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Cheryl and One Direction stars mourn Liam Payne at funeral
PA Media Harry Styles attended the service along with the other band members Family, friends and former bandmates have remembered Liam Payne at the One Direction star’s funeral, just over a month after he died at the age of 31. The private service took place on Wednesday in Amersham in Buckinghamshire, north-west of London. Payne’s…
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Watch: The TikTokers filming destroyed homes in Beirut
As people are displaced by the Israeli air strikes pounding the Beirut suburb of Dahieh, two TikTokers are filming the damage for families who have fled. Ali Baydoun and Adam Kassak post videos online documenting the scale of damage to buildings for those who have been forced to abandon their homes at short notice. Dahieh,…
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Sara Sharif begged parents’ forgiveness, jury told
Surrey Police Sara Sharif’s body was found at her home in Woking on 10 August last year Sara Sharif begged her parents for forgiveness for “being rude” in a letter discovered after her death, a court has heard. The 10-year-old’s letters and notebook were seized by police after her body was found with dozens of…
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What are the Storm Shadow missiles Ukraine has fired into Russia?
Getty Images The UK has supplied Storm Shadow long-range missiles to Ukraine after a request from Kyiv for its fight against invading Russian forces Ukraine has used longer-range Storm Shadow missiles against targets inside Russia for the first time, the BBC understands. The move follows US President Joe Biden giving Ukraine the green light to…
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Rust premieres at low-key film festival three years after shooting
BBC The film premiered on Wednesday in Torun, central Poland The western Rust has premiered in Poland, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed on set in New Mexico. Organisers of Poland’s Camerimage International Film Festival said the screening was a tribute to the 42-year-old Ukrainian-born cinematographer, who was a fan…
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Baby's body found in field near motorway bridge
BBC A cordon has been put up around the area where the remains were found which is close to the M61 A baby’s body has been discovered in a field, police have said. The infant’s remains were found at about 12:30 GMT by a woman who had been walking her dog near Ashtons Field in…
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MPs raise questions about Rachel Reeves's CV
PA Media Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s CV came under the spotlight at Prime Minister’s Questions, following claims she had embellished some of her past achievements. Reeves has previously said she worked as an economist at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) before entering politics. However, her profile on the networking site LinkedIn has been changed to say…
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Russia and US battle for advantage in Ukraine war ahead of Trump's return
Getty Images Russia has resumed large-scale missile strikes on Ukraine as it seeks to maximise its military advantage In a matter of days US President Joe Biden’s administration and Russia have made separate – but significant – moves aimed at influencing the outcome of the war in Ukraine, two months ahead of Donald Trump’s return…
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Ukraine fires UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at Russia for first time
Getty Images Kyiv has previously only been able to use the missiles within its own borders Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time, the BBC understands. The war-torn country was previously restricted to using the long-range missiles within its own borders. Reports of the strikes come after…
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Man who drugged wife in French mass rape case told: You'll die alone
CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP Caroline Darian accused her father of lying to the court, saying she was convinced he abused her Tensions at the French mass rape trial burst into the open on Wednesday when Dominique Pelicot’s daughter Caroline shouted at her father from across the courtroom that he would “die alone like a dog”. Caroline Darian,…