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Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ family and friends call for urgent investigation into his care
Read more: Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ family and friends call for urgent investigation into his careThe 82-year-old explorer is being ‘unlawfully deprived of his liberty’, a watchdog has declared
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Centuries-old Grade II-listed pub where Pepys and Defoe drank burns down in ‘heartbreaking’ fire as man in his 20s is arrested for arson
Read more: Centuries-old Grade II-listed pub where Pepys and Defoe drank burns down in ‘heartbreaking’ fire as man in his 20s is arrested for arsonFire crews were called to The Worlds End pub in Tilbury, Essex, at 4.40pm on Wednesday and brought the blaze under control by 6.30pm.
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UK train operator nationalised by government after 30 years of privatisation
Read more: UK train operator nationalised by government after 30 years of privatisationChiltern Railways was privatised in 1996, but is now a public company once more
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Royal family latest: Earl Spencer feels ‘eternal regret’ for failing to stop Bashir’s interview with Diana
Read more: Royal family latest: Earl Spencer feels ‘eternal regret’ for failing to stop Bashir’s interview with DianaPrincess Diana’s brother has insisted he is ‘telling the truth’ about his bombshell allegations
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Beau Lamarre-Condon’s trial begins over Jesse Baird and Luke Davies’s alleged murders in Sydney terrace
Read more: Beau Lamarre-Condon’s trial begins over Jesse Baird and Luke Davies’s alleged murders in Sydney terraceFollow Daily Mail’s live coverage of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon’s murder trial.
Asia
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Nepal-Tibet disaster: Death toll nears 800; more than 3,000 missing
Read more: Nepal-Tibet disaster: Death toll nears 800; more than 3,000 missingOn the fifth day of rescue efforts, 2,502 people in Nepal are still missing while 546 people in China’s Tibet remain unaccounted for.
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Saving Sampurna: Farmer rescues weakened orangutan from forest fires in Indonesia’s Borneo
Read more: Saving Sampurna: Farmer rescues weakened orangutan from forest fires in Indonesia’s BorneoWildlife organization Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia has rescued seven orangutans from fires so far, as the country battles to contain haze from forest and land fires
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Germany blurs defence lines with bet on Philippines’ old US base
Read more: Germany blurs defence lines with bet on Philippines’ old US baseA multimillion-dollar aviation deal at Clark highlights European economic investment as a tool of strategic power.
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Experts urge Yangon to step up building inspections after unusual earthquake aftershocks
Read more: Experts urge Yangon to step up building inspections after unusual earthquake aftershocksParts of Myanmar – including areas further south – have continued to experience seismic activity since a devastating earthquake struck Mandalay last year.
Thailand
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Thai badminton star challenges doping ruling
Read more: Thai badminton star challenges doping rulingThailand’s rising badminton star Pitchamon Opatniputh has moved swiftly to challenge her positive drug test, requesting an analysis of her B sample after becoming the first confirmed doping case of the Asian Games in Japan.
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Cabinet approves ‘medical use only’ cannabis bill
Read more: Cabinet approves ‘medical use only’ cannabis billThe cabinet on Tuesday approved a cannabis control bill that will restrict cannabis use for medical purposes only.
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Accused senators vow to fight charges
Read more: Accused senators vow to fight chargesSenators accused of irregularities in the 2024 Senate election have vowed to fight the charges after the Election Commission (EC) decided to refer cases against 77 people, including 26 serving senators, to the Supreme Court.
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Use of banned ‘red meat’ chemicals in cattle uncovered
Read more: Use of banned ‘red meat’ chemicals in cattle uncoveredThai authorities have arrested a chemical supplier after finding salbutamol, a beta agonist used illegally as a “red meat” enhancer, in nearly 1,000 cattle in an eight-month investigation spanning five provinces.
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AC condensation, undersized screws caused parliament ceiling collapse
Read more: AC condensation, undersized screws caused parliament ceiling collapseWater dripping from air conditioning ducts and undersized screws used in ceiling panels caused the ceiling of the cafeteria at the parliament complex in Bangkok to collapse on Sunday, an inspection has found.
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Nepal-Tibet disaster: Death toll nears 800; more than 3,000 missing
Read more: Nepal-Tibet disaster: Death toll nears 800; more than 3,000 missingOn the fifth day of rescue efforts, 2,502 people in Nepal are still missing while 546 people in China’s Tibet remain unaccounted for.
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Saving Sampurna: Farmer rescues weakened orangutan from forest fires in Indonesia’s Borneo
Read more: Saving Sampurna: Farmer rescues weakened orangutan from forest fires in Indonesia’s BorneoWildlife organization Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia has rescued seven orangutans from fires so far, as the country battles to contain haze from forest and land fires
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Cambodia and Thailand begin UN-backed conciliation on maritime dispute
Read more: Cambodia and Thailand begin UN-backed conciliation on maritime disputeForeign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand delivered opening statements on Tuesday at the first meeting of a UN arbitration process to resolve a long-running maritime dispute between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.
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Opposition vows legal action against EC over alleged leniency toward Bhumjaithai
Read more: Opposition vows legal action against EC over alleged leniency toward BhumjaithaiMr Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the opposition and the People’s Party, has vowed to take legal action against the Election Commission (EC) after it dropped charges against key political figures from the ruling Bhumjaithai Party in its case concerning alleged collusion in the Senate election.
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Election Commission resolves to prosecute 77 people in Senate collusion case
Read more: Election Commission resolves to prosecute 77 people in Senate collusion caseThe Election Commission (EC) on Monday resolved to ask the Supreme Court to hear the case against 77 people accused of collusion in the 2024 Senate election process, including 26 sitting senators.