All news for 2024-06-28

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A British holidaymaker has died after being swept into the water at the famous sea caves
The surviving trio managed to reach safety by swimming back to shore , while two fishermen and an off-duty firefighter tried to save the 32-year-old British woman who tragically drowned off the coast of the Canary Island of Fuerteventura
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Police ‘not looking for anyone else’ after two found dead in Staffordshire
Bodies of Lauren Evans, 22, and Daniel Duffield, 24, were discovered at a house in Hednesford, Cannock, on Tuesday
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The UK’s involvement might cause a delay in the International Criminal Court’s decision on issuing an arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Britain to make legal arguments over jurisdiction in case of alleged war crimes by the Israeli PM
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Tesco and Asda sued by customers over E coli sandwich infections
Claimants include family of 11-year-old girl who spent three weeks on dialysis after eating chicken salad sandwich
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A man from Grimsby has been sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting deceased bodies in a mortuary
Damon Tingay punched the body of one man twice and performed sex acts on two male bodies, court heard
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Authorities in Belgrade have canceled an arts festival aimed at fostering ethnic unity following protests by nationalist groups
Youth groups from Serbia and Kosovo who organise the Mirëdita Dobar Dan cultural event accuse Serbia’s interior ministry of failing to protect them from intimidation
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An inquest has revealed that a boy took his own life after accidentally shooting his best friend
A boy found dead by a canal in Birmingham shot himself after accidentally killing his friend, an inquest has heard.
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A British tourist who had gone missing in Spain has been found dead by specialist police search teams
A British hiker, from London, has been found lifeless in the Spanish Pyrenees - emergency services had been searching for the 70-year-old since he disappeared on Monday
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Poland’s former ruling party, Law and Justice (PiS), is facing accusations of having connections to the Kremlin
Poland has launched a government commission to investigate Russian influence in the country.
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Princess Anne has been discharged from the hospital following treatment for an injury
The Princess Royal has returned home from hospital, where she was being treated for a minor head injury and concussion.
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Interpol: 1,374 victims identified in global anti-human trafficking operation
Law enforcement agencies around the world coordinated in a joint operation against human trafficking that led to hundreds of arrests and more than 1,000 victims identified, Interpol reported.
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South Africa arrests over half a million in year-long crime crackdown operation
Police in South Africa arrested two illegal miners on Thursday, adding them to the half a million people detained over the past year in an operation designed to decrease crime in one of the world’s most crime-ridden countries.
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Woman is raped by stranger after Royal Ascot – with cops launching urgent manhunt for attacker
It took place just hours after thousands attended the annual event
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Ryanair Boeing 737 Max plunged 2,000 feet in 17 seconds on a flight to London
A Ryanair flight plummeted more than 2,000ft at high speed in just 17 seconds as it came in to land, an investigation has found.
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Strike could force major steel plant to shut down next week
Workers at Tata Steel have been told that the company is taking steps to potentially cease operations at the Port Talbot plant by 7 July because of a strike by the trade union Unite.
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UK economy grew more than initially estimated in early 2024
The economy grew by more than initially estimated in the first three months of 2024 as the UK emerged from recession, revised official figures show.
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Diana’s gowns and royal items fetch millions at auction
A collection of items once owned by members of the royal family, including dresses and notes by the late Princess Diana, has sold for more than £4 million at auction in California.
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PM’s chief of staff assists with election betting investigation
Rishi Sunak’s chief of staff has been interviewed as a witness by the Gambling Commission, about the saga over alleged bets on the timing of the general election.
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Mum leading double life swindled family out of £500,000 to fuel ’money addiction’
A seemingly normal girl from Halifax living a secret ‘double-life’ has been jailed for running a scam which defrauded her friends and family out of nearly half a million pounds.
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Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach faces 8 additional criminal charges, including sexual assault
Peel Regional Police say Stronach arrested and charged on Wednesday