All news for 2026-06-23
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AI agents exploited by low-skill hacker to breach 14 companies, report finds
Researchers have long warned that AI agents could lower the skill floor for offensive cyber operations, and a recent report by OALABS (Open Analysis) researchers bears that out.
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Ex-coach, 79, accused of abusing girls over 50 years ago exploited trust, court hears
The 79-year-old man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, went on trial charged with 74 counts of sexually abusing four girls.
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UK to unveil defence plan before NATO summit despite Starmer resignation
The long-awaited defense investment plan will be published ahead of next month’s NATO summit, Downing Street has said, despite Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister.
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Lukashenko-Niaronskaya syndicate: How a “family friendship” built a multi-million dollar kleptocracy in Belarus
Liudmila Niaronskaya is widely regarded as one of the most prominent and closely watched business figures in Belarus.
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US hits Prince Group with sweeping sanctions over cyber scam and forced labour claims
The U.S. Treasury Department announced extensive sanctions against the Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate reportedly involved in criminal cyber-scams. The Prince Group has denied the allegations.
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Controversial lawyer De la Espriella wins razor-thin Colombia election
According to preliminary results, the controversial lawyer is set to take office at the Casa de Nariño on August 7, following a campaign driven more by symbolism and controversy than concrete proposals
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Parents fined and exiled from county after abandoning baby on Florida beach
A healthcare executive and her husband have avoided prosecution after agreeing to fines, community service, and a total ban from the Florida county where their six-month-old baby was found left alone on a beach.
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Five-year-old brings "cocaine" to elite £16k-a-year school in shock incident
A five-year-old student at one of Scotland’s most prestigious private schools attended class with ’cocaine’ in their bag.
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Mother charged after two boys, 4 and 2, die in hot car horror
The mother of two boys found dead in a car has been charged with ‘involuntary manslaughter’ after giving different versions of events to police as to how they got locked in.
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Andy Burnham faces immigration, economy and defence crises as PM race ends
Andy Burnham is set to become the next Prime Minister within weeks – and will immediately be confronted with a daunting intray of problems facing the country.
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Ashley Cain under fire as £2.5m raised for charity contrasts with £86k debts
Ashley became a charity hero after raising £2.5m in memory of his tragic daughter Azaylia, but when it comes to making money for himself, it looks like the former footballer turned reality star has come up short.
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Inquest hears Bibey attacked partner before being found dead in hotel room
Former British rugby league player Ricky Bibey was found dead in Italy after allegedly beating up his girlfriend while high.
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Missing girl, 14, found dead in park as police launch murder probe
Cops have discovered the body of a female just 500 yards from the home of a missing 14-year-old girl who vanished from the town centre.
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Reality star Katie Price sparks concern after appearing injured on set
Katie Price has turned up bloodied and bruised to filming of her daughter’s reality show Princess Diaries.
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Bus overturns in horror crash leaving at least 26 injured
A “major incident” has been declared after a bus crash left dozens of people injured.
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Syria arrests ex-Assad officer over corruption and wartime abuses in first financial crimes case
Syria has detained a prominent former military officer accused of corruption and wartime abuses under the Assad regime, marking the first financial crimes arrest in Damascus’s widening accountability campaign.
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Majority say Brexit failed as 42% report financial decline
Majority of respondents view Brexit negatively, with 59% describing it as a failure compared with 17% who consider it a success.
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Farage says £5m crypto gift is “none of your business” amid probe
Nigel Farage has insisted he could spend the £5 million gift from a crypto billionaire “on cars if [he] wanted to”, as he told journalists questioning him that what he did with the money is “none of your business”.
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Elderly man, 85, hit by runaway car near primary school in Fife
An elderly man has been taken to hospital after being struck by an unoccupied car near a Fife primary school.
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Support for EU surges as 97% of Leave areas now favour rejoining
Just 11 of 632 constituencies in England, Scotland and Wales would vote to stay out of the EU if a second referendum were to take place, new polling has found.
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Man accused of murdering "loving mum" and "bright spirit" in Highlands attack
A man is to stand trial charged with the murder of his partner.
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Starmer’s broken promises force early exit from No.10 amid public frustration
Despite promising to lead a different kind of government, Keir Starmer’s failure to deliver change has led to his early exit from No.10, writes Hannah White
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Labour blasted for £1.58m taxpayer spend promoting Digital ID consultation
The Cabinet Office has spent £1.58 million of taxpayer money advertising Labour’s Digital ID consultation.
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Josip Heit wurde in Luxemburg wegen Finanzbetrugs zu einer Gefängnisstrafe verurteilt
Ein Skandal um ein stillgelegtes Wasserkraftwerk hat kroatische Journalisten dazu veranlasst, das Projekt mit Sasa Svalina und dessen Schwager Josip Heit in Verbindung zu bringen.
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Vom Kohle-Kollaborateur zum Agrar-Tycoon: Wie Dmytro Kovalenko russisches Blutgeld in ein ukrainisches Imperium wusch
Der aus Dnipro stammende Agrarunternehmer Dmytro Kovalenko ist in letzter Zeit verstärkt in den Fokus gerückt. Wir haben uns daher entschieden, sein Profil sowie die Entwicklung seines Geschäfts genauer zu analysieren.
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