Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Egypt as Israel intercepts another aid flotilla – live updates – CNN

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  1. Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Egypt as Israel intercepts another aid flotilla - live updates  CNN
  2. Mideast Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner Set to Attend Gaza Ceasefire Talks in Egypt Today  Democracy Now!
  3. Gaza talks: Witkoff, Kushner join; Hamas says hostage, prisoner lists exchanged with Israel  NBC News
  4. A decolonised alternative to Trump’s Gaza peace plan  Al Jazeera
  5. Cautious optimism at Gaza talks as Hamas hands over lists of names for swap deal  Reuters
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UK opens up more driving test slots to help reduce backlog

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Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency says learners booking tests earlier has contributed to rising demand

More driving test slots are being made available to tackle a severe backlog as figures show a 15% increase in learner drivers with future tests booked compared with this time last year.

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) figures show 668,128 people had a practical driving test booked in Britain at the end of September, up from 579,138 a year earlier.

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Germany draws up law to allow police to shoot down drones

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Cabinet agrees draft legislation after spate of sightings, including over Munich airport

German police will be allowed to shoot down drones under new legislation aimed at increasing safety after a spate of sightings across Europe.

Rogue drones, which have not been attributed to a specific owner, have disrupted air traffic across the continent in recent weeks. Some have been spotted over hospitals, canals, armaments factories and other sites of critical infrastructure in Germany.

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Pelicot tells rape appellant she ‘never’ gave him consent – DW

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  1. Pelicot tells rape appellant she 'never' gave him consent  DW
  2. Ex-Husband Contradicts a Man Appealing Conviction in Pelicot Rape Case  The New York Times
  3. Man Who Raped Gisèle Pelicot Denies It Despite Videos. Here's How She Called Him Out  People.com
  4. Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape  The Guardian
  5. Gisèle Pelicot to face one of her rapists in court as French women fear nothing has changed  BBC
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Guardian prison columnist Erwin James drowned in Devon marina, inquest finds

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Journalist who wrote column A Life Inside while jailed for murder fell into the sea in January 2024

A journalist and author who wrote much-admired columns from prison drowned in a Devon marina after spending an evening in a harbourside pub, an inquest has concluded.

Erwin James Monahan, who used the pen name Erwin James and wrote a regular column for the Guardian – the first of its kind in British journalism – fell into the sea at Brixham in Devon, close to where the boat he was staying in was moored, the inquest in Exeter heard.

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Tour operator Intrepid drops carbon offsets and emissions targets

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Firm will instead invest A$2m a year in ‘climate impact fund’ supporting renewables and switching to EVs

One of the travel industry’s most environmentally focused tour operators, Intrepid, is scrapping carbon offsets and abandoning its emissions targets as unreachable.

The Australian-headquartered global travel company said it would instead invest A$2m (£980,000) a year in an audited “climate impact fund” supporting immediate practical measures such as switching to electric vehicles and investing in renewable energy.

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Exclusive: Hamas demands release of high-profile militants in ‘red line’ for Israel – Euronews.com

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  1. Exclusive: Hamas demands release of high-profile militants in 'red line' for Israel  Euronews.com
  2. Hamas is demanding the release of a prominent Palestinian prisoner. This could be a red line for Israel  CNN
  3. Hamas wants to trade Gaza hostages for these high-profile prisoners. Israel views them as terrorists  AP News
  4. New York woman fears Israel-Hamas deal would free terrorist who killed her brother decades ago  CBS News
  5. Hamas says there is “a spirit of optimism” over peace talks  The Economist
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Israeli military intercepts another flotilla heading to Gaza and detains scores of activists – AP News

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  1. Israeli military intercepts another flotilla heading to Gaza and detains scores of activists  AP News
  2. Israel seizes another Gaza flotilla  Fox News
  3. Austin activist aboard Gaza aid flotilla returns after deportation from Israel  KXAN Austin
  4. Greta Thunberg alleges torture in Israeli detention after Gaza flotilla arrest  Reuters
  5. US activist from Gaza flotilla alleges ‘psychological torture’ by Israel  Al Jazeera
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Inside one battle-scarred Gaza building, displaced families tell the story of war – BBC

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  1. Inside one battle-scarred Gaza building, displaced families tell the story of war  BBC
  2. See how two years of war, loss and heartbreak has changed these Palestinians in Gaza  CNN
  3. Genocide label crucial in addressing atrocities in Gaza: Legal scholars  Al Jazeera
  4. We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them.  The New York Times
  5. Satellite images reveal extent of destruction in the Gaza Strip  NBC News
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