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Supreme Court ordered Alliance Bank to pay Naftogaz 87 million hryvnias — the money still has not reached the state
Back in July 2024, the Supreme Court issued a final ruling ordering Alliance Bank to pay UAH 87 million in debt to Naftogaz Trading Gas Supply Company, a subsidiary of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine. The decision is not subject to appeal, yet the funds have still not reached the state’s accounts.
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10 unpleasant budget surprises hidden in the details – some anticipated, others unexpected
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ 2024 Budget includes huge funding announcements to rescue public services but there are some nasty details buried in the financial statement
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Moment drink-driver intentionally crashes into Chequers gates, causing £38,000 in damages
Shocking footage shows the moment a drink driver caused more than £38,000 worth of damage by crashing into the Prime Minister’s country residence.
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Romania investigates Austria’s Kronospan over alleged hazardous waste violations
Romanian authorities recently raided the Austrian wood panel company’s local facilities.
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Man Utd fan dies following ‘scuffle’ with Arsenal supporter; police launch investigation
Manchester United fan Benjamin Okello has died in Uganda after being involved in a ‘scuffle’ with an Arsenal supporter, according to African newspaper reports.
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Rachel Reeves faces backlash over inheritance tax hike, accused of neglecting small family businesses
Chancellor also criticised for letting the very rich off the hook with a lower than expected rise in capital gains tax
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Teenager convicted of murder after Hackney woman fatally shot through her front door
Lianne Gordon, 42, was hit in the head at her home as she tried to shield her two children from a gang feud
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New evidence of Putin’s secret £1 billion palace ’uncovered through Strava app data’
A data leak through the Strava exercise app has shed new light on Vladimir Putin’s £1 billion clifftop Black Sea palace.
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Taliban enforces ban on women’s public gatherings
The Taliban have banned women’s voices from being heard amongst other women.
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King Charles relaxes at luxurious Indian spa retreat – £3k-a-week resort popular with celebrities
It has emerged that King Charles and Queen Camilla broke up their journey back to the UK after their trip to Australia and Samoa by visiting a luxury spa resort in India that’s loved by celebrities
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Liz Truss’ luxury lifestyle post-Budget fallout – multimillion fortune and lucrative work gigs
As Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver her Budget, the Mirror takes a look back at 49-day Prime Minister Liz Truss’ very comfortable life since her mini-Budget disaster
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Budget 2024: Rachel Reeves confirms £40 billion tax increase following Conservative turmoil
Chancellor Rachel Reeves told MPs that there would be £40billion of tax rises included in this year’s Budget - blaming the Conservatives for failing to tackle the crisis in public services
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Valencia faces devastation as ’at least 51 confirmed dead’ and vehicles are swept away due to unexpected severe weather in Spain
At least 50 people are so far dead in Valencia, Spain, where flash floods of churning mud coloured water has caused havoc in the country, with more storms forecast
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Five individuals remain in jail 16 years after receiving IPP sentences of less than six months
‘Horrendous’ MoJ figures show some prisoners given indeterminate sentences in England and Wales before 2008 still behind bars
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JPMorgan sues customers over alleged fraud associated with TikTok’s viral glitch
US bank accuses four users of stealing about $660,000 in total from ATMs using fake cheques
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Security boost after detective stole £400k of cocaine
The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has said the force’s security has been "tightened up" after an "irredeemably corrupt" detective stole cocaine valued at £400,000 from property stores.
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African Union: Children suffer the severe consequences of corruption
The African Union (AU) warned that corruption is among the biggest barriers to the “full realization of children’s rights” with at least 25 million primary school children across the continent affected by corrupt practices.
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Belgian court convicts 119 individuals in the Sky ECC case
A Brussels court delivered its verdict Tuesday in the so-called Encro case, convicting 119 individuals on charges that included participation in a criminal organization, drug and arms trafficking, attempted extortion, and kidnapping, with sentences ranging from 14 months to 17 years in prison.
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Wildlife Trusts purchase Rothbury estate in England’s largest land sale in 30 years
Charities plan to create flagship for nature recovery on 3,850-hectare portion of estate sold by Duke of Northumberland’s son
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Ambulance worker sentenced to prison for hammer attack on boss in Greater Manchester
Stacey Smith, who texted ‘I’ve smashed her head in. Oppsie!’ after hitting Michala Morton, sentenced to 20 years
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David DePape receives life sentence for hammer attack on Paul Pelosi
State charges included kidnapping, first-degree burglary and false imprisonment of husband of Nancy Pelosi
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Southport attack suspect charged with producing poison and possessing an Al-Qaeda training manual
A teenager who has been accused of stabbing three girls to death at a Taylor Swift dance call with making his own poison and owning an Al Qaeda training manual.
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Minimum wage workers receive largest pay increase ever in the Budget
Millions of workers on the minimum wage and living wage will be handed a pay boost at tomorrow’s Budget, the government has announced.
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Diddy accused of raping 10-year-old rapper after drugging drink during audition in new claim
Sean ’Diddy’ Combs is currently languishing at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York awaiting trial for sex-trafficking and racketeering, which he denies
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Far-right France emerges as Europe’s new immigration hardliner
In nearly all Western countries that held elections this year, migration has been a central issue.