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    Jury selection begins in Russell Brand rape trial at London's Southwark Crown Court

    Jury selection started on Monday, 12 October 2026, at Southwark Crown Court, where the comedian denies three counts of rape and four other sexual offences against six women. The alleged offences date from 1999 to 2009.

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Poland posts police at school gates

Tusk floods Polish schools with police as Merz fights AfD vote scandal

Poland moved police back into schools after attacks and copycat scares turned classrooms into a national security concern. In Germany, Friedrich Merz tried to contain a CDU row over whether some of his own MPs helped the AfD win a state parliament post.

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    Detained the suspect's father for illegal weapon possession following the shooting at the middle school in Aubagne.

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The US under Trump: second term

A reported US threat to suspend the PURL programme adds leverage on Kyiv, but it is unconfirmed and no policy change was announced.

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