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Police ’foiled ISIS terror attack plot’ hours before England played in Euro 2024 final
England lost to Spain in the Euro 2024 final and reports claim police in Berlin foiled a terror plot just hours before kick-off at the showpiece fixture in the Olympiastadion
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Gordon Brown launches London’s first ‘multibank’ amid UK child poverty fears
The ex-PM is opening the new facility supplying food and basic necessities against a backdrop of concerns for the wellbeing of children over the summer holidays
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Israel strikes Yemen port after Houthi rebels attack Tel Aviv
Oil depot and electrical installations reportedly targeted in powerful attack on Red Sea port city
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Nigerian authorities intensify crackdown on illegal refining sites
Nigerian anti-crime authorities announced Wednesday they had deactivated two illegal refining sites containing two ovens, two dug-out pits, and three storage units filled with large amounts of stolen crude oil in the Konsho area of Akassa, Bayelsa State.
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Russian national sentenced for illegally transporting U.S. military technology to Russia
A Russian national was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for smuggling American military technology into Russia, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
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British tourist dies while swimming off Greek island during intense heat
A British holidaymaker has died after falling unconscious in extreme temperatures on a popular Greek island.
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Ticket machines go down at stations in wake of CrowdStrike chaos
The meltdown chaos comes after the world’s biggest IT disaster struck, with thousands of Brits stranded abroad, left without prescriptions or access to the GP
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Holidaymakers warned of more airport delays after global Windows outage
Flyers advised to check with providers for ‘extra steps’, with at least 45 UK flights cancelled on Saturday
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Woman arrested in Leeds after car ‘set alight’ with children inside
Police hold 19-year-old on suspicion of arson after two children were rescued from burning vehicle
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Former Dublin factory designated for asylum seekers is torched
Ex-Crown Paints building in Coolock had been the scene of a large protest
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Nationalist campaigner for the Ukrainian language is shot dead in Lviv
Iryna Farion, 60, a former MP known for her opposition to officials speaking in Russian, was attacked on the street
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Crowdstrike IT chaos could mean some workers fail to get paid
On Friday morning, the world ground to a halt as an IT glitch caused by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike lead airline and bank systems to falter, causing widespread chaos
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Terrifying moment as cowardly driver abandons fiancee to die after high-speed crash
New footage shows how a man callously left his fiancée to die after recklessly crashing his car while she was in the passenger seat.
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At least 11 people killed as bridge collapses due to severe flooding in China
At least 11 people have died after a bridge was destroyed by a torrent of flood water in China in the wake of a period of heavy rainfall, with a major rescue operation under way
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New Sunak appointments result in four out of ten Tory MPs being on the frontbench
Conservative members are doubling up on shadow roles after election wipeout severely reduced their numbers
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Full recovery from ‘largest IT outage in history’ could take weeks
Fault in CrowdStrike software update linked to Windows PCs may require each computer to be fixed individually
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Tech boss apologises for chaos on busiest travel day of the year
Airports, train operators, banks, football clubs, news organisations and big companies in several other sectors have all been hit by a major worldwide IT outage.
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Russian court sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison
Reporter found guilty of spying in trial thought to have been rushed in preparation for prisoner swap
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Judge schedules Harvey Weinstein sexual assault retrial for November
Weinstein, 72, appears in court in New York after 2020 conviction was overturned earlier this year
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Alleged killer of former Rolls-Royce designer arrested in France
Police say Serbian man detained near Paris after 74-year-old Ian Cameron was stabbed to death at home in Germany
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Yorkshire Water bosses get hefty bonuses after company failed customers
CEO and CFO given total of £616,000 for a year in which some residents struggled to go about daily lives
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’Chaos’ in UK as air and rail travel disrupted by global IT outage
More than 3,000 flights cancelled worldwide after problem affecting Microsoft Windows
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UK to resume funding to UN Palestine relief agency Unrwa
David Lammy’s decision marks a rare split between the UK and the US on policy towards Gaza
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Police hunt for prisoner after escape from London hospital
Graham Gomm, 63, had been on remand for burglary offences at HMP Wormwood Scrubs