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​Steven Craig is accused of murdering Jacqueline Kirk, who died two decades after his attackA woman whose partner doused her with petrol and set her on fire died more than two decades after the attack partly as a result of the terrible scarring she suffered, a murder jury has been told.Steven Craig, 58, is accused of the murder of Jacqueline Kirk, who died in hospital in Bath 21 years after he set her alight in a car park in the Somerset seaside town of Weston-super-Mare. Continue reading… 

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Being savvy with your bank accounts can earn you money (Picture: Getty Images) Rising base rates spell bad news for those with mortgages, and other borrowing could get more expensive, too. But there is a silver lining. Since these hikes will also make the banks more money, many are also hiking incentives for banking and saving with them. There have been some big offers from banks in the last week so I’m dedicating this week’s column to my best buys. Combining these could earn you a few hundred quid in the run-up to Christmas, and more next year, so don’t…

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​Central Saint Martins, part of UAL, says it ‘isn’t able to facilitate access for children and babies on a regular basis’A woman has been told she cannot breastfeed her baby on campus at one of the world’s most prestigious arts schools.Jasmijn Toffano, a student at Central Saint Martins, was initially led to believe there would be no problem bringing her newborn daughter to classes, but said the college reversed that days before she was due to start her course, leaving her struggling to find childcare and to fulfil her course obligations. Continue reading… 

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Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir ‘may never see the light of day’, claims a royal expert and close friend of Diana (Picture: Reuters/Getty/AP) Prince Harry’s hotly anticipated memoirs may never be published as doing so could forever ruin his chances of reconnecting with his estranged relatives, it has been claimed. Harry’s autobiography was set to be released before the end of 2022, but has been postponed until next year following the death of the Queen. Publishers had hoped the £40 million memoir would be out in time for Thanksgiving, but the book has entered limbo following rumours of significant alterations to…

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​Alexander Darwall lodges papers seeking end to camping on moorland without permissionA wealthy landowner is pressing ahead with legal moves that could threaten the right of backpackers and youth groups to wild camp on Dartmoor.A small group of right-to-roam activists built a protest camp over the weekend on the estate owned by Alexander Darwall and his wife, who are challenging the legal basis of bylaws that allow for wild camping on the moor, despite a growing outcry from local people, hikers and environmentalists. Continue reading… 

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​Fall of 0.2% recorded in week starting 2 October, with biggest dip in shopping centres and retail parksThe number of visitors to shopping destinations dropped back last week in one of the first indications of a slowdown in spending amid rising energy bills.In the week beginning 2 October, footfall slipped by 0.2% on the previous week across all UK retail destinations, with the biggest drop in shopping centres and retail parks, according to figures from the monitoring group Springboard. Continue reading… 

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​Nurse is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another 10 between June 2015 and June 2016A nurse poisoned two newborn babies and was the “constant malevolent” presence on a hospital neonatal unit when other infants died or unexpectedly collapsed, a court has been told.Lucy Letby, 32, is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another 10 between June 2015 and June 2016 at the Countess of Chester hospital, a jury heard. Continue reading… 

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