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Thirty arrested in police crackdown on knifepoint robbers targeting children in Croydon
Sarah Jones MP raised concerns about the lack of police at transport hubs
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Calling a female colleague glamorous is ‘belittling’, tribunal warns
Calling a woman “glamorous” at work risks undermining or “belittling” them, an employment tribunal has warned.
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French MPs pave way for day to mark 1961 massacre of Algerians in Paris
Lawmakers in France's National Assembly on Thursday backed a move that could lead to a day to commemorate the October 1961 police crackdown in Paris that killed dozens of Algerians protesting for their country's independence. A parliamentary motion noting the "bloody and murderous repression of Algerians" was proposed by Greens MP Sabrina Sebaihi and Julie Delpech, from President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party.It encountered opposition from the ranks of Marine Le Pen's far-right National Ra
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Suspect charged in Illinois stabbing spree that left four killed and seven injured
One victim was left with multiple stab wounds to her face and hands, officers said
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UN rights panel concerned by extrajudicial killings in Indonesia's Papua
The U.N. Human Rights Committee said on Thursday it was concerned by extrajudicial killings in Indonesia's Papua province, where separatists and Indonesian troops have been fighting for decades. "The Committee is concerned by multiple reports of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of indigenous peoples in Papua, which have not been investigated despite the state party's commitment to do so," it said in a report.
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VideoLaurence Fox barred from London mayor race after nomination forms error
Laurence Fox has been barred from taking part in the London mayoral elections after submitting invalid nomination papers.London Elects, the impartial organisation that oversees the City Hall elections, said that Mr Fox’s application to stand in the May 2 election was “not valid”.
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Travel delays forecast for UK Easter getaways due to poor weather and rail disruption
Railway line closures and strikes coinciding with the school holidays and turbulent weather are set to hit travel plans
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