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Death toll climbs to 85 after plane crashes on landing
Eighty-five people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire during a landing at an airport in South Korea. The National Fire Agency confirmed the death toll – 46 women and 39 men -in the ...
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At least 62 people dead as plane catches fire after crash on landing
A plane veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 62 people, emergency officials said. The National Fire Agency said the fire was ...
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Two dead as tornadoes touch down in Texas and Mississippi
At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles. One person died in the Liverpool area ...
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What the papers say – December 29
Sunday’s newspaper front pages carry a wide range of political and entertainment stories. The Sunday Express says the UK has pledged £4.5 million to help prosecutors track down Russian soldiers ...
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Wine-tasting runner and air conditioning unit costume 2024’s best viral moments
The viral moments from 2024 demonstrated the “power of social media” from rescuing a bee to reuniting with old friends and ...
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US attorney general wanted to stop Gerry Adams fundraising trip
Papers contained in the annual release of documents from the National Archives in Dublin show that Janet Reno, the attorney general at the time, wanted to stop Mr Adams from fundraising because of a ...
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Trimble told by Blair to ‘get lost’ over timing of border poll, records show
The records from the National Archives in Dublin show that the SDLP and the Irish government were heavily against the idea.
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Parliament has come ‘quite some way’ on behaviour, says Lucy Powell
Cabinet minister Lucy Powell told the PA news agency that Westminster “definitely had a perception” of a poor working culture but a new cohort of MPs presents an “opportunity to establish better ...
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Airbnb activates ‘defences’ to stop unauthorised New Year parties
The property booking platform has used technology to disrupt attempts to set up unauthorised parties around New Year since 2020.
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Lord too ‘bitchy’ to lead North-South negotiations, records show
Among nine names proposed by Unionists, the Irish side determined that George Thomas, Lord Tonypandy, is ‘widely disliked’ at the House ...
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How the CrowdStrike outage made IT supply chains the new big issue in tech
The CrowdStrike outages, which brought infrastructure around the world to a standstill, placed new focus on IT supply chains.
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‘Brighter’ weather expected ahead of New Year’s Eve washout
The UK will be “brighter” on Sunday, ahead of a blast of snow and rain towards New Year’s Eve, the Met Office has said. Highs of 12C are expected in Exeter, Devon, with 10C across other parts of the ...