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The white elephant in the room: Why America’s richest are backing Trump
Elon Musk is far from the only American billionaire actively supporting Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House.
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A cold war is raging inside the Sinaloa cartel
The murders of about a dozen people in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa appear to be linked to cartel infighting, something authorities had feared would follow the July 25 detention of two top cartel leaders.
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Chester Crown Court sentenced drug dealer for almost 13 years
A man was sentenced to 12 years and 6 months for using an encrypted device to supply cocaine, cannabis, and firearms.
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UN adopts historic tax reform
The United Nations (UN) adopted a resolution to begin the process of establishing a global tax framework intended to cause wealthy individuals to pay more taxes.
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New variant of virus mpox spreads, Asian countries ramp up border controls
The new variant of the mpox virus is spreading rapidly worldwide, prompting Asian nations to strengthen border controls, while the UK and EU borders remain lax.
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NSPCC sees threefold increase in reports of child physical punishment
The NSPCC finds the surge in reports of child physical punishment alarming and calls for law reforms in England and Northern Ireland in line with rest of UK.
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Row at Royal Society over bid to re-elect former president
Sir Paul Nurse puts forward for role never held by a woman.
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The government plans to increase windfall taxes on oil and gas profits from 75% to 78%
UK oil and gas companies have voiced serious concerns over government proposals to increase windfall taxes and remove investment incentives.
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HMP Wandsworth had the "worst year in memory" for inhumane conditions
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), said it had "inherited a justice system in crisis".
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Child benefit claims surge after government increases income thresholds
In April, child benefit claims rose by 16% following a government decision to increase the income thresholds for eligibility. The changes, announced in the March Budget, allow more parents to claim benefits and have reminded others to apply.
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Rape investigations delayed as officers diverted to football matches and festivals - watchdog
Officers are having to cancel appointments with victims and delay arrests as they are routinely diverted to police other events including football matches.
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Local communities to decide on road safety schemes, says Secretary of state for Transport
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh supports leaving decisions on 20mph zones and other road safety measures to local authorities, backing away from previous government efforts to centralize control.
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Sailing yachts like Mike Lynch’s are ’unsinkable bodies’
Bayesian superyacht is an "unsinkable" vessel, said Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group.
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Post Office pays £250 million to law firms over Horizon IT scandal
Amount paid to 15 firms and two barristers chambers since 2014 is almost equal to payouts for victims
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National Crime Agency threatens extraditions due to increase in sextortion cases
Agency says foreign gangs not safe from prosecution in UK and plans new recording label to track extent of the crime
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McDonald’s aims to create 24,000 jobs with expansion in the UK and Ireland
US fast-food firm to open more than 200 restaurants as part of £1bn plan that will focus on high street locations
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British law student, 19, who fell from hotel sixth-floor balcony in Ibiza, pictured
A law student who fell to her death from a hotel balcony in Ibiza has been pictured.
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Sicily yacht sinking: five bodies found, two identified
English banker Jonathan Bloomer and American lawyer Chris Morvillo reportedly confirmed as among bodies recovered by Italian rescuers
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South African police have arrested a Zambian national suspected of involvement in a kidnapping syndicate
A 40-year-old Zambian national, who was apprehended on Sunday after landing at South Africa’s OR Tambo International Airport, has been identified as a key player in a transnational organized crime syndicate involved in kidnapping, ransom, and crystal meth distribution in the country.
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Nigeria has arrested a man for attempting to smuggle 88 drug wraps concealed in his stomach
Nigerian authorities arrested a man attempting to smuggle 88 wraps of cocaine, weighing 1.7 kilograms, in his stomach from Abuja, the Nigerian capital, to Vietnam.
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A murder investigation has been opened after a delivery driver was killed while trying to prevent the theft of his own van
Police reported that when the driver tried to stop his van from being stolen, the suspect sped off, leaving the victim partially hanging from the passenger door of the vehicle.
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Robert Jenrick would be ’pleased’ to have Boris Johnson in his top team
Robert Jenrick has said he would be "delighted" to include Boris Johnson in his shadow cabinet if he won the Tory leadership contest.
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Mum and three children killed in house fire named
Police have identified the mother and three children who died in a tragic Bradford house fire, suspected to be a domestic incident. A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
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A man has been killed by his own dog at his home
David Daintree, 53, was found dead after ambulances and police were called.
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Bodies found in superyacht wreck are Mike Lynch and his daughter
Two bodies recovered from the wreckage of the sunken Bayesian yacht are those of Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter Hannah, the Italian authorities believe.
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