All news for 2024-10-24

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CEO Douglas John Vermeeren accused of fraud and misleading investors
Serious accusations of fraudulent conduct concerning his company, Monthly Millionaire Mentor Ltd., have been made against Douglas John Vermeeren, the CEO of Millionaire Training Systems and self-described author, film producer, and wealth management specialist.
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Croatian and Bosnian police break up migrant smuggling ring
Law enforcement authorities from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have dismantled a smuggling network responsible for moving at least 159 migrants in life-threatening conditions.
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German and Serbian authorities dismantle €300 million investment scam
German and Serbian authorities have dismantled a large-scale online investment scam that defrauded victims of at least 300 million euros ($323.9 million) through fake investment platforms.
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Twelve e-bike fire survivors sue London landlords and the battery manufacturer
Legal action follows fire that killed a man in overcrowded Shadwell flat, believed to be the first case of its kind involving e-bikes.
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Mother kills newborn baby girl by placing her in a cereal box and hiding it in a suitcase
Jia Xin Teo hid her pregnancy while studying at Coventry University and secretly gave birth to her full-term baby on March 4, placing the newborn in a cereal box and concealing her in a suitcase.
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Builders ’lucky to be alive’ after discovering two bombs in one week while digging up road
Terrified construction workers realised they were stood only less than a metre away from two unexploded bombs - which were found just days apart on a road in Liverpool
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New lawsuit claims Sean ’Diddy’ Combs threatened to ’kill’ teenager before raping them at party
Sean ’Diddy’ Combs is being sued for an undisclosed sum as an alleged victim has accused him to threatening to kill her and a friend before sexually assaulting them
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Colorado man sues McDonald’s over E. coli illness
A Colorado man has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit against McDonald’s over an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others.
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Intel wins prolonged EU legal battle over a £880 million competition fine
Chipmaker disputed 2009 decision that it abused its market position in case dating back two decades
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Simon Harris warns that the lack of infrastructure could become a ’drag’ on Ireland’s competitiveness
Irish prime minister speaks of need to overcome housing and infrastructural deficits to maintain foreign investment
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Turkey launches strikes in Syria and Iraq following an attack on a defense firm near Ankara
Airstrikes launched against suspected Kurdish militant targets after PKK blamed for Tusaş attack
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Thousands of laborers die each year in Saudi Arabia’s The Line construction, with 21,000 fatalities reported since 2016
Thousands of labourers are dying every year amid the construction of a futuristic ’megacity’ Saudi Arabia due to horrific working conditions and human rights abuses, a new investigation has claimed.
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Starmer is expected to eventually apologize and provide compensation to former colonies
The foreign minister of the Bahamas has suggested Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy will ‘come around’ to offering reparations for the impact of the slave trade.
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14-year-old boy took his own life after developing an emotional attachment to an AI chatbot
A mum says her son was provoked into killing himself by an AI chatbot that he fell in love with online.
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Prison employee involved in secret relationship with gangster inmate smuggles drugs into facility
Ashley Malloy was in a relationship with inmate John Mack who was serving a four-year sentence for drug offences - and when officers raided her locker, they found cocaine and heroin
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Manchester United fans attacked by Fenerbahce ultras in Istanbul before Europa League match
Manchester United fans have claimed they were attacked by as many as 50 Fenerbahce hooligans ahead of their Europa League clash in Istanbul on Thursday night, with one alleging they were hit with a crowbar
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Lucy Letby loses appeal against attempted murder conviction of baby girl
Lucy Letby is currently serving 15 whole life orders for the murders and attempted murders of babies in her care while she worked as a neonatal nurse in the Countess of Chester Hospital
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Ukrainian fugitive oligarch Hennadiy Boholyubov hid a 5-star hotel in Croatia from the High Court of England
Boholyubov may hide a 5-star Radisson Blu Resort & Spa hotel in the Adriatic from English justice.
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Woman arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three bodies discovered in a care home
A 60-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three people were found dead at a care home in Swanage.
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Woman, 27, fatally stabbed outside a train station
The family of a woman who was stabbed to death outside a football stadium railway station has paid tribute to her.