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Labour accuses Tories of ’cover up’ regarding public services
Labour have accused the Conservatives of "covering up" the scale of problems in the public sector, creating a multi-billion pound gap in department budgets.
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Irish author Edna O’Brien dies at age 93
After early novels that won international acclaim but were banned at home, the Irish author had a prolific career lasting more than half a century
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Inside the world’s largest cruise ship, which is five times bigger than the Titanic
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Olympics organizers apologize after another ’disrespectful’ mistake angers fans
Paris organisers have been forced to make another apology after partly ruining South Sudan’s Olympic debut in men’s basketball.
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British tourist, 22, stabbed in stomach at Tenerife holiday resort
A British man has been rushed to hospital with stab wounds in Tenerife today.
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King Charles ’may never see’ grandchildren as Prince Harry deems UK ’too unsafe’
In February Prince Harry lost his High Court challenge to the ruling that there was nothing unlawful in the decision to downgrade his taxpayer-funded police protection as a non-working royal
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All hands on deck: How Ukraine’s labor market is managing with a shortage of men
At a Jul. 22 meeting with IMF representatives, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Economy Tetyana Berezhna estimated that the country is 4.5 million people short of the population needed for economic recovery.
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Hate cleric ’raises £3m’ to buy a Scottish island and plans to transform it into an ’Islamic homeland’ with military-style training camps
The firebrand wants to create his own community on the island to prepare for the coming of the messiah - but has been accused of stoking sectarian tensions
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British man found dead near Portugal holiday home as police spotted with sniffer dogs
The unnamed 28-year-old Brit was reported missing form his holiday home in Saboia near the town of Odemira in Portugal’s Alentejo region, before the grim discovery was made
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One dead and dozens rescued in latest attempt to cross Channel
French authorities say they received call for help from overcrowded dinghy in early hours of Sunday
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Plane crash horror as aircraft ploughs into field killing two men in their 20s
Two men in their 20s, who are believed to be a pilot and passenger, have died after a two-seater light aeroplane crashed in a field in Thorganby, near Selby, on Sunday morning
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Lucy Letby’s chilling fate in jail includes facing ’prison napalm,’ attempts on her life, and bleak funeral plans
Until the day Lucy Letby dies, she will ’look over her shoulder’ in jail and be the target of violent inmates who deem her the ’lowest of low’, a former prison officer says
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A 69-year-old widower was left homeless after being conned out of £85,000 in a cruel romance scam
Rodrick Lodge thought he’d met the woman of his dreams but he ended up losing his £85,000 life savings and has been left homeless after falling victim to a romance scam
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‘Cliff edge’ deadline for UK digital visas still leaves 4m at risk of losing rights
Home Office urged to extend year-end date for expiry of biometric residence permits after postponing eVisas rollout
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Convicted rapist Steven van de Velde booed by fans during his first appearance at the Olympics
Steven van de Velde was booed by spectators in his first appearance at the Paris Olympic Games.
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New video from Manchester Airport captures moments leading up to man allegedly ’kicked in head by police’
A second video has emerged from Manchester Airport showing violent scenes moments before a police officer was filmed allegedly kicking a passenger in the head.
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Wealth taxes could raise £10bn to help plug Tory budget hole, say economists
Reforms to inheritance and capital gains taxes could reduce £20bn shortfall and combat UK’s widening wealth gap
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Keir Starmer and the Spanish PM reportedly discussed a youth mobility scheme
Labour leader reportedly did not reject Pedro Sánchez’s proposal for free movement agreement
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Israel announces strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon following a rocket attack that killed 12 in the Golan Heights
Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed revenge for strike on football pitch that left children among the dead
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Canadian women’s soccer team loses six points, coach banned over drone scandal
Canada were deducted six points in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament and their head coach Bev Priestman banned for a year, global governing body FIFA said on Saturday, following a drone spying scandal that has tainted their gold medal defence.
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How El Chapo’s son assisted the U.S. in arresting the legendary narco chief "El Mayo"
As a propeller plane on Thursday whirred towards the U.S.-Mexico border to cross illegally, U.S. agents raced to meet it at a small municipal airport near El Paso, Texas, and arrest two men who were part of Mexican drug trafficking royalty.
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Prince William could overturn king’s windfarm ban as he orders renewable energy review for estate
Wind turbines are among changes being considered by heir to the Duchy of Cornwall estate to tackle the climate crisis
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Tamberi reveals he lost wedding ring in Seine during Olympic ceremony
The Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi has apologised to his wife on social media after his wedding ring was lost in the River Seine during Friday’s opening ceremony.
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Samoa boxing coach dies in Olympic village in Paris as cause of death confirmed
Samoa boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito has died aged 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Olympic village in Paris, with the 60 year old passing away on Friday
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’At least 30 killed’ in strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced people
An Israeli airstrike has hit a school in central Gaza, killing at least 30 people, Palestinian health officials have said.