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US-funded vaccine trial on babies cancelled in Guinea-Bissau after uproar

A proposed trial of a hepatitis B vaccine on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau has been cancelled following accusations that the trial was "unethical" and "neocolonial".

Major Australian retailer David Jones collapses after 188 years in operation

David Jones, Australia's oldest department store chain, has gone into voluntary administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk.

Nigel Farage appoints Troubles veteran who braved 'most dangerous posting for British Army' as Reform's defence chief

Angus MacIntyre ended his military campaign to join Reform UK's frontbench

Andy Burnham's rejoiner dream dealt major blow as official figures lay bare Britain's EU migration legacy

Labour agrees to 'structured and inclusive' talks to address slave trade

Savers issued new warning as closed accounts cost Brits £139 in 'loyalty tax'

Brits are being urged to check their savings pots as closed accounts risk losses from a "loyalty tax", new analysis shows. Moneyfacts found that £20,000 left in a closed easy access savings<bos> account made £139 less in interest when compared with an active account, with an average difference of 0.22%.

UK interest rates: Bank of England expected to raise them for first time in over three years

Policymakers at the Bank of England are expected to raise interest rates on Thursday in what would be the first increase to the benchmark rate for more than three years.

Coastguard issues update on fatal Florida helicopter crash investigation

An update has emerged following a helicopter crash in Florida which claimed one life and left two others wounded.

Mother and daughter die after suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada

A mother and daughter have died after a suspected grizzly bear attack in the Canadian province of British Columbia, their family has announced.

McIlroy addresses Scheffler controversy as star unemployed after £16m payout

The end of the DP World Tour season is quickly approaching with the tour-concluding tournament at the Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course) in Dubai just one week away. The PGA Tour season remains in its off-season ahead of the resumption in January, while reports suggest that BC Partners have abandoned their plans to rescue the controversial breakaway LIV Golf league.

El Nino is making the Pacific 'burn with fever', triggering typhoon after typhoon in East Asia

Wild weather is a way of life for people living along the coast in the Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan. But the last few months have been extraordinary.

Labour agrees to 'structured, time-bound and inclusive' talks to address transatlantic slave trade

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Trains disrupted between major UK airport and city after 'emergency incident'

Significant disruption has hit the railway network this evening (November 4) following an emergency incident at a station. TransPennine Express confirmed the incident at 10pm, posting on X that emergency services were 'dealing with an incident' on the tracks between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly stations.