desperate parents need to raise £1.2million to get him to the USA for care.

The BMW 3 series belonging to George Day, from Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, started by itself and crashed into the next-door home, setting the kitchen ablaze.

The little known Battle at Fighting Kopke was overshadowed by the story of the British defence of Rorke's Drift which took place 11 months earlier and was later immortalised in the film Zulu.

The 1964 drawing by Times cartoonist Gerald Scarfe depicts the war-time leader, 89, looking forlorn and senile. The newspaper refused to print the image fearing it might offend Churchill's wife.

The BBC Two motoring show hit the screens on Sunday night with former Friends star Matt LeBlanc in the driving seat and Chris Harris and Rory Reid joining him as co-hosts.

Gardening broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh told a literary festival in Dubai he feels responsible for the decking craze that swept Britain after his team frequently used it as a quick fix on Ground Force.

Swedish integration minister Ylva Johansson claimed in a television interview that the number of rapes in Sweden was 'going down, and going down, and going down'.

First-time users who confess will be fined 1,000 Israeli shekels (£220) and the charge will be doubled the second time, with the third time forcing a probation period on the user.

Two other extremists were injured in the blast in Tal Afar, Nineveh Province. The house they tried to blow up belonged to an executed man. US-backed Iraqi troops took the al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul.

Holidaymakers were filming their trip to the top of Villarrica in Chile - one of the most active volcanoes in the country - when it started spewing flames and lava.

The world-famous Iditarod dog sled race finally starts in Alaska today but only after the organizers moved the route 350 miles further north in order to find enough snow.

Speaker John Bercow (pictured) is facing new questions about his political judgement after it emerged that he accepted a £5000 donation from an Indian restaurant that he helped open.