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British couple on round-the-world motorcycle journey detained in Iran
A British husband and wife on a motorcycle journey around the world have been detained in Iran. Craig and Lindsay Foreman were reportedly detained in January but the country’s state-run media revealed ...
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Tragedy ‘must never be repeated’ say families of track workers struck by train
Network Rail was fined almost £4 million after the deaths of Gareth Delbridge and Michael ‘Spike’ Lewis on the tracks near Port Talbot in 2019.
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Indigenous man returns to tribe in Amazon rainforest after brief contact
A young man from an isolated indigenous tribe who approached a community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 hours later, Brazilian authorities said. The encounter ...
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‘Several lessons to be learned from unwarranted death’ of Stephen Holmes
The father-of-two died in hospital on Saturday February 8 following an incident in the Beechmount Village area of Strabane on February 3.
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Chaos as Rwanda-backed rebels push toward eastern DR Congo’s second major city
Panic swept through eastern DR Congo’s second largest city as residents fled to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels. Amid chaos and looting, Bukavu braced for what comes next.