Why killing wild animals that attack humans is sometimes justified, and sometimes not
A tiger attacking someone who enters its enclosure is behaving like a tiger, and killing it would achieve nothing
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‘A powerful warning’: will Europe’s angry protests lead to real political change?
Hamstrung governments seem to have no answer to the public’s furious demands, making further discontent likely Europe live – latest updates In France, it was the piles of wheelie bins stacked up against school entrances…
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What an eyesore! My day at Norfolk’s frightful fridge mountain
This summer alone, 26 local authorities in the UK had to stop accepting fridges and freezers for recycling. Now the appliances are piling up around the country – with no proper disposal date in sight Not much is happeni…
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The best gifts for nine-year-olds, picked by nine-year-olds and parents
Popcorn makers, Lego Fortnite and the coolest water bottle around … surprise the mini tween in your life with our pick of the top gifts and toys • The best gifts for eight-year-olds The start of the tween years, nine ye…
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After three disastrous years, Israel needs to rethink itself. A new government would be a start | Dahlia Scheindlin
Only a clear opposition victory would let us begin to heal, strengthen democracy and establish Palestinian rights Dahlia Scheindlin is a Tel Aviv-based political analyst Israel’s 27 October election is fast approaching,…
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Police hunt woman who attempted to abduct girl, 7, at London Tube station
A woman told a seven-year-old girl that she wanted to ‘grab’ her at West Ham Tube station, according to police
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Coroner urges 1.6 million tumble dryers to be pulled after blaze that killed father and daughter
The specific type of tumble dryer may ‘burn almost completely’ if a fire starts, making it hard for experts to find a fault
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Fresh inquest ordered for London girl, 5, fatally scalded in bath nearly 50 years ago
Andrea Bernard sustained burns over half her body and died several weeks after the incident in June 1978
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Scandal-hit Wandsworth prison ordered thousands of coats and blankets for inmates after heating failure
Issues with the heating supply and hot water at HMP Wandsworth became so serious that it was reported as a ‘loss of service’, a report said
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A student protest movement has gripped Serbia for two years. This weekend it will try to take power
Unorthodox campaign is challenging the ruling party’s 14-year reign with a bold democratic experiment On a cool autumn evening, a team of Serbian student volunteers went canvassing in the housing estates of Krnjača, a B…
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Climate campaigners condemn ‘maddening’ decision to approve Jackdaw gasfield
Critics say move will jeopardise climate targets, fail to cut cost of living and distract from need to decarbonise energy Climate campaigners and green experts have condemned the government’s decision to allow the drill…
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How to get an extra £18 to spend on your food shop
The extra money can be claimed in the six weeks leading to Christmas
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Teacher struck off after 'low-cut crop top' comment to schoolgirl
A former teacher has been struck off for telling a pupil he would attend a school production of Grease if she was wearing a "low-cut crop top and tight trousers".
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Man faces court charged with assault after three Jewish women attacked in Stamford Hill
Police were called to the scene after a man was detained by Jewish volunteer force Shomrim
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What is happening with the Jackdaw and Rosebank gas and oil fields?
The UK government has moved a step closer to making a decision on whether to approve further drilling.
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Drinking tea every day has a surprise health benefit, study finds
The temperature you drink your tea may also impact your health
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Teenager arrested aged 16 jailed after terror conviction
Yusuf Shah offered advice on cyber-security to terror groups and downloaded terror-related material.
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Three cars in four days caught going wrong way down A66 months after fatal crash
Cleveland Police said the car collided with street furniture and drove the wrong way on the A66
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Bayeux Tapestry tickets go on sale again today. Here’s how to get them
It’s the first time the iconic artwork has been displayed on British soil in nearly 1,000 years
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A gen Z protest movement could be about to oust Serbia’s strongman. Here’s why that will shake Europe | Misha Glenny
Student activists seem set to defeat Aleksandar Vučić at the ballot box this Sunday. The EU should never have written off Serbian democracy History may not be about to repeat itself in Serbia, but it is beginning to rhy…
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Ali G is back. But is the character past its sell-by date?
Borat and Bruno creator Sacha Baron Cohen returns as Ali G, more than two decades after the release of Ali G Indahouse.
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Boy, 16, found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing girl at school
A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing a 15-year-old girl in the back at school.
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Helen Haines has lost both legs after alleged attack but ‘her heart and mind are in good shape’, husband says
Haines is in stable condition. Surgeons tried to save her right leg but both have now been amputated due to injuries Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The independent MP Helen Haines has lost b…
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Helen Haines live coverage: Helen Haines’s second leg amputated but she is stable and ‘a fighter’, husband says
Independent MP was struck by a car on Monday and her alleged attacker appeared in court on Wednesday ‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injured Helen Haines, the principl…
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