Runaway horses in 'serious condition' after bolting through central London
US considers cutting funds to notorious Israeli unit
Ofsted to continue with single-phrase judgements despite calls to axe them
UK has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds
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China harbours ship transporting North Korean munitions to Russia, satellite images show
China is providing moorage for a US-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to Russia, according to satellite images.
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20-mile diversion to be in place for four weeks
Drivers will be left facing a 20-mile diversion while the B1079 in Otley Bottom, near Otley College in mid Suffolk, is closed for four weeks.
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France and Germany must match UK defence spending plans, says Jeremy Hunt
European nations including France and Germany must “step up to the plate” and match the UK’s defence spending plans, Jeremy Hunt has said.
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'Europe could die': France's Macron urges leaders to scale up EU defences
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to rise up to the challenges of a changed world, warning that "our Europe, today, is mortal and it can die". During a keynote speech at the Sorbonne University on Thursday, Macron appealed for stronger, more integrated European defences.He said the continent must not become a vassal of the United States, as he outlined his vision for a more assertive European Union on the global stage."[Europe] can die and this depends only on our choices," Macro
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Watch live: China launches rocket carrying three astronauts to Tiangong space station
Watch live as China launches the Shenzhou-18 mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, carrying three astronauts to the Chinese Space Station on Thursday, 25 April. Today's launch marks more than two decades of Chinese human spaceflight. The three-member crew will relieve the current team who have been manning Tiangong space station since October 2023.
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Cambridge University college hiring new cleaners after messy room photos sparked student fury
Exclusive: The college is looking to fill multiple positions
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Bully dog found beheaded, burnt and cut into pieces near children’s playground
A bully dog has been discovered with its spine sawn in half in a north London park. The RSPCA has launched an investigation after the gruesome discovery was made by a dog walker in Lordship Recreation Ground near Tottenham at around 9am on Tuesday morning. The animal welfare charity said that the bully breed dog had been cut into several pieces, mutilated and beheaded and had been set on fire.
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