All news for 2024-06-19

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Children at King Charles’ former school suffered ’long periods of abuse’ amid an ’extremely violent culture’
Children who stayed at Gordonstoun school overnight were “exposed to risks of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse”, according to findings from the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
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US sanctions target Dodik family network in Bosnia
The U.S. sanctioned on Tuesday two individuals and a network of companies that have been enriching Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik and his family, saying he has robbed his own people for years while threatening their safety with his constant rhetoric about a secession of the Bosnian Serb controlled part of the country.
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Adulterated cooking oil floods Nigerian markets
The Nigerian government has raised alarm over the recent rise in contaminated palm oil into which middleman are allegedly adding dye, transformer oil or other harmful substances to increase their profit.
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Policing minister’s wife reported to CPS over allegations of corporate espionage
Elizabeth Philp denies allegations that she used trade secrets gained from former employer
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Woman who sued therapist for sexual assault awarded £217,000 in damages
Ella Janneh brought civil case against Michael Lousada after alleged rape during 2016 ‘body work’ session
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Sunak’s protection officer arrested over alleged bets on election timing
Officer arrested on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, says Metropolitan police
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TSMC nears $1 trillion valuation as target upgrades boost rally
The bullish chorus on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is growing even louder as a stock rally puts its market capitalization closer to the $1 trillion milestone.
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UK migrant boat crossings hit 19-month high, adding to pressure on Sunak
More than 800 asylum seekers arrived in Britain via small boats on Tuesday, the highest single-day figure since late 2022, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a July 4 national election.
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Israel warns of potential ’all-out war’ after Hezbollah releases video targeting military and civilian sites
Israel warned Hezbollah on Tuesday of the prospect of “all-out war” after the Lebanese militant group published a 9-minute video, purportedly taken by a drone, showing Israeli military and civilian locations in several Israeli cities.
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Putin says Russia and North Korea will help each other if attacked, taking ties to a ‘new level’
Vladimir Putin said Russia and North Korea have ramped up ties to a “new level,” pledging to help each other if either nation is attacked in a “breakthrough” new partnership announced during the Russian president’s rare visit to the reclusive state.
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Coventry dog attack: Seven-month-old baby dies after horror family pet mauling
The seven-month-old girl suffered catastrophic head injuries after being mauled by the dog, West Midlands Police said, as they were forced to "humanely destroy" the animal
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Teen killer who stabbed a 17-year-old boy on the dancefloor during end-of-term celebration is jailed for life
Yura Varybrus stabbed Charlie Cosser three times in the chest as around 100 teenagers celebrated the end of the school term - today he was named for the first time and sentenced to prison
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Just Stop Oil protesters spray Stonehenge with orange paint ahead of the summer solstice
Rishi Sunak condemns Stonehenge attack as ‘disgraceful act of vandalism’
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UK achieves 2 percent inflation target
The metric bolsters a beleaguered Conservative party that had made inflation a central issue ahead of the July 4 election.
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Rishi Sunak’s $7.2 million beach home in California serves as his escape hatch
The UK leader’s luxe penthouse and deep California ties have fueled speculation about where he could land if he winds up out of office.
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Constance Marten and Mark Gordon facing retrial for killing baby daughter
Aristocrat Constance Marten and boyfriend Mark Gordon face a retrial after an Old Bailey jury was unable to reach verdicts.
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Mystery deepens as smoking torso without head or limbs is discovered in British tourist hotspot
A charred torso with no arms or legs was discovered dumped at a Spanish holiday hotspot popular with Brits.
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British businessman kills TV star wife in murder-suicide in Turkey
A British businessman has killed his wife before shooting himself in an apparent murder-suicide.
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Ukrainian refugee, 14, fell to her death on beach after ’losing edge of sea wall’ in the dark
Albina Yevko, who came to the UK in 2022, is "likely" to have fallen off a sea wall on Dawlish beach after the 14-year-old "lost" the edge in the dark, an inquest heard
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Rishi Sunak confronted by mum of Manchester Arena victim over failure to change law
Figen Murray is campaigning for tougher security measures at public venues after her son Martyn Hett was killed in the terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017