87 m. ago Chile hit by nationwide blackout, forcing Santiago metro evacuations

Chile’s biggest blackout in 15 years hits from Arica to Los Lagos, testing one of South America’s top power gridsA sweeping blackout has hit Chile, stranding commuters, paralyzing countless businesses and leaving most of the South American country without electricity. The government did not immediately offer an explanation for the widespread power failures that left millions of people without electricity all the way from the northernmost Chilean port of Arica to the southern Los Lagos agricultural region. Chile’s national disaster response service, Senapred, reported only that a “disruption in the supply of electricity” had provoked a “massive power outage” across more than a dozen regions in the country, including Chile’s capital of Santiago, where authorities said there would be no subway service until further notice. The country’s electricity distributor, Saesa, which serves more than a million people across Chile, confirmed that a nationwide power failure had affected all of its...

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1 hour ago Convicted terrorist who radicalised Manchester Arena bomber pictured after walking free

New photos show Abdalraouf Abdallah sitting with a cup of tea outside a property three miles from Manchester Arena

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2 h. ago Brianna Ghey's mum Esther makes heartbreaking confession in tragic ITV documentary

Esther Ghey has joined forces with ITV to make a 75-minute documentary about the life and brutal murder of her daughter Brianna by two teenage schoolchildren

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2 h. ago White House defends treatment of migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay: ‘It’s a promise the president campaigned on’

Several migrants who’d been detained there say they were treated like animals during their stay at the U.S. naval base

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2 h. ago He's had three 'last meals' on Oklahoma's death row. The Supreme Court has now tossed his conviction

A death row inmate in Oklahoma who has been scheduled for execution nine separate times and been fed three “last meals” has won a new trial after the U.S. Supreme Court tossed his murder conviction

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2 h. ago Bonmatí ‘has to believe’ change will happen after Rubiales conviction

Midfielder hopes the fight of Hermoso was not in vainSpain squad ‘thankful’ for support shown by EnglandAitana Bonmatí said she “has to believe” that change will happen and that the fight of Jenni Hermoso and Spain players has not been in vain, after the conviction of Luis Rubiales for sexual assault.Speaking before England host Spain at Wembley on Wednesday, the first meeting of the two sides since Spain’s 1-0 victory in that World Cup final in Sydney, the two-time Ballon d’Or winner, when asked whether she thought change would happen, said: “I have to believe. I believe this case happened for a reason and makes us more respected as women. People will realise that it has been important, and it doesn’t need to happen any more.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Six men convicted after trafficked migrants forced to work on cannabis farms

The National Crime Agency said illegal sites were run in the Midlands, London and the north of England.

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3 h. ago Farmers fear being ‘blacklisted’ for raising concerns with watchdog, MPs told

Liberal Democrat MP David Chadwick ) said the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) should have more remit to ensure a ‘fair market’ for farmers.

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer says 'dangerous new era' forced decision for 'biggest rise' in defence spending since Cold War

The Prime Minister said ‘extremely difficult and painful choices’ would be needed to reach the spending goal, including a cut to foreign aid

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4 h. ago People smuggler who crammed nine migrants including child aged four into van and crossed Channel jailed

Border Force officers stopped Constantin-Florin Pauliuc’s vehicle at the Port of Dover after he arrived in the UK from Calais

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4 h. ago Sex Education actor jailed for 15 years after “predatory and deviant” behaviour

Alexander Westwood, 24, who appeared in the Netflix comedy drama, maintained his victims were lying about the abuse but was convicted of 26 sexual offences.

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4 h. ago WW3 fears grow as Starmer denies Trump forced 'biggest change since Cold War'

To fund the increases in defence spending, Starmer said 'painful' decisions will have to be made as he explained development assistance aid will be cut from 0.5% to 0.3%

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4 h. ago Google Maps forced to make change in Canada after outrage over provincial parks

Canadians are furious with Google over its mislabelling of local provincial parks

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4 h. ago Man who stabbed twin sister to death gave sick 'sleepwalking' excuse in court

A man in Texas has been convicted of murdering his twin sister by stabbing her repeatedly - a jury was not convinced by his defence that he was sleepwalking at the time

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4 h. ago SWAT team raided the wrong Denver apartment and traumatized two young girls, lawsuit says

A Denver family alleges that a police SWAT team mistakenly raided their apartment in June 2023, forcing a mother and a grandmother out at gunpoint and then terrifying two young girls who were still inside the home

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5 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: One dead and children injured in Russian attack on Kramatorsk

Tentative talks between US and Russia on Ukraine’s future have begun - but the reality for Ukrainians is still daily missile and drone attacks from Putin’s forces

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5 h. ago Teenager arrested on drug offences by police following routine vehicle stop in Cambuslang

At around 10.30pm on Tuesday, February 19, officers carried out a routine vehicle stop on Dale Avenue and could smell what they believed to be cannabis.

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5 h. ago The main ingredients in Sierra Leone's kush are synthetic opioids and cannabinoids, report finds

A new report released by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic drug that has swept through Sierra Leone and the region in the past few years

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5 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson's pub The Farmer's Dog 'bans' three key ingredients from its menu

Pub goers have been left baffled after discovering that Jeremy Clarkson 's pub, The Farmer's Dog, in Oxfordshire, has a strict ban on three pub staple items.

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5 h. ago 90s boyband icon recalls crazy fan encounter where police were forced to intervene

EXCLUSIVE: Former Bad Boys Inc member Ally Begg recalled his 90's band days and shared some memories of when the group would be mobbed by hundreds of obsessed fans

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