All news for 2024-04-30
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Ex-president Trump faces jail threat if he continues to defy gag order, receives $9k fine
The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial has threatened him with jailtime if he continues to violate a gag order in the case, after hitting him with a $9,000 fine for nine separate violations.
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Netanyahu states Israel will proceed with Rafah invasion, ceasefire deal or not
Israel will attack the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of whether or not a ceasefire and hostage release deal is reached, Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.
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Police identify man whose remains were discovered in Salford woods
A man whose torso was discovered wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve has been identified by police as 67-year-old Stuart Everett.
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NHS charter to stress biological sex when placing patients in wards
Transgender women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards, the government is proposing.
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English cricketer Monty Panesar to run for George Galloway’s party
Former England cricketer Monty Panesar has been unveiled as a general election candidate for George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain.
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The alarming footage as Russian cluster bombs strike Ukraine’s ’Harry Potter Castle’, claiming 5 lives and injuring two children
Five people were killed and more than 30 people injured in a Russian cluster munition attack on a private law academy in Ukraine.
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Women represent only a third of local election candidates in England
Women constitute only a third of local election candidates in England, a new study has found.
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Georgia: Opposition MP aligns with ruling party, family subsequently wins two land disputes
In an important vote for new members of a top judicial body, five opposition politicians joined forces with Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, to elect pro-government candidates.
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King Charles talks about his health as he holds hands with cancer patients on return to public duties
The King was asked how he was feeling while on a visit to a cancer treatment centre in London with the Queen.
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A media investigation revealed that special school pupils were allegedly "tortured" in the sedation rooms
Staff were filmed hitting, kicking and leaving special school pupils in their own urine, the BBC has found.
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Welsh Senedd members consider criminalising lying by politicians
Ex-Plaid Cymru leader Adam Jones, a leading proponent, says credibility gap in politics has become ‘gaping chasm’
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Over 50 feared drowned as Senegalese boat sinks off Canary Islands
Nine people rescued from boat sailing perilous Atlantic route that reportedly left Senegal with 60 people onboard nine days ago
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Scottish government teeters on brink of collapse
The SNP has begun its search for Humza Yousaf’s successor – but the Scottish Government will still face a vote of no confidence in Holyrood.
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Attacker who wielded pickaxe in hospital, attempting to murder two colleagues, jailed after "lucky day" rampage
Matteo Bottarelli chased colleagues with a pickaxe and a scalpel around the grounds of Central Middlesex Hospital in London, saying “today is your lucky day” before stabbing one in the neck
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13-year-old boy fatally wounded in a ‘horrific’ sword assault in north-east London
Man arrested after attack near Hainault tube station which left four others, including two police officers, injured
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Brexit border checks to ’add billions’ to consumer bills
Post-Brexit checks will add more than £330m to annual business costs and 0.2% to food inflation over three years, the government admitted.
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Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, to cut 1,500 jobs while expanding hotel business
Premier Inn owner Whitbread is set to axe around 1,500 UK jobs as part of plans to build more hotel rooms and slash its chain of branded restaurants by more than 200.
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Royal Mail cancels £5 fine for counterfeit stamps
The Royal Mail is pausing the £5 penalty it was charging to anyone receiving a letter with a fake stamp.
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Syrian opposition supports US bill targeting Captagon trafficking
A U.S.-based Syrian opposition organization welcomed on Thursday a bill U.S. President Joe Biden signed a day earlier in order to combat the production and trafficking of a potent drug...
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British backpacker found dead in South American hostel bed
A British backpacker has been found dead at his holiday accommodation in Colombia.
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Tragic 999 call: Olly Stephens, 13, lured to death by schoolgirl
Olly’s heartbroken parents recounted his final moments
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TikTok prankster Mizzy convicted of theft for stealing woman’s iPhone before being apprehended by police
TikTok prankster Mizzy, real name Bacari OGarro, 19, was knocked off balance by an officer’s baton when he tried to dodge police while on an e-bike, a court heard
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