All news for 2024-10-19
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Labour faces the risk of creating an £80bn black hole in its financial plans
Far from boosting growth, the Government’s economic plans are likely to do serious damage, making the nation’s finances much worse by the end of this decade.
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Generation Zoe Ponzi scheme trial begins in Argentina
The Generation Zoe Ponzi trial has kicked off in Argentina.
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Private school campaigners compare education secretary to Nazis over proposed VAT plan
Bridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policy
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Storm Ashley expected to strengthen into a Category 3 cyclone, with maps showing Britain bracing for 110mph winds
Storm Ashley is set to arrive in the Republic of Ireland, followed by parts of the UK from Sunday, as the Joint Cyclone Centre warned its winds could tonight reach 110mph
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Ministers explore handing Post Office to sub-postmasters
Ministers are exploring plans to hand ownership of the Post Office to thousands of sub-postmasters across the UK, sources have told the BBC.
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Hospital seeks to recover £95K from nurse involved in fraud
A hospital which paid nearly £95,000 in wages to a fraudulent nurse has said it will attempt to get some of the money back from her.
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UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians on a single flight
Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena
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’Merchants of death’ trial steps up fight against Channel smugglers
Peering over her glasses, the French judge glanced sternly across the cavernous underground courtroom towards a notorious figure seated in a glass cage.
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Met police only pursued charges against Al Fayed for two victims
The Metropolitan Police only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge Mohamed Al Fayed in relation to two out of 21 women who accused him of sexual offences while he was alive, the BBC has established.
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Survey reveals that one-fifth of councillors in England and Wales have received threats
In addition to threats of violence or death, one in ten councillors reported that someone had inappropriately visited their home.
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Netanyahu’s spokesperson reports that a drone was launched towards the Israeli PM’s residence
Reuters reports that a drone was launched towards Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home in the northern Israel town of Caesarea on Saturday, citing his spokesperson.
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