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French police arrest founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot
Isaac Steidl being held over site used by criminals including man convicted of recruiting strangers to rape his wife.
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Hollywood Boulevard evacuated as wildfires spread; death toll rises
Hollywood Boulevard has been evacuated as the "apocalyptic" wildfires ravaging LA continue to spread.
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Ministers may reinstate retired general to lead armed forces amid reforms
The UK military leadership faces a potential shake-up as the search for a new Chief of Defence Staff intensifies.
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UK to target people traffickers with innovative sanctions scheme
New sanctions will target the finances of people smuggling networks in government attempts to stop migrants crossing the English Channel.
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Parents let girl, 9, get tattoo in homage to Donald Trump
A tattooist has been criticised after he gave a permanent tattoo to a nine-year-old girl in a video that went viral online.
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Pound falls below $1.23 to 14-month low
The pound has dropped to a 14-month low in early trading in London, as the bond-market sell-off fuels anxiety over UK assets.
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Tories enjoyed 102-year-old cognac at party during Sunak’s final months as PM
Conservative ministers knocked back a 102-year-old bottle of cognac at a party just months before Rishi Sunak left office, the Foreign Office has revealed.
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Western components still used in Russia’s cyberwar efforts despite sanctions
Russia is experiencing strong growth in the data processing and storage center market, thanks largely to high demand from the public sector.
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Keir Starmer blocks national inquiry into child grooming gangs as Badenoch skewers PM for risking ‘cover-up’
Kemi Badenoch’s bid for a national inquiry into child rape gangs was tonight blocked by Labour MPs.
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18-year-old arrested for murder after mother shot dead outside church
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother shot dead at a wake in London.
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Japanese yakuza leader admits to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons.
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Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok
A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on the dual Cambodian-French national as he arrived in Thai capital from Cambodia’s Siem Reap.
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Kate Middleton celebrates 43rd birthday, plans return to work
Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, turns 43 today, and will mark her birthday in Windsor with Prince William, and their children; George, 11, Charlotte, nine, and six-year-old Louis.
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Hamas hostage’s body found with possible son’s remains in Gaza tunnel
Yosef AlZayadni’s body was discovered in southern Gaza by Israeli soldiers amid claims Israel and Hamas are considering a ceasefire deal, which would free the remaining hostages.
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Tottenham star Rodrigo Bentancur carried off on stretcher after receiving oxygen on pitch
The Uruguayan appeared to hit his head on the turf as he stooped to head a corner in the opening exchanges of the Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool on Wednesday.
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Hollywood Boulevard evacuated amid Los Angeles wildfires
Firefighters are battling to get under control a blaze near the iconic Hollywood Boulevard - and streets around Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Madame Tussauds are packed with traffic.
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Missing Brit’s body found naked on Thai beach after argument
Regan Kelly, 28, from Selsdon, south London, had just started a month-long trip to Thailand when his family tragically...
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NASA astronauts on ISS say they don’t feel like castaways
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams originally planned to go to space for just eight days but got stuck on the ISS when their Boeing Starliner spacecraft started experiencing problems.
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Manchester United star Harry Maguire handed ban after driving at 85mph in a 50mph zone
The footballer was caught on camera driving his Range Rover at 85mph in a 50mph zone near Manchester Airport in March.
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Man who exploded Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI
The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT...
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Ryanair sues ‘unruly’ passenger it says disrupted Dublin to Lanzarote flight
Airline seeking €15,000 in damages over ‘inexcusable’ behaviour it says forced plane to divert to Portugal.
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’Europe’s largest battery farm’ built on former coal mine
Work is under way to create what has been described as Europe’s largest battery storage project at Coalburn in South Lanarkshire.
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Far-right group Blood and Honour has assets frozen by government
The neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, which is linked to parts of the skinhead music scene...
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UK Athletics charged with manslaughter over death of Paralympian
UK Athletics has been charged with manslaughter over the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei.
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Mother ’not surprised’ by son’s death on London bus
The mother of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London has said she is not surprised her son was killed.