All news for 2024-09-02

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Rolls-Royce is the biggest faller in the FTSE 100 as Cathay Pacific reviews its A350 fleet
Shares in engineering firm slide as airline cancels flights after finding engine component failure on aircraft
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Hewlett Packard to pursue Mike Lynch’s estate for up to $4bn
Tech company says it will follow legal proceedings ‘to their conclusion’ after tycoon’s death last month
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Transport for London is handling a cyber-attack
Organisation does not believe customer data has been compromised and says transport system not affected
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Disability access ’will improve,’ minister says after ex-Paralympian had to ’crawl off’ train
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has told Sky News that the legacy of ParalympicsGB’s success "won’t just be measured in medals, it will be measured in the opportunities".
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Harry Potter fans boo as Back to Hogwarts event at King’s Cross ends in disappointment
Fans turned up to the London station - famous as being the home of platform nine and three-quarters - despite Warner Brothers saying last week the annual event would not happen this year.
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Samantha Fox threatened to knock out police officer’s teeth, court hears
The ex-glamour model told PC Ashley Smith "I know where you Iive", Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court heard.
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Volkswagen is considering closing German plants to cut costs by billions
Plans underline European carmakers’ problems in switching from petrol and diesel vehicles to electric models
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UK suspends 30 arms export licences to Israel after review
Foreign Office says review found ‘clear risk’ that UK arms may be used in violation of humanitarian law
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North Sea oil firm Neo slows investment amid windfall tax concerns
Battle ahead for Labour as it introduces higher taxes and tougher environmental rules on producers
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A former Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape and sexual assault of a woman he allegedly met while on duty
Mark Tyrrell, 55, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. It is claimed he met the alleged victim during the course of his policing duties.
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Lucy Connolly, a childminder from Northampton married to a Tory councillor, pleads guilty to inciting racial hatred
Connolly posted on X on the day of the Southport stabbings when false claims had spread on social media that the attacker was an illegal migrant.
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A trainee solicitor awarded £110,000 after being told to "remove her headscarf to attract men"
A Muslim paralegal has won a £110,000 payout in a sexual harassment case after her male colleague told her to ‘attract men’ by taking off her headscarf.
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Huge explosion near O2 Arena ‘staged by child abuser for naked film shoot’
An explosion near the O2 Arena which sparked bomb fears was staged by a convicted child abuser for a bizarre film stunt, it has been claimed.
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Jeremy Corbyn and four pro-Palestinian MPs form ’Independent Alliance’ in Commons
Jeremy Corbyn and four other pro-Palestinian MPs elected in July’s election on Monday formed a group called the Independent Alliance in a bid to exercise more influence in the Commons.
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Infamous human trafficker shot dead in Tripoli, with Italian and Libyan connections
Abd al-Rahman Milad was member of Libyan Coast Guard also considered to be the leader of a criminal organisation
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Former Premier League star John Paintsil hospitalized following a serious car accident
John Paintsil was travelling with Addo and goalkeeping coach Fatawu Dauda back to the capital city of Accra after watching a cup final on Saturday when in the terrifying accident occured
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The Russian trace of the Korean mafia Dmitriy Lee
Behind the head of the National Agency for Prospective Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NAPP) Dmitriy Lee stands Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov.
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Cheating controversy at the Paralympics as Italian rower loses medal for breaking the rules
Italian rower Giacomo Perini finished third in the PR1 Men’s Single Sculls event before being stripped of his bronze medal following an investigation after breaking race rules