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Ecuador prison violence: At least 50 of guards taken hostage According to officials, more than 50 prison guards and seven police officers have been taken hostage in several jails in Ecuador. Two car bombs also went off in the capital Quito, both targeting the country’s prison authority (SNAI). There were no injuries from the bombings and at least six people have been arrested. Authorities say they believe at least one of the incidents could be…

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Jet ski tourists shot dead off coast of Algeria Two tourists – holidaying in Morocco – have been shot dead by the Algerian coastguard, after they reportedly strayed into Algerian waters on their jet skis. The two tourists were among four French-Moroccan dual nationals who had set off from the Moroccan resort of Saidia.  A third member of the group was arrested by the coastguard which patrols the two states’ closed border. There have been…

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Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot Joe Biggs, 38 – a US Army vet and leader of the far-right Proud Boys – has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the 2021 US capitol riot.  Briggs has been identified as an instigator of the storming of Congress. He has been convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges in May. In court, he pleaded for leniency…

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Elementor #547094 September 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Brit ‘gave his life to stop Putin’  A British volunteer fighter who was killed in Ukraine joined the war effort to “push back against Russian imperialism”, Metro reports. Sam Newey, 22-year-old, has been hailed as a hero by his brother, the paper says Newey had fought “repeatedly on the front line since joining an international unit, known as the…

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Elementor #547088 September 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – School chaos as buildings are shut over collapse fears  The Guardian says thousands of pupils in England may have to take lessons remotely after the government ordered more than 100 schools to close buildings made with concrete which is liable to sudden collapse. “Thousands of pupils in England may begin the autumn term taking lessons remotely or in…

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The i paper – Thousands of children face homeschooling for weeks  September 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The i paper – Thousands of children face homeschooling for weeks  The i newspaper reports thousands of children are likely to face home-schooling for weeks after it emerged 104 school buildings will be closed because they are made from concrete prone to collapse. The paper says parents are “scrambling for childcare” as…

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Elementor #547072 September 1, 20231 Min Read Why did it take 5 years to shut unsafe schools? Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Schools have been ordered to close unsafe classrooms five years after the danger was exposed, the Daily Express reports. The paper asks why it has taken “five years to shut unsafe” buildings, claiming it has been that long since the “danger” of RAAC was put to the relevant officials. Elsewhere, the…

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Elementor #547066 September 1, 20231 Min Read Rail cuts march: On the line Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Daily Mirror continues with its campaign to save Enland’s railway ticket offices from being closed. Protesters have descended on Downing Street to call on the government to stop the rail ticket office cull, the paper says. Alongside an image of some of those who marched is a headline claiming the government knows the move…

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