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Media captionThe frontbench is in hock to 35 hard ideological Brexiteers – Anna Soubry A pro-European ex-business minister has called on Theresa May to “get a spine” and remove 35 “hard ideological Brexiteers” from the Tories. Anna Soubry told OP Newsnight she is willing to leave if the likes of Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-MoggContinue reading “Remove hard Brexiteers, ex-minister Anna Soubry tells PM”

Asia’s airlines have more new planes on order than anyone else. Its airports are some of the fastest-growing in the world. And the region is also home to the most popular aircraft journey on the planet. With Asia’s largest air show taking place in Singapore, we’ve been taking a look at the region’s aviation industry.Continue reading “Singapore Airshow: Asia aviation in five charts”

Image copyrightREUTERS Two Canadians have ‘safely’ left Syria and have been released to Turkish officials. Sean Allen Moore and Jolly Bimbachi were picked up by al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham while in Syria. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist alliance that dominates the north-western Syrian province of Idlib. “We are relieved that two Canadian citizensContinue reading “Two Canadians ‘safely’ leave Syria”

Image copyrightCBSImage captionSteven Pladl, 42, and his biological daughter Katie Rose Pladl, 20 A US man and his biological daughter are accused of an incestuous relationship after authorities say they had a baby together. Steven Pladl, 42, and Katie Rose Pladl, 20, were arrested at home in North Carolina, after his ex-wife told police heContinue reading “Incest charge as US woman has baby ‘by her biological father’”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionImages said to show the wreckage of the Sukhoi-25 aircraft Russian media have lauded a pilot killed in Syria as a hero, saying he detonated his grenade to avoid being captured by jihadists who had shot his plane out of the sky. Roman Filipov’s reported last words were: “Here’s for the guys.” HisContinue reading “Russian jet pilot ‘pulled grenade pin’ to avoid capture in Syria’s Idlib”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionSearches continued on Monday in counties including Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Limerick, Kerry and Waterford More than 30 homes in 12 counties across the Republic of Ireland have been searched as part of an investigation into the possession and distribution of child-abuse images. The raids were carried out over the past three days.Continue reading “30 homes raided in Ireland child abuse operation”

Police in south-west Germany are investigating after an 18-year-old spectator suffered second-degree burns at an annual “witches’ parade”. Some witnesses said that the woman was carried to a cauldron in jest before being thrown knee-deep into hot water. Others present reported the woman was held over the cauldron at the carnival in Eppingen on Saturday,Continue reading “German teen scalded by ‘witches’ cauldron”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionPolice have arrested seven people in Australia Seven people have been charged in Australia over the alleged sexual and physical abuse of three young boys. The four women, two men and a 17-year-old girl face a total of 127 charges over the alleged abuse, which police say happened near Sydney between 2014Continue reading “Australian police charge seven people with abusing boys”

Image copyrightAFPImage captionMargot Duhalde died on Februay 5th 2018 in Santiago Chile’s first female pilot, Margot Duhalde, has died at the age of 97. She started flying when she was 16 years old, gaining her pilot’s licence two years later, just before the outbreak of World War Two. Mrs Duhalde travelled to Europe to volunteerContinue reading “Chile’s first female pilot Margot Duhalde dies at 97”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe Pentagon’s largest agency lost $800m The US Pentagon’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is missing documentation for how it spent hundreds of millions of US dollars, a new audit finds. The firm Ernst and Young found the agency could not account for $800m (£572m), according to Politico. The money was reportedly used forContinue reading “Pentagon’s Defense Logistics Agency loses track of $800m”