Ed Griffiths

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A limited nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan could cause a global famine and leave more than 100 million people dead, modelling shows. It comes as tensions between the two countries remain on a knife-edge after India launched the largest aerial attack on its neighbour in more than 50 years earlier this week. India fired a barrage of missiles into Pakistan and the disputed territory of Kashmir after a deadly terrorist attack in the part that India controls killed at least 26 tourists.

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A woman's head has been found severed at the University of Warsaw following an axe attack on Wednesday evening. Police discovered the gruesome scene shortly before 7pm at the city centre university. An axe was found close to the scene of the attack, which also left a security guard injured. The incident prompted a lockdown of the university campus that remains in place, according to reports on social media.

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A wooden hut used by Battle of Britain heroes during the Second World War has been demolished by Biggin Hill airport bosses. The 1940s building, known as the Dispersal Hut, was knocked down despite Bromley council refusing permission. Parts of the structure were arranged to be exported to the United States. Prof Jeremy Black, author of World War Two in 100 Maps, described the demolition as "deeply depressing".

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A 60-year-old grandfather from West Sussex has died on board a luxury cruise ship during a stag do after an altercation broke out on Saturday evening. The incident occurred around 8.30pm on the MSC Virtuosa shortly after it departed Southampton. The ship was still in British waters when the man was killed following what passengers described as "chaos" involving stag parties on the vessel. The cruise had been bound for Bruges in Belgium on a two-night mini cruise.

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An NHS worker has been awarded almost £30,000 in compensation after a colleague compared her to Star Wars villain Darth Vader. Lorna Rooke, who worked for the NHS Blood and Transplant service, was upset after a co-worker took a Star Wars-themed personality test on her behalf. The employment tribunal in Croydon, south London, ruled that being aligned with the infamous sci-fi character's personality was "insulting" and constituted a workplace "detriment".