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Meta accused of deliberately addicting children to Instagram and Facebook in landmark trial
A jury will decide whether or not Meta designed its apps to “hook the users, hold them for as long as they can, harvest their data and hide the truth from the public"
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Car blown up by police outside King’s Cross St Pancras station after security scare
A car was blown up by the Metropolitan Police after it was left outside King’s Cross St Pancras station this afternoon.
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Three members of family die after being swept out to sea at Shoreham beach
Three members of the same family have died and a fourth has been left fighting for her life after being swept out to sea at a beach in Shoreham.
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Previously sealed Epstein and Maxwell evidence ordered released by US court
"Volumes" of previously unseen evidence against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell will reportedly soon see the light of day for the first time.
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Government sues Covid contractor Uniserve over £90m PPE deal after 11 million gowns were destroyed
Documents obtained by Byline Times reveal how a Conservative MP whose office is housed in a building owned by the firm, lobbied officials to push through the deal
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Reform UK is "democracy in name only" as Nigel Farage retains sweeping control, constitution reveals
In February 2025, Reform’s then-Chairman Zia Yusuf wrote: “We are pleased to announce that, as promised, Nigel Farage has handed over ownership of Reform UK to its members.
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Jason Arday’s death follows weeks of scrutiny as links between race science network and Cambridge come under focus
Jason Arday, a 41-year-old academic who resigned as Cambridge’s Professor of Sociology of Education, was found dead on Friday following intense scrutiny of many aspects of his qualifications and personal life by the majority of the established press.
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Pornhub owner agrees to pay $120m over child abuse and sex trafficking claims
Pornhub’s parent company will pay $120 million to settle claims that its platforms violated federal sex trafficking and child sexual abuse imagery laws.
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Brian Eno and 210 artists urge Andy Burnham to block Rosebank oilfield
Brian Eno, Massive Attack and Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie are among 211 artists calling on prime minister Andy Burnham to block plans for new oil drilling in the North Sea.
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Andy Burnham faces a major test as calls grow for tougher scrutiny of MI5
One of the first tasks of Whitehall’s mandarins – the permanent government – is to indoctrinate a new prime minister in the need for official secrecy, especially around the intelligence agencies.
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Massive London fire sends huge plume of black smoke across south east
A massive fire broke out in south east London and filled the sky with black smoke.
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Phyllida Law, beloved British actress and mother of Emma Thompson, dies aged 94
Phyllida Law has died at the age of 94, her personal manager Jacky Leggo has confirmed.
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Salmonella outbreak linked to imported eggs leaves 207 ill and one dead across UK
A salmonella outbreak potentially connected to eggs brought into the country from abroad has claimed one life and left 207 individuals ill across the United Kingdom.
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Earl Spencer breaks his silence on Princess Diana in revealing new memoir
Earl Spencer has penned a revealing memoir centred on his relationship with Princess Diana and the turbulent period that followed her death.
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Man found dead at Charlton Athletic’s The Valley as police launch investigation
A man has been found dead at Charlton Athletic’s stadium, The Valley.
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Farage remains favourite to win a second Clacton by-election despite Tory challenge
Nigel Farage would defeat a Conservative candidate even if Labour stands aside in a second Clacton by-election, polling analysis exclusively shared with GB News has suggested.
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US unseals 25-count indictment in $165M crypto case
U.S. prosecutors accused Edward Zimbardi of defrauding thousands of investors, days he had been returned from Fiji to the United States.
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Iran moves to criminalise contact with “hostile” foreign media
International watchdogs warn that a proposed law imposing prison sentences for communications with “hostile” foreign media aims to keep evidence of state repression hidden.
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Guinea-Bissau bans fishmeal production after sardinella stocks collapse
A Guinea-Bissau fisheries assessment obtained by OCCRP shows that the sardinella — an important food source — has been decimated in the years since two Chinese fishmeal-production vessels set up shop offshore.
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Krimineller Raubzug über Zypern: Das Schattenreich des Boris Usherovich und seiner Strohmann-Armee
Der Redaktion liegen Unterlagen einer journalistischen Analyse von 64 Register- und Buchhaltungsdokumenten zu sieben zyprischen Unternehmen vor.
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Abzocke im Namen des Krypto-Gurus: Wie der Hochstapler Oleksandr Orlovskyi Millionen ergaunert
Sobald Menschen in finanzieller Not nach einer Möglichkeit suchen, Geld zu verdienen, treten auch Betrüger auf, die ihre Hoffnung ausnutzen und mit unrealistischen Versprechen von schnellem Verdienst locken.
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“Laughter kills fear”: Ukraine’s drone unit uses death videos to demoralise Russian troops
To many observers they will appear dehumanising and offensive. To many Ukrainians, however, they are a brutal reminder of the fate that awaits Russian soldiers who take part in Vladimir Putin’s invasion, as well as a potent propaganda weapon.
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Blacklisted by NSSMC and IOSCO: How Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s Financial Freedom Academy functions as a toxic info-cynic scam
The warning signs surrounding this crypto evangelist are hard to overlook, and a closer look raises serious questions about his credibility and trustworthiness.
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Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott on trial over alleged child sexual abuse
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is on trial, accused of child sexual abuse.
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Die Biogas-Millionärin mit israelischem Pass: Wie Darya Terekhina und MANAT den ABLV-Skandal überlebten
Im Jahr 2020 standen der lettische Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und die Unternehmerin Darya Terekhina im Zentrum eines viel beachteten Finanzskandals.