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Glyncoch residents demand halt to quarry blasts over safety fears

Residents near Craig yr Hesg quarry in Glyncoch say blasting shakes homes and frightens children, demanding a pause after flooding from a blast at another quarry forced evacuations nearby.

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The rock face of the quarry in the foreground. In the backdrop there are green trees, arugby pitch and then rooftops of a nearby village alongside other yellow and green fields

Queen's University Belfast Reviews Paper Co-Authored by Cambridge Plagiarism Row Academic

Queen's University Belfast is investigating a 2021 paper co-authored by Prof Jason Arday, who resigned from Cambridge amid plagiarism allegations he denies.

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Prof Arday is smiling. He's wearing a black top and has earrings in. A backdrop with an ombre of colours is behind him.

Inside Athens: Following the Murder Case Over Aid Worker Lisa Ross's Death

A firsthand account from Athens as the murder case surrounding Scottish aid worker Lisa Ross unfolds, with new details on the suspect's confession, seized weapons and pending toxicology results.

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Family handout image of Lisa Ross - Close-up portrait of a person outdoors against a clear blue sky, wearing a grey short-sleeved top with sunglasses resting on the top of the head. The image is brightly lit by sunlight, with a small section of white cloud visible in the lower left corner.

Three Men Charged Over Alleged Plot to Send Cardiff Teens to Thailand as Drug Mules

Three men appeared in court accused of trafficking two Cardiff teenagers to Thailand as drug couriers, after the boys were allegedly caught with 64kg of cannabis. Both remain in Thai custody.

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Motorcyclist in his 60s dies after crash with car in County Donegal

A motorcyclist in his 60s has died after his bike collided with a car on the N56 at Termon, County Donegal. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage as a post-mortem is arranged.

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A blue sign placed on a road with white markings. The sign says Garda and road closed in both Irish and English.

Spain Warns Italy of Retaliation Over Border Controls Following Ceuta Crossings

Spain has demanded Italy lift border controls imposed after roughly 78,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, threatening retaliation if Rome fails to comply by 9 August.

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Migrants sitting on the ground in rows at the beach with the sea behind them in Ceuta waiting for aid

Child Rapist Cliff Lyons Dobbie Found After Escaping Perth Community Leave

Police Scotland confirmed that Cliff Lyons Dobbie, a convicted child rapist who absconded during community leave in Perth, has been traced, though details of his recovery remain undisclosed.

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A mugshot of Cliff Lyons Dobbie. He is bald with light blue eyes and wearing a dark coloured T-shirt and glasses.

Would you drink a 162-year-old Guinness from a shipwreck?

A Belgian underwater photographer has found a 1864 Guinness bottle in a shipwreck off Dover, prompting tests to see whether the 162-year-old stout is still drinkable.

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A man with dark hair, swept back, holding a black bottle. He is wearing a wet-suit and sitting on the side of a boat. He has a grey beard and is smiling at the camera, pointing at the bottle.

Family pays tribute to 'kind and selfless' aid worker killed in Greece

The family of Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Ross, known as Lisa, has paid tribute after she was found dead in Athens on 18 July. A 26-year-old Afghan boxer has been accused of her murder.

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Close-up portrait of a person outdoors against a clear blue sky. The person is facing the camera and wearing a grey short-sleeved top, with sunglasses resting on their head. Bright daylight creates a soft glow around the figure, and a small area of white cloud is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Ukraine says it hit two Russian refineries and Black Sea vessels

Ukraine said it hit two oil refineries deep inside Russia and damaged vessels in the Black Sea, while Russian strikes killed at least 11 people in Ukraine.

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Huge plumes of smoke seen rising in the skies from the site where the Slavneft-Yanos oil is located.

Ukraine hits Russian oil refineries as attacks on cities continue

Ukraine said it struck two Russian refineries as overnight attacks killed at least six people and injured 36 in eastern and northern Ukraine. The UK also expanded sanctions, while a Russian drone chief was critically injured in a car bomb near Ekaterinburg.

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Firefighters work at the site of a private house destroyed during overnight Russian drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Balakliia, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine

Nato moves to urgently bolster Ukraine’s air defences

Nato says it is working to urgently supply Ukraine with air defences after Kyiv failed to intercept any Russian ballistic missiles on Wednesday, as Zelenskyy warned of rising missile production and worsening shortages.

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Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike on a goods storage in Kyiv on Wednesday.