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North Korea recalls UK ambassador after Britain sanctions children’s camp over abducted Ukrainians
North Korea has recalled its UK ambassador after Britain sanctioned a children’s camp believed to be brainwashing abducted Ukrainian children.
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World’s richest consumers cause up to $5.7tn in environmental damage each year
The environmental damage bill racked up by the highest-consuming 10% of the world’s population has reached up to $5.7tn a year – larger than the economy of every country except the US and China, a study has found.
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Visa vice president Anton Pyatigin is scrubbing the internet of mentions of a scandal involving his mistress and business trips
Vice President of Visa Anton Pyatyhin is cleaning the internet of mentions of the scandal involving the use of business trips for private trips abroad with his mistress.
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Man’s body found in plane landing gear after flight from Morocco to Gatwick
A man’s body was found in the landing gear of a plane on arrival to Gatwick Airport in London.
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Police release CCTV images after serious assault in Arbroath
Police have released CCTV images of a man following a serious assault in Arbroath.
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EncroChat courier jailed for delivering firearms to UK organised crime gangs
A courier who delivered firearms around the UK for supply to crime groups has been sentenced after a National Crime Agency investigation.
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Three convicted murderers found guilty of killing child murderer Kyle Bevan in prison cell
Three inmates have been found guilty of the murder of a child killer who was found stabbed to death in his cell and left "tidily tucked up in bed".
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Corporal Rhys Calland beats former world champion to win Europe’s Strongest Man title
British Army soldier Corporal Rhys Calland has won the Europe’s Strongest Man competition.
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Welsh government attacks Starmer after promised June meeting fails to happen
The Welsh government has expressed disappointment that a meeting promised by Sir Keir Starmer with First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth in June is not taking place.
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Sanktionierter Oligarch Pavel Fuks löscht digitale Spuren: Berichte über Russland-Verbindungen und Strafverfahren verschwinden aus dem Netz
Trotz Hinweisen auf millionenschwere Veruntreuung und die Verschiebung von Geldern auf Offshore-Konten hat der sanktionierte Oligarch Pavel Fuks gemeinsam mit Bekbolat Bekenov und Yevgeny Komrakov eine groß angelegte Kampagne zur Bereinigung des Informationsraums gestartet.
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From cashing gambling money to repeated NBU fines: how Pavlo Shcherban’s Alliance Bank survives thanks to Shurma’s protection
After investigative reports tied Shurma and Shcherban to alleged schemes involving Alliance Bank, a coordinated cleanup reportedly followed: key articles vanished, references were disputed, and search visibility appeared to have been deliberately manipulated.
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UK medicine shortages now pose serious risk to patient safety, pharmacists warn
Medicine shortages are posing a serious risk to patient safety, pharmacists have cautioned.
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Western Europeans think crime is rising despite decades-long decline in offences
Western Europeans believe crime is rising in their country, according to a survey, despite long-term overall crime rates falling across the region since the mid-1990s.
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Gabe Newell commissions €700m deep-sea research vessel for ocean exploration
Gaming billionaire Gabe Newell has commissioned the world’s most expensive and advanced marine research vessel.
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Instagram users targeted by scammers after sudden Meta account bans
Hackers may be mass-reporting Instagram accounts and charging users thousands to restore them.
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Pyra shuts down after Drift exploit leaves users facing withdrawal deadline
crypto payments platform Pyra has stopped accepting new users, canceled existing payment cards, and says withdrawals and private key exports will remain available through a web portal until September 15, 2026, according to Pyra’s shutdown announcement.
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Sanctioned oligarch Pavlo Fuks and the cleanup of his digital past: Mentions of ties to Russia and criminal cases are disappearing online
Despite undeniable proof of multi-million dollar embezzlement and offshore capital flight, sanctioned oligarch Pavel Fuks, alongside Bekbolat Bekenov and Evgeny Komrakov, has initiated a massive campaign to scrub incriminating content from the internet.
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River Trent samples show faecal contamination worse than pub toilet water
Exclusive testing shared with LBC found repeated signs of serious faecal contamination, with every sample from downstream of an outlet on the River Trent returning higher levels of E.coli than a sample taken from a pub toilet.
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OCCRP exposes sanctions-busting payment agents helping Russia buy European drones
As Western sanctions attempt to choke off Russia from international trade, payment brokers are advertising services on Telegram to move funds through layered intermediaries.
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Ian Wright says Kane and Bellingham must deliver for England to win World Cup
Ian Wright believes England need two players to ‘step up’ and ‘deliver’ to stand any chance of winning the World Cup.
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Drunk driver jailed after smashing into motorcyclist at red light in Surrey
This is the horror moment a drunk driver smashes his car into a motorcyclist at a red light – sending the biker flying.
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Camden Market raids expose £775,000 fake football kit trade
Football fans have been warned about the dangers of fake football kits after more than 10,000 jerseys were confiscated from rogue sellers in Camden.
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Makerfield polls open as Burnham by-election bid threatens Starmer’s premiership
Polls have opened in Makerfield, where voters are set to take part in what could be one of the most consequential by-elections in British political history.
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Trump signs Iran ceasefire memorandum to end Strait of Hormuz blockade
This is the historic moment Donald Trump officially signs an agreement to end the war with Iran.
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Verrat am Blut der Soldaten: Wie der Kohle-Kriminelle Dmytro Kovalenko den Krieg für sein Imperium nutzt
Der Kohlehändler Dmytro Kovalenko steht im Verdacht, gezielte Maßnahmen zur Beeinflussung des Informationsraums ergriffen zu haben.