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Existing forces could ‘easily be overwhelmed’ and risk London being ‘targeted on same scale as Kyiv’

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3 hours ago Russian businessman close to Putin mysteriously dies 'after falling from window in Moscow': Death comes days after an official found dead 'under very strange circumstances'

Mikhail Rogachev, 64, (left) was the vice-president of Russian oil giant Yukos which was forced out of business for turning against the tyrant president Vladimir Putin.

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4 hours ago Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity

As the world grapples with plummeting levels of biodiversity, Colombia is hosting two weeks of meetings for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference

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4 hours ago Prisons overcrowding crisis: Why are some criminals being released early?

The latest stage of the early release policy comes into force on Tuesday.

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4 hours ago More prisoners to leave jail early in next phase of bid to free up cell space

Around 1,100 more inmates will leave prisons on Tuesday.

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5 hours ago Brazil president Lula cancels Brics trip to Russia after ‘small brain haemorrhage’ from fall

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