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Thames Water running out of time to secure rescue as debt swells

As it stands, Thames Water has sufficient cash to make it to the first quarter o...

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Italian fashion giant Prada buys Versace – at a discount

The $1.38bn (£1.04bn) deal between the two Italian fashion giants is well below...

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Delhi records 200,000 acute respiratory illness cases amid toxic air

More than 30,000 people with respiratory illnesses had to be hospitalised in Del...

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Man charged with theft over claims he swallowed $19k Fabergé egg

The egg, which is set with 60 white diamonds and 15 blue sapphires, has not yet ...

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Food bank 'braced' for another difficult winter

The food bank's plea for donations comes as figures showed rising demand across ...

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Crisis looms in Israel over ultra-Orthodox conscription bill

Lawmakers are considering a draft bill to end the exemption granted to ultra-Ort...

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Search for long-missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume

The Boeing 777 with 239 people on board vanished in 2014 in one of the greatest ...

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YouTube says it will be less safe for kids under Australia's social media ban

The Google-owned platform says parental controls will be stripped away as a resu...

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Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in US as ICE plans Minnesota operation

The president says the US will "go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage in...

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As lead changes in knife-edge Honduran election, will Trump fail to get his way?

Former vice-president Salvador Nasralla has a small lead over his rival, the con...

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Airbus to inspect some planes over 'quality issue' with panels

The announcement comes days after a massive recall affecting thousands of the fi...

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Watch: Driver hoisted to safety from truck dangling over West Virginia bridge

A man was hoisted to safety and uninjured after his truck partly skated off an i...

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'Carspreading' is on the rise - and not everyone is happy about it

In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier....

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Cyclone catastrophe in Sri Lanka awakens volunteer spirit

Fishing boats deliver relief supplies to flooded suburbs as community kitchens c...

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Was it coup or was it a 'sham'? Behind Guinea-Bissau's military takeover

The military has taken over but some say the overthrow of the president was not ...

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San Francisco sues food companies over ultra-processed products

The city accuses Kraft Heinz and other food giants of knowingly selling products...

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US defence secretary says he did not see survivors before follow-up strike on drug boat

The strike has prompted concerns that US forces may have violated laws governing...

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Dell family to seed Trump accounts for kids with $250

The donation will help seed new Trump-branded investment accounts....

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What is Honduras ex-president accused of and why has Trump pardoned him?

Juan Orlando Hernández, once called the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme...

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YouTuber Marques Brownlee shutting down phone wallpaper app

The app, which was criticised at launch for its $11.99 (£9) a month fee, will c...

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