All news for 2024-05-09
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Brussels accuses Britain of being overly environmentally conscious in Brexit eel dispute
Snakey fish fight is center stage as U.K.’s new environmental measures rub the EU the wrong way.
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UK to not emulate US in ceasing arms supply to Israel if it invades Rafah
Britain, unlike the US, is not a ‘massive state supplier for weapons to Israel,’ says Foreign Secretary David Cameron.
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Bank of England leaves key interest rate at 5.25 percent
Governor Andrew Bailey opens the door to a first rate cut in June, but warns it’s “not a fait accompli”.
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Five infants succumb to whooping cough-related deaths this year
Five babies in England have died after being diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as the ‘100-day cough’, so far this year.
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Revelations emerge about the hidden aspects of the £400 billion megacity, The Line, under construction in the desert
A Saudi Arabian senior security official – who fled to London – has lifted the lid on the sinister side of the kingdom’s £400 billion megacity called Neom.
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Boeing 737 plane skids off runway at Senegal’s main airport with 10 people injured
The Boeing 737 was carrying 85 people and was heading for Bamako
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‘Eunuch maker’ ringleader who had freezer filled with body parts jailed for life
Marius Gustavson ran ‘lucrative’ extreme body modification website sharing gruesome footage of castrations and amputations alongside six other men
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OpenAI considers allowing users to create AI-generated pornography
Critics say ChatGPT creator’s proposal to allow erotica, slurs and other adult content undermines its mission statement
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Former Maltese Prime Minister indicted on corruption charges related to hospital scandal
Joseph Muscat, the central bank governor, and deputy PM accused over allegations once investigated by murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
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Students across Europe hold Gaza war protests in run-up to UN vote on Palestinian statehood
Police arrested dozens of people in Amsterdam, with university occupations continuing in Netherlands, Belgium and Spain
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Gatwick Airport terminal evacuated with fears of ‘inevitable’ flight delays
London Gatwick’s South Terminal has been evacuated causing travel chaos for passengers departing from the airport.
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Dozens instructed to evacuate immediately following large fire near retail park
A huge fire has broken at a warehouse in Staffordshire today with nearby residents ordered to immediately evacuate.
Footage shows plumes of smoke rising into the sky close to Kingswood Lakeside in Cannock, near Orbital Islands retail park.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started at a distribution warehouse called Super smart Services, which ‘contains a variety of different materials for delivery’.
In a post uploaded to X: ‘We have a very large scale incident close to the orbital islands in Cannock.
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Three men apprehended on suspicion of terrorism offenses following police raids
A group of three men has been arrested on suspicion of ‘commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism’ after four police raids in the north of England.
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Labour strategizes additional Tory defections as recent recruit Natalie Elphicke criticizes Sunak’s leadership failures
Keir Starmer’s team has already started speaking with other MPs who could make the jump to Labour after former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke switched sides during Prime Minister’s Questions
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Barron Trump selected for prominent political role, following father Donald’s footsteps, just days before high school graduation
Former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump’s son Barron - his youngest - has been chosen for a key role as the 18-year-old High School senior steps into politics days before his graduation, as he is chosen to serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention
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