‘We don’t know why this particular person was cremated in a meticulously planned event’, researchers say

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The pedestrian is believed to have been carried on top of the car for a mile

Insolvency bosses have indicated that changes to business rates and higher labour costs could put many high-street businesses at further risk.

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Chinese diplomat calls for countries to better enforce regulations on their commercial space activities

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Nationwide Building Society said it expects housing affordability to improve gradually, with income growth outpacing house price growth.

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Manchester City are closing in on a big-money move for Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, while Club Brugge's Joel Ordonez has been linked with the champions

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Amber weather alerts warn of possible travel chaos, power cuts and ‘the potential risk to life and property’

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Indonesia has begun enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape

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The teenager claimed a straightforward 5-0 win over Krzysztof Ratajski.

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The Northern Territory government in Australia plans to legislate for doctor-assisted dying for a second time

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Potts and spinner Shoaib Bashir have both been named in a 12-man squad for Sunday’s fifth Test at Sydney.

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Former two-time world heavyweight champion escaped collision with minor injuries

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With food bills still biting, Bored Of Lunch creator Nathan Anthony explains how simple meal planning – from smarter food shops and freezer wins to stretching leftovers and ditching ‘new year, new you’ guilt – can help you save money and eat better in 2026, plus three easy recipes to try

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If your partnership needs refreshing, you might find that ditching labels, structures and hierarchies is one way of breathing new life into it, says Olivia Petter

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A New Year’s party at a Swiss Alpine bar turned into a tragedy after about 40 people died in a fire and another roughly 115 were injured, mostly seriously

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Israeli Segev Kalfon spent two years in captivity in a Hamas tunnel in Gaza after being taken hostage at a music festival on Oct. 7, 2023

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Ju Ae has been making increasingly prominent appearances in state media over the past three years

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The fatalities, two on Wednesday and five on Thursday, occurred in four cities, largely home to Iran's Lur ethnic group