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Numbers show the scale of a deadly year in Middle East
The Independent

Numbers show the scale of a deadly year in Middle East

As calls for a ceasefire in Gaza go unheeded, and the conflict spreads, figures highlight the toll war is taking in the region.

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October 07, 2024
NFL faces compelling decision as London Games return with Jets vs Vikings
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NFL faces compelling decision as London Games return with Jets vs Vikings

The London Games are back with perhaps the finest NFL quarterback of the last decade and the highest-paid wide receiver in the league set to feature.

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October 06, 2024
Jota seals Liverpool win but talisman Alisson limps off
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Jota seals Liverpool win but talisman Alisson limps off

Alisson Becker remains the king of Selhurst Park, but if he and Virgil van Dijk showed what Liverpool’s title bid will be built on this season, a win at Crystal Palace was perhaps also another indication of why the Reds spent part of this summer looking at the future.

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October 06, 2024
Kovacic's new eye for goal hides Man City's fragility
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Kovacic's new eye for goal hides Man City's fragility

No prizes for guessing who Manchester City’s top scorer is. Yet the identity of the man second in their standings comes as more of a surprise.

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October 06, 2024
Dominant Saka shows he can lead Arsenal to the title
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Dominant Saka shows he can lead Arsenal to the title

A classic case of a goal being the worst thing a lesser team could do. Southampton’s joy in Cameron Archer giving them a shock lead only served to awaken Arsenal, who went from a very flat display to one where they came at the visiting side from all angles.

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October 06, 2024
Taliban profits as flights return to Afghan airspace after Iran missile attack
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Taliban profits as flights return to Afghan airspace after Iran missile attack

The number of international flights passing through Talibancontrolled Afghan airspace reached a record high this week in the aftermath of Iran's missile attack against Israel.

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October 06, 2024
Villagers torch police camp after claim girl, 9, was raped then murdered in India
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Villagers torch police camp after claim girl, 9, was raped then murdered in India

A local police camp in India was set on fire by a mob yesterday, just hours after the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl came to light.

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October 06, 2024
Israel expands airstrikes to bombard northern Lebanon
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Israel expands airstrikes to bombard northern Lebanon

More than one million people flee homes as fate of man thought to be replacement for Hezbollah leader unclear

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October 06, 2024
Palace 'checking in daily' on teenage cancer patient who shared a hug with princess
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Palace 'checking in daily' on teenage cancer patient who shared a hug with princess

A teenage cancer patient given weeks to live is being checked on daily by Kensington Palace after she met the Prince and Princess of Wales last week, her mother has revealed.

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October 06, 2024
Parkrun celebrates 20 years
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Parkrun celebrates 20 years

Event has grown from 13 runners to cover 2,500 locations

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October 06, 2024
Hurricane Kirk aftermath to batter England and Wales
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Hurricane Kirk aftermath to batter England and Wales

Britain is bracing for the aftermath of a hurricane currently intensifying in the Atlantic Ocean after the Met Office warned its influence will create a period of unsettled weather.

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October 06, 2024
Tory mayor warns of Labour plan to replace British steel with imports from China
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Tory mayor warns of Labour plan to replace British steel with imports from China

One of Britain's leading regional mayors claimed Sir Keir Starmer's government is preparing to abandon British-produced steel altogether and replace it with Chinese steel diverted through Brazil.

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October 06, 2024
Several migrants including child die crossing Channel
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Several migrants including child die crossing Channel

A child is among several people who died attempting to cross the English Channel yesterday, a French minister said.

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October 06, 2024
Government to fund blood test that detects 12 cancers
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Government to fund blood test that detects 12 cancers

A blood test that could detect 12 cancers at an early stage will be funded by the government, health secretary Wes Streeting has said. The blood screening will help catch cancer before symptoms develop and boost the UK's economy, said Mr Streeting.

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October 06, 2024
Public want prisoner early releases to be linked to clean drug test, finds poll
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Public want prisoner early releases to be linked to clean drug test, finds poll

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood is facing pressure from the public to link early releases from prison to drug testing, a new poll suggests.

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October 06, 2024
"I'm never coming home
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"I'm never coming home

Nicholas Bidar's family say he is losing hope after being denied parole from indefinite jail term in landmark hearing

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October 06, 2024
Data errors leave public in the dark about court crisis
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Data errors leave public in the dark about court crisis

Lack of information comes as fears rise about trials backlog

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October 06, 2024
Rudd attacks 'two-faced' Johnson over his memoir
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Rudd attacks 'two-faced' Johnson over his memoir

Boris Johnson is accused of being “two-faced” and “untruthful” in his controversial memoir in an outspoken intervention by his Tory nemesis Amber Rudd.

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October 06, 2024
No title until Reds become road warriors, warns Slot
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No title until Reds become road warriors, warns Slot

Liverpool boss says team must match away form of rivals

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October 05, 2024
United stuck in 'purgatory' and facing only one way out
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United stuck in 'purgatory' and facing only one way out

When one prominent football figure caught a glimpse of the Manchester United dressing room recently, they immediately recognised a scene they had seen from rival clubs. That was a squad that \"doesn't know what next\" and feels like it's \"going nowhere\". It isn't intentional, of course, but is a feeling that starts to grip a group when there's no sense of clarity.

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October 05, 2024
Fifa transfer rules 'contrary to EU law', Diarra case finds
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Fifa transfer rules 'contrary to EU law', Diarra case finds

Fifa will have to update key paragraphs of its transfer rules to ensure punishment of players for breaking contracts is less draconian, after a European Court of Justice ruling on the Lassana Diarra case.

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October 05, 2024
Marital rape is not rape, argues Indian government
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Marital rape is not rape, argues Indian government

The Indian government has opposed calls to classify consensual sexual acts committed by a husband against his wife as \"rape\", saying that to do so could have an impact on conjugal relationships and disturb the institution of marriage.

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October 05, 2024
Screaming statue tribute to doctor raped and killed in India causes controversy
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Screaming statue tribute to doctor raped and killed in India causes controversy

A bust installed outside a state-run hospital in India where a resident doctor was raped and killed has sparked anger and shock as it depicts a woman screaming in agony, her head thrown back and eyes wide open.

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October 05, 2024
Haitian gang shoots at least 70 people in town rampage
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Haitian gang shoots at least 70 people in town rampage

Gang members brandishing automatic rifles have stormed through a town in Haiti's main breadbasket region, killing at least 70 people and forcing another 3,000 to flee.

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October 05, 2024
Beirut hit again by Israel as Iran vows not to back down
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Beirut hit again by Israel as Iran vows not to back down

Israeli military claims strikes targeted new Hezbollah leaders

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October 05, 2024
Police officers win appeal in athlete stop and search case
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Police officers win appeal in athlete stop and search case

Two former Metropolitan Police officers have been handed their jobs back after winning an appeal against a ruling that they had lied about a stop and search incident involving British athlete Bianca Williams.

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October 05, 2024
Royal Navy chief apologises for submarine service abuse
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Royal Navy chief apologises for submarine service abuse

The head of the Royal Navy has apologised after an investigation found \"misogyny, bullying and other unacceptable behaviours\" in the submarine service.

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October 05, 2024
Women say gender equality in the workplace has stalled
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Women say gender equality in the workplace has stalled

Gender equality in the workplace has stalled as women report experiencing many of the same challenges as they did nearly 30 years ago, a new survey of high-flyers suggests.

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October 05, 2024
Government to ban vaping near schools and hospitals
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Government to ban vaping near schools and hospitals

The government is set to ban vaping in playgrounds, hospital grounds and near schools in a crackdown on e-cigarettes aimed at preventing children from taking up the habit. In a move believed to be favoured by the country's chief medical officer Chris Whitty, health secretary Wes Streeting is said to be considering limiting the use of e-cigarettes outdoors in England, with restrictions set to be included in the tobacco and vapes bill due to be presented to parliament in the upcoming weeks.

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October 05, 2024
Zahawi: 'I'd go looking for fights as a football hooligan'
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Zahawi: 'I'd go looking for fights as a football hooligan'

Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has admitted that he used to be a football hooligan and would \"go out looking for fights\".

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October 05, 2024