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Lib Dems ask committee to consider ‘potential withdrawal’ of Johnson honours
It comes as the Government attempts to draw a line under the honours row.
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Texas power grid asks customers to cut electricity use as heat wave scorches southern US
Texas’ power grid operator is asking residents to voluntarily cut back on electricity due to anticipated record demand on the system as a heat wave keeps parts of the state and southern U.S. in triple-digit temperatures
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‘Unfathomable trauma’: Parents of Nashville shooting victims plead shooter’s ‘hateful’ writing to stay sealed
News organisations have sought access to records
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Government ‘shares lessons’ on vaping with Australia
Australian ministers have announced that they will ban non-prescription vapes.
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NHS could see more apprenticeships in ‘harder to recruit’ areas – Barclay
The much-anticipated NHS workforce plan is expected to be published soon.
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Met Police boss: ‘over 500’ officers on restricted duties amid standards probes
Sir Mark Rowley told a podcast that ‘many hundreds’ of Met Police officers are being investigated over sexual and domestic abuse claims.
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World Expo 2030 sees battling bids from cities in Saudi Arabia, Italy, South Korea
Cities in Saudi Arabia, Italy and South Korea are vying for the chance to host the 2030 World Expo, or world's fair
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U.S. victim in Germany attack was University of Illinois computer graduate
A U.S. hiker who was sexually assaulted and killed in Germany last week had just graduated from the University of Illinois with a computer science degree in May
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£15m spent on policing during Operation Unicorn after Queen’s death, papers show
Papers for the next Scottish Police Authority show more than £15 million was spent on policing after the late Queen died in Scotland.
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Tories fear Partygate will loom over by-elections – despite Sunak’s claim Boris row over
Johnson’s toxic legacy will feature on opposition leaflets, warns elections expert – as honours controversy and police probe rumble on
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Watch live: US Coast Guard holds news conference on Titanic tourist submarine rescue
Watch along for the latest update in the massive search and rescue operation that is under way to find the Titanic tourist submersible which has been missing for nearly two days in the Atlantic Ocean with five people aboard.
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Teenager and businessman father among five lost at sea in Titanic submarine
Frantic search for submarine extended today amid warnings five on board may have 50 hours of oxygen left
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Disposable vapes a danger to dogs as well as children, ministers warned
The warning about pets unexpectedly eating throwaway e-cigarettes came as ministers were warned about the “ticking time bomb” they could cause.
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Scholz says Putin has never threatened to kill him, in contrast to Boris Johnson claims
Former British PM said Putin threatened him with a missile strike: ‘It would only take a minute’
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Chinese spy balloon – live: China warns of ‘further actions’ after US shoots down airship
US officials say balloon was brought down on president Joe Biden’s authorisation
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Who is Stockton Rush? The OceanGate CEO missing in Titanic tourist submarine
Princeton graduate and Titan submarine entrepreneur insisted Atlantic dives were not dangerous and once said: ‘At some point, safety just is pure waste. If you just want to be safe, don’t get out of bed’
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Five aboard missing Titanic submersible have 40 hours of air left
The submersible, named Titan, went missing on Sunday while about 435 miles south of Newfoundland, during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck.
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Coast Guard may not be able to save Titanic sub even if found – with 40 hours of oxygen left
Even if the vessel is located under the surface of the ocean, concerns are mounting that huge multi-agency, international search and rescue operation will be helpless to actually retrieve it and save the five men inside
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New firefighting planes sought across the warming planet are on their way, with a little delay
The Canadian manufacturer of a new workhorse firefighting plane that is badly needed in Europe — and elsewhere — to combat worsening wildfires fueled by climate change says it's running "a little bit” behind in its delivery plans
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Lammy: Labour will ‘turn page on era of acrimony’ with EU and improve trade deal
The shadow foreign secretary said the British public are feeling the effects of soured relations ‘in their pockets’.
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Teacher quits and is moving out of town after sickening anti-semitism from middle school student
The teacher was eventually reprimanded for making a face at the student
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Jeremy Hunt calls mortgage crisis summit as experts urge banks to help those struggling
Jeremy Hunt has summoned bosses from Britain’s leading banks to Downing Street to urge them to do more to support customers
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How you're watering the garden can help save water, money and plants, too
If you water your garden right, you can save water and money and make plants healthier
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3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign
Three men have been convicted of various charges in a trial showcasing U.S. claims that China has engineered pressure campaigns on American soil to bully expatriates into returning home
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Braverman’s call to ramp up stop and search ‘would cause further alienation’
Jim Gamble said police should not be ‘driven by a political agenda about being tough on crime’.
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Missouri judge orders end to GOP officials' standoff over proposed abortion rights ballot measure
A constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights in Missouri will move forward after a judge broke a standoff between two Republican officials that had halted the process
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Historical convictions for sex between men in Ireland to be disregarded
So-called conversion therapy is also set to be criminalised in Ireland, it has been announced on Pride Week in Dublin.
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Nearly 150 dogs found dead in home of animal rescue co-founder
The volunteers of Canine Lifeline said they were ‘shocked, horrified, and confused’ to learn about the tragedy at Barbara Wible’s home
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Idaho murders – update: Victim’s family appeals gag order as FBI denies losing track of Bryan Kohberger
Bryan Kohberger is charged with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho
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