All news for 2025-02-05
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The cost of a Scottish prison has skyrocketed to £1 billion, exceeding the initial estimate by 10 times, causing widespread scandal
The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost almost £1 billion, almost 10 times the initial estimate.
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Another journalist detained in Azerbaijan amid media crackdown
Another journalist’s arrest adds to growing list of detained media professionals in Azerbaijan, sparking outcry over press freedom.
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The ’Naked Carpenter’ stabbed a police officer 23 times with scissors after exposing himself in a park
A notorious flasher nicknamed the Naked Carpenter has been jailed for trying to kill a police officer.
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NATO scrambles fighter jets to intercept two Russian bombers
Two Norwegian jets rushed to respond after four Russian planes flew dangerously close to NATO airspace yesterday.
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Simona Halep announces retirement from tennis following a devastating defeat in Romania
The former world No 1 Simona Halep has announced her retirement after enduring a resounding defeat in her first match of 2025.
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Hundreds of women were raped and burned to death following a fire at Goma prison
Atrocity follows escape of thousands of male inmates amid chaos as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize eastern DRC city.
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Spanish police arrest six individuals for involvement in a scheme selling nonexistent puppies
Gang swindled victims out of €150,000 by posting fraudulent adverts for pets on secondhand shopping sites.
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Woman dies after falling onto seawall rocks
The death of a woman who reportedly fell on to seawall rocks on a beach in Suffolk is being treated as "unexplained" but "not suspicious".
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UK denies facing additional billions in costs for Chagos Islands deal
The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands.
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15-year-old boy charged with the murder of Harvey Willgoose
A teenager has been charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy at a school in Sheffield.
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Billionaire and spiritual leader Aga Khan passes away at 88
Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced.
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Belgian police search for gunmen in Brussels underground network
Belgian police are looking for armed men after a shooting was reported outside a metro station in the centre of Brussels.
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What are rare earth elements, and why does Trump want them from Ukraine?
Trump hopes to secure rare earth resources from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid.
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11 people reported dead in Örebro campus attack, according to Swedish police
Victims still being identified after what Sweden’s PM says was the worst mass shooting in the country’s history.
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Father discovers his 2 and 5-year-old sons dead in bunk bed, allegedly murdered by their mother who claimed they were sleeping
A dad found his two sons lying dead in their bunk beds after they were murdered by their mum, a court heard.
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16-year-old boy and 20-year-old man severely injured in a stabbing on a Manchester street
A double stabbing has left a man and teenager with serious injuries.
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Trump orders to ’obliterate’ Iran if the regime assassinates him, following a foiled plot on the October 7 anniversary
President Donald Trump has given his team strict instructions to completely obliterate Iran if they ever assassinate him.
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Nottingham killer denied medication due to a ’fear of needles,’ according to a damning report
Triple killer Valdo Calocane was not forced to have long-lasting antipsychotic medication because he did not like needles, a damning report has revealed.
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Missing patient discovered in a ditch after walking six miles in the rain, wearing a hospital gown
The elderly patient was found in a ditch by a member of the public after walking six miles in the rain after going missing from a hospital in County Mayo, Ireland.
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Donald Trump suggests Palestinians would prefer to leave Gaza and considers permanent resettlement
President Donald Trump said that Palestinians would ‘love’ to leave Gaza and suggested resettling them ‘permanently’.
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Police respond to active shooter situation at New Albany factory, raising concerns
Police in New Albany, Ohio, are responding to an active shooter situation at KDC/One which has seen multiple people injured and rushed to hospital, according to alarming reports.
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