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UK to lower voting age in landmark reform

The move is aimed at increasing democratic participation.

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Turnout at the 2024 UK election was about 60 per cent, the lowest since 2001. (AP PHOTO)

Uproar as schoolgirl, 12, sent home because of her outfit

The school has since offered its ‘unreserved apologies’ for the incident.

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School sparks uproar after telling student, 12, she couldn’t wear Union Jack dress to diversity day

Tragic update after plane crashes at UK airport: ‘Deep sadness’

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A plane that crashed at Southend Airport reportedly killed two Dutch pilots and a Chilean nurse.

Plane crashes in ‘big fireball’ at UK airport as all flights cancelled

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A small plane has crashed at London Southend Airport, shutting down all flights.

UK government apologises to girls abused by 'grooming gangs'

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Interior minister Yvette Cooper apologised for ‘too much reliance on flawed data, too much denial’.

At least 290 feared dead after India plane crash as sole survivor walks from wreckage

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At least 290 people have died after a plane bound for London crashed into a residential area.