79 m. ago Huge fire erupts at Dundee Recycling Centre as residents issued warning

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service urges locals to keep windows and doors closed as fire crews tackle flames at Riverside Recycling Centre.

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2 h. ago Ray taught Dezi Freeman about the bush. Later, he watched in dismay as his friend became ‘radicalised’

Accused Porepunkah killer’s former bushwalking companion speaks out as survival experts say Freeman’s chances of evading capture are waningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLast month Dezi Freeman fled into the thick bushland of Victoria’s high country. Despite 450 police officers, members of the Australian defence force, paramilitary vehicles and helicopters tracking the fugitive, he has managed to keep hiding.On Tuesday, it will be two weeks since Freeman disappeared into the Mount Buffalo national park, after allegedly shooting and killing two police officers and injuring a third at his residence on Rayner Track in Porepunkah, 300km north-east of Melbourne. The funeral for Sen Const Vadim de Waart-Hottart, 35, was held on Friday at the Victoria police academy, with hundreds of mourners including the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and premier, Jacinta Allan, attending. A funeral service for Det Leadi...

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2 h. ago Domination by Alice Roberts review – a brilliant but cynical history of Christianity

The humanist historian brings objects to life beautifully, but falters when it comes to people and their beliefsDomination tells the story of how a tiny local cult became one of the greatest cultural and political forces in history. Alice Roberts puts the case that the Roman empire lived on in a different form in the church.It is not an original idea – after all the foundation prayer of Christianity says “thy Kingdom come” – but Roberts tells the story from the point of view of individual parishes and even buildings. It’s a revelation, like watching those stop-motion films of how a plant grows and blooms. There’s a section about how a Roman villa might transform into a parish, the long barn providing the footprint, the web of relationships providing the social connection, the very tiles and columns providing the building materials. I can’t think of anyone who writes better about the way objects can speak to us. There’s a passage here describing her joy on grasping wha...

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4 h. ago Dundee fire LIVE: Updates as residents warned to keep doors and windows closed

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed three fire crews are at the scene of a blaze at a Riverside Recycling Centre on Wright Avenue in Dundee, on the north bank of the Firth of Tay

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4 h. ago Slugs flee gardens for good if you plant one common flower they hate

Slugs are a common problem in UK gardens and can quickly ruin crops and flowers come autumn - but there is a simple way to keep them away for good

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4 h. ago Venezuelan fighter jets fly over US Navy destroyer in 'show of force' days after US missile strike on 'drug boat'

Two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over a US Navy destroyer in the southern Caribbean sea as a show of force on Thursday, the Department of Defense said.

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9 h. ago People smugglers are drugging children before they are put on small boats to cross Channel, Solicitor General reveals

Lucy Rigby said she had been warned by the Crown Prosecution Service that the gangs were attempting to make the children more co-operative as they undertake the dangerous journey from France.

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9 h. ago Three kids known to Arizona’s child services were murdered. Now officials want answers

Governor Katie Hobbs said earlier this week she wants to ensure ‘we’re focused on protecting the most vulnerable Arizonans’ after three kids were killed this year

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9 h. ago Worst wildfire year on record after crews respond to nearly 1,000 so far

Meanwhile the number of firefighters is down 25% since 2008, the equivalent of around 11,000 wholetime crew members, the NFCC said.

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10 h. ago Head of Britain's trade union movement urges Rachel Reeves to set up new wealth tax to boost services

Paul Nowak called on the Chancellor to look at hitting those worth more than £10 million with fresh levies while hiking capital gains tax - insisting this would not lead to an exodus of the wealthy.

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10 h. ago Two women killed after being hit by car while trying to help injured kangaroo on busy freeway

Police say one 30-year-old died at the scene and the other, also 30, was airlifted to hospital but died soon afterwardsTwo women have died after being hit by a car while trying to help an injured kangaroo on a busy freeway in Melbourne’s north.Victorian police said emergency services had been called to reports two females were struck by a car on the Hume Freeway just after 7.30pm. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Thousands in England unable to access weight loss jabs via GP, figures reveal

Doctors say NHS rollout not fit for purpose with fewer than half of commissioning bodies prescribing MounjaroThousands of patients in England are unable to access weight loss jabs via their GP, figures reveal, as doctors warn that the NHS rollout is “not fit for purpose”.Family doctors got the green light to prescribe the drugs for the first time in June. About 220,000 people with “greatest need” were set to receive Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide and made by Eli Lilly, on the NHS over the next three years. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Drug lord El Chapo undergoing 'strange and worrying changes' in solitary confinement

The former lawyer of El Chapo has claimed the drug kingpin faces 'inhumane confinement conditions' at supermax ADX Florence, in Colorado, where he is jailed for life

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12 h. ago The US will buy 2 million doses of an HIV prevention drug for low

The U.S. is purchasing enough doses of a new twice-a-year HIV prevention shot to share with up to 2 million people in poor countries by 2028

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12 h. ago Zara McDermott unmasks strange arrests and mystery deaths in shocking new Thailand series

Zara McDermott new BBC documentary series highlights drink, drugs and cheap sex as well as luxury side of Thailand

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13 h. ago Warehouse Project introduces 'no phone' policy for upcoming gigs

Concert-goers will be given stickers upon entry to cover their cameras

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13 h. ago Kim Novak, 92, narrowly avoids a tumble as she steps off a boat in Venice with a helping hand

Kim Novak made sure to avoid any ill-fated tumbles as she gracefully stepped off a boat in Venice with four helping hands at her assistance on Thursday.

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13 h. ago RFK Jr accused of ‘reckless disregard for science and the truth’ in Senate hearing

Health secretary defended his leadership as Democrats attacked his vaccine policy and demanded his resignationUS politics live – latest updatesThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, faced the Senate finance committee in a tense and combative hearing on Thursday, during which lawmakers questioned his remarks expressing vaccine skepticism, claims that the scientific community is deeply politicized, and the ongoing turmoil plaguing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).In a hearing lasting more than three hours and ostensibly about the Trump administration’s healthcare agenda, Kennedy defended his leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), claiming that his time at the agency will be focused on “unbiased, politics-free, transparent, evidence-based science in the public interest”. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Emmerdale's Danny Miller says there's 'no escape' amid John Sugden 'drug' move

The Aaron Dingle star believes John's time is almost well and truly up

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14 h. ago Charlie Sheen shares health update as he says his next drug hit 'would kill me'

Charlie Sheen has opened up on his past and revealed his thoughts that he could die if he went back to drugs after being clean for the last eight years

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