77 minutes ago Former propane worker charged in Virginia house blast that killed a firefighter

Officials say a former employee of a propane supplier has been charged in the death of a volunteer firefighter who died while responding to a house explosion in Virginia

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78 minutes ago Who are the big names that demanded 'justice' after Chris Kaba was gunned down by police? Calls for consequence revealed as coked

In the days and weeks after Chris Kaba's death in September 2022, many big names called for 'justice' after the 24-year-old was gunned down and killed while trying to flee police.

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1 hour ago Police say 11 are killed when a gasoline truck explodes near Uganda's capital

Police in Uganda say least 11 people including children were killed when a fuel truck exploded next to a highway on Tuesday

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1 hour ago ACLU rejects staff petition to divest from Israel and condemn war in Gaza

Group reportedly decided public stance on war was ‘not needed’ to carry out its domestic mission

Politics

2 hours ago NBA exec confirms league's plans to return to London after meeting with Mayor Sadiq Khan

The NBA hasn't played a regular-season game in London since the 2018-19 season but deputy commissioner Mark Tatum is hopeful that will change in the "not-too-distant future"

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2 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israel says it killed Hezbollah’s presumed next leader Hashem Safieddine in early October

Israeli military says strikes in Beirut three weeks ago killed most likely Nasrallah successorAs Israel continues its war in Gaza and assault on Lebanon, a growing number of international airlines are suspending flights to the region or to avoid affected airspace.Reuters has helpfully compiled a list of some of them:Aegean Airlines: The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until 6 November and to and from Tel Aviv until 5 November.AirBaltic: Latvia’s airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until 30 November.Air Algerie: The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.Air France-KLM: Air France extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv flights until 29 October and Paris-Beirut flights until 30 November. KLM extended the suspension of...

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3 hours ago New information emerges on Wales train crash that killed a passenger on a remote line as passenger tells of losing consciousness during collision

A man died and 15 others were rushed to hospital after the pair of public transport vehicles collided into each other on the Cambrian line near Llanbrynmair, Powys, on Monday night.

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3 hours ago Court upholds freedom for woman whose conviction was overturned after 43 years behind bars

Missouri’s top prosecutor has lost his latest effort to challenge a judge’s decision to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer

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3 hours ago State pensioners exempt from new DWP bank account checks under Labour's fraud crackdown

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed it will be granted new powers to take money from wages and bank accounts

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