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Police raid Muan airport in wake of South Korea plane crash
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, in which 179 people died, as well as the office of the airline that operated the flight, media reports said.Jeju Air flight 2216 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to …
‘I was very lucky’: activist and blogger Lu Yuyu on escaping China
As he trekked up the lush mountain range on China’s border with Laos, Lu Yuyu felt exhausted. He had been travelling for days, dodging his official minders to slip out of China. His travelling companions were smugglers who he’d paid 15,000 yuan (£1,622) to help him escape, and forced him …
Spectacular aurora australis thrills sky gazers across south-east Australia
South-eastern Australia was treated to a dazzling natural light show to begin 2025.
A vibrant aurora australis was visible to the naked eye on New Year’s Day in Tasmania and parts of Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales.
Streaks of green and purple southern lights were visible …
Ukraine war briefing: New Year’s Day drone strike kills two in Kyiv
Russia launched a New Year’s Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people
, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, authorities said. Explosions boomed across the morning sky as Ukraine’s air force warned of incoming drones and mayor …
UK lost 37 shops a day in 2024, data suggests
The UK lost about 37 shops a day during 2024 in yet another brutal year for the high street, data suggests.
Almost 13,500 retail stores closed for good in the last 12 months, a rise of 28% on 2023 – although the losses were below the levels seen each year …
Suspected people smugglers to face travel curbs and social media bans under bill
Suspected people traffickers will face phone bans, social media blocks and travel restrictions under new interim orders that can be in place before any conviction, which ministers say will drastically speed up curbs on activity.
The crackdown will form part of the government’s border security bill expected to be …
Luke Littler dismantles Aspinall to make PDC world championship last four
Nathan Aspinall probably thinks he just took part in a game of darts. And look, his name was definitely on the scoreboard, and you may have glimpsed him on your television grinning away in the background, and in a few days’ time there will be a hefty bank transfer from …
Jocelyne Wildenstein, socialite known for extreme cat-like plastic surgery, dies at 84
The Swiss socialite and cosmetic surgery aficionado Jocelyne Wildenstein, sometimes known as “Catwoman” due to her extensive plastic surgery, has died, her partner said on Wednesday.
“It is with heavy heart and with great sadness that Mr Lloyd Klein announces the unexpected death of his beloved fiancée and longtime companion, …
Coventry woman who vanished 52 years ago found alive and well
Twenty missing after falling from boat in rough seas off Libya’s coast
Twenty people are missing after falling into the sea from a tilting boat after it started to take in water in rough seas about 20 miles off the coast of Libya, according to survivors.
Carrying 27 passengers, the six-metre boat had left Zuwara in Libya, about 571 nautical miles from …