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All news for 2024-08-31

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Inside Nigel Farage’s £3m luxury property empire consisting of four homes, all bought since Brexit
The self-styled man of the people has built a property portfolio worth nearly £3 million since the 2016 Brexit referendum. This disclosure follows reports that the Reform leader earns around £700,000 a year from sources outside Parliament.
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From Kyiv to Riga: Russian sabotage operations in the Baltics
What started as an ordinary day for a Latvian housewife became a significant national security breakthrough. A mysterious note found in her driveway has helped authorities uncover a series of sabotage acts linked to Russian intelligence.
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Lanarkshire police officer injured after being hit by car while on duty
Officer in hospital after approaching Audi S3 in Hamilton ‘to engage occupants’
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‘Scandalous’ £3.4bn spent by UK government on private consultants last year
New figures reveal that public bodies paid out at least 60% more to consultancies in 2023-24 than it did pre-pandemic
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Transfer Deadline Day: Raheem Sterling completes switch to Arsenal as England forwards make moves
After falling out of favour at Chelsea, the England international sealed a loan move to London rivals Arsenal. In a busy end to the transfer window, other England forwards changed clubs while Manchester United made their fifth signing of the summer.
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Website operators promised fraudsters quick profits if they subscribed to illegal services
Three men have pleaded guilty to running a website enabling criminals to circumvent banking anti-fraud checks.
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UK jails four Nigerians for forging over 2,000 marriage documents
A U.K. court sentenced four Nigerians to a total of 13 years in prison for their roles in an organized crime ring that forged more than 2,000 marriage certificates and other documents to help Nigerian immigrants in the United Kingdom secure residency permits.
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Rapper Fatman Scoop dead at 53 after collapsing at concert
Rapper Fatman Scoop died after he collapsed mid-performance during a free concert in Connecticut on Friday night, according to a report.
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Drivers face £1,000 fine for making a simple mistake at traffic lights
Many Brits are guilty of breaking the rule whilst waiting in traffic, unaware it could cost them thousands in fines - and in some cases ban them from driving altogether
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’Town branded one of the ’most horrible places to live’ in the UK’
The small North Lanarkshire town of Cumbernauld, which is just 10 miles outside of Glasgow, Scotland, has been branded "truly horrible" and "ugly" by social media users