All news for 2025-01-08

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NASA astronauts on ISS say they don’t feel like castaways
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams originally planned to go to space for just eight days but got stuck on the ISS when their Boeing Starliner spacecraft started experiencing problems.
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Manchester United star Harry Maguire handed ban after driving at 85mph in a 50mph zone
The footballer was caught on camera driving his Range Rover at 85mph in a 50mph zone near Manchester Airport in March.
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Man who exploded Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI
The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT...
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Ryanair sues ‘unruly’ passenger it says disrupted Dublin to Lanzarote flight
Airline seeking €15,000 in damages over ‘inexcusable’ behaviour it says forced plane to divert to Portugal.
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’Europe’s largest battery farm’ built on former coal mine
Work is under way to create what has been described as Europe’s largest battery storage project at Coalburn in South Lanarkshire.
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Far-right group Blood and Honour has assets frozen by government
The neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, which is linked to parts of the skinhead music scene...
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UK Athletics charged with manslaughter over death of Paralympian
UK Athletics has been charged with manslaughter over the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei.
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Mother ’not surprised’ by son’s death on London bus
The mother of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London has said she is not surprised her son was killed.
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Liam Payne inquest confirms medical cause of death after balcony fall
Former One Direction star Liam Payne’s medical cause of death has been confirmed in a UK inquest opening as ‘polytrauma’.
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The elite special forces eliminating Putin’s troops before they realise what’s happened
A Ukrainian Special Operations Forces team defeated a Russian platoon in one of many daring missions carried out on enemy ground in Kursk.
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Man and woman arrested for murder following death of one-year-old baby
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a one-year-old baby.
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Kim Jong-un’s unseen family kids revealed for the first time on his birthday, including potential male heir
Kim Jong-un has revealed two more members of his family to the world – and one of them could be the next leader of North Korea.
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Veteran actor from Inspector Morse, The Bill, and Poirot Dies at 81 after Surgery
Veteran actor Tony Mathews has died aged 81 after surgery.
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Elon Musk discovers high cost to buy Liverpool from FSG amid takeover rumors
Elon Musk has been told he’d have to fork out over £8billion ($10bn) to buy Liverpool.
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Two teenage rape victim sisters are arrested in Pakistan after dousing their father in petrol and burning him alive
Two teenage sisters have been arrested in Pakistan for killing their father by setting him on fire in revenge for rape.
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SAS troops who questioned shooting of unarmed Afghans were silenced by bosses, court papers reveal
SAS troops who queried the shooting of unarmed Afghans were scolded by bosses and told to ’shut up’, according to court papers.
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Afgantsy Redux: How Russian military intelligence exploited the Taliban to target U.S. forces at the end of America’s longest war
The GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, spent years financing terrorist groups in Afghanistan to target U.S. and coalition forces.
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Major update on Premier League star accused of raping three women
A Premier League star accused of rape could face criminal charges after police passed his file to prosecutors.
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Keller Finance: a risky clone broker to avoid
If you’re thinking about investing with Keller Finance, you need to be extremely cautious.
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Kuailian’s collapse: the scandal involving David Ruiz de León and cryptocurrency risks
David Ruiz de León is a Spanish entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of Kuailian, a cryptocurrency investment platform...
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Woman suffers brain bleed after random attack on night out
An attacker who punched a woman and left her with a brain bleed has avoided prison.
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Donald Trump vows to ‘Make Greenland Great Again’ and doesn’t rule out military action
President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his interest in purchasing Greenland and given an interesting reply...
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Iran executed record number of women last year
Iran has broken its own record for executing the most women in one year, according to new figures.
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Regent Street evacuated due to bomb threat, controlled explosions conducted
A huge part of one of central London’s busiest shopping areas was evacuated this afternoon.
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Louisiana mayor arrested in drug trafficking investigation
A drug trafficking investigation in Bogalusa, Louisiana, has led to the arrest of the city’s mayor, Tyrin Truong, and several other people, police said Tuesday.
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