All news for 2025-01-28
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Woman re-arrested after car crash at school kills two eight-year-old girls
A driver has been arrested for the second time after two girls were killed after a Land Rover crashed into a school in Wimbledon.
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Oxford Street faces a major setback as multiple retailers announce plans to leave
Major brands are planning to flee Oxford Street because they are not attracting enough shoppers.
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Ex-Premier League referee David Coote comes out as gay in his first interview since being sacked
David Coote has come out as gay in his first interview since he was sacked as a Premier League referee last month, with the official also admitting he used cocaine as an escape.
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Man found dead at Stockport Interchange, forensic tent and police cordon in place
Police said a 52-year-old man was pronounced dead at a Greater Manchester bus station and that several roads have been closed around the area while an investigation is carried out.
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British holidaymaker dies after being swept into the sea at a popular Tenerife tourist spot
The 60-year-old Brit was one of three people who got into difficulties at Los Gigantes natural swimming pool in the west of Tenerife - and sadly could not be saved.
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Steaming flashmobs drive UK phone theft epidemic: Gangs ransack stores for devices sent to Africa or sold to second-hand shops
Britain’s phone theft epidemic is being fuelled by ’steaming’ flashmobs bombarding their way into stores and ransacking as many devices as possible in brazen 20-second heists.
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Nvidia loses $589 billion, no longer the world’s most valuable company after historic stock drop
Nvidia is no longer the world’s most valuable company after suffering the biggest stock market drop in history.
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Immigration fraudster disguised with wigs to take UK citizenship tests on behalf of others
A 61-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly using an ‘array of wigs’ and other disguises to complete UK citizenship tests for at least 14 applicants.
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Companies of Russian oligarch Abramovich created a fake superyacht business to avoid multi-billion euro taxes in the EU
People working for Abramovich designed a corporate structure to give the false impression that the billionaire’s yachts were being commercially chartered to third parties, and therefore eligible for tax breaks.
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Just Stop Oil activists halt West End show featuring Sigourney Weaver
Just Stop Oil activists have disrupted a West End performance of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver after storming the stage.
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Melbourne underworld figure Sam ’The Punisher’ Abdulrahim fatally shot in a bold daylight gangland execution in Preston
A notorious kickboxer and bikie has been executed in a brazen daylight shooting, after having survived several previous attempts on his life - as his family vows revenge.
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Urgent UK investigation into soft drinks sparked by Coca-Cola recall over chlorate safety concerns
Coca-Cola products have been recalled in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands due to high levels of chlorate and an investigation is underway in the UK by the Food Standards Agency.
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Emotional David Coote apologizes for calling Jurgen Klopp a derogatory term, claiming he ’wasn’t sober’ during the rant
David Coote has made a tearful apology to ex-Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp and “anybody who I’ve offended by my actions”.
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Two individuals in Romania charged with €2.1 million fraud involving EU agricultural funds
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has filed an indictment against two defendants – an individual and one company – for fraud and forgery related to two agricultural projects in Giurgiu County...
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€297 million VAT fraud scheme unveiled in Admiral 2.0 investigation, indictment issued
On January 27, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has filed an indictment against the suspected ringleader of the criminal syndicate targeted by the Admiral 2.0 investigation.
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Rachel Reeves considers using £5bn in seized Bitcoin to address the public finance deficit
Rachel Reeves could be poised to use a £5.2billion Bitcoin windfall to help address Labour’s much-lamented "black hole" in the public finances.
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US stocks lose $1 trillion after Chinese AI startup unveils chatbot, dubbed ’Sputnik moment’
Trump calls emergence of DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ amid doubts about sustainability of western artificial intelligence boom.
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Israel reports that 8 of the 26 hostages listed by Hamas for release in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead
Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 26 hostages still to be freed in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal are dead.
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Introduction to DeepSeek: A Chinese AI startup making waves in the tech industry
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek rapidly gained global attention over the weekend as its seemingly impressive – and cheaper – new AI model sparked a sell off in shares for its global competitors.
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Dutch prosecutors reveal one of Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers is living in Sierra Leone
Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison
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Swedish national security adviser resigns after losing classified documents
Henrik Landerholm left behind documents at a hotel, a phone at an embassy and a notebook after a radio interview.
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