96 minutes ago Massacre in the jungle: how an Indigenous man was made the public face of an atrocity

In 2004, 29 people were killed by members of the Cinta Larga tribe in Brazil’s Amazon basin. The story shocked the country – but the truth of what happened is still being fought overAt the federal courthouse of Vilhena, in the southern reaches of the Amazon basin, Nacoça Pio Cinta Larga limped to his seat, using one hand to steady himself on a table. In the air-conditioned chill and fluorescent glare, his crown of black and brown feathers shuddered with each step, a lonely reminder of the rainforest beyond the white-painted walls. A Brazilian flag hung limply in one corner, the national motto, “Order and progress”, concealed in its folds. “The prosecution says that, on 7 April 2004, around 11am in the Gully of Tranquility, you, sir, together with other members of your tribe, took the li...

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2 hours ago ITV I’m a Celebity’s Maura Higgins set to rake in huge sum after leaving the jungle

Maura Higgins, who celebrated her birthday with her I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! campmates on Monday, rose to fame on ITV's reality dating show Love Island

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2 hours ago SNP Government 'bailed out' clinical waste firm Tradebe after devastating depot fire

EXCLUSIVE: SNP ministers are accused of failing to implement a sustainable plan to manage Scotland's clinical waste following a 2018 scandal that saw tonnes of human remains left piled up in a warehouse.

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2 hours ago Dear Coleen: I'm missing my brother's US wedding for my daughter's school play

Agony aunt Coleen Nolan has advice for a reader who can't attend her brother's wedding in the USA because of her daughter's school play and financial constraints.

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4 hours ago Ruben Amorim brutally told that ambitious Manchester United plan 'won't work'

Manchester United drew 1-1 with Ipswich Town in Ruben Amorim's first game in charge and former Premier League midfielder Danny Murphy has questioned his tactics

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5 hours ago Labour unveils plan to reduce benefits bill as Starmer declares system ‘simply isn’t working’

Announcement comes after the PM pledged to tackle UK’s ‘bulging benefits bill’

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6 hours ago Matthew Richardson’s grand cycling betrayal will leave an asterisk on his glittering career | Kieran Pender

After issuing the findings of its review into the Olympic hero’s defection to Great Britain, AusCycling’s upset is understandableConflicting national allegiances in sport are no simple thing. It is hardly unreasonable for someone with more than one national background to feel competing tugs when it comes to flying the flag on the international stage. Emotion and pragmatism collide to force hard decisions.Australia is a deeply multicultural nation – more than one in four Australians were born overseas, while millions more have parents born elsewhere. We are a nation of complex sporting allegiances. I have dual nationalities; if it wasn’t for the fact that I have all the sporting talent of a gnat, I might have to consider which country to represent. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago DWP reforms and Jobcentre overhaul announced to cut numbers out of work

Key to the changes will be moving away from a 'tick box' culture at Jobcentres across the country with £55million of funding to offer a more tailored career advice

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6 hours ago Rhod Gilbert issues heartbreaking admission after stage 4 cancer diagnosis

Comedian Rhod Gilbert has shared an emotional admission following his diagnosis of stage four head and neck cancer in 2022 as he took time away from his career

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