Ex-Russian general jailed for seven years over bribes12 hours agoGeorge WrightBBC NewsReutersA former top Russian general has been jailed for seven years after being accused of taking bribes.Lt Gen...
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Diplomat Dr Robert Joseph who played a key role in ending Libya’s weapons of mass destruction program said Tehran was not to be trusted and had repeatedly hoodwinked investigators and the...
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Ex-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has announced plans to sue Nigel Farage, Zia Yusuf and Lee Anderson over the claims he engaged in workplace bullying and made threats of physical assault against the...
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Long-awaited EU border system expected for October1 day agoSimon Jones & Daniel Sexton & Hsin-Yi LoBBC News, South EastGetty ImagesNew digital border checks which would hit millions of people...
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UK's rarest wildlife being 'pushed to extinction' by grass fires2 hours agoSteffan MessengerEnvironment correspondent, BBC Wales NewsClare HutchinsonBBC Wales NewsGaran ThomasSome of the UK's rarest...
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