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‘Let's just listen to music': Trump spends 40 minutes dancing on stage during rally
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‘Let's just listen to music': Trump spends 40 minutes dancing on stage during rally

Opposition outrage over Donald Trump's rabble-rousing demagoguery turned to bewilderment after the Republican nominee spent 40 minutes swaying to his favourite songs at a rally near Philadelphia, prompting Kamala Harris to express apparent concern for his mental state.

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October 16, 2024
'We won't spare anyone' Brazen gang shooting brings up fears from Mumbai's past
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'We won't spare anyone' Brazen gang shooting brings up fears from Mumbai's past

It was a murder unlike anything Mumbai had seen in almost three decades.

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October 16, 2024
Behind the rupture The issue, the claims and what's at stake
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Behind the rupture The issue, the claims and what's at stake

Relations between India and Canada have sunk to historic lows in the latest diplomatic spat, with India rejecting the Canadian police allegations as ludicrous”.

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October 16, 2024
Canadian police accuse India of working with criminal network to kill dissidents
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Canadian police accuse India of working with criminal network to kill dissidents

Canadian police have accused the Indian government of working with a criminal network run by one of India's most notorious gangsters, Lawrence Bishnoi, to carry out targeted killings of dissidents in Canada.

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October 16, 2024
All-conquering champion is accused of conker cheating with steel nut
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All-conquering champion is accused of conker cheating with steel nut

Never in its proud 60-year history has an allegation of such audacious cheating been made against a competitor in the World Conker Championships (WCC) as that levelled at 82-year-old David Jakins - \"King Conker\" himself, no less.

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October 16, 2024
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Former Post Office IT chief claims Horizon system was not flawed

The former head of IT at the Post Office named by the ex-chief executive Paula Vennells as one of five people responsible for the Horizon scandal has said he still has not seen evidence of a \"fundamental flaw\" in the IT system.

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October 16, 2024
Letby seemed excited to discuss deaths of babies, Thirlwall inquiry hears
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Letby seemed excited to discuss deaths of babies, Thirlwall inquiry hears

Lucy Letby responded to the death of a newborn baby in a manner that a children's nurse said she had \"never seen\" before or since, a public inquiry was told yesterday.

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October 16, 2024
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Don't overpay for driving tests, warns the RAC

The RAC has issued warnings to learner drivers trying to beat the backlog by booking tests through unregulated websites after it found they could be paying up to four times the going rate.

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October 16, 2024
Sturgess's child 'never got to say goodbye'
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Sturgess's child 'never got to say goodbye'

The daughter of Dawn Sturgess, who was killed in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings in 2018, told an inquiry into her death yesterday of her sadness at never getting to say goodbye to her mother.

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October 16, 2024
Alarm at rising cost of tackling sites polluted with 'forever chemicals'
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Alarm at rising cost of tackling sites polluted with 'forever chemicals'

The number of sites identified as potentially having been polluted with banned cancer-causing \"forever chemicals\" in England is rising, and the Environment Agency (EA) says it does not have the budget to deal with them.

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October 16, 2024
Officer who shot unarmed driver denies exaggerating, jury hears
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Officer who shot unarmed driver denies exaggerating, jury hears

The police officer who shot dead Chris Kaba has denied making false or exaggerated claims to justify opening fire.

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October 16, 2024
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'Emergency on our streets' as rough sleeper deaths rise

Andrew Reece was 37 and sleeping rough in Stoke-on-Trent when on 10 May 2023 he took his own life in an abandoned children's home.

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October 16, 2024
Mulled white wine 'Perfectly fit for purpose'
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Mulled white wine 'Perfectly fit for purpose'

Mulled wine is a drink tied to a moment. It's not enough for the weather to be cold, grey and rainy, it needs to feel festive - preferably in the presence of at least one adult dressed as an elf.

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October 16, 2024
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'No evidence' nut allergens spread by plane ventilation

It is an airline PA system request familiar to many: please refrain from eating peanut-based foods inflight to protect a passenger with allergies.

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October 16, 2024
Iranian targets Netanyahu's office denies pact to avoid nuclear sites
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Iranian targets Netanyahu's office denies pact to avoid nuclear sites

Benjamin Netanyahu's office has said that Israel will decide alone on the form of any retaliation to Iran's barrage of 180 missiles fired at the country earlier this month, although it would listen to advice from Washington.

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October 16, 2024
Italy's PM to visit Lebanon after criticising Israel for strikes against UN forces
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Italy's PM to visit Lebanon after criticising Israel for strikes against UN forces

Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said yesterday she would visit Lebanon on Friday as she demanded security guarantees from Israel for her country's troops there days after UN peacekeepers came under attack.

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October 16, 2024
First part of telescope's 3D map of universe is revealed
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First part of telescope's 3D map of universe is revealed

The first chunk of what will be the largest 3D map of the universe ever made has been revealed, putting 14 million galaxies - not to mention tens of millions of stars in our own Milky Way on show in incredible detail.

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October 16, 2024
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Fine employers over unhealthy workplaces, thinktank urges

Employers should be fined if they create unhealthy workplaces as part of the plan to get unemployed people fit to work, a thinktank has said.

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October 16, 2024
Briton is youngest woman to conquer 14 highest peaks
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Briton is youngest woman to conquer 14 highest peaks

A 23-year-old has become the youngest woman to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre-plus peaks.

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October 16, 2024
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Asian Network news service closed as BBC cuts 130 jobs in current affairs

The BBC has announced a round of job cuts, involving a net loss of 130 roles in its news and current affairs department.

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October 16, 2024
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Want to use more energy while out on a walk? Take a break, say researchers

Researchers have hit on an unusual tip for walkers who want to burn more calories: rather than plodding along steadily from start to finish, consider taking rest stops.

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October 16, 2024
Schoolgirl made to wear hijab to conceal injuries from beatings, court told
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Schoolgirl made to wear hijab to conceal injuries from beatings, court told

The 10-year-old schoolgirl Sara Sharif was made to wear a hijab to conceal her injuries and was homeschooled in the months before she was beaten to death, a court heard yesterday.

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October 16, 2024
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Team Kemi know Jenrick will do their job for them - if they can just keep her quiet

It's been a round-the-clock job. If you're wondering why you haven't seen Kevin Hollinrake, Laura Trott and Chris Philp in the same room recently, it's because they have all been otherwise engaged. Each tasked with a gruelling, daily eight-hour shift to make sure that Kemi Badenoch remains silent.

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October 16, 2024
Public finance Rise in NICs for employers 'a tax on jobs'
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Public finance Rise in NICs for employers 'a tax on jobs'

A rise in employer national insurance contributions in the budget could hit hiring and limit pay rises, employers have warned - hurting businesses including bars, pubs, hotels and restaurants.

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October 16, 2024
Reeves warns cabinet of £100bn budget shortfall over five years
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Reeves warns cabinet of £100bn budget shortfall over five years

Rachel Reeves has told the cabinet that the UK still faces a £100bn shortfall in the public finances over the next five years amid concerns that ministers are yet to grasp the full scale of the fiscal deficit ahead.

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October 16, 2024
Return of the Blairites Milburn set to make a comeback with NHS role
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Return of the Blairites Milburn set to make a comeback with NHS role

Wes Streeting is set to give Alan Milburn a major role in the running of the health ministry in a move that has reignited the row over Labour figures with private interests having access to government.

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October 16, 2024
Starmer spoke to Swift at show days after police escort agreed
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Starmer spoke to Swift at show days after police escort agreed

Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift at one of her London concerts days after a decision was taken to grant her a \"blue light\" police escort, No 10 sources have confirmed.

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October 16, 2024
Residents and experts baffled after gooey blobs wash up on beaches in Newfoundland
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Residents and experts baffled after gooey blobs wash up on beaches in Newfoundland

They are slimy on the outside, firm and spongy on the inside, and surprisingly combustible. In recent months, the white \"blobs\" spotted on beaches in the eastern Canadian province of Newfoundland have baffled residents and marine scientists.

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October 16, 2024
£50m centrepiece of next UK city of culture standing empty after operator pulls out
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£50m centrepiece of next UK city of culture standing empty after operator pulls out

Bradford council has been plunged into controversy over its handling of a £50.5m publicly funded venue that has been completed with no operator in place to run it.

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October 16, 2024
Vulnerable people not at risk from assisted dying bill, says MP
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Vulnerable people not at risk from assisted dying bill, says MP

The lives of disabled and vulnerable people would not be at risk from a proposed assisted dying law because it would only apply to terminally ill adults, with two doctors and a judge likely to rule on each case, the MP sponsoring said yesterday.

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October 16, 2024