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Eagles vs drones: Dutch police train birds to take down UAVs

Dutch police train eagles to snatch rogue drones from the sky during emergencies, in the latest effort to combat unsafe drone use.

Economists to Cameron: refugee crisis response ‘morally unacceptable’

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In open letter to PM, more than 120 leading economists including former UN and World Bank officials say UK can do far more

More than 120 leading economists, among them former government, UN and World Bank officials, have lambasted the UK government’s response to the refugee crisis, calling it seriously inadequate, morally unacceptable and economically wrong.

In an open letter to David Cameron, the economists argue that as the world’s fifth-largest economy, the UK “can do far more” and are calling on the government to take a “fair and proportionate share of refugees, both those already within the EU and those still outside it”.

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National borders are becoming irrelevant, says John McDonnell

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Shadow chancellor predicts international open borders by end of century as Labour’s Yvette Cooper backs need for checks

John McDonnell has claimed that borders between countries will become “irrelevant” by the end of the century, a prediction that has been questioned by his Labour colleague Yvette Cooper.

The shadow chancellor said on Sunday it was inevitable that there would eventually be open borders, warning that people are already “ignoring” boundaries that currently exist.

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