All news by author: William Walker

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Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia for rare meeting with Putin amid arms deal fears
North Korea's official news agency said on Tuesday that Kim boarded his personal train from the capital, Pyongyang, on Sunday afternoon to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Crashing halt to September scorcher as experts warn of heavy rain deluge
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain which went into force at 1am and will be in effect until 1pm for parts of the Midlands and northern England
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Lightning storms to rage across the nation as Brits bake in sweltering heatwave
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for large parts of England and Wales on Saturday. The warning - in force between 2pm and 9pm - warns of 'heavy showers and thunderstorms'
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Daniel Khalife’s family urge fugitive to hand himself in as £20k reward offered
A manhunt has been ongoing following his escape from Wandsworth prison. The 21-year-old is understood to have broken out strapping himself underneath a food delivery van
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North Korea claims to have launched deadly new nuclear attack submarine
Leader Kim Jong Un described the new addition to his fleet as crucial in his plans to be ready to counter the naval might of the United States and its Asian allies
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Experts tip new record of six straight days of 30C heat in September scorcher
Thursday was provisionally the hottest day of the year so far, with 32.6C recorded in Wisley, Surrey, forecasters said. The previous highest temperature for the year was set in June at 32.2C
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Huge police operation at park as cops seal off exits in Daniel Khalife search
Daniel Abed Khalife allegedly escaped from category B prison HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday morning by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery van and has been at large since
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Exactly where 33C heat blast will hit as hottest day of year forecast
Temperatures cranked up to 32C earlier as the country experienced the hottest day since June 25 and the hottest September day since 2016
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Researchers spot dazzling cosmic explosion brighter than billions of stars
The unusual new blast analysed by researchers is as bright as hundreds of billions of suns, but unusually it lasts less than half as long as typical supernova
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Met Office gives heatwave update before hottest day of the year prediction
Areas in West Yorkshire, Cornwall, Devon and Wales hit heatwave criteria on Tuesday, the Met Office said, and more areas are expected to be added to the list as the week goes on
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Brits could bask in hottest temperatures of year during heatwave this week
The Met Office is predicting maximum temperatures of 32C on Wednesday and Thursday, potentially matching the year’s record of 32.2C in June
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Kim Jong Un 'to meet with Vladimir Putin in Russia to discuss arms negotiations'
An official said the US is not sure exactly where or when the meeting would take place, but the Pacific port city of Vladivostok would be a likely possibility given its proximity to North Korea
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Met Office issues more flood warnings as UK to be battered by torrential rain
The Environment Agency has issued five flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected - on Friday, along parts of the Cumbrian coastline, the North Sea coast and Poole Harbour
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Brits could sizzle in 28C heat blast after heavy rain deluge lashes the nation
Today the Met Office has forecast heavy showers across much of the country along with clear spells and cloud in some regions
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Explosions ring out in Russia in 'biggest drone strike' since Ukraine invasion
More drones were shot down over Oryol, Bryansk, Ryazan, Kaluga and the Moscow region surrounding the Russian capital, according to the defence ministry
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Urgent flood alert warning as Brits to be lashed by heavy rain deluge
A 30-mile stretch of British coast is subject to a fresh flood alert as "potentially heavy and thundery" downpours are on their way - at the end of a wet August
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India's moon rover makes incredible discovery in hunt for water on south pole
The rover's laser-induced spectroscope instrument also detected aluminum, iron, calcium, chromium, titanium, manganese, oxygen and silicon on the lunar surface
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Heavy rain deluge and lightning storms before 26C 'Iberian plume' scorcher
The Met Office has said that today Brits in the north can expect 'showers, potentially heavy and thundery' while there will be sunny spells and average temperatures elsewhere in the country
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Labour peer Lord Alan Haworth dies aged 75 during holiday in Iceland with wife
He was a secretary of the parliamentary Labour Party from 1992 to 2004, then became a member of the House of Lords
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UK air traffic control meltdown 'blamed on single airline's wrong travel plan'
There are fears that flights may continue to be affected for days with hundreds of flights estimated to have been cancelled already
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Forecasters warn of lightning storm and heavy rain deluge as bank holiday begins
Two severe weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office for today, one for thunderstorms affecting northern regions as well as a warning for rain set to strike the north west of England
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Brits in for mixed weekend with sun for some and lightning storms for others
Brits are facing a wet and windy bank holiday weekend as there is no sign of hot weatherin the coming days, the Met Officehas warned
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Woman had to have leg amputated after freak accident in club triggered cancer
Katja Pschait- from Gralla, Styria State, Austria - had been celebrating her 22nd birthday with pals in 2018 when she was hit after a table was sent flying
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Brits to be bashed by raging winds, heavy rain deluge and lightning storms
An inch of rain could fall in just one hour today in south-east England, where a yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued by the Met Office until midday
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Wagner Group makes chilling revenge threat as warlord Prigozhin's plane crashes
The mercenary leader, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, is presumed dead after a plane crash north of Moscow that killed all 10 on board