All news for 2024-11-19

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Pep Guardiola signs new Man City deal, ending speculation about his future
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has agreed a new deal at the Etihad which will keep him with the club at least until the end of the 2025-26 season
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Andrew Tate’s sex offences case could be withdrawn after court finds ’multiple irregularities’
A human trafficking, rape and sexual exploitation case against influencer Andrew Tate in Romania could be withdrawn after a court found "multiple irregularities" in prosecutors’ indictment.
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Winter fuel cut to push 50,000 people into poverty next year
An additional 50,000 pensioners will be living in relative poverty next year as a result of cuts to the winter fuel allowance, the government’s own estimates have revealed.
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Former Kyrgyz top customs official pays $200M to walk free while awaiting trial
Corruption-Tainted Kyrgyz Official Pays $200 million to wait home for his trial for hooliganism, money laundering and liberty deprivation
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Media: Owners of EU microprocessor plant shipped chips to Russia despite sanctions
Businessmen that own a plant in Latvia shipped microchips used to build drones to Russia despite Western sanctions in the wake of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new investigation by The Buro, an OCCRP partner organization.
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Rafael Nadal beaten at Davis Cup finals in potential farewell from tennis
As the Spanish national anthem rang out for possibly the final time in his career, Rafael Nadal could not stop his emotions from flowing.
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How Europe’s secondhand clothes are damaging Romania
Europeans who donate old clothes believe they’ll go to those in need, but they could just as easily end up in an illegal dump in another country.
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Getaway driver sentenced to life in prison for teens’ murders
A man who drove four teenagers on a revenge mission that led to two best friends being murdered has been jailed for life.
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Thousands of farmers protest against changes to inheritance tax
Thousands of people have protested in London over changes to inheritance tax for farmers announced in the Budget.
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Ilya Plotitsa and Boris Usherovich: who is behind the Cyprus companies working for the Kremlin?
On July 1, 2024, "The Insider" released an article titled "Entrepreneurs Usherovich and Plotitsa, linked to the Solntsevskaya OCG and the Zakharchenko case, are now assisting Russian Railways in evading sanctions."
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Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Norwegian princess, arrested on suspicion of rape
Marius Borg Høiby, detained in August following an incident at a woman’s apartment in Oslo, was arrested on Monday evening.
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Keir Starmer tells Vladimir Putin to back down over nuclear war escalation
Keir Starmer has said standing up to Russia is ’about our way of life’ when asked how worried he is about the threat of Putin using nuclear weapons
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Teen reaches 130mph in dad’s BMW before crashing into home, causing £357,000 in damage
Samin Ahmed, 19, ploughed through the front of a house causing serious structual damage following a police chase that saw him reach speeds of around 130mph in his dad’s BMW
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Chelsea ’planning £35m move’ for Liverpool star despite already having 10 players in his position
Chelsea want to upgrade on goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and believe that a £35million offer for Caoimhin Kelleher would force Liverpool to sell at the end of the season