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A Russian airstrike on a prison in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region has killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 80 others. Four guided aerial bombs hit the Bilenkivska Correctional Colony in the southeastern province, according to the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine. At least 42 inmates were taken to hospital with serious injuries…
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A number of European leaders have hit out at the terms of the United States and European Union trade deal. Speaking after talks in Turnberry, Mr Trump told reporters it was the “biggest deal ever made” and will be “great for cars” as well as having a “big impact” on agriculture. European Commission chief Ursula…
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Anglian Water is the latest supplier to face down the prospect of a large bill for failures in its handling of sewage, leading to “excessive spills”. The industry regulator Ofwat – soon to be scrapped under a planned shake-up of industry oversight – said it was proposing a £62.8m penalty and remedial action following an…
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A charity has warned 25% of young children and pregnant women in Gaza are now malnourished, with Sir Keir Starmer vowing to evacuate children who need “critical medical assistance” to the UK. MSF, also known as Doctors Without Borders, said Israel’s “deliberate use of starvation as a weapon” has reached unprecedented levels – with patients…
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A fierce tropical storm has torn through the Philippines’ mountainous north, in a week which has already seen floods and landslides claim at least 25 lives. Typhoon Co-may struck the town of Agno in Pangasinan province Thursday night with winds reaching speeds of 120 kilometres (74 miles) per hour. By Friday afternoon, as it moved…
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A Spanish disability group has threatened legal action after people with dwarfism were reportedly hired as entertainers for Lamine Yamal’s 18th birthday. On Saturday, the Barcelona and Spain winger hosted a massive party attended by teammates, celebrities, musicians, YouTubers and influencers. According to local reports and social media footage, a number of people with dwarfism…
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At least 30 people have been killed and tens of thousands evacuated due to heavy rain and flooding in and around Beijing. Heavy rains intensified around the Chinese capital and surrounding areas on Monday, with the city experiencing rainfall of up to 54cm (21 inches) during a period of “continuous extreme rain”, China’s official Xinhua…
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A woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter, who died after being found in a pond. Alice Mackey, 42, admitted killing Annabel Mackey in Kingsley, Hampshire, in September 2023. The two-year-old went missing from her home on 10 September. She was found a short time later unresponsive at Kingsley Pond. Annabel…
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Wildfires in several Turkish regions have claimed at least 17 lives in the past month, as record-breaking heatwaves and strong winds fuel devastating blazes across the eastern Mediterranean. The number of fatalities in fires outside the country’s fourth-largest city, Bursa, rose to four on Monday, as two volunteer firefighters died in hospital after being pulled…
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Sir Keir Starmer travelled to Scotland for talks with Donald Trump, with the US president publicly distancing himself from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has said there is no starvation in Gaza. How significant is this moment, as renewed UK-US aid efforts to the Strip are announced? Plus, Trump cuts down Putin’s deadline to…