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Fresh pay offer could end NHS consultant strikes
Extra increase on top of 6% rise given this year will now be put to union members in England. Read More
Ghana Cardinal Peter Turkson: It’s time to understand homosexuality
Cardinal Peter Turkson is at odds with bishops in his country, who back a harsh anti-gay proposal. Read More
Ecuador police arrest alleged leader of Los Lobos gang
Los Lobos is one of Ecuador’s most powerful criminal organisations with thousands of members. Read More
Snowstorm causes massive power cuts across Ukraine
More than 2,000 towns and villages are now without electricity and many roads are closed, officials say. Read More
US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker
Houthi rebels fired missiles towards the warship which chased the armed men trying to escape by boat. Read More
Samuel Paty: Six French teenagers on trial over teacher’s murder
The suspects are accused of inciting the murder and pointing out the teacher to the killer. Read More
Sierra Leone prison breaks were co-ordinated – minister
The government is determining whether armed attacks on capital city Freetown were an attempted coup. Read More
Royal Papworth starts ‘blood powder’ trial with first recruit
Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge hopes the product will improve heart surgery survival rates. Read More
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers explore new ways to reach trapped Indians
The workers have been stuck for two weeks after a part of a tunnel they were working in collapsed. Read More