4 h. ago Huge military exercise involving 19 countries begins as Chinese surveillance expected

The drill is expected to attract the attention of Chinese spy ships

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9 h. ago A military exercise drawing together 19 nations and 35,000 forces begins in Australia

The largest-ever war fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, is underway and expected to attract the attention of Chinese spy ships

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42 h. ago Live Lotto results for Saturday, July 12: National Lottery winning numbers from tonight's draw

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2 d. ago Walmart recalls 850,000 water bottles after two consumers suffer vision loss from ejecting lids

Walmart is recalling about 850,000 stainless steel water bottles because the lid can “forcefully eject” and unexpectedly strike consumers — resulting in permanent vision loss for two people to date

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3 d. ago ‘No escape from despair’: How The Independent reported the Srebrenica massacre

Today marks 30 years since Bosnian Serb forces systematically murdered more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims

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3 d. ago Lucky cop couple who won big on EuroMillions now living off the land

Police officers Graeme and Katherine White went from catching bad guys to catching hens after they scooped their big win - a million on the National Lottery's EuroMillions draw

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4 d. ago Live Lotto results for Wednesday, July 8: National Lottery winning numbers from tonight's draw

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4 d. ago LGBT veterans compensation to be sped up after fury at 'painfully slow' process

Around 20,000 armed forces personnel were jailed, dismissed or outed against their will before the rule on service was lifted in 2000, described by Veterans Minister Al Carns as a 'truly dark era'

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6 d. ago Catalonia wildfire burns 7,000 acres and forces 18,000 people into lockdown

The raging fire follows Spain’s hottest June on record

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8 d. ago UK National Lottery draw tonight as Lotto and Thunderball results announced for Saturday, July 5

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1 week ago Crete wildfire forces 5,000 to evacuate as Europe heatwave continues

Fire on island being fanned by gale-force winds, with blazes also raging on mainland Greece and in other parts of EuropeA wildfire fanned by gale-force winds has forced the evacuation of about 5,000 people on the Greek island of Crete, authorities and hotel association officials have said, as large swathes of continental Europe baked in a punishing early summer heatwave linked to at least nine deaths.About 230 firefighters, along with 46 fire service vehicles and helicopters, were battling the blaze on Thursday after it broke out 24 hours earlier near Ierapetra, on the south-east coast of the island – the country’s largest – threatening to engulf houses and hotels. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Greater Manchester police investigating over 1,000 grooming gang suspects

Inspectorate finds force has made ‘significant improvements’ in how it treats victims of sexual exploitationGreater Manchester police are investigating more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects, as a new report found the force was “trying to provide a better service to those who have experienced sexual exploitation”.The force has made “significant improvements” in how it investigates grooming gangs and other types of child sexual abuse offences, according to the report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services. Continue reading...

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1 week ago National Lottery urges 'check your ticket' after £8m Lotto draw

Someone won more than £8m in Wednesday's Lotto draw

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1 week ago Crete wildfire: Government issues emergency alert warning for Brits travelling to Greece

A major wildfire started on the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday and has spread rapidly, forcing 3,000 residents to be evacuated. The UK government has issued advice for travellers

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1 week ago Police force investigating more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects

Watchdog says Greater Manchester Police has made ‘significant improvements’ following years of failure.

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1 week ago Live Lotto results for Wednesday, July 2: National Lottery winning numbers from tonight's draw

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1 week ago North Korea to send up to 30,000 troops to bolster Russia’s forces, Ukraine says

North Korea is already helping Russia as Putin's forces struggle against determined Ukrainian resistance, and the dictatorship is now said to be about to triple its numbers

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1 week ago EPA forced to auction off 20,000 lab rats, mice, and rabbits as Trump shuts down research projects

Approximately three quarters of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development — representing 1,000 scientist positions — will be cut under the Trump administration

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1 week ago Turkey wildfire hell as major blaze forces 50,000 people to be evacuated

The severity of the fires has escalated throughout the week, driving over 50,000 people from their homes across İzmir and neighbouring provinces

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1 week ago Tourist gift shop worker, 33, wins £5,000 payout after he was forced to quit his job in bizarre sexism row

Santiago Cubillo, 33, who worked at the Tartan Weaving Mill in Edinburgh was accused of being sexist after allegedly refusing to give swords to female customers as they posed for souvenir photos.

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