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Mum of British teen convicted over Cyprus gang rape accusations backs tourism boycott
The teenager said she was raped by up to 12 Israeli tourists in a hotel room in the party town of Ayia Napa on July 17.
Proportion of train services under foreign ownership doubled in last decade
It comes as Rail fares are set to increase by an average of 2.7 per cent across Britain this week.
Three sentenced over genetically edited babies
He Jiankui, the lead researcher, shocked the scientific world when he announced in November 2018 that he had altered the embryos of twin girls.
Hunt for thug who repeatedly stabbed mum in front of her young child
The horrific attack happened in Streatham Hill, south London, on Monday afternoon
Chris Packham says dead fox left outside his home
He posted a video on Twitter, saying that he found the animal in the yard outside his Hampshire home on Monday.
Raging wildfires trap 4,000 on Australian town’s waterfront
About 12.35 million acres of land have burned nationwide during the wildfire crisis.
Earth ‘at tipping point’ says William at launch of world environmental prize
The Duke of Cambridge consulted members of his family and Sir David Attenborough to create The Earthshot Prize, partly inspired by the Moon landings.
Iraqi militamen storm into US Embassy compound in Baghdad
Donald Trump blamed Iran for the embassy breach and called on Iraq to protect the diplomatic mission.
Why I risked my life to come to the UK in a refrigerated lorry
Saman was looking forward to planning his future with his fiancee but instead he was arrested and thrown into a darkened cell.