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Wes Streeting confirms he will stand if Labour leadership race is triggered

Ex-health secretary sets out fledgling policy platform – including call for new special relationship with EUWes Streeting has confirmed that he will run to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister if a leadership contest is triggered and called for a “proper contest” to be held for the role.Speaking a...

Raphael Boyd 3 months ago

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At least eight people killed in Bangkok rail crossing collision

Thai authorities say 32 others injured near Makkasan station after freight train strikes bus and fire breaks out At least eight people were killed and 32 others were injured in Thailand after a freight train struck a bus at a rail crossing in Bangkok, rescue officials and a deputy transport minister...

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Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state.

3 months ago

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Two men arrested in London after man run over by van in Birmingham

Men arrested at ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march meeting point over incident on Thursday after flags were removed from lamp-postsTwo men have been arrested in London after an incident in Birmingham in which a man was run over by a van after flags were removed from lamp-posts.Officers arrested the men at Eu...

Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent 3 months ago

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Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.

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Soldier dies after falling from horse at Royal Windsor Horse show

Member of King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery received medical treatment but died at scene after sustaining serious injuriesA service person has died after falling from their horse after a display at the Royal Windsor Horse show, police said.The soldier, part of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery...

Daniel Lavelle 3 months ago

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Lauren Boebert suggests Trump withheld funds to Colorado over prosecution of election denier

Republican said she hoped recent commutation of Tina Peters by governor would free up federal funding for clean drinking waterRepublican congresswoman Lauren Boebert suggested that Donald Trump blocked funds for a clean drinking water project in her state over the prosecution of election denier Tina...

Robert Mackey and staff 3 months ago

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Soldier dies after falling from horse at Royal Windsor Horse Show

The soldier, part of the Royal Horse Artillery, died at the scene after the fall on Friday evening.

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New York commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike

Workers at the Long Island Rail Road, serving the eastern New York metropolitan area, walked off the job on SaturdayNorth America’s largest commuter rail system was shut down on Saturday after unionized workers in the New York City area went on strike .The Long Island Rail Road that serves the city’...

Associated Press 3 months ago

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Soldier dies after falling from horse at Royal Windsor Horse Show

The soldier, part of the Royal Horse Artillery, died at the scene after the fall on Friday evening.

3 months ago

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Arrest of Iraqi terror suspect with alleged links to Iran’s Quds Force is astonishing but not surprising

It has long been suspected the Revolutionary Guards – specifically its Quds Force – was responsible for recent terror attacks in London, Canada and across EuropeThe arrest by US authorities of an alleged Iraqi commander of an Iranian-backed militia group now accused of responsibility for 18 terroris...

Jason Burke International security correspondent 3 months ago

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Massive queues shut Swatch stores as hundreds clamour for £335 limited edition watch

Hundreds of people have been queueing outside branches across the UK to get the £335 item.

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Harlem Renaissance documentary finally gets global premiere 50 years after cameras rolled

Once Upon a Time in Harlem, completed by relatives of William Greaves after his death, showcased at CannesIn 1969, the pioneering documentarian William Greaves wrote of his fury over the racially degrading stereotypes that white film producers threw up on American screens. “It became clear to me tha...

Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent 3 months ago

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Peacock ‘invasion’ of Italian seaside town ruffles feathers

With Punta Marina residents loving or loathing the incomers, ‘peacock rangers’ have been appointed to defuse tensionsFederico Bruni was sitting on a bench, eating a piadina romagnola (flatbread sandwich) and minding his own business, when a peacock strutted up in the hope of a few crumbs. High-pitch...

Angela Giuffrida in Punta Marina. 3 months ago

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Divers in Maldives resume search for Italian scuba divers who drowned in cave

Authorities previously suspended recovery operation for bodies of four divers believed to have died while exploring Vaavu Atoll caveDivers in the Maldives have resumed their search for the bodies of four Italian scuba divers who drowned while exploring a deep underwater cave.Due to rough weather on...

Donna Ferguson 3 months ago

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Senior IS leader killed in joint operation, US and Nigeria say

President Donald Trump said the operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

3 months ago

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Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton win battle to stop 29-storey block being built by Thames

Planning inspector backs council’s rejection of development which was ‘not exemplary, extraordinary, remarkable or distinctive, just tall’Celebrities including Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger have defeated plans to build a 29-storey tower on the banks of the River Thames.Jagger, along with fello...

Daniel Lavelle 3 months ago

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Senior IS leader killed in joint operation, US and Nigeria say

President Donald Trump said the operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

3 months ago

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Andalucíans to vote in election seen as gauge of Spain’s wider political change

Conservatives expected to keep majority as socialists face drubbing and ballot tests trajectory of far-right Vox partyVoters in the southern Spanish region of Andalucía will cast their ballots in an election this weekend that is likely to deliver an absolute majority to the conservative People’s par...

Sam Jones in Madrid 3 months ago

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‘Research here is world class’: son of Steve Jobs looks to invest in UK cancer care

After death of his father, Reed Jobs is keen for his $1bn venture capital fund Yosemite to make a difference“I saw my dad have cancer when I was a kid, and unfortunately that happens far too often. And that really motivated me to try to transform outcomes for other people out there.”Reed Jobs is tal...

Julia Kollewe 3 months ago

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Republican Louisiana senator in tough primary after Trump backs opponent

Bill Cassidy raised ire of US president for voting to impeach after January 6 – so Trump is backing Julia LetlowThe power of Donald Trump’s endorsement will be put to its latest test on Saturday, when Louisiana holds primary elections in which the US senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to impeach the pr...

Chris Stein 3 months ago

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The race to replace Starmer is on - but he still faces a momentous choice

Labour is consumed by drama, but the PM still faces big decisions - and what could be his final choice.

3 months ago

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Florida tightens rules on capturing giant manta rays but stops short of full ban

Move follows upsetting viral video of ray being manhandled into unmarked boat in Florida waters last yearWildlife officials in Florida will continue to allow threatened giant manta rays to be taken from the ocean, but have tightened their policies after a viral video showed a captured ray in severe...

Richard Luscombe in Miami 3 months ago

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At least five people pardoned by Trump for Capitol attack accused of new crimes

Ryan Nichols is the latest such person to face charges after he allegedly brandished a gun during an argumentThe number of president’s supporters accused of committing new crimes after Donald Trump pardoned them for their roles in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack recently increased to at least f...

Ramon Antonio Vargas 3 months ago

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