34 m. ago Fin dining! How orca and dolphins team up to hunt salmon... and then EAT together

The two marine mammals were also caught sharing fish scraps after killing their prey, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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77 m. ago Shocking CCTV shows moment thug launches bottle attack on train passengers

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Thomas Craig, 48, was found guilty of Attempted Murder and Serious Assault, following a British Transport Police investigation into the incident

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93 m. ago Dozens killed in hospital strike in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state

Conflict monitors say the junta has increased airstrikes year-on-year since the start of Myanmar’s civil warDozens have been killed in a military strike on a hospital in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, according to an aid worker, a rebel group, a witness and local media reports, as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of elections beginning this month.“The situation is very terrible,” said on-site aid worker Wai Hun Aung. “As for now, we can confirm there are 31 deaths and we think there will be more deaths. Also there are 68 wounded and will be more and more.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Putin phones Venezuelan president to offer Russia's support after Trump seizes oil tanker off coast

Putin called Maduro a day after United States forces seized control of an oil tanker in Venezuela as part of an escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and Maduro's government.

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1 hour ago A1M traffic LIVE as 'serious incident' in West Yorkshire sees police rush to scene

Police and Ambulance crews are at the scene of the 'serious incident' on the A1M as the road is shut northbound and traffic is being held southbound with diversions in place

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1 hour ago Trump expands Venezuela sanctions as Maduro decries new ‘era of piracy’

Six more oil supertankers added to sanctions list, as well as members of Maduro’s extended family, amid rising tensions following tanker seizureDonald Trump has exerted more pressure on Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, expanding sanctions and issuing fresh threats to strike land targets in Venezuela, as the South American dictator accused the US president of ushering in a new “era of criminal naval piracy” in the Caribbean.Late on Thursday, the US imposed curbs on three nephews of Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, as well as six crude oil supertankers and the shipping companies linked to them. The treasury department alleged the vessels “engaged in deceptive and unsafe shipping practices and continue to provide financial resources that fuel Maduro’s corrupt narco-terrorist regime”. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Driver arrested and 13 people detained after police swarm the M40

A lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after roughly 15 police vehicles swarmed the motorway following reports that a number of people were travelling in the back of a HGV

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2 h. ago Chyna Mills' 'bitter feud with fiancé Neil Jones' family has been brewing for years

The feud between Chyna Mills and Neil Jones ' family has been brewing for ages, according to a new report.

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2 h. ago US ‘prepares to board more Venezuela oil tankers’ as White House ‘won’t watch them sail the seas’ & sanctions 6 more

US officials are reportedly preparing to storm and seize more tankers transporting Venezuelan oil to put pressure on dictator Nicolás Maduro. Tensions between Washington and Caracas escalated when rifle-wielding US troops rappelled from helicopters to raid an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Stunning footage showed commandos sweeping through the ship as they executed...

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2 h. ago 'Trump wants to push Austria into Auxit': Europe up in arms over 'leaked US plan to pull countries away from EU'

The file, reported by Defense One, supposedly claims Trump intends to pull Austria, Italy , Hungary and Poland away from the EU and closer in to Washington's circle of influence.

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2 h. ago Body found in search for missing pensioner Glenda Keal who vanished after getting off the bus

A body has been found after police launched a major hunt for missing 85-year-old Glenda Keal who was last seen walking in Leicestershire after getting off a bus

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2 h. ago Trump signs executive order blocking states from regulating AI

Order, which lacks the force of law, also creates taskforce whose ‘sole responsibility’ will be challenging states’ AI lawsDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that seeks to halt any laws limiting artificial intelligence and block states from regulating the rapidly emerging technology. The order also creates a federal taskforce that will have the “sole responsibility” of challenging states’ AI laws.At a signing ceremony, the president touted AI companies’ enthusiasm for wanting to “invest” in the United States and said that “if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you could forget it”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Virgin Media outage LIVE as thousands of customers report issues across UK

The media service is out across several parts of the UK leaving thousands of customers frustrated as there is no indication when their homes will be reconnected

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3 h. ago Durham Police investigate 'disgusting act' after village celebrates light switch

Durham Police are investigating after the Christmas tree in Shotton Colliery, Co Durham, was chopped down between 10pm and 11pm on Wednesday, causing 'huge upset' in the village

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3 h. ago Shoppers turning to alternative payments such as buy now pay later – BRC report

The report suggested that interest rates charged on credit cards could be pushing some consumers towards other payment methods.

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3 h. ago Irish economy at risk from ‘global shocks’, ESRI report warns

The think tank also said the presence of multinational corporations ‘remains a tremendous positive for the Irish economy’.

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3 h. ago Shoppers forecast to embark on £24.6billion Christmas spending frenzy

Despite the ongoing cost of living crisis and Budget blues, a report predicts many people will splash out more on Christmas this year

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3 h. ago Huge reward offered by police for information in unsolved murder of grandmother

Rose Johnston, 68, was battered to death in her home at night - and fence panels from an alleyway next to her home may have been damaged by the killer who is still wanted

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3 h. ago Serious A4119 crash live as road expected to be closed until 'after rush hour'

Police have warned that the road is likely to remain shut until after rush hour ends as they deal with an incident - the nature of which has not yet been revealed

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3 h. ago ALISON BOSHOFF: David and Victoria Beckham 'give up hope' of reconciliation with daughter

Recent reports claim that former footballer David and his fashion designer wife Victoria have 'given up' hope of reconciling with Brooklyn's actress wife.

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