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Tom Curry a major injury doubt for England with twin Ben poised to step up against Australia
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Tom Curry a major injury doubt for England with twin Ben poised to step up against Australia

Tom Curry injured during training on Wednesday Brother Ben has not played for England since 2025 Tom Curry has emerged as a major doubt for England’s autumn opener against Australia on Sunday, handing Steve Borthwick a huge blow before a crucial November campaign, with twin brother Ben leading the race to start at openside flanker. It is understood that Tom Curry sustained his latest injury during Wednesday’s full bore training session, throwing Borthwick’s plans for his back-row configuration into disarray.

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Bomb Alerts Reported On 12 European Flights — Airlines
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Bomb Alerts Reported On 12 European Flights — Airlines

Italian air force jets escorted a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome while French fighters guided an Aer Lingus Dublin-Rome flight to a military base outside Paris. Finnair A Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome was escorted to Rome by a fighter jet and checked by bomb experts, a Romes Fiumicino Airport spokesman told AFP.

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‘Neocolonial belch’: what can Britain learn from backlash to Dutch slavery apology?
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‘Neocolonial belch’: what can Britain learn from backlash to Dutch slavery apology?

In the Netherlands many felt the move, while welcome, was mishandled and say it opened up a new phase of reckoning Andy Burnham’s pledge to seek a “structured dialogue” with former colonies to help shape Britain’s first formal state apology for slavery marks the UK’s first tentative step down a path the Netherlands set out on five years ago. The prime minister’s attempts to initiate a historic shift alongside the royal family – whose customary expressions of “profound personal sorrow”, falling short of an apology, was repeated by King Charles this week – echo a process begun by the Dutch state

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Pioneering Jewish academy opens in Germany
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Pioneering Jewish academy opens in Germany

A Jewish academy has opened its doors in Frankfurt. The Central Council of Jews in Germany, the country’s leading Jewish umbrella group, set up the project to combat hate and promote dialogue and learning nationally.

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‘Pamani Illam’ is Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s new camp office
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‘Pamani Illam’ is Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s new camp office

After assuming office as the Chief Minister, Mr. Vijay had been discharging his official duties from his office in the main block of Fort St. George on weekdays. He had also been using his residence at a multi-storeyed building in Pattinapakkam on certain occasions.

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Tell us: have you been affected by the bomb threats to flights in Europe?
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Tell us: have you been affected by the bomb threats to flights in Europe?

We’d like to hear from passengers and airline staff caught up in the disruption caused by a series of bomb threats to commercial flights Multiple flights across Europe have been diverted or forced to make emergency landings following a series of bomb threats this week, prompting security checks and widespread disruption. What information were you given by the airline or authorities, and how was the situation handled?

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