66 m. ago British Airways stewardess wins discrimination case after being sacked for fear of flying

Jennifer Clifford had been a loyal and dedicated employee for almost 40 years, but was sacked after she was too scared to fly following the Covid-19 pandemic

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85 m. ago National Guard troops on the streets of DC to fight what Trump calls ‘out of control’ crime in the nation’s capital

The presence of troops in the capital is expected to grow over the next week and the president is threatening to take similar tactics to other Democratic cities

Politics

2 h. ago Bhim Kohli’s teenage killer to have sentence reviewed at Court of Appeal

Mr Kohli, 80, was attacked with a shoe and died the following day.

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5 h. ago A legal fight is playing out around a Mexican migrant activist accused of human trafficking

A legal battle is playing out in Mexico after police detained a well-known migration activist earlier this month, accusing him of human trafficking

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8 h. ago 'Cannibal mosquitos and killer fish' used to fight 'new Chinese pandemic virus'

The release of the cannibal mozzies is designed to curb the spread of the chikungunya virus, which has ripped through China's Guangdong province

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8 h. ago Britain facing fish and chips crisis with octopus and jellyfish set to replace cod

Battered sausage, cod or haddock are your usual fish and chip orders, but Brits may find themselves with no option but to tuck into more exotic kind of sea life on a Friday

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10 h. ago British Airways air stewardess sacked for being too scared to fly wins discrimination claim

Jennifer Clifford worked for the airline for almost 40 years before the Covid-19 pandemic, an employment tribunal heard.

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10 h. ago UFC chief Dana White reveals White House fight night will happen on special date

The home of the World's most powerful man will now be the stage for some of the best scrappers on the planet, although fans may struggle to get tickets for the extraordinary event

Sport

10 h. ago World War 3 fears as Chinese warships smash into each other in disputed waters

China suffered a major embarassment after footage confirmed reports that one of its warships had crashed into its own coast guard vessel while in pursuit of some Philipino fisherman

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12 h. ago Serial mugger who became a killer at 17 when he murdered high

One of a teenage gang who murdered a high-flying city lawyer for his mobile phone in a vile crime that his fiancee said 'ripped her heart out' has a parole hearing and could be freed.

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13 h. ago American in UK tries fish and chips but is told they've 'made a mistake'

Sarah Renee, an American who moved to the UK, frequently shares her thoughts on British foods and various UK brands. In her most recent review, she chose to sample the classic dish of fish and chips.

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13 h. ago Harvey Willgoose’s mother says her son’s killer should be named

A judge will decide in October whether the 15-year-old boy who stabbed Harvey to death at their Sheffield school should lose his anonymity.

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14 h. ago The signs Erin Patterson killed the mother she loathed: CANDACE SUTTON reveals the horrifying police suspicions hanging over the mushroom murderer that couldn't be revealed... until now

When Victoria Police investigated Erin Patterson over the mushroom poisoning deaths, they considered the possibility that she might have been a serial killer, not merely a triple-murderer.

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14 h. ago Drivers told 'park cars under street lights' amid 'epidemic' sweeping UK

Motorists have been told to park their vehicles under street lamps to avoid theft as car cannibalism and thefts across the UK are at an all-time high, with thieves stealing parts of vehicles

Transport

15 h. ago White House UFC cage fight will take place on the South Lawn, Dana White says

‘All I care about is the Octagon on the lawn and the fight happening with the backdrop being the White House and the Washington Monument,’ UFC CEO says

Society

15 h. ago Woman disguised in niqab guilty of conspiracy to murder in Birmingham

Aimee Betro tried to shoot Sikander Ali at point-blank range as part of revenge plot in 2019 but gun jammedA would-be killer who tried to shoot a rival at point-blank range while disguised in a niqab has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder.Aimee Betro, 45, who is originally from the US, flew to the UK as part of a revenge plot orchestrated by father and son co-conspirators Mohammed Aslam, 59, and Mohammed Nabil Nazir, 31, to attack a family they had been feuding with. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Brits drugged and robbed by women in Brazil describe terrifying moment they tried to fight the drug's effects before collapsing on beach after 'two sips of laced cocktail'

The two British engineering graduates who collapsed in the sand on a Brazilian beach after being drugged and robbed of thousands of pounds by three women have told of their terrifying ordeal. 

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16 h. ago Harvey Willgoose's parents heard news of his death through social media post

The 15-year-old's killer was this week found guilty of murder

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16 h. ago Horror pics of 'new Chinese pandemic' emerge as quarantine imposed after 10,000 cases

More than 10,000 cases of Chikungunya have been reported in China with infections also reported in Taiwan and Hong Kong and travellers have spread it to Europe and US

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16 h. ago Killer Scots girlfriend Tasmin Glass ordered to stay behind bars as parole bid fails

Tasmin Glass was caged for culpable homicide in 2019 after arranging for boyfriend Steven Donaldson to be killed.

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