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Flights resume after air traffic control glitch causes disruption
Flights have resumed after a technical issue at air traffic control caused widespread disruption.The National Air Traffic Service, or NATS, said the glitch happened at its control centre at...
Rotherham survivors have ‘no faith’ in police force investigating allegations its officers took part in abuse
Several women who survived sexual exploitation in Rotherham have said they have "no faith" in a police force investigating allegations its own officers took part in abuse in the...
‘Monster’ earthquake in Russia was one that some seismologists were anticipating
As earthquakes go, this was a monster.At 8.8 on the magnitude scale, it's up there with the most powerful ever recorded. It's also one some seismologists were anticipating.The quake,...
BMA hits back at claims it refused to allow doctors to work in critical areas during strike
The British Medical Association has hit back at claims the organisation refused to allow doctors to keep working in critical areas during five days of strike action.Resident doctors –...
National Lottery sales and payouts to pause for 36 hours for ‘unprecedented’ upgrade
National Lottery sales and payouts will pause for around 36 hours this weekend for an "unprecedented" technology upgrade.All draw game sales and prize claims will be paused in shops across the...
Freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari says Starmer not ‘on right side of history’ over Palestine recognition
A British-Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas for more than a year has said Sir Keir Starmer is "not standing on the right side of history" after...
Two British boys, 11 and 13, drown off Catalan coast, Spanish officials say
Two British boys, aged 11 and 13, have drowned in eastern Spain.The Spanish General Directorate of Civil Protection said in a statement that the two boys died on Tuesday...
Sainsbury’s blames Visa card issues for online payment failure
J Sainsbury, the supermarket chain, was on Wednesday racing to resolve an issue with the card payments giant Visa which was impacting customers' ability to pay for their online...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge to release him on $50m bond as he awaits sentencing
Disgraced hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has asked a judge to release him on a $50m bond as he waits to be sentenced for prostitution-related offences.Combs's lawyer has...
How is Starmer’s government doing? Here’s what ‘end-of-term’ report from voters says
One year on, how's Keir Starmer's government going? We've put together an end-of-term report with the help of pollster YouGov.First, here are the government's approval ratings - drifting downwards....
Trump claims Epstein ‘stole’ Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre from his Mar-a-Lago resort
Donald Trump has claimed billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein "stole" prominent accuser Virginia Giuffre and other young women from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.Ms Giuffre became a household name after...
Powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake causes tsunami in Russia’s Far East – with warnings issued for Japan, Hawaii and Alaska
A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake has struck off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, causing a tsunami.A tsunami of up to four metres (13 feet) was recorded in Kamchatka Peninsula, leading...