Good morning. Terror struck the busy French Quarter of New Orleans at about 3.15am on New Year’s Day, as a vehicle flying an Islamic State (IS) flag was driven into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street – killing at […]
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Over Thanksgiving, a seat at Irena’s table in New York was empty this year. Irena and her husband chose not to share the holiday with his brother, who is a fan of Donald Trump. “I couldn’t bear the thought of
At least 37 people have been killed in a “tragic” traffic collision between a bus and truck in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, the Associated Press reported, citing fire department officials who attended the scene. The death toll had
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The BBC presenter Chris Packham and the former Green party leader Caroline Lucas have resigned from the RSPCA animal-welfare charity, accusing the organisation of “legitimising cruelty”. It comes after an undercover investigation from Animal Rising, which campaigns for a plant-based
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Hospital car parking fees were increased for a quarter of NHS trusts in England amid the cost of living crisis, new data has revealed. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show parking charges rose for at least 37
Good morning. A panel of judges has declared all of the 51 defendants in France’s mass rape case to be guilty, after a three-month trial that sent shockwaves around the world. Dominique Pelicot – described by his family as the
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An aspiring author who went viral after selling two books at an event has described seeing her novel climb up Amazon’s bestseller charts as “amazing” and “unbelievable”. Vicky Ball, a 48-year-old from Colchester, showcased her two novels, one titled Powerless
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Employment advisers are to be stationed in NHS hospitals under plans from Labour to push people on long-term sickness leave back into work, as one disability charity warned the proposal must not become a “punitive” measure. Wes Streeting, the health
Good morning. An Israeli airstrike on a school being used as a shelter for displaced Palestinians has killed 18 people, Gaza’s civil defence agency said. The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency Unrwa reported that six of its staff were among the
