All news for 2024-09-23

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Harrods is investigating whether any current staff were involved in Fayed’s alleged abuse
Store issues new statement as lawyers describe redress scheme it has set up as attempted ‘whitewash’
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Nurses in England reject the government’s 5.5% pay offer
Royal College of Nursing union says members ‘do not yet feel valued and they are looking for urgent action’
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Big banks, oil companies, and tech firms lobby at Labour’s business day event
More than 500 lobbyists and executives flock to access ministers at party’s biggest ever business event at conference
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Man who heckled the chancellor’s speech left covered in bruises after being removed by security
The protester who interrupted Rachel Reeves’ speech at the Labour conference earlier today has said he was called a ‘weasel’ by security while being bundled out.
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Woman and eight-year-old girl found dead inside a house in Salford
Greater Manchester Police were called to South Radford Street in Salford just after 10.30am following reports of concern for welfare at the property.
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Claims about the short-seller made in UK Parliament are linked to a private intelligence firm hired by Steward Health Care
In March 2023, a member of parliament publicly questioned whether a prominent short-seller had ties to Russia. Leaked records suggest that the question was planted by Audere International, a private intelligence firm conducting a smear campaign paid for by Steward Health Care.
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Durov’s anatomical theater: How the Telegram trial is transforming relations between governments and tech giants
After the arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram’s administrators began providing French authorities with data that helped identify suspects in cases involving crimes against children.
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Holiday horror as seven tourists fall when a viewing platform collapses in Majorca
The holidaymakers were on the Balearic island of Majorca when tragedy struck
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A737 crash: Woman and four horses killed in a horrific collision between a Mercedes and a van
Police and paramedic crews attended the horror crash on the A737 involving a vehicle and van that sadly resulted in the death of a 59-year-old woman who was a passenger in a Mercedes
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British Airways cancels all flights from UK airport for next summer
British Airways has cancelled all its flights from Southampton Airport next summer.
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Amazon, Tesla, and Meta are among the world’s top companies undermining democracy, according to a report
Corporations such as ExxonMobil and Blackstone also big funders of climate crisis, new trade union report finds
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Fake UK news websites are reportedly circulating misleading stories about Western companies in Ukraine
Suspected Russian propaganda operation prompts calls to force UK-registered news sites to reveal ownership
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S-Group: Unveiling the pyramid scheme deceiving desperate investors
That S-Group is a new giant pyramid scheme, which, after siphoning off as much money as possible from people desperate to get rich, will collapse, has been written and spoken about extensively.
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Heckler dragged out and swiftly removed by security during the chancellor’s speech
Chancellor Rachel Reeves was heckled by a pro-Palestinian protestor while giving remarks at the Labour Conference.
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Women, children, and paramedics are among over 100 killed and 400 wounded by Israeli strikes on Lebanon, according to the health ministry
More than 100 people have been killed and 400 wounded, “including women, children and paramedics”, from ongoing Israeli airstrikes in south Lebanon today, the country’s health ministry said.
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Inside the Al Fayed family: children’s £1.3 billion inheritance feud, ‘physical fight,’ and two wives
Mohamed Al Fayed is survived by four children who are said to be in a Succession-style war over his £1.3billion fortune. The Mirror takes a look at who they are along with their own businesses
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Rachel Reeves vows to crack down on tax dodgers to reclaim billions for public services
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set her sights on closing the £39.8billion tax gap by pursuing those who are avoiding or evading paying their fair share of tax
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Hezbollah says it fired rockets at northern Israel
Hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets towards northern Israel, the group says in a statement.
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Wallace faces questions over changes to war crimes bill that could have shielded the SAS
Former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace is facing questions about a change made to a draft bill that would have protected the SAS from prosecution.
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Figures reveal that fifty pubs per month closed during the first half of the year in England and Wales
Number of pubs open fell to 39,096 by end of June and experts say tax rises in 2025 could result in more closures