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• Venezuela announces $100,000 reward for capture of opposition candidate

  02-01-2025 23:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Edmundo González Urrutia had fled to Spain after Nicolás Maduro declared victory in July electionsVenezuelan authorities have announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of exiled opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who insists he beat President Nicolás Maduro at the polls.Police published on social media a photo of the previously little-known ex-diplomat with the word “wanted” under the image. Continue reading...
  
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• Grieving killer whale who carried calf’s body spotted again with dead baby

  02-01-2025 23:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts say sighting of orca in Puget Sound with second deceased calf is ‘devastating’ for ailing populationAn apparently grieving killer whale who swam more than 1,000 miles (1,600km) pushing the body of her dead newborn has lost another calf and is again carrying the body, a development researchers say is a “devastating” loss for the ailing population.The Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said the orca, known as Tahlequah, or J35, was spotted in the Puget
  
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• Man in exploded Cybertruck was elite soldier and shot himself before blast

  02-01-2025 22:46 via bbc.com
  
  Las Vegas police say the person found in the burned vehicle is believed to be US Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger.
  
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• Rangers condemn incident in which Engels hit by coin

  02-01-2025 21:18 via bbc.com
  
  Rangers condemn "in the strongest possible terms" an incident in which Celtic's Arne Engels was struck by a coin during Thursday's Old Firm game.
  
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• Hamas police chief among 40 reported killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

  02-01-2025 21:18 via bbc.com
  
  The officer was killed in an overnight air strike on a displaced people’s camp in the southern Gaza.
  
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• Meghan announces new Netflix lifestyle show

  02-01-2025 21:16 via bbc.com
  
  The show's trailer drops a day after the Duchess of Sussex returned to Instagram.
  
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• Badenoch calls for national inquiry into 'rape gangs'

  02-01-2025 20:19 via bbc.com
  
  Alexis Jay, who led a major inquiry into historical child sex abuse, says changes are needed, not more research.
  
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• England boss Tuchel to watch Spurs v Newcastle

  02-01-2025 19:59 via bbc.com
  
  Thomas Tuchel is set to watch Tottenham's Premier League match at home against Newcastle on Saturday - the German's first game since starting his role as England head coach.
  
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• The New Orleans Attack

  02-01-2025 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The FBI now believes the attacker was acting alone
  
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• What we know about the suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar

  02-01-2025 19:25 via bbc.com
  
  Several people are dead after a pick-up truck was driven into a large crowd in the French Quarter.
  
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• What CCTV and social media videos reveal about New Orleans attack

  02-01-2025 19:18 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Verify’s Jake Horton looks at how the attack in New Orleans unfolded.
  
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• Cold weather health alerts issued as snow forecast for weekend

  02-01-2025 19:09 via bbc.com
  
  A major clean-up operation is also ongoing in parts of England after New Year's Day flooding.
  
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• New Orleans attacker acted alone, FBI now believes

  02-01-2025 19:06 via bbc.com
  
  The agency initially said it believed multiple people were involved the attack.
  
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• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu leaves hospital after prostate surgery

  02-01-2025 19:03 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from hospital on Thursday after his prostate surgery ended "successfully," his office reported on X.NETANYAHU GOES AGAINST DOCTOR’S ORDERS, APPEARS IN ISRAELI PARLIAMENT AFTER SURGERY"I have just left Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital," he said on X. The hospital is in Jerusalem.His office said Netanyahu, 75, was in good condition and fully conscious after the conclusion of his prostate surgery.
  
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• Suspected people smugglers face phone and travel ban

  02-01-2025 18:56 via bbc.com
  
  The stronger powers are needed to tackle "vile gang networks", the home secretary says.
  
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• Ex-Traitors player: 'Beware those who talk too much'

  02-01-2025 18:53 via bbc.com
  
  Charlotte Chilton from Warwickshire was on the second series of The Traitors as a "faithful".
  
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• Ward wants Red Roses to emulate Lionesses in 2025

  02-01-2025 18:40 via bbc.com
  
  Bristol Bears forward Abbie Ward is full of optimism for 2025 and hopes England can create a legacy by winning the World Cup on home soil.
  
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• New Syrian government's school curriculum changes spark concern

  02-01-2025 18:01 via bbc.com
  
  The curriculum will take on a more Islamic slant, with evolution and Big Bang theory dropped from science.
  
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• Who were the victims of the New Orleans attack?

  02-01-2025 17:34 via bbc.com
  
  The identities of those killed in New Orleans are starting to emerge as families pay tribute.
  
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• Twenty councillors quit Labour in Starmer protest

  02-01-2025 17:19 via bbc.com
  
  The group have accused the party of "abandoning traditional Labour values" in recent months.
  
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• Man dies after car hit pedestrians on Christmas Day

  02-01-2025 17:16 via bbc.com
  
  A man who was hurt when a car hit pedestrians in London's West End on Christmas Day has died.
  
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• Only UK's fourth warmest year ever – but which weather records were broken in 2024?

  02-01-2025 17:09 via bbc.com
  
  Tomasz Schafernaker looks back at this year's UK weather - from record breaking heat to red warnings.
  
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• Stormzy banned from driving for using mobile phone

  02-01-2025 16:32 via bbc.com
  
  An off-duty police officer caught him using a mobile phone behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce.
  
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• ‘Safe zone’ among areas targeted as Israeli airstrikes kill at least 43 in Gaza

  02-01-2025 16:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Director general of Gaza police among 11 reportedly killed in al-Mawasi encampment, designated a civilian safe zoneIsraeli airstrikes killed at least 43 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 11 people in the sprawling al-Mawasi tent encampment designated as a humanitarian safe zone for civilians.Among those killed in the al-Mawasi strike was the director general of Gaza’s police department, Mahmoud Salah, and his deputy, Hussam Shahwan, according to the Hamas-run Gaza i
  
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• Italy presses Iran for immediate release of journalist held in Tehran

  02-01-2025 16:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Foreign ministry summons ambassador as Cecilia Sala reportedly tells family she sleeps on floor of prison cellItaly’s foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Wednesday and urged the immediate release of an Italian journalist held in solitary confinement in Tehran.Cecilia Sala, a 29-year-old freelance journalist for Il Foglio newspaper and a podcaster, reportedly spoke of the harsh conditions of her detainment in the notorious Evin prison, including having to sleep on the floor
  
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• New Zealand police officer killed in New Year's Day vehicle attack, another injured

  02-01-2025 15:46 via foxnews.com
  
  A driver ran down two New Zealand police officers as they patrolled on foot in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing one and seriously injuring the other, the country’s police chief said.The attack jolted a country where the killing of police officers on duty is rare. Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was the first female officer in New Zealand's history killed by a criminal act while at work, police said Thursday.In Wednesday's attack, the vehicle drove into the officers "at speed" a
  
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• Drunken Zambian policeman freed 13 suspects to celebrate New Year

  02-01-2025 15:45 via bbc.com
  
  A manhunt is underway for the 13 suspects, who were allegedly released by an intoxicated police officer.
  
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• Removal of waste from site of 1984 Bhopal disaster dismissed as ‘farce’

  02-01-2025 15:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Indian government accused of PR stunt after moving 337 tonnes of toxic waste that had been held in containersForty years after one of world’s deadliest industrial disasters struck the Indian city of Bhopal, a cleanup operation has finally begun to remove hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from the site.However, local campaigners have accused the Indian government of greenwashing, arguing that the 337 tonnes of waste removed this week represents less than 1% of the more than 1m tonnes of haz
  
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• Police investigate if blast at Trump hotel is linked to New Orleans attack

  02-01-2025 14:47 via bbc.com
  
  President Biden said "any possible connection" was being investigated, but "thus far, there is nothing to report".
  
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• Watch: CCTV shows the moment people escaped the path of truck by inches

  02-01-2025 14:13 via bbc.com
  
  CCTV footage shows people leaping out of the way of the vehicle, as it was driven at crowds on New Year's Day.
  
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• Within seconds, celebrations turned to mayhem and tragedy in New Orleans

  02-01-2025 12:40 via bbc.com
  
  The beating heart of New Orleans' vibrant nightlife became a scene of carnage when a van plowed into crowds.
  
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• New Orleans: local authorities say they believe ‘multiple people are involved’ in attack – latest updates

  02-01-2025 12:31 via theguardian.com
  
  House fire in New Orleans home also believed to be ‘connected to this event’, says Louisiana attorney general Liz MurrillShamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old US citizen from Texas identified by the FBI as the New Orleans attacker, peviously pleaded guilty to two charges, including driving under the influence in 2015, reports CNN.According to documents from a US district court in North Carolina obtained by CNN, Jabbar had driven under the influence of an impairing substance in November
  
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• Stormzy given ban for using phone while driving Rolls-Royce

  02-01-2025 12:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Rapper banned from driving for nine months after pleading guilty to using mobile behind wheel of car in LondonStormzy has been banned from driving for nine months after an undercover police officer caught him using a mobile phone while behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce in west London.The rapper, named Michael Ebenazer Owuo Junior, 31, pleaded guilty via a letter to driving the Rolls-Royce Wraith while using his device on Addison Road, west Kensington, shortly after 3.30pm on 7 March last year. C
  
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• Sarrazin leaves intensive care after horror crash

  02-01-2025 12:22 via bbc.com
  
  French skier Cyprien Sarrazin leaves intensive care after successful surgery to drain a bleed on his brain following a fall in training.
  
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• Helsinki arena to reopen in spring after being left in limbo by Russian sanctions

  02-01-2025 12:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Finnish real estate company says deal for sports and entertainment venue will restore it to its former gloryHelsinki’s main sports and entertainment arena is expected to reopen in the spring after getting caught in a Russian sanctions drama that left it disused, without power and starting to smell.Helsinki arena, also known as Helsinki Ice Hall, has been closed since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, when its Russian oligarch owners were subjected to sanctions from the EU and US, wh
  
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• Agnes Keleti, oldest living Olympic gold medallist, dies at 103

  02-01-2025 12:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Hungarian gymnast survived persecution of Jews in second world war and won five golds across two GamesThe Hungarian five-time Olympic champion gymnast Agnes Keleti, the world’s oldest living Olympic gold medallist and a survivor of the persecution of Jews in the second world war, has died at the age of 103, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (HOC) said.Born as Agnes Klein in Budapest on 9 January 1921, Keleti joined the National Gymnastics Association in 1938 and won her first Hungarian champ
  
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• Aurora shines across the UK in first display of 2025

  02-01-2025 11:57 via bbc.com
  
  The Northern Lights were visible across many parts of the UK on Wednesday evening
  
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• Ukraine halts flow of Russian gas to Europe, ending an era

  02-01-2025 11:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Ukrainian pipeline supplying Russian natural gas to Europe was closed Wednesday after Ukraine declined to renew the deal keeping it open.
  
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• NOLA car rampage and Trump Tower Cybertruck blast may have military link, as details emerge of New Year's tragedy

  02-01-2025 11:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  The suspects in the New Orleans car ramming attack and the Las Vegas Trump Tower Tesla Cybertruck explosion may have a military connection, officials said.
  
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• Authorities probe possible military link between suspects in New Orleans attack and Trump Tower Cybertruck blast

  02-01-2025 11:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  The suspects in the New Orleans car ramming attack and the Las Vegas Trump Tower Tesla Cybertruck explosion may have a military connection, officials said.
  
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• Twelve people including two children killed in Montenegro shootings

  02-01-2025 11:22 via theguardian.com
  Police identify attacker as 45-year-old Aleksandar Martinović, who they say opened fire in a bar after a fightTwelve people, including two children, have been killed and four others seriously injured in southern Montenegro, authorities have said, in shootings that began in a restaurant and ended when the gunman shot himself in the head.The shooter, identified as Aleksandar Martinović, 45, turned his weapon on himself after being cornered by police near his home in Cetinje, a small town
  
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• World's most popular YouTuber MrBeast announces engagement

  02-01-2025 11:18 via bbc.com
  
  The world's most popular YouTuber, known for his grand stunts, says he opted for an intimate proposal.
  
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• First Thing: New year terror as death toll in New Orleans attack rises to 15

  02-01-2025 11:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Authorities think suspect acted with accomplices. Plus, woman found alive and well after going missing in 1972Good morning.Terror struck the busy French Quarter of New Orleans at about 3.15am on New Year’s Day, as a vehicle flying an Islamic State (IS) flag was driven into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street – killing at least 15 and injuring 30.What do we know about the suspect? The 42-year-old Texas man accused of the crime, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, is a US citizen and served in the US
  
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• Palestinian Authority temporarily suspends broadcast of Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV

  02-01-2025 11:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Palestinian Authority temporarily halted operations of Qatar’s Al Jazeera television in the territory.
  
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• South Korea plane crash: police raid Muan airport and Jeju Air office

  02-01-2025 11:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Pressure builds on authorities to establish cause of crash which killed 179 peoplePolice in South Korea have raided Muan international airport, the scene of Sunday’s plane crash, in which 179 people died, as well as the office of the airline that operated the flight, media reports said.Jeju Air flight 2216 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it issued a mayday call and belly-landed on the runaway, before crashing into a barrier and bursting into flames. Two flight att
  
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• UK house prices rise for fourth month in a row, says Nationwide

  02-01-2025 10:52 via theguardian.com
  Cost of average home in December reaches £269,426, with value increasing over year by almost £12,000House prices rose for a fourth consecutive month in December, ending 2024 on a “strong footing”, Nationwide said, with the cost of an average home hitting £269,426.The building society’s monthly tracker found prices in December rose 0.7% on the previous month and were up 4.7% on an annual basis. Continue reading...
  
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• Lidl enjoys record £1bn UK sales in run-up to Christmas

  02-01-2025 10:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Discount grocer records 7% increase in four weeks leading up to Christmas EveLidl made more than £1bn in sales in the run-up to Christmas for the first time in the three decades the discount grocer has been operating in the UK as cash-strapped shoppers cut costs.The German-owned discounter, which is close to overtaking Morrisons to become the UK’s fifth biggest supermarket chain, said it made more than £1bn in sales in the four weeks leading up to Christmas Eve. Continue readin
  
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• South Korea police search Jeju Air and airport operator over fatal plane crash

  02-01-2025 10:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  South Korean police said they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday’s crash that killed 179 people.
  
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• Gunman who killed at least 12 people in Montenegro rampage dies by suicide

  02-01-2025 10:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  A gunman who fatally shot at least 12 people, including two children, in Montenegro has killed himself while surrounded by police, officials said Thursday.
  
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• Neil Young shuns Glastonbury over 'corporate control'

  02-01-2025 10:13 via bbc.com
  
  The rock star says the festival, which is partnered with the BBC, is "now under corporate control".
  
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