All news for 2024-10-21

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Russell Brand earns over £1.2 million from unusual video rants following rape allegations
The Mirror can exclusively reveal that former comedian Russell Brand has been earning a rather lucrative salary from his bizarre rants on the video-based app Rumble after he was kicked off YouTube
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Is Jason Seto from NYC a sex offender?
Jason Seto NYC, a child abuser, was imprisoned for trying to arrange sex with a juvenile who was 14 years old.
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Bride-to-be avoids jail for aiding fiancé in cocaine ring after announcing pregnancy
Sasha Ellis-Johnson claimed she was helping her partner after he ran up a £2,000 drug debt
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BHP accused of dodging responsibility for Brazilian dam collapse, UK court hears
BHP (BHP.AX), opens new tab is cynically trying to avoid its responsibility for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, lawyers representing thousands of victims told London’s High Court on Monday, as a lawsuit worth up to 36 billion pounds ($47 billion) began.
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UK-based dissident allowed to sue Saudi Arabia over alleged spyware use
A prominent Saudi dissident who accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting him with spyware can sue the kingdom in London, his lawyers said on Monday.
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Serious Fraud Office investigates £112m Unite union hotel
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the construction of a hotel and conference centre owned by one of the UK’s biggest trade unions, the BBC can reveal.
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"Palace knew King Charles protester might cause trouble but invited her out of respect"
King Charles has recognised that he will have to have uncomfortable encounters and confrontations with those who believe they’ve been wronged by Britain in the past, writes Mirror royal editor Russell Myers
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Network of Israeli citizens arrested for spying on behalf of Iran
Suspects are accused of photographing and collecting information about Israeli bases and facilities
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Albanian ex-president Ilir Meta arrested on corruption charges
Ilir Meta, the former president of Albania and leader of the opposition Freedom Party, was arrested Monday in Tirana on charges of corruption, money laundering, and failure to declare assets.
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As bribery probe unfolded, Airbus maintained contact with middleman in controversial Kuwait helicopter deal
Senior Airbus executives corresponded with an intermediary for controversial helicopter deals in Kuwait after the European company came under scrutiny for its dealings with middlemen, emails obtained by reporters show.
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Employment Rights Bill to cost firms £5bn annually, but gains will justify it, says government
The Department for Business and Trade has said the benefits of the employment rights bill will justify the costs it will impose on business amounting to nearly £5bn per year.
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Grandfather Peter Lynch jailed over riot outside Rotherham hotel dies in prison
Peter Lynch was serving a prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to being part of a mob which gathered outside a Holiday Inn Express housing asylum seekers in August.
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A woman in Leeds has been jailed for posting sexual images of her father’s ex-lover online
Eleanor Brown, 24, given three-year sentence for ‘vindictive, selfish and vengeful offending’ against woman
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Man ‘kidnapped girl, 9, outside Harrods before drugging and sexually assaulting her’
A man kidnapped a nine-year-old girl from outside Harrods in central London before drugging and sexually assaulting her in what was ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’, a court has heard.
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A Met firearms officer has been found not guilty of murdering Chris Kaba in a police shooting
Metropolitan Police marksman Martyn Blake, 40, has been cleared at the Old Bailey of the murder of Chris Kaba.
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Rihanna’s boyfriend, A$AP Rocky, is interested in purchasing an EFL club for £15 million following the success of Wrexham
The success of Wrexham and their Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney is drawing more American celebrities to invest in EFL teams, with A$AP Rocky the latest to mount a takeover bid
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’Tsunami’ of deaths from asbestos in UK schools feared as report warns thousands could be at risk
A damning report warns that hundreds of thousands may die in the coming decades due to asbestos in crumbling UK schools, leading to a potential "tsunami" of deaths.
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Liam Payne death fall treated as ’inconclusive’ as investigators await further results
One Direction star, Liam Payne, tragically died, aged 31, after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week
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King Charles heckled by shouting senator during speech in Australian parliament
King Charles has been confronted by an Australian senator after giving a speech in the country’s parliament, who shouted: ‘This is not your land. You are not our King’ at the monarch.
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Woman admits to throwing milkshake at Nigel Farage
A woman has pleaded guilty to throwing a milkshake over Nigel Farage.