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Vampire-obsessed man detained after dumping animal corpses outside churches in New Forest

Benjamin Lewis, who believed drinking blood would prolong life, will be kept in hospital for treatmentA man fascinated with vampires and graveyards who apparently believed he would live for ever if he drank blood has been detained in hospital after being caught dumping animal corpses outside churche...

Steven Morris 3 weeks ago

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John Oliver on police surveillance: ‘Big Brother on steroids’

The host tore into ‘wildly invasive’ cameras, microphones and license plate readers that police use to track AmericansJohn Oliver discussed the tools that police are using to keep track of Americans on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight.In recent years, the use of surveillance technology has ex...

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Paris prosecutor investigates alleged bullying in government departments after suicide attempt

Internal inquiries also opened after two suicides and two attempted suicides of staff in departments connected to PM’s officeThe Paris state prosecutor has opened a preliminary inquiry into alleged workplace bullying after the attempted suicide of a staff member in a department connected to the Fren...

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris 3 weeks ago

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Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’

Expert says people face being filmed without their consent as $89 Anko smartglasses sell out in stores and onlineGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKmart has sold out of Anko-branded $89 camera glasses across Australia, which a digital rights expert says presents a “privacy n...

Josh Taylor Technology reporter 3 weeks ago

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Alan Jones argues ‘rivalry’ and ‘treachery’ but after decades wielding the sword of public opinion, he’s the one on trial

His legal strategy was apparent from the very first. Jones will, it was explicitly stated, seek to undermine the ‘credibility and reliability’ of his accusersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlan Jones has enjoyed decades as the centre of attention, as the wielder of power....

Ben Doherty 3 weeks ago

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Most Sydney road tolls to keep rising after Transurban accused of blocking reforms

Handful of tollroads to get one-off price cuts but WestConnex toll to keep rising at least 4% a yearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe cost of using Sydney’s biggest toll road will continue to rise at least 4% a year after the multinational private operator was accused of...

Luca Ittimani 3 weeks ago

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Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies aged 66

Tributes paid across industry to provocative journalist who died after short illnessThe writer and broadcaster Rod Liddle, a prominent columnist for the Sunday Times and the Sun, has died after a short illness.Liddle, whose provocative style attracted both praise and criticism, also wrote for the Sp...

Michael Savage Media editor 3 weeks ago

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Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor

Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce outputEurope live – latest updatesRomanian naval forces carried out a controlled explosion to help redirect vital cooling water from the drought-hit Danube to the country’s last working nuclear ⁠rea...

Lorenzo Tondo and agencies 3 weeks ago

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Man who returned fire at In-N-Out gunman had done firearm training after 2021 mass shooting

Police credited Jordan Salinas with limiting number of victims in attack on restaurant in Twin Falls, IdahoA healthcare worker returning fire on a 24-year-old gunman who killed three people and wounded several others an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, has said his impulse to confront the attac...

Edward Helmore 3 weeks ago

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Ceuta leader accuses Morocco over ‘atrocity’ of mass border crossing

Juan Jesús Vivas says influx seen as ‘at least encouraged or permitted’ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarityExplainer: why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint?A growing chorus of voices have accused Morocco of helping to fuel the crisis in Ceuta, with the leader of the Spanish enclave describing las...

Ashifa Kassam in Madrid, Okba Mohammad in Ceuta and Lisa O’Carroll in London 3 weeks ago

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Arizona clergy who learn of child abuse in confessions aren’t required to report it, court rules

State supreme court rules in case of two bishops who were silent about three children abused by Mormon parentsClergy members in Arizona who learn of child abuse in the context of religious confession are not required to report it, the state’s supreme court has said in a ruling that protects what chu...

Richard Luscombe 3 weeks ago

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Single shark bite led to death of woman off California coast, autopsy shows

Erica Fox left Lovers Point near Monterey in December alongside group of swimmers but never made it backA single, devastating shark bite was fatal for an ocean swimmer whose body was found on a California beach in December, a new autopsy report confirmed.Erica Fox, 55, drowned after that shark bite...

Ramon Antonio Vargas 3 weeks ago

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Farage admits he discussed returning as Reform leader months earlier than previously stated

Admission may undermine Farage’s account of circumstances surrounding £5m gift from crypto billionaireUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has admitted he held talks about the possibility of returning as Reform UK’s leader months before the 2024 general election, potentially undermining his...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent 3 weeks ago

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Man jailed for keeping dead mother’s body in freezer and pocketing her benefits

Christopher Phillips, who had been his mother Sylvia’s primary carer since 2008, given two years and four months in prison A man has been jailed for keeping his dead mother’s body in a freezer at their shared home for almost three years, during which time he received more than £70,000 of her benefit...

Steven Morris 3 weeks ago

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Radio presenter Tony Livesey leaves BBC after David Sullivan allegations

Staff at 5 Live told he will not return following claims about his previous career at Sullivan’s Sport newspapersThe BBC radio presenter Tony Livesey has left the broadcaster after allegations were raised about his previous career as the editor-in-chief of David Sullivan’s Sport newspapers.Staff at...

Michael Savage Media editor 3 weeks ago

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Iran in talks with Oman over shipping route but not US, says Tehran

Iran discussing creation of temporary route through strait of Hormuz with its neighbour, says spokespersonMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has been in discussion with Oman about the creation of a new temporary route through the strait of Hormuz that would allow commercial shipping to res...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor 3 weeks ago

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Trump promises new Iran talks as Tehran touts Hormuz shipping deal with Oman | First Thing

US president says he called off another US attack on Iran as part of a push for an agreement. Plus why Pokémon Go is still bring global joy ten years onGood morning. Donald Trump said talks with Iran would happen on Monday but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had c...

Martin Belam 3 weeks ago

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Trump’s attorney general pick says he has reached deal with senators after standoff – US politics live

Todd Blanche issues formal order to withdraw ‘anti-weaponization fund’ after weeks of negotiations with Republican senators who were blocking his nominationBlanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’Sign up for the US Breaking News emailHello and welcome to the US politics liv...

Tom Ambrose 3 weeks ago

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UK manufacturing growth picks up as Trump tariff chaos eases

Factories in upbeat mood despite fears over economic impact of US war on Iran, poll findsBusiness live – latest updatesUK manufacturers ramped up production last month for the fourth consecutive month and at the fastest pace in almost two years, according to a leading survey of the industry.The S&am...

Phillip Inman 3 weeks ago

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Russia blames Ukraine for deadly restaurant bombing in Moscow

Foreign ministry accuses Kyiv of carrying out attack reports say may have been aimed at air force chiefEurope live – latest updatesRussia has blamed Ukraine for a bombing at a restaurant in central Moscow that killed five people, amid growing speculation that a senior Russian military commander was...

Pjotr Sauer 3 weeks ago

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Standards watchdog investigating Reform UK’s Richard Tice

Party’s deputy leader accused of a possible failure to declare an interest, commissioner says ⁠on ​its websiteUK politics live – latest updatesBritain’s ⁠parliamentary ⁠standards watchdog is ​investigating ⁠Reform UK’s ⁠deputy ​leader, ‌Richard ‌Tice, over ‌a possible failure to declare ‌an interest...

Reuters 3 weeks ago

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‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention

Exclusive: court records reviewed by the Guardian show medical procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood drawsHomeland security officials under the Trump administration have quietly attempted to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in US immigrant detention...

José Olivares in New York 3 weeks ago

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Abandoned by the US: Palestinian Americans trapped in a surge of Israeli settler violence

After visits by US ambassador Mike Huckabee to the nearby Israeli settlement of Shilo, Palestinian Americans in Turmus Ayya have witnessed a terrifying rise in attacksNo man’s land in Turmus Ayya lies where the US flags end and the Israeli flags begin. It is a few hundred metres of soil scorched by...

Andrew Roth and Sufian Taha in Turmus Ayya, West Bank. Photography by Quique Kierszenbaum 3 weeks ago

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Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero

Pacific nation is latest country to signal a shift away from its colonial past with return to its traditional nameThe Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.The country’s int...

Associated Press in Wellington 3 weeks ago

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