All news for 2024-11-11
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Inside Gambia’s growing sex tourism industry, where British women seek toyboys on the beaches
While the beautiful beaches and palm trees are aplenty, it’s the local young men that elderly British tourists are seemingly on the hunt for when they travel to Gambia on holiday
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EuroMillions winner plans to turn his estate into a theme park after winning £148m jackpot
EuroMillions winner Adrian Bayford is reportedly planning to create an eco-style theme park with rides and educational facilities. The business venture could bring 13 jobs to Cambridgeshire
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Man stabbed to death in Walworth market attack identified after knifeman’s ’rampage’
The London Metropolitan Police have named Hilkiah McLeggan, 77, as the victim of a knifeman who descended on East Street Market in a horror attack on Sunday
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Ryanair passenger dies during flight as ’chaos’ unfolds before emergency landing at Stansted
Emergency crews met the aircraft after landing at London Stansted and were joined by police, paramedics and an air ambulance - but the man was pronounced dead at the scene
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How a political hostage deal helped save the jobs of two commissioners
MEPs resort to mutually assured destruction to get Jessika Roswall and Hadja Lahbib through their parliamentary hearings.
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Britain embraces oil giant BP while advocating for climate action
BP is a global force in fossil fuel drilling — and a major player with COP29 summit host Azerbaijan.
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FTX files lawsuit against Binance over transactions linked to Sam Bankman-Fried
Collapsed crypto hedge fund FTX has launched legal action against the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, seeking the return of almost $1.8bn (£1.4bn) allegedly transferred fraudulently.
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Boy seen in cartel kidnap video among 11 victims found dead in pickup truck in Mexico
Among the many horrifying videos posted online amid Mexico’s drug cartel violence, few have been as profoundly shocking as that of a 14-year-old boy kidnapped in late October along with about a dozen family members in the country’s south.
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Covid inquiry reveals Treasury blocked NHS bed request
Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of NHS England has said.
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Covid conspiracy theorist sentenced to prison for terrorism offenses after inciting violence against Chris Whitty
A Covid conspiracy theorist has been sentenced to five years behind bars after encouraging violence against Professor Sir Chris Whitty on social media.
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Harris campaign gave Oprah Winfrey $1M and paid other celebrities to join her in unsuccessful presidential bid
Vice President Kamala Harris paid Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions $1 million, one of many instances where the campaign spent millions on various entertainers during her unsuccessful presidential bid.
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87-year-old woman died after being blown over by helicopter at Plymouth hospital, inquest reveals
Jean Langan suffered fatal head injuries while leaving Derriford hospital in Plymouth, jury hears
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‘Catfish killer used my photo to deceive other girls,’ says victim
Warning: This story contains distressing details relating to extreme child abuse and suicide.
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Macron and Starmer pledge ’unwavering’ support for Ukraine
France and the UK will support Ukraine for as long as necessary "to thwart Russia’s war of aggression", French President Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer have said.
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Diana’s chauffeur speaks out about fallout from conspiracy claims
Princess Diana’s former chauffeur has insisted Princess Diana would still be alive if he hadn’t been ‘forced out’ of his job by claims he’d been plotting against her.
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Ravers throw impromptu party in foot tunnel under the River Thames
Next time you take a stroll through one busy London tunnel you could be in for a shock.
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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby faces increasing pressure to resign over Church abuse scandal
The Archbishop of Canterbury is facing pressure to resign over a damning report into a barrister thought to have been the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England.
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Dexys Midnight Runners founding member Andy Leek dies at 66 after battle with Parkinson’s
Leek achieved an unlikely number-one single in wartorn Lebanon
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Drivers mistakenly issued £4 million in fines at Dartford Crossing
Motorists have been left in limbo after they were slapped with Dartford Crossing fines – despite never using the M25 crossing.
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Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife pleads guilty to escaping from HMP Wandsworth midway through trial
Daniel Khalife, an ex-soldier turned terror suspect who shot to national notoriety last year when he escaped from HMP Wandsworth, has pleaded guilty to the escape attempt midway through his trial
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