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Mourners in Birmingham queue at cemetery gates to visit loved ones after council eases restrictions

People were finally able to pay their respects at cemeteries across Birmingham after the council eased restrictions on graveyards. Mourners can now visit during a two-hour window.




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Doctor spared jail for hit and run after telling judge he hoped to work at Nightingale hospitals

Doctor Ali Shah, 40, from Birmingham, (pictured left) drove at the victim and knocked him off his feet with his wing mirror when he 'saw red'. He drove off without checking if the elderly man was injured.




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Jack Grealish raises over £54,000 for NHS workers after auctioning off Second City derby shirt

The Aston Villa captain has auctioned off the famous No 10 shirt with all proceeds going to NHS Charities Together following the outbreak of the coronavirus.




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Paramedic, 22, returns to frontlines after recovering from coronavirus which left her with pneumonia

Lucy Fitton, 22, from Birmingham, said she is 'lucky to be alive' after contracting Covid-19 and then pneumonia, which left her bed-bound.




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Woman whose flight was diverted after going into labour 10 weeks early is back in UK with son

Lauren McLean gave birth to Oscar in the most traumatic circumstances at the beginning of March and her ordeal only ended when they flew back home to Birmingham at the end of April.




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Taliban vow to 'fight for 100 years' after Trump calls off Camp David talks

Taliban leaders claimed they had already rejected Trump's overtures and vowed that 'we will continue our jihad' nearly 18 years after they were forced from power in Afghanistan.




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Donald Trump unloads on fired national security adviser John Bolton after getting rid of him

The president fired Bolton following clashes over U.S. policy in Iran, Russia and Afghanistan. But it was his advocacy in April of a 'Libya model' for dealing with North Korea was the final straw.




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War hero, 31, issues hilarious response after businessman asks him to work for 'free lunch'

Former Marine, Andy Grant, 31, had his right leg amputated in November 2010 after he was injured by a bomb in Afghanistan. He felt disrespected by the request and decided to respond with humour.




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Taliban says its 'doors are open' to resuming stalled talks with Washington hours after killing 48

Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai made the comments after 48 people died in two Afghanistan attacks. Donald Trump called off negotiations earlier this month when a US soldier died.




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At least 30 civilians are killed after US-backed drone strike against ISIS targets farmers

Forty others were injured in the Wednesday night air strike conducted by the Afghan security forces, with U.S. air support, in the Nangarhar province.




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CIA reveals its secret photos of operatives in Afghanistan just days after 9/11

The #15Days project on the CIA's Twitter account looks at how a team named JAWBREAKER were the first on the ground in Afghanistan in days following 9/11.




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Mark Allen dies 10 years after being shot in Afghanistan looking for Bowe Bergdahl

National Guard Master Sergeant Mark Allen died in Georgia on Saturday at the age of 46. He was shot in the head by a sniper in Afghanistan in 2009 looking for Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl.




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US marine who rescued a stray dog after seeing it in Afghanistan reveals how the pet saved HIM

Craig Grossi described meeting his dog Fred in a remote part of the war-torn country while the Marine RECON force - the most elite soldiers in the Corps - were under incessant barrages from the Taliban.




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Priceless fourth-century statues of Buddha stolen from Afghanistan returned after 17-year stay in UK

Officers stopped two wooden crates at Heathrow Airport, from Peshawar, in Pakistan, after suspecting the Buddha sculpture and nine Buddha heads inside might contain drugs.




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British soldier is CLEARED after spending a year in UAE prisons on false drugs charges

Andy Neal, 44, has been cleared of all charges after he was arrested in October 2018 by Dubai police on false drug charges. The father-of-two spent over a year in prisons across the UAE.




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Trump overrules Navy to let Eddie Gallagher remain a SEAL after pardon

'The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher's Trident Pin,' Trump tweeted. 'This case was handled very badly from the beginning. Get back to business!'




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Decorated GCHQ employee, 39, is released after spending a 'terrible' night in jail for filming women

Mark Nicholls (pictured), 39, of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, got a three-year community order with 40 programme requirement sessions.




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teacher arrives home after spending three years being held captive by the Taliban in the Middle East

Timothy Weeks, 50, and his American colleague, Kevin King, 63, were released as part of a prisoner swap deal last week.




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Corporal sacked from British army after £15,000 flight fraud

Corporal Audrey Urbina, pictured, was today dismissed from the British Army and ordered to serve nine months detention after she was found guilty of fraud at a military tribunal in Wiltshire.




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Soldiers sent to tackle bushfire-ravaged towns just WEEKS after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan

Two battle groups from the army's 7th Combat Brigade left Brisbane's Gallipoli Barracks early on Tuesday, ready to man bulldozers and chainsaws to help devastated communities .




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Widow of CIA agent killed in Afghanistan base suicide blast breaks her silence after 10 years

Racheal LaBonte and daughter Raina spoke to Today on Monday about receiving news CIA officer husband Darren LaBonte was killed in the December 30, 2009  suicide blast in Afghanistan.




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US Army father surprises four children after hiding behind a Welcome Home banner at airport

Michael, 15, Ashton, 13, Xavier, 10, and Jolie Minnich, nine, were reunited with their father Captain Patrick Minnich, 39, in Columbus Airport.




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Army veteran, 28, calmly shot up his street with an AR-15 after learning wife was cheating on him

Harold Beard, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, allegedly shot his gun from the second-floor window of his Dyker Heights home in Brooklyn, in the early hours of January 7.




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Afghanistan veteran, 59, RE-ENLISTS in the army after a 10-year hiatus

Staff Sgt. Monte L. Gould, 59, is re-enlisting in the army and will be joining a battalion in Las Vegas, Nevada alongside his son, after getting itchy feet. He described the opportunity to re-join as a 'thrill'.




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Arizona Republican congressional candidate suspends campaign after overdose

Safford City Councilman Chris Taylor, a married father-of-two, was found unresponsive at his home last week and had to be revived with Narcan, prompting him to pull out of the congressional race.




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Up to 1,100 British troops in Afghanistan could be home within just over a year after peace deal

The deal was signed on Saturday in the Qatari capital Doha by U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.




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Two pilots are awarded DFCS after flying 'Spooky' Hercules gunship for NINE hours to hold back ISIS

The aircrew of the AC-130U gunship 'Spooky 41' with Hurlburt Field's 4th Special Operations Squadron from Florida were honored at the military facility in Fort Walton Beach on Monday.




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At least 27 killed and dozens wounded after gunmen attack Shi'ite leader's memorial in Afghanistan 

Gunmen have shot and killed at least 27 people and wounded 29 more in Afghanistan's capital at a remembrance ceremony for a minority Shiite leader. The Taliban denied involvement in the attack.




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Afghanistan veteran took his own life after being 'let down' by the system, Coroner finds

Former Australian Army private Jesse Bird, 32, was found dead in his Melbourne home in June 2017 after the Department of Veterans' Affairs knocked back multiple pleas for assistance.




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Donald Trump's pick for top Army policy post after IG investigated two affairs

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Anthony Tata, a Fox News commentator and retired Army Brigadier General, to a key Pentagon post.




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Kym Marsh says she can't wait to 'cuddle' soldier beau Scott Ratcliff after spending 7 months apart

During an interview with Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard on Tuesday's GMB, the former Corrie actress, 43, shared her delight as she prepared to reunite with Army Major Scott, 31.




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How George W. Bush rejected diplomacy with the Taliban to launch Afghanistan invasion after 9/11

A new documentary about George W. Bush sheds new light on the events after the September 11, 2001 attacks, which turned Bush into a wartime president.




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Cate Blanchett dons cloud-print jumpsuit with her entire family in NYC... after teasing retirement

The Australian 50-year-old has been hinting at her desire to retire from acting to care for her children, pigs, and chickens and 'just read Proust'




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Builder boots rat 30ft through the air like a football after his mate smashes it with plank of wood

The two men were filmed attacking the creature on a building site although it is not yet clear where the footage was taken. Animal charity PETA are now calling for the men to be tracked down.




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Wall Street opens higher on strong retail sales data a day after Dow took dire 800 point plunge

U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday as a surge in July retail sales and Walmart's robust results eased fears of a recession in the world's largest economy, one day after a massive sell-off.




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Three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang granted public trial for doping hearing after an appeal by WADA

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang will get the rare public trial he wants after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says the hearing will likely be in Switzerland.




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Ilhan Omar fires back at Jerry Nadler after the senior Democrat accused her of anti-Semitism 

Omar's remarks on Friday appeared to be in response to Nadler's tweet accusing both the 'Squad' members and President Donald Trump of spreading anti-Semitism in political discourse.




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Adorable moment a Beluga whale appears delighted after soaking patrons at a Connecticut aquarium

The heartwarming moment was filmed over the weekend by a tourist visiting the famous marine park in Connecticut.




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Teen has been bedbound for two years after an ingrown hair became infected

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Chae Ruffold, 15, has had two failed operations to treat a pilonidal sinus - an infected hole in the back, believed to be due to an ingrown hair.




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The Block's Andy and Deb pocket $10,000 after fans said their house was the best

The contestants have just finished weeks of renovations on The Block. 




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Elyse Knowles rushes her bloodied Weimaraner dog to the vet after it suffers an injury

Australian model Elyse Knowles shared bloodied pictures of her Weimaraner dog to Instagram on Monday after the animal suffered an injury during a walk in Byron Bay.




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Jason Momoa hits the open road on his motorcycle after Christmas Day lunch at Nobu Malibu

Jason Momoa celebrated Christmas by hitting the open road on his motorcycle after a lunch with his friends.




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Red Rooster is forced to close two stores after disgusting photos show chicken in a car

A picture of the chickens on rotisserie skewers inside the branded car was taken outside the Red Rooster restaurant in Forrestfield, Perth.




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Eva Longoria steps out for a morning workout after urging fans to 'stay home' amid COVID-19

Eva Longoria was seen stepping out for a workout on Saturday morning. The 45-year-old embarked on a solo session around her Los Angeles home.




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Arnold Schwarzenegger rides motorcycle after reciting his Terminator catchphrase: 'Hasta la vista'

Arnold Schwarzenegger hit the open road on his burgundy motorcycle after biking around empty streets of Santa Monica, amid California's coronavirus shutdown on Friday.




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US stocks fall after strong rally last week

The Dow Jones and S&P 500 fell on Monday after last week's strong gains as US companies prepared to kick off a quarterly earnings season expected to be rough due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Chris Froome lost FOUR pints of blood in six-hour surgery after horror crash

Chris Froome has insisted he is 'on the road to recovery' following his horror crash which saw him lose four pints of blood and required six-hours of surgery, and has admitted he feels lucky to be alive.




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Chris Froome's injuries revealed after horror crash that left him by the roadside for two hours

DANIEL BENSON - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR CYCLINGNEWS.COM: Last Wednesday Chris Froome and the Team Ineos squad arrived in the outskirts of the French commune of Roanne.




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Chris Froome 'relieved' to be back home after horror crash

Chris Froome admitted he is 'relieved' to be back home and will be following the Tour de France from his bed following the horror crash that left him seriously injured.




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Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal pick up time on rivals for Team Ineos after Tour de France time trial

CHRIS MURPHY IN BRUSSELS: Geraint Thomas and his Ineos team-mates were beaten in a tense finish to Saturday's second stage of the Tour de France, a 27.6-kilometre time trial.