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Storm Austen is battering Britain, causing widespread power cuts and travel disruption as strong winds and rain continue to hit the country. Meanwhile, violence has erupted in other parts of the world, with seven people shot dead at a church funeral in Jordan and a deadly shooting near Paris condemned as a "racist terrorist attack" by French President Macron. Tensions remain high in Ukraine, where reports contradict each other on the status of Starlink access.
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Storm Austen brings power cuts and travel disruption as more wind and rain forecast
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A second storm, Storm Boelo, is expected to hit Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England on Saturday bringing more wild weather.
Watch: Trees ripped up as Storm Austen batters Britain
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The first named storm of the season brought powerful gusts to Jersey, and in southern England the wild weather disrupted travel with fallen trees blocking railway lines and roads.
Argentina drops investigation into President Milei over crypto fraud
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Javier Milei had denied acting fraudulently when a cryptocurrency nosedived after he deleted a social media post about it.
Freed US citizen was tortured in Russian jail, former Ukrainian prisoners say
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Ukrainians held alongside the American say they witnessed beatings and sexual humiliation by Russian guards during his detention.
Seven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, officials say
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Thirty-four people are also injured in the attack in southern Karak governorate, and a manhunt is now under way.
Deadly shooting near Paris is a 'racist terrorist attack', Macron says
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One person is killed and five wounded in a series of attacks and the suspected gunman has been apprehended.
White House says Melania Trump brokered truce for Ukraine city 'on brink of disaster'
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Ukraine and Russia confirm the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.
GP says she was forced out of job after raising concerns about gender treatment
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The doctor says she faced a brutal investigation after she passed on complaints brought to her by other doctors.
Ukraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits lifted
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The network is used by the Ukrainian military, sources say, and Trump says "if there is a problem, I'll get it straightened out".
Watch: Prince William on how he once dreamed of becoming 'DJ Xara'
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The Prince of Wales made a surprise appearance on the Graham Norton Show as part of a special edition to mark the Earthshot Prize.