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French disperse refugee camps amid warning of record Channel crossings
Border Force intercepted what is thought to be the highest number of migrants in a single day amid warnings the closure of French camps could prompt a spike in Channel crossings.
Police hunt woman snapped fleeing racist attack wearing white high heels
Cops release image of the woman as she tottered along the railway platform after a man was attacked
17-year-old is seventh teenager to be murdered in London in a month after being stabbed to death in broad daylight
The victim, who has not been named, was repeatedly knifed in a frenzied street attack yesterday lunchtime on Edgware Road.
Benjamin Netanyahu pledges to annex West Bank settlements if he wins poll
The Israeli prime minister made his pitch to nationalist voters.
UK jobs market ‘losing its shine’, warn economists
A slowdown in employment and falling vacancies raise concerns, according to some economists.
Man who stabbed teenager in bid to ‘murder a Muslim’ jailed
Vincent Fuller praised the actions of the man accused of carrying out the Christchurch terror attacks after watching a livestreamed video.
New species of electric eel produces highest voltage discharge of any known animal
The creature, which delivers an electric shock of up to 860 volts - more than 200 volts higher than ever previously recorded, is one of two new species of electric eel
Over 100 arrests as protestors accuse government of supporting arms sales to known human rights abusers
DSEI guests that feature on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s watchlist of ‘human rights priority countries’ are Bahrain, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Israel, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan.
Satellite images show increased Amazon air pollution
Several European Space Agency maps showed more carbon monoxide and other pollutants in August than in the previous month.