All news for 2024-08-16

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Singapore charges former bankers with aiding $2.2 billion money laundering ring
Singapore charged two bankers Thursday for their alleged role in abetting clients responsible for a US$2.2 billion money laundering ring, marking the first time that criminal charges have been laid against finance professionals since the scandal came to light.
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PwC fined £15 million for failing to report suspected fraud at City firm
Fine is FCA’s first against an auditor and follows PwC being hit with £4.9m penalty over audit by another regulator
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Scottish Tory deputy leader resigns over ’deeply troubling’ claims by Douglas Ross
Meghan Gallacher says allegations about Ross’s actions in leadership contest pose risk to party’s reputation
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Two teenagers arrested in Hertfordshire face charges of terrorism offenses
Rex William Henry Clark, 18, and Sofija Vinogradova, 19, charged over suspected extreme rightwing activity
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Trump reveals he made $300,000 from selling Bibles and has a significant cryptocurrency stash
Financial disclosure shows presidential nominee owes $500m in civil penalties but sheds little light on solvency
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Horror as plane crashes into the sea in front of air show spectators
A rescue operation has been launched to find locate a pilot, whose fate is unknown, following the horror crash in front of spectators at the Patrouille de France air show
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British Army employing AI robodogs that ’smell fear’ to detect enemies
The military is using AI-powered robodogs that can sniff out enemies - once programmed they can also detect bombs, attack targets or become agitated and run away
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Police searching for these men in connection with disgraceful riots at migrant hotel in Rotherham
Police searching for these men in connection with disgraceful riots at migrant hotel in Rotherham
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Russian nuclear bombers rush NATO border as World War III tensions escalate
Germany’s Air Force confirmed in a post on social media this week that it had deployed fighters to intercept the Russian planes as they navigated over seas bordering NATO nations
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Foreign Office issues travel warning as Brits face ’exit bans’ and passport seizures
The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice after reports of holidaymakers being prevented from leaving the country and having their passports seized
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Major update on Heathrow Airport strike action affecting summer holidaymakers
The PCS Union today announced hundreds of its members who work in passport control at terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Heathrow will walk out at the end of the month
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Technology is becoming increasingly central to criminal operations in Brazil
A multiagency force of federal and state authorities in Brazil dismantled communication towers and illegal cellphone shops, as organized crime embraces technology to further its criminal pursuits.
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My son is dangerous online incel spewing out misogynistic hate like Andrew Tate
IT is every parent’s worst nightmare that their child will go off the rails in their school years.
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No country for Tajiks: How the EU extradites refugees to Emomali Rahmon’s dictatorship over false accusations of links to ISIS
Belgian authorities are expected to make a decision soon regarding the extradition of Sitoramo Ibrohimova, a refugee from Tajikistan.
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Premier League chief warns Man City face ’70-80’ points deduction if found guilty of 115 charges
Manchester City are set for a hearing over their 115 Premier League charges, and the reigning top-flight champions could end up facing relegation if found guilty
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UK’s National Crime Agency declares it is ‘not scared’ of PPE Medpro’s lawyers
Agency says long-running investigation into company run by Tory peer Michelle Mone’s husband will be concluded as quickly as possible
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Caterer that paid fines over mice in school kitchen returns to profit
ABM, owned by the billionaire Coates family, was also named and shamed for not paying staff the minimum wage
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Victims of infected blood scandal to receive lifelong financial support
More than 30,000 Britons were infected with deadly diseases after being given contaminated blood and blood products in the 1970s and 1980s in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
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Woman’s body ‘found inside old ambulance near children’s play area’
The body of a young woman who died ‘suddenly’ has been found near a children’s play area in Blackpool, Lancashire.
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Woman and children among six injured after ’shooting’ on Sheffield estate
Five teenagers have been arrested in connection with an air rifle shooting in Sheffield which left six people injured.
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Baltimore serial killer who turned victims into burgers and sold them to public
Joe Metheny was convicted of killing two women in 1996, but later claimed to have killed a total of 10 people. He would sometimes turn his victims into burgers and sell them
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‘Depraved’ stretch limo driver who raped and abused UK schoolgirls jailed
David Saynor, who picked up girls from school and gave them alcohol and cigarettes, jailed for 24 years