German lawmakers have voted to allow a huge increase in defence and infrastructure spending – a seismic shift for the country that could reshape European defence. A two-thirds majority of…
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Europe: Poland and Baltics to quit landmine treaty over Russia fears
Poland and the Baltic states have announced plans to withdraw from a key international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, citing the rising threat from Russia. In a joint statement, the defence…
India: Curfew in Nagpur city after violence over Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb
A curfew has been imposed in parts of a city in India’s western state of Maharashtra after Hindu groups demanded the removal of the tomb of Aurangzeb, a 17th-Century Mughal…
UK: Boy, 6, cuts hair to raise money in memory of aunt
A six-year-old boy who grew out his hair and cut it for charity in memory of his aunt has raised thousands of pounds for charity. Reuben, from Southwold, Suffolk, lost…
UK: British kayaker rescued halfway to France in just his trunks
A kayaker has been rescued after he was blown out to sea off the Dorset coast and became separated from his watercraft. The alarm was raised on Friday afternoon when…
UK: Warning notice served on NHS ambulance service
A warning notice has been served on the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST). The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued the notice for multiple failures in several areas, including staffing…
UK: Coastal town gets ‘game-changing’ ambulance e-bike
An ambulance e-bike that will get paramedics to rural locations much faster has been described as a “real game-changer”. East of England Ambulance Service bought the e-bike for its Cycle…
UK: Tanker owners praise ‘exceptionally brave crew’
The co-owners of an oil tanker involved in a collision with a cargo ship in the North Sea have released the first picture of some of the crew and praised…
USA: They had a fairytale American childhood – but was radiation slowly killing them
After Kim Visintine put her son to bed every night at a hospital in St Louis, Missouri, she spent her evening in the hospital’s library. She was determined to know…
Canada: Serial killer’s victims found in landfill
The remains of two indigenous women murdered by a serial killer have been found after a search of a landfill in the Canadian province of Manitoba, police say. The remains…