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All news for 2024-11-25

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Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford has passed away
Author Barbara Taylor Bradford, known for best-selling novels including A Woman of Substance, has died at the age of 91.
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Reeves assures businesses of no further tax hikes while defending the Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told businesses she is "not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes" as she defended the tax rises on businesses announced in the Budget.
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Twelve British soldiers injured in a major traffic collision in Estonia, reports local media
Eight of the troops were airlifted back to the UK for hospital treatment after the incident.
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Female astronaut journeys to space but faces online sexism from ’small men’
Emily Calandrelli posted video sharing awe of seeing Earth, that was soon flooded with hateful, objectifying comments
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Two Britons among 16 missing after tourist boat capsizes in the Red Sea
Sea Story was on diving trip with 31 tourists and 14 crew when it sent distress signal
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Conor McGregor removed from video game ’immediately’ after court case
Conor McGregor has been axed from the popular video game franchise Hitman following his civil court case.
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NGOs: trafficked women in Mexico face "judicial indifference"
Organized crime, systemic corruption, and a culture of machismo are fueling a devastating crisis for women and girls in Mexico, where only a tiny minority of human trafficking cases are investigated by authorities.
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Moscow billions into the sewer: how the head of "Mosvodokanal" Ponomarenko masters state funds
The head of "Mosvodokanal," Alexander Ponomarenko, allegedly employs deceptive schemes to divert funds from the Moscow mayor’s office via obscure contractors.
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Man charged with bomb hoax after incident outside US embassy
Police were called to reports of a suspicious package at the embassy on Friday and a controlled explosion was carried out.
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Ladbroke Grove shooting: Man arrested after shots fired ’directly into car’ with an 8-year-old girl and a 2-year-old child inside
A witness describes how she saw a man open fire directly into a car "at close range" and then heard screaming. Police have revealed that one of those who was shot suffered potentially life-changing injuries.