All news for 2025-01-11

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Harry and Meghan comfort wildfire victims and first responders in LA
Harry and Meghan have made a surprise appearance in LA as they met with wildfire victims and first responders.
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Meta, Amazon scale back diversity programs ahead of Trump inauguration
Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab and Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab are winding down diversity programs ahead of Republican Donald Trump’s...
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Two trams collide in Strasbourg leaving dozens injured
Several people have been injured after two trams crashed in the French city of Strasbourg.
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Chinese virologist continues risky virus tests 5 years after Covid lab leak
A Chinese scientist at the centre of the Covid origins debate is still carrying out "risky" research on coronaviruses, scientists have warned.
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Woman in her 20s tragically died after a 500ft fall while rock climbing in Spain
The woman was killed after she plunged 500ft in Malaga, a popular Brit tourist resort, while her male friend was able to make a miraculous escape and was rescued.
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Wayne Rooney lands new coaching role after Plymouth exit
Wayne Rooney has been out of work since December after being sacked by Plymouth Argyle but is set to get back into coaching next month.
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A woman paid thousands to a fake doctor for fillers, resulting in severe disfigurement
A former tattooist who left a woman "looking like a gargoyle" after giving her botched face fillers had been posing as a doctor at his aesthetics clinic...
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A child actor tragically lost his life in an LA wildfire
Former child star Rory Callum Sykes has died in the Los Angeles wildfires his devastated mum has revealed as she told how she was unable to put out the blaze.
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US and UK toughen sanctions on Russian oil industry
The Biden administration has imposed some of its toughest sanctions yet on Russia, in a move designed to hit Moscow’s energy revenue that is fuelling its war in Ukraine.
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Eight students injured in hammer attack at Tokyo university
Japanese police say 22-year-old woman arrested as witness describes panic after attacker ‘all of a sudden’ began swinging hammer in classroom.
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Temperature falls to -18.7C in north Scotland, a 15-year low for UK
Altnaharra in Highlands recorded -18.7C on Friday night, the coldest January overnight temperature since 2010.
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Sam Moore, the iconic voice of Sam & Dave, passed away at 89 due to surgery complications
Soul legend Sam Moore has died aged 89 after facing complications while recovering from surgery.
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Twelve Reform UK councillors are resigning in protest against Nigel Farage’s leadership
Twelve Reform UK councillors are reportedly set to quit the party in protest over Nigel Farage’s leadership.
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Bodycam footage reveals New Orleans terrorist firing at police before being fatally shot
Newly-released bodycam footage shows the dramatic close-range shootout between police and the man who killed 14 people in New Orleans on New Year’s Day.
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Three teenagers arrested for murder after boy fatally stabbed at bus station
Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a ‘popular, well-liked’ boy who was stabbed to death at a bus station on Bedford.
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Network provider to shut down mobile internet access
Millions of Brits could find their mobile phones cut off from the internet very soon.
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Premier League player arrested during training over allegations of non-consensual sex tape creation
A Premier League star was arrested by police in the middle of a training session on suspicion of making a sex tape without consent, before being released without further action.