All news for 2024-12-03

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Ministers consider renationalizing British Steel if rescue plan fails
Move would be last-ditch attempt to save thousands of UK jobs amid standoff with company’s Chinese owners
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Meta plans $10 billion cable to span the entire globe
Facebook’s parent company is planning to lay over 40,000km of cable under the sea at a cost of billions of pounds, it has been reported.
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Turkmens face higher airfares due to monopoly
Turkmenistan’s citizens face exorbitant airfares due to widespread corruption and nepotism in the state-controlled aviation sector.
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King hosts Qatari ruler at state banquet, with David Beckham seated next to Kemi Badenoch
The Queen is at the banquet as she recovers from pneumonia, while the Princess of Wales is not present as she has only partially returned to public duties following cancer treatment.
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US targets crypto firm over alleged $115M investor fraud
U.S. authorities pursue claims of $115 million investor fraud, alleging cryptocurrency mining funds were misused and falsely marketed as low-risk opportunities.
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Nigeria seizes its largest asset tied to government corruption
Nigerian anti-fraud agency makes historic asset recovery, seizing property linked to illegal activities by government officials.
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Undercover ’spy cop’ acted recklessly by fathering a child while on duty, inquiry hears
Bob Lambert accused of failing to consider wellbeing of woman he deceived into sexual relationship
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UK delays full shift to digital immigration system amid eVisa flaws
People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal
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New Covid corruption chief to leave ‘no stone unturned’, Reeves warns
Tom Hayhoe has been appointed to to claw back taxpayers’ money wasted on deals during the pandemic.
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Prolific London fraudsters who dealt with over 5,000 stolen phones jailed
The Met police said the cost of their crimes totalled at least £5.1 million.
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Two arrested on drug charges following Belfast nightclub death
Two men in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of drug-related offences following the death of a woman at a Belfast nightclub.
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Bitcoin miner sues over £600m ’lost in tip’ dispute
A man trying to recover a Bitcoin hard drive in a landfill site which he says is now worth about £600m is "seeking to bribe the council", it has been claimed in court.
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Spy ring plotted to extract data from Ukrainians’ phones at a US airbase in Germany, UK court hears
The group planned in late 2022 to gather information and relay anything that could aid Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
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Schoolgirl, 8, stabbed to death while ’trying to protect mum’ pictured for first time
Malika Noor Al Katib is said to have tried to defend her mum from an intruder at their home in New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland, on Sunday night
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Troops clash with protesters at South Korea’s parliament following the declaration of martial law
Police have clashed with protesters in South Korea as the country’s parliament votes against the president’s move to declare an "emergency martial law".
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Putin test-fires hypersonic missiles into the Mediterranean, posing a new threat to the West
Putin has fired hypersonic missiles into the eastern Mediterranean in a new round of drills by the Russian Navy, posing a fresh threat to the West.
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British free-climber "fell to his death from 630ft bridge while filming social media video"
A British influencer who plunged from a 630ft-tall bridge close to Madrid died from head injuries, an inquest has revealed.
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Buckingham Palace reveals details of Queen’s mystery illness
Queen Camilla has confirmed that the illness which struck her down and forced her to pull out of several royal engagements was a form of pneumonia.
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Shell companies and bankruptcy: how Levi Altshtein launders "dirty" Russian capital
Levi Altshtein, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Diversus Group Transnational Company (DGTC), launders "dirty" Russian money.
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The mafia path of Ukrainian smuggler Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi: tobacco, hotels, and connections
Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi, known for his ability to attract attention and provoke those around him, has repeatedly created high-profile situations.