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Aichi-Nagoya: Japan is known for world-class events - but the Asian Games were chaotic
Hotel chaos, transport mishaps and diplomatic blunders cast a spotlight on organisers and the firm hired to deliver the games.
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Bukayo Saka's injury 'does not look good at all' - Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta says the quadriceps injury Arsenal's Bukayo Saka picked up in the Champions League draw with Bayern Munich "does not look good at all".
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Prescription charges in England should be scrapped, experts say
The NPA said that prescription charges are a ‘cruel tax on illness’ as they called on the Chancellor to scrap the charges in the upcoming Budget
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Women take to social media to break the taboo of UTIs
Women are sharing their experiences with chronic urinary tract infections on social media in an effort to break the stigma surrounding UTIs.
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Royal Navy lacks resources to counter Russian threat in high north, MPs warn
Committee cites shortfalls of submarines and warships and says ‘dramatic progress’ needed by end of decade
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MI5 monitored politician behind NHS for two decades, newly-released files show
Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan first came to the attention of the security service in the 1930s amid concern about his links with prominent communists
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The graduates ditching the UK to work abroad
With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.
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Vitamin gummies can cost more than tablets despite fewer nutrients – Which?
Which? said shoppers are paying ‘hundreds of pounds more than they need to’ by selecting gummy and spray options rather than tablets and capsules.
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Teacher who survived Oregon school attack says she had no chance to protect children
A teacher wounded in last week’s attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school says she never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside
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Bayern Munich: 'Ridiculous' Harry Kane underlines Ballon d'Or credentials
Why Declan Rice backs his England team-mate Harry Kane to win the Ballon d'Or after Arsenal's draw with Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
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UK City of Culture: Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham shortlisted for 2029
The winner, announced in early 2027, will receive £10m to deliver a year of cultural activities.
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El Salvador’s Bukele announces military operation to rescue hostages held by gangs in Haiti
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele says he has launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti following an attack Sunday, threatening a more severe attack if they are not released alive and unharmed
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it resume building a border wall through Texas's Big Bend region
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Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new study
Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it's hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia.
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The real reasons US politicians are getting older
No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?
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Burnham backs pioneering clinical trial that could speed up Alzheimer’s treatments
Experts in the new trial are looking to see whether treatments help with issues such as poor memory and thinking problems
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Tesla beats earnings projections after Musk floats SpaceX merger plan
Musk says ‘there’s a lot of merit’ to potential merger that would require approval of 50% of all Tesla shareholders, but he declined to elaborate
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Brazil's Supreme Court suspends permit for major Amazon gold mine
Brazil’s Supreme Court has suspended an environmental permit for a major gold mining project in the Amazon rainforest
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Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds
A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.
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Meta Q3 revenue tops estimates and Zuckerberg says Muse accounts have topped 10 million
Meta Platforms says its third-quarter profit jumped more than threefold, as revenue climbed sharply
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Indecision over release of PC Harper killers made police jobs harder, Badenoch says
The Conservative leader is set to make a speech on Thursday
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Nancy Pelosi’s office latest recipient of letter containing white powder
Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm elections
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Ministers reject controversial plans for coastal golf course in Highlands
Controversial plans to build a golf course on protected coastal land in the Highlands have been rejected by Scottish ministers.
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Thousands of California public employees begin strike over contract
SEIU Local 1000, representing nurses and teachers, pushing for higher wages, telework and affordable healthcare
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Texas deputy killed and police officer wounded while serving warrants at rural home
Authorities say a Texas sheriff’s deputy was killed and a police officer injured during exchange of gunfire with a person as they served warrants at a rural home
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GLP-1 drug distributed nationwide under recall
Anyone who has purchased the affected products should stop using them and contact their pharmacist or health care provider for advice
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Trump administration wants to reconsider permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project
The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to let it reconsider a major federal permit granted for a large offshore wind farm, making it the fourth project the Republican leadership has targeted in recent months
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Captain Sir Tom Moore’s home has price cut by £450,000 after two years on the market
The Old Rectory had previously made headlines after his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband were forced to demolish a spa block they had built in his charity’s name
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Elon Musk’s Super Pac spends $500,000 to back New York Republican in midterms
Incumbent Mike Lawler is fending off a challenge from Democrat Cait Conley in state’s 17th congressional district
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Visitor killed by piece of roof blown off Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home in Arizona
The home where architect Frank Llyod Wright spent winters in Arizona has been closed to tourists after strong winds blew off a piece of roofing that killed a visitor from Brazil
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Angels fire manager Kurt Suzuki after losing 100 games in his only season
The Los Angeles Angels have fired manager Kurt Suzuki after losing 100 games in his only season at the helm
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California man claimed ICE snatched his wife. Cops now say he killed her
Jasmine Gill was getting a divorce and looking forward to starting a new life, her family said
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Andy Burnham proposes plan to cut standing charges from gas bills
The prime minister provided little detail, and there are questions over shifting the fees onto unit costs.
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Highlights - Champions League - Como 4-1 Manchester United
Manchester United suffer a heavy defeat to a Como side playing just their third ever game of Champions League football, as Nico Paz stars for the hosts to pile the pressure on Michael Carrick.
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Pope Leo's doctors issue health update after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo underwent lung cancer surgery last week
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Trump polling continues to reach new lows just two weeks ahead of midterms
‘I mean this is a five-alarm Trumpster fire,’ CNN’s chief data analyst said when reacting to a new poll this week
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'Molotov cocktail' was thrown at an ICE building in Atlanta and the FBI is investigating
The FBI is investigating after a “Molotov cocktail-style device” was thrown at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Atlanta
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JK Rowling says she has faced ‘death, rape and torture threats’ over trans views
The Harry Potter author argued that current ‘trans activism’ is ‘elitist to its core’ and affects mainly women who are not in positions of privilege
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A SpaceX-Tesla megamerger could benefit both companies and Elon Musk's personal fortune
Stocks of Elon Musk's two biggest companies are rising Wednesday after he suggested a combination was in the works to form a trillion dollar colossus in possibly the biggest deal ever
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Vape store manager gave teenage girls free e-cigarettes before sexually abusing them
Dilshaw Kawani was sentenced after he was found guilty of sexual assault and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity against two victims
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Former Tory election candidate suspended over contract killing claims
Jack Ross was filmed allegedly discussing with an undercover reporter violent options to deal with enemies
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Chemical tank explosion in Toledo, Ohio, prompts mass evacuation
Officials say the explosion released an airborne irritant that can cause burning of the eyes, nose, mouth and skin
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Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack
US photojournalist describes ‘protective shield’, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incident
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DOJ’s snitch-for-Trump plan hilariously backfires almost immediately
Trump snapped at The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg after he pushed back on the $25 million initiative, asking the seasoned White House reporter, ‘Are you a sick person?’
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Macron accuses foreign leaders of exploiting French riots for political gain
The comment is an apparent swipe at Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, who both face elections in coming weeks.
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Dan Gilbert pledges $1 billion to redevelop Detroit's Renaissance Center
Dan Gilbert, co-founder of Rocket Mortgage, says he will contribute $1 billion to redevelop Detroit's Renaissance Center
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Roger Goodell is comfortable with security for the NFL's Paris game between the Steelers and Saints
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he has a high comfort level in the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers playing the league's first game in France in light of the civil unrest that could include more protests this weekend in Paris and elsewhere around the country
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Students march into Belgrade while populist Vucic holds rally in Serbia's south ahead of vote
Thousands of people have greeted marching students arriving into Serbia’s capital on the eve of a closing campaign rally ahead of a tense parliamentary election on weekend challenging authoritarian leader Aleksandar Vucic
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Pete Hegseth signs off testing for new weapon other U.S. officials passed on
Heat rays cause a tingling sensation on skin that creates an ‘instinctive and irresistible urge to run from the effect,’ the military said in a memo
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Energy secretary leaning towards rejecting Rosebank oilfield
Exclusive: Officials say Miatta Fahnbulleh minded not to give approval in victory for climate campaigners
