International

Japan’s incoming PM calls snap October election

A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party,
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Babaji Daule mauled to death by lion in Nigeria

A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in south-western Nigeria after he
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Labour to tighten ministerial hospitality declaration rules

The government is to tighten transparency rules for ministerial hospitality, after a row over freebies
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France’s Mr Africa spills the beans on secret cash

JOHANNA LEGUERRE/AFP Robert Bourgi has lifted the lid on decades of work with French and
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Katie Piper hikes Yr Wyddfa with burns survivors

Zac Walton Katie Piper was attacked with acid in 2008, arranged by an ex-boyfriend Model
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St Johnstone: Aberdeen give Peter Leven permission to talk to

The 41-year-old Leven has had two spells as Aberdeen caretaker since joining the Pittodrie coaching
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Death of baby boy was avoidable, coroner rules

BBC John and Jane Brady’s son died in Craigavon Area Hospital six days after he
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Sunderland man first to be jailed on riot charge

Northumbria Police Kieran Usher pleaded guilty to riot following disorder in Sunderland The first adult
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Alabama carries out second nitrogen gas execution in US

Alabama Department of Corrections Alan Eugene Miller is the second death row inmate in the
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‘The bombs were everywhere’ – people fleeing Lebanon air strikes

Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah targets have had terrifying effects on local civilians, who have been
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