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Keir Starmer has received more freebies than any other MP since becoming Labour leader
The Prime Minister has received more gifts and freebies than any other MP since he became Labour leader, it’s been revealed.
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Sue Gray’s £170,000 salary sparks outrage among Labour advisers
The revelation that Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Sue Gray, is paid more than the Prime Minister has fueled anger over salary cuts, according to sources.
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Former smugglers’ ship sunk off the coast of Ireland to create an artificial reef
It is hoped MV Shingle, intercepted in 2014 with 32m cigarettes onboard, will benefit marine life and tourism
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Sean ’Diddy’ Combs has been charged with sex trafficking and other crimes following his arrest in New York
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, according to multiple media reports.
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Israeli military admits ‘high probability’ of mistakenly killing hostages
Strike that killed Ahmed al-Ghandour last year was initially said to be unrelated to death of hostages held by Hamas
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Stolen Banksy "Girl with Balloon" painting recovered
One of British street artist Banksy’s best-known paintings, "Girl with Balloon", has been found after its theft from a London gallery last week with two men charged, police said on Friday.
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Over 2,000 prisoners released within a week under early release program
The prison population in England and Wales has dropped by 2,188 in a week following the mass early release of offenders to deal with overcrowding.
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Lucy Letby described as ’the elephant in the room’ at hospital with spike in baby deaths, inquiry reveals
The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that doctors did not discuss neonatal mortality or concerns raised about Letby until the new year following a pivotal board meeting in 2016
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The identities of Wagner mercenaries killed in a Mali ambush have been revealed
Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews with relatives and a review of social media data.
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Oliver Campbell: Man jailed in 1991 for Hackney shopkeeper’s murder has conviction overturned
Three judges ruled on Wednesday that Oliver Campbell’s conviction for the murder of Baldev Hoondle in east London in July 1990 was ‘unsafe’
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13 cities that could be underwater by 2050
A chilling report has revealed which cities could be submerged in water in less than three decades.
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Starmer heads to the US for talks with Biden, but is snubbed by Harris and Trump
Prime minister advised to meet presidential candidates in run-up to the US election but campaign schedules have dashed hopes
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How is the Dzing payment system connected with Russian structures and the scandalous Ukrainian banker Denys Horbunenko?
Denys Horbunenko, the former chairman of the board of the notorious Rodovid Bank, is linked to the fintech company Dzing, which was recently subject to restrictions by the UK authorities over suspected fraud.
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Boy, 15, dies after struggling in water at beauty spot
A 15-year-old boy has died after being pulled from the water at a beauty spot in Greater Manchester.
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Keir Starmer tells thugs he won’t bow to violence and condemns ’racism’ in Southport riots
Keir Starmer stated that "there was racism" in the riots that erupted this summer following the knife attack that killed three young girls in Southport in July.
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A body has been found during the search for the wife of Scotland rugby star Scott Hastings
Jenny Hastings had been missing since she failed to return from swim at Wardie Bay in Edinburgh on Tuesday
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721 children were treated by a ‘rogue surgeon’ at Great Ormond Street Hospital
The hospital has launched an investigation into the surgeon, who no longer works there (Picture: AFP)
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The former Georgian Defense Minister is now involved in an investigation into an online scam
A former Georgian defense minister is under investigation for his alleged role in a sprawling international call center scam that duped European victims out of their savings, prosecutors said Friday.
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Secretive Cyprus-registered funds were used to conceal megayachts and luxury real estate associated with a sanctioned Russian banker
In Cyprus, a new type of investment fund was marketed to clients as a way to avoid disclosing their ownership of assets. In one case, these funds were used to obscure the ownership of offshore companies that allegedly held luxury assets linked to powerful Russian banker Andrei Kostin, including two megayachts worth tens of millions.
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Offenders might serve their sentences in Estonian prisons as a measure to alleviate overcrowding
The Ministry of Justice says it is "considering all viable options" to increase capacity on the prison estate, as the latest statistics show there are only about 1,000 places available.
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Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 chaos as turbulence throws bags across cabin with 7 injured
Two crew members and about five passengers were injured due to severe turbulence on the plane, with two others being hospitalized for further treatment.
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A train derailment in Manchester caused people’s "houses to shake"
The Friday afternoon peace has been shattered in Greater Manchester after a train derailed near houses.
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A man from Rotherham has been sentenced to nine years in prison, marking the longest sentence handed down so far for the summer riots
Thomas Birley added fuel to bin fire and threw objects at police during unrest outside hotel housing asylum seekers
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UK ‘needs £1tn investment over 10 years to hit economic targets’
To achieve 3% annual growth, £100bn a year must be found for key sectors like housing and energy, City taskforce finds
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Theater of Anti-War: How Russia failed to conquer the stage for pro-war propaganda
As the new theatrical season approaches, the director of the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg has been replaced — just one of many leadership changes sweeping through Russian theaters.