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Full list of school closures as Storm Austen batters Britain
Thousands left without power in Cornwall as Storm Austen hits the UK
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Paris' Louvre and other top museums will shut down on Saturday over concern about protest violence
The Louvre and other major Paris museums will be closed on Saturday because of concerns about potential violence during planned protests
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Remarkable 200-year-old discovery at Amanda Owen farmhouse reveals family connection
A 200-year-old diary linked to Amanda Owen's farmhouse Anty John's reveals fascinating Yorkshire Dales history and a connection to her wedding to Clive.
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Reduced rail services between Leeds and Bradford today - here's why
Train services are facing disruption ahead of two storms set to bring severe weather to parts of the UK.
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'Labour of love' on knocker takes Durham Cathedral stonemason 450 hours to complete
Durham Cathedral stonemason Steve Mann has spent three years carving a unique stone replica of the famous Sanctuary Ring on the North Door.
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A Budapest reset, and a scramble to get Ukraine peace talks on track
Good morning. I’m Mared Gwyn. In this Friday edition: Ursula von der Leyen is set to become a headline act at Hungary’s 1956 revolution commemoration, and Europeans grapple with Trump’s “terrifying” Ukraine approach. #EuropeToday
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Five Israelis wounded and two suspected Palestinian attackers killed in West Bank shooting
The attack comes at a time of heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank and four days before Israel's general election.
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New Year's Eve race to return to historic North East city street after 40 years
Newcastle’s HogmanHOWAY 5K returns on December 31, with 3,000 runners on a new route along Northumberland Street for the first time since the 1980s.
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UK weather: Amber warning in place as Storm Austen hits parts of UK
Disruption to travel is likely as the season's first named storm brings a swathe of powerful winds to south-west England on Friday.
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Liechtenstein prince’s ‘surreal’ abortion veto dismays campaigners
Alois uses the first veto of his reign to quash parliament-approved bill backed by a national petition
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Albanian parliament descends into chaos as opposition backs protests
The clashes broke out after parliamentary leadership rejected opposition demands to debate ten days of student demonstrations that have gripped the capital Tirana.
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NOSTALGIA: City and Northern make sensational starts before heartbreak hits
BRADFORD City and Bradford Northern both made rapid starts to their respective 1967-68 seasons.
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At least 16 people killed as earthquake rocks China's Tibet region
It was the most powerful earthquake to strike the region in five years, according to Chinese media.
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Four Italian activists held during West Bank olive harvest
Italy's Foreign Ministry is seeking information on the detention of several Italian activists in a West Bank village as they accompanied Palestinian olive farmers. #EuropeNews
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Europe suffers deadliest summer on record, new study finds
There were several heatwaves across Europe over the summer
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Surveillance and ‘constant paranoia’: Western diplomats tell BBC of life in war-time Moscow
Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.
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Harry Brook underlines status as world's best all-format batter in Rawalpindi run-fest
Once the disappointment of defeat dissipates, Harry Brook can reflect on another starring role with the bat which underlines his status as the world's best all-format batter, says Stephan Shemilt.
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Commonwealth chief calls on King to apologise for Britain’s role in slave trade
‘I don’t believe we can run away from it’ said Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey ahead of the monarch’s Caribbean tour
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Zombie walk, Brazil’s presidential runoff, assassination of Guatemalan anti-corruption lawyer and other top photo from Latin American and the Caribbean
Chile hosts a time-travel-themed zombie walk featuring costumes inspired by monsters and bygone eras; Bolsonaro and Lula intensify their campaigns in the final week before Brazil’s presidential runoff; and a prominent Guatemalan anti-corruption lawyer is assassinated on a soccer field in Guatemala City.
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Two historic North East buildings set for restoration after £900k funding boost
Roof replacement and structural repairs will help protect two Hartlepool heritage buildings and bring them closer to reuse.
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Trump lost it and ordered me to be ‘quiet’ in the Oval Office. Then it got personal
What was supposed to be an announcement on fraud quickly devolved into Trump vs The Independent. Andrew Feinberg details how it all happened in the Oval Office
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Trump blasts 76ers' star LeBron James as 'disgrace' for not standing still during national anthem
President Donald Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting the United States
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Construction on Trump’s beloved arch could start in just a few weeks, docs reveal
The proposed monument is set to be erected in Memorial Circle, located across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial
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Royal jewellery worn by Queen Elizabeth and Henry VIII to go on display
The exhibition will showcase 500 years of British royal jewellery
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Exact route of Tour de France stage one as race comes to Scotland for first time
The exact route for the Grand Départ of the Tour de France has been unveiled, showing which Scottish locations it will travel through
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Reform council leader breaks silence as historic posts unearthed
The leader of Kirklees Council has responded after historic “racist” tweets were posted from her former social media account.
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Caroline Flack’s brother never recovered after her death, inquest told
Paul Flack was found unresponsive in the garden of his home in Norwich on Father’s Day this year
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Scarborough’s Freddie Gilroy statue could be moved under £50k plan
Scarborough's Freddie Gilroy and the Belsen Stragglers statue could be moved under a £50,000 plan to protect the war memorial from weathering.
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This 'wonderland of rocks' just became America's 64th national park
Chiricahua joins the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest and Saguaro as the fourth national park in Arizona
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Man who killed Bradford police officer handed second life sentence
Her death remains one of the most high-profile cases of police officers killed in the line of duty in recent British history.
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'My family fled the Nazis. Why did it take 18 years to reclaim German citizenship?'
Restoring German citizenship as a descendant of Nazi persecution can be a long and drawn out process. We spoke to Christian Mahne who became German after nearly two decades of trying.
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Earth entered its 'bad decades' after dinosaur-ending asteroid strike
We now have a clearer picture of what happened in the decades following the asteroid impact that led to the extinction of almost all dinosaurs
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What sparked the fiery protests in France – and how they are spreading across Europe
Here’s everything you need to know about the nationwide movement
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Brazil's Congress's shift to the right could change Latin America's powerhouse. Here’s what to know
Brazil’s elections have shifted Congress further right, regardless of who wins the presidential runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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Cranes dismantle Santa Monica Pier sign as landmark prepares to head to Las Vegas
The historic blue neon Santa Monica Pier sign, which has welcomed generations of tourists since 1941, will be removed Thursday
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Passenger falls unconscious on easyJet flight to Glasgow
The flight from Egypt landed safely on Thursday morning
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Hegseth demanded the world. His staff dropped it during the move
Defense Secretary’s team declined to wait for help from military historians, who were furloughed at the time, the Washington Post reports
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Families of missing Azerbaijanis call for international support
Families of more than 4,000 Azerbaijanis still missing since the first Karabakh war brought their demand for answers to the EU institutions, hoping that the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, after decades of suffering on both sides, could finally clarify the fate of their relatives.
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Gulf nations brace for possible return to all-out war
The volatility around the Israeli and US midterm elections is fueling fears of renewed US-Israeli strikes on Iran in a short and intensive military campaign to push Tehran into concessions, with Iran vowing a devastating response against the Gulf nations.
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Car demolishes monument in dramatic town crash
A car has crashed into a historic market cross in East Yorkshire, destroying the landmark and injuring a pedestrian.
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Scarborough’s Freddie Gilroy statue could be moved under £50k plan
Scarborough's Freddie Gilroy and the Belsen Stragglers statue could be moved under a £50,000 plan to protect the war memorial from weathering.
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Sexualised, violent threats: female Victorian MPs fear for their safety as they fight more than just next month’s election
Hostility from constituents is not new for the state’s politicians, including its premiers. But the alleged attack on Helen Haines has sent a chill down the collective spine
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Twice a year, a golden sunbeam illuminates a 3,000-year-old Egyptian temple
Tourists and locals gathered at a temple in southern Egypt on Thursday to witness a rare solar phenomenon
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Car demolishes monument in Yorkshire market town crash
A town has been rocked by a collision that has demolished its historic market cross.
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New study traces van Gogh's famed 'Starry Night' to an actual night sky from 1889
Scientists have traced Vincent van Gogh's “The Starry Night” to a celestial scene that suggests a new date for one of the world's most famous paintings
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Career criminal jailed for stealing 350-year-old map from National Maritime Museum
Melvin West, 70, still refuses to reveal the map’s whereabouts
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North Yorkshire military family transforms home into spooky Halloween spectacle
A military family is turning its North Yorkshire home into a spooky Halloween spectacle to raise money for bereaved military children.
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Much-loved Scarborough statue on the move
One of Scarborough’s most recognisable statues could be moved to a new location as part of a £50,000 plan to save the artwork. The statue of Freddie Gilroy and the Belsen Stragglers in Scarborough has stoically faced the harsh North Sea...
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Car demolishes monument in dramatic town crash
A car has crashed into a historic market cross in East Yorkshire, destroying the landmark and injuring a pedestrian.
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Shock as Range Rover flattens historic market cross in centre of Yorkshire town
A town has been rocked by a collision that has demolished its historic market cross.
