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Halifax throws its founder under the bus: The fall of Edward Cornwallis

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Driver’s near miss after bald eagle drops cat through car windshield

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Four guards sentenced in beating death of an handcuffed Black man at New York prison

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France must be prepared to ‘lose children’ in future war with Russia

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Why Trump’s military threats to Venezuela could backfire – spectacularly

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Trump’s row with Marjorie Taylor Greene reveals the cracks in the Maga church

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The demands of the Ukraine peace deal that reveal Putin’s true plan

The demands of the Ukraine peace deal that reveal Putin’s true plan

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My husband cooks all the meals in our house – I resent cleaning up his mess

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‘Whipped up into a frenzy’: The parent WhatsApp groups ruined by ‘thumb warriors’

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Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack rises to more than 300

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Man wanted for alleged child rape in France arrested in Liverpool

Man wanted for alleged child rape in France arrested in Liverpool

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NATO forced to scramble warplanes after Russian terror overnight

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Nigeria sees one of worst mass abductions as 315 taken from school

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Seven bodyguards arrested over Mexican mayor's murder

Seven bodyguards arrested over Mexican mayor's murder

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Meet the peace activist who persuaded France's Macron to recognize a Palestinian state

Meet the peace activist who persuaded France's Macron to recognize a Palestinian state

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Are Fighter Jets Canada’s ‘Bargaining Chip’ in Trade Talks?

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Trump Claims a White ‘Genocide’ in South Africa. Here’s What’s Really Happening.

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A Socialist Priest Embraces Venezuela’s Maduro, an Autocratic Leader

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Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust.

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Grizzly bear kills one and injures 11 in attack on schoolchildren in Canada

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How Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine has been entirely dictated by Putin

How Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine has been entirely dictated by Putin

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Radiohead’s alt-rock sounds as fresh as ever, even after 40 years

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England humiliated by Australia in two-day Ashes defeat

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Agony of Cheryl Cole's former aide who died in horror 120mph storm

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House of horrors where 'sex suicide pact Brit went to die' - 'frantic texts, beatings and video’

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says ‘most difficult moment in history’ as Trump sets peace deal deadline

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Ukraine loses land, no Nato and Russia back in the G8: What is in Trump’s 28-point plan to end the war?

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Seven helpful things to say to someone who is grieving

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We were hit with a £148k inheritance tax bill when mum died at 97 – it’s disgusting

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Trump’s Ukraine deal is the only option – thanks to Europe

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Families of Yemeni aid workers detained by Houthi rebels despair for their fate

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Frustrations grow in Russia over cellphone internet outages that disrupt daily life

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Africa's first G20 summit opens with an ambitious agenda and tries to move on from Trump's boycott

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Teacher avoids £1m payout as she was 'unaware sexual abuse harmed students'

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Crew evacuated safely after explosion ignites fire on ship at Los Angeles port

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I lied about my £23k salary to fit in with my friends – was I wrong to do so?

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Bryan Cranston is magnificent in All My Sons

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The astonishing claim about why Chinese Embassy ‘spy base’ is being approved

The astonishing claim about why Chinese Embassy ‘spy base’ is being approved

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How much you’re really saving with a supermarket loyalty card

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