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Leader of fringe New Zealand religious group jailed over 70-year-old follower’s death
Prosecution describes sect leader’s household as tightly controlled, where the women were expected to refer to Kaixiao Liu as ‘Lord’ or ‘Master’
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Bargain Teesside home near Aldi on sale for cheaper than two-week family holiday
A one-bedroom Stockton flat with a £5,000 guide price offers new homeowners the chance to get on the property ladder for less than the cost of a…
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Millions of new coins with King Charles' portrait heading into circulation
The Royal Mint has shared that millions of 10p coins with King Charles' portrait will be heading into circulation
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Iran claims there is a $10 million bounty on Barron Trump
The clip claimed that an unnamed young woman had evaded Secret Service protection and met privately with Barron Trump, according to a report
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Secretary of State approves North East extension of footpath closure - public notice
Public Footpath No. 4 in Whitton, Stockton, will remain closed for a further six months after the Secretary of State for Transport approved an…
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Plans for 63 luxury studio suites in Sunderland city centre with games lounge and gym
A Sunderland city centre building could become a 63-room co-living residence for up to 86 people under plans billed as a managed alternative to a…
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Andy Burnham refuses to rule out tax rises in autumn Budget
Experts have warned that he and Chancellor John Healey will have little room to manoeuvre in their first Budget.
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Ferguson? Guardiola? Mourinho? Ranking the best managers in Premier League history
Thirteen managers have won the Premier League title, but which of them will make it into our top 10 covering the competition's history?
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Huge tornado tears through villages in Southern France as over 300 homes damaged
Social media videos show the huge tornado above Verzeille
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Government lays out housing plans but Burnham backtracks on social renting pledge – UK politics live
£10bn for housing with 60% social renting is at odds with PM’s previous call for programme to be spent entirely on social homes
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Trump administration plans to revoke 200,000 visas of asylum seekers
The state department will revoke B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026, whose holders have sought or are now seeking asylum
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Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia's wildfire-hit South Sumatra
Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have held a mass Islamic prayer for rain as forest and peatland fires fueled choking haze across parts of the country
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Victims of quintuple homicide in Oregon include suspect's girlfriend and her relatives
Oregon authorities have identified the victims of what's being investigated as a quintuple homicide on a rural property outside Portland
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French tourist dies in Death Valley after car gets stuck in mud
The 68-year-old man was found dead in California's salt flats amid 116°F (46.6C) heat.
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‘Like smoking a cigarette’: Indonesia chokes on haze as blazes intensify amid super ‘El Niño’
In Indonesia’s Kalimantan, fires have ravaged tens of thousands of acres, with suffocating smoke reaching Malaysia and putting Singapore on alert
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Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys
Coles full-year results show that despite gaining market share over past 12 months, sales fell over four weeks of ‘competitor’s collectables campaign’
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Sydney shark attack survivor describes moment she came to face-to-face with ‘monster’
In her first media interview since the June incident, Leah Stewart, 34, says her thoughts while being bitten were of her one-year-old daughter
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US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism
The Trump administration has embraced Syria's new president, former al-Qaeda linked militant Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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Woodside scraps long-term emissions and clean energy targets despite windfall oil profits caused by Iran war
Australia’s biggest oil and gas company recorded a 27% increase in sales profit to $1.67bn in the six-month reporting period
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UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources' says Kremlin advisor
The comments on BBC Newsnight come after the UK announced it has agreed to hand over blueprints for British-made missile components to Ukraine.
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Europe’s heatwaves threaten insurers’ earnings, rating agency S&P says
Rise in claims linked to heat-related deaths and illness, especially among older people, could drive up premiums
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Woman suspected of killing cop husband found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Karen Solomon went missing after her husband, Worcester Police Officer Kurt Solomon, was found dead
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At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
Figure only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals
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Peru court hands lengthy prison terms in killing of Indigenous Amazon defender
A Peruvian court has convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to between 15 and 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Kichwa leader and rainforest defender
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Liberals criticise ‘unimpressive and underwhelming’ rail loop plan as Victorian premier pushes ahead after hinting at pause
A day after suggesting other projects were more important to Victorians, Ben Carroll says train line will go ahead but at a slightly reduced cost
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The last few witnesses in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are set to testify
After nearly a month of testimony, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are set to hear from the final witnesses in a case that has largely been about her mental state when she strangled her three young children
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Freddie Mercury’s ‘splendid things’ to go on display at V&A
Eight costumes spanning Queen frontman’s career will feature in a free trail developed with his former fiancee
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Unusual dragonfly swarms sweep across California after warm spring rains
Californians are spotting swarms of dragonflies in parks and farms, likely due to warm spring rains
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France tornado: dozens injured and hundreds of homes damaged
The south-western village of Pomas was hardest hit, with hundreds of homes damaged and fifteen people taken to hospital.
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A political amnesty law takes effect in Thailand but excludes lese majeste
An amnesty for political offenses committed in Thailand over the past two decades has taken effect
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FBI sets $25,000 minimum reward for dozens of unsolved Indian Country cases
The FBI has established a minimum reward of $25,000 for help in solving some cold cases where people went missing or were killed in Indian Country
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NHS England to offer women ‘gamechanging’ free home testing kits for cervical cancer
NHS has target of eliminating the cancer by 2040, but up to 4 million eligible women are not up to date with screening
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Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella announces immigration crackdown
Far-right leader echoes ally Donald Trump and says operations to ‘track down illegal immigrants’ should begin this week, amid earthquake aftermath
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‘Staggering’: watchdog condemns police after Indigenous teenager on bus wrongfully arrested – then searched
Ombudsman Iain Anderson says he is concerned police ‘had no clearly understood definition of racial profiling’
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Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – live
California governor also highlighted two new proposed state laws that would make it a crime to interfere with the delivery of mail ballots
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Abdul El-Sayed asks Jesse Watters if he is circumcised during combative interview
The deeply personal question came after Watters asked the progressive Democrat whether he supports gender-affirming surgery for minors
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Ukraine war live: Putin hits cargo ship in Black Sea after Zelensky calls for talks
Kyiv said it would look to strengthen its air defences in the region after talks with Andy Burnham on Monday
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Iran war live: Hegseth says US strikes possible after sanctions plan unveiled
Iran’s new security chief warns Gulf neighbours they will be treated as ‘enemies’ if they join Trump’s economic war
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Supreme Court lets Trump implement sweeping mail-in voting restrictions
Election officials warned of ‘chaos’ if Trump’s sweeping order is allowed to go into effect with just weeks before Election Day
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Japan enlists 1,800 people to drag a 360-tonne castle keep using ropes and rollers
After repairs to Hirosaki Castle in Aomori prefecture, officials employed a technique known as hikiya to move the structure more than two metres
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Moment tornado tears through southern France
The tornado has injured more than 40 people and destroyed homes in villages.
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Trump administration deports wife of active-duty US soldier to Honduras
Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo represents at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty U.S. military member removed under President Trump's immigration crackdown
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Fast-moving Hawk wildfire is about 27% contained in Reno, Nevada, officials say
Tens of thousands are still under evacuation orders or warnings amid ‘human-caused’, wind-driven blaze
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Former child star sues Disney over alleged rape by ex-employee when she was 14
‘Mr. Doe’s sexual abuse of Ms Bolleau was apparent to the adults on Disney’s set,’ the lawsuit claims
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Washington Post ordered to reinstate opinion writer fired over Charlie Kirk posts
Arbitrator determined the Post improperly fired Karen Attiah, a union-protected employee, over social media posts
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New 10p coin enters circulation - will you spot one?
The coin has been designed to feature King Charles III and a Scottish grouse close to extinction.
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‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says
Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care
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Omagh: Teenager arrested after four viable devices found in security alert
Police said four viable explosive devices were found and removed from the property for forensic examination.
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US Open 2026 qualifying results: Heather Watson among British winners in New York
Heather Watson is among the British winners in the first round of US Open qualifying as she bids for a first New York main-drawn appearance in five years.
