The Dispatch

Search continues for Irish girl missing in Malaysia

It has been 72 hours since the search and rescue (SAR) operations activated to locate Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, a missing Irish teenager. The scope of this SAR operation which…

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German citizen arrested in Turkey for Facebook shares

Another German citizen was arrested in Turkey on charges of spreading propaganda. According to reports from German public broadcasters NDR, WDR and newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, 36-year-old Osman B. from Hesse was arrested…

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Photo Story: Main Festival in Germany ends

People enjoy the show as fireworks illuminate the sky to celebrate the end of the Main Festival or Mainfest in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The Mainfest was originally a…

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Ireland fears vote on Irish unity in the wake of a no-deal Brexit

Leo Varadkar, the Irish Prime Minister has said a vote on Irish unity in the wake of a no-deal Brexit would be "divisive" and "not the right way forward". Varadkar…

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UK: 400kg of heroin found hidden under towels and bathrobes in a shipping container

Almost 400kg of heroin has been found hidden under towels and bathrobes in a shipping container in Felixstowe. Worth almost £40m on the streets, the haul is one of the…

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Six-year-old boy stable after being ‘thrown’ from Tate Modern art gallery

A six-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition after he was "thrown" from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern art gallery in London. The child was found…

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London girl, 15, feared abducted in Malaysia

Police in Malaysia are treating the disappearance of a "very vulnerable" 15-year-old London girl as an abduction and a missing person case, a charity has said. Nora Quoirin, who has…

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Residents in the UK near damaged dam ‘risking lives’ as they refuse to leave homes

Residents of Whaley Bridge are spending a fifth day out of their homes following the partial collapse of the town's dam wall. Storms predicted for Sunday missed the area, as…

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Monday’s Heathrow strike suspended

A strike due to start at Heathrow Airport on Monday has been suspended so that further talks can take place to resolve a pay dispute. Thousands of members of the…

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WWII Spitfire set for round-the-world flight

Two British aviators take off Monday on a first-ever attempt to fly a Spitfire around the world, proclaiming the iconic fighter plane as a symbol of freedom. The restored plane…

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Man treated for injuries sustained from machete attack in Enfield Station in London

A man was attacked with a machete at Enfield Town Station in north London on Sunday morning, police said. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment with…

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Salisbury Novichok poisoning : US imposes new sanctions on Russia

The Trump administration has imposed economic sanctions on Russia in response to an alleged assassination attempt on a former Russian double agent in Salisbury in the UK, as Congress pressures…

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Flights leave without luggage at Brussels Airport on the busiest day of the year

Brussels Airport is currently experiencing technical problems with the baggage-handling system this Saturday morning, on what is expected to be the airport’s busiest day of the year. According to the…

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Small and mid-sized British manufacturers’ optimism deteriorates

Business optimism amongst SME manufacturing firms deteriorated in the three months to July, at the fastest pace since July 2016. That’s according to the latest quarterly The Confederation of British…

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Germany wants tougher checks on Swiss border

Germany's interior minister has told Der Spiegel magazine that he is planning to submit a concept for enhanced covert checks and brief searches of travellers along Germany's border with Switzerland. Horst Seehofer's…

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September issue of Vogue which Meghan guest edited goes on sale

The much-anticipated edition of Vogue magazine, guest edited by the Duchess of Sussex, has gone on sale. Meghan decided to dedicate the prestigious September edition of the British magazine to…

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Trump says new nuclear pact should include China

US President Donald Trump has said he wants a new nuclear pact to be signed by both Russia and China. Mr Trump said he had spoken to the two countries…

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Photo Story: Heavy rain in Berlin

Cars produce fountains on a flooded street during heavy rain in Berlin, Germany. Weather that caused minor flooding in various parts of the German capital. Photo: EPA-EFE/ALEXANDER BECHER

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Heathrow Airport cancels 172 flights

Heathrow Airport will cancel 172 flights on Monday and Tuesday after thousands of workers overwhelmingly rejected a revised pay offer. Unite said 88% of its 4,000 union members - who…

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Tax on tech giants will rule out trade deal, US warns Britain

The US will not negotiate a free trade deal with the UK unless a new digital services tax is dropped, according to a report. It is estimated that the 2%…

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Tory rebels warn Johnson that they might cross the House

Boris Johnson faced a grave threat to his control of parliament on Friday as he was warned that Conservative rebels could cross the House of Commons to foil Brexit in…

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Germany’s largest ever cocaine shipment seized by customs

Customs confiscated a record 4.5 metric tons of cocaine in a shipping container in Hamburg, northern Germany, with a street value of nearly €1 billion, it announced on Friday. The drugs…

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Photo Story: Race to save a damaged reservoir in the UK

A handout photos made available by the Derbyshire Constabulary police force shows an aerial view of damage to the Toddbrook Reservoir dam above the town of Whaley Bridge, in northern…

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Photo Story: The Offshore-Windpark Nordergruende in the North Sea

A sailing boat transits in front of the Offshore-Windpark Nordergruende, an offshore wind farm in the North Sea, Germany. The Offshore-Windpark Nordergruende is located approximately 15km to the north-east of…

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Salvini accuses Germany of ‘blackmail’ over migration

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini accused Germany on Thursday of "blackmail" in the latest spat between the two countries over migrants rescued at sea. According to German media, Salvini wrote in…

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Post-Brexit plans unveiled for 10 free ports

The government is planning to create up to 10 free ports across the UK after Brexit. They allow firms to import goods and then re-export them outside of normal tax…

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British holiday firms LateRooms and Superbreak close down

Booking website LateRooms.com and York-based holiday agent Superbreak - both owned by the Malvern Group - folded on Thursday. Between them, they had some 53,000 customers. In a statement, Malvern…

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Landmark INF nuclear arms treaty is history: What now?

As the US withdrew from the landmark nuclear treaty known as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Seda Serdar Deutsche Welle correspondent ask what’s next and gives a German perspective…

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Johnson suffers first defeat as PM, working majority has now fallen to just one

The Liberal Democrats have won the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election - as Boris Johnson suffered his first major defeat as prime minister. Jane Dodds overturned an 8,038 majority to beat…

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UK: Warning of danger leads to evacuation in town near Manchester after weather damages a dam wall

The town of Whaley Bridge in the High Peak area has been evacuated after extreme weather badly damaged a dam wall at Toddbrook Reservoir. Pictures posted on social media showed…

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Photo Story: 175 years of the Berlin Zoo

A large cake dedicated to the Berlin Zoo's 175th 'birthday' in Berlin, Germany, on the 01 August 2019. The Zoo opened its doors on 01 August 1844, it is the…

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UK announces €2.3bn for no-deal Brexit preparation

UK Chancellor Sajid Javid announced that the government would double Brexit funding for this year to prepare for no deal. The extra funding will be provided to departments immediately to…

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Severe flooding brings disruption to parts of England

At least 11 people from a small Cheshire town have been rescued from flood waters as heavy rain fell across parts of the country. Swathes of central, north-west and north-east…

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Ford warns no-deal Brexit risk has risen

Ford President, Joseph Hinrichs told BBC radio on Thursday that the chances of a no-deal Brexit had risen in the last few months as new Prime Minister Boris Johnson ramps…

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BoE’s Carney warns of bankruptcy for firms that ignore climate change

Businesses that fail to adapt to climate change will go bust, warned Bank of England Governor Mark Carney. “Companies that don’t adapt - including companies in the financial system -…

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Photo Story: Facial coverings banned in the Netherlands

A niqab veiled woman pulls her shopping bag along a street in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Facial coverings will be banned in the Netherlands, from public transport, schools, hospitals and government buildings…

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British Army restructures to confront evolving threats

The British Army has outlined its plans to rebalance the Field Army to ensure that it can compete with and defeat adversaries both above and below the threshold of conventional…

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Irish manufacturing conditions deteriorate at fastest pace since April 2013

Irish manufacturing growth slowed in July at the fastest pace since April 2013, with output contracting at the sharpest and fastest rate in more than six years, a survey showed on Thursday.…

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Photo Story: 30 years of the Wacken festival

Visitors walk towards the entrance of the Wacken Open Air (WOA) music festival, in Wacken, northern Germany, 31 July 2019. The Wacken Heavy Metal festival celebrates its 30th year in…

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Man behind death of German child in Frankfurt station was wanted by Swiss police

A man suspected of pushing an eight-year-old boy and his mother in front of a train at Frankfurt’s main station in Germany, killing the boy, had been receiving psychiatric treatment,…

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Prince Harry plans a ‘maximum’ of two children to help save the planet

Prince Harry said he is not intending on having more then one child out of concern for the state of the planet. In an interview with famed chimpanzee expert, Jane…

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London underground station closed due to overcrowding

Transport for London (TfL) said that the temporary closure of London’s North Greenwich underground station was due to overcrowding. Passengers at the station were told to leave due to an…

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German unemployment rises less than expected in July

Data from the German Federal Labour Office showed that German unemployment increased less than expected in July, data showed on Wednesday, suggesting that the labor market in Europe’s largest economy…

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Home comforts and immersive tech come out on top in ground-breaking global report by British Airways on the future of air travel

Hyper-personalisation, immersive virtual realities, 3D printed health solutions, modular aircraft connected to city infrastructure, hypersonic flying and the rise of super-slow ”flight cruises”, are all part of the future of…

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