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Fix palliative care before assisted dying debate, says PM
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BBC cancels Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo due to budget cuts
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Four deaths at homeless shelter linked to serial killer to be reviewed
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More than 100 aftershocks hit Japan after powerful quake that killed 13
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More than half of England officially in drought, Environment Agency says
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French music producer Kavinsky, known for Drive soundtrack hit Nightcall, dies aged 50
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Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash
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Nigeria: Military Confirms Killing of Army Colonel By Gunmen in Abuja
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Nigeria fails to meet 1.7mbpd crude oil budget benchmark projection for January 2024
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Tinubu vows aggressive mechanization to make Nigeria a food exporter
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