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Body of British rugby league star Bryn Hargreaves is found more than a year after he vanished in the US, his family reveal [dailymail] Ex-St Helens player disappeared after splitting from his wife then suffering mental health issues during Covid lockdown READ MORE… Hampshire shark: Appeal for head to be returned [BBC] Scientists want access …

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Video captures moment Russian fighter jet crashes into US drone [Independent] The US military said it ditched the MQ-9 Reaper in the sea Tuesday after the Russian fighter jet poured fuel on the unmanned aerial vehicle and then struck its propeller. READ MORE… Brits in midst of ‘disastrous decade’ for living standards after 13 years …

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Russian aircraft intercepted by RAF and German air force in first of its kind NATO mission [Sky News] Two Typhoon jets – one British and one German – reacted to the Russian aircraft after it failed to communicate with Estonian air traffic control close to the NATO nation’s airspace. READ MORE… Vienna police warn of credible threat …

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Wagner Group recruiting in schools after Putin’s ‘human wave’ defeat [Independent] The Wagner mercenary group is giving “career talks” to Russian schoolchildren as part of a recruitment drive for more young soldiers to join the fight in Ukraine, UK intelligence suggests. READ MORE… UK cities that could be hit by mega-tsunami triggered in ‘Isle of Man-sized’ landslide [Mirror] …

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Swansea explosion: Huge blast destroys houses with major incident declared [Evening Standard] A major incident has been declared after reports of a gas explosion at a house in Swansea. Emergency services are on the scene following the incident at 11.20am on Monday on the junction of Field Close and Clydach Road in Morriston. READ MORE… WhatsApp …

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How to get around London during rail and TfL strikes [Evening Standard] Various rail and Tube strikes by the RMT and Aslef unions are expected to disrupt public transport in London next week As well as national rail and the Underground, the Overground and the Elizabeth Line are expected to be impacted. READ MORE… Girl who was abducted from Washington mall in 2018 found in Mexico …

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Scientists discover superconducting material that could bring total revolution in energy and electronics [Independent] Scientists have discovered a new material that could be set to change the entire world. Researchers say they have created a superconducting material that works at both a temperature and a pressure low enough to actually use it in practical situations. …

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80,000 people could arrive in UK by ‘small boats’ in 2023 despite new crackdown, admits Suella Braverman [Evening Standard] Suella Braverman admitted on Wednesday that 80,000 people could cross the Channel in small boats this year despite a flagship new crackdown which the United Nations refugee agency has branded a “clear breach” of the 1951 …

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Mum’s fury at Cardiff crash police after daughter trapped alive in car for two days [Mirror] The mum of a 20-year-old girl who was trapped in a crashed car for nearly two days has questioned why it took officers 46 hours to find her daughter.Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died in the …

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Police in Wales searching for five people who went missing after night out find three bodies [Sky News] Police in Wales searching for five people who went missing after a night out say they have found three bodies. Gwent Police also say two people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries. READ MORE… Ukraine …

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