Mayors to get powers to overrule local councils on planning decisions
Mayors across England will be given new powers to overrule local councils on some planning decisions. The change would apply to proposals…
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Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium
With fewer than seven days remaining before roughly 40,000 runners lace up for the Sydney Marathon on 30 August, organisers have found…
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Lindsay Clancy suffering ‘command hallucination’ when she killed children, court hears
A Massachusetts jury will soon decide whether Lindsay Clancy suffering command hallucination at the time she strangled her three young children in…
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US military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired
The US Department of Defense dismissed three senior figures at Stars and Stripes — the newspaper that delivers daily news to American…
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‘Quiet, quiet, quiet!’ – What triggers Trump to shut down reporters?
Since taking office in January 2017, President Donald Trump has cultivated a reputation for volatile exchanges with members of the press corps.…
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Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike
A young child sat alone on a wooden bench high in the clouds above Japan's tallest peak, wrapped in fog and drizzle,…
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Vigil held for family who died in sea off Shoreham
Prayers, a minute of silence, and paddleboards floating quietly on the water marked a somber Saturday in Shoreham, West Sussex, as the…
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Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery
A wave of military aircraft struck a monastery complex in central Myanmar on Friday morning, killing fourteen elderly civilians who had gathered…
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Carney faces crucial test after walking away from Trump’s deal
For decades, the North American trading relationship operated on an unspoken assumption: that Washington and Ottawa would always find a way back…
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Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m record
In a scene that looked pulled straight from science fiction, a humanoid robot sprinted the 100-metre dash in 9.39 seconds at the…
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