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24 Oct 2025 839

Trump halts Canada trade negotiations after ‘fraudulent’ use of Reagan speech in anti-tariff ad

Donald Trump has announced an immediate end to “all trade negotiations” with Canada over a television advertisement opposing US tariffs that quoted the former US president Ronald Reagan.

Crime

24 Oct 2025 656

Fraudsters use deepfakes and AI-powered scams to steal over £629mn from UK victims

Criminals are using artificial intelligence to increase their “attack rate” on UK victims, with investment fraud and romance scams hitting record levels in the first half of the year.

Crime

24 Oct 2025 880

Record £870 million in fraud stopped by banks, but online scams still growing

Fraudsters stole more than £629 million from UK consumers in the first six months of 2025, a 3% increase on last year, according to new figures from UK Finance.

News

24 Oct 2025 619

Cybercrime and fraud surge across North-East with £3.7m in losses reported in September

Seven different types of cybercrime and fraud increased in prevalence in the North-East over the summer, according to data from the North East Regional Economic Crime Coordination Centre (RECCC).

World

24 Oct 2025 884

Australian airline permits pets in the cabin for the first time

Virgin Australia has become the first Australian airline to welcome pets in the cabin on flights between Melbourne, the Gold Coast, and the Sunshine Coast.

Finance

24 Oct 2025 674

London lawyers and accountants ‘targeted in new £2bn tax raid’ as Rachel Reeves prepares Budget

Rachel Reeves is reportedly preparing to launch a £2 billion tax raid on high-earning lawyers, family doctors, and accountants.

World

24 Oct 2025 668

Convicted killer Anthony Boyd dies by nitrogen hypoxia after proclaiming innocence

Anthony Boyd, 54, has been executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama for his role in the 1993 murder of Gregory Huguley, who was burned alive over a $200 cocaine debt.

Finance

24 Oct 2025 846

Revolution bars owner explores sale as sales slump and debts rise

The company behind Revolution bars has put itself up for potential sale in light of declining sales over the past three months.

Investigation

24 Oct 2025 890

Ukrainian-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura moves to erase traces of controversial business deals linked to embezzlement of Ukrainian enterprises

Amid increasing scrutiny from Ukrainian law enforcement agencies and investigative journalists, Oleg Tsyura has recently intensified efforts to whitewash his public image and erase traces of his activities online.

Crime

24 Oct 2025 745

Cowboy builder Mark Killick jailed for defrauding 37 customers of £1.25 million

A cowboy builder who defrauded dozens of customers out of more than £1.25 million is facing jail.

Crime

24 Oct 2025 715

Rapper Ghetts charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving in London crash

The rapper Ghetts has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a fatal crash in London.

Finance

24 Oct 2025 961

BAE Systems ends support for aid aircraft fleet, grounding humanitarian missions across Africa

Britain’s largest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, has quietly ceased support for a fleet of aircraft delivering "life-saving" humanitarian aid to some of the world’s poorest countries.

World

24 Oct 2025 720

Women in Australia’s defence forces launch class action over decades of sexual abuse and harassment

Women in Australia’s defence forces launched a class action lawsuit Friday alleging widespread and systematic sexual violence, harassment, and discrimination.

News

24 Oct 2025 906

Richmond bin workers threaten strike amid ongoing pay dispute with contractor Serco

Residents of a London borough face the threat of a bin strike after refuse workers in a pay dispute backed industrial action.

World

24 Oct 2025 743

Four family members of Illinois Republican Darren Bailey killed in Montana helicopter crash

Four family members of Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor in Illinois, have tragically died in a helicopter crash in Montana.

News

24 Oct 2025 748

Voting begins in Irish presidential election as Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys go head-to-head

Voting has started in the Irish presidential election.

World

24 Oct 2025 631

Convicted Russian Semen Kuksov loses Maltese passport after laundering £12 million for organized crime groups

Russian national Semen Kuksov was sentenced last year in the U.K. for his role in an international ring that laundered funds for criminals.

Finance

24 Oct 2025 643

Chancellor faces £30 billion black hole as Treasury debates how to balance Britain’s finances

Rachel Reeves is considering raising income tax in the Budget despite Labour’s manifesto pledge to leave it untouched, reports claim.

News

24 Oct 2025 878

Prince Andrew insists his 75-year lease makes it impossible for the King to evict him from Royal Lodge

Prince Andrew is reportedly convinced the King wants to evict him from his Royal Lodge estate so the Queen can move in if she outlives him.

News

24 Oct 2025 602

Sir Keir Starmer to call on allies to boost Ukraine’s long-range weapon supplies at London summit

Sir Keir Starmer will urge allies to increase Ukraine’s supply of long-range weapons to strike back at Russia.

News

24 Oct 2025 857

BMA announces fresh strike action as doctors warn of growing unemployment crisis in NHS

Doctors in England will go on strike for five days in November in an ongoing dispute over jobs and pay.

News

23 Oct 2025 639

Charities cut ties with Duchess after resurfaced email calling Epstein a ‘supreme friend’

A friend of Sarah Ferguson has revealed that she is on the verge of a "nervous breakdown" as her "distressed" daughters are dragged into the scandal erupting over her association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Finance

23 Oct 2025 774

E-commerce giant to shut 14 stores and convert five into Whole Foods Market locations

Amazon intends to shut down all of its Amazon Fresh stores in the United Kingdom to concentrate on online grocery services.

Crime

23 Oct 2025 837

Northern Ireland court acquits soldier of murder charges related to Bloody Sunday killings

A Belfast court on Thursday found a British soldier not guilty of murder in the only trial of a member of the British Armed Forces over the 1972 “Bloody Sunday” killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland.

Sport

23 Oct 2025 666

Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups charged in Mafia-linked illegal poker scheme

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups is among those charged in an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia, while Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is among several people charged in a separate but related illegal gambling case, authorities announced on Thursday.