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The US Senate has found that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional, allowing full proceedings to begin.

Mr Trump’s defence team argued that he could not face trial after leaving the White House. But a 56-44 majority voted in favour of continuing, with a handful of Republicans backing the measure.

Mr Trump is accused of «inciting insurrection» when Congress was stormed last month.

Thousands gathered in support of false claims that widespread electoral fraud denied Mr Trump victory in the US presidential election.

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A force is facing investigation after a man had a cardiac arrest and died after being restrained by police officers.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said Thames Valley officers initially took the 24-year-old to hospital after having responded to a disturbance on 27 January. As he was discharged into custody later that day, he was restrained by officers and then suffered a cardiac arrest.

Thames Valley Police said it would be «fully co-operating» with the inquiry.

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A teenager who is the youngest person in the UK to commit a terror offence has been given a two-year youth rehabilitation order.

The 16-year-old boy from Cornwall admitted 12 offences including downloading a bomb-making manual.

At the Old Bailey, Judge Mark Dennis QC said a custodial sentence would «undo» the progress made since the boy was arrested in July 2019. The teenager, who cannot be named, had «significant vulnerabilities», he said.

The boy collected far right material and expressed racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic views on online platforms between 2018 and July 2019, the court heard.

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The UK’s terrorism threat level has been downgraded from «severe» to «substantial».

Home Secretary Priti Patel said the move followed a «significant reduction» in the momentum of attacks in Europe — since those seen in Austria and France between September and November 2020. But she stressed that it was kept under constant review and was always subject to change.

A «substantial» threat level means a terrorist attack is still likely.

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Two women, believed to be mother and daughter, have been killed in linked attacks in Ayrshire before a man died in a road crash.

NHS worker Emma Robertson Coupland, 39, was found injured in the car park of University Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock at 19:45 on Thursday.

Around 20 minutes later Nicole Anderson, 24, was fatally stabbed on Portland Street, about two miles away. Steven Robertson, 40, died in a road crash south of the town, at 20:30.

Police Scotland said it is not looking for anyone else in connection with the incidents — which led to a three-hour lockdown of the hospital — and there is no ongoing threat to the public.

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