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Victims of infected blood scandal to receive lifelong financial support
More than 30,000 Britons were infected with deadly diseases after being given contaminated blood and blood products in the 1970s and 1980s in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
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Reform UK’s Richard Tice invested millions into offshore tax haven property empire
The multi-millionaire businessman admits he set up a family trust in the Channel Islands tax haven of Jersey more than three decades ago, but rejects claims he undermined the British government
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Girl, 11, stabbed in ‘targeted attack’ in London’s Leicester Square, saved by tea shop worker
A security guard tackled a knifeman to the ground as he attacked an 11-year-old girl and a woman in central London’s Leicester Square.
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Tory councillor’s wife arrested over ’racial hatred’ ’telling rioters to set fire to migrant hotels’
Rioters have thrown parts of England and Northern Ireland into chaos with far-right thugs targeting and setting fire to hotels housing migrants in Rotherham and Tamworth
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Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold war
Several foreigners and Russian political prisoners released as Germany frees hitman Vadim Krasikov as part of deal
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated, escalating fears of all-out war in the Middle East
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday, accusing Israel of orchestrating the killing
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Southport: Police officers injured in disorder outside mosque following deadly stabbing attack
The disorder comes after the home secretary urged people not to spread "false information" about Monday’s attack or the suspect - with a 17-year-old who was born in the UK having been arrested over the stabbings.
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Undercover investigation suggests super-rich are being advised on how to evade Labour’s tax clampdown
Wealthy being pitched offshore products said to shelter fortunes from inheritance tax and capital gains tax
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Britain warned it ’has three years to prepare for World War 3 due to specific threat’
A possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan could spiral into a global conflict, or even WW3, that Britain’s army is not fully prepared for - a top UK general has warned
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President Joe Biden finally bows out of race after weeks of Democratic Party pressure
Joe Biden has announced he will not seek re-election against Donald Trump in November.
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Banks, airlines and media outlets hit by global outage linked to Windows PCs
Widespread outage linked to Windows workstations has affected major companies, including Sky News UK, Melbourne Airport and Thameslink
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Hancock and Hunt failed to prepare UK for pandemic, Covid inquiry finds
Health secretaries failed to fix flaws in contingency planning before Covid killed more than 230,000 in UK, report says
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Five major policies outlined in the inaugural King’s Speech of the Labour government
Labour has announced sweeping changes in their first King’s Speech, including confirmation of VAT on private school fees and plans to build 1.5 million new homes.
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Ex-Rolls-Royce head designer fatally stabbed at his £3M mansion
A former head designer at Rolls-Royce was found stabbed to death on the doorstep of his £3,000,000 mansion.
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England lose Euro 2024 final with 2-1 defeat to Spain
Spain are European champions again after England were beaten 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final.
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US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine
US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode.
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Clifton Suspension Bridge latest: ‘Human remains’ found in two suitcases in Bristol spark manhunt
Avon and Somerset Police were called to reports on a man acting suspiciously at the bridge at 11.57pm on Wednesday
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Kyle Clifford: Manhunt underway after the murders of the wife and two daughters of racing commentator John Hunt
Hertfordshire Police warn the public not to approach Kyle Clifford who is wanted following the murders of John Hunt’s wife Carol and two of their daughters.
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Russia has launched a massive attack on Ukraine
On the morning of July 8, the aggressor country of Russia launched a new missile attack on Ukraine.
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Tory heavyweights Jacob Rees-Mogg, Grant Shapps, and Penny Mordaunt lose their seats in a General Election wipeout
The fuming former Defence Secretary has laid into the Tories after losing his seat
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Labour wins UK general election as Keir Starmer says: ‘We did it! Change begins now’
Sir Keir Starmer will enter Downing Street as Labour’s first prime minister in 14 years after a landslide victory at the general election.
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A U.S. healthcare firm involved in a Malta corruption scandal reportedly spent millions on private spies
U.S. healthcare operator Steward paid over $7 million to U.K.-based intelligence firms that conducted surveillance and disinformation operations against its critics — and even a Steward employee.
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UK Tories received donation from company linked to Conservative baroness’s scandal-hit husband
Britain’s Conservative Party received a £50,000 (around $64,500) donation in 2020 from a small accounting firm that reporters have linked to Doug Barrowman, a high-profile businessman whose wife is a Conservative member of the House of Lords.
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Met Police officer charged with misconduct for allegedly stealing money from a dead man who collapsed
PC Chris Carter faces a misconduct in public office charge over the alleged incident in Haringey, north London
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Princess Anne hospitalized with minor injuries and concussion after an incident
The King has been informed of Princess Anne’s injuries and joins the rest of the royal family in wishing her a "speedy recovery", Buckingham Palace has said.