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Toby Jones stars in film about UK Mars mission
Mackenzie Crook directs the story of the British professor whose probe lost contact upon touchdown.
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Entertainment
'You makes Barry proud' - Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page to enter I'm a Celeb jungle
Ruth Jones sends a message from 'Nessa' to co-star Joanna Page as Page prepares for her jungle debut.
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International
Killing of journalist underscores deteriorating conditions in Ecuador
Tomás Beltrán was shot dead amid gang warfare that has turned Latin American country into one of its most violent Tomás Beltrán was manoeuvring his car into his garage on Sunday night when the Ecuadorian journalist was shot dead. Beltrán ran a Facebook page with news about Calceta, a small city in the province of Manabí, whose Pacific coastline has made it a key flashpoint in the gang warfare over drug trafficking routes that has transformed one of Latin America’s safest countries into one of its most violent. Continue reading...
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International
BBC interview with man cleared of charges in "Chinese espionage case": I am the scapegoat of the intelligence services
Thousands of messages obtained and reviewed by the BBC show that a Chinese official sought to gain inside information on a number of sensitive political matters.
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Finance
Air traffic control boss says he was ‘most disliked person in the UK’ after flight chaos
Nats chief says he ‘quite enjoyed’ ignoring calls from Ryanair CEO to quit over system outages in September The boss of Nats has said he was “the most disliked person in the UK” after air traffic control systems failed twice in September, disrupting flights for hundreds of thousands of passengers. He told an aviation industry conference: “My name is Martin Rolfe, I’m the CEO of Nats – or as I like to think of myself, the most disliked person in the UK in September.” Continue reading...
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Finance
Diesel still costing close to a ‘dismal’ £2 a litre despite oil price falls
Pump prices stay stubbornly high as leading bank official warns energy costs are likely to remain ‘elevated’ The price of diesel on UK forecourts remains stubbornly close to October’s record high of £2 despite a sharp fall in oil prices. A litre costs an average of 197p, according to the AA, which described the situation as “dismal”. By contrast, petrol has fallen 6p to 168p from the peak of 174.7p in early October. That was the highest level since August 2022. Continue reading...
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International
Russia and Ukraine agree to a prisoner exchange as talks end with no big breakthrough
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022.
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International
Storm Charles in Portugal closes schools and cancels flights; what is known
Schools and public offices considered non-essential were closed. Flights to and from cities such as the capital Lisbon were cancelled.
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Sports
Welsh Grand National-winning jockey O'Brien dies aged 39
Tom O'Brien, the nephew of trainer Aidan, rode more than 1,000 winners and won the Welsh Grand National twice.
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International
Egyptian journalist's retrial adjourned as UN warns of 'assaults on press freedom'
Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah is being tried on the charge of "publishing false news" and potentially faces imprisonment.
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International
Four grizzly bears killed in Canada after fatal attack on mother and daughter
The sow and her three cubs were responsible for killing Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20, earlier this month.
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International
Negotiations in Abu Dhabi have ended. The main result is that there will be a new prisoner exchange
So far, only one agreement is known - another exchange of prisoners of war, the parameters of which have not yet been announced. The US delegation plans to discuss the exchange with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine in person. The territorial issue was also raised, but there was no progress, as follows from the statements of all participants in the negotiations.
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