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Tourists flee hotels and resorts evacuated as huge blaze tears through island
Hundreds have been evacuated from hotels while beachgoers have been put onto boats as firefighters on the island of Rhodes battle what is thought to be the most dangerous of several wildfires blighting Greece at the moment
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Meghan Markle's strange gift to the President's wife Jill Biden was an 'in joke'
Meghan Markle sent President Joe Biden's wife Jill Biden a very unique gift following her bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview with Prince Harry - and it has now been reported that the First Lady was "in on the joke"
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Putin's millionaire crony found dead in second mystery death in just 48 hours
Anton Cherepennikov was head of the country's largest IT company, ICS Holding, which was used by Russia's Federal Security Service for surveillance of citizens' online activities
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Tennis ace shares surprise after Meghan & Harry weren't allowed on Air Force One
It was reported earlier this week that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who now reside in Montecito, California, had their request denied to fly back on Air Force One alongside President Joe Biden after the Queen's funeral
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Critic who shot down flight MH17 arrested for accusing Putin of weakness
Igor Girkin, an extreme nationalist militia leader turned blogger, was arrested at his Moscow flat and detained for two months on extremism charges
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Met Office issues urgent warning as month's worth of rain to fall in 48 hours
Heavy rain is battering the UK this weekend while countries in southern Europe experience temperatures of 40C or over. The Met Office has issued a warning covering most of Britain
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Russia takes control over Wagner Group's prison recruitment pipeline
The UK’s Ministry of Defence said in its daily update on Friday, that the recruitment drive of criminals only resulted in "one of the bloodiest episodes in modern military history"
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Owner of exploding trampoline sent girl flying to her death admits safety breach
Ava-May Littleboy had been enjoying a family day out at the beach at Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, when she was put on a trampoline which exploded and threw her 'higher than a house' into the air
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Scientists find ancient 'portal' in cave hoarding 'spirit-conjuring objects'
Dating back between 4000 BCE and the fourth century AD, the Te'omim Cave, in the the ancient city walls of Jerusalem's western hills, is said to hold spring water with healing properties
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'Revisionist telling of American history' approved in Florida slammed by Dems
The Congressional Black Caucus condemned a recent decision by the Florida State Board of Education to alter the state's Black history curriculum, calling it 'gaslighting of the highest order'
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Putin is still plotting revenge against Prigozhin, CIA Chief claims
US CIA Chief William Burns says that moving Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin to Belarus was a part of a 'complicated dance' and that the Russian leader was simply 'buying' time before he works out his revenge plan
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Dan Wootton pleads for £150,000 to fund legal battle against allegations
GB News presenter Dan Wootton has made a public plea for £150,000 in donations in a bid to help him 'fight the false allegations' made against him earlier this week
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Uncovering the haunting true story behind Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer
Oscar award-winning director Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is hitting the big screen and is projected to be one of the biggest films of the year. Inspired by real-life events, the star-studded movie portrays scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his creation of the atomic bomb
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Exact date huge band of rain will hit the UK - just as the summer holidays begin
Blue skies and balmy temperatures have lately been replaced with more dismal conditions as low pressure moves in - with downpours now on the horizon for some parts of the country
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Amazon, Microsoft and Google agree on new AI safeguards with White House
Seven companies including Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have reportedly committed to meeting the Biden administration's safeguards regarding their artificial intelligence (AI) products
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Moment road explodes as buses sent flying and one dead in mystery blast
At least one person was killed and several others were injured when a main road in Johannesburg, South Africa, suddenly exploded during rush hour, thanks to a suspected gas leak
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US government file forms odd link between JFK assassination and UFOs
US President Joe Biden recently made-public previously top secret documents relating to the murder of JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and 'flying saucers' spotted from on a train going through the Soviet Union
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White House admits it has no idea if US soldier who entered North Korea is safe
Travis King's crossing into North Korea remains shrouded in mystery as American officials struggle to determine his whereabouts and condition, and communication efforts have yielded no response
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'I got a six-pack in five weeks with a significant change to my daily routine'
A keen fitness buff says her abs are now 'popping' after incorporating a basic change into her daily movement for just over a month - and is now encouraging others to consider the benefits
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Putin holds missile drills in threat to sink any ship sending cargo to Ukraine
The drills were held after Russia again blitzed Ukrainian grain and agricultural warehouses linked to exports, so far destroying 100 tonnes of peas and 20 tonnes of barley
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Man with months to live survived 45 YEARS on island where people 'forget to die'
Stamatis Moraitis was told in 1976 he had between six and nine months to live after being diagnosed with lung cancer, but has lived another 45 years on his home in Greece
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Richard E. Grant's mum dies in new tragedy following death of his wife
Richard E. Grant announced the death of his mother on Thursday night - reflecting on their 'incredibly complicated relationship' and recalling the 'terse email' he received from her following the death of his beloved wife in 2021
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Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein met via girlfriend - relationship timeline
A look at the timeline of extraordinary events, from the Duke meeting Jeffrey Epstein 30 years ago to the disastrous Newsnight interviewed that left the royal in the wilderness
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Asian hornets that can kill in minutes attack 10 people amid UK invasion warning
Swat squads in the Channel Islands have been using Henry Hoovers to cull 'killer' Asian hornets amid fears of an invasion on the UK mainland after 10 people needed urgent treatment
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Exact temperature human body starts to fail amid record-breaking 48C heatwaves
Temperatures into the late 40s and even early 50s have proved unberable and even fatal for people across the world in recent days - but a study has shown exactly where the limit lies for our bodies