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Maduro’s regime accused of “sportswashing” as Venezuela’s new basketball league plays above notorious torture prison El Helicoide
In Venezuela, a new basketball league is holding games in a stadium located directly above a notorious political prison — a stark contrast that critics claim represents a broader attempt to "sportswash" the government’s alarming human rights record.
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Rachel Reeves’ plan to slash cash Isa limit sparks warnings of higher mortgage rates and shrinking savings
Building societies fear consumers will be deterred from saving if the chancellor’s budget announces a 40% reduction
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Alexis Tsipras detonates memoir with blistering attack on Yanis Varoufakis, calling him a “celebrity, not an economist”
Yanis Varoufakis, the firebrand economist who rose to fame at the height of Greece’s debt drama, was not only egotistical but ultimately more interested in testing out his game theories on the nation than winning its battle to keep afloat.
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UK to slap sugar tax on milkshakes and lattes as government scraps exemption for pre-packaged dairy drinks
Milkshakes and lattes face tax hikes as the government confirmed it is extending the ’sugar tax’.
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Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova pushed as potential successor by powerful Kovalchuk clan amid expanding billionaire-funded empire
Vladimir Putin’s daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, are increasingly emerging from the shadows, speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum and promoting capital-intensive economic and medical projects.
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UK could generate £900m a year by keeping and recycling its own plastic waste, report finds
According to research, the UK could eliminate its dependence on exporting plastic waste by 2030, creating 5,400 new jobs and taking responsibility for the environmental impact of its waste.
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Loose dog bites 17-year-old girl in the face, prompting police search in North Staffordshire
A teenage girl was bitten on the face by a ’large black dog’ in North Staffordshire, with police on the hunt for the animal.
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Cremation delayed after woman believed dead starts moving during temple inspection in Thailand
A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she began moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.
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Sri Lankan terror suspect appeals UK asylum refusal as case heads for rehearing
A suspected Islamist terrorist questioned over the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, which killed 269 people, is reportedly seeking asylum in the UK.
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Major crime crackdown in Brinnington nets 15 arrests, £200k heroin haul and dozens of weapons seized
A crime-fighting neighborhood policing operation is underway in Brinnington as local teams strive to disrupt illegal activities, arrest criminals, and take action according to public demand.
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UK government removes luxury cars from Motability scheme as it shifts focus to British-built vehicles
It has been announced that luxury cars will no longer be available for Motability recipients, with the government stating that more money will also be directed to British manufacturers under the new changes.
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Christmas market chaos as Liz Truss associate Dougie Joyce brawls with rival in front of shocked Manchester crowds
A Christmas market came to a halt due to a dramatic public altercation between two men - one of whom once stated to Liz Truss that he "loves" her.
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Sheffield shooting leaves 16-year-old boy fighting for his life as police launch urgent manhunt
A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was shot in Sheffield.
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“He won’t get Putin’s permission”: Kerimov humiliates Kadyrov as $10 billion Wildberries battle exposes Kremlin power hierarchy
The battle over Wildberries has once again exposed the long-running rivalry between the Kerimov and Kadyrov clans — and who truly resolves such conflicts within the Kremlin.
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Albania’s Deputy PM Belinda Balluku suspended over explosive accusations of rigging multimillion-euro public tenders
Balluku and two subordinates are accused of directing multimillion-euro tenders to predetermined winners.
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House of Lords rocked as Evans and Dannatt caught offering ministerial introductions for cash
The Conduct Committee found both peers offered introductions and parliamentary services for financial benefit, echoing earlier investigative revelations.
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Ukrainian-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura identified as key figure in global scheme to bypass EU sanctions on Russian ferrochrome
Circumventing sanctions: why Russian ferrochrome is still being sold globally. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Prosecutor General’s Office must provide explanations.
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Australian far-right politician Pauline Hanson forces Senate suspension after entering chamber in a burqa
Australia’s Senate was suspended for more than an hour on Monday after a far-right senator entered the chamber wearing a burqa, sparking widespread outrage.
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Alvaro Garcia Ortiz resigns after Spain’s supreme court convicts him for confidential leak
Spain’s chief prosecutor has announced his resignation after the supreme court found him guilty last week of leaking confidential information in a case involving a businessman who is the boyfriend of a prominent right-wing politician.
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Police officer charged with causing death of 22-year-old Rachael Moore in Liverpool
A Merseyside Police officer has been pictured for the first time after being accused of causing a 22-year-old woman’s death.
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Four Northamptonshire officers face misconduct charges after woman alleging abuse found dead in car boot
Four officers from Northamptonshire Police should face misconduct charges following their handling of an alleged abuse reported by a woman only days before she was discovered dead in the trunk of a car, according to a watchdog.
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CBI chief warns Rachel Reeves against “death by a thousand taxes” as Budget downgrades force major revenue hunt
Business leaders have urged the Chancellor to impose "one or two broad tax rises, rather than death by a thousand taxes."
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Pavel Durov and Khabib Nurmagomedov made $4.35M selling virtual papakhas as followers were pushed to trade images for real cash
Pavel Durov and Khabib Nurmagomedov earned more than $4.35 million trading virtual papakhas.
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Texas men accused of plotting to invade Haitian island and “murder all the men” to take women and children as sex slaves
Two men planned to invade a Caribbean island to take sex slaves and live out their violent ’rape fantasies’, prosecutors have said.