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Broadmasters Festival: Police back use of controversial live facial recognition
Devon and Cornwall Police will use the technology for the first time at Boardmasters Festival in Newquay this weekend
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Top lawyer struck off after bombarding female workers with sexualised messages
Michael Alexander was ordered to pay £75,000 in costs following the ’deliberate, repeated, and persistent’ misconduct
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More restaurants remove jalapeños as salmonella outbreak expands to 27 states
Most of the salmonella cases linked to jalapeños are in Colorado and Minnesota
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John Turner: Hampshire and England bowler retires aged 25 because of injury
Hampshire and England fast bowler John Turner retires from cricket aged 25 after more than a year out injured.
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Foster + Partners cleared over man’s death when window fell from London penthouse
Crown court rules architecture firm not responsible for fatal incident but project managers and engineers found guilty of safety breaches
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Pakistan issues foreign media guidelines, drawing criticism from press freedom groups
Pakistan’s government has issued new guidelines for foreign media, formalizing reporting requirements outside the country's three largest cities
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Four Florida children rescued from flea-ridden ‘house of horrors’
A Florida sheriff describes the children as having lived in the ‘absolute worst conditions I can imagine living in a first world country’
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Mark Hughes' son died of sudden adult death syndrome
Alex Hughes was found collapsed at his home in Macclesfield, Cheshire, on 19 June by his two sons.
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Burnham orders review of grooming gang early releases
The announcement of the review comes after the Tory leader raised concerns that child sex offenders could leave jail early.
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The mRNA technology behind Moderna’s Covid vaccine reaches the flu
The mFlusiva vaccine for older people is first made with mRNA platform key to ending coronavirus pandemic
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Two Iranian female footballers granted Australian citizenship after protest
The two Iran players stayed in the country after appearing in the Asian Cup there in March
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Baby delivered half an hour after pregnant mum died in 10-storey tower block fall
The child was delivered by an emergency Caesarean section
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US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt over Covid hearing
The committee will now refer him for potential prosecution following his refusal to answer questions during a hearing focused on his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Ukraine hits two oil refineries deep in Russian territory
Ukraine's president says the strikes aim to limit revenues Russia "used to finance" its war.
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Three decades later, neighbor arrested in 85-year-old Oregon woman’s murder
Veta Hardebeck’s daughter previously recalled finding her mother’s body, saying she believed someone had ‘severely beaten her to a pulp’ before staging the scene to look like an accident
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Woman charged after four stabbed near Covent Garden
A 47-year-old woman is charged following a stabbing in central London in which four men were injured.
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Barcelona? Real Madrid? Man City's Rodri has a decision to make
Midfielder Rodri may have a huge decision to make this summer on whether to join Real Madrid or Barcelona, should he decide to leave Manchester City.
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US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress over Covid hearing
Anthony Fauci invoked fifth amendment dozens of times to parry hostile Republican inquisition over Covid response
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Cameroon's president draws concern and criticism by staying abroad for 2 months
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has been abroad for two months, sparking criticism and concerns
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Councils move residents out of ‘glass box’ building after air conditioning switch off
Around 60 families temporarily housed in Britannia Point allegedly had their air conditioning disabled without warning during recent heatwaves
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Fire burns 60 hectares in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park
A fire has destroyed 60 hectares of land in Mount Bromo's national park in Java, Indonesia, since Monday
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Danish pupils will have to orally defend essays in attempt to combat AI cheating
Government introduces several measures, including monitoring of computers, for pupils aged 16 to 19
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Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract – for a military base
Exclusive: Louisiana firm awarded tender to build rudimentary outpost to house Moroccan troops
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Reform pledges to create ‘Turkish barber tip line’ to crack down on illegal workers
Labour accused the party of using the announcement to “distract the public” from Reform’s continued financial scandals
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Vance says only ‘self-hating white liberals’ voted for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan
Vice President JD Vance claims disillusioned young leftists driving support for Democrat, only to be told he has not made sense since he began ‘sucking up to power’
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Mohamed Salah: Why Liverpool legend chose Trabzonspor
Why Mohamed Salah chose Trabzonspor over Saudi Arabia and MLS, and what the move means for him and Turkish football.
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Octopus Energy denies it is anti-union as workers push for recognition
GMB says that as a top-rated ethical company, UK’s largest energy firm should welcome involvement of unions
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All schools to get pupil attendance targets, government says
The BBC understands schools will not be penalised for missing targets, but they will be monitored.
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EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm
The no-frills carrier agrees to be bought by US firm Apollo after a rival suitor drops out.
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Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages abducted by militants
President hails ‘successful’ rescue as country battles endemic kidnapping for ransom and insecurity worsens
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Diageo to double Guinness production and shed jobs in turnaround plan
New CEO Dave Lewis lifts investors’ spirits by promising strategic overhaul worthy of his nickname ‘Drastic Dave’
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‘Heatwaves opened up cracks in my £500k dream home – now it’s worthless’
As England and Wales saw the hottest spring on record, many homeowners are suddenly finding their homes vulnerable to subsidence – with a soaring number set to be hit
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Why do Latinos work for ICE?
Half of border agents are Latino, and they are part of a long history of Hispanic support for – and enforcement of – harsh immigration policies
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Rights groups accuse Israel of targeting and killing Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil
Global and Lebanese rights groups accuse Israel of intentionally targeting and killing Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil during an Israeli strike in April
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US filings for jobless benefits rise to 199,000 last week, but layoffs remain historically low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but layoffs remain in the historically healthy range of the past few years
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Hackers targeted water systems in seven states. Here’s how they tried to take control
Hackers tried to break into at least 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota on July 26-27, 2026
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Police officer ‘bitten’ in during disorder in Norfolk town over ‘asylum seeker homes’
Another police officer hit with a rock in second night of anti-immigration protests in Norfolk
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Fallout from war in Iran is leaving millions vulnerable to hunger
In Yemen, disruption of supplies through the Strait of Hormuz is compounding one of the world's worst humanitarian crises
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Diabetes drug Mounjaro found to cut heart attack risk by a third for first time
Those receiving the drug were found to be 33 per cent less likely to suffer a heart attack when compared to patients on another type 2 diabetes medication
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NHS told to prepare for annual heatwaves the same way it does for winter
Yvette Cooper called on the public to look out for the elderly and other individuals vulnerable to the extreme heat
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Chris Smalling on Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and search for new club
Snubbing university, genetics testing for supplements, Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho - Chris Smalling is not your ordinary footballer.
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Rights group warns Israel's policies are pushing the West Bank healthcare system to collapse
A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel warns that Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank have pushed the territory’s health system to the brink of collapse
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Taiwan’s military drills suggest deeper alignment with the U.S.
Through this year’s military drills, Taiwan has chosen to emphasize its army’s and society’s flexibility and resilience as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display
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What we know about explosive drone found near runway at Leipzig airport
The drone incident was framed as the latest in a series of hybrid attacks across Europe
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North Korea sends missile unit to Russia as Putin tries to exploit Ukraine weakness
North Korean missiles are bigger than Russia’s
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Where extreme heat is having the biggest impact on Americans’ lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and they say much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest
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Raleigh's parent company starts insolvency proceedings
Accell, based in the Netherlands, has owned the famous bike brand since 2012.
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Restaurants, pubs and theatres ban Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ over privacy fears
Meta says safeguards are in place to prevent surreptitious filming, but some UK venues now prohibit them from being worn at all
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Starbucks Korea raided by police after ‘Tank Day’ campaign sparks public outrage
Coffee chain has faced backlash over marketing promotion tied to anniversary of Gwangju massacre
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Imperial Leather maker PZ Cussons grows profits after cost cuts
The business said it had trimmed down its portfolio during the past year to strengthen its balance sheet.
