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What happenedDavid Walliams is facing a potential police investigation over claims that he groomed and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl. The allegations emerged from a joint investigation by ITV News and The Guardian into claims of misconduct dating back to 2003. One woman, known as Jade, said ...

What happenedA 41-year-old senior US Army soldier has been taken into custody near Gloucester over allegations that he committed acts of espionage for Russia. The man, who is understood to have been based at Imjin Barracks, was detained yesterday under the UK’s National Security Act 2023. The barrac...

What happenedThe Duchess of Sussex has made her first appearance since her father was charged with possession of child sex abuse material, attending a European Parliament event in Brussels alongside her husband Prince Harry. The Duke of Sussex gave a solo speech calling for greater protection for ch...
A simple plastic pouch costing just 60 pence is helping save women from dying during childbirth in Nigeria. The maternal drape measures blood loss during delivery, allowing midwives to spot dangerous bleeding quickly and respond with a combination of treatments. Researchers found the approach had re...

Violent clashes between more than 200 protesters and Ukrainian police and military personnel at an army holding centre on the outskirts of Kyiv could have been the work of Russian disinformation agents.On 2 November a crowd gathered outside the building in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in response to...
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The Explainer Ministers plan to extend deal, overruling MPs and medics who dispute value and efficacy of data platform built on US tech giant’s software

The Explainer Multinational Force-Ukraine ‘is not a peacekeeping or a ceasefire-monitoring force, nor is it connected to Nato’, says MoD

The Explainer The Trump administration has imposed further sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Why?

THE EXPLAINER The country’s big bet on artificial intelligence has created billions in losses and a major market upheaval

Talking Point Tesla and SpaceX CEO has brought money into politics on a previously unthinkable scale – but his actual influence is debatable

Talking Points Pope Leo drives a rethinking of just war doctrine

Talking Point Monarch and PM both stop short of apologising for Britain’s role in slave trade, and sidestep growing calls in Commonwealth for financial redress



Under the radar The animals have lungs similar to humans

Under the Radar Protests linked to pro-Russian agitators tapped into increasingly violent tensions around forced mobilisation

Under The Radar Projections of continued population growth caused ‘immediate stir’ and raised fears for the future

Speed Read It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran’s tour

Speed Read Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad

Speed Read The two leaders have “never gotten along better,” Trump claimed

Speed Read The parts were “inexplicably diverted” to the city, Bloomberg reported
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