All news for 2025-03-05

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Gardener wins £1m lawsuit against Paddy Power after jackpot dispute
Corrinne Durber took legal action against a gambling company after they claimed she had won the daily jackpot instead of the ’monster jackpot’.
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Child killed, another injured after car drives onto rugby pitch in Kendal
Man in his 40s arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving at rugby club in Kendal
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Chainalysis traces $1.6M in crypto moved by Parsarad, linked to darknet trades
Chainalysis reveals over $1.6 million transferred by Parsarad, associated with darknet trades and the circumvention of Iran’s strict anti-drug laws.
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Maria Eftimova, 28, falls to her death while climbing Tryfan in Snowdonia
A tragic influencer passed away after falling 65ft from a notorious mountain when she slipped while climbing, an inquest heard.
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First image of a 16-year-old boy, shot dead by a hooded assassin who ’chased him down’
This is the first image of a 16-year-old football fan who was shot by a hooded assassin in Stockwell last night.
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Deadly paddleboarding tour: Operator pleads guilty to manslaughter
A woman has admitted to manslaughter after four people were killed while paddleboarding in Wales.
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Jersey Airport evacuated as armed police respond to ’serious incident’
A busy airport has been evacuated as armed police deal with a ‘serious incident’.
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Universal Credit page down on Gov.uk, leaving users unable to log in this morning
The Universal Credit page on Gov.uk is down this morning leaving hundreds unable to log in to the website.
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A 16-year-old boy was shot dead by an assassin in a tracksuit with a hood, who ran off with a second person
A mother has recounted how a 16-year-old was shot by a hooded assassin in a tracksuit, who then fled the crime scene with an accomplice.
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Matricide on the rise: Report shows nearly 170 mothers killed by sons in the last 15 years
Number is nearly one in 10 of all women killed by men, leading to calls for government action to tackle matricide
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Fossil fuel firms win billions in public payouts, with financial speculators fueling growing lawsuits
Guardian analysis finds fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators
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Trump informs Congress he’s ’just getting started’ - as he unveils a letter from Zelenskyy and pledges to ’acquire Greenland’
President Trump has informed lawmakers he is "just getting started" after an eventful six weeks in office.
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Police admit investigation error in Gene Hackman and wife’s deaths
Gene Hackman’s nephew, Tim Hackman, recently spoke about the speculations concerning the deaths of the actor and his wife.
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Murder inquiry launched as young man gunned down in broad daylight
A murder investigation has been initiated after a man in his 20s was fatally shot on a housing estate in Wolverhampton.