All news by author Emma Davis
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P&O Ferries owner’s £1bn UK investment will proceed despite transport secretary’s call for a boycott of the shipping firm
A £1bn investment in Britain by port operator DP World will go ahead as planned, after a frantic effort by ministers and diplomats to repair relations following a row with the Dubai-owned multinational that threatened to overshadow a crucial investment summit.
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Three-vehicle crash and blaze cause significant rail delays
A blaze that broke out when three vehicles crashed under a railway bridge forced the closure of the line causing major disruption to train services.
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King Charles has said he won’t oppose Australia becoming a republic if that’s what the people want
Charles is reportedly taking an "anti-confrontational approach" toward Republican campaigners ahead of his visit.
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British tourist mugged twice in minutes on Spanish island, losing £150k Rolex to thief
A 55-year-old British man was targeted in two separate muggings just minutes apart after leaving a bar in Palma, Mallorca.
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Port giant cancels £1bn investment announcement following transport secretary’s comments about P&O Ferries
DP World has withdrawn from a major investment summit following remarks by the Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, in which she referred to its subsidiary, P&O Ferries, as a "cowboy operator."
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Police launch manhunt for self-proclaimed ‘rich kid of Instagram’ after breaching bail on fraud charge
Jack Watkin, 25, claimed on social media in 2016 to own a £1.7 million fleet of expensive cars and to have access to his father’s private jet.
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TV producer Hat Trick pays £4.2m to founder Jimmy Mulville and his wife
Revenues dip to £48.4m and company behind Mastermind and Derry Girls stays in red after it makes fewer series
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Israeli strikes on central Beirut kill 22, 117 wounded
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut on Thursday has risen to 22, according to the country’s health ministry.
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Stolen digger from Dorset found 1,200 miles away in rural Poland
Hitachi digger tracked down to town of Pruchnik, with arrangements made to reunite it with its owner
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Florida issued new Category 3 Hurricane Nadine warning just hours after facing monster Hurricane Milton
The hurricane has calmed since exploding onto US soil, dropping from a Category 4 to a Category 1. But forecasters have now warned that Potential Hurricane Nadine could exceed the already dangerous benchmark
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Two boys murdered in a ’revenge attack’ were innocent victims of mistaken identity
Two boys murdered in a ‘revenge attack’ by four other teenagers and a man wielding ‘fearsome weapons’ were completely innocent victims of mistaken identity, a court has heard.
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Holly Newton murder: Logan MacPhail identified as the 15-year-old’s killer after restrictions lifted in Hexham knife attack
MacPhail inflicted 36 knife wounds, including five "defensive" injuries. Holly was taken to hospital but couldn’t be saved.
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British woman ’stabbed after being ambushed’ in Spain
A British woman was stabbed during an robbery in the coastal region of Costa Brava in northeastern Spain.
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Son of Kinahan cartel kingpin Thomas Kavanagh extradited to UK for firearms offences
The son of Kinahan cartel kingpin Thomas Kavanagh has been extradited to the UK to face trial for firearms offences.
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Startup develops eco-friendly onion skin packaging to combat waste
An innovative business in Oban is creating sustainable packaging from onion skins, aiming to reduce waste and lower emissions
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Iraq’s dollar auction: the ‘monster’ channeling billions to fraudsters and militants via the U.S. Federal Reserve
A system set up to channel dollars from Iraqi oil sales to importers has been exploited by money launderers and militant groups for years. An OCCRP investigation shows how the fraud works in practice.
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Boris Johnson says he "would have bet on himself" to win the 2024 election
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he could have led the Conservatives to a historic victory at the 2024 General Election if he was still in charge.
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Housebuilder Vistry loses more than £1bn in value after profit warning
FTSE 100 company says profits will lower for the next three years because it underestimated building costs
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Lammy defends Chagos deal, saying it saves important UK-US military base
Foreign Secretary claims status quo is unsustainable as Tory MPs accuse Labour of relinquishing a key asset.
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Starmer’s new chief of staff plans to implement ’radical changes’ to No. 10 operations
Sources say Morgan McSweeney plans slew of changes as PM attempts to shore up top team after months of rows
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Alphagate in Latvia: How the FSB assists Aven in evading sanctions
Over the past two weeks, a number of Latvian media outlets have published articles claiming that the "oligarch Nevzlin" is corrupting the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Latvia and ordering videos and articles with some dark goals.
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Marseille drug wars resurface as a 14-year-old boy is allegedly hired as a hitman
Teenager alleged to have been recruited by prisoner who later called police to report him over killing of taxi driver
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AUKUS navies remotely control ships from 10,000 miles away in an experiment
The navies of Britain, Australia and the U.S. were able to control uncrewed ships in Australia while sitting more than 10,000 miles away in Portugal as part of a series of military experiments, Britain’s Royal Navy said on Friday.
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Two British men plead not guilty to charges of spying for China
Two Britons, including a former researcher for a senior British lawmaker, pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of spying for China.
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Georgia’s ruling party sees falling ratings amid EU tensions but remains ahead of the opposition
The Republic of Georgia is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on October 26. The ruling party, Georgian Dream, enters the contest with historically low approval ratings but still has a strong chance of defeating a fragmented opposition.
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