World

Grenfell Tower inferno is recreated in 3D digital model
Forensic Architecture, a group of researchers based at Goldsmiths, University of London, have used minute-by-minute eyewitness accounts and videos to create the graphic.
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Tributes pour in for young father who died in freak cinema accident
Tributes have been paid to Ateeq Rafiq, 24, a father 'who had everything to live for' who died in a freak accident after he became wedged under a VIP seat in Birmingham and had a heart attack.
11 months ago

French female spies who worked for the British secret service
The heroism of the French women spies of the British Special Operations Executive who were captured in their homeland and executed by the Nazis has been commemorated in a new book.
11 months ago

Investigators probe what brought down Red Arrow jet at RAF Valley
The Defence Accident Investigation Board will look into whether a bird strike, engine failure or something else caused the crash at RAF Valley in North Wales yesterday.
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Woman 'raped' by Cambridge student may have 'twisted her story'
Edward Gabbai, 30, who has a doctorate from Cambridge University, allegedly carried out sex attacks on three women after telling one he was 'into rape fantasies'.
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Missing girl’s sister says note on dollar bill is likely a hoax
The dollar bill found in Wisconsin with a message purportedly referencing a 1999 kidnapping in Arizona doesn’t appear to be authentic, according to the missing girl’s sister. Kimber Biggs, whose sister Mikelle disappeared as they played outside their Mesa home on Jan. 2, 1999, said she doesn’t believe her older sister wrote the message found...
11 months ago

China Gives Communist Party More Control Over Policy and Media
A blueprint lays out steps to enhance the party’s authority over films, TV and newspapers, as well as foreign affairs and economic policy, among other areas.
11 months ago

Pakistan arrests officer over killing that sparked protests
Pakistani authorities have arrested a police officer accused of killing a 27-year-old man in an allegedly "stage-managed" shootout
11 months ago

China, Philippines discuss joint South China Sea projects
Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano has hailed a "golden period" in ties with China despite differences over the South China Sea as the countries discussed how they might conduct joint development projects in the disputed waters
11 months ago

Russia war PREPARATIONS: Putin is hoarding gold at fastest pace for YEARS
RUSSIA has been hoarding gold at record rates amid rising war tensions between Vladimir Putin and the UK over the nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.
11 months ago