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Rachel Reeves announces harsh welfare cuts, pushing 250,000 people into poverty as Labour chooses austerity over taxing the ultra-wealthy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver a press conference from Downing Street following her Spring Statement which saw billions of pounds of welfare cuts announced
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Burkina Faso’s press freedom faces severe repression after journalists’ abductions
Press freedom in Burkina Faso is facing growing repression, marked by the kidnapping of two journalists just days after they openly criticized the junta’s control over the media.
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Libyan Attorney General accuses traffickers of torturing migrants to extort ransoms
The Libyan Attorney General accused suspected traffickers of torturing migrants to pressure their families into paying ransoms for their release.
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TikTok star Joshua Blackledge, 16, dies suddenly; friends and family pay tribute
Joshua Blackledge, a 16-year-old TikToker, has suddenly died, with his family and friends paying tribute.
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Regulator accused of ‘perpetuating culture wars’ after Kathleen Stock case, who faced protests over views on gender
Regulator accused of ‘perpetuating culture wars’ after case of Kathleen Stock, who faced protests for views on gender
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Split with the organization: Duke of Sussex and his co-founder step down from Sentebale patrons due to internal conflicts
Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale resign as patrons due to infighting within the organization
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The corrupt pocket of Daugavpils: How Mayor Andrejs Elksnins enriched himself with millions of euros
When it comes to corruption in post-Soviet countries, it is commonly believed that the Baltic states have managed to avoid it.
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One of the British Isles has passed a bill on assisted death
The Isle of Man, a self-governing dependent territory of the British Crown located to the northwest of England, on Tuesday, March 25, approved a bill that will allow terminally ill adults to have the right to choose to end their lives.
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Permanent facial recognition cameras to be installed in Croydon despite privacy concerns
Permanent facial recognition cameras are coming to London, despite campaigners warning the move is the first step towards ‘a dystopian nightmare’.
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British influencer found unconscious in South Korea with black eye and organ failure
A British influencer has been found in her South Korean apartment with a mysterious black eye and multiple organ failure.
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Ministers seek further welfare cuts after OBR lowers savings estimate
Ministers are scrambling to find further welfare savings after the budget watchdog said last week’s package would save £1.6bn less than ministers thought.
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Ericsson cuts ties with Israeli company Coperato after scam investigation
The Israeli company Coperato offers technology that is widely used for legitimate purposes, but has also been exploited by scammers because it can conceal the true origin of a phone call.
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Italian authorities uncover multi-million euro fraud, seize 100 million in assets
Italian authorities uncover a multi-million fraud scheme involving shell companies, arrest 13 and seize 100 million euros in assets.
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Royal Society declines to investigate Musk’s conduct despite calls from fellows
Fellows argue Musk has violated code of conduct but council believes investigation ‘could do more harm than good’
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Former footballer Joey Barton convicted for kicking wife in head
A former footballer has been found guilty of assaulting his wife at their family home.
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Woman killed in hit-and-run near schools by driver fleeing police
A woman has died after being hit by a car trying to escape from the police in northwest London.
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RAF engineers sentenced for Paddington Bear statue destruction, condemned as ‘antithesis of everything Paddington stands for’
Destruction of statue by RAF engineers described as ‘the opposite of everything Paddington stands for’
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King Charles and Queen Camilla postpone Vatican visit as Pope Francis recovers from pneumonia
King Charles and Queen Camilla’s visit to the Holy See and their meeting with Pope Francis during their upcoming state visit to Italy have been postponed as the pontiff continues to recover from double pneumonia.
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Elon Musk’s daughter calls him a ’pathetic man-child’ in explosive interview
Elon Musk’s estranged transgender daughter has described the Tesla tycoon a ‘pathetic man-child’ in a rare interview.
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British woman, 73, dies in jet ski crash during Bahamas holiday
A 73-year-old British woman has passed away in a jet ski accident while on vacation in the Bahamas.
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Police appeal to find mother after newborn baby found dead outside Notting Hill church
Police are urging a mother to come forward after a newborn baby was discovered deceased inside a bag left outside a church in Notting Hill, west London.
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89-year-old Japanese man awarded record $1.45 million for 47 years of wrongful death row imprisonment
89-year-old Japanese man Iwao Hakamada, who spent nearly half a century on death row before being acquitted, has been awarded $1.45 million in compensation — a record amount.
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The Pope was so close to death that doctors considered stopping treatment — Reuters
Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment so he could die in peace, the head of the pope’s medical team said.
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Interpol operation uncovers thousands of cybercrime victims in Africa, over 300 arrested
A large cybercrime crackdown across seven African countries has revealed thousands of victims and resulted in hundreds of arrests.
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Grandparents arrested for suspected murder in death of French toddler Émile Soleil
A long investigation into the mysterious death in 2023 of a French toddler took a surprise turn on Tuesday when police arrested the boy’s grandparents on suspicion of murder.