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Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
The Turkish president said the operation, named Peace Spring, aims to eradicate ‘the threat of terror’ against the country.
Pregnant minke whale killed by ghost fishing nets
The 28ft mother and her unborn female calf washed up in Orkney
Humpback whale spotted in Thames has died, charity says
The British Divers Marine Life Rescue said the whale had been found dead.
Violent hate crime against the disabled rose by 41% in a year
Data collated by Leonard Cheshire also showed the number of online offences rose by 71% in 2018/19 compared to the previous year
Culling badgers ‘actually spreads deadly bovine TB’ suggests new study
Researchers found that culling drives badgers to roam 61 per cent further afield – possibly explaining why the practice can sometimes make the problem worse
‘Sterling is under the cosh again’ Pound dives to month low against euro over Brexit fears
The pound fell by 0.67% against the euro to 1.112 and slid by 0.52% to 1.222 against the dollar during trading on Tuesday.
FBI says inmate Samuel Little is most prolific serial killer in US history
Many of his victims were originally deemed overdoses, or attributed to accidental or undetermined causes.
Nineteen suspected members of gang that imported over 50 tonnes of drugs worth billions into UK are arrested
Thirteen men - aged between 24 and 59 - were detained after a series of dawn raids today in London, Lancashire and Leeds.
Woman has been seriously injured after falling from a fair ground ride
It is believed the woman fell from one ride onto the base of another nearby attraction at a travelling fairground yesterday evening.