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  • NewsAFP

    Disaster videos from Lebanon, Chile, Japan falsely shared as Iran attack

    A dramatic video compilation of explosions and panicked crowds fleeing the streets swirled in social media posts about Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel on April 13, 2024. However, the clips were in fact all filmed before Tehran's assault. The footage shows a blast in Lebanon, cars blackened by forest fires in Chile and people reacting to a gas explosion in Japan. Another clip in the compilation was shared in news reports about an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon in December 2023.

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  • NewsThe National

    Anas Sarwar to lodge vote of no confidence in Scottish Government

    SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said he will be lodging a vote of no confidence in the Scottish Government.

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  • NewsSky News

    Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf cancels event as he fights for his political survival

    Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has cancelled a speech he was due to give in Glasgow this lunchtime as he fights for his political life. The event at Strathclyde University, where the SNP leader was also due to take part in a question and answer session and take questions from the press, was scratched with just a few hours notice. The move will fuel speculation over his future, particularly after sources said Mr Yousaf would "come out fighting" after his former allies in government, the

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  • NewsThe Independent

    Mystery over 19-year-old’s last moments after his naked body was found on the road following four-day party

    Noah Presgrove had just graduated high school and planned to join the military when he died in September 2023

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  • NewsStoryful

    Satellite Imagery Shows Dust Blowing Across Border From Mexico

    Dust blowing north from Mexico into Texas and New Mexico could be seen in satellite imagery from Thursday, April 25, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.Timelapse Footage released by the NWS in El Paso tracks the dust. The service had warned of blowing dust due to high winds. Credit: NWS El Paso via Storyful

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  • NewsEvening Standard

    London travel news LIVE: Tube stations shut amid new strike as two lines delayed after 'casualty on tracks'

    Several London Underground stations are closed due to workers striking while two Tube lines were halted because of a casualty on the track. Transport for London marked six stations on the network at 10am on Friday due to the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association action. The union said the action was likely to cause Tube stations to close at the last minute, including into Saturday morning, but Transport for London said there will not be significant disruption.

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  • NewsSWNS

    Mum had re-use sanitary towels and brush teeth with water after falling into debt

    A divorced mum-of-two reveals the 'dark times' she suffered after falling into hygiene poverty that left her feeling ashamed and embarrassed. Caroline Gandy-Brown, 54, spiralled into debt after a divorce and found herself having to sacrifice her own hygiene for the sake of the children. She laid bare the reality of hygiene poverty as new figures show single adults need an annual income of £31,536 to afford essentials - almost £2,000 more than the average £29,669 salary. Caroline would clean her

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