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UK soldiers could get paragliders to drop behind enemy lines
British soldiers could soon be given powered paragliders to enable them to fly up to 200 miles behind enemy lines....
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Indian-origin US couple on group pilgrimage to Mount Kailash goes missing after Nepal-Tibet floods
Deepak Ahuja, 60, and his wife Madhu Ahuja, 57. An Indian-origin US couple from Texas has gone missing during a...
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Clean-up of illegal Kidlington waste supersite costs £6m
The government estimates that 20% of waste in England is illegally managed. In the Waste Crime Action Plan, external, launched...
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Meet Reyha Raghavaraju, the 16-year-old Georgia student who turned her love of baking into birthday celebrations for more than 136 families in need across metro Atlanta
A birthday cake can seem like a small thing, a kind gesture. But for a child whose family is struggling...
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Rape and sex offence specialists on all police forces by 2027, PM says
Investigators specialising in rape and sex offences will be introduced to every police force in England and Wales by the...
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A Missouri grandma started serving free breakfasts to neighbors in a town of fewer than 300; months later, health officials said she needed a permit to continue
For Kite, breakfasts were about so much more than food. She said that the people who visit her house are...
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‘Cowboy builders’ targeted in new government clampdown
People carrying out home renovations will gain greater protections against “cowboy builders” through a new database of trusted traders and...
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In 1850, a California rancher brought 45 sheep to San Miguel Island; by 1862 there were 6,000, and after grazing denuded the island the last 148 were eliminated in 1966
Sheep grazed on San Miguel Island prior to 1850, but the ranching period expanded greatly when California pioneer George Nidever...
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Anne Donaghy: Ex-council chief investigated in DUP mayor clothing probe
The case centres on questions over clothing expenses claimed by Audrey Wales, 80, who was mayor between 2016 and 2017....
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In 2017, a wildfire advanced toward Roslyn, Washington; nine years later the town has deliberately burned 500+ acres of forest to build a protective shield against future fires
In Washington, a team of igniters are walking across the forest with canisters filled with a mixture of diesel fuel...
