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SEISMIC EVENTS
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SEISMIC EVENTS

Portuguese residents were terrified when the ground started shaking on Monday morning. Scientist Deborah R Coen explains why they were right to worry - and how holiday destinations in Europe are at growing risk of earthquakes

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September 01, 2024
Pregnant Grinham clinches para-archery bronze medal
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Pregnant Grinham clinches para-archery bronze medal

Jodie Grinham is perhaps the only athlete at the Paralympics who can’t wait to get the first Eurostar out of dodge.

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September 01, 2024
Tai victory caps Saturday gold rush for swimmers
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Tai victory caps Saturday gold rush for swimmers

Alice Tai had to relearn how to swim after choosing to have her right leg amputated but now she is a Paralympic champion.

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September 01, 2024
Root is 'England's greatest' with record-breaking feat
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Root is 'England's greatest' with record-breaking feat

Joe Root battled against time and the loss of batting partners to ensure he stands alone at the top of England’s Test centurions after scoring a stunning 34th hundred against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.

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September 01, 2024
Arsenal's title race already falters after Rice red card
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Arsenal's title race already falters after Rice red card

In a Premier League title race of inches, Arsenal and Declan Rice may have already handed Manchester City a huge advantage.

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September 01, 2024
Everton plunged into crisis by a nine-minute meltdown
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Everton plunged into crisis by a nine-minute meltdown

If nothing else, Everton contrived to make the worst start in their history even worse.

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September 01, 2024
Rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing at concert
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Rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing at concert

Fatman Scoop, the American rapper and hype man best known for his 1999 hit “Be Faithful”, has died aged 53 following an onstage medical emergency.

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September 01, 2024
India's women doctors have their MeToo moment finally
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India's women doctors have their MeToo moment finally

Women working in Indian hospitals narrate their own experiences of sexual harassment and assault, exposing a toxic culture of silencing victims.

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September 01, 2024
Gaza schoolboys 'forced to be Israel's human shields'
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Gaza schoolboys 'forced to be Israel's human shields'

Palestinians as young as 12 say they had to search houses for militants and tunnels, sometimes dressed in military fatigues, in a practice an Israeli NGO warns is 'systemic'

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September 01, 2024
Severe storms expected today, warns Met Office
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Severe storms expected today, warns Met Office

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms for the weekend as parts of the UK face flooding, lightning strikes and hail.

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September 01, 2024
Mother stabbed in front of daughter at Carnival dies
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Mother stabbed in front of daughter at Carnival dies

A mother stabbed in front of her three-year-old daughter and a chef found with a head injury have both died after separate attacks during the Notting Hill Carnival.

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September 01, 2024
'I know if it was me who had murdered someone I couldn't live with myself'
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'I know if it was me who had murdered someone I couldn't live with myself'

Savannah Holm wants meeting with Carl Cooper to ask about her mother’s death and where her body is buried

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September 01, 2024
Race for Oasis tickets shows that mediocrity is the norm
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Race for Oasis tickets shows that mediocrity is the norm

I no longer get excited when I hear about a big, popular event coming to town.

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September 01, 2024
Oasis tour sells out in hours as fans complain of glitches
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Oasis tour sells out in hours as fans complain of glitches

Oasis’s long-awaited reunion proved to be one of the most indemand tours of the decade, as websites were reported to have crashed and thousands of fans were left dejected after failing to get their hands on tickets which have sold out.

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September 01, 2024
'Wonder drugs' defy ageing.but can they save the NHS?
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'Wonder drugs' defy ageing.but can they save the NHS?

Ozempic and Wegovy offer benefits beyond weight loss

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September 01, 2024
Gove defends fellow raver Rayner over Ibiza partying
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Gove defends fellow raver Rayner over Ibiza partying

The former Tory minister Michael Gove, known mostly as a Brexiteer but also more recently for his dance moves in a techno club, has defended Angela Rayner, who has been criticised for her own contortions at an Ibiza superclub.

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September 01, 2024
Arrest of Letby exposed nursing regulator loophole
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Arrest of Letby exposed nursing regulator loophole

The nursing and midwifery regulator failed to act quickly enough after Lucy Letby was arrested because of a loophole in its guidance, according to an unpublished review.

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September 01, 2024
Fees soar as nurseries strain to bring in 'free' childcare
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Fees soar as nurseries strain to bring in 'free' childcare

The next phase of Jeremy Hunt's plan starts tomorrow but parents say promises of saving £7,000 a year appear dubious

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September 01, 2024
Anger over 'evil' handyman left free to kill two women
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Anger over 'evil' handyman left free to kill two women

Family say mother of four 'should have been warned' about former partner who had been implicated in two stabbings.

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September 01, 2024
Meet the new stars as F1 finally bloods young talent
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Meet the new stars as F1 finally bloods young talent

For Kimi Antonelli, the 18-year-old wonderkid who Mercedes have high hopes will be their version of Max Verstappen, it was the biggest of comedowns at the Italian Grand Prix yesterday. The scene was set, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza glistening in 35C sunshine, as the Italian prospect expected to replace Lewis Hamilton at the Silver Arrows next year took to the track in first practice: his first session in Formula 1.

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August 31, 2024
Summers-Newton powers to another swimming gold
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Summers-Newton powers to another swimming gold

There is no textbook for dealing with teenage sporting stardom, but Maisie Summers-Newton is as qualified as anyone to write it.

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August 31, 2024
Dutch rivals were never pals - but now they're foes
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Dutch rivals were never pals - but now they're foes

They are not friends, according to Arne Slot. “Friends is someone you see a lot and go out with for dinner with,” said the Liverpool manager. Erik ten Hag does not belong in that category. Their relationship, Slot claimed, is as “good and normal as with other managers”. But a rivalry has been renewed; it may not be personal between them, but it tends to be between their clubs.

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August 31, 2024
UK won't suddenly collapse because of a four-day week
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UK won't suddenly collapse because of a four-day week

Labour's 'Make Work Pay' proposals are aimed at boosting productivity and driving economic growth, not the opposite

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August 31, 2024
Germany deports Afghans a week after deadly stabbings
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Germany deports Afghans a week after deadly stabbings

Germany has deported Afghan nationals back to their homeland for the first time since the Taliban seized back power three years ago.

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August 31, 2024
China not ready to invade at the moment, says Taiwan
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China not ready to invade at the moment, says Taiwan

China lacks the ability to fully invade Taiwan but is developing hypersonic weapons and other methods to threaten the island, Taipei's defence ministry has warned.

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August 31, 2024
Brazilian court orders ban on X after Musk legal row
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Brazilian court orders ban on X after Musk legal row

Brazil’s supreme court has ordered the “immediate and complete suspension” of Elon Musk’s social media platform X throughout the country.

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August 31, 2024
Child dies as Russian bomb hits playground in Kharkiv
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Child dies as Russian bomb hits playground in Kharkiv

At least five people, including a teenage girl, have been killed in what Kyiv has said was a Russian glide bomb attack on an apartment block in northeast Ukraine.

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August 31, 2024
Harris comes out of 'hiding' to ace her first TV interview
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Harris comes out of 'hiding' to ace her first TV interview

Democrat keeps race in her favour with 'do no harm' strategy

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August 31, 2024
Man is caught 'upskirting' woman at British Museum
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Man is caught 'upskirting' woman at British Museum

Police ask other victims on phone videos to come forward

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August 31, 2024
Hospital CCTV shows staff 'dragging children on floor'
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Hospital CCTV shows staff 'dragging children on floor'

Mental health provider warned over alleged abuse of patients

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August 31, 2024