All news for 2024-05-10

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Abramovich loans fund owner of Dutch football club, leaked documents suggest
Files indicate oligarch enabled Valery Oyf to take over Vitesse Arnhem, raising fresh questions about his influence on football
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At least 50 fatalities reported following flash flooding in northern Afghanistan
Death toll may rise as search continues for victims under mud and rubble and as more rain approaches
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Katie Price facing eviction from her £2 million "Mucky Mansion"
Katie Price has been served an eviction notice and given weeks to vacate her £2,000,000 Mucky Mansion.
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Brit girl, 16, raped while on holiday after she left parents to go to toilet
A British girl, 16, was taken to the police by her mother after being raped during a holiday on Greek island Crete after leaving her parents and going to the toilet in a bar
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UK universities advised to stay vigilant regarding antisemitism amid spreading Gaza protests
British prime minister hosts vice-chancellors in Downing Street to discuss protecting Jewish students.
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UK economy emerges strongly from recession
The 0.6 percent growth was stronger than analysts had expected.
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Hungary cashes in on its friendship with China
China is Hungary’s No. 1 foreign investor, and Budapest is powering ahead in EV production.
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Sharon Beshenivsky: Robbery ringleader to be sentenced for PC’s murder
The ringleader of an armed robbery in which a police officer was shot dead almost 20 years ago is due to be sentenced for her murder.
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Huyton Firm: Brutal organised crime group brought down by its own text messages
More than 30 serious criminals have been jailed after police cracked their encrypted text messages and uncovered a violent feud over stolen drugs.
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Harry and Meghan embark on a three-day visit to Nigeria
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Nigeria for a three-day visit.
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Nigeria detains journalist who covered corruption in an expanding crackdown
An investigative journalist in Nigeria has been arrested by police and held without charge for over a week, leading to growing fears for his safety.
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Malta’s elite shaken by corruption charges
The journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered by a car bomb near her home in Malta more than six years ago, but the repercussions of her reporting continue to shake Maltese society.
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Ramón Fonseca: Panama Papers law firm founder dies
Ramón Fonseca, a partner in the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal, has died
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Judge declines to reconvene jury following disputed verdict in New Hampshire youth center abuse case
The judge who oversaw a landmark trial over abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center won’t reconvene the jury but says he will consider other options to address the disputed $38 million verdict.
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Identity of Premier League club boss to remain concealed in historical child sex abuse case
Leading football figure has been accused of raping two teen girls
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Woman fatally stabbed near bus stop on busy London street; police arrest man on suspicion of murder
The victim sadly died at the scene after being treated for stab wounds
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Unrwa Jerusalem HQ closed after ‘Israeli extremist’ arson attack
Agency chief says compound has suffered a number of attacks with the lives of UN staff ‘at a serious risk’
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Shock ensues as 330 schools hacked, with images and children’s information potentially being sold online to predators
Cyber experts have identified two reasons why schools might be particularly vulnerable to being hacked
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Wayve’s charm offensive: How slick lobbying helped bag Europe’s biggest AI deal
New legislation gives the self-driving car firm a route to market. But the proposals nearly fell victim to Britain’s political perma-crisis.
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Prince Harry dealt a blow as Charles schedules ’hurtful’ announcement for maximum impact
King Charles has announced he will not be giving Prince Harry the role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps - a role many thought had been reserved for him - and instead will be handing it to his self-proclaimed ’archnemesis’, Prince William