Monday, March 3, 2025

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Sir Keir Starmer said Europe "must do the heavy lifting" as he seized Ukraine talks from Donald Trump, King Charles met Volodymyr Zelensky at Sandringham in a show of solidarity, and a four-year-old girl has died and a woman arrested following a house fire in Manchester. 

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1| Starmer says Europe 'must do heavy lifting' as he seizes Ukraine peace talks from Trump

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2 | King Charles meets Zelensky at Sandringham in show of support for Ukraine president

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3 | Freed UK-Israeli hostage Emily Damari 'sewn up like a pin cushion' by Hamas

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4 | Girl, 4, dies and woman arrested after house fire in Manchester

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5 | Inside the classroom trying to steer London's children away from a life of crime

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