All news for 2024-08-15
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Debt-ridden UK council accuses tycoon of misusing £150 million of its investments
Thurrock, which declared effective bankruptcy in 2022, claims Dubai-based Liam Kavanagh bought yacht and jet
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Former UK Supreme Court head resigns from media freedom role due to judicial work in Hong Kong
David Neuberger was part of court panel that dismissed appeal of Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy activists
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Person ’falls overboard’ and disappears from boat in North Sea as 10 ships desperately search water
Crews in 10 ships are desperately searching for the person who is understood to have fallen from a vessel in the North Sea off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive hand-in-hand to kick off four-day tour of Colombia
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived in Colombia for the start of their four-day tour - and have taken part in their first official engagement in the South American country
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Arrests made over Matthew Perry’s tragic ketamine overdose death
Arrests have been made in connection with Matthew Perry’s tragic fatal overdose after he was found dead in a hot tub at his California home in October 2023
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Racist thug jailed for vile Leeds riots revealed to be a paedophile hunter
Phil Hoban, founder of a controversial paedophile hunting group Predator Exposure, made vile racist gestures and yelled "who the f*** is Allah?" at the Leeds event, but told West Yorkshire Police he was asking "who is Allan?"
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Man charged with attempted murder of police officer after prison stabbing
A man has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer who was stabbed inside a high-security prison.
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Meth-laced lollies accidentally distributed to Auckland’s homeless
A New Zealand charity has raised alarm among its beneficiaries, primarily homeless individuals in Auckland, after discovering that they had inadvertently distributed candies laced with a potentially deadly dose of methamphetamine.
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Tens of thousands of train fare fines to be quashed in England and Wales
Four firms including Northern and Greater Anglia unlawfully prosecuted more than 74,000 alleged fare dodgers
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Russian court sentences US-Russian woman to 12 years in prison over $50 charity donation
Ksenia Khavana jailed for treason over donation to US charity that helps Ukraine
412
Father and son pocketed £136k by returning cheap irons to Argos in three-year scam
A dad and son pocketed £136,000 in a ‘get-rich-quick’ con using fake receipts to return cheap irons to Argos for the full price.
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Public urged to stay away as fire spreads across two floors of south London flats
A block of flats has caught fire in south London with flames and smoke seen rising from apartments.
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