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PSNI: Major data breach identifies thousands of officers
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Julian O’Neill BBC News NI home affairs correspondent The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has apologised for mistakenly revealing details of all its 10,000 staff. NI’s Police Federation said the breach could cause “incalculable damage”.…
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Who is Fani Willis, the prosecutor taking on Donald Trump in Georgia?
Getty Images By Madeline Halpert BBC News Fani Willis was preparing to start her new role as Fulton County District Attorney in Georgia when Donald Trump made a phone call to a top Republican in the state that would upend her work for the next several years. On 2 January 2021, the former president phoned…
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New York City beach closed after woman suffers shark bite
Getty Images By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York New York City closed its popular Rockaway Beach on Tuesday after a 50-year-old woman was bitten by a shark Monday evening, officials said. The woman was swimming near Beach 59th Street when a shark bit her leg, New York City Parks officials said. Lifeguards took the…
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Which criminal case may be hardest for Trump to win?
Getty Images By Kayla Epstein BBC News, New York Three indictments, 78 charges, three trials. What might Donald Trump’s defence be in court and which of the three cases will be hardest for him to win? The former president stands accused of a litany of crimes. Conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Undermining Americans’…
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Newest national monument set to be created in Arizona
Reuters By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington DC US President Joe Biden is set to announce a new national monument, preserving a vast swathe of land around the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The nearly 1m acre (404,700 hectare) Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument includes thousands of indigenous cultural sites. The designation…
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Weight-loss drug reduces stroke and heart risk
Getty Images By Laura Foster Health, Science and Environment Reporter A weight-loss drug has been proven to also reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack, according to a new trial. The makers of Wegovy, Novo Nordisk, say its latest study shows it cuts risk of a cardiovascular event in overweight people with heart…
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Robbers try to steal cash machine with forklift
Security footage released by the Sacramento Police Department shows a failed robbery in which two suspects used a forklift to steal a cash machine, only for it to later fall off on a busy road. Both suspects fled the scene and are yet to be identified.
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Italian banks hit with surprise windfall tax
Getty Images By Ruth Comerford BBC News Italy has passed a one-off 40% tax on the profits banks earn from higher interest rates, in a shock move that has seen shares plummet. A hike in official interest rates resulted in record profits for Italian banks. The tax will apply to the net interest income that…
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Sinéad O’Connor’s funeral, in pictures
Thousands of people gathered on the seafront outside Sinéad O’Connor’s Bray home to see the cortege makes its way to a private burial. PA Media O’Connor died aged 56 after being found unresponsive in her London home a fortnight ago. Her death led to an outpouring of tributes from Ireland and across the world. Reuters…
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Two killed as severe storms rip through eastern US
Getty Images By Chloe Kim BBC News At least two people died, one hit by a lightning and another by a falling tree, as a powerful storm ripped through eastern US on Monday. Thousands of flights were cancelled, nearly a million homes and businesses – from New York to Alabama – lost power. Over 50…