All news for 2024-10-11

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Ross Hamilton jailed after stabbing Ian Wright’s boxing coach friend to death
The killer plunged a broken piece of glass from a bottle into Reece Newcombe’s neck and then left the scene in a vehicle.
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Port giant cancels £1bn investment announcement following transport secretary’s comments about P&O Ferries
DP World has withdrawn from a major investment summit following remarks by the Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, in which she referred to its subsidiary, P&O Ferries, as a "cowboy operator."
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’We were sold a false dream’: Sadiq Khan faces scrutiny over flagship housing scheme as tenants face mass eviction
Sadiq Khan’s first ever "London Living Rent" tenants have told LBC they were “sold a false dream”, as they face eviction after years of dealing with substandard living conditions.
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Police launch manhunt for self-proclaimed ‘rich kid of Instagram’ after breaching bail on fraud charge
Jack Watkin, 25, claimed on social media in 2016 to own a £1.7 million fleet of expensive cars and to have access to his father’s private jet.
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EU fingerprint checks for holidaymakers delayed indefinitely due to fears of travel chaos
The rollout of strict new EU border controls has been delayed amid fears of disruption at airports and ports with the technology yet to be tested.
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Police investigate 40 new allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed and others
Forty people come forward to report alleged offences, including rape and sexual assault, covering 34-year period
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TV producer Hat Trick pays £4.2m to founder Jimmy Mulville and his wife
Revenues dip to £48.4m and company behind Mastermind and Derry Girls stays in red after it makes fewer series
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Poacher turned gamekeeper: the gambler who outsmarted bookies and now lobbies for a UK tax rise
Multimillionaire Derek Webb, a Labour donor, goes all-in with support for levy on online casinos and bookmakers
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Dubious auctions and gambling business: why Maksym Krippa is actively buying up property in Ukraine’s capital
Recent auctions of state property have raised doubts due to unusual prices and unexpected bidders.
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Daughter’s startling confession to police who turned up to check on her parents
Chilling police bodyworn footage shows a woman calmly telling officers how she murdered her own parents, hid their bodies and carried on living alongside them for four years.
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River Thames boat capsizes with six aboard; search launched for missing person
Emergency services rushed to Sunbury Lock near Wheatleys Eyot in Surrey following reports of a small boat in trouble this morning. Five people were rescued and one is missing
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Russian oil refinery explodes, sending a 200ft tower of flames into the sky
A massive explosion has erupted at a Russian oil depot that was hit by a Ukrainian missiles four days ago.
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Financial manipulations of "Kronung": how Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda channel assets through offshore and shell companies
Under the guise of investing in real estate in Europe and the UAE, the St. Petersburg construction company "Kronung" and its owners Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage channel funds from private and state Russian banks abroad.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group
Hidakanyo receives accolade for campaign to rid world of nuclear weapons by ‘describing the indescribable’
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Man rescued 48km off Florida coast clinging to an ice box after Hurricane Milton
A US Coast Guard helicopter rescued the man in the Gulf of Mexico, taking him to Tampa general hospital
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Allah giveth, and Allah taketh: what remains of Hezbollah after Israeli strikes
Over the past month, Israel has launched several unprecedentedly powerful strikes against the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah.
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FBI’s token sting operation faces copyright controversy over misuse of MIT license
The US FBI was accused of copying software for secret crypto market trap.
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Mine accident leaves one dead and 12 trapped in 1000ft deep defunct goldmine following fatal equipment failure
Tourists plummeted hundreds of feet below the earth’s surface after an ’equipment malfunction’ that has left one person dead, multiple injured, and a dozen people trapped at -1000ft
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Greece secure historic win over England, delivering a reality check to Lee Carsley
Maybe this is what happens when you play all the fun guys. Lee Carsley loaded his starting England XI with Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer in central areas, Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon on the wings; the dial turned furiously to attack.