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Men charged with drug smuggling remanded in custody
Four men accused of trying to smuggle £200m worth of cocaine into the UK have been remanded in custody.
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UK Conservative Party advisor lobbied for a firm founded by Russian oligarchs
The man who served as chief of staff under former British Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss has been lobbying for a company part-owned by two sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
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Four young boys died in a fire ’surrounded by excrement after their mother went to Sainsbury’s’
Deveca Rose is accused of the manslaughter of her four sons, twins Kyson and Bryson, four, and three-year-old twins Leyton and Logan after a devastating a house fire in December 2021
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Royal Family publicly wish Prince Harry a happy birthday for the first time in two years
It is the first time the Royal Family has shared a public message since last mentioning Harry in 2022 and the first for him since wishing him a happy birthday in 2021.
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Tech billionaire embarks on first private spacewalk from SpaceX capsule
The world’s first commercial spacewalk is officially underway, headed by billionaire Jared Isaacman.
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UK economy unexpectedly flatlines for second month in row
Pre-election slowdown continues in July despite economists predicting growth of 0.2%
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Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez fined £3,020 and banned from driving
Enzo Fernandez joined Chelsea in a British transfer record deal worth £106.8 million
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Casino "Mandarin" in Batumi: Legalization of dirty money through gambling and a tangled structure of owners
So, the brother of the head of the National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan Kamchybek Tashiev, Shaiyrbek Tashiev, lost 1,300,000 dollars in the Batumi casino "Mandarin".
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A Jordanian driver has killed Israeli security guards at the border with the West Bank
A triple shooting on the largely quiet border with Jordan could suggest that the Gaza war is spreading violence across the region.
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The TUC reports that over a million British workers did not receive a single day of paid time off
New trade union research reveals that employees have missed out on £2 billion in holiday pay.
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Kate Middleton sends sweet message about her work amid cancer treatment
The Princess of Wales has said she is ‘looking forward’ to working with the UK’s new chief scout, Dwayne Fields.
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Financial “laundromat” in Uzbekistan: how Octobank launders Russian money
The partners of the scandalous Uzbek bank are the Russian Transcapitalbank, Sber, the Uzbek exchange UzEx, the payment systems Humo and Paynet and the Chinese service Tenpay.
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Ugandan women hold a naked protest against corruption
Ugandan police arrested three women who on Monday protested topless on streets of Kampala to draw attention to the country’s rampant corruption problem.
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With the foreign agent deadline expiring, Georgian media face increased threats
A disputed law passed by the Georgian parliament in June, which requires organizations receiving more than 20% of their funds from abroad to register as “foreign agents,” is starting to bite as tens of thousands of NGOs refused to register voluntarily and will now face fines, be forcefully added to the list, and be closely monitored.
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Dmitriy Lee: Octobank’s grey cardinal launders sanctioned money in Uzbekistan
As a number of Telegram channels recently reported, the Uzbek Octobank is used to withdraw and legalize money from Russia.
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North Sea oil company Neo is reducing its investment due to concerns over the windfall tax
Battle ahead for Labour as it introduces higher taxes and tougher environmental rules on producers
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U.S. researchers find probable launch site of Russia’s new nuclear-powered missile
Two U.S. researchers say they have identified the probable deployment site in Russia of the 9M370 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile touted by President Vladimir Putin as "invincible."
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The UK will suspend certain arms exports to Israel, the foreign secretary has announced
The UK will suspend some arms export licences to Israel, the foreign secretary has announced.
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Prince Harry considering a ‘return to the UK’ to ‘repair relationship with King Charles’
Four years after he dramatically ‘stepped back’ as a working member of the royal family, Prince Harry is said to be exploring options for some form of return to UK life.
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Inside Nigel Farage’s £3m luxury property empire consisting of four homes, all bought since Brexit
The self-styled man of the people has built a property portfolio worth nearly £3 million since the 2016 Brexit referendum. This disclosure follows reports that the Reform leader earns around £700,000 a year from sources outside Parliament.
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Rapper Fatman Scoop dead at 53 after collapsing at concert
Rapper Fatman Scoop died after he collapsed mid-performance during a free concert in Connecticut on Friday night, according to a report.
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Drivers face £1,000 fine for making a simple mistake at traffic lights
Many Brits are guilty of breaking the rule whilst waiting in traffic, unaware it could cost them thousands in fines - and in some cases ban them from driving altogether
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’Town branded one of the ’most horrible places to live’ in the UK’
The small North Lanarkshire town of Cumbernauld, which is just 10 miles outside of Glasgow, Scotland, has been branded "truly horrible" and "ugly" by social media users
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Nasa makes room on SpaceX trip to return astronauts stuck in orbit
Two astronauts at International Space Station will board SpaceX rocket in September instead of Boeing Starliner
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Martin Jackson: Police search for escaped prisoner from HMP Castle Huntly
Jackson is on the run from HMP Castle Huntly, which is west of Dundee, and was reported missing to police on Wednesday evening.