All news for 2024-10-14

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The King’s visit to Australia sparks controversy as critics label a reception event an ’insult’
Monarchists in Australia have accused the state premiers of "insulting" King Charles as they will not be present at a reception welcoming him to the country.
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Saudi prince’s £70m superyacht crashes as the vessel, once owned by Trump and featured in a Bond movie, is seen ploughing into a dock
A £70 million superyacht owned by a Saudi prince crashed into a dock in Tunisia, causing significant damage.
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Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to become eligible to live in UK after new information found
Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan
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Nigeria football team boycotts match after angry players condemn ’hostage situation’ at the airport
Nigeria’s football team say they will boycott their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya on Tuesday after being left in an airport ‘hostage situation’.
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Alex Salmond’s cause of death revealed
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond died of a heart attack, a post-mortem examination has revealed.
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Brazilian municipal candidates accused of modern slavery
Four candidates in Brazil’s recent municipal elections appear on the country’s newest “Dirty List,” which names people or companies accused of holding workers in modern day slavery.
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Lukashenko’s visit to Abkhazia raises concerns over corruption and land deals
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who previously warned that recognizing Abkhazia could result in sanctions, may have personally profited from a secret visit to the breakaway Georgian region in 2022, allegedly gaining access to a $6.4 million coastal plot on the Black Sea.
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Alleged Hong Kong crypto swindler linked to Singapore money laundering syndicate
Su Weiyi faces charges of theft in Hong Kong in relation to the 2022 collapse of the cryptocurrency platform Atom Asset Exchange.
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Baby killer could be released on license after serving 22 years in prison
The family of a baby who was battered to death by her mum’s boyfriend have been are ‘disgusted’ as her killer could be allowed to roam the streets again.
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Woman and child fighting for their lives after a horrific double-decker school bus crash in Cornwall
The woman in her 30s and child have sustained life threatening injuries after the collision involving a silver Vauxhall Astra and a double decker school bus in Cornwall
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The perfume bottle found by Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess could have killed "thousands," an inquiry revealed
Thousands of people could have been killed by the Salisbury poisonings, an inquiry heard.
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Site for ordering murders was discovered on the darknet: requests for "orders" and "kill lists" are published
In 2020, tech journalist Carl Miller, along with a hacker named Chris, hacked a secret website on the darknet that hosted assassination requests.Websites, Crime, Darknet, Internet, Cybercrime, Murder
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Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers is increasing in size despite Western sanctions
Poorly maintained and uninsured vessels transporting up to 70% of country’s seaborne oil, says report
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NASA Europa launch: Watch live as the Clipper rocket lifts off into space, heading toward Jupiter
NASA’s Jupiter Europa Clipper rocket is launching to explore Jupiter and its moon Europa, marking humanity’s best chance yet to discover life beyond Earth.
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Sex slave abducted at 11 is freed after 10 years, thanks to a TikTok video
One TikTok video from an Isis sex slave kidnapped as a child led to a secret rescue operation to get her out of captivity.
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Energy customers struggling with bills warned they could face even higher payments
UK households are battling with rising bills since the Ofgem price cap rose at the start of October. This has sparked increased anxiety over the affordability of energy bills throughout the winter period.
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Reddit down: Site crashes across the UK and US as thousands of users report widespread disruption
The problems with Reddit began at around 5am, according to website disruption tracker Down Detector, and its website had shown a blank page with an error message
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’I lost £165k to fraud in an hour’ – customers claim Revolut failed to protect them
A man who had £165,000 stolen from his Revolut business account by fraudsters has told BBC Panorama he believes the company’s security measures failed to prevent the theft.
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Haunting Snapchat murder trial begins after two girls vanish during hike and never return
A man accused of killing two teenage girls on a hike in a case which gripped America for years is finally set to face trial this week.
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Nobel Prize 2024 winners in Economic Sciences announced
The winners of the Swedish Central Bank’s Alfred Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences have been announced.