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Man baby Donald Trump has insisted he’ll only become a "dictator for a day" if he’s elected US President again in 2024, as we reported earlier this week. But the wannabe despot isn’t the only tinpot tyrant to sully politics over the years. While monsters such as Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein are now notorious, we can reveal some lesser-known
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An off-duty pilot who allegedly tried to shut down the engines of a plane mid-flight said he "thought it was a dream". Joseph Emerson, from California, claimed that he had taken magic mushrooms 48 hours ahead of the incident on the Horizon Air flight from Everett, Washington state, to San Francisco. The Alaska Airlines pilot was riding in the extra
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Ofsted halts school inspections next week to rollout new training after Ruth Perry inquest finds it had ‘likely contributed’ to headteacher’s suicide For help and support contact the Samaritans on 116 123 or go to samaritans.org Ofsted will halt school inspections next week to rollout new training to its staff after an inquest found the process had ‘likely contributed’ to
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Italy has formally withdrawn from China’s global Belt and Road initiative in a further blow to China’s ailing economy. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni had previously signalled Italy would withdraw from the agreement, which was up for renewal. Milan daily Corriere della Sera reported that a letter with the formal notice had been delivered to Beijing in recent days. Meloni’s office
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BBC licence fee will rise from £159 to £169.50 next year, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer tells MPs The BBC licence fee will rise from £159 to £169.50 next year – an increase of 6.7 per cent – Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has told MPs. The household payment, which funds much of the corporation’s operations, had been frozen at £159 and
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A mum mauled in the street by three savage pitbulls needed a double amputation after being torn apart by the attack. Shocking bodycam footage shows the moment a policeman ran onto the scene and shot the three dogs dead, while the woman lay on the ground. Brittany Skoland, 37, was visiting a friend in Fort Dodge, Iowa, when suddenly the
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Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Los Angeles: Donald Trump says that he will not become a dictator if he becomes US president again except “on day one”. That’s what he said during a televised town hall event in Iowa after warnings from Democrats and some Republicans that America
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Awe-inspiring microscopic world hidden on the surface an autumn leaf wins top prize at the Royal Society Publishing photo competition 2023 These are the awe-inspiring pictures that wowed the Royal Society’s Publishing Photography Competitition’s judged – with the winner going to a close-up photo of slime attached to an autumn leaf in Somerset. The contest saw scientists going head to
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Israeli troops will flood a network of tunnels beneath Gaza in a bid to force out Hamas fighters. Images showed Jerusalem’s forces finalising the installation of at least five huge pumps about a mile north of the Al-Shati refugee camp in the north of the Strip. It is understood they will be used to pump thousands of cubic metres of
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