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British couple try to fight off Italian gangster over £67,000 designer watch
This is the disturbing moment a British couple attempted to fend off against a mugger in the Spanish island of Magaluf over a designer watch worth more than £67,000.
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Putin’s snipers are teaching schoolchildren that "killing Ukrainians is not murder"
Russian schoolchildren are being taught lessons by military snipers who claim killing Ukrainians is not murder.
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London has narrowly avoided "other deadly Grenfell tragedies" on multiple occasions, the fire chief told LBC
London has come close to suffering another Grenfell tragedy several times since 2017, the capital’s top firefighter has told LBC.
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Australian police have seized $6.4 million from the suspected owner of an encrypted platform
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced they had seized AUD 9.3 million (US$6.36 million) in cryptocurrency as part of an operation targeting the assets of the alleged mastermind behind Ghost, an encrypted communication platform used by organized crime groups around the world to coordinate their illegal activities.
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How Michael Schumacher communicates after F1 legend is ‘seen in public’
Former F1 racing champion Michael Schumacher only communicates using his eyes, it’s understood.
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An all-Black airline crew is set to fly from the UK in celebration of Black History Month
Crew will include amputee ex-serviceman and cabin manager who began her career at age of 59
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Erich Ely announces “decentralized” Trillant exit-scam
Almost a year after Trillant collapsed, owner Erich Ely has announced a “decentralized” exit-scam.
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Starmer repaid freebies to restore trust in politics, minister says
Sarah Jones suggests PM believes he should be held to higher standards now he is in government
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A Ryanair plane caught fire, forcing nearly 200 passengers to evacuate using emergency slides
The Ryanair plane - flight FR8826 - caught fire as it was about to leave Brindisi Airport in Italy and the inflatable slide was deployed to help the passengers evacuate following the emergency
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Ukraine says its forces have withdrawn from defensive bastion of Vuhledar
Eastern city had resisted repeated attacks but Russian troops are close to ‘encircling’ it in Donetsk advance
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Labour donor Waheed Alli is under investigation by the House of Lords regarding the register of interests
Peer who gave gifts to Keir Starmer is being investigated after complaint he did not declare interests correctly
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Girl, 14, in ‘shock, pain and trauma’ after suspected acid attack outside London school
A father describes severe injuries as police search for a male suspect believed to have ridden an e-scooter to a Westminster academy.
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Matheus Nunes ’arrest’: The truth behind the rumors after the Man City star was involved in a nightclub incident
Matheus Nunes was involved in an incident at a Madrid nightclub during the September international break but reports the Manchester City star was arrested have been exaggerated
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Mass evacuation of British citizens following Israel’s ground assaults
The UK government has chartered a flight to get British people out of Lebanon after the Israeli military started ‘limited’ ground raids against Hezbollah.
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A luxury cruise stranded in Belfast for months is finally setting sail
A luxury cruise ship that’s been stuck in Belfast for four months is finally set to sail.
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Putin’s most trusted mouthpiece warns dictator could unleash London nuke attack
Vladimir Putin’s top propagandist on state TV has warned that London could be the target of a nuclear attack if the Russian president sees fit.
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Funds withdrawal, crypto exchanges, and offshore accounts: how the Uzbek bank "Octobank" launders money for the Russian elite
A new investigation has uncovered the chains of money withdrawal through Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.
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UK government to tighten hospitality rules following donations controversy
Britain’s government will close a loophole that meant ministers did not have to declare hospitality they had received, cabinet office minister Pat McFadden said on Sunday when pressed again to explain the use of donations for clothing and gifts.
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Airstrikes launched at Yemen’s Hodeidah port
There are reports of an airstrike on the the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah in Yemen. Reuters reports that fuel tanks were hit.
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Hezbollah confirms death of seventh senior leader
Hezbollah has confirmed that Nabil Kaouk, another of its senior leaders, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, the Associated Press are reporting.
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Clapham triple stabbing leaves one dead and two injured in night of violence
Clapham triple stabbing leaves one dead and two injured in night of violence.
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Trump vows to pursue criminal charges against Google if re-elected president
Ex-president complains search results unfairly favor Kamala Harris and display negative stories about him
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First person to admit UK riot charge jailed for over four years after unrest in Sunderland
Kieran Usher, 32, was part of a group of 20 people who threw missiles at police during unrest in Sunderland in August.
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Madeleine McCann suspect scored top marks on a psychopath test and is ’in the absolute top league of dangerousness’
Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner is in the top “one per cent of abnormal”, a leading forensic psychiatrist has said.
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Tesla home visits to workers on sick leave defended by boss in Germany
Carmaker wants to ‘appeal to employees’ work ethic’ but move prompts outrage from plant’s union
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