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Crowds gather ahead of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi funeral | BBC News

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Large crowds have started to gather in Iran’s capital Tehran for the main funeral ceremony for the country’s late President Ebrahim Raisi.

Mr Raisi died alongside Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six others in a helicopter crash on Sunday, and five days of national mourning have been declared.

The ceremony will begin with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, leading prayers in the capital, before coffins draped in the Iranian flag will be taken into the city’s main Azadi square.

Footage carried by state TV showed streets filled with mourners, many of whom were carrying pictures of Mr Raisi or the Iranian flag, while authorities have warned against demonstrations against the funeral procession and insults posted online.

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Detective raped by colleague says Met handling of case ‘like being raped again’ | BBC News

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A Metropolitan Police detective who was raped by a fellow officer has told the BBC that Scotland Yard’s handling of her case was “like being raped all over again”.

Linda Williams, who has waived her right to anonymity for this exclusive interview, was attacked in 2004 by David Carrick, one of the UK’s most notorious sex offenders who was jailed three years ago for attacking Linda and other women. But she says the Met’s conduct during a subsequent civil case left her feeling suicidal.

In an unprecedented move for a serving officer, she is calling for the Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, to resign, and says she does not trust her own force to handle cases like hers.

The Met has paid tribute to her and says it tried to reduce her distress and re-traumatisation.

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In the centre of Albania’s capital, Tirana, thousands have been taking to the streets. The targets of the protests are not just the …

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Watch LIVE: Dozens feared dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide | BBC News

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Spain is entering three days of mourning after at least 68 people died in a collision between two high-speed trains south of Madrid. Nearly 80 people are in hospital after the disaster.

“Lives have been shattered, families have been torn apart, the pain is immense,” said Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez from the crash site in Urda.

Transport Minister Óscar Puente says a computer failure led to the ini0tial halt of six moving trains, including the two trains that subsequently collided.

It is the second deadly rail crash on the same line in a year.

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