All news for 2024-07-17
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Baby-faced murderers, 13 and 14, jailed for life for stabbing schoolboy over cannabis dispute
The court heard how Nathaniel and Dermody had previously been pals
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Cowardly driver flees wreckage, leaving fiancée to die, then callously blames her for the horrific crash
Watch reckless boyfriend speeding through residential streets just before tragedy
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Cocaine seizures fall in big EU ports as gangs target easier routes
As Antwerp and Rotterdam crack down, other ports bear the brunt.
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Far-right MEP vows to have priest rid European Parliament of ‘devils’
Eccentric Romanian politician says she has already brought myrrh and a religious icon into the Brussels legislature.
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Cellphone and detonator found on rooftop near suspected Trump shooter
Items seen in picture obtained by Pittsburgh-area TV station while motives remain unclear
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Bosnia arrests suspected smugglers involved in migrant trafficking
In two separate operations on Wednesday, Bosnian authorities arrested four individuals suspected of orchestrating organized crime activity, including the smuggling of over a hundred migrants.
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Nigerian authorities have intercepted and prevented international drug trafficking operations
Nigerian authorities announced Sunday that they had seized large quantities of cocaine, opioids, and other illicit drugs concealed in the soles of shoes destined for the United States, United Kingdom, and Cyprus.
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Treasure Island? Any Chinese attempt to capture Taiwan would be a high stakes gamble
China is conducting another round of military exercises off the coast of Taiwan, and analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) suggest that, in theory, by blockading sea routes the PRC could capture the island right now without firing a single shot.
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Mortgage broker guilty of murdering wife to claim £450k life insurance after accruing debt
Killer spun evil web of lies but was snared by fitness device that showed ’spike’ in his heart rate
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King’s Speech: Labour announces major pension overhaul, promising savers a £11,000 increase
Labour will introduce a new Pension Schemes Bill and says this will benefit around 15 million savers and give the average person over £11,000 more in their pension pot
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EU to ease Brexit travel checks for British passengers as new border plan faces further delays
Entry-exit system will now start in November – with ‘relief valve’ to reduce congestion
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17-year-old boy dies at Polmont Young Offenders Institution
Young people aged 16 and 17 are supposed to be placed in secure accommodation rather than young offender institutions (YOIs) under the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act, which became law last month.
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Mum and dad killed and two children ‘very poorly’ in hospital after house fire
A man and a woman have been killed and two children are in hospital after a fire ripped through a house in Blackpool.
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Female tourist criticized after ’simulating sex’ with cherished statue in Florence
The tourist has been slammed for being "disrespectful" after she was seen climbing up to Giambologna’s Bacchus in the Borgo San Jacopo area of Florence in Italy
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Five major policies outlined in the inaugural King’s Speech of the Labour government
Labour has announced sweeping changes in their first King’s Speech, including confirmation of VAT on private school fees and plans to build 1.5 million new homes.
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Priti Patel to enter Conservative leadership race, sources say
Former home secretary expected to be competing against candidates including Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat
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Children missing from Home Office hotels likely to have been trafficked, report finds
Study sparks new calls for public inquiry into ‘scandal’ of missing migrant children in UK
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UK inflation remains unchanged despite increasing hotel prices
UK inflation held steady in June despite hotel prices rising strongly, according to the latest official figures.
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Death Row killer Ruben Gutierrez who brutally murdered woman, 85, stops execution with 20 mins to go
Ruben Gutierrez was convicted of killing an 85 year old woman in 1998 and has been on death row in Texas for more than two decades, but his lethal injection was halted at the 11th hour
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Xi Jinping reportedly suffers stroke during CCP’s third plenary session
Chinese leader Xi Jinping suffered a stroke at the third plenary meeting of the CPC Central Committee.
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