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Scottish police officer was rapist who attacked women over 14 years

Alan Greer, who killed himself after officers visited his home, could be ‘Police Scotland’s Wayne Couzens moment’ A police officer who took his own life in May was a rapist who attacked at least nine women over 14 years. PC Alan Greer’s offending came to light when his first known victim, a woman he raped in her home in Glasgow in 2012 after she had called the police to report being the victim of a crime, reported the attack late last year. Continue reading...

Politician’s claim Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if NT doesn’t use more groundwater criticised by experts

NT minister for trade and business Robyn Cahill makes scientifically inaccurate claims while pushing to make territory ‘datacentre capital of the globe’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Northern Territory minister has been criticised for scientifically inaccurate claims that groundwater in the Northern Territory needs to be used to prevent the Earth’s magnetic poles from flipping. The NT minister for trade and business, Robyn Cahill, made the claim while speaking in

Carmakers lobbied UK to revoke ban on petrol and diesel cars after 2035

BMW, Ford, Nissan and Toyota, plus parts maker Bosch, wrote joint letter to ministers in April Major carmakers privately lobbied the UK government to revoke a ban on new petrol and diesel cars after 2035, according to documents that reveal for the first time the efforts to overturn a key decarbonisation policy. BMW, Ford, Nissan and Toyota, plus the parts maker Bosch, wrote a joint letter to ministers in April calling for an “open technology approach” including petrol and diesel cars after 2035,

Arkansas cop tragically dies saving fiancée's life just hours after proposing

An Arkansas police officer drowned after entering a river to save his fiancée just hours after proposing to her, according to her mother. Fred Marsh, 24, of the Rogers Police Department, entered Missouri’s Elk River on Saturday to help another swimmer and did not resurface, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. His fiancée’s mother identified that swimmer as her daughter. Marsh was recovered and pronounced dead Sunday after asking his fiancée, Hailey, to marry him Saturday morning. "Th

Russia's businesses under strain from Ukraine's attacks on Wildberries

Ukrainian drones have hit several retail warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries in a matter of days.

Blocked by censors, China's animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas

Blocked by censors, China's animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas When videos showing the horrific killing of a stray dog and her puppies sparked outrage on the Chinese internet in June, Beijing's censorship machine kicked into action. But what was unusual this time was that it pitted the shocked and angry voices against authorities who said they were concerned about the four boys involved, all of them younger than 14. China's Communist Party regime tightly controls media a

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OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know

The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their own. (Image credit: Michael Dwyer)

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Rep. Jim Jordan formally asks DOJ to prosecute Jack Smith over congressional testimony

Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Donald Trump on Jan. 22.

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Total solar eclipse books out hotels two years in advance in New Zealand city

Dunedin will be the focal point, having last experienced such an eclipse in 1163 – before any humans reached New Zealand Hotels are booking out two years in advance in the New Zealand city of Dunedin as it prepares for the region’s first total solar eclipse in more than 850 years. At 4.17pm on 22 July 2028, the moon will pass in front of the sun, casting a roughly 100km-wide shadowy band across parts of southern New Zealand. Everywhere within that band – from tourist hotspot Queenstown in the we

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'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children

Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.

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Nicaragua's parliament plans to eliminate elections to codify President Ortega's declaration

Nicaragua's lawmakers announced plans to abolish elections in the Central American country , following through on President Daniel Ortega's declaration over the weekend that there would be no more elections, which enraged the international community. The move was revealed on Tuesday by Nicaragua's congress, which is firmly in the hands of Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo. Lawmakers said planned constitutional overhaul will ensure Nicaragua's "peace, security and stability." With the announce

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Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game

Scientists believe sunfish-smashing behaviour could be form of entertainment or to help younger whales feed Orcas have been observed ramming into giant fish so hard that the prey explode, possibly as a form of gory entertainment. On several occasions, orcas were observed to hold sunfish in their jaws while a second whale smashed into the target at high speed, causing it to break into thousands of pieces. Since the fish had already been killed, scientists suggested the behaviour may represent a f

Border K9 sniffs out 99 pounds of prohibited meat, plants and monitor lizard in suitcase from Thailand

A Customs and Border Protection agriculture detector helped discover nearly 100 pounds of prohibited meat, plants and wildlife products inside luggage arriving from Thailand after alerting officers to the suitcase, authorities said. CBP said K9 Maisy alerted officers to the bag, which contained 50 pounds of meat, including raw meat, 33 pounds of mangoes, garlic, bamboo, banana plants and approximately 16 pounds of Bengal monitor lizard . The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took custody of the mon

Watch: Missouri suspect dives headfirst off bridge in wild bid to evade deputies

A 26-year-old Missouri man's dramatic attempt to outrun police by diving headfirst off a bridge was caught on video. Video released by the Stone County Sheriff's Office shows Gavin Thor Lundgren, of Kimberling City, sprinting across a two-lane bridge before launching himself headfirst into the waters of Table Rock Lake after leading deputies on a chase during the early morning hours of July 18. "This was definitely a first and luckily he survived the fall," the sheriff's office said in a stateme

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Scottish police officer was rapist who attacked women over 14 years

Politician’s claim Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if NT doesn’t use more groundwater criticised by experts

Carmakers lobbied UK to revoke ban on petrol and diesel cars after 2035

Arkansas cop tragically dies saving fiancée's life just hours after proposing

Russia's businesses under strain from Ukraine's attacks on Wildberries

Blocked by censors, China's animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas

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OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know

Rep. Jim Jordan formally asks DOJ to prosecute Jack Smith over congressional testimony

Total solar eclipse books out hotels two years in advance in New Zealand city

'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children

Nicaragua's parliament plans to eliminate elections to codify President Ortega's declaration

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Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game

Border K9 sniffs out 99 pounds of prohibited meat, plants and monitor lizard in suitcase from Thailand

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