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The mother of murdered Ellie Gould has called for a ’25-year starting point for overkill and for strangulation’, after her daughter’s killer was sentenced to a minimum of 12 years and six months in prison (Family handout/Wiltshire Police/PA)

Mother of murdered Ellie Gould calls for ’25-year starting point for overkill’
Carole Gould said she hopes that recommendations made by Clare Wade KC in an independent review will lead to tougher sentencing.

Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council said the announcement was ‘a step towards internal destabilisation’ of Belarus (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Putin taking Belarus as ‘nuclear hostage’, says Ukrainian security chief

The vast majority of A380s around the world were put into storage at the height of the coronavirus pandemic (Steve Parsons/PA)

World’s largest airliner returns to Glasgow for first time since 2019

Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell has said the employment of serving MPs as presenters on different media channels is ‘very concerning’ (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Employing serving MPs as presenters is ‘very concerning’, says Labour’s Powell

Former health secretary Matt Hancock was caught up in the Led By Donkeys sting (Jacob King/PA)

MPs duped by fake foreign firm were acting ‘within the rules’, says Gove

Nitrous oxide is typically released into balloons from canisters and inhaled (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Laughing gas ban ‘will not stop young people using it’, say experts

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a press conference in Downing Street, London, after the Government unveiled plans for new laws to curb Channel crossings as part of the Illegal Migration Bill. New legislation will be introduced which means asylum

UNHCR: Illegal Migration Bill ‘extinguishes’ most refugees’ right to seek asylum

Israeli police used water cannon to disperse people in Tel Aviv protesting against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judicial system (Ariel Schalit/AP)

Israeli group asks court to punish Netanyahu over legal plan

John McLeish and Peter MacDonald, of the Scottish Tartan’s Authority and James Wylie unveil Scotland’s oldest tartan will be displayed at V&A Dundee. (Alan Richardson/V&A).

Oldest tartan in Scotland to go on public display for first time

Laughing gas will be banned as part of the UK Government’s anti-social clampdown (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Laughing gas ban to be included in Government’s anti-social behaviour clampdown

The economy is 4% is lower than if the UK had remained in the European Union, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility has said (Jonathan Brady/PA)

‘Economy 4% lower than if UK had remained in European Union’

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Dozens of people have joined Hong Kong’s first authorised demonstration against the government since the lifting of major Covid-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules (Louise Delmotte/AP)

Hong Kongers stage first protest in years under strict rules

Search and recovery crews resumed the daunting task of digging through the debris of flattened and battered buildings on Sunday after at least 25 people were killed, dozens of others injured and hundreds displaced by a deadly tornado that ripped through

Biden declares emergency as crews dig through Deep South tornado wreckage

Russia has launched a new campaign, seeking volunteers to replenish the country’s troops for the war in Ukraine (AP)

New Russian campaign seeks to entice men to fight in Ukraine

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Rescuers are continuing the search for four people missing after an explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania which killed three people (Ben Hasty /Reading Eagle/AP)

Rescuers search for four missing after three killed in chocolate factory blast

Honduras Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina Garcia, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang pose with documents following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, at a ceremony in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in

Honduras forms diplomatic ties with China after severing relations with Taiwan

A John Lewis store in London’s Oxford Street (Sean Dempsey/PA)

MP calls for law change to help John Lewis remain employee-owned

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Smoke rises following an explosion at a factory in Pennsylvania (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP)

Three dead and others missing after blast at Pennsylvania chocolate factory

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What the papers say – March 26

Wonder Bolden cradles her year-old granddaughter Journey Bolden as she surveys the remains of her mother’s tornado-demolished mobile home in Rolling Fork, Mississippi (Rogelio V. Solis/AP/PA)

Deep South tornadoes kill at least 26 and injure dozens overnight

Former president Donald Trump (Evan Vucci/AP)

Trump invokes Capitol riot at Waco rally ahead of possible charges

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Jonathan Majors was arrested on Saturday, March 25, in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment after a domestic dispute, authorities said (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/PA)

Ant-Man actor Jonathan Majors arrested on suspicion of assault in New York

Dara O Briain (BBC/Amanda Benson/PA)

Criticism of Mock The Week over lack of diversity ‘bang on’ – Dara O Briain

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Boris Johnson told the Privileges Committee he saw attending leaving dos as ‘essential’ during the pandemic (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA)

I believe Boris Johnson told MP partygate inquiry the truth, Michael Gove says

Dr Robert Laurenson, co-chairman of the British Medical Association junior doctors committee, has accused Health Secretary Steve Barclay of ‘trying to pinch pennies’ after fresh strikes were announced in a row over pay (James Manning/PA)

Health Secretary accused of ‘trying to pinch pennies’ in junior doctors pay row

The BBC is facing ‘some perception challenges’, shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said as she announced that Labour is launching an independent review panel into the ‘future direction’ of the broadcaster (Ian West/PA)

BBC facing ‘perception challenges’ says Labour MP as party launches review panel

Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has called on the Scottish Government to extend its three-month rail fare freeze for the rest of the year (Lesley Martin/PA)

Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scottish Government to extend rail fares freeze

The Home Office said applications are decided on individual merits (Yui Mok/PA)

Afghan woman fears for life if sent to Afghanistan after visa denial

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Outgoing Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has revealed she is in the ‘early stages’ of learning how to drive. (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Nicola Sturgeon in the ‘early stages’ of learning how to drive

Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf are vying to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader (Andy Buchanan/PA)

Labour urges incoming SNP leader to ‘clear out the rot’ in party

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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said the election of a new first minister was a chance to ‘reset’ the relationship between the Scottish and UK governments. (Victoria Jones/PA)

Alister Jack urges Scotland’s next FM to choose collaboration, not confrontation

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Offenders will have to clean up their crimes within 48 hours of being handed community orders, the Prime Minister is set to announce (David Jones/PA)

Anti-social behaviour offenders to clean up mess wearing jumpsuits in new plan

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Wednesday’s estimated Lottery jackpot is £5.3 million after no player bagged the top prize in Saturday’s draw (Chris Batson/Alamy/PA)

Wednesday’s estimated Lotto jackpot £5.3m after no one wins Saturday’s top prize

Former health secretary Matt Hancock told a fake international firm his daily rate for external work was £10,000 (Steve Parsons/PA)

MPs Hancock and Kwarteng tell fake firm they will advise for £10,000 per day

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Former Manchester City star Robinho has been ordered to hand over his passport while authorities see if he should serve a nine-year sentence for rape in Brazil (PA)

Court bans former Man City star Robinho from leaving Brazil

Andrew Lloyd Webber (Suzan Moore/PA)

Lord Lloyd-Webber confirms death of son Nicholas, saying he is ‘totally bereft’

Key West International Airport personnel examine an ultralight aircraft that landed illegally at the airport carrying two Cuban men (Monroe County Sheriff’s Office/The Florida Keys News Bureau/AP)

Two Cuban migrants arrive at Florida airport on hang glider after 90-mile trip

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Denys Dreyzer, 18, from Kherson, is excited to watch Ukraine play against England at Wembley (Denys Dreyzer)

Ukrainian refugee heading to Wembley says watching team will be like ‘fresh air’

Christians erect a 30-foot high cross ahead of Easter on the top of Otley Chevin in Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Chevin Cross returns to Yorkshire ridge to mark approach of Easter

A Ukrainian soldier on the frontline during a battle with Russian troops near Bakhmut, Donetsk region (Libkos/AP)

Ukraine top commander says situation in Bakhmut ‘stabilising’

GP surgeries are being assisted to increase their capacity to take calls in peak hours as part of efforts to slash waiting times for appointments (Elva Etienne/Alamy/PA)

GPs being helped to take more calls at peak times as part of appointment drive

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Four arrested on suspicion of murder after man stabbed to death in Hull

Post Office workers will vote on a deal their union said includes a 9% pay rise, “substantial” lump sum payments and additional benefits (Jim Wileman/Alamy/PA)

Deal sees Post Office workers offered 9% pay rise and up to £3,000 lump sums

From left: Harvey Dean-Evans, Mary and Ben Baxendale (Ian Robinson/Electricity North West/PA)

‘Trespassing tortoise’ found at electricity substation returned to schoolboy

Humza Yousaf hopes to rely on the guidance of Nicola Sturgeon if elected as SNP leader (Jane Barlow/PA)

Yousaf jokes Sturgeon will be on ‘speed dial’ if he is elected SNP leader

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cited incorrect figures at the Commons despatch box, the UK’s stats tsar said (UK Parliament/Roger Harris/PA)

Sunak used incorrect asylum backlog figures in Parliament, stats tsar finds

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Humza Yousaf has emphasised the importance of the Bute House agreement with the Greens (Jane Barlow/PA)

SNP cannot afford to destabilise government with loss of Greens deal – Yousaf

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Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater at the 2023 Scottish Green Party spring conference (Jane Barlow/PA)

Greens clear that progressive values must be ‘necessity’ for next first minister

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Roxy Phillips was found dead near railway tracks in Dorset (Family handout/PA)

Family pays tribute after teenager found dead near railway lines

The Princess of Wales hosts the inaugural meeting of her new Business Taskforce for Early Childhood (Daniel Leal/PA)

Kate champions role businesses can take in supporting children and their carers

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Protests at pension reforms have sparked ugly scenes in France (Aurelien Morissard/AP)

Protests made King’s state visit to France impossible, says ex-Paris diplomat

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Mary Portas said John Lewis is part of everyday British life (Yui Mok/PA)

Retail consultant Mary Portas warns John Lewis it has ‘let go of the soul’

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Media bosses had raised concerns following proposed changes to the College of Policing’s guidance (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Police rejecting crime suspects rule change is ‘huge victory’ for press freedom

Then-PM Boris Johnson attends a gathering celebrating his birthday – in which cake and alcohol was provided – in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street during the pandemic (Cabinet Office/PA)

Two thirds do not believe Johnson’s partygate defence, polling suggests

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