All news for 2024-09-11

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Plans to convert part of Dalston’s Ridley Road shopping village into ’slum’ flats spark outcry
Proposals put forward by an offshore private developer for seven flats seen as ‘slums of the future’ by locals
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Finucane’s campaign for a public inquiry described as ’a long journey’
An independent public inquiry has been ordered into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989.
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Harland and Wolff finance chief resigns
Another board member has resigned from Harland and Wolff, the troubled Belfast shipbuilder.
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Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez fined £3,020 and banned from driving
Enzo Fernandez joined Chelsea in a then-British transfer record £106.8 million deal
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Lucy Letby described as ’the elephant in the room’ at hospital with spike in baby deaths, inquiry reveals
The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that doctors did not discuss neonatal mortality or concerns raised about Letby until the new year following a pivotal board meeting in 2016
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Queen’s statue criticized for resembling Mrs. Doubtfire
Mockery and indignation follow unveiling of sculpture of late monarch at Antrim Castle Gardens in Northern Ireland
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Additional violations revealed in Steinhoff scandal
Investigators in South Africa are finalising a second report on the multinational holding company Steinhoff, which was embroiled in an accounting scandal that led to criminal charges against former executive Markus Jooste and ultimately resulted in the company’s liquidation.
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Research shows increase in online scams
A new study by a U.S. non-profit promoting good business practices shows the number of scams and volume of money lost by victims are rising worldwide.
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Identities of Wagner mercenaries killed in Mali ambush revealed
Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews with relatives and a review of social media data.
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Manchester rioter’s mother must pay compensation equal to the cost of her £1,200 Ibiza trip
The boy was given a 12-month referral order after admitting violent disorder.
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Kiernan Hughes-Mason: Ex-Millwall footballer sentenced for assault on two-year-old girl
The girl’s family has described how the brain damage she suffered in the attack has affected her ability to communicate, and she needs to be fed through a tube.
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Machete attacker and yob who left baby paralyzed are set to be released early from prison
Adam Andrews is due to be released despite leaving a baby boy with injuries so severe that he now needs round-the-clock care and suffers from about 40 seizures a day
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Scottish opposition pressures Swinney on cuts to free school meals and flat-rate rail fares
Scottish government accused of undermining efforts to tackle child poverty and the cost of living crisis
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Canary Wharf owners’ credit rating downgraded further into ’junk’ status
Further downgrade prompted concerns about debts as firm struggles to attract workers back after the pandemic
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Tributes to ‘beautiful’ girl, 6, killed in house fire after teenager is arrested
Tributes have poured in after a six-year-old girl was killed in a catastrophic house fire.
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Brain-damaged man jailed over shopkeeper’s murder finally has conviction quashed
A man with severe learning difficulties who was jailed for the murder of a shopkeeper in east London more than 30 years ago has said his ‘fight for justice is finally over’ after his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal
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Trump declines to state whether he supports Ukraine in its war against Russia
During the presidential debate, Trump declined to support a victory for Kyiv, facing renewed criticism over his ties to Putin
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Was Kamala wearing wireless earphones? Conspiracy theories arise after presidential debate
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met for the first time in a fiery, energetic debate at the National Constitution Center with less than two months until the November election.
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Four missing climbers discovered dead near the summit of Mont Blanc
Four climbers who disappeared in a storm on Mont Blanc in France have been found dead.