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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Eromo Egbejule |Monika Cvorak |Laure Boulinier
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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Eromo Egbejule |Laure Boulinier
One of Europe’s most-wanted drug lords has been living in Sierra Leone for at least two years, spending time at nightclubs and house parties, sources have told the Guardian. Johannes Leijdekkers, a Dutch national, has been sentenced in absentia to decades in prison for offences including cocaine trafficking on a vast scale and ordering a murder. In September Dutch police said he remained missing and offered a €200,000 (£170,000) reward for any information leading to his arrest.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
theguardian.com | Emma Graham-Harrison |Paul Scruton |Laure Boulinier
Israel’s war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands of people and laid waste large swathes of the territory. Schools and hospitals have been destroyed, and aid flows into the territory have fallen sharply. As Israel and Hamas reach a deal to pause the war for an initial six weeks, here is a visual assessment of the toll so far on the Palestinian people and the infrastructure they rely on.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Kaamil Ahmed |Harrison Taylor |Laure Boulinier |Monika Cvorak
Using video analysis and satellite imagery, the Guardian has chronicled the destruction of the Jabaliya refugee camp through three offensives since October 2023. Repeated airstrikes and ground operations by Israel, which claims it is used as a Hamas base, have razed the camp to the ground and driven out most of the civilians.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Sarah Bertram |Laure Boulinier |Monika Cvorak
Conflicting reports emerged after violence erupted in Amsterdam around a Uefa football game between the Dutch club Ajax and Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Guardian has analysed footage posted across social media to try to construct a timeline and understand what led to the clashes.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Laure Boulinier
More than 200 people have died in floods that the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has described as the worst natural disaster in the country's recent history. Thousands of troops and police officers were drafted to help with clean-up and searches.
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Jan 22, 2023 | 
richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk | Laure Boulinier
An attraction that claims to be London’s oldest toy museum is looking for a new home after it was forced to close. Fitzrovia's Pollock’s Toy Museum announced on Wednesday that it had to relocate its collection due to "a change in circumstances regarding the ownership of the buildings”. Owner Jack Fawdry-Tatham assured that the museum would remain active on social media during this transition period, when it will feature toys, articles and projects from its archive.
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Jan 22, 2023 | 
hamhigh.co.uk | Laure Boulinier
An attraction that claims to be London’s oldest toy museum is looking for a new home after it was forced to close. Fitzrovia's Pollock’s Toy Museum announced on Wednesday that it had to relocate its collection due to "a change in circumstances regarding the ownership of the buildings”. Owner Jack Fawdry-Tatham assured that the museum would remain active on social media during this transition period, when it will feature toys, articles and projects from its archive.
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Jan 22, 2023 | 
hackneygazette.co.uk | Laure Boulinier
A charity that uses tales piracy to inspire children to read is looking to recruit new volunteers. Forced to abandon ship during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Literacy Pirates saw a dip in their number of volunteers - or ‘crewmates’ - when they had to move their tutoring online.
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Jan 21, 2023 | 
enfieldindependent.co.uk | Laure Boulinier
A father-of-two has spoken about how his brother's terminal cancer diagnosis brought the family closer together. Graeme Dilley, 33, was soon to become an uncle in October 2021 when his brother Adam Dilley was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour after his optician found a mass behind his eye. The 31-year-old had been suffering with severe headaches, jaw pain and blurred vision for several months but his symptoms had been misdiagnosed as sinusitis.
