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UK watchdog investigates Just Eat, Autotrader and others over fake and misleading online reviews
Food delivery giant Just Eat and motoring site Autotrader are among five firms being investigated as part of a probe into fake and misleading online reviews by the UK’s competition watchdog.
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Hundreds of Afghan special forces allowed to stay in UK after government overturns rejected cases
Hundreds of former members of the Afghan special forces can stay in Britain after a Government review of previously rejected cases.
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Sir Keir Starmer admits mistake over Peter Mandelson appointment amid Epstein links and criticism
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he beat himself up over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the US, despite the peer’s links to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sarah Ferguson stripped of Freedom of the City of York over links to Jeffrey Epstein
Sarah Ferguson has lost her honorary Freedom of the City of York over her links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Justice system crisis deepens as record 80,000 cases clog England and Wales courts
Data from the Ministry of Justice indicate that there were 80,203 outstanding cases at the end of last year, which is an 8% increase from the 74,106 recorded in the previous 12 months.
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Truth about Princess Beatrice’s husband Edo’s money as questions mount over their marriage: from pre-wedding debts and flashy lifestyle to how royal ties fueled his business rise
Anyone with a passing interest in the House of York saga will know that Princess Beatrice’s dashing husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is in the property game.
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York set to strip Sarah Ferguson of civic honour as Epstein links resurface
Sarah Ferguson received the ’Freedom of the City of York’ after visiting with her new husband, then Prince Andrew, in 1987, but a vote could result in the honor being revoked.
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NXIVM leader Keith Raniere exposed for using sleep deprivation to control followers in shocking new book
The curtain on NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere has been lifted, exposing the unsettling strategies he employed to manipulate his followers, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
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British woman jailed in Iran says she has made peace with dying in missile strikes
A British woman who was imprisoned in Iran with her husband on "falsified" spying charges says she has "made peace" with the idea of dying in a US-Israeli missile strike.
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Starmer authorizes military to seize Russian oil tankers in bold escalation
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday he has given the military permission to board and detain Russian ships his government alleges are part of a network of vessels that enables Moscow to export oil despite ‌Western sanctions.
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Sarah Mullally makes history as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
The first woman to become Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed that her teenage self could not have imagined making history as the top bishop in the Church of England.
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HBO Max unveils first trailer for Harry Potter series – coming this Christmas
The first trailer for the upcoming HBO Max Harry Potter series has arrived, with the new season set to come out this Christmas.
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Harry and Meghan shunned by Montecito neighbours as locals brand couple “exhausting”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are avoided by neigbours like the plague, a Montecito resident has claimed.
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‘Brainwashed Harry’: bombshell claim sparks fresh royal feud
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s explosive reaction to fresh criticism about their dealings with the royal family risks damaging an already fragile relationship even further.
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Princess Beatrice quietly shaping conversations as royal family faces scrutiny
A journalist who went to visit Sarah Ferguson was surprised to find Princess Beatrice also present at the meeting - and her conduct left the reporter stunned.
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Shamed Prince Andrew back behind the wheel as Epstein-linked probe hangs over him
Disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was spotted at the wheel of his car today driving on the Sandringham estate - with one of his dogs.
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Dead tycoon Mike Lynch hit with $1.2bn legal blow as widow faces bankruptcy after yacht tragedy
The estate of the British tycoon killed when his luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily was ordered to pay over $1.2 billion stemming from a 2015 lawsuit, a ruling that could drag his widow into a devastating bankruptcy.
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UK troops shoot down drones targeting allied base amid Iran conflict escalation
British troops shot down over a dozen Iranian “suicide” drones over an allied base in northern Iraq last night.
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Bank of London fined £2mn for misleading regulators
Fintech, where Peter Mandelson and Harvey Schwartz were board members, is given £2mn penalty by Bank of England.
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Visa outage chaos as UK shoppers hit by payment failures nationwide
Visa users across the UK reported payment disruptions on Tuesday afternoon, with issues affecting multiple regions including London, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff.
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King Charles backs Jewish security group as firebomb attack sparks fear and armed patrols
King Charles has become patron of the Community Security Trust (CST), the charity which monitors antisemitism and provides protection for Jewish communities in the UK.
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UK Jewish communities facing an increasing threat from Iran’s covert proxy network after antisemitic arson and spy probes, experts warn
Iran is expanding a shadow campaign across Europe using what experts describe as a “gig economy of hostile activity”, outsourcing surveillance, intimidation, and potential attacks to criminal networks and loosely connected operatives.
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Trans girls ordered out of Girlguiding by September after court ruling on biological sex
Transgender girls must leave Girlguiding by September 6, the organisation has said following its announcement in December that membership would be restricted to girls and young women.
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Local taxpayers left to foot £900,000 bill for Trump’s Windsor security
A police force has been told it will not be reimbursed more than £900,000 spent policing US president Donald Trump’s state visit to Windsor.
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Moscow threatens London with “consequences” amid strikes on Ukraine: NATO scrambles aircraft in Poland and Romania
Vladimir Putin has launched massive new strikes on Ukraine forcing NATO to send warplanes from two allied countries in Europe.