36 h. ago Man is killed by falling tree branch as storm winds of up to 78mph leave at least 600 homes without power and Met Office issue UK

The man in his 40s was found with serious head injuries at Revoe Park in Blackpool, Lancashire, shortly before 5am and was pronounced dead at the scene amid strong winds.

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36 h. ago Man is killed by falling tree branch as storm winds of up to 78mph leave at least 150 homes without power and Met Office issue UK

The man in his 40s was found with serious head injuries at Revoe Park in Blackpool, Lancashire, shortly before 5am and was pronounced dead at the scene amid strong winds.

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38 h. ago Ranvir Singh's poignant chat with protestor after avoiding London due to far

Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh has spoken out about her experience in London during the far-right protests on Saturday, revealing that she was forced to change her travel plans

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39 h. ago Storm winds of up to 78mph shut down parks and zoos and leave at least 150 homes without power as Met Office issue UK

A 26-hour Met Office yellow wind warning covering most of England and Wales will run until 6pm this evening, and a wind speed of 78mph has been recorded on the Isle of Wight.

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3 d. ago Far right’s show of force leaves Met desperately kettling counter

Far right’s show of force leaves Met desperately kettling counter-protesters  The Guardian

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4 d. ago Arsenal: Mikel Arteta facing selection headache as Noni Madueke eyes Bukayo Saka's place

The pair will be forced to fight for playing time on the right flank

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4 d. ago Charlie Kirk’s wife Erika clutches Usha Vance’s hand as casket arrives in Phoenix

Charlie Kirk's wife Erika clutched Usha Vance’s hand while they disembarked Air Force Two as the right-wing activist's casket arrived in Arizona on Thursday, 11 September.

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4 d. ago Powerful moment Charlie Kirk's widow Erika holds hands with Usha Vance on his final journey on Air Force Two

Usha Vance held hands with Charlie Kirk's widow Erika in a heartfelt gesture as they deplaned Air Force Two, which carried the right-wing influencer's casket from Utah to Arizona.

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7 d. ago Nepal prime minister quits after deaths at protests sparked by social media ban

KP Sharma Oli resigns as police meet protests with deadly force, leaving 19 dead, and federal parliament is set alight Nepal’s prime minister has resigned after some of the worst unrest in decades rocked the country this week, set off by a ban on social media and discontent at political corruption and nepotism.KP Sharma Oli’s resignation came a day after widespread protests were met with deadly force by police, leaving 19 dead and hundreds injured. The spark for the protests was a government ban on 26 prominent social media apps, but escalated into a larger mass movement against corruption among political elites. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UN decries crimes including gang rape, murder, torture in Congo conflict over last year

The U.N. human rights office says Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo this year

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3 w. ago Alexander Isak's mistake has cost him as Liverpool negotiations 'wouldn't have been a problem'

It has been reported that Newcastle were open to letting wantaway striker Alexander Isak leave under two conditions this summer - but those conditions were not met

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3 w. ago Kmart supply chains under scrutiny for potential Uyghur forced labour links in Australian court case

Retailer insists it has no connection to forced labour and is ‘committed to respecting human rights’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe letter was effusively polite, the allegations anything but.“We have the honour to address you,” the seven United Nations special rapporteurs began their correspondence to the head of Jiangsu Guotai Guosheng garment factory in China’s Xinjiang province. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Everyone says I ruined cousin's wedding but I actually saved him from horror'

A woman decided to wear a white dress to her cousin's wedding but things didn't go to plan - and now her family have been forced to take sides over who is right and wrong

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3 w. ago Trump steps back from Russia and Ukraine peace talks for now, sources say

US president told top advisers trilateral meeting would take place after leaders of the two countries have met firstDonald Trump intends to leave Russia and Ukraine to organize a meeting between their leaders without directly playing a role for now, according to administration officials familiar with the situation, taking a step back from the negotiations to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The next stage in Trump’s eyes to end the war in Ukraine remains a bilateral meeting between Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, the officials said. Continue reading...

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