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Seven men jailed over £1m West Midlands county-lines drug operation
Seven men involved in a county-lines gang supplying heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine across the West Midlands have been jailed. The gang, known as the “P Line”, was worth more than £1 million and operated across Smethwick, Wednesbury, Walsall and Birmingham, with the arrests ending a major drug operation. Police said the group worked in…
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US strike on suspected Caribbean trafficking vessel kills four
The US military conducted a lethal strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean on Saturday, killing at least four people aboard. The operation, carried out by US Southern Command and Joint Task Force Southern Spear, forms part of a broader campaign against narco-trafficking that has become controversial due to questions about evidence…
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Three men stabbed outside Liverpool LGBT+ venue as police investigate
Three men were stabbed during an altercation outside G-Bar, a prominent LGBT+ venue in Liverpool city centre, in the early hours of the morning. Police were called at approximately 6:35am and launched an investigation to identify the perpetrator, with the incident raising concerns within the community about safety at the venue. The three victims were…
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US coalminers face delays securing benefits as black-lung cases rise
US coalminers with black-lung disease are facing lengthy delays and appeals while cases of the illness reach their highest level in nearly 50 years. The difficulties have intensified as the Trump administration seeks to expand the coal industry, raising concerns that miners who are already seriously ill may struggle to receive financial and medical support.…
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Motorcyclist killed and another critically injured in horse float crash
A motorcyclist in his 30s was killed and another rider was critically injured when a ute towing a horse float rolled and collided with two motorcycles on The Bucketts Way near Booral, north of Newcastle. The crash has prompted a police investigation. The second rider, a man in his 70s, suffered serious leg injuries and…
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Sandbanks owner endured 25-year planning battle after demolishing boathouse
Simon Bowden, a 66-year-old former investment banker, spent 25 years in planning disputes after inadvertently torpedoing his own development plans by demolishing a 90-foot boathouse on his Sandbanks property. Having purchased the half-acre plot in 1998 for £820,000 with the delapidated boathouse already on site, Bowden knocked down the structure during major renovation works, only…
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Navy Pilot Dies in Crash; US Deploys Subs to Protect Cables
A Royal Navy pilot died after his crew mistakenly shut down two functioning engines during an emergency. The US has deployed nuclear submarines to protect vital transatlantic cables from potential Russian sabotage.
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North Carolina couple face first-degree murder charges over infant’s death
A North Carolina couple has been charged with first-degree murder following the death of their three-month-old daughter from severe malnutrition and dehydration in May. Kendal Lee Hayes and Glenn John Delgreco II were indicted after an investigation determined that the infant died from caregiver neglect, with authorities finding that the baby had lost approximately one-third…
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Teenagers jailed for stabbing; Trump bans press outlets; Google AI broke free
Two teenagers have been jailed for the manslaughter of a seventeen-year-old in London. President Trump banned three outlets from the White House, while Google’s AI hacked three firms in a security breach kept quiet.