6 hours ago The Guardian view on foreign powers in Sudan: struggling for advantage while civilians starve | Editorial

The role of the United Arab Emirates in fuelling the war is under the spotlight. But other countries too are exacerbating the deadly conflictThe often denied but obvious involvement of foreign powers in Sudan’s deadly civil war is now firmly in the spotlight. Tens of thousands of people, including many civilians, have been killed since it began last April. Now, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accused the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) of bombing its ambassador’s residence in Khartoum, causing “extensive damage”. The SAF denied it, claiming that last month’s strike was the work of the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), backed by the UAE.What’s not in doubt is that both sides are committing war crimes and that they are able to do so because foreign governments are supporting t...

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7 hours ago BHP accused of ‘doggedly trying to avoid’ responsibility for Brazil dam disaster

Largest group lawsuit in English legal history over 2015 dam collapse that killed 19 people opens at high court in LondonThe Anglo-Australian mining company BHP has been accused of “cynically and doggedly trying to avoid” responsibility for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster at the opening of the largest group lawsuit in English legal history.The claim for up to £36bn in compensation was opened by lawyers acting for more than 620,000 individuals at the high court in London. It comes nine years after the breach of a dam holding toxic waste from an iron ore mine killed 19 people near the town of Mariana in south-eastern Brazil. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago M6 crash update as sole survivor, 7, in coma and doesn't know his mum has died

Arran Martin, 7, continues to fight for his life following the collision in Cumbria on Tuesday, October 15 - and his father, Andy, is staying by his bedside 'day and night'

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9 hours ago Smoke pollution from wildfires may be killing an extra 12,000 people a year, new research suggests

Global heating particularly increasing risk of death from smoke inhalation in Australia, South America, Europe and parts of AsiaGlobal heating is causing more of the planet to be burned from wildfires and probably killing an extra 12,000 people a year from breathing in smoke, according to new research.Global heating was particularly increasing the risk of death from wildfire smoke in Australia, South America, Europe and the boreal forests of Asia, one modelling study found. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Second man charged over 'murder bid' in Orkney as man left fighting for life

Emergency services raced to Burnmouth Road in Kirkwall after receiving reports of a disturbance on Tuesday, October 15.

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12 hours ago Update on boy, 7, fighting for life after M6 crash that killed mum, her partner and his children

Arran Martin, 7, continues to fight for his life following the collision near Tebay services on the M6

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14 hours ago Boy, 7, remains in coma after M6 crash that killed mum as 'dad stays by his side day and night'

Arran Martin, 7, continues to fight for his life in hospital following the tragic collision in Cumbria on Tuesday, October 15.

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17 hours ago Horror fireball as helicopter crashes into radio tower with multiple dead

A helicopter has crashed into a radio tower in Houston, Texas, with multiple people dead and a child amongst those killed. Eyewitnesses shared videos of the crash on social media

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17 hours ago Mum of two fighting for life in coma after 'bad fall' on holiday with her family

Stacey Callan, from Drogheda, Co Louth was on holiday earlier this month when she suffered a fall and brain injury before she was left in a coma in a Turkish hospital

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