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Ukrainian soldier ‘cut off own leg’ to survive before miracle drone rescue
Kostiantyn Vlasenko said he had resigned himself to staying in that position forever after losing his legs
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Ring-fence energy fund for north-east of Scotland, says Swinney
The call comes after the Jackdaw gas field near Aberdeen was approved by the UK Government.
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Student who stabbed housemate to death outside home jailed for life
Coughlan claimed he had killed Mr Collins after feeling threatened when the student expressed left-wing views
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Jackdaw gas field approved as Government seeks to improve energy security
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the decision would ‘protect hundreds of jobs and help keep millions of homes warm this winter’.
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Interest rate hike ‘firmly on table’ after inflation rises to 11-month high
Experts have said the latest official inflation data has reinforced expectations of a rate hike in November.
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Trump vs the press: The president has a long history of attacks on the media
The president has complained about ‘fake news’ ever since he first ran for high office in 2015. Joe Sommerlad reports on Trump’s second term attacks on the Fourth Estate
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Yellowstone receives historic $105 million gift from company building AI data center
The gift comes at a time of change and challenge for Yellowstone, the country’s first national park
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Missing fishermen search resumes one week after disappearance
Adverse sea conditions and anchoring difficulties forced a temporary halt to the search
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Santa Monica’s iconic pier sign coming down after 85 years
The historic blue neon Santa Monica Pier sign, which has welcomed generations of tourists since 1941, will be removed beginning Tuesday
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US congressional candidate detained by Israeli authorities in West Bank
One of the detained volunteers said the group had offered to leave the area but was instead put on buses by Israeli forces and taken to a police station
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Father who ‘flung’ his baby son to floor says he was ‘losing his mind’
Lejaune Wood says he was ‘frustrated with everything going on’ in his life before allegedly murdering his son
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In Honduras, hard hit by drought, authorities hope to make it rain using contentious tactic
Global warming is making the El Niño weather pattern stronger, and that’s prolonging a devastating drought across a region of Central America known as the Dry Corridor
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GB News host and guest in ‘childish and ridiculous’ row live on air
Guest Andy Twelves accused Nana Akua of being a ‘poor host’
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Popular Disney event for Thanksgiving in Florida already sold out for this year
The event requires a separate ticket, as regular admission, Park Hopper tickets and annual passes aren’t valid
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Double jeopardy killer says he would have murdered again as he starts new parole bid
William Dunlop was handed a jail sentence following an amendment to the double jeopardy law
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DOJ watchdog declines to investigate 'misconduct' in Reflecting Pool vandalism case
David Hearn’s lawyers have alleged that evidence establishing their client’s innocence was in the Justice Department’s possession for weeks and was ‘simply ignored’
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Civil servant accused of juggling five jobs says work was his ‘lifeline'
Prosecutors say Chowdhury ‘exploited’ the work-from-home culture which began during the Covid-19 pandemic to hide his multiple jobs
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Letters detailing most intimate parts of Lord Nelson’s life could fetch £6m
The collection is made up of 415 letters, documents and manuscripts relating to the officer
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Britain would be welcomed back to the EU – with strings attached, says Barnier
‘Brexit was a lose-lose game, and I would like us to somehow build a win-win game,’ said Michel Barnier
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Brand’s rape accuser felt treated ‘like a piece of meat’, court told
The comedian denies three charges of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one allegation of indecent assault
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Ramaswamy called out by heckler over ‘despicable’ attack ad featuring rival’s mother
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate angrily rebuked at Columbus event over video in which Donna Arthur accuses her daughter, Democrat Amy Acton, of lying
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Kremlin says Putin has agreed to resume trilateral talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States next month
Kremlin says Putin has agreed to resume trilateral talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States next month
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‘Off the charts’ El Niño increases UK cold snap risk and wetter winter
El Niño could be the strongest the world has seen in the last four decades, as experts warn the UK isn’t immune from its impact
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Only a matter of time until mass casualty event in Channel, border chief warns
Major General Duncan Capps, the Home Office’s border security commander, said there are now almost 3,800 people in French camps waiting to make the Channel crossing
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Trump can’t stop talking about GOP senator’s body while campaigning in North Carolina
“He’s like a piece of steel. I said, ‘This guy’s a monster!’” Trump exclaimed
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Police officer accused of stealing dead man’s identity and taking over his home
Brian Louis Sguros, an officer with Florida’s Lauderhill Police Department, found the homeowner dead during a welfare check
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The everyday annoyances readers want banned after ‘headphone dodger’ crackdown
Following the prime minister’s announcement of a renewed push to fine people playing music on public transport, disgruntled Brits took to the comments section to question the effectiveness of the move and suggest some other things they’d like to see the back end of
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Green splits deepen as Polanski urged to apologise over handling of Zionism motion
Senior Greens are now facing calls to apologise for comments made following the conference motion
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Supreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates
The Supreme Court has rejected a Trump administration appeal seeking to immediately enforce medical care restrictions for transgender people in prison
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Inside Ukraine’s strange rift with a Nato ally over North Korea
The unusual public confrontation between Ukraine and South Korea has raised questions about how relations between two nations facing the consequences of growing Russian-North Korean military cooperation deteriorated so sharply. Shweta Sharma reports
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Ukraine war latest: Trump celebrates release of US prisoner in Russia
Stephen Hubbard was released in St Petersburg as Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin
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EV owners can save £300 thanks to home charging rule change
Two new consultations have also been launched in a bid to make home charging easier
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Pakistani authorities arrest man accused in $126 million US postage fraud scheme
Pakistan has arrested a man accused of running an online counterfeit postage operation that U.S. prosecutors say caused more than $126 million in losses to the U.S. Postal Service
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Drinking tea every day has a surprise health benefit, study finds
The temperature you drink your tea may also impact your health
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Millions of UK households are in energy debt. Here are three things you can do now
Around 3.4 million households – nearly one in eight – are in debt to their supplier, owing an estimated £750 million, or an average of £220 each
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Fighter jet crashes and explodes into fireball in France with one dead
Witnesses reportedly heard an explosion and saw a fireball on Tuesday evening
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Cambridge professor takes own university to court over new library 'megabuilding'
Suchitra Sebastian claims the design is ‘too coarse’ for the historic university town
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Amazon to create 30,000 jobs for young people to solve Neets crisis
Andy Burnham warned that the UK faces an ‘economic catastrophe and moral failure’ due to the levels of young people not in education, employment or training
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Four final words from 77-year-old put to death in Florida
William Reaves was convicted of first-degree murder 40 years ago
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North Korean leader's sister inspects border fortifications as tensions rise with the South
State media in North Korea says the sister of leader Kim Jong Un has visited frontline areas where soldiers are reinforcing the heavily armed border with South Korea
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Putin says Russia has freed US citizen, 74, jailed since 2022
The talks came more than two years since Donald Trump promised in his election campaign to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours
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UK government approves natural gas project off Scotland despite environmental concerns
The U.K. government has approved a natural gas project off the coast of Scotland over the objections of environmental groups, saying it would improve energy security as the country transitions to renewable sources of energy
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Hungary’s Magyar vows accountability for Orbán era while holding firm on migration
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is actively pursuing former officials accused of corruption and power abuses
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Three cars caught going wrong way down A66 months after fatal crash
Cleveland Police said the car collided with street furniture and drove the wrong way on the A66
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Rare sketch of young Queen Elizabeth to go up for auction – for less than expected
The late monarch sat for the portrait when she was just six or seven
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Trump calls affordability a ‘hoax’ while JD Vance admits Americans are struggling
Depending on which Republican figure is addressing the public, Americans hear contrasting descriptions of the current economic reality
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How much is the cost of living in the UK rising? Here’s what the data says
From inflation to wages, The Independent looks at how the standard of living in the UK has changed
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Australian state leader contacted by police after failing to pay for petrol
Victoria premier Ben Carroll says Monday was ‘a tough day for a lot of reasons’
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King Charles praises Oman's 'noble efforts' on Strait of Hormuz
Oman’s role during the Middle East war is worthy of our ‘utmost respect’, Charles says
