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Government-backed energy company enters administration ift.tt/Bbjac3D
Government-backed energy company enters administration

Government-backed energy company enters administration

Smartway Energy has entered administration, with two Leonard Curtis administrators appointed on November 4.

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Doctor Who episode removed from BBC iPlayer amid David Walliams allegations ift.tt/rdRCHax
Doctor Who episode removed from BBC iPlayer amid David Walliams allegations

Doctor Who episode removed from BBC iPlayer amid David Walliams allegations

An episode of Doctor Who has been removed from BBC iPlayer following the publication of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against David Walliams.

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Gang caught after 12-mile police chase towards Bexley following violent robbery ift.tt/orQ8ViL
Gang caught after 12-mile police chase towards Bexley following violent robbery

Gang caught after 12-mile police chase towards Bexley following violent robbery

Four men have been jailed for a total of 50 years after a robbery in Strood led to a chase through Bexley and into London.

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ITV to air David Walliams documentary tonight amid sexual misconduct allegations ift.tt/OPYQuxw
ITV to air David Walliams documentary tonight amid sexual misconduct allegations

ITV to air David Walliams documentary tonight amid sexual misconduct allegations

ITV is set to air a documentary about comedian and children's author David Walliams tonight (November 10) amid sexual misconduct allegations.

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David Walliams content removed from iPlayer after sexual misconduct allegations ift.tt/Kw2Agtz
David Walliams content removed from iPlayer after sexual misconduct allegations

David Walliams content removed from iPlayer after sexual misconduct allegations

The BBC is removing content featuring David Walliams from iPlayer following an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him.

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The nation's favourite mascots of all time have been revealed ift.tt/6EDsYmk
The nation's favourite mascots of all time have been revealed

The nation's favourite mascots of all time have been revealed

The Andrex Puppy, the Dulux Dog and the PG Tips Monkey have been crowned the nation’s favourite mascots of all time.

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Dalston’s Gillett Square reopens as a greener, larger and car-free public space ift.tt/7JNoiPm
Dalston’s Gillett Square reopens as a greener, larger and car-free public space

Dalston’s Gillett Square reopens as a greener, larger and car-free public space

Gillett Square in Dalston has reopened after a major redesign, with a greener, car-free layout, new play area, seating and space for community events.

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David Walliams tried to block publication of sexual misconduct allegations ift.tt/jpF9kCN
David Walliams tried to block publication of sexual misconduct allegations

David Walliams tried to block publication of sexual misconduct allegations

Multiple women have accused David Walliams of sexually inappropriate behaviour and grooming, which he denies

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Hackney heat network to deliver low-carbon heating to more than 1,400 homes ift.tt/J1SuhZD
Hackney heat network to deliver low-carbon heating to more than 1,400 homes

Hackney heat network to deliver low-carbon heating to more than 1,400 homes

Hackney Council's heat network will bring low-carbon heating to 1,400 homes, schools and leisure facilities, powered by air source heat pumps from 2028.

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Vodafone axed another 3,000 jobs amid cost-cutting overhaul ift.tt/QZTHjmc
Vodafone axed another 3,000 jobs amid cost-cutting overhaul

Vodafone axed another 3,000 jobs amid cost-cutting overhaul

Vodafone says it cut 3,000 roles across its UK and European division, but has not disclosed how many were lost in the UK.

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Ground Force star and Hackney-born TV builder Tommy Walsh dies aged 69 ift.tt/v9b3Wlq
Ground Force star and Hackney-born TV builder Tommy Walsh dies aged 69

Ground Force star and Hackney-born TV builder Tommy Walsh dies aged 69

Ground Force presenter and builder Tommy Walsh has died at the age of 69.

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Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years for rape and sexual assaults ift.tt/sjhSMiJ
Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years for rape and sexual assault conviction

Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years for rape and sexual assault conviction

Former comedian and actor Russell Brand has been sentenced to more than ten years years after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault.

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EastEnders confirms death of popular character 4 years after disappearance ift.tt/zXbgCeY
EastEnders confirms death of popular character 4 years after disappearance

EastEnders confirms death of popular character 4 years after disappearance

EastEnders has confirmed the death of long-missing character Mick Carter, who was last seen in a dramatic Christmas Day episode in 2022.

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Construction firm for 'UK's most recognised buildings' to be liquidated ift.tt/RBY3Isv
Construction firm for 'UK's most recognised buildings' to be liquidated

Construction firm for 'UK's most recognised buildings' to be liquidated

Facade Group, which says it worked on The Shard and Fulham FC's stadium, has been ordered to be wound up by the High Court.

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Maya Jama quits role as Love Island host after three years and nine series ift.tt/Sw78fGx
Maya Jama quits role as Love Island host after three years and nine series

Maya Jama quits role as Love Island host after three years and nine series

Maya Jama steps down as ITV Love Island host after three years and nine series; ITV is yet to announce her replacement.

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Newsquest awarded £125,000 to launch London local news pilot ift.tt/FPVd85z
Newsquest awarded £125,000 to launch London local news pilot

Newsquest awarded £125,000 to launch London local news pilot

Newsquest wins £125,000 Local News Fund grant for London Local News Lab, using AI to support reporting and launch hyperlocal coverage in Hammersmith and Fulham.

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Popular high street retailer returns to UK 14 years after chain's collapse ift.tt/ZgC0BhH
Popular high street retailer returns to UK 14 years after chain's collapse

Popular high street retailer returns to UK 14 years after chain's collapse

Comet returns 14 years after collapse as an online electrical marketplace, offering more than one million products from 2,500 sellers under Cas Paton.

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Family, sport and food unite generations while politics and social media divide them ift.tt/RqxLnsO
Family, sport and food unite generations while politics and social media divide them

Family, sport and food unite generations while politics and social media divide them

The most common things that unite different generations are family, sport and food - while politics and social media are the most divisive.

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Russell Brand to be sentenced today for rape and sexual assault ift.tt/PISRNwD
Russell Brand to be sentenced today for rape and sexual assault

Russell Brand to be sentenced today for rape and sexual assault

Russell Brand will be sentenced on November 9 after being convicted of rape and sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court. He faces a lengthy prison term.

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Met Office issues warning to drivers as heavy fog covers much of the UK ift.tt/OobtshK
Met Office issues warning to drivers as heavy fog covers much of the UK

Met Office issues warning to drivers as heavy fog covers much of the UK

UK drivers warned as thick fog cuts visibility to 50 metres, with a Met Office yellow warning placed across much of the UK.

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