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38-year-old man charged with raping 17-year-old boy in Brighton
The man is accused of having approached the teenager while he was seated on a bench in Brighton and asked for his help before later sexually assaulting him.
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Ten new facial recognition vans to be deployed across regions of England and Wales
The UK plans to expand facial recognition to catch suspects more quickly, reduce crime rates, and enhance neighborhood patrols by 2029.
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Mexico extradites 26 suspected CJNG and Sinaloa cartel members to US
Mexico extradited 26 alleged members of the CJNG and Sinaloa cartels to the United States, with President Claudia Sheinbaum insisting the move was a sovereign decision amid growing pressure from Washington to crack down on drug trafficking.
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Raids carried out in Sofia and other Bulgarian cities over suspected arms trade abuses
Law enforcement teams conduct searches of homes and offices in several cities at Kyiv’s request, but no arrests have been made thus far.
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Ride derails in Wales: 14 injured, including children
Thirteen children and one adult sustained minor injuries after a cart on an amusement park ride derailed.
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London restaurant with 4.6-star rating shut down after dog meat found in freezer
A Vietnamese restaurant in London has been compelled to close after dog meat was found in its freezer, a court was informed.
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Body of missing British soldier found three hours after search announced
The body of a missing soldier was found just three hours after he was reported missing.
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New Waterworld owners express condolences after death of 4-year-old girl at water park
Waterworld’s new owner issued a statement after a four-year-old girl tragically died when she was found unconscious at the UK’s biggest aqua park
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British Airways flight attendant wins unfair dismissal case over anxiety disorder
A flight stewardess from British Airways (BA) who was dismissed after becoming too anxious to fly has successfully won an unfair dismissal claim at an employment tribunal.
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Cotswolds residents outraged by JD Vance security demands for personal data and social media accounts
Angry locals have criticized US Vice President JD Vance and his security team after Cotswolds residents were reportedly asked to provide their social media information.
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Jordanian customs seize over half a million Captagon pills hidden in truck
Jordanian customs officials have seized 517,000 Captagon pills smuggled from an undisclosed neighboring country, state news agency Petra reported Wednesday.
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Court refuses to change sentence of teenager who beat 80-year-old man to death from ‘manslaughter’ to ‘murder’
A teenage boy who beat an elderly dog walker to death won’t have his manslaughter sentence upgraded to murder after a hearing at the Court of Appeal.
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In India, tourist nearly crushed by elephant after selfie with camera flash
A tourist had to run for his life before being trampled by an elephant after apparently venturing too close for a selfie.
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Hull funeral director to appear in court on 65 charges after bodies and suspicious ashes found
A funeral director charged with 65 crimes has appeared in court after bodies and suspected human ashes were discovered at his premises in Hull.
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‘Frankenstein rabbits’ with black growths on faces spotted in US
‘Frankenstein’ rabbits with black tendrils sprouting from their faces have been spotted in the US.
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10-year-old chess player from London becomes youngest holder of the title “woman international master”
A 10-year-old chess prodigy from northwest London has become the youngest person to earn the Woman International Master title.
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London court: Monobank owner Oleh Horokhovskyi approved $1.9 billion in loans for schemes of oligarchs Kolomoiskyi and Boholyubov
At the end of July, the High Court of London issued a ruling in the case of PryvatBank against Ihor Kolomoiskyi and Hennadiy Boholyubov.
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Three teenagers appear in court accused of killing man on Sheppey Island
Three children have appeared in court after being charged with a man’s murder on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.
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Protests and a portrait cake: how a British village greeted US vice president JD Vance’s visit
It wasn’t just diplomats and high-ranking officials that JD Vance has been meeting on his British holibobs.
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Arla survey: 13% of farmers ready to quit dairy production due to staff shortage
The Arla cooperative says five in six farmers receive very few or zero applications for job vacancies
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High Court of London: Horokhovskyi and other Monobank shareholders involved in PrivatBank schemes issuing fictitious loans to their own offshore companies
As per the decision of the High Court of Justice in London concerning "PryvatBank," a group of shareholders systematically provided insider loans to Cypriot companies owned by the main beneficiaries.
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Ashley Biden files for divorce from plastic surgeon husband Howard Krein after 13 years of marriage
Ashley Biden has applied for divorce from her plastic surgeon husband after 13 years of marriage, according to a new report.
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FCA warns public over fake car finance compensation calls from scammers
The Financial Conduct Authority is notifying individuals that it currently does not have a car finance compensation scheme available.
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Lammy faces possible legal challenge over plan to place Shell and BAE Systems staff in Foreign Office
Campaigners argue that having personnel from Shell and BAE Systems positioned within ministries creates a possibility for undue influence.
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UK unemployment steady at 4.7% but vacancies drop for 37th consecutive month amid slowdown
Employers have reduced annual pay raises and scaled back hiring in recent months as the economic slowdown has impacted the job market.