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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…

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…

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…

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…

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Elementor #556988 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Bombardment of Gaza continues amid talks to free more hostages  The Guardian says at least 400 Palestinians were killed in one of the deadliest 24 hours since the war began. It says “entire residential blocks across the strip have been levelled”, including in areas where people had been told to seek refuge and carries a picture of a…

Elementor #556982 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Star – Is there mice on Mars?  Mice have been found living in thin air at the top of a Chilean volcano – so the Star suggests they may also be able to survive on Mars. The paper says that if the rodents can live in such an inhospitable environment then “they can live anywhere” and asks whether the discovery…

Elementor #556976 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – PM blasts Met Police for not acting on ‘jihadi’ chants   The prime minister has told police to tackle pro-Palestine extremism “head on” after protesters chanting “jihad” were not arrested in London at the weekend, the Express reports. The paper says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dismissed claims that the Met Police did not have the powers needed to…

Elementor #556970 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Storm Babet: Why will no one help us?  The Mirror leads with the effects of Storm Babet on families in South Yorkshire. Some of the families whose homes have been flooded by Storm Babet “feel abandoned”, according to the paper. They told the paper that they were told after floods in 2007 that their homes would “never be…

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The United Nations on Monday expressed concern over the “atmosphere of mutual suspicion” in Kosovo, calling for “critical” de-escalatory measures between it and Serbia.

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Israel hits hundreds of Gaza sites as it warns campaign may last months The ongoing Middle East conflict is intensifying as Israel says it has hit 320 more targets in the Gaza Strip. But Palestinian authorities say civilian homes were hit “without warning.”  The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says the situation in southern Gaza is so bad that some civilians are returning north after the ‘safe routes’ were bombed by Israel. Israel hits hundreds…

Argentina presidential election: Javier Milei and Sergio Massa head for run-off vote Sergio Massa has defied expectations by winning more than 36% of the vote in Argentina’s presidential election. He is now on course for a run-off contest with far-right candidate Javier Hilei. Massa’s lead has come as a surprise as many thought the Argentina economy minister would be punished by the voters for presiding over a financial crisis. Inflation in Argentina is nearing 140%. …

Iran says girl who collapsed on Tehran metro is ‘brain dead’ Iranian teenager Armita Geravand, 16, who fell into a coma after an alleged altercation with morality police is now considered to be “brain dead,” state media say. Geravand collapsed after boarding a Tehran metro train on 1 October. Activists say morality police assaulted her for not wearing a hijab but authorities say she fainted. The 16-year-old is being treated at Tehran’s Fajr Hospital under…

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Elementor #556644 October 23, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Pressure intensifies on Israel to negotiate the release of Gaza hostages  The Guardian says Israel is under increasing pressure to negotiate the release of more than 200 people still being held by Hamas since its attack on the country two weeks ago. A significant number are dual nationals and the only people released so far are two US…