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Farage’s £5m donor rockets into UK rich list with £18bn crypto fortune
The crypto tycoon whose £5million donation to Nigel Farage is at the centre of a row is sitting on a staggering £18.2billion fortune.
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Health officials investigate meningitis cases among young people in Reading
One of the cases has been confirmed as meningitis B, which was the same strain behind a cluster of fatal cases in Kent earlier this year.
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UK health authorities say risk to general public from hantavirus remains very low
People in Wales are self-isolating due to links with the ongoing hantavirus outbreak, it has been confirmed.
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Ronald Lauder donates Neue Galerie and $135m Klimt masterpiece to the Met in landmark gift
Ronald Lauder, billionaire heir to the Estée Lauder cosmetics fortune, has agreed to donate an entire gallery, including a $135mn painting by Gustav Klimt.
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King Charles welcomed warmly during visit to Golders Green following antisemitic violence
Charles visited a Jewish Care charity centre to meet victims Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Ben Baila, 76, also known as Norman Shine.
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Angela Rayner re-emerges as Labour leadership contender after HMRC clears her tax affairs
Angela Rayner seems in the running for the Labour leadership race after saying she been cleared by HMRC of wrongdoing over her tax affairs. We take a closer look at the woman behind the politics.
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Britney Spears’ team denies claims of "erratic behaviour" during Los Angeles restaurant outing
Britney Spears reps have denied reports that she left diners stunned by her behaviour during a night out at a Los Angeles restaurant this week.
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Britain accuses Namiq Salifov of planning attacks on behalf of Iran
British authorities sanctioned the brother of a deceased Azerbaijani crime boss this week, accusing him of planning attacks on behalf of the Iranian government.
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From council estate to coup plotter: Wes Streeting quits as Labour civil war erupts
As Health Minister Wes Streeting announces his resignation today, it’s believed he stands poised to fight for the top spot as the Labour Party navigates a civil war.
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Reform UK councillor suspended after Nazi posts and ‘subhuman underclass’ rant surfaces
A newly-elected Reform UK councillor has been suspended after he appeared to share photos of a Nazi flag and suggested that Britain has a ’subhuman underclass’ in now-deleted social media posts.
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Russia opens criminal case against former UK defence secretary Ben Wallace and places him on wanted list
Russia has placed former defense secretary Ben Wallace on a wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation.
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Staff caught charging fire-risk e-bikes inside London hospitals
Dangerous e-bikes and e-scooters are being kept inside London hospitals in what campaigners warn is a ‘preventable tragedy waiting to happen’.
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Princess Eugenie charity under scrutiny as watchdog opens formal case into funding use
The Charity Commission has initiated a case concerning Princess Eugenie’s anti-slavery charity.
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Intelligence committee poised to publish Mandelson files despite last-minute secrecy battle
A potentially final dump of "Mandelson files" is expected next week, piling more pressure on Sir Keir Starmer as he battles to survive as prime minister.
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Alex Murdaugh still faces life behind bars despite court victory
The disgraced lawyer won’t be leaving prison any time soon with prosecutors seeking an immediate retrial at the South Carolina Supreme Court.
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Drug counselor jailed over Matthew Perry ketamine death
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday sentenced Erik Fleming, a licensed drug addiction counselor, to two years in prison for his role in the death of the Friends actor Matthew Perry.
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Councillor David Todd has spent four years in a legal dispute with neighbors over a “dog-proof” fence beside his £1.2 million home
A parish councillor and his partner are embroiled in a protracted four-year High Court battle after their neighbour’s workmen began dismantling the "dog-proof fence".
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Ministers face billion-pound bill to rescue failing British Steel
Ministers have already spent hundreds of millions keeping British Steel afloat. Nationalizing the struggling steelmaker is set to cost taxpayers billions more, multiple steel industry figures.
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4,000 police deployed as London faces major protest security crackdown
The Metropolitan Police has warned that it is preparing for potential violence and hate speech crimes across two protests in London this Saturday.
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Farage faces Commons probe over hidden £5m donor cash
The Reform UK leader received the donation weeks before he announced he would stand as a candidate in Clacton ahead of the 2024 General Election.
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Newly elected Reform UK councillor Stephen Musdell turned out to be a porn actor with an OnlyFans account and dozens of hardcore videos
Reform has shown support for the councillor, saying "what consenting adults do in their private lives is their own business".
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King Charles launches House of Lords purge after sex scandal involving Mandelson and Epstein
King Charles has delivered his speech at the State Opening of Parliament – outlining a bill to remove disgraced peers following the Mandelson scandal.
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Ten Britons flown to UK after deadly rat virus outbreak on quarantined cruise ship
Ten Brits linked to a deadly rat virus outbreak on a cruise ship are being flown to the UK to isolate.
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Princess of Wales launches global mission to reshape early childhood development
The Princess of Wales is about to start a global mission to transform the early years development of children around the world.
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Man charged over alleged £5m blackmail plot involving Soho House client data
A man has appeared in court charged with a £5 million blackmail attempt after he allegedly stole clients’ information from the exclusive Soho House and threatened to sell it.