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First look at King Charles’s 50p coins 50p coins with the image of King Charles are being made to enter general circulation. They are being struck at The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales, and will enter circulation in December. Sculptor Martin Jennings created the portrait of the King and said it took months of painstaking work to get the image right. He used an image of Charles on his 70th birthday to create a likeness…

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Russia deploys 30 drones in two days – Zelensky President Zelensky says Russian has launched more than 30 drone attacks on Ukraine in just two days. He says in total, Moscow has carried out some 4,500 missile strikes and over 8,000 air raids. Zelensky delivered his speech from Kyiv, standing next to what looked like a downed Iranian Shahed drone. He said he will “clip the wings” of Moscow’s air power. Western officials believe Iran…

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Italy stabbing: One dead and Arsenal player Pablo Mari among several injured One person has died and at least five others have been injured in a stabbing in Italy. The stabbing took place in a supermarket and local media reported a 30-year-old cashier died after a man started attacking people in Assago – near Milan. Of those injured, some seriously include football player Pablo Mari, who is on loan from Arsenal.  A man, 46, has…

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Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover Elon Musk has completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter, according to US media and an investor in the firm. Musk tweeted “the bird is freed,” as reports come out that he’s fired a number of top executives, including the boss, Parag Agrawal. Twitter has not yet confirmed the takeover. Musk – the world’s richest man – is a self-styled “free speech absolutist” and has been critical of Twitter’s moderation…

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  For the third day in a row, the People’s Republic has reported more than a thousand new cases of Covid – with authorities tightening restrictions, locking down districts and sealing up buildings as part of their Covid zero stratagem. ​For the third day in a row, the People’s Republic has reported more than a thousand new cases of Covid – with authorities tightening restrictions, locking down districts and sealing up buildings as part of…

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Iran protests escalate marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini death Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Iran’s major cities – marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini died in police custody. It’s one of the biggest nights of protests since anti-government demonstrations started six weeks ago. Iran Human Rights which is based in Norway says at least 234 protesters, including 29 children have been killed by security forces in crackdowns so far. …

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Jemma Mitchell murdered Mee Kuen Chong after victim backed out of giving her £200,000 to repair home A woman has been found guilty of killing her friend and dumping her headless body more than 200 miles away in order to inherit hundreds of thousands of pounds. Jemma Mitchell hit Mee Kuen Chong, 67, over the head with a weapon at her London home and left her decapitated and badly decomposed body in woodland in Salcombe,…

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  Officials and voters in Arizona are being threatened ahead of midterm election day on November 8. Creepy letters are being posted to homes from a vigilante group called ‘Ben Sent Us’. It is signed off ‘We are watching you’. ​Officials and voters in Arizona are being threatened ahead of midterm election day on November 8. Creepy letters are being posted to homes from a vigilante group called ‘Ben Sent Us’. It is signed off…

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Prime minister warned of huge resources needed to review legislation affected by Jacob Rees-Mogg’s controversial legislation Rishi Sunak is considering deprioritising Jacob Rees Mogg’s controversial legislation to switch off 2,400 retained EU laws that cover everything from holiday pay rights to environment protections to aircraft safety. The new prime minister has been warned that it would take 400 staff in the business department alone to review 300 pieces of legislation flowing from directives, decisions and…

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