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A British Airways flight from Heathrow to Chicago was forced to return due to a technical issue shortly after take-off. The Boeing 777, which reached 36,000ft, declared a general emergency and circled above the Bristol Channel for fuel reduction before landing back at Heathrow around 4pm.
Sukhjit Bains discovered he inadvertently owns George Dixon Primary School after Birmingham City Council mistakenly included it in the sale of a nearby care home. The council is pursuing legal action to regain the school’s ownership, which was only revealed to Mr Bains and his firm last year.
The US military has withdrawn all bombers from RAF Fairford following an alleged incident involving masked individuals near the base. Counter-terrorism detectives arrested six men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism-related offences, with all now released on bail. UK military bases remain on heightened alert.
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Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin called for an armed uprising to topple Russia’s military establishment on Friday, prompting President Vladimir Putin to denounce the mercenaries’ actions as “treason” and Russian authorities to call for Prigozhin’s arrest. British intelligence said early Saturday that some of the group’s forces were heading towards Moscow. Follow FRANCE 24’s reports from the field and analysis.
Wagner militia forces say they are heading for Moscow.
The 25-year-old is still feeling confident.
‘Six miles walked in the blazing sun, but oh my God it was worth it.’
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