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Hundreds of criminals leave prison under early release scheme (opens the original)
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Hundreds of criminals are being released early from prisons in England and Wales under new rules introduced to prevent facilities reaching capacity. The first 700 of an expected 4,500 inmates eligible under the scheme were due to be let out on Thursday. The government has stressed they will remain subject to strict monitoring arrangements, including the expanded use of electronic tagging, and has said action was needed to prevent prisons from becoming full. But the plan has been strongly critici
Nepal: Ten climbers missing after avalanche hits Himalayan base camp (opens the original)
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At least 10 Nepalese climbers who were preparing to lead an expedition in the Himalayas are missing after an avalanche hit a base camp on Sunday morning. The climb's organisers said the local guides were at a staging point close to the Himlung Himal peak in Manang district when the avalanche struck. Forecasts showed there was heavy snowfall around the 7,126m (23,380ft) peak in recent days, which lies on Nepal's border with Tibet. Poor weather has hampered rescue efforts, with helicopters and res
'Scourge' of abuse must be rooted out, says Pope, during Lourdes visit (opens the original)
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Pope Leo has called on French bishops to root out the "scourge" of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church, telling them to "maintain the greatest vigilance", ahead of a meeting with abuse survivors. The Pope delivered the message to bishops during a private meeting at the Sanctuary of Our Holy Lady of Lourdes, a holy site in southern France, on the third day of his four-day official visit to France. A 2021 inquiry found that clergy or lay members of the Church had abused about 330,000 people
Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead (opens the original)
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Twenty-seven people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country. Seventeen people were killed when eight gunmen stormed a bar close to Johannesburg on Saturday evening, with 15 more injured. In a separate shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 people were killed outside an entertainment venue in a township near Cape Town and a further 11 were injured. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world and ha
Athens explosion: Six dead in blast near Acropolis in Plaka district (opens the original)
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Six people have died, including a British national, in an explosion that destroyed a building housing a holiday rental property in the historic centre of Athens. The blast on Friday happened in the Plaka area of the Greek capital, a neighbourhood close to tourist sites such as the Acropolis. Four American holidaymakers were among the dead, along with a UK national and Greek national - reportedly an elderly couple who lived in the same building. Pictures from the scene on Saturday showed emergenc
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