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Cumbria police continue their investigation this morning into a collision that took place at Kendal, which has resulted in one child dying. Local MP Tim Farron has said: ‘We're devastated, I was just talking to folks at the station, and people are heartbroken…’

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One child has died and another has been injured after they were hit by a car on a sports pitch at Kendal Rugby Union Football club last night. @nityagrajan has the latest. https://t.co/Nexog5Wo8o

‘He's a man who's brought a kind of revelation - different kinds of change in this modern era.’ Those praying for Pope Francis’ full recovery all united in their belief ‘ask and ye shall receive.’

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The Vatican says the condition of Pope Francis is continuing to improve, although his prognosis remains "complex". @nityagrajan reports. https://t.co/wh8hTBFvcw

‘Although there has been a slight improvement, the prognosis remains reserved,’ the Vatican have said about the Pope’s health. The faithful here continue to hold on to the belief that prayers can move mountains

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The Vatican says Pope Francis has shown a “further, slight improvement”. The 88-year-old has spent his 13th night in hospital in Rome where he is being treated for pneumonia. An official said the pontiff had been inundated with letters and cards wishing him well. https://t.co/89aR0Rc2ps

According to the Vatican Pope Francis has been well enough to name new saints from his bed and hold a meeting with senior Vatican officials as he continues to be treated for pneumonia at Gemelli Hospital

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The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in a critical condition - but is stable and working from his sick bed. The 88-year-old Pope is being treated in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs. @nityagrajan reports. https://t.co/s5kjimXBek

‘It’s a very emotional moment, he helped strengthen so much of our faith.’ People gathered at Gemelli hospital offering prayers as the Vatican says Pope Francis’s health has shown a ‘slight improvement.’

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Pope Francis's health has shown a "slight improvement" but he remains in a critical condition, the Vatican have said. The 88-year-old pope has now been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital for 11 days and is being treated for double pneumonia and chronic bronchitis. @NityaGRajan reports. https://t.co/IsR1dfELyQ

On Sunday the Pope said via social media I have recently received many messages of affection, and I have been particularly struck by the letters and drawings from children. Thank you for your closeness, and for the consoling prayers I have received from all over the world!

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Pope Francis remains in a critical condition in hospital, battling pneumonia and a complex lung infection. The 88-year-old pontiff was due to have led Mass on Sunday morning in St Peter's Basilica as part of the Vatican's Holy Year commemoration but missed the occasion. https://t.co/IW6ITEsZLX

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RT @GMB: The King has opened a building at his private residence of Highgrove to locals. Known as the ‘winter warmers’, the initiative ai…

🎭The Gov announcing more than £250 million of extra funding to be given to arts venues & libraries. James Gray, Libraries Connected says ‘Although this funding is great news, it's not going to be the solution, it's not going to guarantee the long term future for libraries.’

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The government will announce a 270 million pound boost to help museums, libraries and heritage sites in England today. The money will be used to help improve and repair buildings and to protect hundreds of jobs. @nityagrajan reports. https://t.co/AXjOz8y4Vx

The police watchdog has told GMB: ‘We concluded our investigation in September last year into Leicestershire Police’s handling of assault allegations made against Valdo Calocane in May 2023. As a result, three officers will face misconduct meetings being arranged by the force.’

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Grace O'Malley-Kumar, Ian Coates and Barnaby Webber were killed following a total of eleven blunders. A police watchdog report today reveals officers failed to properly investigate alleged assaults by the man who went on the rampage just days later. @nityagrajan reports. https://t.co/NADyQeDuZH

⚠️The new change will only apply to private car parks. Those run by councils or monitored by car parking attendants will be exempt. ⚠️Best to read all the signs ⚠️

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Drivers using privately owned car parks will no longer be forced to pay for their parking within five minutes of arriving. It follows new guidance from the International Parking Community after drivers were facing huge fines for not paying fast enough, and accusations that some https://t.co/JDaPKSOsrm

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‘ these repeated failings led to this man being in the community and able to take our loved ones from us. Now we see evidence that he may have been sentenced in court on the wrong basis..’ the families of Valdo Calocane’s victims on the series of errors the report reveals

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The families of Valdo Calocane's victims say the triple killer was "spared prison" - and instead given an indefinite hospital order - because the court was "potentially misled" over his mental health treatment. @nityagrajan reports. https://t.co/aQ4ECN30lA

‘He brought that little joy you needed. Teachers, students, everyone loved him. It’s an undeserved loss.’ Students at a school in Sheffield grieving the loss of their fellow pupil, a 15-year-old boy named locally as Harvey Willgoose, who was fatally stabbed.

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A boy who was stabbed to death at a school in Sheffield has been named locally as 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said his thoughts are with the family, adding the 'whole country' will 'mourn with them'. Detectives are continuing to question a https://t.co/7jp0aIaf2W

‘Even though justice has been done and he is behind bars, it’s not going to bring those loved ones back and those who are suffering, it’s not going to take those memories away.’ Reaction from Southport to #AxelRudakubana’s sentence of a minimum of 52 years in jail.

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The MP for Southport where Axel Rudakubana murdered three young girls, has demanded a review of the killer's 52-year jail sentence. Rudakabana was sentenced yesterday as the court heard the devastation that the deaths of six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe https://t.co/lR7ouSlyTE

A 14-year-old survivor addressed Axel Rudakabana directly in her statement saying: ‘It’s sickening …knowing you’re going into a room full of defenceless children…some of us are physically getting better, but we will all have to live with the mental pain from that day forever.’

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Axel Rudakabana was sentenced yesterday for the murders of six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar @nityagrajan was in the court during the sentencing. https://t.co/QnEIrr5cdS

‘People are still feeling shock, horror, grief sadness.’ Trauma still courses through the Southport community six months on from July’s atrocious attack. For many the build up to Axel Rudakubana’s sentencing, reliving the details of last summer, has only added more torture

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18-year-old Axel Rudakubana will be sentenced later today for killing three girls in Southport last year. On Monday, Rudakubana pleaded guilty to all 16 counts he was charged with, including three charges of murder for Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and https://t.co/cyWsu0TRky