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Irishman charged with smuggling cocaine to Australia internally in Kinder Surprise capsules
Federal police warn ‘smuggling drugs internally is idiotic’ after man, 28, charged with importing 120g of cocaine into Melbourne airportAn Irishman is behind bars after he was stopped at Melbourne airport and taken to hospital for a CT scan which alleg…
Tinder in the trenches: How war has changed love and sex in Ukraine
Intimacy has been another casualty of Russia’s war inside Ukraine.
Rising number of foreign objects found in patients after surgery in England
In what NHS calls ‘never events’, items including swabs, blades and drill bits left in patients 291 times in England in 2021-22 A rising number of medical foreign objects, including wire cutters, scalpel blades and drill bits, have been left inside hos…
George Santos scandal: Democratic predecessor calls him a ‘conman’
Tom Suozzi, Santos’s forerunner for New York’s third district, says the Republican winner should be ‘removed by Congress’The Democrat who vacated the US House seat won by the controversial Republican George Santos said Congress was letting in “a conman…
Is Iceland’s language a Norse code – or legacy of Celtic settlers?
Gaelic origins of Icelandic words and landmarks challenge orthodox view of Viking heritage, says authorAccording to folklore, a Gaelic-speaking warrior queen called Aud was among Iceland’s earliest settlers. Her story is central to an emerging theory t…
Disaster response charity enlisted to aid drivers stuck in UK queues for Channel
Exclusive: military veterans’ group RE:ACT gets £200,000 yearly contract to ensure welfare of lorry drivers gridlocked in KentThe government has signed a £200,000-a-year contract with a disaster response charity established by the former head of Britai…
UK charities watchdog ‘assesses concerns’ about Campaign Against Antisemitism
Commission opens ‘regulatory compliance case’ after complaints that the charity is politically partisanThe Charity Commission has said it is “assessing concerns” about the Campaign Against Antisemitism, which was at the forefront of antisemitism allega…
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Driver arrested on attempted murder charges following cliff plunge off California coastal highway
Authorities on Tuesday arrested the driver of a Tesla that plunged off a cliff on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse.