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Debt-ridden UK council accuses tycoon of misusing £150 million of its investments
Thurrock, which declared effective bankruptcy in 2022, claims Dubai-based Liam Kavanagh bought yacht and jet
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Former UK Supreme Court head resigns from media freedom role due to judicial work in Hong Kong
David Neuberger was part of court panel that dismissed appeal of Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy activists
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Person ’falls overboard’ and disappears from boat in North Sea as 10 ships desperately search water
Crews in 10 ships are desperately searching for the person who is understood to have fallen from a vessel in the North Sea off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive hand-in-hand to kick off four-day tour of Colombia
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived in Colombia for the start of their four-day tour - and have taken part in their first official engagement in the South American country
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Arrests made over Matthew Perry’s tragic ketamine overdose death
Arrests have been made in connection with Matthew Perry’s tragic fatal overdose after he was found dead in a hot tub at his California home in October 2023
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Racist thug jailed for vile Leeds riots revealed to be a paedophile hunter
Phil Hoban, founder of a controversial paedophile hunting group Predator Exposure, made vile racist gestures and yelled "who the f*** is Allah?" at the Leeds event, but told West Yorkshire Police he was asking "who is Allan?"
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Man charged with attempted murder of police officer after prison stabbing
A man has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer who was stabbed inside a high-security prison.
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Meth-laced lollies accidentally distributed to Auckland’s homeless
A New Zealand charity has raised alarm among its beneficiaries, primarily homeless individuals in Auckland, after discovering that they had inadvertently distributed candies laced with a potentially deadly dose of methamphetamine.
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Tens of thousands of train fare fines to be quashed in England and Wales
Four firms including Northern and Greater Anglia unlawfully prosecuted more than 74,000 alleged fare dodgers
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Russian court sentences US-Russian woman to 12 years in prison over $50 charity donation
Ksenia Khavana jailed for treason over donation to US charity that helps Ukraine
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Father and son pocketed £136k by returning cheap irons to Argos in three-year scam
A dad and son pocketed £136,000 in a ‘get-rich-quick’ con using fake receipts to return cheap irons to Argos for the full price.
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Public urged to stay away as fire spreads across two floors of south London flats
A block of flats has caught fire in south London with flames and smoke seen rising from apartments.
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£10 banknote with King Charles’s face on it sells for £17,000 at auction
Some of the earliest banknotes to feature the face of King Charles have been auctioned off for a whopping £914,127.
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NATO fighter jets intercept Russian nuclear bombers
Vladimir Putin deployed two Tu-95MS strategic nuclear missile carriers over Nato waters after accusing Britain of coordinating the incursion into Russia with Ukraine, it has been reported.
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Mpox declared a global emergency by WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Mpox a global health emergency as scientists say they are alarmed by a new strain that is spreading.
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Young man loses arm after being stabbed in Manchester with man and woman arrested
A 26-year-old man was found injured in Moston, Manchester after allegedly being stabbed and it has since emerged that he has lost his arm as a result of the attack
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Urgent manhunt for suspected child sex offender with face tattoo on run after escaping
Crimestoppers have put up a reward of up to £5,000 for information on the whereabouts of 33-year-old Daryl Taylor who escaped from hospital while under arrest on Sunday
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US soldier pleads guilty to selling secrets to China
A US Army analyst has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to sell military secrets to China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has said.
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Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution
A Thai court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who was once jailed.
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Warning issued to Brits about ’Russian roulette’ party drug known as pink cocaine
ITV News was given exclusive access as the only UK broadcaster to join police trying to tackle pink cocaine on the streets of Ibiza, as George Hancorn reports
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Carpetright owed almost £350m when it collapsed into administration
Carpetright owed almost £350m when it collapsed into administration with the loss of more than 1,500 jobs before being rescued, it has been revealed.
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Opponents of Maduro in Venezuela find their houses marked with an X
Residents of a Caracas neighbourhood who found their homes marked with a black "X" last week believe that regime loyalists are behind the overnight operation intended to indicate where opposition supporters live.
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Labour urged to scrap £4bn Tory mega-jails plan and invest in rehabilitation instead
Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick says money would be better spent preventing crime
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Scotland eliminates universal winter fuel payment in anticipation of further cuts
Scottish ministers have scrapped a universal winter fuel payment and are preparing deep cuts in other spending after the UK chancellor, Rachel Reves’s, warnings of a £22bn black hole.
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Birmingham council to sell athletes’ village homes at a loss of over £300 million
Sale of hundreds of empty homes designed, but not used, for Commonwealth Games attacked as ‘absolute scandal’