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People smugglers jailed after being caught red-handed at services

Four people smugglers from Iran, Iraq and Romania behind plot to bring illegal migrants into from France into Britain are jailed for 10 years after being caught red-handed at motorway services Hiwa Ali, 40, from Iran and Ismael Akdaci, 39, from Iraq among those caught Constantin Morariu, 43, and Ioan-Sorin Moldovan, 30, from Romania, also in plot National Crime Agency […]

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Greece calls British Museum ‘murky prison’ of its Parthenon marbles

Greece calls on the UK to free the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum’s ‘murky prison’ President Prokopis Pavlopoulos was speaking at Athens’ Acropolis Museum Compared the British Museum to a prison which kept the marbles as trophies  Lord Elgin removed the ancient works from the Acropolis temple in the 1800s The President’s speech escalated the rhetoric, calling it ‘a holy battle’ Greek […]

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Chief inspector and female sergeant guilty of misconduct after affair

Married chief inspector, 44, and junior female sergeant who had sex in a lay-by and used acronyms to hide their explicit emails during 18-month affair are found guilty of gross misconduct Chief Inspector Rob Leet, 44, and Sgt Sarah Porter, 38, guilty of misconduct  The pair exchanged 700 texts and sent each other ‘graphic and explicit’ emails  Father-of-four also accused […]

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Gavin Newsom’s El Salvador investment push is ‘wrong move,’ angel mom says, as California ‘has a lot of issues’

Angel mom outraged by California governor’s pledge to invest in El Salvador An angel mother is pushing back on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mission to spur investment in El Salvador as a way of mitigating the surge of migrants heading to the U.S.-Mexico border, telling Fox News on Tuesday that “he ought to be focusing on what is happening in […]

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AP PHOTOS: A dive into Israel's mermaid community

Last year, Shir Katzenell made a drastic life change, leaving a prestigious job in the Israeli army to pursue a childhood dream: becoming a mermaid. Ever since getting hooked on Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” as a kid, Katzenell confided, she has longed to turn into one. While her friends moved on, Katzenell’s enchantment with mermaids endured. She fantasized about swimming […]

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How newspapers across the globe reacted to Notre Dame inferno

‘The heart of France burns and the world cries’: How newspapers across the globe reacted to Notre Dame inferno Notre Dame inferno has made international headlines around the world today It sparked a wave of solidarity with France as newspapers reacted to the disaster Many front pages carried dramatic images of the spire collapsing as fire raged Headlines included ‘Heart […]

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Why the Notre Dame blaze was near impossible to stop earlier

US fire chief explains why Notre Dame blaze could not be controlled any quicker – as French firefighters reveal Trump’s plan to dump water from the air would have DESTROYED the building The fire began about 6.50pm local time on Monday and Notre Dame evacuated Firefighters battled to stop the blaze amid fears the entire structure could topple President Trump […]

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Notre Dame’s storied history through the centuries

It took 200 years to build, but now a fire is gutting Paris’ iconic, 850-year-old Notre Dame cathedral in a matter of hours. The massive church — one of the most recognizable examples of Gothic architecture in the world — is being consumed by flames. The cathedral was built between 1160 and 1345 on a small island situated smack dab […]

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President of Ecuador accuses Julian Assange of using embassy as a 'center for spying' as new footage emerges of his life inside

The president of Ecuador has claimed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange used the London embassy that was his home for seven years as a “center for spying,” as new footage emerged of the controversial whistleblower’s life inside the embassy. President Lenin Moreno, in an interview with The Guardian, also said that Assange’s activity inside the embassy violated the terms of […]

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