All news for 2024-12-20

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Drugs mule sentenced to prison for smuggling £11k worth of cocaine
A man who smuggled £11,000 worth of cocaine into the Isle of Man on the ferry has been jailed for five years and eight months.
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Delphi double murderer Richard Allen sentenced to 130 years in prison
Richard Allen, the man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who disappeared in Delphi, Indiana, was sentenced Friday to 130 years in prison.
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Royal Mail sale to Czech billionaire gets national security clearance
The deal has been cleared on national security grounds, taking the Royal Mail a step closer to falling into foreign ownership.
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Mum forced to swallow wedding ring before being beaten to death by husband, who was ’failed by police’
A three-week inquest into the death of Lucy-Anne Rushton heard that both Dorset Police and Hampshire Constabulary missed opportunities to save her from her murderer husband
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Shooting near London school sparks manhunt for gunman as man is hospitalized
A gunman is on the loose following a shooting near a school which has left a male victim aged in his 20s in hospital with police called to Harlesden, London, after reports of gunfire
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The incredible sum Michael Mosley left to his family: Beloved doctor’s generosity revealed after his tragic death during Greek island holiday
TV doctor Michael Mosley has left a £1.7million fortune to his wife Clare following the Daily Mail health guru’s tragic death in June this year on the Greek island of Symi.
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£60,000 and documents seized from Liver Building following raid
A 24-year-old man and 22-year-old woman have been arrested
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Metropolitan Police apologizes to black community leader detained by officer using excessive force
Jason Matthews was searched by PC Connor Jones who had faced three misconduct proceedings in two years
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Living large with Zhirinovsky’s funds: Nadezhda Grishaeva’s lavish lifestyle fueled by Maltese offshore and money-laundering schemes
A new investigation by our editorial team uncovers an offshore network linked to former basketball player Nadezhda Grishaeva, who allegedly appropriated the assets of the late LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
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US kills ISIS leader in Syrian airstrike, with Washington vowing to prevent terrorists from seizing control after Assad’s downfall
The US has killed an Islamic State leader and a second operative in an airstrike on Syria.
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Belgian money laundering investigation intersects with probe into Ukraine war profiteering
Belgian prosecutors have seized about $2 million as part of an investigation into Iryna Kut and her diamond company.
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Two-year-old boy killed by falling fireplace while dancing to Cocomelon TV show
A two-year-old boy died when a TV and marble fireplace toppled over and struck his head while he danced along to Cocomelon, an inquest has heard.
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Man arrested after woman in her 40s found stabbed to death in her home
A man has been arrested after a woman was found with fatal stab wounds at a south west London address.
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Princess Michael of Kent fractures both wrists in a fall at Kensington Palace
Princess Michael of Kent has broken both her wrists after a fall at Kensington Palace.
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Warning to Brits about ’fake Ozempic’ as criminals sell dangerous counterfeit drugs to those looking to lose Christmas weight
A stark warning has been issued to Brits attempting to get their hands on weight loss drugs to counteract the extra pounds piled on over the Christmas period.
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Two men charged with attacking police officers at Manchester Airport
Two men have been charged following a fight at Manchester Airport, where a police officer was filmed allegedly stamping on a man’s head.
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Knife attack at Zagreb school leaves at least one child dead and several seriously injured
Local media reports have said the attacker stabbed and killed a child and injured several people at a school in the Croatian capital Zagreb - children have been evacuated
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Major update on King’s cancer treatment just before Christmas
The King’s cancer treatment will continue into the New Year, it has been reported.
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Mysterious explosions reported near Putin’s Arctic weapons testing site
Mystery explosions have rocked the Russian Arctic, a few miles from a naval base of Vladimir Putin’s northern fleet.
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Missing plane flight MH370 search to resume after Malaysia makes bombshell announcement
Malaysian authorities will resume the search for missing flight MH370, more than 10 years after the Boeing 777 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, vanished on March 8, 2014