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What we know about RAF base counter-terror investigation
Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.
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Late-night drive and a 999 call: chance encounter that led to terrorism arrests at RAF base
Local people say members of WhatsApp group noticed suspicious activity around vans in Whelford overnight In the early hours of Sunday morning, a resident of the village of Whelford was…
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Switzerland rejects stricter interpretation of its neutrality
The initiative would have prevented the nation from imposing sanctions unless approved by the UN.
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Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages
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Venezuela releases dozens of political prisoners as election calls grow
A slew of dissidents being released from long-term detention comes days after the nation's interim leader met the US president.
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Watch: At the scene of counter-terrorism operation near RAF Fairford
Five men have been arrested as counter-terrorism police lead investigation into major incident near RAF Fairford.
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Social care reform could mean big risks and big rewards for Burnham
The state of the social care system in England is a topic that's made Andy Burnham angry for decades - but will his plans for reform work?
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Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sexual abuse survivors in France
Pontiff also uses visit to Catholic shrine at Lourdes to criticise assisted dying as ‘false compassion’ The pope has called on the Catholic church to heal “deep wounds” and “painful…
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Police get more time to quiz suspects in alleged plot against Jewish community
Two men - both in the 30s - were arrested under the 2000 Terrorism Act in Manchester on 20 September.
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Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality rules that would have curbed Nato cooperation
70% vote against tightening centuries-old neutrality, which far right said was being eroded by sanctions against Russia Swiss voters have decisively rejected a proposal for a strict…
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RBA expected to hike cash rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011
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Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
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Orange Order march row goes to heart of ongoing divisions in Northern Ireland
The dispute over the controversial parade is a reminder that the peace process is not over.
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Datacenter developers accused of skirting key US pollution rules
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Britain knew about the Holocaust as it happened. A new exhibition reckons with that truth
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Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".
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At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say
Seventeen people killed near Johannesburg in suspected ‘illegal goldmining turf war’, as 10 killed in separate incident at barbecue venue near Cape Town Two separate mass shootings near…
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Five arrested for alleged terrorism offences after ‘major incident’ near RAF Fairford
Men held also suspected of explosives offences as homes evacuated near British airbase used in US attacks on Iran Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation in which five men…
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South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a week
On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.
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‘I wanted to help another family’: four surrogates on how they feel about the surrogacy discourse
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Ten climbers missing after avalanche hits Himalayan base camp
The Nepali team was preparing to take overseas climbers up the Himlung Himal peak.
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US states declare emergency as powerful storm brings flooding and power cuts
Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia found themselves in the path of the powerful weather system.
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Trump wants to remove a question about race in the census. We look back at the history
The Trump administration wants to stop asking about race and ethnicity on the next U.S. census. Since 1790, the topic has been used to exclude people of color, and, more recently, for…
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As Congress debates college sports, athletes-turned-senators have a seat at the table
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