All news for 2024-05-22

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Russia mysteriously deletes threat to redraw Baltic Sea border
Defense ministry plan had sparked alarm among NATO allies.
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Eurostar announces how EU’s post-Brexit rules will change journeys out of London
Eurostar passengers from the UK will have to use electronic kiosks before checking in for London departures when new post-Brexit EU border rules come in this year.
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Disney’s Pixar Animation to lay off about 14% of workforce
Pixar Animation Studios, which produced such classic films as "Toy Story" and "Up," began laying off about 14% of its workforce Tuesday as it scales back development of original streaming series, according to a source familiar with the development.
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UK says neutral countries should join NATO if they want protection
Grant Shapps said there should be “no place for neutrality” amid rising threats from Russia.
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Nigerian students at Teesside University ordered to leave UK after currency crash
University informs Home Office and withdraws sponsorship from those struggling with fees after drop in value of naira
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Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state
Irish leader declares ‘unequivocal support’ for two-state solution, as Israel recalls ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid and Oslo
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Myanmar militia group central to cyber-scam network
A militia group allied with Myanmar’s military rulers is at the center of a network of illegal casinos and cyber-scam compounds, which use trafficked people to contact victims online and extort money from them, an activist group said in a report published today.
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Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells breaks down during grilling at Horizon inquiry
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells broke down at the Horizon IT inquiry as she was grilled over evidence she gave to MPs at a previous panel – and whether she misled them over the scandal.
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Brits evacuated from ’paradise’ turned hellhole New Caledonia amid deadly riots and Haiti-style bloodshed
Video shows the devastating impact of riots in New Caledonia
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‘Limbless human torso’ found in Mitcham river ‘belongs to Sarah Mayhew, 38, who was murdered then chopped up by couple’
Woman’s limbs and head found when dog took human bone to owner in park
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New Kate Middleton portrait in Tatler sparks backlash, leaving fans horrified
A brand new portrait of the Princess of Wales is to feature on the cover of the new edition of Tatler magazine to honour her "courage and dignity" - but many royal fans have been left baffled by her depiction
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Avoiding sanctions: European trucks reach Russia via Belarus
Belarusian car suppliers are in uproar. Some cars from Europe are no longer allowed into Belarus by Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.
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New evidence supports allegations that the Adani Group overcharged for coal
On January 9, 2014, the bulk carrier MV Kalliopi L docked at Ennore port in Chennai, the southern Indian city in Tamil Nadu, after a two-week voyage from Indonesia.
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UK inflation falls by less than expected to 2.3%, reducing chance of June rate cut
Drop in April is smaller than forecast but level is still lowest in almost three years
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Inmates used plastic cutlery to dig through the walls of Winchester prison
One in 10 prisons in England and Wales barely fit for purpose, says audit of prisoner treatment
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Tory MP Craig Mackinlay discloses that his hands and feet have been amputated due to sepsis
Mackinlay will return to public life on Wednesday for the first time since being diagnosed last September