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Moment reckless driver almost hits a five-year-old girl before her stepfather jumps in front of car

Dash-cam footage shows a driver almost crashing into Jason Payne, 34, and his five-year-old stepdaughter, Gracie, as the family use a zebra crossing on Green Lane in Birmingham yesterday.




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Sheltered housing staff pin up posters of COFFINS to encourage elderly residents to self-isolate

Elderly people living at William Lench Court in Birmingham were horrified by the stark signs, which also threatened that no one would look after them if staff got sick.




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Australians WILL get a bit of winter sun: Domestic travel should be up and running by July

Australia's Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham is hopeful restrictions on interstate travel will be eased by July, with destinations like Thredbo and the Gold Coast to be opened up.




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Pret A Manger will reopen 71 more stores for takeaway and delivery from May 11

The cafe chain temporarily closed all stores on March 21 prior to the lockdown, but has been gradually opening sites across the country for takeaway and delivery.




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Wearing of face masks compulsory at three major airports

While passengers are encouraged to bring their own masks and gloves, equipment will be provided for those arriving without in the early stages of the trial scheme.




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Police officer bodyslams a woman in an Alabama Walmart 'for refusing to wear a face mask'

A woman in Birmingham, Alabama, was slammed onto the floor of a Walmart store for allegedly not wearing a face mask




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Woman whose flight was diverted after going into labour 10 weeks early is back in UK with son

Lauren McLean gave birth to Oscar in the most traumatic circumstances at the beginning of March and her ordeal only ended when they flew back home to Birmingham at the end of April.




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Elderly 'bullied to stay in their flats'

Residents at a social housing complex in Birmingham have complained they are living under 'concentration camp' conditions enforced by managers over-reacting to the coronavirus.




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Taliban vow to 'fight for 100 years' after Trump calls off Camp David talks

Taliban leaders claimed they had already rejected Trump's overtures and vowed that 'we will continue our jihad' nearly 18 years after they were forced from power in Afghanistan.




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Trump says peace talks are 'dead' and America is clobbering Taliban like never before

'They did something that they sure as hell shouldn't have done,' Trump told reporters at the White House. He said he ordered the Pentagon to hit the Taliban 'harder than we've hit them in over ten years.'




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Author who penned first ever oral history of 9/11 admits he 'cried almost every day' compiling it

The Only Plane in the Sky, by journalist Garrett M. Grath, focuses on the men and women who experienced first-hand the unprecedented drama of that tragic day in New York on September 11, 2001.




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It's an army chair! Craftsman turns military uniforms into furniture upholstery 

Dougie Smith, 50, from Saffron Walden, Essex, has been inundated with orders to make the bespoke furniture for former servicemen since he created his first masterpiece.




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Taliban vows to keep fighting and says Donald Trump will 'regret' ending Afghanistan peace talks 

The Taliban (alleged member, right) vowed to keep fighting US forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday adding that US President Donald Trump (left) would 'regret' abandoning recent peace talks.




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Border Force intercepts 22 migrants trying to cross the Channel in two boats

Two small boats with 11 migrants each travelled across the Channel towards the UK shoreline on Tuesday. Migrants from Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and the Philippines were on board.




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Record 92 migrants are seized in a single day trying to get to Britain

Some 92 men, women and 'claimed minors' attempted the perilous journey from Calais to the UK on Tuesday, with some managing to land on beaches before being detained.




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Record 92 migrants are seized in a single day trying to get to Britain

Two boats, one carrying eight people and the other 13 were intercepted today by coastguard off the Kent coast, and some were brought ashore in Ramsgate (pictured).




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Donald Trump unloads on fired national security adviser John Bolton after getting rid of him

The president fired Bolton following clashes over U.S. policy in Iran, Russia and Afghanistan. But it was his advocacy in April of a 'Libya model' for dealing with North Korea was the final straw.




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We will have to 'waterboard the corgi' to find out if PM lied to the Queen jokes Rory Stewart

The former International development Secretary made the quip about the highly controversial torture technique as he was grilled about the PM's closure of Parliament.




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Taliban says its 'doors are open' to resuming stalled talks with Washington hours after killing 48

Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai made the comments after 48 people died in two Afghanistan attacks. Donald Trump called off negotiations earlier this month when a US soldier died.




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CIA reveals its secret photos of operatives in Afghanistan just days after 9/11

The #15Days project on the CIA's Twitter account looks at how a team named JAWBREAKER were the first on the ground in Afghanistan in days following 9/11.




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Army forgets to cast white women in new PC advert and made last-minute appeal for Caucasian soldiers

Filming of the £1million 2020 Army Belonging campaign will begin in Morocco tomorrow. This appears to be the latest in a series of blunders in the drive to make the Army more politically correct.




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Former soldier Jordan Wylie rows solo across the world's most dangerous body of water

Jordan Wylie, one of the stars of C4's Hunted and Celebrity Hunted, rowed across the pirate-infested Bab-el-Mandeb Strait from Djibouti to Yemen, on a gruelling journey that took him over 13 hours.




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Afghan migrant who stabbed ex-girlfriend, 15, to death in Germany is found hanged

Abdul Mobin D, who stabbed ex Mia V to death, was found hanged in his cell at a juvenile prison in Schifferstadt, Germany, early on Thursday, though authorities said they have not found a suicide note.




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Mark Allen dies 10 years after being shot in Afghanistan looking for Bowe Bergdahl

National Guard Master Sergeant Mark Allen died in Georgia on Saturday at the age of 46. He was shot in the head by a sniper in Afghanistan in 2009 looking for Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl.




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Nature is captured in all its beauty in stunning animal pictures

These breathtaking photos spanning across every corner of the globe portray the unique and intimate relationship between the human race and the animal world.




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Army reservist, 35, unleashed drunken foul-mouthed tirade at Manchester airport staff

Benjamin Hoyle, 35, flew into a sweary rant when he was prevented from flying from Manchester after sinking multiple beers and draining a bottle of Captain Morgan's rum from duty free.




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CONTEMPORARY  

This haunting novel centres around moving exhibits in the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb - a real place.




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Brother of Sandy Hook victim calls out Joe Biden for 'factual inaccuracy'

JT Lewis, whose six-year-old brother Jesse was one of the 26 people killed in the Connecticut mass shooting, eviscerated the 2020 hopeful for making the claim in a new video released earlier this week.




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Taliban fighters pose for photos wearing heavy make-up and holding hands in rare images

The bizarre Warholesque images were uncovered in Kandahar, Afghanistan, at the height of the war in 2002 by German photographer Thomas Dworzak.




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US marine who rescued a stray dog after seeing it in Afghanistan reveals how the pet saved HIM

Craig Grossi described meeting his dog Fred in a remote part of the war-torn country while the Marine RECON force - the most elite soldiers in the Corps - were under incessant barrages from the Taliban.




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PICTURED: US Navy veteran's life-changing penis transplant that made him 'feel whole again'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Images from a New England Journal of Medicine case report reveal, step-by-step, the transplant process that gave 'Ray,' a veteran, a new penis and scrotum.




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Giant EIGHT FOOT tall Afghan who travelled to India to watch cricket refused entry to hotels

Sher Khan pitched up for Afghanistan versus the West Indies in Lucknow, northern India, but getting a room turned out to be a tall order. Hoteliers were stumped by his 8ft 2in height and refused him.




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Injured Iraq and Afghanistan war heroes are being shut out of 'half-empty' £350m military hospital

Military charities, top brass and former SAS hero Chris Ryan call for the Defence National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) in Nottinghamshire to be opened to veterans.




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Priceless fourth-century statues of Buddha stolen from Afghanistan returned after 17-year stay in UK

Officers stopped two wooden crates at Heathrow Airport, from Peshawar, in Pakistan, after suspecting the Buddha sculpture and nine Buddha heads inside might contain drugs.




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Meghan Markle shares five-year-old throwback snaps which show her on tour with troops

The Duchess of Sussex, 38, took to the Sussex Royal Instagram account on Monday night to share the post - which shows her on a tour and visiting troops in Europe.




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British soldier is CLEARED after spending a year in UAE prisons on false drugs charges

Andy Neal, 44, has been cleared of all charges after he was arrested in October 2018 by Dubai police on false drug charges. The father-of-two spent over a year in prisons across the UAE.




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Is Harry and Meghan's decision to spend the festive season away from the Queen hurtful?

Prince Harry has spent every Christmas at the Royal Family's Norfolk retreat since the age of six, except for the year when he was serving in Afghanistan. But he has now decided to stay away.




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UK government and Army are accused of covering up war crimes

An investigation has spoken to 11 British detectives who said that they have found evidence of war crimes as insiders say soldiers should have been prosecuted for the killings.




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RAF officer is accused of trying to choke his Squadron Leader pilot girlfriend to death

Timothy Barry, 31, flew into a fit of rage and attacked Sarah Seddon, 31, at their home in Cuxham, Oxfordshire after she said she wanted to end their relationship on January 14 last year.




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Pardoned Army First Lt. Clint Lorance says 'I love you, sir' to Trump in first interview

Pardoned war criminal Army First Lt. Clint Lorance gave an emotional thank you to President Donald Trump saying 'I love you sir' in his first interview since being released from prison.




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Marine E accused of murdering Taliban fighter reveals his identity

British marine Sam Deen (pictured), who up until now has been known only as Marine E, has spoken for the first time on the mental toll of being court martialled over the killing in 2011.




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RAF officer CLEARED of attempted murder by strangling

An RAF officer who admitted strangling his Squadron Leader partner after she threatened to leave him, walks free from court today after the jury cleared him of attempted murder in just three hours.




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Sydney boxer with Al Qaeda tattooed on his arm is put on a terror watchlist

Edris Barez (pictured), 26, will be closely watched by authorities because of his close links to Islamic extremists, including the brother of dead Australian-born ISIS boss Mohamed Elomar.




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Eddie Gallagher's lawyers slam the Navy for 'violating his constitutional rights'

On Wednesday, Rear Adm. Collin Green made his intentions clear at a staff meeting Monday that he wants to remove Gallagher's Trident pin, which designates him as a SEAL.




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Trump overrules Navy to let Eddie Gallagher remain a SEAL after pardon

'The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher's Trident Pin,' Trump tweeted. 'This case was handled very badly from the beginning. Get back to business!'




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Decorated GCHQ employee, 39, is released after spending a 'terrible' night in jail for filming women

Mark Nicholls (pictured), 39, of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, got a three-year community order with 40 programme requirement sessions.




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Sydney mother, Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto to face Malaysia court over death sentence

Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, 55, from Sydney will appear at Malaysia's Court of Final Appeal on Tuesday to learn if she will be hanged after she was caught trafficking more than one kilogram of ice.




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Google smart speakers let parents record themselves reading a bedtime story for when they are away

Military family, the Olivers worked with Google and a veteran-owned design agency from Portland Oregon to create MyStorytime, an app that makes it easier for parents to record bedtime tales.




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Woman, 26, to be reunited with toy bunny that was sucked out of WWII bomber

Victoria Maginnis, 26, who lives in Ontario, Canada, launched a campaign to find the stuffed rabbit, known as Bunny. Cuddly was found two weeks later perched on the roof of a care home.




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teacher arrives home after spending three years being held captive by the Taliban in the Middle East

Timothy Weeks, 50, and his American colleague, Kevin King, 63, were released as part of a prisoner swap deal last week.