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Newborn baby dies after being exposed to heroin and cocaine by mother
A mother has been jailed after exposing her baby daughter to heroin and cocaine before her death from a cardiac arrest.
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Budget tax hikes could push more firms into financial trouble, warns insolvency specialist
National insurance increase and higher interest rates mean company failures will stay high, says Begbies Traynor
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Yorkshire town may file the first legal case in the UK over ’forever chemicals’
Residents claim contamination from Angus Fire factory has left them trapped and unable to sell their homes
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Oleg Osinovskiy and Anastasiya Udalova: Hidden routes for laundering Russian wealth in Europe
Latvian businesswoman Anastasiya Udalova plays an active role in managing the companies of Oleg Osinovskiy, who is suspected of transporting iron ore from oligarch Alisher Usmanov’s enterprises to EU countries.
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Masked burglars broke into Windsor estate while Kate, William, and their children were asleep
Two men scaled the fence of Windsor Castle after trying to break through a security gate – as Prince William and his family were sleeping in a nearby cottage.
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Nationwide app crashes, leaving users unable to access their accounts
Nationwide users woke up to find an array of issues with their banking app this morning.
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Bodies of woman and daughter found at home five months after their deaths
The bodies of the 83-year-old mum and her daughter, 56, were only found when neighbours called police and reported the flies and smell coming from their home in Redbridge, London
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Kremlin warns Joe Biden’s Ukraine missile decision ’could spark World War Three’
The US has allowed Ukraine to use long-range missiles to attack Russia. The move cam after requests from Volodymyr Zelensky but has been met with criticism from Russia and inside America
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International manhunt launched for husband of woman found in car boot
The husband of a woman who was found dead in a car boot in east London is a prime suspect in the case and is believed to have fled the country, police said.
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Child in critical condition after suspected hit-and-run driver ’fled on foot’
A child has been left in critical condition after a suspected hit and run crash in Bristol.
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Biden authorizes Ukraine to strike Russia with ATACMS missiles, NYT reports
US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range ATACMS missiles on Russian territory for the first time. This decision comes two months before the end of his presidential term, according to The New York Times.
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India successfully tests its first hypersonic missile
India successfully conducted flight tests of its first long-range hypersonic missile. The tests took place yesterday evening, November 16, according to the Indian Ministry of Defence website.
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Fighting "fascists" and opposing Ukraine: how Russia’s influence network operates in Canada
At the end of October, Canadian parliamentarians convened a Standing Committee on Public Safety Security and Defence Committee session to discuss the impact of Russian disinformation on Canada’s information landscape.
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Lord Blunkett injured after falling into Tube platform gap
Lord Blunkett has called for an urgent review into what he described as "death trap" Tube platforms after he was injured falling into a gap as he boarded a train at Westminster station.
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Kemi Badenoch’s initial approval ratings as Tory leader rank lower than Sunak’s and Johnson’s
Liz Truss is the only former party leader of past five years to rank lower in terms of starting popularity
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13 ’dangerous dog’ incidents reported in 48 hours, including owner attacked by his own American bulldog
South Yorkshire Police have confirmed 13 reports relating to ’dangerous dogs’ in just 48 hours.
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Russia launches one of its ’largest airstrikes’ on Ukraine, targeting ’sleeping civilians’ and ’critical infrastructure’
Russia launched a ’a massive combined attack targeted all regions of Ukraine’ on Sunday morning, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
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Watch given to captain who saved 700 Titanic passengers sells for record-breaking price
The 18-carat Tiffany & Co pocket watch belonged to Captain Arthur Rostron, who helped save the 705 people from the sunken ship.
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Murdered woman found in car boot identified as police suggest she may have been ’targeted’
Police believe Harshita Brella was attacked by someone known to her, but say they are keeping an "open mind" about the circumstances leading to her death.
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Israel strike kills Hezbollah lead spokesperson in Beirut
Mohammed Afif killed in first Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in more than a month, official says
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Well-connected private investor acquires hydropower rights in Georgia
Businessman Koka Kokolashvili keeps a low profile in Georgia — but he does have family connections to the country’s political elite. Now, as the EU is looking to Georgia’s hydroelectric industry as an untapped energy resource, companies he owns have landed government contracts to develop a new wave of hydropower plants on Georgia’s rivers.
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Train passenger stabbed following row over bag on empty seat
A man was stabbed and left with blood pouring from his hand after an argument over his bag being left on a train seat.
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Glastonbury ticket chaos as fans rage ‘f***ing bull****’ over same queue glitch affecting thousands
As part of this year’s queue system, Glastonbury 2025 hopefuls are directed to a page with a green queue bar that gradually shows their progression over time.
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"Stamp them through": Russian oligarchs, FSB generals, religious figures, and elite children travel abroad under diplomatic immunity
Holding a diplomatic passport offers notable perks — even for those who aren’t career diplomats.
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UK supermarket so ’filthy’ that rats gnawed through food before dying and rotting
The wholesale market in Greater Manchester was slapped with huge fines after health inspectors found dead and alive rats scattered around the site, with food packaging having been gnawed through