All news for 2024-04-26

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Pro-Palestine activism has extended to 40 campuses across the United States, resulting in the arrest of hundreds
Following Columbia’s lead, students across the US are demanding ceasefire and divestment – and hundreds have been arrested
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The Ukraine agriculture minister has been detained as part of a multimillion-dollar corruption inquiry
Mykola Solskyi accused of illegally seizing land worth more than $7m when he was head of major farming firm and an MP
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A fresh inquest has been recommended into the 1971 McGurk’s Bar bombing in Belfast
Attorney general decides atrocity that killed 15 people merits further scrutiny amid new evidence
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King Charles plans to resume public duties while undergoing ongoing cancer treatment
Monarch to resume public-facing engagements after palace says doctors ‘very encouraged’ by his progress
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Briton charged with aiding Russia and planning arson against Ukraine-linked business in UK
Dylan Earl accused of organising arson attack in east London and four others charged in connection with investigation
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The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond successfully intercepts and neutralizes a missile launched by Houthi forces in Yemen
A Royal Navy destroyer has shot down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
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Shoplifting in England and Wales has reached a record high
Shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales have risen to the highest level in 20 years.
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A tribunal judge is facing allegations of engaging in bullying behavior and displaying misogyny
Five women have accused a judge of bullying and sexist behaviour during employment tribunal hearings.
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DWP has made significant errors and is currently pressuring carers to repay overpayments, resorting to bullying tactics
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing criticism after ordering more than 34,000 people to repay benefits, with possible fines of up to £20,000.
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Uni recruits will need MI5 clearance in bid to weed out Chinese spies & stop hostile states stealing sensitive research
It follows a government review that uncovered hostile states trying to access serious research in higher education
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A 13-year-old girl has appeared in court on charges of triple murder bid following the stabbings at an Ammanford school
The teenager who was arrested after another pupil and two teachers were injured at a school in Carmarthenshire was taken to Llanelli Magistrates’ Court today
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A British man has undergone testing for the first personalized melanoma vaccine
An important trial of the world’s first "personalised" mRNA vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer - melanoma - is now under way in the UK.
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Andy Beckett: The cost of living crisis has made the UK a poorer, more anxious nation – and worse is yet to come
Instead of buy-one-get-one-free offers, everyday life now involves carefully comparing prices and feeling increasingly powerless
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Cambridge student tortured to death with severe burns and every finger broken in spy ’mistake’
A trial is currently underway in Rome to determine the guilt of Egyptian intelligence officers accused of torturing Giulio Regeni, 28, to death by burning his body and beating him relentlessly with sticks