29 h. ago BBC's Escape to the Country nearly cut short as buyers consider halting search

Escape to the Country presenter Briony May Williams met civil partners Emma and Anja on the BBC show on Thursday while they searched for a new home in Scotland.

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8 d. ago Spain holiday warning with £170 fine for tourist phone zombies

Spain has launched a fresh crackdown on a specific group of pedestrians known as 'phone zombies' as it looks to cut down on road accidents in the country

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2 w. ago US says it will reduce health aid to Zambia because medicines were stolen and sold

The United States will cut $50 million in aid a year to the southern African country of Zambia because of the “systematic” theft of medicines and medical products the money paid for

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2 w. ago Search halted with seven missing after boat thought to be carrying migrants capsized off San Diego

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for seven people who went missing after a boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized off the San Diego coast

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2 w. ago The European country that has cut asylum claims by reversing liberal policies in ten

A lack of consolidated policy on how to integrate communities of asylum seekers saw vulnerable groups presented as a strain on public resources.

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2 w. ago The country that has cut asylum claims by 90% by banning the burkha and refusing benefits to migrants who don't learn their language, revealed by SUE REID

Two bullet holes from the bad old days still scar the black metal doorway of Ishmail Schbaita's busy corner shop in Copenhagen. 

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3 w. ago A climate election? The Coalition wants to take Australia backwards, while Labor is standing still | Clear Air

Depending on where things end up after Saturday, the biggest climate push may come from the crossbenchElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastIf further confirmation was needed that the Peter Dutton-led Coalition would take Australia aggressively backwards on dealing with the climate crisis, his final election costings released on Thursday tell the story in black and white.The Liberal and National parties plan to gut programs designed to cut emissions and help create green industries to give the country an industrial future as demand for fossil fuels falls. They also plan to ignore advice that Australian nature is in poor and deteriorating health and strip back already limited funding for environment programs.Si...

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3 w. ago Teenage 'hitman' is arrested after Swedish barber shop 'executions' saw three shot dead as they were having their hair cut amid spiralling gang violence in the country

Swedish police have arrested a teenager following a deadly barber shop shooting that saw three people die as they got their hair cut. 

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3 w. ago Spain power cut: Which parts of the country are affected? What flights and services are affected?

Phone lines, airports and ATMs have been among the services hit by the blackout in Spain and Portugal

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4 w. ago US airlines forced to cut flights as travel across the country drops

Airlines reported that they would trim its flight schedule for the second half of the year due to lower demand

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last month Lovesick Hornbill finally finds mate at Fife Zoo after search halted by Brexit

Zazu, a rare Von der Decken hornbill, arrived the Cupar zoo as part of an endangered species breeding programme before Brexit and a broken beak thwarted his quest for love.

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