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• ‘Wake-up call’: ministers launch urgent investigation into Heathrow shutdown

  22-03-2025 19:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Government says lessons need to be learned after the substation fire that caused chaos for 300,000 passengersThe government has launched an urgent investigation into the power shutdown that crippled Heathrow airport, with experts warning it was a “wake-up call” about vulnerabilities in the nation’s critical infrastructure.The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has commissioned the independent National Energy System Operator (Neso) to investigate the incident and assess the UK&rsquo
  
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• Third batch of Epstein files mentions Trump

  23-12-2025 20:38 via nbcnews.com
  Third batch of Epstein files mentions Trump
  
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• Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives

  23-12-2025 20:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  In his almost 45 years as a federal judge, John Coughenour has seen it all, including high-profile criminal trials that put his own safety at risk
  
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• Chipotle to offer GPL-1 menu options for customers

  23-12-2025 19:47 via nbcnews.com
  Chipotle to offer GPL-1 menu options for customers
  
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• Chipotle to offer GLP-1 menu options for customers

  23-12-2025 19:47 via nbcnews.com
  Chipotle to offer GLP-1 menu options for customers
  
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• Body of missing California girl Melodee Buzzard found after 2-month search, source says

  23-12-2025 19:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  The body of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was found out of state more than two months after she went missing in Southern California, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told NBC News on Tuesday
  
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• Demands for more details from US justice department after newly released Epstein files mention Donald Trump – live

  23-12-2025 19:22 via theguardian.com
  Top Democrat Chuck Schumer says justice department should release more information on ‘at least ten Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirators’Newly released Epstein files include references to Donald TrumpIn another released email exchange from November 2001, Ghislaine Maxwell appears to be organizing an instructor for Epstein who “has to be female youngish and attractive otherwise he will lose interest rapidly”.Maxwell emails someone called “Gibby”, saying: “JE i
  
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• Police end investigation into Bob Vylan’s IDF chants at Glastonbury

  23-12-2025 19:07 via theguardian.com
  Avon and Somerset police says there is ‘insufficient’ evidence for realistic prospect of convictionAn investigation into chants by the rap duo Bob Vylan at Glastonbury festival will not lead to any further action by prosecutors as there is “insufficient” evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction, police said.Bobby Vylan, whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster, led crowds on the festival’s West Holts stage in chants of “death, death to the IDF”,
  
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• How to protect yourself from the flu as cases surge

  23-12-2025 19:05 via nbcnews.com
  How to protect yourself from the flu as cases surge
  
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• NSW passes controversial new gun and protest laws in wake of Bondi attacks after marathon debate

  23-12-2025 18:51 via theguardian.com
  The omnibus bill, which included amendments to multiple pieces of legislation, was criticised by both progressives and conservativesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales Minns Labor government has passed controversial changes to gun laws and new powers for police to ban street protests for up to three months, after a marathon debate in the upper house.The laws, which were drafted in response to the 14 December massacre at Sydney’s Bondi beach in whi
  
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• Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks

  23-12-2025 18:40 via theguardian.com
  Un-redacted text from released documents began circulating on social media on Monday eveningPeople examining documents released by the Department of Justice in the Jeffrey Epstein case discovered that some of the file redaction can be undone with Photoshop techniques, or by simply highlighting text to paste into a word processing file.Un-redacted text from these documents began circulating through social media on Monday evening. An exhibit in a civil case in the Virgin Islands against Darren K I
  
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• Ministers raise inheritance tax threshold for farms after backlash

  23-12-2025 18:38 via theguardian.com
  U-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at riskMinisters will increase the threshold for taxing inherited farmland from £1m to £2.5m after months of pressure from campaigners and MPs representing rural areas.In a statement slipped out just before Christmas, the environment department announced the U-turn, which will apply from April when the tax kicks in. Continue reading...
  
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• Newly released Epstein files include references to Donald Trump

  23-12-2025 18:36 via theguardian.com
  Files also include details about Epstein’s relationship with Larry Summers and a letter apparently sent to Larry NassarUS politics live – latest updatesA newly released batch of the so-called Epstein files on Tuesday includes many references to Donald Trump, including a claim by a senior US attorney that the US president was on a flight in the 1990s with the now-deceased convicted child sex offender and a 20-year-old woman.There is no indication of whether the woman was a victim of a
  
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• New batch of Epstein files contain documents that mention Trump

  23-12-2025 18:33 via nbcnews.com
  The latest batch of files related to Jeffrey Epstein contain documents that mention President Donald Trump by name and his flights on Epstein's plane. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports on the new batch of documents released by the Department of Justice.
  
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• Michael Mansfield criticises ministers’ refusal to meet Palestine Action hunger strikers

  23-12-2025 18:25 via theguardian.com
  Leading human rights lawyer accuses government of ‘dismissive approach’ based on ‘ludicrous’ reasoningOne of the UK’s leading human rights lawyers has criticised the government’s refusal to engage with Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners who are on hunger strike as based on “ludicrous” reasoning.In its strongest statement yet, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said that meeting with the hunger strikers risked creating “perverse incentives&rdquo
  
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• Maduro seen dancing with humanoid AI-robot

  23-12-2025 18:24 via nbcnews.com
  Maduro seen dancing with humanoid AI-robot
  
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• Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty sues to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center

  23-12-2025 18:20
  Beatty's lawsuit argues the board’s vote to rename the building was illegal.
  
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• Russell Brand charged with further sexual offences including rape

  23-12-2025 18:19 via theguardian.com
  The former entertainer, 50, faces one count of rape and one of sexual assault of two more alleged victimsRussell Brand has been charged with further sexual offences, including one count of rape, the Metropolitan police have said.The 50-year-old former entertainer has been charged with one count of rape and one of sexual assault of two further alleged victims. Continue reading...
  
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• Woman stabbed to death at Barnes & Noble store: Police

  23-12-2025 18:16
  The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on Monday at a Barnes & Noble store in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, according to police.
  
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• Bet365 boss receives at least £280m in pay and dividends despite profit slump

  23-12-2025 18:04 via theguardian.com
  Denise Coates’s gambling empire reports turnover of £4bn in year to March 2025, up from £3.7bnDenise Coates, the billionaire boss of Bet365, a self-described “ultimate gambler” and Britain’s highest-paid woman, took home at least £280m in pay and dividends in 2025 despite a slump in pre-tax profits.Coates’s Stoke-based gambling empire recorded turnover of £4bn in the year to March 2025, up from £3.7bn the year before. Pre-tax profits fe
  
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• Washington state officials warn of toilet rats after floods: ‘Try to stay calm’

  23-12-2025 17:38 via theguardian.com
  Tips include flushing rat, squirt soap into toilet or if the rat is too large close toilet lid and call pest control expertsResidents in Washington state have been told to be aware of unwanted festive visitors before Santa comes down the chimney – rats coming up from the toilet.Health officials in Washington warned that recent flooding in the state “may sweep rodents into the sewer systems”. In a Facebook post, the Seattle and King county public health department wrote: “
  
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• WATCH: Kim Jong Un tours North Korean hotels with daughter

  23-12-2025 17:36
  Kim Jong Un toured luxury hotels around North Korea with his daughter, seeking to highlight the country's recent economic progress.
  
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• Ben Sasse, ex-Republican senator, says he has terminal pancreatic cancer

  23-12-2025 17:31 via theguardian.com
  Sasse, who is 53 and voted to impeach Trump, says he has ‘metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer’US politics live – latest updatesBen Sasse announced on Tuesday that he has terminal stage-four pancreatic cancer. The former Republican senator revealed his diagnosis in a post on X, calling it a “death sentence”.“Friends - This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was di
  
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• Russian attacks kill three and cut power to freezing Ukrainian regions

  23-12-2025 17:29 via theguardian.com
  Four-year-old child among those killed in drone and missile assault targeting energy infrastructureA massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to several Ukrainian regions two days before Christmas and as the country enters a period of very cold weather.Russia sent more than 650 drones and more than 30 missiles into Ukraine in the attack, which began overnight and continued into Tuesday morning, local officials said. At least three people were kill
  
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• Clinton spokesperson calls for release of Epstein files related to former president

  23-12-2025 17:15
  "We need no such protection," Angel Urena, a spokesperson, said on Monday.
  
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• Jackie Chan carries the Olympic Torch through Pompeii

  23-12-2025 16:57 via nbcnews.com
  Jackie Chan carries the Olympic Torch through Pompeii
  
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• Spending helped drive 4.3% economic growth in third quarter, delayed GDP report shows

  23-12-2025 16:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Household spending is increasingly divided between wealthy consumers who are helping to keep the economy humming, and everyone else.
  
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• WATCH: Sink hole causes chaos on British canal

  23-12-2025 16:27
  A hole emerged on a British canal, sending boats tipping over the edge and stranding them.
  
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• WATCH: Small plane lands itself safely with Autoland in 1st emergency use, company says

  23-12-2025 16:09
  The incident occurred at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, near Denver, and involved a twin-engine Beechcraft Super King Air, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
  
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• WATCH: Trump announces plans for Navy to build new type of warship

  23-12-2025 15:52
  President Trump was joined by Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan to announce that the Navy is building a new type of warship. 
  
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