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UK weather: New thunderstorm warnings as rain set to continue
The Met Office has issued fresh thunderstorm warnings for Thursday with the potential for England and Wales to see flash flooding as the unsettled weather continues.
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Judge, for now, refuses to dismiss Steve Bannon's conviction in contempt of Congress case
A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department’s request to dismiss Trump ally Steve Bannon’s criminal conviction for refusing to testify before the congressional committee that investigated a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol
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New study finds growing link between diabetes, obesity and liver disease
Overweight or inactive individuals face higher risk of developing MASLD, alongside people with type 2 diabetics, the over-50s and those with high blood pressure
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Trump team wants billion-dollar companies to be small businesses
The Small Business Administration is proposing a rule that would massively increase the cap at which companies are considered ‘small’ – with some allowed to make over $1 billion
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FACT FOCUS: Could Canada leave US cities in the dark as part of the trade war? Not likely
Social media users are claiming that Canada could shut off electricity in the U.S. and cause massive blackouts if the trade war between the two countries escalates further
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National Trust forced to use winter feed months early because of drought
Hay meadows that normally produce 150 tonnes at Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire have yielded nothing, the conservation charity said
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Trump goes on mid-day posting spree to brag about himself
Trump’s schedule had no events between his intelligence briefing and ‘signing time’ set for 2:00 pm
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A judge suspends charges against an ex-Marine arrested on Trump's golf course with ammunition
A former U.S. Marine arrested at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course had his criminal charges suspended
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Final witness in Lindsay Clancy trial says he doesn’t believe she heard a voice during killings
FBI psychiatrist Gregory Saathoff says he has treated only two women with postpartum psychosis, both decades earlier
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Forty children who went missing from UK asylum hotels still not found
Dozens of people who went missing as children have still not been located
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Ukraine's president coos over a puppy, starting a new volley in his war of visuals against Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has been captured on video cuddling a three-month-old American pit bull terrier named Freya
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Teen receives life sentence after pleading guilty to murdering 10-year-old cousin
A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday to the 2022 murder of his 10-year-old cousin in Wisconsin.
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Army plans to build nuclear microreactors at five bases as US seeks to ramp up nuclear power
The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable source of energy independent of the commercial electric grid
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Newspaper headlines: 'Britons lost in Nepal flood' and 'Regal has landed'
The devastating flash flood and mudslides along the Nepal and Tibet border dominates Thursday's papers.
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Neighbour recalls woman ‘jumping from window’ during house fire which left two dead
A local resident described how she ran up and down the street, shouting to raise the alarm after the fire broke out in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough
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Nico Gonzalez: 'Mini Rodri' shown he will be loved at Newcastle
Nico Gonzalez is given a rapturous welcome before Newcastle's Carabao Cup win against West Brom following the £52m midfielder's arrival from Manchester City.
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Iran has caused ‘billions’ in damage to American intelligence assets, report says
CIA outposts in Saudi Arabia and Iraq have reportedly been struck by Iranian drones
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Mom of 7 shot dead while holding her infant, family says
Six of Shawanda Alston’s seven children were home at the time of the shooting
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Investigators sift for evidence at burned Montana home where 8 family members were killed at dinner
Investigators are sifting through the charred remnants of a Montana home where four generations of a family were killed as they gathered for Sunday dinner
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Carabao Cup third-round draw: Liverpool face Tottenham, Manchester United v Brighton, Ipswich v Arsenal
Liverpool face Tottenham in the third round of the EFL Cup, Manchester United play Brighton and Manchester City draw Norwich.
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Judge rejects Trump DOJ’s attempt to throw out Steve Bannon’s contempt conviction
The move from Jeanine Pirro’s office is ‘insufficient to justify’ tossing out a case against Bannon for defying January 6 committee subpoenas
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A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant is still facing litigation elsewhere over its products’ effects on young people’s mental health
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Protest to take place across UK over ‘financial impacts of parental leave’
Parents are set to join protests taking place across the UK, including at Downing Street
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Trump says the US doesn’t need Canada. The economy says otherwise
President Donald Trump says the United States doesn't need Canada
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Woman suspected in death of US diplomat gets prison sentence for immigration charge
It's not clear whether she has been formally charged with murder, or even whether a murder investigation is still ongoing, a lawyer said
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New hope for pancreatic cancer patients after FDA approves drug to improve survival
Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest forms, largely because detection is difficult before malignancy spreads to other organs
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Girl, 13, among missing British citizens after flash flood in Nepal
More than 400 travellers are said to be missing after flood on Tibet border, including 33 Britons
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Trump has still not picked a Karoline Leavitt replacement days before she leaves
Some possible contenders include conservative commentator Scott Jennings and Katie Miller, the wife of White House official Stephen Miller
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London neurosurgeons perform first successful AI-assisted operation to remove brain tumour
Surgeons aided by real-time analysis of camera footage that identified critical anatomy in brain to be avoided
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Farmer ordered to destroy his orchard after giving away free fruit
‘Boy, they’re not gonna take the trees out easily,’ the farmer has said
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Trump administration designates Palestine Action a terrorist group
The US government has confirmed it has ‘taken action’ against the UK-based group
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Football news: Uefa to push forward with plans to remove Gianni Infantino after dropping boycott threat
Uefa dropped their plans to boycott Fifa tournaments on Wednesday, but will still move forward with efforts to remove Gianni Infantino.
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Burnham calls summit of first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
The announcement comes as Burnham holds his first official visit to Wales since becoming prime minster.
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5.1-magnitude earthquake hits Colombia, forcing evacuations
According to the Colombian Geological Survey, the quake hit at around 11:45 am local time on Wednesday, with the epicentre in Los Santos, in Colombia's Santander department.
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US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group
Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned it under anti-terror legislation.
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Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children
The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.
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Moment Peter Kay gatecrashes North West Tonight weather
The comedian interrupted North West Tonight weather presenter Molly Brewer as she gave her report.
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A June date on the calendar, but no hearing yet for Bryan Kohberger’s plea challenge
An Idaho judge has set the timeline for Bryan Kohberger's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students
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Wouter Vrancken's side come of age as Hearts bid goodnight Rapid Vienna
After some early season setbacks, "proud" Wouter Vrancken believes Hearts are getting their rewards by securing Conference League progress.
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Democrats fighting over Hasan Piker face accusations of falling into a GOP trap
As Democrats train their fire on their own, progressives fear that party leadership is squandering an opportunity to unify against Trump and the GOP, writes John Bowden
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Portrait of Ann Widdecombe put up in Parliament for MPs' return
The framed photograph forms part of work by MPs to install a permament memorial for the former minister.
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Felony charges dropped against Golden Gate Bridge protesters
Seven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in a dramatic protest against the war on Gaza have received 30-day sentences and $1,000 fines
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Government’s flagship Sizewell C nuclear project may be delayed in road-building row
Contractor replaced for work on plant that’s key to government aim of reducing UK’s reliance on foreign gas
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Everything changing on Instagram and Facebook after bombshell court settlement
Other sites such as YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat could be required to introduce similarly dramatic changes
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Inquest begins into death of Jason Arday
Dr Julian Morris Morris said he had "reason to suspect that Professor Arday died an unnatural death".
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UEFA expected to cancel planned boycott of FIFA tournaments
In late July, UEFA announced its 55 member associations would take no part in FIFA competitions as long as the world governing body's FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal remained alive.
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Even Fox’s Laura Ingraham tells Republicans to ‘get their act together’ for midterms
A guest on Laura Ingraham’s show warned that Republicans could lose control of the House and Senate
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‘Pack of lies’: Robert Jenrick launches personal attack on Kemi Badenoch
Reform MP seeks to heap pressure on Tory leader amid confusion around details of meeting with Giorgia Meloni
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How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers race to save retirement benefits
Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy are spending their final months as senators attempting to protect tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut starting in six years
