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Elite Metropolitan police officer David Carrick revealed as serial rapist Carrick, 48, carried out more than 40 attacks over 17 years, despite force being told repeatedly of allegations A Metropolitan police officer has been revealed as a serial rapist who committed more than 40 attacks, despite the force being told of repeated allegations over two decades that he was a threat to women. PC David Carrick, an armed officer in the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command, admitted on Monday to more than 43 counts – some detailing multiple offences, against 12 women. Full Story

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A Ukraine apartment building has suffered the deadliest civilian attack in months - with 29 people killed after a Russian missile strike. The confirmed death toll of the Dnipro strike rose to 29 on Sunday (January 15) as rescue workers scrambled to reach survivors in the rubble, the regional governor reported.

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Pokhara airport: At least 40 killed in plane crash in central Nepal A plane with 72 people on board has crashed near an airport in central Nepal and at least 40 bodies have been recovered, officials say. The Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara crashed on landing, catching fire. Videos posted on social media show an aircraft flying low over a populated area before spinning sharply. There were 68 passengers on board, including at least 15 foreign nationals, and four crew members. Hundreds of Nepalese soldiers are involved in the operation at the crash site in the gorge of the Seti River, just one and a half kilometres from the airport.

A potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus has been detected in Victoria for the first time in more than a decade. Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVE) has been discovered in northern Victoria, just days after its detection in the Griffith area, in New South Wales. The discovery comes after record-breaking floods and rain

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A 7-year-old girl is in a 'life threatening' condition in hospital after being injured in a suspected drive-by shooting in London. Six people were injured in the event, which occurred near Euston station in the north of the city. Met Police officers said they were called to Phoenix Road at 1.30pm on Saturday to reports of a shooting. The incident happened near a church where a funeral was taking place, leaving six people injured. Three women – aged 48, 54 and 41 – required hospital treatment, with their injuries assessed as non-life threatening, though the 48-year-old may have life-changing injuries.

As Canada prepares to expand its euthanasia law to include those with mental illness, some Canadians - including many of the country's doctors - question whether the country's assisted death programme has already moved too far, too fast. Dr Madeline Li can recall the first patient she helped die, about one month after Canada first legalised euthanasia in 2016. "I remember just how surreal it was," she said. A psychiatrist at Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital, she recalled checking on her patient that day, asking if she had the right music and final meal, and if she was sure she wanted to go ahead. The patient, in her mid-60s and suffering from ovarian cancer, said she was.

For more than a century the scramble for oil unleashed wars, forced unusual alliances and sparked diplomatic rows. Now the world's two biggest economies are battling over another precious resource: semiconductors, the chips that literally power our daily life. These tiny fragments of silicon are at the heart of a $500bn industry that is expected to double by 2030. And whoever controls the supply chains - a tangled network of companies and countries that make the chips - holds the key to being an unrivalled superpower.

The UK is to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine to bolster the country's war effort, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. He spoke to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in a call on Saturday, during which he confirmed he would send the equipment and additional artillery systems, No 10 said. Downing Street said the move shows "the UK's ambition to intensify support." The BBC understands the initial commitment is for about a dozen tanks.

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By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya — An alleged Russian dine-and-dasher was attacked by a Pattaya bar owner for reportedly refusing to pay his 60-baht bill. The bar owner claimed the tourist initiated the altercation by slapping her in the face first. The Russian tourist was surrounded by bar goers and bar operators of the Bonsai Bar when Sawang Boriboon rescuers arrived at 2:30 AM today, January 13th. The tourist, only identified as Mr. Michel, in his early 50’s was dazed and confused and had sustained multiple non-life-threatening injuries. He was covered in blood after he allegedly tried to flee Bonsai Bar when he was asked to pay his 60-baht bar bill, the bar owner only identified as Ms. Jane told The Pattaya News. The bar is located in the Nongprue subdistrict of Banglamung district, Chonburi. The 53-year-old bar owner, Jane, claimed Mr. Michel refused to pay his 60-baht tab and slapped her in the face in an effort to flee the bar. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/01/13/russian-tourist-physically-assaulted-for-allegedly-refusing-to-pay-60-baht-bar-bill-in-pattaya/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2023-01-14 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

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