All news for 2024-05-12

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Briton with cancer residing in Italy struggles to access entitled care post-Brexit
Briton with cancer living in Italy unable to get care he is entitled to after Brexit
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Putin to remove Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s defence minister
Vladimir Putin has raised eyebrows after suddenly firing his longtime friend, Sergei Shoigu, as defence minister.
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The family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief possesses extensive property holdings in the United Kingdom
As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Baylar Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.
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’Will Young lookalike’ transforms from ’quiet lad’ to underworld gangster, masterminding Huyton Firm raid
Richard Caswell, known as "Will" due to his likeness to popstar Will Young was a fearful gangster who raided a stash-house and stole nearly £1 million worth of cocaine
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Britain’s FBI spends £14 million on temporary workers amidst challenge to fill key vacancies
The National Crime Agency has asked the Government for pay increases to match the salary rises at the police
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Russian tycoon erects 6ft privacy fence dubbed ’ugly Berlin Wall’ on £2.8m estate amid local backlash
A russian tycoon has finally erected a fence around his £2.8m estate after a bitter row with neighbours.
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Jersey Shore inundated with ’80,000 MAGA supporters’ as Trump launches attack, labeling Biden a ’total moron’
Mr Trump is packing weekends with campaign events as he has spent much of past month in Manhattan courthouse for hush money trial
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Nadhim Zahawi confirms payment of nearly £5m due to tax error
Former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has told the BBC he paid nearly £5m to authorities to settle his tax affairs.
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Vintage train derails with passengers aboard at summer festival
A vintage locomotive derailed while carrying more than a hundred passengers during a summer festival in Dorset yesterday.
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Tory defector Natalie Elphicke accused of lobbying Justice Secretary to interfere in husband’s trial
Newly defected Labour MP Natalie Elphicke is accused of trying to lobby former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland to intervene in Charlie Elphicke’s sex offence trial, which she denies
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Kremlin botnet launches wave of disinformation claiming Havana Syndrome doesn’t exist
The Doppelgänger bot network has begun spreading Moscow’s response to The Insider’s joint investigation with 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel into Havana Syndrome.
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Legal challenge launched against Home Office over the risk of sending unaccompanied children to Rwanda
Charity says children could be deported as adults before age can be formally determined
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Hamas reveal Brit-Israeli hostage has been killed in Gaza just hours after taunting family with video showing him alive
It is the third time in less than a month that the terrorist group has released footage of captives held in Gaza
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How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions
Centralizing the policing of sanctions could serve as a model for other EU countries.
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Teens risking lifelong illness as use of ’cost of living drug’ surges on the streets
Ketamine is being used by schoolchildren as young as 14, it has been warned, with teenagers ending up have to use colostomy bags for life because of the effects of the drug on their bladder