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Ukraine war: 16 killed in attack on market town
At least 16 people have been killed in a missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka. President Volodymyr Zelensky said those killed were “people who did nothing wrong” – and warned the death toll could increase. Kostyantynivka, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, is near the front line. “This Russian evil must be defeated as…
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Germany charges intelligence ‘mole’ with treason in Russia spying case
By Michael Ertl BBC News A high-ranking German intelligence officer has been charged with treason for allegedly passing state secrets to Russia. Prosecutors believe Carsten L shared intelligence about the war in Ukraine and the Wagner mercenary group and received roughly €400,000 (£340,000), according to German reports. Another German man, who is suspected of having…
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Hurricane Idalia blows flamingos as far as Ohio
By Graeme Baker BBC News They’re pink, they’re gangly, and they’re strutting their stuff in some of the unlikeliest places thanks to Hurricane Idalia. Flamingos have been spotted in the Midwest and eastern parts of the US after being blown in by the storm. Birds thought to be from Mexico first started appearing in Florida…
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Dead Sea reveals four 1,900-year-old Roman swords in cave
By David Gritten BBC News A cache of four excellently-preserved Roman swords and a javelin have been discovered by Israeli researchers in a cave overlooking the Dead Sea. Three of the 1,900-year-old weapons, whose iron blades are 60-65cm long (24-26in), were still in wooden scabbards. They were found in a near-inaccessible crevice by a team…
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Tropical Storm Lee forecast to become ‘extremely dangerous’ hurricane
By Ruth Comerford BBC News Tropical Storm Lee is expected to intensify into an extremely dangerous category four hurricane by the weekend. The storm has formed over the Atlantic and is likely to reach hurricane status later on Wednesday, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said. It said it was too early to determine its…
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Streets turn to rivers in deadly floods in Turkey
Flooding caused by heavy rain has led to at least 10 deaths in Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. Water cascaded through the streets in Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, washing away cars and trapping people in a local library. Two people died in the city, as flash floods turned streets in some western districts into rivers, and…
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Linda Evangelista had mastectomy after breast cancer diagnosis
By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter Linda Evangelista has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018 and underwent a double mastectomy. The 58-year-old Canadian, one of the original supermodels, also told the Wall Street Journal she found another lump in her chest last year. Evangelista said her prognosis is “good but not great”, adding…
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School concrete: Sunak set to be quizzed on RAAC closures as PMQs returns
At PMQs Rishi Sunak hit back at Labour’s flagship Building Schools for the Future programme. It was intended to transform the learning environment with areas of deprivation given priority. But concerns grew about costs and quality and whether it was targeting the buildings most in need. One reason the schools were expensive is they were…
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What’s the point of pain?
Close Transcript What’s the point of pain? FIONA TALKINGTON, MUSICIAN, WRITER AND BROADCASTER: I talk about the volume of pain. There are times when it’s so intense, when the volume is so high, that I just wish somebody would come along and unzip my body and just take it away. Humankind has constantly tried to…
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Air Canada kicks off passengers who refused vomit-covered seats
Air Canada has apologised after kicking two passengers off a flight for refusing to sit in vomit-stained seats. Susan Benson, who was on the Las Vegas-Montreal service, said the pilot warned the passengers they would be put on a no-fly list if they kept complaining. She added that staff had tried to cover “a bit…