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BBC licence fee plans are slow-motion car crash, charity warns

Pensioners will struggle with the process of buying a TV licence, a charity has warned, as it criticised the BBC’s plans for home visits. The...

Up to 150 migrants feared drowned after boats capsize off Libya

Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants were missing and feared drowned after the boats they were travelling in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya,...

Glaciers melting below water line ‘faster than feared’

Glaciers could be melting underwater at a faster rate than previously thought, new research suggests. Scientists have developed a method to directly measure the submarine...

Bill Cosby’s insurer settles Janice Dickinson lawsuit

Bill Cosby’s spokesman said an insurance company has settled a defamation suit filed by model Janice Dickinson. Dickinson and lawyer Lisa Bloom have scheduled a...

Violence in UK prisons continues to soar as self-harming hits new high

Attacks on prison staff in the UK rose 15% in a year, while self-harm incidents in jails reached a new record level, official figures...

Johnson urges Brussels to drop its opposition to new Brexit deal

Boris Johnson has urged Brussels to rethink its opposition to negotiating a new agreement on the terms of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. In his...

Heat reaches record highs in Paris and Belgium as Europe sizzles

Paris has beaten its all-time heat record, hitting 40.6C (105.1F) amid a heat wave breaking barriers across Europe. Authorities say the temperature is still rising. The...

North Korean missiles fired into the sea believed to be new weapons

North Korea fired a new type of short-range ballistic missile in two launches into the sea, South Korean officials have said. They were North Korea’s...

Nissan to axe 12,500 jobs in bid to cut costs

Nissan is slashing 12,500 jobs, or about 9% of its global workforce, in an effort to cut costs and achieve a turnaround amid tumbling...

European Central Bank bosses approve nomination of Christine Lagarde

The European Central Bank’s governing council has signed off on the nomination of International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde as the next head of...

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