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    Two photos side by side: on the left, moments before a plane crashes into the ground, and on the right, the aftermath of the crash showing a fireball.
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    Ranbir Kapoor attends Gold House's Gold Diwali Celebration at The Majestic Downtown on October 29, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
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    Split screen image where in the left, a plane nosedives into the ground next to a busy road. On the right, after the plane has crashed there is a fireball in the sky next to the road
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    The BBC's Nick Beake stands in front of a pile of discarded frozen food - the right hand side of the composite shows a supermarket in Belgium with empty shelves
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    A woman with curly brown hair, tied in a ponytail, smiles. She wears a green top

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    UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports

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    PM plans debt re-set for Commonwealth nations as slavery apology talks begin

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    Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace

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