All news for 2024-08-20
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Rachel Reeves plans to raise taxes and cut spending in the October budget
Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger-than-expected growth in first half of 2024
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The world’s oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, passes away at the age of 117
Supercentenarian who died in her sleep had lived through two world wars and Spain’s civil war
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Nigel Farage flies to the US again for the second time in seven weeks since becoming Clacton MP
Nigel Farage is the keynote speaker at Saturday’s “Keep Arizona Free Summit”, and the Clacton MP - and Reform UK leader - has already been paid an upfront deposit of nearly £12,000 for the speech.
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Chef Recaldo Thomas dies in Bayesian superyacht sinking; first photo of him released
The body of a man recovered near the Bayesian yacht is believed to be that of Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian-Antiguan chef who was working on the boat
638
Mohammed Akram sentenced to life in prison for multiple convictions of sexual and physical abuse
Mohammed Akram, 64, denied any wrongdoing but was convicted of nine charges involving the serious sexual and physical abuse of three women across Forth Valley, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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Divers ’open hole’ in sunken superyacht - but have just 10 minutes to search for bodies
The Bayesian superyacht is still largely intact on the seabed, but the depth makes it difficult to access, and the time window divers have make searches incredibly tight.
451
Mike Lynch’s co-defendant in US fraud trial ‘fatally struck’ by car while jogging
Stephen Chamberlain was VP of finance for Autonomy, the firm co-founded by British tech tycoon missing in Sicily
432
German court rejects appeal by former Nazi secretary over involvement in 10,500 murders
Irmgard Furchner, 99, was found guilty in 2022 of being an accessory to killings at Stutthof concentration camp
561
Huge fire erupts at block of flats in south-east London
A block of flats has caught on fire in south-east London with 70 firefighters called to put out the blaze.
565
Final moments of the Bayesian yacht as it is battered by a storm before sinking
Newly released CCTV footage has shown the moment the Bayesian superyacht was engulfed by a suspected waterspout.
593
UK schools are removing LGBTQ+ books after complaints from parents
A special investigation reveals more than half of UK school librarians surveyed by Index have been asked to remove books from their shelves.
436
The sons of the Nigerian president and his tycoon friend co-owned a company together
The Nigerian president’s son owned an offshore company with the son of a tycoon who recently received the contract to build a 700-kilometer highway spanning the West African country’s coast, leaked corporate documents reveal.
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Beloved BBC actor John Clegg, known for his roles in "It Ain’t Half Hot Mum" and "Dad’s Army", dies as tributes pour in
It Ain’t Half Hot Mum star John Clegg, who was best known as Gunner Graham, has died, aged 90, with tributes pouring in for the BBC actor
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King Charles to visit Southport to meet people affected by stabbings and riot
King to meet some of children who survived attack in which three girls were killed and thank emergency workers
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Divers resume search for six missing in bayesian yacht sinking
Tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, often referred to as the British Bill Gates, is reportedly missing after his Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm on Monday.
442
Rocket explosion during testing at the new UK spaceport in Shetland
Rocket Factory Augsburg reports that an ‘anomaly’ caused the ‘loss of the stage,’ confirming no injuries occurred.
572
Phil Donahue, the influential U.S. daytime talk show host, passes away at 88
The TV personality launched his namesake show in 1967 and covered wide-ranging issues for over 6,000 episodes
409
King Charles III £1 coin enters circulation
The first £1 coins featuring King Charles III are entering circulation this week.
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All trains cancelled on railway line ‘until further notice’
Passengers have been warned of disruption on the rail network after signalling fault in Suffolk this morning.
525
Morgan Stanley boss Jonathan Bloomer among those missing after Sicily superyacht disaster
Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer was confirmed to be among those missing in the Sicily superyacht disaster, which has also seen British tech tycoon Mike Lynch disappear
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