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Scottish salmon farm allegedly removed tons of dead fish before inspection, charity claims
Scottish Sea Farms claims footage captured by Animal Equality UK before MSPs’ visit shows routine daily procedures.
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Manchester detective found guilty after stealing cocaine and giving it to dealers
Andrew Talbot used police systems to look up dealers to help him sell the drugs
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Israel mobilizes reserves as IDF chief reveals Lebanon ground offensive plans, while Hezbollah prepares for border attack
Iran are said to have been bolstering up Hezbollah’s war arsenal in preparation for any escalation
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UK media accuse SportBank founder Mykyta Izmaylov of treason and money laundering
The UK media suspect SportBank founder Mykyta Izmaylov of state treason, money laundering, and transferring money abroad. He is also alleged to have ties with the Russian Gazprombank.
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School placed on lockdown following ’threatening phone call’
Police have scrambled to respond to a school in lockdown after the academy received a ‘threatening phone call’.
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Pirate of the Baltic Sea: How a Latvian citizen helps Russia earn billions by circumventing oil sanctions
Despite international sanctions, petrodollars continue to flow into Russia’s budget — primarily thanks to a “shadow fleet” that ships Russian oil to buyers willing to pay prices above the $60 per barrel cap imposed by the G7+ Coalition.
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A report indicates that e-commerce fraud is experiencing significant growth worldwide
Fraud is involved in around 20 percent of the world’s online sales each year, netting criminals trillions of dollars, according to a report from a national security research group.
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Thousands are falling for new ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ scam
Nearly 550,000 individuals have shared a fraudulent Instagram story claiming that if they don’t post it, Meta will ’use their information.’ This statement is misleading and part of a broader scam aiming to exploit user fears about data privacy.
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Traffic on the M20 is at a standstill as Transport for London releases an update regarding a cyber attack affecting systems
It’s been an eventful travel day already – and now there is more drama after a horse escaped onto the M20 while TfL gave an update on the cyber attack.
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Keir Starmer admits receiving a £20,000 donation to support his son’s GCSE studies
Sir Keir Starmer has defended taking £20,000 in donations for accommodation during his election campaign due to his son’s GCSE revisions.
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Theft and fraud cost the Co-op Group nearly £40 million in just six months
To clamp down on stealing, Co-op began trailing AI theft detection technology. The company’s interim results also said it will open 120 new shops by the end of next year.
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"Leave immediately," Starmer urges Britons in Lebanon, as UK troops are deployed to Cyprus
Two British warships are already in the region and would be used if any evacuation operation is ordered. Royal Air Force planes and helicopters are also on standby.
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Putnam & Ramirez have been ordered to pay over $16 million in a SEC fraud judgment
Following settlement of fraud charges related to operation of multiple MLM Ponzi schemes, monetary relief has been ordered against defendants Dan Putnam and Jean Paul Ramirez Rico.
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AI has been trained to identify buildings and settlements in areas that are under-mapped
AI is being trained to spot buildings in low-resolution images to try to end inequality between the global North and South when it comes to mapping.
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TikTok has banned Russian state media accounts for engaging in "covert influence operations" ahead of the U.S. election
The massively popular video app follows Meta’s recent move and pulls down accounts associated with the Russian state.
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X-ray reveals ’cocaine bullets’ found in stomach of woman stopped at airport
A 30-year-old woman, described as a "drug mule" by South African police, was carrying 68 "cocaine bullets" in her stomach with an estimated weight of 850g when she was detained at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport, according to police.
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Suspect in Kenya’s Anglo Leasing Scandal employed offshore secrecy to hide connections to various companies
Leaked documents from the Pandora Papers reveal that Sri Lankan-Irish businessman Anura Perera, named by the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission as a suspect in the Anglo Leasing procurement scandal, was the owner, director or signatory of at least six offshore firms implicated in the case.
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The covert supply chain transporting EU trucks to Syria
The Syrian army is getting its hands on new-looking EU-branded trucks. An undercover investigation found evidence of a secretive supply chain routing vehicles from Europe to Syria through neighboring countries such as Jordan and Lebanon.
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A UK tribunal has heard that a firm disclosed phone data belonging to a shot Tanzanian politician
Tigo’s former investigator claims he was unfairly dismissed for raising concerns over 2017 attack on Tundu Lissu
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Dulux owner AkzoNobel has announced plans to cut 2,000 jobs globally
Dutch group has not said how many of its 3,500 employees in the UK and Ireland will be affected
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Swiss police have made arrests in connection with a suspected death involving a "suicide capsule"
Criminal case opened after Sarco capsule – which releases nitrogen gas at the touch of a button – used in Merishausen
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Israel claims to have killed senior Hezbollah commander in targeted strike on Beirut
Israel has claimed to have killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, the head of Hezbollah’s missile systems, in what it described as a targeted attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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Keir Starmer has been warned that he risks "being complicit" if he fails to take action regarding the Nuked Blood Scandal
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said he would report crimes against British veterans to the police if there is no inquiry ordered by Christmas
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Rachel Reeves announces free breakfast clubs in primary schools starting next year
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the free schoold breakfast programme to tackle child hunger will kick-off in schools in April 2025 as she delivered a major speech
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Woolwich stabbing: Two arrested on suspicion of murder after victim, 15, identified
Two people have been arrested by detectives who have today named the teenage victim of a stabbing in Woolwich as Daejuan Campbell