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Police release images of seven individuals following Aldershot migrant hotel protest
Hampshire Police are investigating after protests outside the Potters International Hotel on Wednesday night.
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A lawsuit promises justice for Rio Tinto’s mining disaster in Bougainville, but some call it a cash grab
The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation – and raising concerns about who stands to benefit.
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US reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in major prisoner exchange
Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US
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Three men accused of plotting 9/11 terror attacks reach plea deal
The three men accused of plotting the terror attacks on September 11 2001 have been given a plea deal after years in Guantánamo Bay, according to Pentagon officials
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Shocking moment man shoves Tube passenger onto tracks at Oxford Circus station
A postman was just inches from death from electrocution and seconds from being hit by a train after being pushed from a Tube platform.
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Far-right march through London and clash with police over Southport stabbings
Far-right protesters have clashed with police in central London during a protest over the Southport stabbings.
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Sources claim Kemi Badenoch asked to use taxpayers’ money to pay for holiday flight
MP also allegedly used her ministerial car for gym trips and ordered advisers to run personal errands
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Baby’s skeleton found under floorboards by construction workers
Police are investigating after construction workers made a horrific discovery at a house in Bishop Auckland.
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Southport: Police officers injured in disorder outside mosque following deadly stabbing attack
The disorder comes after the home secretary urged people not to spread "false information" about Monday’s attack or the suspect - with a 17-year-old who was born in the UK having been arrested over the stabbings.
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Chef who strangled wife in front of children and TikTok lover sentenced to 22 years in prison
A chef who strangled his wife to death in front of their young children and her TikTok lover before stuffing her body inside a suitcase has been jailed for 22 years.
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Europe’s €10 trillion gamble
From Athens to Berlin, governments are coalescing around an idea to turbocharge the economy. If successful, it could be transformative ― but it’s a big if.
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Charity shop chain closes changing rooms to deter callous shoplifters
Guild Care, a charity based in Sussex, has closed all but two of its changing rooms due to the increase in shoplifting in the UK. Levels of the crime are at a new 20-year high
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Montenegrin ’Pirate of the Unknown’ arraigned in the US for cocaine trafficking
A Montenegrin dubbed the ‘Pirate of the Unknown’ is set to be arraigned Monday in U.S. federal court for allegedly trafficking several tons of Latin American cocaine all over the world onboard container vessels.
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King Charles’ €500K lobster dinner blows hole in French presidency’s budget
A state dinner with the U.K.’s king cost the French nearly €500,000.
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New blood: How the Kremlin’s aggressive ambitions are bringing Ukraine more allies worldwide
At the outset of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv found it difficult to seek military assistance from third countries.
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Olympics organizers apologize after another ’disrespectful’ mistake angers fans
Paris organisers have been forced to make another apology after partly ruining South Sudan’s Olympic debut in men’s basketball.
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Wealth taxes could raise £10bn to help plug Tory budget hole, say economists
Reforms to inheritance and capital gains taxes could reduce £20bn shortfall and combat UK’s widening wealth gap
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’At least 30 killed’ in strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced people
An Israeli airstrike has hit a school in central Gaza, killing at least 30 people, Palestinian health officials have said.
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Seven banks share data with UK law enforcement in a crackdown on ’dirty money’
Barclays (BARC.L),NatWest and Lloyds are among seven banks to share customer data with the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the largest project of its kind worldwide to tackle criminal gangs, money laundering and "dirty money" flowing through the country.
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Four family members from the US gospel group The Nelons killed in tragic plane crash
The group had been en route to a concert when the plane crashed, killing seven including Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, their daughter Amber and son-in-law Nathan Kistler
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Newham fire: Three children killed in a tragic flat fire named as parents give heartbreaking tribute
Nakash Malik, 13, 11-year-old girl Aayat Malik and seven-year-old boy Muhammad Hanan Malik died in the fire at a property in Newham, east London, the Metropolitan Police said
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Labour halts Tory law on freedom of speech in English universities
Education secretary ‘to consider options’ including repeal of controversial powers introduced by last government
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OpenAI tests new search engine called SearchGPT amid AI arms race
Prototype, initially launching with select publishers and users, set to challenge Google’s dominance of online search
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Racism played part in police kick incident at Manchester airport, says former senior officer
Former Met chief superintendent Dal Babu says footage of man being kicked in face by officer is ‘totally appalling’
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Police officer at Manchester Airport suspended after video of men being kicked
A police officer has been suspended from all duties after a video emerged showing a man being kicked as he lay on the floor at Manchester Airport.
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