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All news for 2024-09-30

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Did UK politicians breach lobbying rules with inquiries regarding Northern Cyprus?
Politicians are required to register their interest in a subject before asking questions about it in parliament. Records indicate that five politicians failed to do so after taking sponsored trips to northern Cyprus, a breakaway territory recognized only by Turkey.
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Criminals may benefit as Cambodia conceals new citizenship data
Cambodia has begun hiding the identities of foreigners purchasing passports through a citizenship investment program – a move analysts say will undermine efforts to tackle crime groups that have set up shop in the Southeast Asian nation.
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A British tourist collapsed and died after swimming at a popular Greek beach
The woman, who had gone for a swim in the early afternoon, began to feel unwell shortly after entering the water in the popular seaside town of Agia Galini, Crete
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Inside high-risk Israeli spy missions aimed at infiltrating Hezbollah and targeting its leadership
Israel has killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah - once dubbed the Shia Bin Laden - something they were unable to do during its last war in 2006 against the Lebanese terror group. Mirror defence and security editor Chris Hughes reveals how it was done
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A 96-year-old woman has learned her fate after becoming the oldest person convicted of causing death by dangerous driving
Brenda Joyce was a pedestrian when a Vauxhall Corsa driven by 96-year-old June Millls mounted the pavement and struck her. She sustained a head injury and died of her injuries
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Boy, 8, who died after being shot in the face Cumbrian farm identified
An eight-year-old boy who was shot and killed near a farm in Cumbria has been identified as Jay Cartmell.
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Teachers have voted to accept a 5.5% pay deal, ending months of strike action
Members of the largest education union in the UK have voted to accept the Government’s 5.5% pay rise for teachers in England.
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A new report on the Post Office scandal has sparked calls for "swift action," likening the software to Horizon
Capture was introduced to branches before Horizon in the 1990s and has today been described as "a flawed system which was destroying lives whilst officials repeatedly ignored the evidence playing out in front of their eyes".
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UK to finish with coal power after 142 years
The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal - ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel.
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Funds withdrawal through casinos and crypto exchanges: the Uzbek "Octobank" has become a financial "laundromat"
A new investigation has uncovered the chains of money withdrawal through Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.