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US army major faces rape and sexual assault charges involving 20 victims

Jonathan J Batt, assigned in Crystal City, Virginia, accused of three charges with 76 specifications of sexual abuseA US army major has been accused of raping or otherwise sexually assaulting at least 20 victims during

Incoming Trump presidency threatens millions of Americans’ healthcare plans

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Congress likely not to renew extended ACA coverage next year as Trump’s ‘concepts of a plan’ for US healthcare are

Met police refer themselves to watchdog over Fayed investigation complaints

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Force refers itself after two women complained about handling of inquiries into allegations against Mohamed Al FayedThe Metropolitan police has

‘Anticyclonic gloom’ blamed as English village sees no sunshine since October

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UK has had average of just three hours of sun over past week, but skies should start to clear from

Award-winning celebrity hairdresser Trevor Sorbie dies aged 75

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Creator of the wedge cut dies after being diagnosed with terminal cancerThe hairdresser Trevor Sorbie, who was celebrated for pioneering

China unveils 10tn yuan support for debt-stricken local government

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Cash stops short of hoped-for ‘bazooka option’ with critics calling it ‘an accounting exercise’ unable to boost growthChina has announced 10tn yuan in debt support for local governments and other economic measures, but stopped short

NHS-branded baby formula could prevent parents paying too much, watchdog says

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CMA sets out potential measures, including price cap on retailers, to combat high prices and lack of choiceThe government could

Asda boss says £100m hit from Labour budget could affect wages and hiring

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Shares in UK retailers fall as investors digest Rachel Reeves’s changes to NICs and tax thresholdsBusiness live – latest updatesAsda

Leaders condemn ‘antisemitic’ attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam

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Police launch investigation into ‘multiple violent incidents’ and say five people taken to hospital and 62 arrestedThe leaders of Israel

Keir Starmer appoints Tony Blair’s former chief of staff Jonathan Powell as national security adviser – UK politics live

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Powell returns to heart of Whitehall after serving as chief of staff for Tony BlairIt is quite a week for

Shares in housebuilder Vistry plunge as cost overruns hit profits

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Firm issues another profit warning after review into ‘understated’ build costs in south divisionShares in the FTSE 100 housebuilder Vistry plunged on Friday after it issued a second profit warning in as many months and

Israel sends rescue planes to Amsterdam after attacks on football fans – Middle East crisis live

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Security minister says fans ‘encountered antisemitism and were attacked with unimaginable cruelty just because of their Jewishness’The UN human rights

US election live: Republicans edge closer to House majority as speculation grows over Trump cabinet

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Republicans are seven seats away from House majority that would give Trump control over all branches of governmentTen key takeaways

Fears grow that woman arrested for undressing in Iran could be tortured in psychiatric unit

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Protesters and political prisoners are being drugged, tortured and beaten in state-run institutions, say rights groupsHuman rights organisations say they