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All news for 2024-10-10

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Ex-Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson appointed as UK investment minister
Co-founder of £4bn British tech firm to lead Office for Investment as a minister in Treasury and Department of Business and Trade
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The UK has not agreed to the use of long-range missiles following Zelenskyy meeting, No 10 says
Downing Street indicates no change in position on Ukraine’s request to fire Storm Shadow weapons into Russia
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Croatian police accused of burning asylum seekers’ phones and passports
Photos of burnt belongings – including documents needed to apply for asylum – are the latest alleged evidence of brutality on EU borders
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£40 million worth of cocaine found in inflatable boat on UK beach; six arrested in connection with 500kg haul
A £40million stash of cocaine hidden on an inflatable boat off the West Sussex coast has been uncovered by investigators.
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65 more women report sexual abuse by Al Fayed to the BBC
A further 65 women have contacted the BBC saying they were abused by Mohamed Al Fayed, with allegations stretching far beyond Harrods and as far back as 1977.
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UK falls further behind the US in educating world leaders, study finds
The gap between the two countries is the largest it has been since the study was first launched eight years ago.
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Starmer: sovereignty of Falkland Islands and Gibraltar is not up for negotiation
Concerns over the territories were raised after the Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.
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Man attacked teenager after becoming irritated by rowdy youths outside his home
Ricky Spence, 33, was at home on a Saturday night when he was disturbed by the noise of a group of teens.
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Brits in Benidorm warned to avoid group who ’steal from tourists’ in holiday hotspot
British tourists in Benidorm have been warned to avoid a group in the city known as pea men who have been accused of stealing from unwitting holidaymakers
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Scottish Stagecoach tycoon discusses ’devastating’ impact after human trafficking charges dropped
The allegations involving Dame Ann Gloag dated from 2007 and 2022, but have now been dropped by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal