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Bangladesh: Goods train collides with passenger train killing 17 Two trains have collided in eastern Bangladesh killing at least 17 people, and leaving many others injured. A freight train slammed into the rear coaches of a passenger train in Bhairab on Monday afternoon. A rail official told BBC Bengali that a signal error was likely the cause of the collision. Poor infrastructure in Bangladesh means train collisions are common in the country. “Many people got trapped inside after the collision. Most of the people died on the spot,” the chief of the local fire service, Mohammad Masud, told reporters. The…

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Off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson accused of trying to crash Alaska Airlines flight Joseph David Emerson, 44 has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to crash a passenger jet during a flight on Sunday night. The off-duty pilot was sitting in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight behind the captain and first officer, according to an airline statement.  The flight was on its way from Everett, Washington to San Franciso, California with 80 passengers. The flight was diverted to Portland, Oregon and the suspect was subdued without incident, officials said. Alaska Airlines released a…

Iceland’s PM strikes over gender pay gap Women in Iceland, including the PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir, are refusing to work on Tuesday.  The women’s day off has been called in protest at the gender pay gap and gender-based violence. Tens of thousands of women are expected to take part in the strike. In areas where women are the majority of workers – such as healthcare and education – will be especially affected. The planned walkout marks the first full-day women’s strike since 1975. PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir and women in Iceland are refusing to work Women and non-binary people have been urged…

Elementor #557001 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – 51 deadly errors Metro says 51 failures by probation staff contributed to a man murdering his partner and three children with a hammer. It says “stressed and inexperienced” staff missed multiple chances to intervene and do safeguarding checks. The paper says Damian Bendall killed Terri Harris, 35, her children Lacey, 11, and John Paul, 13, and Lacey’s friend, Connie Gent, 11, at Ms Harris’s home in September 2021. It says no safeguarding checks were carried out before Bendall was placed under curfew at the…

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Amanda Abbington has addressed quitting Strictly Come Dancing (Picture: PA / Amanda Abbington)

Elementor #556994 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Financial Times – Chevron doubles down on fossil fuel wager with $53bn swoop for Hess  The Financial Times reports that US energy giant Chevron is “doubling down” on its belief that demand for fossil fuels will stay high in the coming years after it agreed to buy gas producer Hess for $53bn. The paper says the move will give Chevron “a foothold in Guyana, home to the biggest oil discovery of the past decade” and that it shows the company is “doubling down on its bet…

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