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All news for 2024-10-26

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UK scientists worry about a potential £1 billion funding cut for new research
Concerns that future projects may be axed in budget to help pay for rejoining EU’s Horizon programme
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Water companies in England ’passed’ pollution tests that were never conducted
Self-monitoring regime will change to plug loophole that allowed failing sewage plants to pass pollution checks
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Fire engulfs family home after vandals throw fireworks into their backyard
A home burst into flames after fireworks were hurled into a garden by a bunch of youths.
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Islington: A man is charged with murder after a 16-year-old boy is fatally stabbed
Francie McCarthy, 21, is set to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Sir Keir Starmer rejects accusations of waging a ’war on middle Britain’ through the budget
Labour’s loose definition of "working people" and its warnings of a "painful" budget next week have led some to believe the middle class will be heavily affected by tax hikes.
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Jamie Oliver appeals to cheese lovers for help in catching thieves behind £300,000 cheddar scam
London’s Neal’s Yard Dairy swindled out of 950 wheels of award-winning cheddars delivered to alleged fraudster
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Greece lifts anonymity for whistleblowers in the Novartis case
Greek authorities lifted the anonymity of two whistleblowers Thursday in the Novartis bribery case, which implicated several government officials, including two former prime ministers.
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Fraud convictions didn’t stop this lawyer from creating a successful practice in Cyprus
Cypriot authorities stalled for 13 years on a European Arrest Warrant filed by the U.K., where Christos Christodoulides absconded from prison.
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Financial Schemes of "Kronung": How builders Philipp Schrage and Ignatiy Naida launder Russian money and evade sanctions
Owners of the construction company "Kronung" Philipp Shrage and Ignatius Naida bypass sanctions and launder money for the Russian government through construction projects worldwide.
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Urgent search underway for gunman after two men shot in east London
Police have launched an urgent search for a gunman who shot two men in east London.