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• Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga found guilty of inciting violence

  29-09-2022 23:51
  Novelist given suspended sentence after staging peaceful protest calling for political reformRenowned Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been given a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of inciting violence by staging a peaceful protest calling for political reform.Dangarembga and co-accused Julie Barnes were convicted of participating in a public gathering with intent to incite public violence at Harare magistrates court on Thursday. The pair were also each fined 70,000 Zim
  
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• Iran puts pressure on celebrities and journalists over Mahsa Amini protests

  29-09-2022 23:48
  Tehran says film-makers, athletes and actors who have backed demonstrations‘fanned flames of riots’Iran has stepped up pressure on celebrities and journalists over the wave of women-led protests sparked by outrage over the death of Mahsa Amini, after she was arrested by the Islamic republic’s morality police.Film-makers, athletes, musicians and actors have backed the demonstrations, and many saw it as a signal when the national football team remained in their black tracksuits w
  
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• Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Murder arrest over Liverpool shooting

  29-09-2022 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  A 34-year-old man is held on suspicion of murder after the killing of schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
  
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• Olivia Pratt-Korbel: man, 34, arrested on suspicion of nine-year-old’s murder

  29-09-2022 23:04
  Merseyside detectives questioning man over shooting of girl in Liverpool last monthDetectives have arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool in August, Merseyside police have said.Olivia was shot in the chest at her home in Dovecot in the city on 22 August. Continue reading...
  
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• W Series under threat but drivers pledge to fight despite fears for future

  29-09-2022 23:00
  Jamie Chadwick says drivers united in commitment to series‘We don’t want to see it go, we all want to support it’The British driver Jamie Chadwick has said W Series drivers are united in their commitment to keeping the championship alive as it struggles with financial problems.The all-female series is in its third season but has been unable to guarantee it will be able to conclude this year’s remaining races or pay its drivers their prize money. Continue reading...
  
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• Everton seal last-gasp WSL win against Leicester after Kirstie Levell’s own goal

  29-09-2022 22:23
  Women’s Super League: Everton 1-0 LeicesterFoxes goalkeeper deflects free-kick into own net in added timeHanna Bennison’s free-kick deflected into the net off the goalkeeper Kirstie Levell to give Everton a 1-0 victory over Leicester in added time of the Women’s Super League contest at Walton Hall Park.Levell’s late intervention from the Swedish substitute’s delivery decided a cagey contest in front of a sold-out crowd and left the visitors still seeking their first
  
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• Liz Truss to hold emergency talks with OBR after failing to calm markets

  29-09-2022 22:06
  Exclusive: in unusual move, PM and Kwasi Kwarteng will meet fiscal watchdog after mini-budget sparked investor panicKwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget: key points at a glanceAll UK political developments liveLiz Truss will hold emergency talks with the head of Britain’s independent fiscal watchdog after failing to dampen panic in the financial markets or shore up support from Tory MPs on her radical economic plan.In a highly unusual move, the prime minister will meet the Office for Budget
  
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• Kwarteng: We stopped consumer spending collapse - BBC

  29-09-2022 21:45 via news.google.com
  Kwarteng: We stopped consumer spending collapse  BBCKwasi Kwarteng says 'we are sticking with the growth plan' amid budget criticism  Guardian NewsWhat Tory MPs are saying about Kwasi Kwarteng's future  BBCTruss and Kwarteng defend tax cuts as ‘right plan’ to get economy moving  The IndependentEditorial: The Tories couldn't be in a worse position – or worse led  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• UK economy latest news: Sterling claws back losses and climbs above $1.10 - Financial Times

  29-09-2022 21:32 via news.google.com
  UK economy latest news: Sterling claws back losses and climbs above $1.10  Financial TimesLabour surges to 33-point lead over Tories | News  The TimesPound – live: Tories face ‘existential threat’ as Labour surges to 33-point lead  The IndependentWe might be heading for a majority Labour government  The TelegraphLabour surges to record lead in polls as Truss insists mini-budget did not cause economic turmoil  Sky NewsView Full c
  
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• Thousands of children at risk as vaccination rates fall in England - The Guardian

  29-09-2022 21:31 via news.google.com
  Thousands of children at risk as vaccination rates fall in England  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• US charges Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska with violating sanctions

  29-09-2022 21:19
  Deripaska, 54, accused of several crimes including plotting to bring pregnant girlfriend to US so child would be American citizenOleg Deripaska, one of Russia’s most powerful oligarchs, who previously had deep links to British establishment figures, has been indicted by the US Department of Justice for criminal sanctions violations.The indictment detailed a number of alleged crimes by the man who was long considered Vladimir Putin’s favourite industrialist, including an elaborate and
  
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• Farhad Moshiri in talks over Everton deal with US businessman Kaminski

  29-09-2022 21:14
  Kaminski would help to fund stadium and take stake in clubStructure of deal complex but high chance of agreementFarhad Moshiri is in advanced talks with Maciek Kaminski over an Everton deal which would see the US businessman provide funding for the new stadium and take a stake in the club.Kaminski, a US real estate magnate, was part of the consortium led by the former Manchester United and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon that held discussions with Moshiri in June. The structure of the deal
  
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• Nord Stream attacks highlight vulnerability of undersea pipelines in west

  29-09-2022 20:58
  As Norway steps up seabed security, experts say underwater cables carrying world’s internet traffic are also at riskNato countries are scrambling to improve security of highly vulnerable undersea pipelines and communications cables after the apparent Nord Stream attack in the Baltic Sea underlines the west’s extreme vulnerability.Four gas leaks on two Nord Stream pipelines have now been reported after blasts were detected on Monday. According to several reports citing European offici
  
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• Major disaster declared in Florida after Hurricane Ian slams US state - Financial Times

  29-09-2022 20:53 via news.google.com
  Major disaster declared in Florida after Hurricane Ian slams US state  Financial TimesLIVE: Biden Receives Briefing on Impacts of Hurricane Ian | NBC News  NBC NewsBiden and DeSantis speak again and commit to ‘continued close coordination’ on Hurricane Ian  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Buy-to-let landlords facing financial cliff edge after mini-budget

  29-09-2022 20:45
  Mortgage market meltdown has left many amateur landlords facing a stark choice: to raise rents or sell upBritain’s amateur landlords have benefited from years of runaway house price inflation, while intense competition among tenants has sent rents soaring. Now, thanks to the meltdown in the mortgage market triggered by last week’s disastrous mini-budget, many face a financial cliff edge.Figures shared with the Guardian show that the number of new buy-to-let mortgage deals available h
  
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• Bank of England warned of pension funds crisis five years ago by Next - The Telegraph

  29-09-2022 20:45 via news.google.com
  Bank of England warned of pension funds crisis five years ago by Next  The TelegraphWanted: Some new risk managers to model the LDI market  eFinancialCareersNext chief Simon Wolfson says he flagged LDI concerns to Bank of England  Financial TimesWho was watching the time-bomb in the pensions industry?  Financial TimesUK Pensions Got Margin Calls  BloombergView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• More than 40% of mortgages withdrawn as market reels after mini-budget - The Guardian

  29-09-2022 20:41 via news.google.com
  More than 40% of mortgages withdrawn as market reels after mini-budget  The GuardianCouple may be forced to sell if rates hit 7% as calculator shows how much YOUR repayments will go up  Daily MailHouse owners urged to stay calm  Shropshire Star40% of mortgage deals pulled since mini-budget; financial markets in turmoil – as it happened  The Guardian'We could lose our home and nobody cares': Mortgage panic deepens as families fear they will default&nb
  
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• Liam Norwell’s nine-wicket haul saves Warwickshire and relegates Yorkshire

  29-09-2022 20:39
  Warwickshire hero bowls through Hampshire lineup Yorkshire and Gloucestershire await confirmation of relegationThe final day of the County Championship season left nails chewed down to the nub and hearts racing as a remarkable nine-wicket performance from Liam Norwell saw Warwickshire pull off the great escape and send Yorkshire tumbling into Division Two.Defending just 139 runs against Hampshire under ominous skies at Edgbaston, second-bottom Warwickshire found themselves on the brink of becomi
  
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• Germany unveils €200bn help for consumers and says it won’t follow UK’s route

  29-09-2022 20:37
  Finance minister announces €200bn fund to protect citizens from rising gas prices driven by Russia’s war in UkraineGermany’s finance minister has vowed that he will not follow the UK “down the path of an expansionary fiscal policy” as his government announced a €200bn (£177bn) fund designed to protect consumers and businesses from rising gas prices driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine.Europe’s largest economy will reactivate an economic stabilisin
  
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• Ben Jennings on the shrinking of sterling – cartoon

  29-09-2022 20:30
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• ‘I’d never seen anything like it’: how market turmoil sparked a pension fund selloff

  29-09-2022 20:29
  Bank of England stepped in on Thursday to stabilise price of UK government bonds and avert a deeper crisisPension fund managers breathed a cautious sigh of relief on Thursday morning. After days of market turmoil, the Bank of England’s £65bn emergency intervention the day before had – at least temporarily – stabilised UK government bond prices, supported the pound, and halted a pension fund selloff that threatened to spark a deeper crisis across the City.“After 35 y
  
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• Everton news and transfers LIVE - Maciek Kaminski £400m takeover, Farhad Moshiri stance, Daichi Kamada linked - Liverpool Echo

  29-09-2022 20:28 via news.google.com
  Everton news and transfers LIVE - Maciek Kaminski £400m takeover, Farhad Moshiri stance, Daichi Kamada linked  Liverpool EchoFrank Lampard insists Nathan Patterson's injury a 'blow for us all' at Everton  Football ScotlandSky Sports pundit bemoans inability to protect ‘quality’ Everton youngster Nathan Patterson  Goodison NewsNathan Patterson is out for up to FIVE WEEKS after suffering an ankle injury against Ukraine  Daily MailPatterson
  
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• From Gangsta’s Paradise to reality TV, Coolio was a stone-faced rapper who softened hearts - The Guardian

  29-09-2022 20:27 via news.google.com
  From Gangsta’s Paradise to reality TV, Coolio was a stone-faced rapper who softened hearts  The GuardianCoolio: Gangsta's Paradise rapper dead at 59 – BBC News  BBC NewsCoolio’s death struck a chord – if you’re a child of the 90s, there’s one thing you’ll always remember  The IndependentCoolio cause of death: Rapper suffered 'cardiac arrest'  Daily MailInside Coolio’s rise to fame after street gang violence a
  
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• US couple charged in alleged plot to leak military health data to Russia

  29-09-2022 20:25
  DoJ indictment alleges that former army major and his wife wanted to help the Russian government after it invaded UkraineA former US army major and his wife, an anesthesiologist, have been criminally charged for allegedly plotting to leak highly sensitive healthcare data about military patients to Russia, the US Department of Justice said on Thursday.Jamie Lee Henry, the former major who was also a doctor at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, and his wife, Dr Anna Gabrielian, were charged in an unsea
  
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• Thousands of children at risk as vaccination rates fall in England

  29-09-2022 20:20
  Health officials urge parents to ensure children have routine jabs amid fears of measles outbreakThousands of children face an increased risk of catching deadly diseases in England, and significant outbreaks are likely, child health experts have warned, as “alarming” figures show vaccination levels have plunged across virtually all jabs.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is urging parents and guardians to ensure their children have received the routine jabs against potentially ser
  
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• Covert CIA websites could have been found by an ‘amateur’, research finds

  29-09-2022 20:20
  A report raises serious doubts about the US intelligence agency’s handling of safety measures after flaws put sources at riskThe CIA used hundreds of websites for covert communications that were severely flawed and could have been identified by even an “amateur sleuth”, according to security researchers.The flaws reportedly led to the death of more than two dozen US sources in China in 2011 and 2012 and also reportedly led Iran to execute or imprison other CIA assets. Continue
  
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• Arctic Ocean acidifying up to four times as fast as other oceans, study finds

  29-09-2022 20:00
  Scientists ‘shocked’ by rate of change as rapid sea-ice melt drives absorption of CO2 – with ‘huge implications’ for Arctic sea lifeAcidification of the western Arctic Ocean is happening three to four times faster than in other ocean basins, a new study has found.The ocean, which absorbs a third of all of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, has grown more acidic because of fossil fuel use. Rapid loss of sea ice in the Arctic region over the past three decades has
  
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• From Gangsta’s Paradise to reality TV, Coolio was a stone-faced rapper who softened hearts

  29-09-2022 19:54
  His signature song owned the airwaves and proved that an emcee could be gangster and gregariousCoolio’s hairstyle was one of a kind: trademark twists sat atop his head like Medusa’s snakes. It was a look that defined 1990s hip-hop as much as Tupac’s nose piercing and Flavor Flav’s clock chain, even if no one ever imitated it (perhaps only Coolio had the dexterity to thread those thin braids through the holes of his baseball cap).On Wednesday, the rapper – real name
  
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• The Guardian view on the UK economy: sack Kwarteng, oust Truss | Editorial

  29-09-2022 19:52
  The crisis was created by the new government. But the British people, not ministers, are paying the priceLiz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are the authors of the economic crisis now battering Britain and its people. They alone demanded the tax cutting mini-budget that has triggered the worst financial instability to threaten this country since 2008. Since they, and no one else, own this growing national disaster, they alone must take responsibility for it. New polls showing record Labour leads demons
  
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• Flintshire: Picture purr-fect cat sneaks into school photos

  29-09-2022 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Mischievous Ziggy sprinkled stardust on a school's snaps when he crept into its photoshoot.
  
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• ‘We will likely lose our dream house because of Kwarteng’s actions’

  29-09-2022 19:49
  Three homebuyers on how they have been affected by the collapsing mortgage marketFrances, 30, works in the healthcare sector and has been trying to sell her house in Cambridge in order to buy a bigger home in Bristol.In the past couple of weeks the chain for her house sale has collapsed twice, forcing her and her husband into a third attempt to upsize. Continue reading...
  
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• The Guardian view on Russia’s annexations: escalation on escalation | Editorial

  29-09-2022 19:49
  Vladimir Putin is appropriating four Ukrainian regions. The move is predictable – but no less wrong or disturbing for itVladimir Putin has taken another irreversible step. On Friday he will sign treaties annexing four Ukrainian regions. The strategy is no surprise given his history of occupying and claiming for Russia territory that does not belong to it. Arguably, this was set in motion as soon as it became clear – days after the February invasion – that his plans to swiftly t
  
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• Man guilty of murdering secret lover and their son near Inverness in 1976

  29-09-2022 19:49
  Circumstantial evidence enough to convict William MacDowell, now 80, of killing Renee and Andrew MacRaeAn 80-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his secret lover and their three-year-old son almost half a century after the pair vanished without trace from a layby on the A9 near Inverness, concluding one of Scotland’s most extensive and longest-running missing persons investigations.Although the bodies of Renee MacRae, who was 36 when she disappeared in 1976, and her younger son
  
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• Stadia is shutting down in January - Eurogamer.net

  29-09-2022 19:46 via news.google.com
  Stadia is shutting down in January  Eurogamer.netGoogle is shutting down Google Stadia and refunding everyone's money  TechRadarStadia is closing down in January, hardware and software purchases to be refunded  PC GamerOnce Considered a PlayStation Competitor, Google Stadia Is Shutting Down  Push SquareGoogle confirms it will shut down Stadia  Video Games ChronicleView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• County Championship: Liam Norwell takes 9-62 as Warwickshire beat Hampshire to relegate Yorkshire - BBC

  29-09-2022 19:37 via news.google.com
  County Championship: Liam Norwell takes 9-62 as Warwickshire beat Hampshire to relegate Yorkshire  BBCCounty cricket final day: Warwickshire beat Hampshire to relegate Yorkshire  The GuardianSadler insists Northants' season should be seen as a success  Northampton Chronicle and EchoPeter Moores pays tribute to Nottinghamshire squad as they secure Division Two title  Mansfield and Ashfield ChadWarwickshire survive in County Championship and relegate Yorkshi
  
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• Nasa releases images of ‘planetary defense test’ as spacecraft crashed into asteroid - The Guardian

  29-09-2022 19:34 via news.google.com
  Nasa releases images of ‘planetary defense test’ as spacecraft crashed into asteroid  The GuardianWebb and Hubble capture detailed views of DART impact  Daily MailElon Musk compares ground-breaking NASA mission to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock  Daily StarSpace telescopes capture asteroid slam with striking clarity  The IndependentMoment Nasa's Dart spacecraft hits target asteroid in test to avoid future catastrophes on Earth  The Str
  
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• Could a digital twin of Tuvalu preserve the island nation before it’s lost to the collapsing climate?

  29-09-2022 19:30
  With rising seas expected to submerge the nation by 2100, official says ‘we should always be able to remember Tuvalu as it is, before it disappears’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastWhen Tuvalu vanishes beneath rising seas, its diaspora still want somewhere to call home – and that could be a virtual version of the tiny Pacific nation.Global heating is threatening to submerge Tuvalu by the
  
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• Australia’s best photos of the month – September 2022

  29-09-2022 19:30
  Death of a monarch, rural shows and footy finals: Guardian Australia looks at the month in pictures Continue reading...
  
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• Doom loops and margin calls: 10 terms that explain the market meltdown

  29-09-2022 19:25
  Your one-stop shop for all the jargon you’ve been reading since Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budgetKwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget has gone down badly in the financial markets. Mortgage rates have risen and the Bank of England has been forced to step in to halt a run on pension funds since the chancellor announced his policies on Friday.The picture is complex and fast-moving, and the jargon used to explain it leaves much of the public feeling more confused. Here we examine 10 of those fr
  
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• Bond yields and doom loops: glossary of key terms to explain UK turmoil

  29-09-2022 19:25
  Your one-stop shop for all the jargon you’ve been reading since Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budgetKwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget has gone down badly in the financial markets. Mortgage rates have risen and the Bank of England has been forced to step in to halt a run on pension funds since the chancellor announced his policies on Friday.The picture is complex and fast-moving, and the jargon used to explain it leaves much of the public feeling more confused. Here we examine 10 of those fr
  
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• Amazon launches Kindle Scribe alongside raft of smart home products

  29-09-2022 19:20
  The Scribe’s goal is bigger than its predecessors: it aims to replace paper entirelyAmazon has unveiled the Kindle Scribe, a new E Ink Kindle that aims to be the e-reader’s first writing-friendly device.The Scribe is designed for use as a more general-purpose tablet than Amazon’s other E Ink Kindles. Where those intended to do away with traditional paper books, the Scribe’s goal is bigger: it aims to replace paper entirely. Continue reading...
  
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• Harry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas appears by video link before UK court

  29-09-2022 19:15
  Case of US citizen accused of causing death of teenager by dangerous driving sent to Old BaileyAnne Sacoolas, the US citizen accused of causing the death of the British teenager Harry Dunn by dangerous driving, has appeared before a UK court by video link, where a magistrate granted her unconditional bail.Her appearance, sitting beside one of her lawyers, marks the end of a three-year wait by Dunn’s family for criminal proceedings to begin. They listened from the public gallery at Westmins
  
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• Porsche shares climb after €75bn listing to defy grim market - Financial Times

  29-09-2022 19:09 via news.google.com
  Porsche shares climb after €75bn listing to defy grim market  Financial TimesPorsche shares rise on first trading day in €75bn stock market float  The GuardianPorsche IPO becomes one of Europe's biggest listings in years • FRANCE 24 English  FRANCE 24 EnglishJAMIE CARR: Gentlemen, start your IPO  BusinessLIVEPorsche enters a new era with successful IPO  Porsche NewsroomView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Beautiful' Welsh woman aged 21 found dead in hotel - Wales Online

  29-09-2022 19:08 via news.google.com
  'Beautiful' Welsh woman aged 21 found dead in hotel  Wales OnlineView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nasa releases images of ‘planetary defense test’ as spacecraft crashed into asteroid

  29-09-2022 19:05
  James Webb and Hubble space telescopes captured impact on Dimorphos, moon of the asteroid Didymos, 6.8m miles from EarthNasa has released the first detailed images of its pioneering deep-space “planetary defense test” in which a spacecraft was crashed into a distant asteroid in an attempt to alter its trajectory.The pictures were taken by what the agency calls its “two great observatories”, the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes, which captured Monday’s impact o
  
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• Government announces exam grades to be lower next year - The Independent

  29-09-2022 19:03 via news.google.com
  Government announces exam grades to be lower next year  The IndependentGrading exams and assessments in summer 2023 and autumn 2022  GOV.UKEngland’s A-level and GCSE grades to fall to pre-Covid levels in 2023  The GuardianA-level students face drop in grades in 2023 as system returns to pre-Covid conditions  The TelegraphExams head back to normality in 2023  GOV.UKView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• King Charles III’s first royal runner beaten comfortably at Salisbury

  29-09-2022 19:02
  William Haggas-trained Educator beaten by over four lengthsPurple, red and gold silks seen for first time since Queen’s deathEducator finished second as he became the first runner for the King in the famous royal silks at Salisbury.While His Majesty has previously had runners in the colours he shared with the Queen Consort when they were the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, it is the first time the famous purple, red and gold silks took to the track in his name. Continue reading...
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II died while close family were en route to Balmoral, death certificate confirms - The Telegraph

  29-09-2022 18:57 via news.google.com
  Queen Elizabeth II died while close family were en route to Balmoral, death certificate confirms  The TelegraphQueen's cause of death given as 'old age'  Sky NewsQueen's death certificate released: Records reveal time and cause of death  Daily MailQueen Elizabeth died of ‘old age’, death certificate says  The GuardianQueen's cause of death revealed in extract of certificate  Sky NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• NHS 111 failures led to early Covid deaths, investigation finds

  29-09-2022 18:57
  Inquiry says phone service misjudged levels of illness and failed to advise some to seek urgent helpMultiple failures by the NHS 111 telephone advice service early in the pandemic left Covid patients struggling to get care and led directly to some people dying, an investigation has found.The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) looked into the help that NHS 111 gave people with Covid in the weeks before and after the UK entered its first lockdown on 23 March 2020.The CRS algorithm did n
  
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• Tax cuts funded on backs of poor ‘morally indefensible’, say campaigners

  29-09-2022 18:55
  Government could seek to reduce welfare benefits spending in wake of recent mini-budgetPoverty campaigners have said it would be “morally indefensible” for ministers to fund tax cuts for the richest on the backs of the poor, amid speculation that ministers may reduce welfare benefits in the wake of last week’s ill-received fiscal statement.Friday’s mini-budget announced billions of tax cuts benefiting high earners, but the subsequent market fallout plunged the UK’s
  
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