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All news for 2024-07-26

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Female prison officer shared ’prolific’ numbers of texts and calls with inmate
A female prison officer was convicted of misconduct in a public office after texts with a male inmate. Dawn MacCormack said was depressed and suffering ’brain fog’ at the time
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Mystery as bones found in Tokyo could be linked to Japan’s horrifying human germ warfare experiments
A group made up of activists, historians and other experts keen for the government to explore its links to wartime human germ warfare experiments gathered this weekend
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Cocaine boss ran drugs empire from prison raking in ’footballer wages’
Michael Ferry, 33, has been told he faces a sentence "north of 20 years" after admitting his part in the conspiracy to sell the class A drug on a commercial scale
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The UK abandons its planned challenge to the arrest warrant for Israel
The UK government has dropped plans to challenge the right of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The Greens have expelled members from Surrey who were allegedly involved in supporting tactical voting against Jeremy Hunt
‘Draconian’ bannings, including of two local councillors, follow original candidate’s withdrawal at behest of local party
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Ted Baker reportedly plans to close all of its UK stores within the next few weeks
Hundreds of staff at the fashion chain reportedly told they will lose their jobs
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German man sentenced to death in Belarus begs for help on state TV
Rico Krieger admits role in Ukrainian plot and pleads for German chancellor to save him during broadcast
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French rail network hit by arson attacks before Olympics opening ceremony
Prosecutors open formal investigation after coordinated attacks cause severe disruption on France’s busiest lines
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First Olympic athlete tests positive for doping at Paris 2024 Games with judo star, 28, banned from competing
The Games begin officially with the opening ceremony in the French capital on Friday night
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El Mayo arrested: Notorious Sinaloa Cartel drug lord Ismael Zambada captured by FBI
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia has been captured by the US government, according to reports, after a lengthy manhunt that came with a $15 million reward for his capture