All news for 2025-01-21
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Amid loneliness and struggle, some elderly Japanese women opt for jail
The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication.
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NHS cleaner dismissed for taking 400 sick days over four years awarded significant payout
Zoe Kitching, who has anxiety, depression, and is bipolar, was sacked from theRoyal Lancaster Infirmary after taking more than 400 days off sick between 2019 and 2023.
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Crypto user loses $7.8 million in SolvBTC amid surge in social media phishing scams
Sophisticated social engineering and malware tactics hike crypto phishing scams on social media.
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India collaborates with Google and Meta to tackle ’pig butchering’ crypto scams
India intensifies crypto scam crackdown by teaming up with Google and Meta to combat $2 billion loss from "pig butchering" schemes.
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Libyan police chief arrested in Italy for alleged war crimes
The head of Libya’s judicial police has been arrested after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant over war crimes allegations, media reports say.
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Ruben Amorim smashes TV in dressing room rant as Man Utd boss rages at team’s poor performance
Ruben Amorim was left seething after watching his Manchester United side fall to a 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton, with the Portuguese coach letting his players know about it in the dressing room.
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Two 14-year-old schoolboys charged with kidnapping and raping girl in park
A 14-year-old girl is being supported by specialist officers from Hampshire Constabulary after police were called to Fordingbridge Recreation Ground, Hampshire, as two boys were charged with rape.
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John Lewis implements AI age checks for online knife sales
John Lewis has become the first store to introduces AI age checks for those purchasing knives online.
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At least 66 killed and dozens injured in devastating fire at Turkish ski resort
A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey has killed at least 66 people, the country’s interior minister has said.
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Customers attempt to ram Animal Rising activists during Sainsbury’s meat aisle demonstration
Animal Rights activists have been rammed by frustrated shoppers in a Sainsbury’s supermarket while staging a sit-in protest.
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Chelsea eyeing £66m striker after Arsenal decides against transfer
Chelsea are weighing up a move for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to reports.
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Record number of millionaires leave Britain since Labour took power
Millionaires have left Britain in record numbers since the new Labour government took power amid a crackdown on non-dom residents and sweeping tax hikes.
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Captain Tom’s daughter and husband’s firm now valued at just £149
A firm run by the daughter and son-in-law of Captain Sir Tom Moore has registered a fall in net assets of more than £330,000.
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Girl, 6, and man discovered dead in house following ’major incident’
The bodies of a man and a six-year-old girl were discovered after a ‘major incident’ in West Lothian, Edinburgh.
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Social media worker wins £22,000 payout after being fired for inactivity for a month
A digital content producer has been handed £22,000 from her former bosses after she was sacked for not doing enough work.
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Masked men storm London cinema, shouting ’down with India’
A group of masked men stormed a west London cinema shouting ‘down with India’ during a Bollywood film leaving customers ‘terrified’.
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9 bizarre actions Donald Trump took on his first day back in the White House
Across the world, people woke up, looking anxiously at their phones, whispering to themselves: "Oh god, what has he done now." And the first list of troubling things he did yesterday is incredibly long.
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Citibank boss found beaten to death in her London home, police search for killer
Citibank boss Marianne Kilonzi, 43, was found dead in her home in Woolwich, south-east London - a post-mortem has now revealed her cause of death as a manhunt to find her killer continues.
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British and NATO troops readying for potential Russian invasion as thousands move to Europe
Troops have travelled to Romania and Bulgaria to participate in NATO operation Steadfast Dart, which ministers hope will serve as a valuable proving ground for the British Army
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Trump’s cryptocurrency plummets as critics deem it worthless
Donald Trump’s official cryptocurrency has plunged by 32% over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Spain is looking to ban non-EU residents from buying homes in the country.
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Minister character becomes the government’s new AI assistant
Government workers will soon be given access to a set of tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI), named after a scheming parliamentary official from the classic sitcom Yes, Minister.
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Key details of the court case: Prince Harry vs. News Group Newspapers
The Duke of Sussex is one of two claimants, alongside former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, who are continuing their claims against News Group Newspapers (NGN).
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PM says Southport attack indicates a new terrorism threat for the country
Axel Rudakubana unexpectedly pleaded guilty to the murder of three little girls in Southport last summer, at what was meant to be the beginning of his trial.
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Horror as teen girl ‘raped in train station toilet’ as cops trawl CCTV and urge any witnesses to come forward
COPS have launched an urgent investigation after a teenage girl was allegedly raped in a train station toilet.
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Southport murderer acquired weapons and ricin-making equipment two years prior to attack
Axel Rudakubana bought items on Amazon to make lethal poison three years after he came to attention of authorities.
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