All news for 2024-10-03

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Russia’s exiled opposition has been shaken by allegations surrounding a hammer attack on an ally of Alexei Navalny
Accusations that another Kremlin critic ordered attack on Leonid Volkov throws scattered opposition into further disarray
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Boris Johnson claims that Israeli spies bugged his bathroom
Boris Johnson has claimed a listening device was found in his personal bathroom in the Foreign Office after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used it.
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"Began to complain of a sharp pain in the stomach": official documents received by journalists confirm that Navalny was poisoned in prison
The Insider has obtained access to hundreds of official documents related to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in the Polar Wolf penal colony in the Russian Far North on Feb. 16, 2024.
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David and Victoria Beckham have purchased a £60 million Miami mansion, dubbed the "new Beckingham Palace"
The couple split their time between the UK and the US, as they own a swanky £31m townhouse in London, a stunning £12m cottage in the Cotswolds, and a £17m Miami apartment
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Angela Rayner’s Ibiza DJ booth rave was a complimentary experience valued at £836
The deputy prime minister’s declaration was made as Sir Keir Starmer paid back £6,000 in expenses after being heavily criticised for accepting Taylor Swift tickets and clothes for his wife.
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Suspending arms sales to Israel has weakened the UK’s position in Washington, says a former armed forces minister
James Heappey said the government’s decision to partially suspend arms sales to Israel was a "big mistake" that will weaken UK influence in Washington.
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Nine arrested in operation to dismantle gang smuggling people with fake documents
Nine men from Manchester have been arrested in a large-scale operation to dismantle an Organized Crime Group (OCG) believed to be smuggling people into the country using fake documents.
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A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a west London school acid attack that left a 14-year-old girl scarred for life
Police hunting for a suspected acid attacker who targeted two children outside a London school have made an arrest
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Unresolved water complaints in England and Wales have reached a near-decade high
Customer disputes over sewage spills, billing mistakes and water meters soar in past year
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Starmer repaid freebies to restore trust in politics, minister says
Sarah Jones suggests PM believes he should be held to higher standards now he is in government
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GP injected her mother’s partner with a flesh-eating chemical to secure an inheritance, the court has heard
Trial told Thomas Kwan, 53, disguised himself as a nurse and told Patrick O’Hara he was getting a Covid jab
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Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, bringing an end to years of dispute over the territory
Agreement to hand back UK’s last African colony follows rounds of negotiations and international pressure
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People are being charged exorbitant fees to escape warzones on luxury yachts
People are shelling out up to £1,200 ($1,600) for a seat on one of the yachts travelling from Lebanon to Cyprus, as Israel renewed its bombardment of the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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A Ryanair plane caught fire, forcing nearly 200 passengers to evacuate using emergency slides
The Ryanair plane - flight FR8826 - caught fire as it was about to leave Brindisi Airport in Italy and the inflatable slide was deployed to help the passengers evacuate following the emergency