Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill
The drills come amid rising tensions with China, which frequently sends military planes and ships towards Taiwan.
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Hodgkinson into 800m final after dramatic Werro fall
Keely Hodgkinson reaches the women's 800m final at the European Championships - moments after rival Audrey Werro suffers…
Man, 102, dies after alleged pub assault
Phillip Ormerod was taken to hospital in critical condition and later died, police have confirmed.
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Met chief accepts mistakes made over Simon Levy but defends investigation into murders
Critics - including Labour MP Jess Phillips - have accused the Met of overlooking the first murder carried…
Water bills set to rise for many after firms permitted extra funding
Ofwat has given provisional approval for 13 water companies to charge customers more to pay for investments.
Voting under way in Clacton by-election
Voters will choose between 34 candidates - the most to stand in any British parliamentary election.
Three men will be executed on the same day as death penalties rise in US
Despite growing opposition to the death penalty, one state is behind the rising numbers.
The key signs you may have damaged your eyes by looking at the eclipse
Symptoms after looking at the sun without eclipse glasses can include blurred vision
Heatwaves drive A&E attendances up to record high
More than 2.4 million visits in each of last three months, as unions warn of inhumane conditions.
Hodgkinson leads home Broeders-Bol to qualify for 800m final
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson wins her 800m semi-final leading home Femke Broeders-Bol of the Netherlands.
I do not have much time left in UFC – Makhachev
Islam Makhachev says he "does not have much time" left in the UFC as the Russian prepares to…
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Critical former referees add to culture of fear, says retiring Taylor
Inflation eased slightly in July. And, ICE plans to give officers electric shock gloves
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Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a year
Eurovision Song Contest 2027 to be held in Burgas, Bulgaria
UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat
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