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• ‘Why would he take such a risk?’ My censor and me

  17-04-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Online dissent is a serious crime in China. So why did a Weibo censor help me publish posts critical of the Communist party?It is 2013. For four full months, Liu Lipeng engages in dereliction of duty. Every hour the system sends him a huge volume of posts, but he hardly ever deletes a single word. After three or four thousand posts accumulate, he lightly clicks his mouse and the whole lot is released. In the jargon of censors, this is a “total pass in one click” (一键
  
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• LIVE M1 updates as 'serious' crash closes motorway until early hours

  17-12-2025 01:31 via express.co.uk
  The M1 is currently closed as emergency services attend the scene of a serious collision
  
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• Teen migrant sex attack survivor speaks out: 'my body became something I no longer wanted'

  17-12-2025 01:05 via express.co.uk
  In the heart of Oxford, a teenager's life was forever altered on a day meant for love. Her story, raw and unfiltered, reveals the depths of her resilience.
  
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• Person dies after medical emergency at UK's largest Tesco superstore in Essex

  17-12-2025 00:37 via express.co.uk
  Emergency services attended but were unable to save the man who tragically dies at the scene
  
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• British paratrooper killed in 'tragic accident' in Ukraine to be brought back to UK

  16-12-2025 23:49 via express.co.uk
  Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, of the Parachute Regiment will be repatriated at RAF Brize Norton on Wednesday afternoon following his death last week
  
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• Paedo pensioner thought he got away with it for decades – but now he'll rot in prison

  16-12-2025 23:47 via express.co.uk
  Raymond Rackley, 78 was convicted for sex crimes dating back to the 1990s.
  
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• Starmer rows back on Brexit with deal to let 10,000s of Europeans into UK

  16-12-2025 23:38 via express.co.uk
  Downing Street sources claim the agreement, hammered out after months of negotiations, marks the first tangible success in Starmer's promised "reset".
  
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• Horror as man crushed against 2 cars after driver crashes outside M&S

  16-12-2025 23:33 via express.co.uk
  A man was treated for 'potentially serious injuries' before being rushed to a nearby hospital.
  
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• Schoolgirl, 11, 'grabbed by two men outside Co-op' as police launch urgent appeal

  16-12-2025 23:28 via express.co.uk
  The force said both men, in their 40s or 50s, were waring dark coloured hoodies and described them as "Indian or Asian".
  
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• Jealous woman stabbed ex to death on Christmas Day after being sent picture

  16-12-2025 22:13 via express.co.uk
  CCTV footage showed Kirsty Carless entering the property and stabbing Louis Price within seconds of spotting him.
  
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• EasyJet flight returns to Liverpool with all passengers as airline explains reason

  16-12-2025 20:53 via express.co.uk
  The EasyJey flight landed at its destination airport - but soon had to return with all passengers on board.
  
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• I fled war-torn Ukraine only to suffer life-changing horror attack in Britain

  16-12-2025 20:49 via express.co.uk
  Anna Bilonozhenko still suffers constant physical pain and significantly limited mobility, with everyday activities such as getting dressed and cooking.
  
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• Bondi Beach massacre sparks chilling counter terrorism Christmas plea in UK city

  16-12-2025 19:33 via express.co.uk
  Christmas events can be a target for terrorists, police have warned.
  
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• Scottish man 'heard screams' after Bondi Beach shooting

  15-12-2025 13:17 via bbc.com
  Kian Bentley said there was a "stampede" at the open-air cinema where he was working near the site of the shooting on Sunday.
  
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• Travel disruption and flooding as heavy rain hits Wales

  15-12-2025 13:08 via bbc.com
  Met Office warns of possible "impacts" due to recent wet weather and saturated ground.
  
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• Charity Commission launches inquiry into Presbyterian Church in Ireland

  15-12-2025 12:58 via bbc.com
  The commission will work with the church to ensure safeguarding and governance issues are addressed.
  
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• UK chief rabbi says cousin hid for 15 'terrifying' minutes in Bondi attack

  15-12-2025 12:52 via bbc.com
  Chief rabbi says "fact that today every public Jewish gathering must be weighed for risk is a sign of something deeply wrong".
  
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• Russia poses acute threat, new MI6 chief to warn

  15-12-2025 12:04 via bbc.com
  Blaise Metreweli will say the threat is posed by "an aggressive, expansionist and revisionist Russia".
  
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• Sir Cliff Richard reveals prostate cancer treatment

  15-12-2025 11:59 via bbc.com
  The 85-year-old singer says his cancer has "gone at the moment", but calls for better screenings.
  
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• Grand Theft Auto game creator sacked us for trying to unionise

  15-12-2025 11:21 via bbc.com
  Former staff at the Grand Theft Auto creator are seeking an employment tribunal over alleged "union-busting".
  
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• 'Horror and heroism' at Bondi Beach

  15-12-2025 07:57 via bbc.com
  The deadly attack targeting a Jewish community event at Australia's Bondi Beach dominates the front pages of Monday's papers.
  
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• Medicinal cannabis company to create 100 jobs in Scottish expansion

  15-12-2025 07:36 via bbc.com
  Sydney-based Breathe Life Sciences will manufacture and distribute cannabis medicines from the Borders site.
  
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• Pigeon feeders at market are selfish, says council

  15-12-2025 07:21 via bbc.com
  Norwich City Council says it is considering enforcement action against people who feed the pigeons.
  
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• Dominatrix turns tech founder to combat revenge porn

  15-12-2025 07:18 via bbc.com
  After the humiliation of clients leaking her intimate images, Madelaine Thomas decided to take action.
  
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• 'Married and manipulating' police spy faces inquiry

  15-12-2025 07:08 via bbc.com
  Mark "Cassidy" Jenner had a five year relationship with an activist while married with children.
  
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• More victims in NHS child abuse probe, say police

  15-12-2025 07:03 via bbc.com
  Probe into historical abuse at former units in Sussex could lead to more alleged victims coming forward.
  
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• 'Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage

  15-12-2025 07:01 via bbc.com
  BBC Panorama investigates the delivery firm - a market leader with the worst reputation for non-deliveries.
  
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• Bondi beach shooting live updates: PM says national cabinet to discuss tougher gun laws today; police find additional firearm and IED at crime scene

  15-12-2025 05:01 via theguardian.com
  Follow liveFull reportVictims named so farWhat we know about the Bondi terror attackAmid the horror of the shooting, one video has emerged showing incredible bravery – a bystander rushing one of the gunmen from behind to wrestle the firearm off him.Praised a hero, he is being identified by some media as a 43-year-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire. Continue reading...
  
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• Jimmy Lai conviction is ‘death knell’ for Hong Kong press freedom, says Amnesty – live

  15-12-2025 04:57 via theguardian.com
  Group says guilty verdicts against incarcerated media tycoon also show city’s national security laws designed not to protect but ‘to silence’ peopleJimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong pro-democracy figure convicted of national security offencesThe three high court judges have entered the courtroom and taken their seats.The hearing is due to begin and Lai has entered the court, news reports are saying, adding that he waved to his family. Continue reading...
  
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• Cricket commentator Michael Vaughan says hearing gunshots at Bondi was ‘terrifying’

  15-12-2025 04:50 via theguardian.com
  Former England cricket captain is in Australia for Ashes seriesPat Cummins and Usman Khawaja lead tributes to victims Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has described hearing gunshots during the terrorist attack at a gathering to celebrate the first night of Hanukah at Sydney’s Bondi beach as “terrifying”.Vaughan, who is in Australia working as a media pundit for the Ashes series, said he was locked in a restaurant “a few hundred yards from the attack” w
  
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