Tuesday, March 11, 2025

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A cargo ship carrying sodium cyanide crashed into an oil tanker causing a 'massive' explosion in North Sea, an MP quits to force Sir Keir Starmer to face off with Nigel Farage's Reform UK and a prosecutor calls Constance Marten a 'trust fund child' who has 'perfected lying to an art form' at her retrial.

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1| Cargo ship 'carrying highly toxic chemical' and fuel tanker collide in North Sea causing fireball

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2 | Criminals using AI images to extort children, new NSPCC chief warns

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3 | Mike Amesbury quits as MP triggering crunch by-election for Starmer

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4 |Aristocrat took baby off-grid despite hypothermia risk, jury told

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5 | Trump saying 'Ukraine may not survive' is a dire warning – and threat

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