All news for 2024-06-29

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London Pride: Sadiq Khan leads 32,000 participants in a march through the capital
Crowds gathered in London on Saturday as part of the capital’s Pride celebrations, with a parade making its way from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square.
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The family of a murdered teen cadet calls for action to combat the surge of knife crime
Nathaniel Shani was stabbed in the neck by two boys since jailed for over a decade, and his family are now calling on politicians to take action on knife crime
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The EU finalizes up to €1 billion in aid to Egypt as part of a migration agreement
The EU on Saturday finalized a deal for the disbursement of up to €1 billion in macro-financial assistance to Egypt, within their partnership geared at curbing irregular migration and boosting the North African country’s economy.
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Amazon instructed to remove ’how-to suicide guides’ from its site to prevent future deaths
Four coroners have, since December last year, raised grave concerns about the suicide guides after people who bought them on the shopping site took their own lives
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Iran threatens ’devastating war’ if Israel attacks Lebanon
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah prompted the US to launch diplomatic efforts to prevent a full-scale war in the region.
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A family’s castle estate is up for sale after being in their possession for 700 years
A 14th Century castle and surrounding lands which have been owned by the same family for more than 700 years is to go up for sale.
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A man has died and seven others have fallen ill after taking ’contaminated’ pills
A man has died after taking what police believe was "potentially contaminated" zopiclone, a medication which is used to treat insomnia.
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Who killed the deputy mayor’s daughter? Tragedy strikes on the beaches of Russian-occupied Crimea
On Sunday, June 23, dozens of vacationers on a beach in occupied Crimea were injured, and five were killed, after Russian air defenses shot down a Ukrainian missile over Sevastopol.
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New portrait of King released as Queen Camilla issues rare statement in support of armed forces
Queen Camilla has said Britain’s armed forces are "a source of inspiration, reassurance and pride" to mark Armed Forces Day - as the monarch’s latest portrait is released.
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Tyson Fury’s business empire is now worth over £80 million following remarkable growth
Tyson Fury has enjoyed yet another incredible financial year thanks to some big fights in Saudi Arabia and his mega-fortune keeps on rising as he continues to delay retirement
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There is ’disbelief’ as US-UK trade deals are under threat after Britain dismissed its negotiators
Business community decries ‘act of arson’ as one-sixth of trade posts within British consulates in the US are scrapped
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A woman has been arrested in connection with a video showing an HMP Wandsworth guard allegedly having sex with an inmate
A woman has been arrested after a video of a prison officer apparently having sex with an inmate went viral on social media.
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Israel ignored warnings from Ukraine about Iranian drones and declined offers of assistance
No army in the world has more experience combatting Iranian drones than that of Ukraine, which has been dealing with them for over two years.
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During a Euro 2024 football match, a Belgian town closed a bridge leading to France
“The French are much more chauvinistic than we are,” the town’s mayor said.
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A former UK prime minister has demanded an investigation into the CEO of the Washington Post
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is calling for a criminal investigation of Washington Post Publisher William Lewis’ involvement in allegedly deleting emails related to a phone hacking scandal while he worked as an executive for Rupert Murdoch’s media company.
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EU to scrutinize Microsoft and Google AI deals for antitrust issues, says Vestager
“We cannot just sit back and see how things pan out,” the competition commissioner said.
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An Egyptian tycoon has been identified as the owner of the jet involved in the Zambian gold scam case
A private jet at the center of a mysterious fake gold smuggling case in Zambia belongs to Ibrahim al-Organi, an Egyptian tycoon and leader of a large tribe who was once jailed during Bedouin protests...
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A Bulgarian entrepreneur has been charged with fraud for allegedly obtaining EU funds to build a dairy facility
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) filed an indictment Thursday against a Bulgarian entrepreneur who allegedly falsified documents for a loan to fund construction of a dairy processing facility.
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The Thames Water board approved a £150 million payout just hours before reversing their decision on funding
Ofwat to investigate circumstances around payment of dividend to intermediate parent company
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Sunak abandoned the proposed smoking ban after facing lobbying pressure from tobacco companies
Investigation details industry campaign including legal threats and charm offensive aimed at Tory MPs