Massachusetts mayor arrested over $1.5m COVID relief loan fraud
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA mayor in Massachusetts was taken into police custody on Friday after being accused of fraudulently securing a pandemic relief loan to…
All the London bus routes hit by strikes as extreme heat takes toll
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 1,500 bus drivers from eight garages in London are striking in a dispute over working conditions. Read More
‘Dangerously hostile’: Heatwaves leave hospital wards unsafe, data reveals
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHospitals in England have recorded temperatures of almost 42C this summer, with surgeries being cancelled because operating theatres’ cooling units stopped working in…
Builders, bakers and cheeseburger-makers: the UK workers struggling in extreme heat
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In the sweltering kitchen of the Plimsoll pub in north London, the head chef, Joshua Swinney, has a frozen tea towel…
Fires prompt national alert as 19 homes destroyed
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFires across England and Wales have prompted a national government alert warning people not to light anything that could spark a wildfire….
Luigi Mangione admits to killing healthcare CEO in court confession
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLuigi Mangione admitted to fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a stunning courtroom confession as he pleaded guilty to federal stalking…
Indonesia is hit by 'massive' 7.7 magnitude earthquake: At least 20 killed as buildings collapse on people while they sleep and patients flee their hospital beds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt least 38 people have died and thousands have fled after a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia early on Saturday, causing buildings and homes to collapse. …
Britain has taken in the blameless baby recklessly hauled onto a small boat this week - so how much will our compassion cost us in the decades to come?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe tiny baby is manhandled aboard a Channel small boat, roughly held aloft by its right arm. Read More
Desperate search for British schoolgirl, 12, who has vanished on family holiday in Japan
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 12-year-old British girl has vanished on a family holiday after leaving her phone and passport behind. Read More
Paranormal influencer dies age 24 after 'testing curse': 'Let's see how long I can live'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRead Ghost hunting influencer Jiang Xiaorou has died aged 24. Read More