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Thousands of EU prisoners may have been radicalised as Islamist militants, security chief warns

Julian King (pictured in Brussels) said there were more than 1,000 people being held on terror charges and said that others imprisoned for unrelated crimes may also have been radicalised.




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We just want to bring our brave girl's body home

Anna Campbell, 26, from Sussex, died in a missile strike in Northern Syria last year. Her father Dirk, 68, and sister Hester, 39, shared the pain of being unable to give her the dignity of a funeral.




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Man 'was stabbed to death in drug deal gone wrong' after his brothers died in Syria

Abdul Deghayes, 22, was stabbed at least eight times 'in revenge for an earlier robbery' in Brighton, East Sussex, Hove Crown Court heard today.




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Syrian refugee who aced Year 12 exams becomes an Australian citizen

Saad Al-Kassab, now 22, made nation headlines in 2016 after scoring am ATAR or 96.65 and being named dux of his Catholic school in Melbourne. He had fled from Syria two years earlier.




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The news images of the year: Brexit anger, Hong Kong protests and Theresa May's tearful goodbye

Getty Images have published their annual News Images Of The Year - a poignant collection of photographs from politics (pictured), war zones and current affairs in 2019.




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Just what is the truth about the brutal end of quiet British hero James Le Mesurier? 

GUY ADAMS and NEIL SEARS: Barely three days after the Kremlin publicly accused him of being an MI6 spy, the dashing 48-year-old father of two was found dead in a street in downtown Istanbul.




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Donald Trump boasts he and Turkish strongman Erdogan 'have been friends for a long time'

Trump's warm welcome of the Turkish president comes amid anger about Ankara's offensive into Syria to drive out a Kurdish militia, Washington's main partner in the fight against ISIS.




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Turkey's Recep Erodgan says he gave Donald Trump BACK notorious 'Don't be a tough guy' letter

President Donald Trump stood alongside Recep Tayyip Erdogan and listened during a joint press conference in the East Room as he described returning the letter.




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Marcello Lippi resigns from position as China boss following defeat against Syria

China's first defeat in Group A left them five points behind Syria only halfway through the group stage of Asian qualifying. Marcello Lippi had only returned to the role in May this year.




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Lindsay Graham 'admits blocking resolution recognizing Armenian genocide so as not to upset Erdogan'

Lindsey Graham has admitted blocking a Senate resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide because he was afraid about upsetting Erdogan while he was still in Washington.




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Controversy erupts over Conan's sex as White House first says female but then corrects itself 

Controversy erupted at the White House on Monday after officials had to issue a correction regarding the gender of Conan, the hero dog who helped run down terror leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.




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British children orphaned after their family travelled to Syria back in the UK with relatives

The judge, who has looked at issues relating to the children's welfare at private hearings in the Family Division of the High Court in London, revealed detail of their return in a ruling published today.




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Jihadis face execution without trial in Syrian jails as Assad says ISIS members will be hanged

Membership of Islamic State (IS) is a hanging offence in Syria and President Bashar al-Assad has now said members of IS in the country will be brought to justice.




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Man fleeing from leopard is just one image to make it onto AFP's best photos of 2019 list 

From an emotional Theresa May announcing her resignation to damage caused by Storm Dorian in the Bahamas, AFP has published a selection of its best and most poignant photos of the year.




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Man, 36, accused of stabbing to death Abdul Deghayes faces retrial

Daniel Macleod, 36, of Crawley, claims that he lashed out in self-defence after he managed to disarm Mr Deghayes (pictured) who had come at him wielding a knife.




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PETER HITCHENS reveals evidence UN watchdog suppressed report casting doubt on Assad gas attack

PETER HITCHENS: This newspaper has now obtained the team's original, uncensored interim report which differs sharply from all later versions, including the March document.




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Syrian refugee, 18, who arrived in Britain eight years ago studies medicine at Cambridge

Nazh Chendi barely spoke a word of English when she arrived in Britain as a refugee from Syria eight years ago. She is now studying medicine at Cambridge University.




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Qassem Soleimani was Hezbollah ally and helped kill US troops

Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike Thursday, led Iran's feared Quds force for two decades, helping Shia militias kill US troops in Iraq and backing Assad as he slaughtered civilians.




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How the murder of Qasseem Soleimani may be even more significant than Osama bin Laden assassination

Donald Trump's decision to order the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's formidable Quds Force, could prove to be the spark that sets the whole of the Middle East on fire.




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Norway's government at risk of collapse over repatriation of ISIS bride

Prime Minister Erna Solberg came in for immediate criticism after agreeing to the repatriation of the 29-year-old woman so her seriously ill five-year-old son could receive medical treatment.




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Did British academics help Russia deny Syria war crimes at UN?

The Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media were praised as 'recognised experts and reputable scientists' by a senior Russian official last week. Pictured: White Helmets in Syria, 2017.




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German gay man reveals how he turned to far-right political party AfD after homophobic attack

Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls meets Karsten, 55, from Bremen in tonight's Travels In Euroland on BBC2, to find out why the gay man voted for far right party, Alternative for Germany.




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Kate Middleton's was left 'heartbroken' by documentary about a mother raising her child in Syria

The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, met Syrian filmmaker Waad al Kateab at the BAFTAs on Sunday, and told her how moved she was by her documentary For Sama, The Mirror reports.




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Syrian military helicopter is shot down by Turkey-backed rebels in Idlib

Dramatic video captured the final moments of a Syrian government helicopter after it was hit by missiles fired by Turkey-backed rebels in Syria's Idlib province on Tuesday.




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Scout movement in Lebanon is youth wing of Hezbollah

The Imam Al-Mahdi Scouts, which has 45,000 members - boys and girls - is officially recognised by the World Scouting Movement but the group is actually grooming its young recruits.




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Jihadi bride Shamima Begum shows off diamante nose-stud and union jack cushion in Syrian camp

Former London schoolgirl, Shamima Begum, now 20, furnished her makeshift tent in al-Roj camp in northern Syria and decorated it for Valentine's Day. Her roommate made a Union flag cushion.




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Syrian father makes up a game to make his daughter laugh every time a bomb falls in city of Idlib

In a post on Twitter, the father demonstrated the game which he has devised to protect his daughter from the 'psychological crisis' caused by near-constant explosions.




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The bushfires have been devastating. But Australia is rising from the ashes with some great deals

Around 72,000 sq miles of land has been affected by bushfires in Australia. So is it safe to go? Tom Chesshyre says the short answer is yes. Here's his guide to visiting in the aftermath of the disaster.




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Camila Cabello marks 23rd birthday with heartfelt message to shed light on Syrian civil war

Camila Cabello took some time on her birthday on Tuesday to think about those a lot less fortunate than her - namely, the youth of Syria.




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Syrian girl who was taught to LAUGH at bombs has managed to escape to Turkey

Three-year-old Syrian girl Salwa has safely reached Turkey, it has emerged. Her father came up with a game to make his daughter laugh every time bombs fell near their home in Idlib,




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Camila Cabello celebrates her 23rd in BLACKPOOL as beau Shawn Mendes flies 3,300 miles

Superstar songstress Camila Cabello celebrated her 23rd birthday on Tuesday with a glittering bash in Blackpool in Lancashire.




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Ancient human settlement was obliterated by a COMET exploding in Earth's atmosphere 12,800 years ago

The event destroyed a village found in the Abu Hureyra dig site in Syria and splattered fragments of molten glass 'hot enough to melt cars' to the ground.




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Syrian-born refugee becomes a hospital cleaner after 'England welcomed me with open arms'

Hassan Akkad, who fled to the UK after he was imprisoned and tortured in Syria, is working at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London after deciding he had to do something to help.




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Idiot jumps across Tube platform at London Stratford

Shocking footage shows a man jump across a train station platform narrowly avoiding an oncoming train by a split second. The video is believed to have been taken at Stratford station in East London.




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Darts fan slides down London Tube escalator

Freddie Andrews, 22, from Tonbridge in Kent, had sunk 10 pints at the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace in north London.




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Darts fan who slid down Tube escalator recalls downfall

Freddie Andrews, 22, from Tonbridge in Kent, had sunk 10 pints at the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace in north London.




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London bus lane nets £4.5m in fines in just one year

Almost 70,000 motorists were caught out by the traffic-calming measure designed to stop rat runs in the London suburb of Surbiton.




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London Tube 'fare-dodger' suffers the ultimate humiliation

The man's screams of agony can be heard as people line up to witness the incident. Police and London underground staff members worked to free the young man from the Covent Garden barriers.




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Video shows fight among Tube passengers on train 

Filmed by a passenger and posted on Facebook, the dramatic footage shows the brawl breaking out while the train waits at the platform at Highbury & Islington station in North London.




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Will Young asks Sadiq Khan for help with homophobic abuse

The 38-year-old Strictly Come Dancing star took to Twitter on Friday to share the details of the incident after which he urged London mayor Sadiq Khan to help bring the driver to justice.




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Bailiffs threat for driver in TfL congestion charge error

EXCLUSIVE: Howard Colin, 26, from Cardiff, who has never driven his car in London, received the penalty charge notices after cameras misrecognised one of the letters on his registration.




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Bus passengers mock TFL over new announcement

Londoners are getting riled up about the latest TfL announcements which inform travellers that their bus is about to move, but often only once the bus is already travelling away from the stop.




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Tube passenger launches into a rant about 'foreigners'

Police are investigating a hate crime after a commuter on the Tube was filmed hurling racist abuse at another passenger.




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Black cabs close London Bridge to traffic

The massive demonstration saw cabbies flock to the London Bridge this evening — causing significant disruption to commuters in the capital.




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London Tube passenger abused and kicked woman in stomach

The mother, in her thirties, was targeted after getting on an eastbound Central line train from Oxford Circus with her two children, aged between two and five.




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Lily Allen sparks row by slamming TfL staff

Lily Allen has taken to Twitter to accuse Transport for London workers of 'celebrating colonialism' over an information board at an underground station.




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London Tube worker defends 'colonialist' station notice

A tube worker accused of 'celebrating colonialism' by singer Lily Allen after a controversial notice board post defended his actions, describing the Rourke's Drift as 'an important day in military history'.




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Ant McPartlin enjoys an economical London tube journey

Ant McPartlin, 42, was seen keeping his costs down as he enjoyed a budget friendly tube journey to head to the Britain's Got Talent photocall in London on Sunday.




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London Tube is as loud as a 'rock concert'

University College London researchers have mapped the 10 loudest journeys on the network in zones one and two, with the Victoria line shown to be the worst offender.




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Tube commuter 'pulled under carriage' at Notting Hill Gate

Fellow rush hour commuters at Notting Hill Gate reported hearing the woman yelling 'help me' after ending up under the carriage. The London station has been closed after the incident.