All news for 2024-04-17

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Lloyds Bank estimates that Taylor Swift fans have lost approximately £1 million in scams
Taylor Swift fans have lost an estimated £1m in ticket scams ahead of the UK leg of her Eras tour, according to a report by Lloyds Bank.
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Primary schools across Britain are starting to shut down
A baby bust is starting to work its way through the system
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A former Post Office investigator stands by the investigation of a pregnant subpostmaster who was wrongfully convicted, defending the actions taken
Ex-subpostmistress Seema Misra, who was wrongly convicted while pregnant, said she was ’angry’ listening to ex-Post Office investigator Jon Longman’s evidence to the Horizon IT Inquiry
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British tourists in Dubai experience horror as flight cabin crew reportedly use duct tape to secure plane exits during a storm
’Nightmare’ scenes on a flight home to the UK from storm-hit Dubai saw cabin crew put duct tape over the exits, one couple have claimed, while others described hours-long delays at the airport
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Baby girl ‘critical’ after being mauled by dog at her home in Cheltenham
Cops have seized the ’large’ dog while the probe the horror attack
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Michael Donovan, the kidnapper of Shannon Matthews, passes away from cancer in a hospital, sixteen years after the plot that captivated the nation
The loner who snatched Shannon Matthews as part of a fake kidnap plot hatched by her shameless mum has died, The Sun can reveal.
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Explosion at BAE Systems weapons factory as ’all emergency services’ rush to scene
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 10.49am on Wednesday 17th April, an incident occurred at the premises of BAE Systems Glascoed when an explosion occurred within a building."
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At least 50 individuals have reportedly taken their own lives after surviving the Nova festival attack
A survivor of the Nova Festival massacre has claimed that more than 50 people who were also there have committed suicide in the months after.
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A burned body is discovered in the garden of a "highly reclusive" family after neighbors report hearing screams
Two people have been arrested after police found the burned body of a man in the back garden of a ‘highly reclusive’ family’s home.
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A walker makes a grim discovery at a beauty spot, finding three body parts wrapped in cellophane
Three body parts of a man, believed to be aged over 40, found wrapped in cellophane at Kersal Dale, in Greater Manchester, have been revealed as police appeal to the public for information
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British Airways crew members criticize the airline for compelling them to fly to war-torn Israel
British Airline crew are reportedly angry over the decision by the airline to continue flying to Israel despite the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and claim their safety is not being considered
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At least ’a dozen officers’ involved in Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner police probe
Greater Manchester Police’s investigation into Labour’s Angela Rayner reportedly involves at least a dozen officers and is not limited to potential electoral law offences
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Post Office boss Nick Read cleared of misconduct allegations
Existence of whistleblower allegations added to scandal over Horizon computer system
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UK inflation has decreased by a smaller margin than anticipated, reaching 3.2%, which dampens hopes for a rate cut
Predictions for when Bank of England will start lowering cost of borrowing pushed back
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Figures reveal that the number of individuals signed off work due to long-term sickness has reached a record high of 2.8 million
The number of people signed off work through long-term sickness has hit a record of more than 2.8million, figures show.
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A British tourist was discovered dead in a pool of blood in a hotel room in Mexico, while his wife was rushed to the hospital
One of the circulating theories suggests that the death was a crime of passion
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A police officer was stabbed while responding to a 999 emergency call
A police officer has been left with serious injuries to his shoulder after he was stabbed while responding to an incident in north London.
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Britain’s wealthiest mystery man boasts a net worth of £14 billion, yet even his own employees remain unaware of his identity
Britain’s richest man Michael Platt lives a life largely under the radar - but once joked to a taxi driver that he is the ’highest-earning person in the world of finance’