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Former MI6 boss: UK must prepare public for security roles amid Putin fears
As worries about Russia increase, the former head of MI6 has proposed that Britain should implement a new form of conscription for its citizens in response to suspicious Russian activities.
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Sexual crimes, child abduction, rape: Labour MP Daniel Norris suspected of multiple offenses
A Labour MP has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences and misconduct in public office.
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Full list of Trump’s new tariffs: China 34%, EU 20%, UK 10%
See the full list of tariffs announced by Donald Trump on Wednesday.
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Human remains found at Hartlepool recycling center, murder probe launched
At a recycling center in Hartlepool, human remains have been discovered.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme is accused of engaging in sexual relations with trafficked Romanian women
The incidents are said to have occurred in Cannes, where the actor reportedly received the Romanian women as a "gift" and was aware that they were victims of a trafficking network.
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Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre severely injured in bus crash
Sex trafficking victim Virginia Guiffre has claimed she has ‘four days to live’ after being hit by a bus.
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Chaos and stabbing: a knife-wielding mob attacked a party in a school hall, leaving two hospitalized
A sixteenth birthday party at a school hall was crashed by a group of youths with knives who stabbed two teenagers.
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19-year-old who murdered family to carry out school massacre sentenced to 49 years in prison
Nicholas Prosper, 19, shot his family as part of an unsuccessful plan to kill 30 children at his former primary school.
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In Somalia, the convoy of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was bombed
The explosion occurred after the country’s leader’s convoy left his palace and headed towards the airport in Mogadishu.
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Toxic chemical sites untested, sparking health concerns across the UK
Thousands of sites potentially contaminated with toxic chemicals have never been checked by councils, a BBC investigation has found.
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Triple killer Kyle Clifford will serve whole-life sentence for murdering BBC commentator’s family
Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford has been given a whole-life order for murdering the wife and two daughters of BBC commentator John Hunt.
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King Charles buys £3million house next to Camilla’s country retreat to avert security crisis
The King has averted a security crisis by buying a £3million house next to his wife’s country retreat amid fears it could become a rowdy wedding venue.
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MP Mike Amesbury resigns following conviction for punching constituent, triggering first by-election under Labour
Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has announced he’ll resign from parliament, triggering a by-election, after being convicted for punching a constituent.
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"Inspired" by Southport killings: Man found guilty of stabbing nine-year-old girl
A 29-year-old man who was obsessed with child murders and felt ‘inspired’ by the Southport attacks stabbed a nine-year-old girl in the neck as she played outside.
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Trump’s valued £200,000,000 UK golf club damaged by protesters
President Trump’s prized golf club has been vandalised with ‘Trump is a c***’ and ‘F*** Trump’ graffiti.
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Luxury life on others’ money: How scammers from Tbilisi deceived victims worldwide for millions of dollars
The Canadian factory worker had already been hounded for months by a succession of scammers who had wormed their way into his confidence, convinced him to invest large sums of money in fake crypto assets...
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Fossil fuel firms win billions in public payouts, with financial speculators fueling growing lawsuits
Guardian analysis finds fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators
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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.