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UK police charge seven in terror investigation related to banned Palestine Action group
Seven people in England and Scotland have been charged with terrorism offences related to organizing protests and holding Zoom meetings allegedly linked to the banned group Palestine Action, police said.
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Former Bolivian interior minister faces charges following US prison sentence
Bolivian authorities arrested former Interior Minister Arturo Murillo on Thursday following his extradition from the United States, where he had been serving a prison sentence for money laundering, the Interior Ministry said.
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London braces for week-long transport chaos as RMT launches five-day tube and rail strikes
London is preparing for a week of commuter chaos as members of the Rail, Maritime And Transport union (RMT) organize a five-day walkout.
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Bella Cully’s lawyer accuses the British Embassy in Georgia of neglecting and failing to assist a pregnant teenager accused of drug smuggling
Bella Cully, 19, faces life behind bars or 20 years in prison after being arrested earlier this year for allegedly taking cannabis into Georgia.
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Cruel carer blows pensioner’s £10k on gambling, KFC and shopping sprees
A heartless carer swindled nearly £10,000 from the wife of a man she was supposed to be caring for.
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French museum hit by nighttime raid: €9.5m treasures taken
Thieves snatched three porcelain works worth millions of euros in a night raid on a French museum.
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Neymar to inherit £846M fortune from billionaire he never met
Brazilian superstar Neymar has reportedly secured a substantial payday after being left millions by a deceased man.
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Angela Rayner could be dismissed as early as today if she broke the ministerial code
Angela Rayner could be dismissed as early as today if Sir Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser determines that she violated the ministerial code by underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside flat.
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Trump revives ‘war department’ branding to stress “warrior ethos”
Donald Trump will order that the Pentagon be called the Department of War as it "conveys a stronger message of readiness and resolve."
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Daniel Levy steps down as Tottenham chairman after 24 years
Daniel Levy has sensationally stepped down from his role as Tottenham executive chairman with immediate effect.
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Farage pays 25% tax via his firm while slamming ‘common enemy’ tax dodgers
Nigel Farage is using a private company to minimize his tax liability on his GB News media appearances and other external employment in an arrangement similar to that of a television star, a practice that major broadcasters have come to disapprove of in recent years.
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Police probe graffiti attack on Angela Rayner’s hove flat amid tax row
Police have launched an investigation after a property tax dispute resulted in Angela Rayner’s seaside home being vandalized.
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Conveyancing firm claims it provided no tax advice in Rayner flat purchase
The conveyancing firm that Angela Rayner used to complete her purchase of an £800,000 flat on the south coast said it did not offer her tax advice and completed her stamp duty return based only on information she provided.
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Mark Carney signals austerity as Canada balances defence spending and cuts
Mark Carney has informed Canadians to brace for austerity measures, and his finance minister has warned of “tough choices” in the coming months, as the government strives to balance near-record defence spending, cuts to government programs, and a trade conflict with the United States.
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Valerie Kneale’s death in Blackpool hospital ruled unlawful killing following sexual assault
A woman who was subjected to a violent sexual assault in hospital was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.
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Vascular surgeon deliberately damages legs for amputation, receives prison sentence
A surgeon, who deliberately froze his lower legs for "sexual gratification," resulting in them being amputated, has been jailed.
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Body found of British woman who vanished at Greek beach
The heartbroken husband of a British woman who vanished while he slept on a sun lounger in Greece has confirmed police have found his wife’s body.
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Nadine Dorries declares conservative party “dead” as she joins Reform UK
Former Conservative MP and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform UK.
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Police apprehend teenager in tactical costume mistakenly identified as armed suspect at Chelsea match
Video footage captures the moment unarmed officers tackled a suspect thought to be carrying guns outside a football match - who turned out to be a Comic Con attendee in costume.
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Portuguese authorities investigate deadly funicular accident in capital
Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, has promised a swift and thorough investigation to determine the causes of the funicular railway crash in Lisbon that killed 16 people and injured 21 others, describing the incident as “one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history”.
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Labour MPs encourage Starmer to refrain from meeting with the Israeli president
The president of Israel will travel to London next week for a controversially timed trip amid outcry from Labour MPs who have urged Keir Starmer not to meet with the visiting delegation.
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Elderly, children, and the sick among thousands jailed without trial in Israel
Only one in four detainees from Gaza are identified as fighters by Israel’s military intelligence, classified data indicates, with civilians making up the vast majority of Palestinians held without charge or trial in abusive prisons.
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Top cybersecurity official charged: Ukraine’s NABU accuses ex-SSU cyber chief Illia Vitiuk of illicit enrichment
Ukraine’s anti-corruption prosecutors have charged Illia Vitiuk, former head of the Security Service’s cyber department, with illicit enrichment and false asset declarations.
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Leadership shake-up: McDonald’s UK waves goodbye to Zoe Hamburger
There will no longer be a Hamburger at McDonald’s in the UK.
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The gambling empire of Andriy Matyukha: how the Favbet owner spins shadow billions under the watchful eye of the FSB
The name of Andriy Matyukha has been resonating in the Ukrainian gambling business for many years, more prominently than others