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Russian deserter reveals grim reality of life on the front lines in Ukraine
Russian deserter who escaped after being wounded in Ukraine reveals the brutal conditions on the front lines, including forced contracts, extrajudicial executions, and rampant substance abuse among soldiers.
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British government to boost fight against illegal migrants
UK government to boost staff, crack down on employers, in bid to fight people smuggling.
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Campaign for national water discount to address regional inequalities
Fourteen charities say the government has a ‘huge opportunity’ to support people living in poverty with their water costs.
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Family of british man arrested in Serbia appeals for government help
The family of Sadik Duraku, a British citizen detained in Serbia on war crimes charges, is calling on the UK government for more support.
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In Plymouth those responsible for the rape of the girls have been arrested
The victims were aged between 14 and 16 at the time.
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Afghan women arrive in Edinburgh to complete medical degrees after Taliban restrictions cut their studies short
Three-year campaign by parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan brings 19 trainee doctors to Scotland
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Key figures behind Mike Lynch’s legal victories now embroiled in tragedy following superyacht sinking
Mike Lynch, a top lawyer who was part of his fraud trial and a key defence witness are just three of the six still missing after the tech tycoon’s yacht sunk in a tornado off Sicily.
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Young girl ‘aged 8’ stabbed at block of flats with two arrested
A young girl has been stabbed in a block of flats in Christchurch, Dorset.
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Rachel Reeves plans to raise taxes and cut spending in the October budget
Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger-than-expected growth in first half of 2024
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The world’s oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, passes away at the age of 117
Supercentenarian who died in her sleep had lived through two world wars and Spain’s civil war
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Nigel Farage flies to the US again for the second time in seven weeks since becoming Clacton MP
Nigel Farage is the keynote speaker at Saturday’s “Keep Arizona Free Summit”, and the Clacton MP - and Reform UK leader - has already been paid an upfront deposit of nearly £12,000 for the speech.
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Chef Recaldo Thomas dies in Bayesian superyacht sinking; first photo of him released
The body of a man recovered near the Bayesian yacht is believed to be that of Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian-Antiguan chef who was working on the boat
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Mohammed Akram sentenced to life in prison for multiple convictions of sexual and physical abuse
Mohammed Akram, 64, denied any wrongdoing but was convicted of nine charges involving the serious sexual and physical abuse of three women across Forth Valley, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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Divers ’open hole’ in sunken superyacht - but have just 10 minutes to search for bodies
The Bayesian superyacht is still largely intact on the seabed, but the depth makes it difficult to access, and the time window divers have make searches incredibly tight.
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Mike Lynch’s co-defendant in US fraud trial ‘fatally struck’ by car while jogging
Stephen Chamberlain was VP of finance for Autonomy, the firm co-founded by British tech tycoon missing in Sicily
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German court rejects appeal by former Nazi secretary over involvement in 10,500 murders
Irmgard Furchner, 99, was found guilty in 2022 of being an accessory to killings at Stutthof concentration camp
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Huge fire erupts at block of flats in south-east London
A block of flats has caught on fire in south-east London with 70 firefighters called to put out the blaze.
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Final moments of the Bayesian yacht as it is battered by a storm before sinking
Newly released CCTV footage has shown the moment the Bayesian superyacht was engulfed by a suspected waterspout.
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UK schools are removing LGBTQ+ books after complaints from parents
A special investigation reveals more than half of UK school librarians surveyed by Index have been asked to remove books from their shelves.
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The sons of the Nigerian president and his tycoon friend co-owned a company together
The Nigerian president’s son owned an offshore company with the son of a tycoon who recently received the contract to build a 700-kilometer highway spanning the West African country’s coast, leaked corporate documents reveal.
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Beloved BBC actor John Clegg, known for his roles in "It Ain’t Half Hot Mum" and "Dad’s Army", dies as tributes pour in
It Ain’t Half Hot Mum star John Clegg, who was best known as Gunner Graham, has died, aged 90, with tributes pouring in for the BBC actor
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King Charles to visit Southport to meet people affected by stabbings and riot
King to meet some of children who survived attack in which three girls were killed and thank emergency workers
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Divers resume search for six missing in bayesian yacht sinking
Tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, often referred to as the British Bill Gates, is reportedly missing after his Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm on Monday.
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Rocket explosion during testing at the new UK spaceport in Shetland
Rocket Factory Augsburg reports that an ‘anomaly’ caused the ‘loss of the stage,’ confirming no injuries occurred.
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Phil Donahue, the influential U.S. daytime talk show host, passes away at 88
The TV personality launched his namesake show in 1967 and covered wide-ranging issues for over 6,000 episodes