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Hero or hypocrite? Walker juggling fame and controversy in Senate race

The Republican is certainly a celebrity but it’s not clear that will be enough to secure victory, writes Andrew Buncombe in the former football star’s hometown of Wrightsville, Georgia

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She was burnt alive - then testified at her own murder trial

Ohio mother Judy Malinowski miraculously survived for almost two years after her boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set her alight. Suffering unimaginable pain, she used that time to fight for other victims and record testimony in her own murder trial that sent her attacker to prison for life, writes Sheila Flynn

Ukrainians brace for bitter winter as Russian blitz intensifies

Activist claims Sacheen Littlefeather lied about Native ancestry

Family kicked off flight after heated row with flight attendant

Who is Akshata Murty, Rishi Sunak’s millionaire wife?

Believed to be richer than the late Queen, the 42-year-old daughter of Indian IT billionaire NR Narayana Murty captured the heart of Britain’s chancellor during their time at Stanford University

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Domestic abuse survivor found dead after milestone Supreme Court case

Narkis Golan had said she ‘won’t stop fighting’ after a landmark ruling for families fleeing violence, Alex Woodward writes

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Lake ruled out of Wales’ Autumn Nations Series by shoulder injury

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