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Jon Rahm to leave LIV Golf after being offered ‘unacceptable’ terms
Jon Rahm is set to leave LIV Golf after deciding the proposed terms for the league’s planned 2027 relaunch are unacceptable, his lawyer has told…
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Israel: British consulate in Jerusalem shuts with more than 20 diplomats forced to leave Israel
The British consulate in Jerusalem has shut with more than 20 diplomats forced to leave Israel. The Israeli Government said to close down the embassy,…
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Israel: Signs removed from British consulate in Jerusalem as shutdown order expires
Signs and plaques at the British consulate in East Jerusalem were removed overnight as Israel’s shutdown order expires. Israel ordered the premises shut by Thursday…
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Man to face trial for attempted murder of British girl in Alps knife attack
A man who allegedly stabbed a British toddler at a playground in the French Alps will go on trial charged with attempted murder, prosecutors have…
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Margaret Hamilton dead aged 90: Computer pioneer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon mission
Margaret Hamilton, an early computer pioneer whose software helped put the Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon, has died at age 90. Mrs Hamilton is…
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Jamaal Howard: Texas carries out first execution in US since Christa Pike’s botched lethal injection
A death row inmate in Texas has been put to death by lethal injection, despite objections after the failed execution of Christa Pike. Jamaal Howard,…
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Russian strikes kill at least 25 in Ukraine as ‘birthday present for Vladimir Putin’
A wave of “vile” Russian strikes on Ukraine has killed at least 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The October 7 strikes, which targeted apartment…
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Science breakthrough: World’s oldest tortoise could hold biological key to slowing human ageing
DNA from the planet’s oldest known land animal could reveal genetic secrets that may shed light on how humans age. Jonathan, the Aldabra giant tortoise,…
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Scottish National Party weighs up bid for ‘William Wallace Day’ in tribute to military leader
The Scottish National Party has been urged to declare August 23 “Wallace Day” in honour of thirteenth-century military hero Sir William Wallace. Members of Holyrood’s…
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Tree of the Year: ‘Bendy’ wych elm that survived ‘against all odds’ wins contest
A “bendy” wych elm that survived extreme coastal gusts has been crowned this year’s UK Tree of the Year. The wych elm in County Down…