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Farmers ‘at war’ with rural crime gangs

22 hours ago By Malcolm Prior, @NewsMPrior, BBC News, rural affairs correspondent Simon Porter Farmer Simon Porter has had to install metal girders to stop thieves from ram-raiding his farm storage sheds Farmers and landowners say they are “at war” with countryside crime gangs and need more help from specialist rural police officers. One farmer told the BBC […]

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New mpox strain in DR Congo ‘most dangerous yet’

7 hours ago By Philippa Roxby, Health reporter Reuters Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection and can be deadly A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is “incredibly worrying”, say health officials monitoring its spread. The virus, which can cause lesions across the whole […]

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The Horizon architect under the spotlight

1 hour ago By Nalini Sivathasan, Lorna Acquah and Emma Simpson, BBC News Alamy The former Fujitsu engineer who helped design the faulty Horizon software at the centre of the Post Office scandal is under the spotlight this week. You might not have heard of Gareth Jenkins until now but he has become a key figure during […]

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Unloved at Man Utd, Rangnick restores reputation with Austria

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET BERLIN — It was left to Cristiano Ronaldo to deliver the final, devastating assessment of Ralf Rangnick’s brief spell as Manchester United manager. Six months in which the team managed to win only 11 games had already done plenty of damage to Rangnick, but Ronaldo couldn’t resist […]

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Special counsel falters in push to limit Trump’s attacks on FBI agents

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Federal prosecutors struggled to present a compelling case Monday for new restrictions on Donald Trump that would bar him from publicly attacking law enforcement officials, even as an attorney working for special counsel Jack Smith argued that the former president’s claims are false, inflammatory, and invite violence against FBI agents. U.S. […]

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NHS England confirm patient data stolen in cyber attack

NHS England has confirmed its patient data managed by blood test management organisation Synnovis was stolen in a ransomware attack on 3 June. Qilin, a Russian cyber-criminal group, shared almost 400GB of private information on their darknet site on Thursday night, something they threatened to do in order to extort money from Synnovis. In a […]

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Scotland team arrives home after dispiriting Euros exit

BBC Anthony Ralston, Lawrence Shankland and James Forrest arrive at Glasgow airport A dejected Scotland squad has arrived home after a dramatic exit from the Euros. The team were given a rousing farewell by an oompah band at their hotel in Stuttgart before flying to a quiet Glasgow airport on Monday evening. Their departure from […]

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‘Public ignored’ as flights cancelled during strike

Getty Images At least 244 Aer Lingus flights have been cancelled The tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) has described the Aer Lingus pay dispute as “shocking”, adding that the needs of the Irish travelling public were being ignored by both sides. Thousands of passengers face uncertainty over the next week as pilots begin industrial action […]

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