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Grenfell fire police investigators hand files on 20 firms and 54 people to CPS
Metropolitan police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire have handed evidence files to prosecutors concerning 20 companies and 54 individuals, the fo…
Macron says ‘welcome back’ to Burnham suggestion UK could rejoin EU
French president Emmanuel Macron responded positively to remarks by UK politician Andy Burnham about potential British return to the European Union. …
French court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel
A Paris court convicted six men of manslaughter and sentenced them to jail time following the 2021 Channel drowning that killed at least 27 people, wi…
Grooming gangs inquiry to investigate offending in Wales and Birmingham
An independent inquiry into child grooming gangs will investigate offending in Birmingham and Wales, the UK government announced Wednesday. The inquir…
Energy bills: what to do as prices head for £2,000 a year, from switching deals to insulating
SKIP The source excerpt is too thin to support a news brief. It contains only: - A bare assertion that bills will rise £276 in January to "nearly £2,…
Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US
Burundi has agreed to accept migrants deported from the US under Donald Trump's immigration policy, becoming one of several African nations to partici…
DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak
A senior member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's ruling party was beaten to death on Sunday after appearing on radio to promote prevention me…
Malaysia begins Myanmar repatriations despite warnings from UN and rights groups
Malaysia has begun repatriating Myanmar nationals back to their home country despite warnings from the UN and international rights groups, according t…
Sweden must apologise for harm done to Sami people, says state-backed report
An independent Swedish state commission has recommended that the government apologize for the "harm and injustice inflicted upon the Sami people," the…