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Caroline Weir’s goal was Chelsea’s first in the Champions League this season Chelsea were “sleepy” in their draw at Real Madrid and underperformed, according to manager Emma Hayes. Victory would have confirmed Chelsea’s place in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League with two games to spare. However, they fell behind to Caroline Weir’s first-half …

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The first deep coal mine to be dug in the UK in a generation is owned by an international private equity firm, with executives whose mining interests have spread to Russia, Asia, Africa and Australia. West Cumbria Mining positioned itself as a local company with an office in Whitehaven and promised to employ local people …

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Newly appointed Westminster SNP leader Stephen Flynn has sacked the party leader as a senior MP said he was “bewildered” by the changes as divisions come to light. Owen Thompson has been replaced as party leader at Westminster in a first surprise move by Mr. Flynn as he checks the group’s front bench in the …

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The number of children under 15 who have died from strep A in the UK has risen to 15, the UK’s Health Safety Agency has said. New figures from England show the death toll since September has risen to 13. The other two fatalities were reported in Wales and Northern Ireland. Diseases caused by Strep …

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Brittney Griner: Russia frees US basketball star in exchange for arms dealer Bout BBC Breaking news: Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap, White House official says CBS News Brittney Griner was released from Russian prison in exchange for Viktor Bout The Guardian Brittney Griner – live: Biden says WNBA star in ‘good mood’ after …

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Raheem Sterling has decided to return to the England World Cup field ahead of the team’s quarter-final against France on Saturday. Sterling, who missed England’s round of 16 win over Senegal last Sunday after returning to the UK following the robbery at his Surrey home, will rejoin the squad in Qatar on Friday. The winger …

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At least 10 people have been killed after Russian airstrikes hit the eastern Ukrainian town of Kurakhove on Wednesday in a “deliberate attack” on civilians. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strike in the city as “very brutal” in his late-night video on Wednesday. “The Russian military carried out a very brutal and absolutely deliberate attack …

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What is Strep A and what are the symptoms? Stay up-to-date on fashion trends and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edition newsletter Stay up-to-date on fashion trends and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edition newsletter Health authorities last night confirmed the death of a four-year-old boy with Irish A strep just hours after …

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Key events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Zelenskiy reports fierce fighting in Bakhmut Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy provided an update on the battlefield in his latest national address on Wednesday evening. As for the Donetsk region, Bakhmut districts and other hot spots. It’s a very fierce matchup there, every …

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What is Strep A and what are the symptoms? Stay up-to-date on fashion trends and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edition newsletter Stay up-to-date on fashion trends and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edition newsletter Cases of scarlet fever have risen tenfold this year, official figures show, amid a rise in Strep A …

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