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UK to supply 5,000 air defense missiles in £1.6bn deal
Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new agreement that enables Ukraine to utilize £1.6 billion of UK export finance to purchase 5,000 additional air defense missiles.
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Major ’spy cops’ scandal exposes systemic abuse and deceit within undercover police operations
Total shows scale of dishonesty in undercover operations over more than three decades
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"Make a deal or we’re out," Trump warns as he accuses Zelenskyy of "gambling with World War Three"
Donald Trump has cautioned Volodymyr Zelenskyy to "make a deal or we’re out" as he accused the Ukrainian president of "risking World War Three".
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Keir Starmer receives praise from Donald Trump - but the US remains hesitant about the Ukraine backstop
The crucial meeting in the White House began positively for the PM, as Mr. Starmer presented a letter from King Charles inviting Mr. Trump for an unprecedented second state visit at Windsor Castle.
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Jeffrey Epstein files ’will make you sick’ warning as pressure mounts on Prince Andrew
US Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a warning about the contents of the secret files on the serial sex abuser linked to Prince Andrew as she prepares to make them public.
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Former Team GB Olympic swimmer sentenced to 21 years for raping teenage girls
A former Olympic swimmer who raped two teenage girls after grooming them has been jailed for 21 years.
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Abuser who tortured women in a chamber beneath a remote lodge given global travel ban
A man who used an underground chamber at his remote Highland lodge to film himself abusing vulnerable women has been made subject to the first worldwide travel ban in Scottish legal history.
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Sex Education’s Alexander Westwood sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of 26 sexual offenses
Netflix star Alexander Westwood was found guilty of 26 sexual offenses in December, including some against children and students in his class.
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Energy bills are set to increase for millions of households this spring as the price cap is raised to £1,849
Energy bills will rise for millions of households this spring.
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Revealed: how members of the House of Lords benefit from commercial interests
A months-long Guardian investigation reveals weaknesses in the code of conduct that could lead to calls for further reform.
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Labour MP Mike Amesbury, who was suspended, jailed for 10 weeks after a 3am punch
Mike Amesbury was expelled from the Labour Party last month when he pleaded guilty to assault by beating after punching 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Cheshire in October.
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The chief whip’s diaries disclose the rescue of a Tory MP from a KGB agent in a London brothel
From MPs’ requests for peerages to Rishi Sunak labeling a minister as ‘fucking useless’, tales from former chief whip Simon Hart’s diaries have garnered attention.
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Former leader of Reform UK in Wales accused of bribery offenses
Nathan Gill is set to appear at a magistrates court following an investigation led by the Met Counter-Terrorism Command.
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British firms are among the companies that have exported aircraft parts which ended up in Russia
Data indicates that aircraft parts from over 100 Western companies reached the Russian aviation industry through India.
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Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s World Cup victory
Luis Rubiales has been given a €10,800 (£8,935) fine and a restraining order after being found guilty of sexually assaulting Jennifer Hermoso after Spain’s World Cup win in 2023.
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Luxurious mansion of Putin’s banker worth $223 million: how Andrey Kostin built a villa for himself and his lover Nailya Asker-Zade
In August 2019, prime-time TV presenter Nailya Asker-Zade found herself at the center of a scandal: journalists discovered her to be in possession of a nearly $33 million plot of land near the village of Razdory in Rublevka, a luxurious residential area outside Moscow.
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UK companies consider the largest layoffs in ten years as business confidence declines
Surveys show that the impending tax rises from the autumn budget are causing a collapse in sentiment and an increase in redundancy intentions.
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Starmer prepared to deploy British troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is achieved
It is believed to be the first time the PM has been explicit about deploying British peacekeepers to Ukraine.
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Labour minister operated an offensive WhatsApp group which labeled pensioners as ‘terrorists’ and made jokes about deporting Rishi to Rwanda
A labour minister formerly ran a vile WhatsApp group which branded pensioners “terrorists” and hurled abuse at colleagues, The Sun can reveal.
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Shocking moment when whale swallows kayaker whole before spitting him back out
This is the moment a kayaker was completely engulfed by a whale before being spat back out.
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Rachel Reeves claimed expenses for handbag, perfume, and wine in banking job
Rachel Reeves has been accused of using company money to purchase birthday gifts for her colleagues before she became an MP.
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11 Labour councillors suspended during investigation into offensive WhatsApp group
Two MPs - Oliver Ryan and Andrew Gwynne - have already been suspended from the Labour Party for messages posted in the ’Trigger Me Timbers’ WhatsApp group.
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Sheffield police evacuate residents due to armed man
South Yorkshire Police said people in the apartment block in Castlegate, Sheffield, were evacuated while officers conduct an investigation about a man possessing weapons.
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Raids on vape shops, car washes, and nail bars across the UK result in 4,000 arrests
Thousands of people working illegally in nail bars, car washes and restaurants have been arrested across the UK.
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CCRC chief used public funds for luxury hotels while attending business courses in France
Justice watchdog’s Karen Kneller enrolled on courses advertised for thousands of pounds at Insead, where CCRC’s then chair held roles.