All news for 2024-07-22

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Hacker sentenced to prison after Jobcentre experiences cyber attacks
A university student who created malware targeting government websites while living with his parents has been jailed for 21 months.
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Campaigners in court over Magna Carta incident
Two women in their 80s have denied damaging the glass around the Magna Carta at the British Library on 10 May.
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Black woman charged after using n-word on social media
The charge relates to a post on X about Sweden and Newcastle footballer Alexander Isak
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The attack happened in the Flathead National Forest about 2 miles north of Columbia Falls
A man picking berries shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked in a surprise encounter.
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Tourist collapses after King’s Guard horse bites her during photo attempt
A King’s Guard horse bit a tourist who then collapsed to the floor with a visible injury on her arm, footage posted to YouTube on Sunday, 21 July shows.
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Missing British tourist found ’exhausted but alive’ 12 days after disappearing
A British tourist who disappeared on the Spanish island of Mallorca 12 days ago has finally been found.
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Child’s neck and head brutally mauled by unregistered XL Bully
A 10-year-old child is in hospital after they were bitten by an XL Bully dog.
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Project 1984: What Trump’s re-election portends for civil and political rights in America
At its convention in Milwaukee, the Republican Party officially nominated Donald Trump as their presidential candidate.
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Failed Rwanda deportation scheme cost £700m, says Yvette Cooper
Home secretary describes Tory policy that Labour has axed as ‘the biggest waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen’
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Officer from Italy forced to quit UK police due to post-Brexit barriers
Dani says his £26,000 salary is not high enough to sponsor his wife so she can join him in Britain
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Passengers stranded for 50 hours in airport after IT outage cancels more flights
Holidaymakers have been stranded inside Corfu Airport for more than 50 hours after an IT glitch disrupted flights back to the UK.
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Royal Navy sailor under investigation for ’stealing secrets from nuclear submarine’
A sailor in the Royal Navy has been accused of stealing secrets from a nuclear submarine.
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Millions of public sector workers due to get pay rises
In a major test for the new Government, Chancellor Rachel Reeves must decide whether to accept recommendations from pay review bodies (PRBs) on how much wages should increase
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Azerbaijani Government has spent 19 mln euros for the Cultural Center in Berlin
In case you are willing to hold various events each year in order to advocate and promote the culture of Azerbaijan, how would you organise it?
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Kyrgyz activist imprisoned for Facebook posts claims she was framed
Kanykei Aranova says someone else created a Facebook profile in her name, and posted the anti-government messages that led to her conviction.
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Gunman kills 5 at retirement home in Croatia, then ’sits at cafe with drink’
Five people were killed today in the Home for the Elderly and Infirm in Mažuranićeva Street in Daruvar, Croatia, according to local media reports
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Ryanair profits drop by nearly 50% due to reduced summer fares
Europe’s largest airline says passengers are waiting until later in the season to book tickets
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BT fined more than £17m over ‘catastrophic’ 999 call failure
System missed 14,000 emergency calls after technical faults caused nearly 11 hours of disruption last summer
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Boy, 15, shot dead during family fun day at ‘Teletubbies park’
A 15-year-old boy has been shot dead during a ‘family fun day’ at a park in Notting Hill.
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Prince George beams in brand new birthday snap taken by Kate Middleton
The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a brand new picture of their eldest child Prince George that shows him growing up fast as he celebrates his 11th birthday today
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Kamala Harris vows to ’earn and win nomination’ in first statement following Biden’s withdrawal
Kamala Harris reacted to Joe Biden’s exit from the US presidential election on X, thanking him for his "extraordinary" leadership while also confirming her intention to run as the Democrat presidential candidate
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11-year-old girl falls to her death from seventh-floor balcony during family vacation in Majorca
An 11-year-old girl has tragically died after falling from the seventh floor of a hotel she was staying at with her family while on holiday in the Spanish island of Majorca