All news for 2024-07-21

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Police bring in aeroplanes to tackle crime in lawless district of city
South Wales Police are now working with members of the community in Gabalfa, Cardiff, after they complained their area has become overrun by disorder and violence
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Biden endorses Vice President Kamala Harris after exiting presidential race
Joe Biden has declared his support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for the upcoming presidential election following his confirmation that he would not run for reelection
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President Joe Biden finally bows out of race after weeks of Democratic Party pressure
Joe Biden has announced he will not seek re-election against Donald Trump in November.
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Body discovered in search for missing Brit last seen over a week ago
A body believed to be of a British man missing for more than a week has been found in Spain.
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Couple discovered dead on Atlantic’s ‘Graveyard Island’ during ocean voyage
A couple who were trying to sail across the Atlantic Ocean have been found dead washed up in a lifeboat on a remote island.
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Two dead and woman critically injured in car crash
A man and woman have died after a crash involving two cars on a major road.
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Fraudster who pretended to be accountant stole £600,000 to fund ‘extravagant lifestyle’
Maxted pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud by abuse of position valued at £596,497.29 he was employed through a recruitment agency and failed to declare his previous fraud conviction
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Ten Brits arrested as £96million global cocaine smuggling operation smashed
The operation began back in 2020 and among others has seen about 1.2 tonnes of cocaine being found on board of a yacht, with an estimated street value of £96 million
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Scientists reconstruct the face of the ’cruellest man who ever lived’
Centuries after he died while playing chess, scientists reconstructed the face of brutal tyrant Ivan the Terrible - showing that the cruel Russian leader indulged in a "disorderly life"
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King and Queen were rushed to safety over ‘suspect on roof’ after Trump shooting
The ‘false alarm’ which caused King Charles and Queen Camilla to be pulled away from an event on Jersey has been revealed.
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Sandra Hemme to be released from prison after 43 years for a murder she didn’t commit
The 64-year-old Missouri woman’s conviction was overturned last month, but has since gone through a legal rigmarole preventing her from being released
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UBB Amanah Berhad – scamming investors in Malaysia
UBB Amanah Berhad is a Malaysian independent private trustee getting notorious for lying to investors by using deceptive practices.
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Wowcher to refund £4million to 870,000 customers after ruling over ’misleading’ website
The refunds will be issued to thousands of Wowcher ’VIP members’ after it was ruled the use of pre-ticked boxes meant customers could have been signed up without their full understanding
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Haunted house actor stabbed best friend in the head, disemboweled him, and then wrote a chilling song
Brandon Christopher Risner, 23, has been jailed for life for the frenzied attack on his unsuspecting best friend Aaron William Davis, 21, in Georgia
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Police ’foiled ISIS terror attack plot’ hours before England played in Euro 2024 final
England lost to Spain in the Euro 2024 final and reports claim police in Berlin foiled a terror plot just hours before kick-off at the showpiece fixture in the Olympiastadion
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Gordon Brown launches London’s first ‘multibank’ amid UK child poverty fears
The ex-PM is opening the new facility supplying food and basic necessities against a backdrop of concerns for the wellbeing of children over the summer holidays