28 m. ago Man arrested on suspicion of involvement in attack at a Manchester synagogue that killed 2

British police have arrested a man suspected of involvement in a deadly attack outside a synagogue last month

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45 m. ago A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay audiobook review – a wayward doctor turns detective

Andy Serkis revels in his narration of the first murder mystery from the author of This Is Going to Hurt, which showcases Kay’s signature pitch-black humourDr Eitan Rose is stark naked in a gay sauna when he is called upon to perform CPR on an elderly man and fellow patron who is having a heart attack. When arriving paramedics ask Eitan for his details, he declines to give his real name, instead giving them the name of his work supervisor and nemesis, Douglas Moran. Eitan is a hard-partying consultant rheumatologist who has just returned to work after several months off following a mental health crisis, and who uses liquid cocaine secreted into a nasal inhaler to get through the working day.When Moran dies in unexpected circumstances, Eitan suspects foul play and sets about finding the culprit. Soon he is performing illicit postmortems and impersonating a police detective so he can cross-examine a suspect. But when he tries to blow the whistle, his colleagues and the police decline ...

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47 m. ago Teachers threaten to go on STRIKE as Rachel Reeves' Budget sparks fears of school cuts after Government vows to prop up councils struggling with spiralling costs of special needs

The National Education Union (NEU) said it will not accept 'the continued underfunding of our schools' or 'another pay cut'.

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52 m. ago Man, 31, is arrested at Manchester Airport on terrorism charges in connection with Heaton Park synagogue attack that left two people dead

The suspect arrived on an inbound flight at Manchester Airport today, Greater Manchester Police said.

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58 m. ago National Guard members ‘critically’ injured in DC shooting named as charges against suspect announced: Updates

National Guard members shot were identified as 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom

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65 m. ago Dame Deborah James' daughter makes TV debut and says 'she's always with me'

Deborah James' daughter Eloise and mother Heather James appeared on TV to talk about Deborah's incredible legacy and the No Butts bowel cancer awareness campaign

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66 m. ago Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in AfghanistanThe suspected shooter of two national guard members in Washington DC on Wednesday worked with CIA-backed military units during the US war in Afghanistan, the agency has confirmed.The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US. Continue reading...

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78 m. ago Perth and Kinross councillors put off call on reduction to school exclusion zone

The school exclusion zone was introduced in a bid to improve levels of road safety around Viewlands Primary School, Fairview School and Perth Academy - but its impact has been questioned.

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78 m. ago What is metacognition? The secret to a child’s success at school

Metacognition is often described as ‘thinking about our thinking’

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1 hour ago ‘There were eight of us, only two are alive’: the growing crisis of arsenic in Argentina’s water

In some of the country’s poorest, driest areas, people rely on water contaminated with arsenic 60 times over safe limits, causing crippling illnesses in familiesIt’s a cloudy winter’s day in El Chañaral, an old Indigenous Wichi community now inhabited only by the Bustamante family. It lies nine miles from San José del Boquerón and near Piruaj Bajo, in Argentina’s northern Copo department.As Batista Bustamante and Lidia Cuellar drink mate tea, their seven-year-old daughter, Marcela, climbs on to her purple bicycle and heads into the scrubland. She reaches a reservoir – a puddle of greenish-brown water – and pulls a pink pair of scissors from her pocket, which she drives into the earth to extract chunks of mud. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago National Guard members ‘fighting for lives’ after DC shooting as death penalty floated for suspect: Live updates

Trump and Bondi raged at the shooting of two Guard members in the nation’s capital on Thanksgiving eve

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2 h. ago Scientists have come up with an unusual way to stop the Gulf Stream collapsing and plunging Europe into another Ice Age

Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands have identified a remarkable way the Gulf Stream could be saved - but there is a catch.

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2 h. ago Do YOU recognise the reality TV star doorman escorting Sharon Osbourne out of a high

The former X Factor judge, 73, stepped out with her daughter Kelly for an event at Aki London, a lavish Japanese restaurant in London.

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2 h. ago Lilibet's locks steal the show! Meghan's daughter is every inch the little Princess with her fiery red locks in a neat plait at Thanksgiving outing

Though the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have largely kept their kids out of the limelight, Princess Lilibet made a rare appearance in several photos shared from a volunteering day.

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2 h. ago Man's body is found in grounds of primary school as police launch investigation

Forensic teams are currently at Barwell Infant School, near Hinckley, Leicestershire, after reports of the body being found at around 7.30am.

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2 h. ago Dame Deborah James' now teenage daughter admits 'she's always with me' in moving TV debut

Eloise, the daughter of late bowel cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James, has movingly opened up about her late mum on Lorraine - revealing the ways she keeps her spirit alive

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2 h. ago Diogo Jota's widow posts emotional tribute to former Liverpool star on their daughter's first birthday

Jota passed away, alongside his brother Andre Silva, following a car crash in July. Rute and his children - two sons and one daughter - survived him, and Rute took to Instagram this week.

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3 h. ago Six travel hacks 'make trips much cheaper and smoother' including lunch trick

A Reddit user has shared six handy travel hacks they say 'made my trips much cheaper and smoother', including ways to get the cheapest flights and the best time to eat

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3 h. ago What is Operation Allies Welcome? The refugee scheme that allowed DC shooting suspect into the US

Trump claims Biden-era scheme has let in ‘20 million unknown and unvetted foreigners’, but government figures reveal fewer than 200,000 people have entered US through resettlement program

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3 h. ago Man's body is found in grounds of infants school as police launch investigation

Forensic teams are currently at Barwell Infant School, near Hinckley, Leicestershire, after reports of the body being found at around 7.30am.

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