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  • NewsThe Independent

    Lawmaker charged with burglary claims she was checking on elderly relative – by climbing through window dressed in black

    Nicole Mitchell said that she was checking on a ‘loved one’ and also retrieving her father’s ashes

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  • NewsSky News

    Future of Scottish FM Humza Yousaf hangs in balance as Greens back no confidence motion

    The Scottish Green Party will join with rival MSPs to back a no confidence motion in First Minister Humza Yousaf next week, after the SNP kicked its coalition partners out of government. Mr Yousaf announced his plan to cut ties with the Greens earlier on Thursday, following a bitter row over the SNP's climbdown on climate targets. Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats agreed to back the motion, with its success hanging on whether Green Party MSPs joined the attack to give SNP critics a majorit

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  • NewsThe Telegraph

    I’m happy to pay to visit Venice, says first tourist to use new ticket system

    Emerging from Venice’s railway station on a dank, rainy morning, Sylvain Pellarin was the first person in the world to arrive in the city as it imposed an entrance fee on tourists, a controversial initiative that is being closely watched by other tourist hot spots.

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  • NewsThe Guardian

    Madrid prosecutors ask judge to shelve investigation into Spanish PM’s wife

    Pressure group accusing Begoña Gómez of corruption admits media reports allegations were based on may not be true

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  • NewsGlasgow Times

    Humza Yousaf no confidence motion: Greens reveal how they will vote

    The Greens have said they would vote to back a no confidence motion in Humza Yousaf.

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  • NewsAFP

    Oman, UAE deluge 'most likely' linked to climate change: scientists

    Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions "most likely" exacerbated the intense rains that lashed the UAE and Oman last week, causing deaths and widespread flooding, an expert group of scientists said Thursday."The UAE and Oman floods have shown that even dry regions can be strongly affected by precipitation events, a threat that is increasing with increasing global warming due to fossil fuel burning," said Sonia Seneviratne, a WWA member and professor at Zurich's ETH university.

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  • NewsAFP

    Ceremony held for World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza

    A ceremony for seven aid workers of the World Central Kitchen killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza was held in Washington on Thursday.World Central Kitchen suspended its activities in Gaza after the incident, having been active in feeding people in the territory since the start of the war in October. rle/bjt/dw

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