All news for 2025-01-12

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Body found in landfill after two-month search
The body of a man feared ‘dumped in a bin’ has been found at landfill site in Essex.
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Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus injured and stretchered off vs. Man Utd
Gabriel Jesus was unable to continue Arsenal’s FA Cup clash with Manchester United after suffering an injury following a collision with Red Devils skipper Bruno Fernandes.
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Tulip Siddiq could lose job over housing allegations, says cabinet member
Labour frontbencher Tulip Siddiq is coming under increasing pressure over her links to her aunt and ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina. Ms Siddiq has denied any wrongdoing and referred herself for an investigation.
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Fito’s fortress: Ecuador prison becomes criminal hub
In the early hours of the morning of January 7, 2024, a police and military task force stormed La Regional, one of two major prisons in Guayaquil.
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Untold story of a 72-year-old murderer who died in a Scottish jail after 55 years
One of the UK’s longest-serving prisoners has died at the age of 72 after spending more than 50 years behind bars... but you’ve likely never heard of him.
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Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns from DOJ
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents...
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LA elite hire $2,000-an-hour private firefighters, causing outrage
Californians are up in arms after it was revealed LA’s elite are hiring private firefighters for as much as $2,000 an hour to save their multi-million dollar homes.
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Joshua Zirkzee’s redemption helps 10-man Man Utd win Arsenal shootout
ARSENAL 1 (5)-(3) 1 MANCHESTER UNITED: Penalties were required to separate the Premier League rivals as Joshua Zirkzee’s spotkick saw United through to the next round of the FA Cup
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Actor gets 8 years for fake Covid-19 cure scam
A part-time actor who has claimed to be the inspiration for HBO’s Ballers was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for soliciting investors...
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Six killed in Czech restaurant explosion
Six people died when a propane-butane cylinder exploded at a restaurant in the northwest Czech city of Most, setting the building on fire, emergency services said on Sunday.
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Liverpool’s young star Rio Ngumoha transferred from Chelsea amid controversy
Rio Ngumoha made Liverpool history on Saturday when he started their FA Cup third round clash against Accrington Stanley.
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Nurse critically injured after A&E stabbing
A nurse is fighting for her life after being stabbed inside the emergency department of a Greater Manchester hospital.
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The UK government plans to crack down on MPs earning extra money from media firms
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nigel Farage are among those who have earned large sums from broadcasters, but a tightening of rules on MPs’ outside interests is being considered.
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David Lammy in Saudi Arabia for talks on Shamima Begum and Syria’s future
The Foreign Secretary has travelled to Saudi Arabia for talks on the future of Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime.
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London Waterloo platforms evacuated due to fan heater alarm
Several platforms have been evacuated at the UK’s fourth-biggest railway station after what was thought to have been a fire.
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Pep Guardiola confirms Kyle Walker wants to leave Man City after 8-0 win
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Kyle Walker has asked to leave Manchester City, with the Englishman keen to explore options abroad.
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Rachel Reeves to cut billions from welfare budget to balance books
Under-fire Rachel Reeves has signalled painful spending cuts are on the way as she vowed to “take action” to balance the books.
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Nigel Farage criticized for high earnings from nine jobs
Nigel Farage has trousered in more than £570,000 in less than six months. We work out which of his nine jobs pay the most ...and least.
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Ex-Labour MP Ivor Caplin arrested in a Facebook paedophile hunter sting
Sussex Police have arrested ex-Labour defence minister Ivor Caplin, MP for Hove between 1997 and 2005, in Brighton on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child.