All news for 2024-10-18

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Man accused of escaping from jail congratulated the police officer who apprehended him, court hears
Detective says he grabbed 23-year-old Daniel Khalife as he cycled on canal towpath in west London
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Famine devastates Sudan, but food aid struggles to reach millions of starving people
Sudan’s military and its paramilitary rival have blocked the UN’s humanitarian agencies from delivering aid to large areas of the war-torn country where people are dying from starvation.
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Michael Schumacher’s iconic 2006 Ferrari F1 car expected to sell for £11 million
F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari could be sold for £11,000,000.
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Rachel Reeves expected to extend ‘stealth’ freeze on income tax thresholds
Policy known as ‘fiscal drag’ could bring in as much as £7bn a year after 2028, while dragging workers into paying more tax
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Man found guilty of raping and murdering NHS worker Natalie Shotter in London park
The 37-year-old died of a heart attack caused by Mohamed Iidow repeatedly raping her while she was unconscious on a park bench, the Old Bailey heard.
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Belarusian businessman avoids luxury goods embargo on Russia
Belarussian Alexander Zaitsev, nicknamed President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s “money bag,” appears to have shipped luxury goods to Russia despite sanctions imposed by the EU in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new investigation by The Buro, an OCCRP partner organization.
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Daniel Khalife’s ’spy plot notebooks unveiled’ as ex-soldier is accused of ’stealing military secrets for Iran’
The contents of notebooks purportedly belonging to Daniel Khalife, the former soldier accused of spying for Iran, have been released for the first time.
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France faces challenges in recovering from flash flooding
This is the terrifying moment a ‘tsunami’ flood rushed through the streets of a small French village.
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Schoolboy jailed for attacking sleeping students with a hammer in bloody ’zombie apocalypse’ rampage
The teen, now 17, accepted responsibility for the hammer attacks, but claimed he was sleeping at the time and only remembered waking up to see the room "covered in blood"
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UK urges China to address concerns over weapons supply to Russia
On trip to Beijing, Britain’s foreign secretary says practice “risks damaging China’s relationships with Europe.” But the two sides agree to disagree on human rights.
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Jay Line drugs gang that exploited children to sell heroin and cocaine sentenced to 29 years in prison
A drugs gang who used children to peddle heroin and cocaine from the Midlands across the UK have been locked up for more than 29 years. The ’complex network of dealers’ supplied their stash of drugs using the AB Line and Jay Line.
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NHS poised for a 4% budget increase, but health chiefs warn it may not be sufficient
Whitehall source says it would only allow NHS to ‘stand still’ on waiting lists rather than reduce them
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Heavily pregnant woman and her unborn baby die in crash involving unmarked police car
The woman, 38, and her unborn child died following a crash in Eltham, southeast London.
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Former detective sentenced to 19 years for stealing 4kg of cocaine from work to sell in Manchester
Andrew Talbot, 54, took almost £400,000 worth of cocaine from evidence stores before searching police systems for dealers to help him sell the drug.
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U.S. launches investigation into 2.4 million Tesla self-driving vehicles following reported collisions
Road safety agency opens evaluation over reported collisions in low visibility
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Drone video shows Hamas leader’s final seconds before death, according to Israeli military
The Israeli military has released drone footage from Gaza that it claims shows Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in his final moments.
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AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery is reaching a "tipping point," warns watchdog, as the technology fuels a rise in exploitation
Internet Watch Foundation says illegal AI-made content is becoming more prevalent on open web with high level of sophistication
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Londoners, frustrated with rising phone thefts, catch suspect just seconds after a street robbery
A suspected phone snatcher was arrested seconds after a phone was stolen, after members of the public assisted police in apprehending him.
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Baby dies after boat capsizes during attempted Channel crossing, rescue efforts underway
French authorities say 65 people rescued after overloaded boat sinks off coast of Wissant