All news for 2025-03-19

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Passport fees to increase again in April
The cost of passport applications will increase - again - next month.
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Sarah Beeny faces demolition order over unauthorized extensions on £3 million estate
TV star Sarah Beeny might have to demolish part of her £3 million estate due to an ongoing dispute with the local council over unauthorized extensions.
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Three Ukrainians orchestrated global cryptocurrency fraud, defrauding victims across multiple countries
Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainian suspects allegedly participated in a $13 million international crypto scam involving criminals from across the EU.
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Director Carl Erik Rinsch charged with defrauding streaming service of $11 million
According to prosecutors, the film funds for the show White Horse were redirected to personal investments by director Rinsch.
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19-year-old who murdered family to carry out school massacre sentenced to 49 years in prison
Nicholas Prosper, 19, shot his family as part of an unsuccessful plan to kill 30 children at his former primary school.
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Scotland to host historic Grand Départs for men’s and women’s Tour de France in 2027
The Tour de France is scheduled to return to the UK in 2027, with Scotland ready to host historic Grand Departs for both the men’s and women’s races.
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Jamie Cooper, 33, flees from transport van near Preston; police urge public not to approach
A police manhunt is in progress after a prisoner overpowered officers and escaped from a van transporting him to court on Wednesday - the public is advised ’do not approach’.
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Scammers convicted of bribing officials through fake U.N. agency left stranded after passport revocation
Two scammers born in China, convicted of bribing officials via a fake U.N. agency, had their Marshall Islands passports revoked while they were overseas, leaving them stranded without valid travel documents and potentially in a permanent state of limbo.
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70-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly man found dead in Prestwich
A woman, aged 70, has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly man was discovered dead in his home.
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Three dead after listeria outbreak linked to NHS desserts
Three people have died after contracting severe food poisoning believed to be linked to hospital desserts.
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TV star admits to crashing car into a nurse while under the influence of cocaine at 10:14 am
Casualty and Holby City star Amanda Mealing has confessed to driving her car under the influence of drugs and crashing, resulting in a serious injury to a nurse at the wheel.
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Cigarette smuggling into the UK: £100 million in economic losses and the role of Mr. Ara Davoyan
Law enforcement agencies continue an intensified investigation into one of the largest criminal networks engaged in the illegal production and supply of cigarettes to the United Kingdom and European Union countries.
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Expose on a stream: How "Jetcar" dealership owner Yuriy Pashchenko planned to steal Mellstroy’s elite cars
The popular blogger Mellstroy held a stream where he shared information about how Yura from the Jetcar salon is offering to steal elite cars.
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Minnesota senator was arrested in the US for suggesting that "immediate support for Trump" should be classified as a disease
In the US, a Minnesota Senate legislator was arrested after proposing a bill with his colleagues that would require the state to classify "immediate aversion to Trump" as a mental illness.
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Nine months stranded in space: SpaceX capsule brings two astronauts home
Two astronauts who were stranded in space for almost nine months have finally returned to Earth, landing in a SpaceX capsule.
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Terraced homes collapse in Notting Hill, 11 evacuated but no injuries reported
Several individuals were compelled to leave their homes after terraced houses partially collapsed last night.
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Russia strikes Ukrainian energy plant just hours after Trump-Putin ceasefire agreement
Russia has attacked a Ukrainian energy plant just hours after agreeing to a 30-day pause on attacking crucial infrastructure.
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Santander announces closure of 95 branches in the UK
A major high street bank is closing more than a fifth of its branches across the UK.
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The U.S. authorities have declassified Prince Harry’s immigration documents, but many questions remain
Prince Harry’s immigration documents have been released – but many questions remain on his status and whether he detailed past drug use in his visa application.
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Trump declassified documents on Kennedy’s assassination, fulfilling a campaign promise
President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday released previously classified documents related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, fulfilling a campaign promise to make the material public.