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  • NewsFrance 24

    Street crime crackdown packs Paris-area prison ahead of Olympics

    A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting pressure on an overcrowded prison operating at almost double its capacity. Villepinte is a grey, concrete detention centre in the suburb of Seine-Saint Denis. It lies 2.5 km from the Paris Arena Nord, set to host boxing and fencing competitions during the Games beginning on July 26.It is among the most crowded prisons in France. Opened in 1991, Villepinte takes prisoner

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  • NewsDaily Record

    Probe launched into police handling of 'drunk' Faslane sailor days before he was found dead

    Josh Gayton, who served at Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde, was handed a fixed penalty notice by cops for urinating in public in Helensburgh before going missing.

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  • NewsDaily Record

    Alex Salmond's party names price to save Humza Yousaf in crunch confidence vote

    Alba MSP Ash Regan may have the power to decide whether Humza Yousaf stays on as First Minister

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  • NewsReuters

    Sweden should hike military budget to 2.6% of GDP, defence committee says

    Sweden should raise its military spending to around 2.6% of GDP by 2030, a parliamentary committee said in a report on Friday, as the country rebuilds its defence capabilities after joining NATO in March. Defence spending has roughly doubled since 2020 to around 120 billion crowns ($11 billion) in 2024, when the government says it will meet NATO's target of a military budget equivalent to 2% of gross domestic product. Like most Western states, Sweden gradually scaled down its defence spending

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  • NewsStoryful

    Blowing Dust Reduces Visibility in Red River Valley

    The National Weather Service (NWS) alerted travelers to poor visibility as blowing dust hit the northern end of Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Thursday, April 25.“If traveling in open country this afternoon, be prepared for sudden reductions in visibility,” the NWS wrote. Credit: NWS Grand Forks via Storyful

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  • NewsThe National

    Ash Regan says 'door is open' in letter to Humza Yousaf ahead of confidence vote

    THE Alba MSP Ash Regan has said her "door is open" in letter to the First Minister as he faces a vote of no confidence in Holyrood.

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  • HealthThe Telegraph

    Your expert guide to melanomas and how to spot them

    If you have noticed a lingering spot somewhere on your skin, it would be wise not to dismiss it, especially if there’s something unusual about its appearance. Over the past three decades, rates of melanoma skin cancer have more than doubled in the UK, a trend that looks set to continue.

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