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Army Ranger Wing rappelled onto cargo ship after Naval Service warning shots

Army Ranger Wing rappelled onto cargo ship after Naval Service warning shots

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Members of an elite army unit rappelled from a helicopter onto a cargo ship suspected of carrying significant amounts of controlled drugs, according to a statement from the Defence Forces about a multi-agency …

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Cop26 chief Alok Sharma becomes latest MP planning to step down at next election

Cop26 chief Alok Sharma becomes latest MP planning to step down at next election

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Former cabinet member and Cop26 president Sir Alok Sharma has announced that he will stand down at the next general election. Sir Alok, who led the United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow two years ago, was critical …

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Judge refuses to immediately block grant program for Black women entrepreneurs

Judge refuses to immediately block grant program for Black women entrepreneurs

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that a venture capital firm can continue offering a grant program only to Black women entrepreneurs, saying a lawsuit arguing it illegally excluded other races was …

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Top US poultry producers face federal investigation over claims of child migrants cleaning slaughterhouses

Top US poultry producers face federal investigation over claims of child migrants cleaning slaughterhouses

Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up to our free US Evening Headlines email The Department of Labor launched inquiries into Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms after reports of children’s grueling working conditions at the companies’ plants surfaced. “There are currently US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations …

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Center Parcs staff member dies at Woburn Forest resort

Center Parcs staff member dies at Woburn Forest resort

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A member of staff has died at a Center Parcs resort in Bedfordshire. On Friday (22 September) night, police were alerted to a “reported collision between a vehicle and a member of staff” at the Woburn Forest resort …

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Met Office issues weather warnings ahead of Storm Agnes

Met Office issues weather warnings ahead of Storm Agnes

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Most of Britain is under a Met Office severe weather warning as strong winds and heavy rain from Storm Agnes are forecast to cause flooding, power cuts and fallen trees. The first named …

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Vanessa Ford: Body found in search for missing mother of two

Vanessa Ford: Body found in search for missing mother of two

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A body has been found in the search for a missing mother of two. British Transport Police are investigating a death on the railway tracks between Dalston Kingsland and Hackney Central on Saturday morning, said The Metropolitan Police. …

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