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All news for 2025-01-09

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Murder investigation in Spain after body of missing Belfast man found
Family ‘heartbroken’ after discovery of body of John George, 37, who went missing in Alicante area in December
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Liz Truss sends Keir Starmer cease and desist letter over claims she crashed the economy
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has sent a cease and desist letter to Sir Keir Starmer, telling him to stop accusing her of crashing the UK economy.
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Former FBI informant sentenced to 6 years for fabricated bribery story about Biden and his son
The disgraced former FBI informant who falsely accused President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden of taking a $10 million bribe from Ukraine was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison, according to court records.
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From a tiny spark: Los Angeles firefighters reveal how the city-destroying fire started
A perfect storm of overgrown vegetation, dry conditions and uncharacteristic winds are responsible for whipping up the most devastating wildfire Los Angeles has ever seen with more than 20 square miles razed to the ground in less than 48 hours.
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Celebrities whose homes were destroyed in the most devastating "apocalyptic" LA fires in history
Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal and Sir Anthony Hopkins are among the celebrities to have lost their homes in the devastating wildfires raging across Los Angeles.
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17-year-old Thomas Taylor killed in Bedford town centre stabbing; murder investigation launched
Several areas of the town centre have been cordoned off
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U.S. pharmaceutical company settles FCA allegations for $4.07 million over falsified research
U.S. pharmaceutical company pays $4.07 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to report research misconduct allegations in grant applications.
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Foreign Secretary confirms Shamima Begum ban, citing radicalization risks
Shamima Begum will not be allowed to return to the UK, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said, despite calls from Donald Trump’s counter-terrorism chief for British members of so-called Islamic State to be repatriated.
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Over 130,000 evacuated as California wildfires declared a national disaster
Hollywood Boulevard has been evacuated as the "apocalyptic" wildfires ravaging LA continue to spread.
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Evacuations, chaos, and anxiety: Hollywood residents flee from raging fire
Much of the heart of Hollywood is blanketed in thick smoke. You can barely see the tops of the towering palm trees that line streets here.