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Figures reveal that fifty pubs per month closed during the first half of the year in England and Wales
Number of pubs open fell to 39,096 by end of June and experts say tax rises in 2025 could result in more closures
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What we’ve learned about the Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Norwegian connections to Hezbollah’s pagers
A Bulgarian company with Norwegian links has surfaced in the supply chain of the pagers that detonated in Lebanon this week, killing 37 people and injuring several thousand others.
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An attack on a convoy of foreign diplomats in Pakistan has resulted in the death of a police officer
A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said.
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More than 100 people have been killed or are missing as the Sinaloa Cartel’s violent conflict intensifies in Mexico
Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico’s western Sinaloa state since rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel began clashing on Sept 9, local authorities said on Friday, with gruesome violence showing no signs of abating.
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Labour has ruled out suspending further arms exports to Israel, calling such a move a "mistake"
Israel and terrorist organisation Hezbollah have exchanged a volley of rockets following amid the ongoing war in Gaza where tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians have been killed
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Kate Middleton has been pictured for the first time since providing an update on her cancer battle
The Princess of Wales, 42, was seen heading to church this morning and was pictured in a car with her husband, Prince William. King Charles and Queen Camilla also attended church
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At least 33 people have been killed in Iran following an explosion at a coal mine
33 people have been killed and 17 others injured following an explosion at a coal mine in Iran.
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A terrifying moment unfolded when lightning struck a home in Stoke as the UK was hit by a powerful megastorm
A scary clip captured on a home security camera shows the moment lightning lights the skies and hits a property in Stoke-on-Trent as a loud noise echoes around the neighbourhood
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Boeing starts furloughs for thousands as strike continues
Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab said furloughs began on Friday for thousands of employees in Washington State and Oregon, after more than 32,000 workers went on strike last week, halting production of the U.S. planemaker’s best-selling 737 MAX and other jets.
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Stellantis Chair John Elkann has been targeted in a €75 million asset seizure over alleged tax fraud
An Italian judge has seized money and assets worth almost 75 million euros ($84 million) from five people, including Stellantis (STLAM.MI), opens new tab and Ferrari (RACE.MI), opens new tab Chair John Elkann, as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud, prosecutors said on Friday.
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Netanyahu says Israel has hit Hezbollah in ways ‘it could not have imagined’; school in Gaza bombed by Israel
Israel PM says militant group will now ‘understand the message’; seven killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced people, rescuers say
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Angela Rayner denies breaking any rules after accepting a free stay in a £2 million New York flat
Angela Rayner has denied breaking rules over a holiday she took to New York with an MP friend – saying she was, if anything, ‘overly transparent’ about the trip.
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Cards Against Humanity is suing Elon Musk for $15 million over a bizarre dispute
The maker of the adult party game Cards Against Humanity is suing Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, for allegedly trespassing on and damaging its property in Texas.
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Joshua future in doubt after mauling by dominant Dubois
Daniel Dubois sensationally dismantled fellow Briton Anthony Joshua in five rounds to catapult himself into global sporting stardom in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
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CPS twice decided not to prosecute Mohamed Al Fayed over sexual abuse allegations
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said it twice did not bring charges against Mohamed Al Fayed over sex abuse claims.
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Dad allegedly attempted to smuggle £1,000,000 worth of cannabis into the UK using a child’s suitcase
A man has been charged with drug smuggling after allegedly trying to sneak £1million worth of cannabis into the UK.
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Four people are dead and dozens injured following a mass shooting in Alabama
Four people were shot dead in the street in a nightlife area in Alabama last night, according to police.
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A man and his son have been jailed for a £1 million fraud involving the National Trust
A building surveyor has been jailed for swindling the National Trust out of more than £1 million through false invoices.
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Oleksandr Usyk was a no-show just hours before the fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois
Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk has been due to meet fans at an event near Wembley Stadium, where the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois fight will take place
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The safes on tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht, Bayesian, may contain data related to intelligence services
Divers searching British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht off Sicily have found safes holding potentially sensitive intelligence data, sources have claimed.
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From Left to Right: Macron’s sudden move will sideline the left but boost Le Pen’s sway
France’s political crisis has reached such depths that it took Emmanuel Macron nearly two months after parliamentary elections just to choose a prime minister.
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Microsoft has selected a notorious former nuclear site as the location to power its AI operations
America’s Three Mile Island energy plant, the site of the worst nuclear accident in US history, is preparing to reopen as Microsoft looks for ways to satisfy its growing energy needs.
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What is Hezbollah in Lebanon and will it go to war with Israel?
Twenty five people were killed and at least 600 injured in Lebanon on Wednesday when walkie-talkies used by members of the armed group Hezbollah exploded, the country’s health ministry says.
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Local officials say 22 killed, including 13 children, in an Israeli strike on Gaza, while the IDF claims it hit Hamas fighters
Some 22 people, including 13 children and six women, have been killed in an Israeli strike on a shelter in Gaza, local officials have reported, while the IDF said it targeted a Hamas command centre.
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Burglar awarded £5m after being stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen
Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knives