All news for 2024-09-16

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Italian police seize £40,000,000 worth of fake retro consoles
Over £40 million worth of counterfeit retro consoles have been seized by police in Italy, featuring games like Street Fighter and Super Mario Bros.
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Student dies from rare and incurable virus
A student has died of brain-swelling fever caused by a virus on the World Health Organization watchlist.
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Moment cops arrest ‘would-be Trump assassin’
Cops have revealed the dramatic moment that they arrested a suspected gunman in an apparent second attempt to assassinate ex-President Donald Trump.
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How Labour let Nigel Farage win
Keir Starmer’s strategists ordered campaign teams not to waste time fighting Reform UK in July’s election. It could come back to bite them.
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First image of the doomed Titan sub on the ocean floor after implosion, as tragic final message from the crew is revealed
The first image of the Titan submersible on the ocean floor has been released following its tragic implosion that killed everyone on board.
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British teenager, 15, fighting for life after horrific accident on Mallorca water slide
The 15-year-old boy, who local media reported as being a British national, was rushed to hospital late this afternoon after the shocking incident in Alcudia, on the Balearic Island of Mallorca
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BBC legend left over £1,000,000 in will following shock death this year
It’s been revealed that the late Annie Nightingale left more than £1million for her children in her will, following her death earlier this year.
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Junior doctors accept 22% pay increase ending NHS strikes
Junior doctors have voted to accept a government pay deal worth 22.3% on average over two years.
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Donald Trump loses legal battle over unauthorized use of Eddy Grant song
Judge rules presidential candidate is liable for damages over unauthorised use of Grant’s song Electric Avenue in animated video ridiculing Joe Biden
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Men charged with drug smuggling remanded in custody
Four men accused of trying to smuggle £200m worth of cocaine into the UK have been remanded in custody.
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Girl died from sepsis after being sent home twice by her GP
An eight-year-old girl died from sepsis after she was sent home from the GP twice in four hours, her parents said.
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Doctor who feared deportation after visa setback wins Home Office U-turn
Department says it has reconsidered case of Tajwer Siddiqui, whose autistic adult daughter was refused visa
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The owner of the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic is set to enter administration
Blow to UK shipbuilding hopes as Harland & Wolff declares itself insolvent
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Lorry crashes through central reservation and flips over on M40
The M40 has closed near Bicester after a lorry smashed through the central reservation on the major motorway.
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Huw Edwards: Former BBC presenter given suspended sentence over indecent images of children
The disgraced newsreader was told his "reputation is in tatters" as he was sentenced on three charges, after receiving 41 illegal images from a convicted paedophile.
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UK Conservative Party advisor lobbied for company established by Russian oligarchs
The former chief of staff to ex-British Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss has been lobbying for a company partially owned by two sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
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Starmer to explore Albania migration deal after meeting Italian PM and appointing new border security chief
The deal Giorgia Meloni has struck with Albania will see Tirana accept asylum seekers on Italy’s behalf while their claims are processed.
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Tito Jackson, a founding member of the Jackson 5, has passed away at the age of 70
Michael Jackson’s eldest brother and founding Jackson 5 member Tito Jackson has died at the age of 70.
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Everything we know about ‘gunman’ who targeted Donald Trump with AK-47
The suspected gunman taking aim at Donald Trump with an AK-47 in an ‘apparent assassination attempt’ has been identified.