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Ukraine-Russia war – live: Top admiral Viktor Sokolov ‘seen in second video’ after Kyiv claimed he was killed

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Ukraine claimed Viktor Sokolov was among 34 officers killed in missile strike on Black Sea Fleet’s HQ

Viktor Sokolov seen for second time in newly emerged video as he claims Russia’s Black Sea Fleet ‘performing successfully’

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Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander Viktor Sokolov has claimed his fleet is “performing successfully” in a newly emerged video, just days after Ukraine claimed he had been killed in a missile strike.

Iraq: Deadly wedding fire that killed more than 100 people started as couple began slow dance

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Footage shows newlywed couple clinging to each other on dancefloor as flaming debris falls from ceiling

Laurence Fox GB News latest: Actor suspended by channel after doubling down on misogynistic rant

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GB News said it suspended Fox following a misogynistic rant about a female journalist on its channel

Police surround bus after stabbing near Croydon shopping centre

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Police and paramedics have surrounded a bus amid reports of a “stabbing” on Wellesley Road in Croydon.

Laurence Fox suspended by GB News over comments on Dan Wootton show

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Fox made remarks about Ava Evans, the political correspondent for online news site Joe, on GB News on Tuesday night.

Pain of missing Ryder Cup will hit home now with LIV rebels – Rory McIlroy

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McIlroy is making his seventh Ryder Cup appearance in Rome.

Olympic champions Canada qualify to defend women’s football title at Paris 2024

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Bev Priestman’s side beat Jamaica to secure their spot at next year’s Games

Changes on and off the pitch as a new era approaches for Women’s Super League

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There is a momentum surrounding the English women’s game.

Demi Stokes insists Manchester City well placed to challenge for WSL title

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Chelsea have won the last four WSL titles to establish themselves as the dominant force.

Vincent Kompany excited about Wilson Odobert’s potential after impressive debut

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The 18-year-old had already tested home goalkeeper Alex Cairns twice before crowning a comfortable win for Burnley with an 81st-minute strike.

5 Women’s Super League players to look out for this season

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Manchester United have been busy in the transfer market this summer.

Invest in ‘proper plan’ for GPs, campaigners say

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A survey has found the majority of Britons want to see the same GP every time they visit their local surgery.

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Millie Bright criticises ‘mind-blowing’ lack of VAR in Nations League after Lionesses lose to Netherlands

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England suffered a 2-1 defeat to the Netherlands but VAR would have ruled out Lieke Martens’ opener for offside

11 best ports and fortified wines for a merry Christmas

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Sip on something sweet as you celebrate the festive season

Britain approves new North Sea oil drilling in welcome news for the industry but not activists

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British regulators have approved new oil and gas drilling at a site in the North Sea

Here’s how you can spend the night in Shrek’s swamp – for free

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An exclusive fairytale stay is on offer this autumn

Iraq fire: Fears bride and groom among 114 killed in wedding party inferno after ‘firework set off’

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Prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani orders an investigation into the cause of fire

Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel to receive honours at Windsor Castle

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The former cabinet members were both on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list, which his critics branded a ‘catalogue of cronies’

Furious South Korean tennis player angrily smashes racket and refuses handshake after defeat

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A South Korean tennis player smashed his racket after losing to a Thai athlete ranked more than 500 places below him at the Asian Games in China on Monday 25 September.

India ‘weaponising global anti-terror fund’ to crack down on civil society groups, Amnesty says

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More than 20,600 NGOs had their licences cancelled in India in last ten years, Amnesty says

Hugo Keenan hopes Ireland’s Paris problems behind them after South Africa win

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Ireland’s World Cup destiny will be decided in the French capital.

Braverman refugee speech remarks defended by fellow Cabinet minister

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Lucy Frazer has defended the Home Secretary’s remarks on immigration in a speech in Washington.

UK’s first drug consumption room expected to be approved

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The pilot project is planned for Glasgow and would see drug users using the facility to inject under medical supervision.

Brown bear cubs are dying in Japan amid shortage of salmon likely caused by climate crisis

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‘Some bears have grown really thin, and they are having a tough time. There are no fish in the rivers, just like last year’

Hattie McDaniel’s missing Gone with the Wind Oscar is finally being replaced

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Original Academy Award trophy is believed to have gone missing in the late 1960s

Storm Agnes latest: Britain braces for 75mph winds and torrential rain as Storm Agnes arrives today

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Three yellow warnings have been issued for Wednesday so far, including two for rain and one for wind, with one remaining in place until Thursday morning.

Oti Mabuse reveals real reason she quit Strictly Come Dancing

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Mabuse exited the programme, which she won twice, in 2022

H&M sees warm autumn weather knock September sales

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The Swedish fashion group said it expects sales this month to fall by 10% year-on-year in local currencies

Michael Flatley to explore ‘pinnacles and pitfalls’ of his life in new documentary film

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‘Lord of the Dance’ creator was treated for cancer in January