Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.

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Video appears to show one of the tankers broken in half and sinking amid a heavy storm, with oil visible in the water.

Israel will close its embassy in Dublin over "the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government", its foreign minister ...

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Royal Mail has been fined £10.5m by the regulator Ofcom for failing to meet delivery targets for first and second class mail.

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