“A yacht sailboat called Bonhomie William which was two miles off Camarinal Cape between Tarifa and Barbate reported that after interaction with orcas, she needed to be towed as her steering system was inoperative,” the Spanish coastguard said in a statement. “The skipper added that the three people on board were okay and the vessel...
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Feathered thief ‘Steven Seagull’ banned from UK shop after years of snatching bags of BBQ chips: ‘He’s not shy’
This feathered thief was flying above the law. A mischievous bird, nicknamed “Steven Seagull,” has officially been banned from a British convenience store after more than six years of taking off with bags of chips. Workers at the Lyndale Central store in the seaside village of Wyke Regis, Dorset, have put up signs asking customers...
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Ukraine-Russia war: Kremlin scrambles fighter jets to escort British Typhoons over Black Sea
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Man arrested after British soldier was stabbed and seriously hurt in attack near barracks
LONDON (AP) — A masked attacker on a motorcycle stabbed and seriously injured a British army officer in daylight near a barracks in southeast England, witnesses and police said Wednesday. A 24-year-old man was arrested soon after on suspicion of attempted murder, Kent police said. Police said the assailant acted alone and the stabbing was...
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Kamala Harris ‘lacks star power’ say British officials who worked with her
Ms Harris, 59, quickly garnered support from enough party delegates to win the nomination at the Democratic National Convention next month. Since taking office in 2021, Ms Harris has participated in several international summits and bilateral visits with the UK, including an AI summit convened by Rishi Sunak last November. Officials who worked with her...
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British equestrian great Dujardin out of Olympics after coaching video shows ‘error of judgment’
PARIS – Three-time Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain has withdrawn from the Paris Games after a video emerged that she says shows her behaving inappropriately while coaching other riders. Dujardin said in a statement that the video from four years ago “shows me making an error of judgment during a coaching session.” It...
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‘Take back your drunks’: Thousands protest against mass tourism in Majorca
Pere Joan Femenia, of Menys Turisme, Mas Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), which organised Sunday’s protest, told the Telegraph: “What we want is to change the tourism model which is overwhelming the island. We cannot live here because house prices are so high. Beaches are swamped by tourists and public services are under incredible strain.”...
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Order restored in the UK city of Leeds after overnight unrest
LONDON (AP) — Officials in the northern English city of Leeds say order has been restored after a night of unrest that began when police and local government workers intervened in a “family incident” and residents poured into the streets in protest. Rioters set a bus on fire and tipped over a police car in...
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Microsoft outage causes chaos around the world: Flights grounded and TV channels failing as internet goes down
Airlines, TV channels, banks and businesses across the UK and the world have been hit by a large-scale IT outage. In Britain, Sky News was knocked off air, while the UK’s biggest rail company warned passengers to expect disruption due to “widespread IT issues” — just as rush hour hit. Millions who rely on Microsoft...
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European leaders discuss migration and Ukraine at a UK summit as concern grows about direction of US
WOODSTOCK, England (AP) — Leaders from across Europe expressed support for Ukraine and concern about the direction of the United States on Thursday at a security-focused summit clouded by worries about whether the U.S. will remain a reliable ally if Donald Trump wins a second presidency. Newly elected U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed around...
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UK’s top climate body urges Starmer government to act ‘fast,’ and said THIS about Sunak
The United Kingdom’s top climate change advisory body, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), has issued a stark warning to Keir Starmer’s new Labour government, urging it to act “fast” to put Britain on target to meet its 2030 climate targets. It pointed out that the UK has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 68...
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Two British men feared murdered in Malmo travelled to Sweden to promote travel agency
Two British men feared dead in a double murder in Sweden had crossed into the country to promote their travel agency. London-based business partners Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, are thought to have been killed after firefighters recovered two bodies from a burnt-out car on a dirt road in the coastal city of...