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Germany's Scholz cites energy supply 'progress' on UAE visit
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday his country was determined to never again rely on a single energy supplier and touted "progress" in gas projects while visiting the United Arab Emirates.
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Herald Scotland
Unite union leader compares Conservative government to Shrek villain Lord Farquaad
She also urged Labour to be more clear on their pay rise stance.
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Isle of Wight County Press
Comedy explores the joys of motherhood and features Eastenders and Hollyoaks star
A ROLLERCOASTER comedy navigates the trials, tribulations and ultimate joys of motherhood.
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The Independent
Democrats in Florida seek to win over Latinos on gun control
Democrats in Florida are trying to make inroads with Latino voters by focusing on gun safety
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Storyful
Fire Breaks Out on Rooftop Of New York Ferry Building
Smoke and flames rose from the rooftop of the Battery Maritime Building in New York on Saturday, September 24.The New York City Fire Department said the fire was reported at a rooftop air conditioning unit.The building houses the Governor’s Island ferry terminal as well as Casa Cipriani, a private member’s club.Ferry service to and from Governor’s Island was delayed due to the incident.Videos filmed by Twitter user @EmpireState21 show a person using a fire extinguisher to fight flames on the rooftop and billowing smoke. Credit: @EmpireState21 via Storyful
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The Guardian
January 6 panel to take up key unanswered questions in final hearing
Wednesday’s session is committee’s last chance to show potential culpability of Donald Trump before midterm elections
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The Guardian
‘The voices you’re not hearing’: the project helping mums to become MPs
MotherRED gives grants and support to 50 women, who commit to family-friendly policies, to stand for public office
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The Telegraph
Steve Thompson interview: 'My children kiss my head, hoping to kiss the dementia away'
Steve Thompson is in Hull, about to give a motivational speech to a firm of solicitors. You can imagine what they think they are about to hear. After all, the 44-year-old was a central part of the England team that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup, 19 years ago; a moment that still remains a pinnacle of the country’s sporting history. But if the lawyers lining up outside the hotel where he will speak have come expecting a flourish of anecdotes about what exactly it was the captain Martin Johnson sai
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Isle of Wight County Press
Wootton property goes for over £121,000 above guide price in Emson online auction
A property arranged as five residential dwellings at Wootton Bridge on the Isle of Wight has been sold in auction for £401,105 in a bidding war.
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Euronews
Powerful storm batters Canada, destroying houses and leaving thousands without power
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to provide assistance to those affected, as troops are deployed to help recovery efforts.
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Sky News
Two police officers left with life-threatening injuries after Suffolk crash
Two police officers have been left with life-threatening injuries after a crash in Suffolk. The policemen were in a police car that was in a collision with a BMW on the B1112 in Eriswell on Sunday afternoon. The driver of the BMW, a man aged in his 20s, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drink or drugs.
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Euronews
Italy heads to the polls in election that could see the far-right come to power
Polls opened at 7 am CEST. The counting of paper ballots was expected to begin shortly after they close at 11 pm, with projections based on partial results coming early Monday morning.
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Evening Standard
Protesters clash with police outside Iranian embassy in London
Angry protesters could be seen shouting and pushing against officers who had formed a line in front of the embassy.
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Reuters
Iran says U.S. trying to violate sovereignty over unrest, warns of response
U.S. attempts to violate Iran's sovereignty over the issue of protests triggered by the death of a woman in police custody will not go unanswered, the foreign ministry said on Monday, as the biggest unrest since 2019 showed no signs of abating. Iran has been rocked by nationwide demonstrations sparked by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, after she was detained by morality police enforcing the Islamic Republic's strict restrictions on women's dress. Iran said the United States was supporting rioters and seeking to destablise the Islamic Republic.
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The Independent
From Yale to jail: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes' path
The founder of the militia group Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, was once a promising Yale Law School graduate
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The Independent
Protesters clash with police outside Iranian embassy in London
Angry protesters could be seen shouting and pushing against officers who had formed a line in front of the embassy.
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AFP
Super Typhoon Noru slams into the Philippines
Super Typhoon Noru slammed into the Philippines Sunday, battering the heavily populated main island of Luzon with strong winds and heavy rain that have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes.
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Man dies ‘after climbing out of window to escape tower block fire’
A man is believed to have fallen to his death after climbing out of a window to escape a fire at a tower block in Bristol. Emergency services were called to the blaze on the top floor of Twinnell House on Wills Drive, off Stapleton Road, in Easton, shortly after 2.15am on Sunday. Avon and Somerset Police said the fire was “quickly extinguished” but one man died in the incident.
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The Independent
Search begins for 73-year-old woman feared to be washed out to sea by Hurricane Fiona
Canadian military has been drafted in to help with recovery efforts after Fiona hammered east coast on Saturday
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Reuters
Iran summons British and Norwegian ambassadors
Iran's foreign ministry summoned the British and Norwegian ambassadors on Saturday, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday. The British ambassador was summoned in response to the "hostile character" of London-based Persian language media while the Norwegian envoy was summoned to explain the "interventionist stance" of the country's parliament speaker on Iran's internal affairs, ISNA said.
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