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Belgian man whose body produces alcohol cleared of drunk-driving
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Rishi Sunak keeps July election on the table after Rwanda bill passes
The prime minister was grilled about whether he would hold a summer election to capitalise on the scheme coming into effect
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Drivers offered 'hope' as average petrol prices at highest level in six months
The average price of a litre of diesel is also at the highest level since November 2023, at 158.3p.
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VideoBelgian man whose body produces alcohol cleared of drunk-driving
A Belgian man with a condition that causes his body to naturally produce alcohol has been cleared of drunk-driving.Auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) is an extremely rare condition whereby the body produces alcohol due to high levels of ethanol in the blood.The man, whose identity was not given, also works at a brewery.Three doctors who examined the man confirmed that he had ABS.The Bruges police court acquitted the man on Monday.
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Council builds £51m park and ride that can’t be used as there’s no road
The park and ride scheme in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, was built at a cost of £51m but has no road in and out.
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Armenia seeks to be Western ally in Putin’s backyard
Prime minister Nikol Pashinyan says his country needs support to avoid war with heavily armed neighbour Azerbaijan – and is clear about the importance of close ties with the EU and other Western nations
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Hezbollah says launched drones at Israel bases after fighter's killing
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said it launched drone attacks on two north Israel bases Tuesday in retaliation for the killing of a fighter Israel described as "significant".Hezbollah launched "a combined air attack using decoy and explosive drones that targeted" two Israeli bases north of Acre, the group announced in a statement, while Israel said they did not hit their targets.
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