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A Royal Navy serviceman has died after a Merlin helicopter crashed into the English Channel
The Royal Navy has confirmed a crew member has died after a Merlin Mk4 helicopter ditched in the sea during a night flying exercise from the HMS Queen Elizabeth
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The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped indecent assault charges in the UK against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein
Indecent assault charges in the UK against disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein have been discontinued.
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Donald Trump vows to release alien videos if he is elected president again
Donald Trump’s latest efforts to get re-elected include promising to reveal footage from the real life X-Files with the public – even though he says he doesn’t believe in aliens
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Labour is pushing for progress on establishing a special tribunal to try Russia for its actions in Ukraine
Lord chancellor says she wants to ‘inject energy’ into stalling efforts to set up Nuremberg-style trial
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Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend
Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend last weekend.
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An armed man was shot dead by police outside the Israeli embassy in Munich
German Police have shot and killed a ‘suspicious person’ near Munich’s Nazi doumentation centre and the Israeli Consulate after he was spotted carrying a ‘long firearm’.
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A drunk easyJet passenger attempted to storm the cockpit during a mid-flight incident
A drunk passenger tried to storm the cockpit and open the door of an easyJet flight from Gatwick to Greece while it was 30,000ft in the air.
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The beloved Russian "spy whale" is believed to have been shot and killed by poachers
A famous white whale accused of being a Russian spy was shot to death by poachers, animal rights groups claim.
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Water bosses could face prison time over sewage dumping under new law
Water company bosses could face time in prison for repeatedly polluting the UK’s rivers and seas, under new legislation set out by the government.
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Experts warn that the US’s arms advantage over Russia and China poses a threat to global stability
Academics say vulnerability of the two countries’ nuclear launch sites makes dangerous mistakes more likely
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Ministers have introduced plans to remove all hereditary peers from the House of Lords
Government’s bill would prevent the 92 remaining peers who inherited their titles from sitting in upper chamber
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The suppliers involved in the Grenfell tragedy exchanged disturbing texts, joking that "all we do is lie"
Texts from staffers at one firm found to have misled Grenfell materials providers about the quality of its cladding joked about the product failing fire tests, the inquiry found
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With the foreign agent deadline expiring, Georgian media face heightened threats
A disputed law passed by the Georgian parliament in June, which requires organizations receiving more than 20% of their funds from abroad to register as “foreign agents,”...
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Priti Patel was eliminated from the Tory leadership contest in the first round
Former home secretary got two fewer votes than Mel Stride, while Robert Jenrick leads race to succeed Rishi Sunak
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A shooting at a Georgia high school has left four dead and nine injured
Sheriff’s office reports one suspect in custody after incident at Apalachee high school, 50 miles north-east of Atlanta
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Swinney’s slimmed-down plans prompt criticism of ‘managed decline’
First minister makes eradicating child poverty his top priority while Scottish Labour says he had ‘no vision’
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Intense fire breaks out in London tower block on day of Grenfell report
A 12-storey tower block caught fire in London just after a report into Grenfell was released.
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Ireland will initiate an inquiry into sexual abuse at schools run by religious orders
Inquiry to follow preliminary investigation unearthing 2,400 allegations of historic abuse
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Steward gave controversial consultants an interest in Malta Company at heart of Huge Graft Scandal
Shaukat Ali, a Pakistani businessman who helped U.S.-based Steward Health Care secure a massive public contract in Malta, says he and his son were paid only normal consulting fees for their work. Leaked documents show they were promised much more.
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Italian antimafia priest attacked in Rome
Don Antonio Coluccia was leading anti-crime march when he was reportedly assaulted with planks, bottles and sticks
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The Grenfell Tower fire was the result of "decades of failure," with an inquiry uncovering "systematic dishonesty"
In its final report, the Grenfell Tower inquiry has laid bare how Government complacency and industry dishonesty and greed led to the 2017 tragedy that claimed 72 lives
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Greta Thunberg arrested and handcuffed at Pro-Palestine protest
Greta Thunberg has been arrested during a Palestine protest in Denmark.
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Nigeria sees a surge in violence: 7,500 abducted and 1,056 killed in a year
Over the past year, 7,568 people were abducted in Nigeria, with kidnappers demanding the equivalent of over US$6 million in ransom, according to a new report by SBM Intelligence, a Nigerian consulting firm. Experts blame unemployment and corruption for the dramatic spike in kidnapping incidents.
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A poll reveals that corruption is a major factor driving emigration among African youth
The 2024 African Youth Survey shows that 80% of young people in Africa see corruption as an obstacle to progress, pushing three-in-five to consider emigration to the Global North, according to a survey conducted by a non-government organization.
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Map shows where sneaky new cameras are being installed to catch out bad drivers
New AI cameras which can detect drivers using their phone at the wheel are being rolled out this week.