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Hunt for thugs who ranted “gays should be strung up” before brutal assault
Detectives have issued CCTV images of the suspects following the shocking assault on a late night train from London Liverpool Street to Shoeburyness in Essex
Radiation in parts of Marshall Islands ‘higher than Chernobyl’
Researchers found radiation in some parts of the Marshall Islands, where 67 atomic weapon tests were conducted, is "far higher" than in areas affected by the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters
Second warship arrives in Gulf to protect British ships after tanker seized
HMS Duncan has joined HMS Montrose to help British-flagged ships.
One dead, 11 injured in New York shooting
No arrests have been made and investigations continue.
Trump’s attack was racist, says Pelosi after calling majority-black district ‘disgusting, rat-infested mess’
The president lashed out in tweets against Representative Elijah Cummings.
Leaving EU without deal a threat to UK science sector, charity warns
Leaving the EU without a deal is a threat to the UK’s “thriving” science sector.
Poor people need affordable healthy food, chief medical officer warns
Dame Sally Davies said she is ‘immensely worried’ that it is cheaper to eat unhealthy food.
As medics come out for Extinction Rebellion, this doctor has been on hunger strike for two weeks for climate action
"As caring professionals we cannot countenance current policies which push the world’s most vulnerable towards progressive environmental catastrophe.”
In Pictures: Comic Con fans dress to impress
Thousands of people are in Manchester for the event.