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The websites for a number of major US airports were briefly taken offline today (Picture: AFP) Pro-Russian hacktivists have reportedly taken responsibility for cyber attacks on multiple US airports. Websites for cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Phoenix and St Louis were briefly taken offline today after being flooded with traffic. They were targeted after the pro-Russian hacking group known as ‘KillNet’ shared a list of sites and encouraged its followers to attack them. The hacker group shared a still from The Hunger Games trilogy with text that read ‘Let The Hunger Games begin in USA 2022’ on…

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Air raid sirens sounded in every region of Ukraine, except Crimea, for four straight hours (Picture: Getty Images/MEGA) Scores of people are feared dead in Ukraine today after Vladimir Putin vented his fury on civilian targets in revenge for an explosion at a key Russian bridge. A lethal barrage of strikes rocked multiple Ukrainian cities throughout the day, in a return to the scenes of horror witnessed in an earlier phase of the war. It is the first time the has come under sustained attack in months. The Russian President admitted the attacks were in direct retaliation for what he…

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​Man in custody after members of public stabbed while trying to stop phone robbery near Liverpool St stationA 25-year-old man has been arrested after three people were stabbed as members of the public tried to intervene in a phone robbery in central London.The suspect was arrested by detectives investigating a number of serious offences connected with the attempted robbery and knife attack in Bishopsgate last Thursday, said temporary DCI Colin Bishop, of City of London police’s major crime team. Continue reading… 

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​Stefan Sylvestre, who was acting on orders from Piper’s ex-boyfriend, was released from prison in 2018, but has breached licence conditionsPolice are searching for a man, jailed for an acid attack on the model and campaigner Katie Piper, who is believed to have left the country.The Metropolitan police said their inquiries indicated that Stefan Sylvestre left the UK on 2 August. The force said it was notified last month that the 34-year-old had been recalled to prison after breaching his licence conditions. His last known address was in north London. Continue reading… 

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Michael Carrick had a spell as caretaker manager of Manchester United in 2021 (Picture: Getty) Championship club Middlesbrough have held talks over former Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick becoming their new manager. Carrick had a spell as caretaker manager of United in 2021 following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, before Ralf Rangnick stepped in for the rest of 2021-22. The 41-year-old took charge of three games for United, beating Villarreal in the Champions League before a draw with Chelsea and a victory over Arsenal. The Athletic are now reporting that Middlesbrough have held talks over Carrick regarding their vacant…

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