All news by author David Wilson

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Ukraine war update: Gravehawk unveiled as new air defense system promised by Starmer
British-Danish platform uses air-to-air missiles, but fired from the ground; another Russian fuel depot burns. What we know on day 1,059.
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Nearly a quarter of job-seeking Harvard MBA class of 2024 struggled to find work after months of searching
Compensation was once again on the upswing at Harvard Business School in 2024. But that’s not the headline in a terrible year for MBAs on the job hunt.
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Man and woman taken into custody after missing family located ’safe and well’
A family of five which disappeared in Scotland have been found safe and well, police said.
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Italian steel company owns Russian industrial plant sanctioned by the U.S.
The Italian company Cividale has been identified as a minority shareholder of the Russian foundry BVK, which was sanctioned by the United States in 2024.
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Yvette Cooper announces plan for government-backed local inquiries into grooming gangs
The government has been facing pressure to launch a new national inquiry into grooming gangs but ministers have said one was already carried out.
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Man dies after tripping off platform and being hit by four Tube trains
A passenger was killed after he was struck by four trains at an east London Underground station before being found.
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Six Chinese firms, including TikTok, face EU privacy complaints
TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi (1810.HK), opens new tab and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group...
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MP Mike Amesbury admits to punching a man and remains suspended from the Labour Party
CCTV footage emerged at the end of October of the MP punching a man to the ground in Cheshire in the early hours of the morning.
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Dashcam footage shows garage worker urinating on Mercedes during car wash
A driver who thought his car was being picked up for a routine service got a nasty surprise when he checked his dash cam.
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Prince William buys a pint for fans at Wetherspoons, impressing everyone with his down-to-earth nature
Prince William was spotted enjoying a tipple with some of his fellow Aston Villa fans in a Birmingham Wetherspoons.
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Netanyahu accuses Hamas of reneging on Gaza ceasefire deal, causing ’last-minute crisis’
Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Hamas is reneging on the Gaza ceasefire deal and causing a ‘last-minute crisis.’
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Keir Starmer praises ’closer than ever’ partnership with Ukraine during Kyiv visit
Two countries to sign deal to deepen existing defence relationship and boost economic links in non-military areas
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Conor McGregor accused of trying to rape woman in VIP bathroom as security ‘stopped friend from entering stall to help’
It comes after the woman, who has been described as a 49-year-old who works on Wall Street, filed a criminal sexual assault allegation.
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Sevilla defender Kike Salas under investigation for alleged yellow card manipulation
The Sevilla defender Kike Salas has been arrested by police for allegedly deliberately getting booked so that his friends could win bets.
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Gennaro Lanza’s fraudulent schemes: Unlicensed forex operations targeting EU and UK consumers
Gennaro Lanza is a forex scammer who runs multiple companies to defraud consumers. His fraudulent enterprises primarily target EU and UK residents.
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Singer Linda Nolan dies at 65, surrounded by sisters, after a 20-year battle with breast cancer
Linda Nolan has passed away aged 65 following a battle with breast cancer.
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Britain’s busiest railway line to close for weeks of repairs, causing travel chaos for millions
Millions of passengers will be facing 10 years of severe disruption as once-in-a-generation upgrades are due to start on one of Britain’s most important railways.
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Meta to lay off thousands of employees as Zuckerberg cautions about a challenging year ahead
Company reveals plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce days after saying it would get rid of factcheckers
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South Korea, the U.S., and Japan identify North Korea behind $659 million crypto theft in 2024
North Korean hackers stole some US$659 million worth of crypto assets through multiple hacks in 2024 as it continues its malicious cyber activities to fund its illicit weapons programs...
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U.S. imposes additional sanctions on Russia’s ’shadow fleet
The U.S. has blacklisted more than 180 vessels caught filling the Kremlin’s war chest for its war against Ukraine.
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Philippines may pursue €2 million allegedly stashed by crime boss in Cyprus
Philippine authorities have charged Huang Zhiyang with human trafficking, sued him for alleged money laundering, and frozen his accounts. But they were unaware of funds he holds in Cyprus.
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Six-month-old Sophia Kelemen died after her pram was hit by a vehicle in a car park, coroner told
Sophia, from the Leigh area of Manchester, died a day after the crash in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, on 2 January.
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Gang members sentenced to life for shooting rival at children’s birthday party
Four men have been jailed after killing a man in a gang shooting outside of a child’s first birthday party.
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UK unveils £12 billion next-generation combat aircraft program
New fighter jets set to replace the RAF’s Typhoons have been seen for the first time.
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Terminally ill teen left on hospital trolley in corridor for 14 hours
A terminally ill teenager was placed into a coma after being left on a trolley in a Glasgow hospital corridor for 14 hours.