Man who murdered pregnant girlfriend has 42-year term increased to whole-life order

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Shaine March killed Alana Odysseos in 2025, having been released on licence after killing a teenager in 2000

A man who murdered his pregnant girlfriend after being released from prison on licence must spend the rest of his life in jail, the court of appeal has ruled after finding that the original 42-year sentence was “too lenient”.

Alana Odysseos, 32, was in the early stages of pregnancy with her third child when Shaine March, now 48, killed her at her home in Walthamstow, east London, in July last year. She died at the scene from 23 slash and stab wounds.

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Lebanese fear another occupation as Israel threatens to use Gaza tactics in the south – AP News

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  1. Lebanese fear another occupation as Israel threatens to use Gaza tactics in the south  AP News
  2. Israeli plan for Lebanon 'buffer zone' follows long past of invasions, occupation  Reuters
  3. IDF Northern Command chief says 750 Hezbollah operatives killed in renewed fighting  The Times of Israel
  4. Iran rejects US ceasefire plan and offers counterproposal, state TV says  France 24
  5. Senior Hezbollah commander in anti-tank unit killed last night, says IDF  The Times of Israel
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Sperm get lost in space, Australian research into microgravity impacts suggests

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Study into how fertilisation could work in space finds sperm may get disorientated when trying to find an egg

Sperm in space are likely to get disoriented and lost while struggling to find their way to an egg, a new study has found.

When exposed to microgravity in experiments, sperm tumble around like an untethered astronaut, according to Adelaide University researchers.

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Gulf countries want Trump to end Iran war — but not yet, officials say – The Washington Post

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  1. Gulf countries want Trump to end Iran war — but not yet, officials say  The Washington Post
  2. Saudi Arabia urging US to ramp up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms  The Guardian
  3. Saudi Leader Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls  The New York Times
  4. Trump’s Gulf allies push to have their concerns addressed before Iran war ends  CNN
  5. Gulf States Edge Toward Joining Fight Against Iran  WSJ
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Hegseth prays at Pentagon service for ‘overwhelming violence’ against enemies

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Remarks come after defense secretary calls for changes to military’s chaplain corps, which had been ‘watered down’

The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, prayed during a religious service at the Pentagon that there be “overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy”.

The Christian worship service, held on Wednesday before military and civilian workers at the Pentagon, was Hegseth’s first since the Iran war began, the Associated Press reported.

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Archaeologists may have found the grave of the legendary “fourth musketeer” – Ars Technica

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  1. Archaeologists may have found the grave of the legendary "fourth musketeer"  Ars Technica
  2. Musketeer d'Artagnan's remains believed found under Dutch church  BBC
  3. Lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church  NBC News
  4. Skeleton of Three Musketeers hero d’Artagnan may have been found  The Guardian
  5. Archaeologist may have uncovered the remains of D’Artagnan, the famed French musketeer  CNN
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Russia is helping Iran with intel to target and kill Americans, says top EU diplomat – CBS News

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  1. Russia is helping Iran with intel to target and kill Americans, says top EU diplomat  CBS News
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 26, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. How extensive is Russia’s military aid to Iran?  Al Jazeera
  4. Europeans Worry Russia Is Preparing to Deliver Drones to Iran  The New York Times
  5. Russia sending drones to Iran, western intelligence says  Financial Times
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US proposal to end war is ‘one-sided’, door to diplomacy still open, Iranian official says – Reuters

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  1. US proposal to end war is 'one-sided', door to diplomacy still open, Iranian official says  Reuters
  2. Here are Iran’s 5 conditions for ending war after rejecting US ceasefire plan  The Hill
  3. Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast  AP News
  4. Day 26 of Middle East conflict — Tehran says it does not accept 15-point plan by the US  CNN
  5. U.S. Circulates Iran Peace Plan While Sending Troops to the Middle East  The New York Times
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Australia urged to swap diesel for electric buses as fuel costs soar

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Electric buses are just 1% of the Australian fleet compared with 80% in urban China, a quarter in the Netherlands and 12% in the UK

As diesel climbs past $3 a litre amid fuel security concerns, transport advocates are calling for the rollout of electric buses across Australia to be prioritised.

In Australia, just 1% of buses are electric, compared with 80% of the urban fleet in China, a quarter in the Netherlands and 12% in the UK.

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Lawmakers call for Air Canada chief to resign after English-only message to plane crash victims

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Quebec’s legislature passes vote calling on Michael Rousseau to step down, citing ‘lack of respect for the French language’ and families in mourning

The chief executive of Air Canada has apologized for his inability to express himself in French after politicians called for his resignation for his English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York.

But lawmakers in Canada’s lone francophone province rejected the mea culpa as “too little too late” and overwhelmingly passed a motion calling for the head of Canada’s flagship carrier to step down.

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