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Hamas releases two Israeli hostages in Gaza to the Red Cross, with a third to be freed soon
Two hostages have arrived in Israel after Hamas handed them over to the Red Cross in southern Gaza.
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Philadelphia plane crash kills six, including a girl, marking the second US aircraft tragedy in two days
A crash involving a Learjet 55 has been confirmed in the area of Northeast Philadelphia, just two days on since a devastating crash claimed the lives of 67 people in Washington DC.
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North Korean soldier shouted ’Kim Jong-un’ before committing suicide on the battlefield
An elite Ukrainian soldier has revealed how North Korean troops are blowing themselves up with grenades to avoid being captured alive.
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Billionaire plans to construct a statue of the Virgin Mary that surpasses the height of Christ the Redeemer
An iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil could soon be dwarfed by a new statue of Jesus’s mother.
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Medical jet with six onboard crashes in Philadelphia, igniting homes
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said it could not ‘confirm any survivors’ aboard plane that went down near Roosevelt Mall.
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Just Stop Oil protester, 78, moved to home detention after monitoring tag discovered
Gaie Delap had prison term extended because contractors could not find wrist strap of right size.
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OpenAI launches o3-mini reasoning model after DeepSeek craze
OpenAI on Friday released o3-mini, an AI model that focuses on improved reasoning capabilities at a more modest cost than its predecessor.
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$25,640 recovered from Chinese scammers involved in the Ant Ranch scheme
South African authorities have recovered R475,000 from Chinese “click a button” app Ponzi scammers (~$25,640 USD).
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Stuart MacMillan and Monat reach a settlement in the ’mafia family’ lawsuit
Former Monat President Stuart MacMillan and owners Luis and Rayner Urdaneta have settled the legal dispute against them.
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Cruel parents starved their teen ballerina daughter until she weighed only 4 stone
A couple, from Australia, forced their teenage daughter to follow a strict diet, take part in intense ballet training and taught her to become fully reliant on them - they have been jailed for neglect.
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Car tax changes starting in April will double the fees for owners of certain vehicles
The new rules will see millions of drivers have to pay more in car tax, with those affected including owners of new cars less than a year old.
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Prince Andrew faces massive bill to repair his mansion as pictures show shocking state of home
The Duke of York has been told his 30-room Royal Lodge home is in "desperate" need of repair and is in grave danger of "irrevocable decay" if he does not carry out maintenance work.
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Dublin woman loses €25,000 to a scammer posing as Chris Martin
The finance worker, using the pseudonym Sinead, said she was initially contacted by the scammer on Twitter after she responded to a post by Coldplay’s management on the social network.
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Authorities in Netherlands and Spain arrest suspects accused of supplying encrypted ’Sky’ phones to criminals
Authorities confiscated real estate and cryptocurrency from the suspects.
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Encrypted chats reveal rival factions within Serbia’s ruling party
KRIK reports that energy deals feature prominently in encrypted messages between a drug trafficker and his associates, including a pro-government businessman.
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Speeding drug dealer hits pedestrian, sending him into the back of a BMW convertible
A young man was thrown into the air and landed in the backseat of a BMW convertible after being struck by a speeding drug dealer.
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British soft play entrepreneur jailed for 25 years after being ordered to unlock iPhone at airport
Steven Paul McInally was stopped by border guards at Orlando International Airport when he arrived for a holiday in Florida. He had almost 4,000 images of child abuse on his phone.
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LBC host ejects ’numbskull’ US columnist from live show for supporting wild Trump claim
Iain Dale ordered Kurt Schlichter to be taken off air after the US columnist supported Donald Trump’s ludicrous claim that diversity hiring was to blame for a tragic plane crash in DC
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Birmingham residents lament as rubbish piles up, with rats as big as feet
Since the council declared itself bankrupt, and bin workers went on strike, the city’s streets have become clogged with bin bags and fly-tipping.
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UK drill rapper Digga D, sentenced to four years in prison, releases a defiant statement
UK musician Digga D, whose real name is Rhys Herbert, has been jailed after he pleaded guilty to two charges relating to the importation and supply of the Class B drug.
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US investigates if DeepSeek acquired Nvidia chips through Singapore firms, bypassing export restrictions
US officials are probing whether Chinese AI startup DeepSeek bought advanced Nvidia Corp. semiconductors through third parties in Singapore, circumventing US restrictions on sales of chips used for artificial intelligence tasks...
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Hamas announces names of three more Israeli hostages to be released over the weekend
Hamas has released the names of the three Israeli hostages who are set be freed this weekend.
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Judges in Sara Sharif family court case named following appeal ruling
In October 2019, a social worker told a court they assessed that Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother were "able to meet Sara and [a sibling’s] needs for safety, stability, emotional warmth and guidance".
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Bishop of Liverpool retires amid misconduct allegations, with a female bishop among the accusers
One of the allegations came from another bishop, who accused the Right Reverend Dr John Perumbalath of sexual harassment. He denies the claims and has insisted: "This is not a resignation occasioned by fault or by any admission of liability."
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Former Barclays CEO prepares for explosive trial over City regulator’s allegations of ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Court papers seen by the Guardian mean Jes Staley’s appeal against FCA ruling will demand answers on links to sex offender.
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