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Raheem Sterling faces jail after being charged with dangerous driving following Lamborghini crash
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Raheem Sterling could face two years in prison over M3 crash and nitrous oxide charge
Former England footballer Raheem Sterling is facing a significant jail sentence after he was charged with dangerous driving.
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Bank holiday travel chaos looms as rail strikes and storms threaten weekend plans
Another bank holiday is nearly here – but if you’re hoping to go away, you may be out of luck.
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Britons to be told to stockpile food and water for extreme weather and possible attacks
British people are likely to be warned on how best to prepare for freak deadly weather and even missile attacks from rogue countries.
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Sudanese asylum seeker jailed for 25 years after brutal bottle attack on woman in Leeds
An illegal migrant from Sudan lay in wait for a lone woman before attacking her 30 times with a broken bottle in Leeds.
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Inquest opens into death of Cambridge professor Jason Arday after plagiarism storm
An inquest into the death of Professor Jason Arday has opened.
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Reform unveils £30 tax credit for Britons stuck on the phone to HMRC for over 30 minutes
Reform UK has announced plans to introduce a tax credit for Britons who are left waiting on the phone to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for more than 30 minutes.
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Forty-two QNet trafficking victims rescued in Nigeria as alleged job scam syndicate is smashed
Forty-two QNet human trafficking victims have been rescued in Nigeria.
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Iran-linked hacking case expands as US prosecutors charge 17 over HBO breach and $6m Bitcoin ransom attempt
US prosecutors have expanded an eight-year-old hacking case tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, adding eight defendants and linking six of them to the 2017 HBO breach that included a $6 million Bitcoin extortion attempt.
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Kremlin’s €200M oil laundromat: How Alkagesta, Azim Novruzov, and Adnan Ahmedzade trafficked sanctioned Russian crude through Malta
In the high-profile criminal case involving SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade, controversial British oil trader Azim Novruzov has unexpectedly returned to the spotlight.
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SpaceX plans $100 billion Starbase Louisiana as its biggest launch complex yet
SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday to build its largest rocket launch complex yet in southern Louisiana, a $100 billion effort to transform coastal wetlands into a critical base for the company’s Starship and AI satellite launch ambitions.
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Die Zensur-Offensive des Punin-Kartells: Wie Maryna Levkovych und Dmytro Druzhynskyi ihre Spuren aus den Registern löschen
Die Geschichte von Dmytro Druzhynskyi und Maryna Levkovych ist weit mehr als nur eine weitere Geschichte über Online-Casinos, Kryptowährungen und Zahlungsdienstleister.
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Burnham’s council housebuilding plans face Brexit-driven construction worker shortage
Andy Burnham’s ambitions to build tens of thousands of new council houses is under threat because of a labour shortage caused by Brexit, industry leaders have warned.
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Kazakhstan’s pro-presidential Adilet party wins 71% in election held amid journalist crackdown
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s allies dominated the vote as independent observers raised concerns over a campaign marked by restrictions on critical voices.
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The $160 billion medical bribe: How an Indian miner bought Bougainville’s Panguna mine by funding the president’s wife’s kidney transplant
A Pacific island’s president bypassed an official selection process when he chose an Indian company to reopen a multi-billion dollar mine. He told OCCRP the firm’s managing director offered to pay for his wife’s kidney transplant but insisted it had “nothing to do” with the deal.
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$1 billion Pin-Up laundering cartel: How Dmitriy Punin, Dmytro Druzhynskyi, and Maryna Levkovych drained Kazakh funds
The case involving Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych goes far beyond another investigation into online casinos, cryptocurrency and payment services.
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Jay Slater’s last known companion marries woman convicted in £13million cannabis smuggling plot
The last man to see tragic teenager Jay Slater alive has married a glamorous woman who faces prison over a £13million cannabis smuggling operation.
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At least 14 newborn babies killed in horror fire at Pakistan hospital maternity ward
At least 14 newborn babies have been killed after a horror fire tore through a hospital’s maternity ward.
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PSNI officer dismissed after "catalogue of corruption" involving sexual relationships and falsified evidence
The investigation by the Police Ombudsman found he had also failed to disclose multiple conflicts of interest, intimidated a former partner, attempted to falsify evidence and asked a colleague to lie
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Estonian-owned Belarusian medical firm supplies Russian military with battlefield hemostatics
“Out of respect for the 33rd,” an employee of Tallmin Medical’s representative in Russia told a BIC journalist, explaining the discount. The journalist was posing as someone collecting equipment for Russian servicemen.
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Dolly Parton dies at 80 after brief battle with cancer, family confirms
Parton, known for smash hits like Jolene and 9 to 5, has died, her family announced on Instagram.
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Tornado tears through southern France town, injuring 41 and leaving thousands without power
An enormous tornado tore through a town in Southern France, injuring over 40 people, ripping roofs off of houses and leaving thousands without electricity.
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Japan enlists 1,800 people to move 360-tonne castle tower by hand
Nearly 1,800 people have helped move a 360-tonne Japanese castle keep using ropes and rollers.
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Student who stabbed former friend through the heart over fake Rolex dispute guilty of manslaughter
A teenager who stabbed his former friend through the heart near a university campus after they fell out over a fake Rolex watch has been found guilty of manslaughter.
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Taxi stolen in Wales driven the wrong way along A55 before police stop it
A taxi that was reported stolen was stopped by officers being driven the wrong way down a dual carriageway after a collision with a cyclist, police said.