2 h. ago VE Day: The Nazi attack on Scotland feared by army commanders

Preparations were made in Scotland for the feared Nazi invasion of Operation Sealion.

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16 h. ago Will Ukraine attack Putin's Victory Day parade? Zelensky warns Moscow showpiece 'may not be safe', fires drones at the capital and restarts Kursk offensive in days before Kremlin celebrations

If Vladimir Putin gets his way, May 9 will be a beautiful day of pomp, circumstance and patriotism as Russia celebrates the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany

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22 h. ago Mass drone attack on Moscow: Airports shut as Russia claims to have shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones

Kyiv warned that Ukraine could not guarantee the safety of foreign delegations and world leaders travelling to Moscow to attend the Victory Day parade.

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23 h. ago Massed drone attack on Moscow: Airports shut as Russia claims to have shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones

Kyiv warned that Ukraine could not guarantee the safety of foreign delegations and world leaders travelling to Moscow to attend the Victory Day parade.

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4 d. ago M&S working ‘day and night’ to manage cyber attack in new update

Marks and Spencer says teams are working "day and night" to restore the store to normal operation, after the retailer faced a cyber attack in past weeks

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4 d. ago M&S ‘working day and night’ to manage impact of cyber attack

Chief executive Stuart Machin said he is ‘really sorry’ customers have been affected.

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6 d. ago Deadly Syria clashes continue for second day outside Damascus

At least 11 civilians and security officials killed in Druze-majority areas around the capital on WednesdayAt least 11 civilians and security officials were killed in clashes in a town near Damascus on Wednesday, state media reported, the second consecutive day of fighting in Druze-majority areas around Syria’s capital.Reports said fighting had started overnight in the town of Ashrafiah Sahnaya, south-west of Damascus, after unknown gunmen attacked a security checkpoint. An attack on the Druze-majority Damascus suburb of Jaramana a day earlier left at least 10 people dead, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Modi drops out of attending Victory Day celebration in Moscow

India likely to send defence minister to attend Red Square parade, say reports

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8 d. ago Best homeware alternatives to shop as M&S cyber attack enters fourth day

Here's where shoppers can get their fix while the popular site is offline, including picks from Dusk, The White Company and Oliver Bonas

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8 d. ago M&S is forced to halt online sales for a fourth day as agency staff are told to stay home after cyber attack

Agency staff at the British retailer's main distribution centre have been told to stay at home during the outage, which has led to a slump on its share price.

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8 d. ago Inside 'Vancouver's darkest day' as witnesses relive sick truck attack that killed 11

The horrific truck attack, which took place at the annual Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture on Saturday night, killed 11 and also left dozens of people injured

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9 d. ago Otley Run attack latest with road closed for second day as counter terror police launch investigation

Two women have been seriously injured

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1 week ago Anger grows as M&S forced to halt online sales for second day after cyber attack

Stores have remained open but the company has entirely paused orders on its website and apps, including for food deliveries and clothes, while pledging to refund orders.

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1 week ago India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack

Tensions between the nuclear-armed countries have escalated after attack killed 26 people in disputed territory Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged gunfire across the volatile frontier in Kashmir for a second day, amid spiralling tensions after a brazen attack that killed 26 people at a popular tourist resort.The massacre has sent relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours into a dangerous downward spin. India and Pakistan have fought three wars, two over Muslim-majority Kashmir, which is divided between them but claimed fully by both. Continue reading...

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1 week ago India summons top Pakistani diplomat after Kashmir attack kills 26 – reports

India has reportedly summoned the top diplomat from Pakistan’s embassy to give notice that all defence advisers in its mission are persona non grataIndia has summoned Pakistan’s top diplomat in New Delhi, local media reported on Thursday, a day after it announced measures to downgrade ties with Islamabad over a deadly militant attack in Kashmir.A day after suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir – in the worst attack on civilians in the country in nearly two decades – Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri said there was cross-border involvement in the attack and that New Delhi would suspend a six-decade old river-sharing treaty, as well as close the only land crossing between the neighbours. Continue reading...

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1 week ago India troops beef up security in Kashmir following attack on tourists

Security has been beefed up across Indian-controlled Kashmir a day after an attack killed at least 26 people, most of them tourists, as Indian forces launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of one of the deadliest attacks in the restive Himalayan region

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2 w. ago ‘We didn’t want to avoid the reality of what happened’: the drama telling the true story of Jean Charles de Menezes

The 2005 shooting of the Brazilian created national headlines, but the shocking truth of his death remains unknown by many. A new series aims to do justice to his story – and those who fought to clear his nameOn 22 July 2005, 27-year-old Jean Charles de Menezes was shot and killed by firearms officers on the London underground shortly after boarding a train. The information relayed by the Metropolitan police at the time was that he had leapt over the ticket barriers at Stockwell station and was wearing a bulky coat under which officers thought he was hiding a bomb.The incident occurred two weeks after the 7/7 bombings on London’s transport network, where 52 people were killed, and the day after a copycat attack in which four men tried – and mercifully failed – to detonate devices on three underground trains and a bus; the bombers in the latter incidents fled the scene, triggering a police manhunt. It later emerged that De Menezes was innocent and the intelligence on him was flawed. ...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump threatens to withdraw US from Ukraine peace talks if deal proves difficult

President Trump warned the US could 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if the talks prove to be 'very difficult', as the previous 30-day deal to protect energy infrastructure from Russian attack ends

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2 w. ago Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack pleads guilty

An Afghan teenager has pleaded guilty for his role in a plot to carry out an Election Day attack in Oklahoma

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2 w. ago Warning to asthma sufferers: Using inhalers at certain times of day could increase risk of attack

Patients could see their lives transformed with a new treatment plan that changes when they take their medication, experts have revealed.

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