All news for 2025-04-04

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Man who killed pensioner with walking stick detained indefinitely in psychiatric hospital
Sekai Miles, 23, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order with restrictions after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the killing of 87-year-old Bernard Fowler.
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British Steel collapse looms as Chinese owner rejects £500m rescue deal
Jingye, the Chinese company that bought British Steel out of receivership in 2020, rejected a £500 million offer of public money as talks with the government broke down.
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Alleged Chinese spy helped Prince Andrew write private letters to Xi Jinping, court reveals
Released court statement indicates that the alleged Chinese spy assisted in drafting private letters to the Chinese president.
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Teen found guilty of murdering 13-year-old Jahziah Coke in brutal stabbing over missing cannabis
A teenager has been convicted of murder after a 13-year-old was fatally stabbed in his home following ’an argument over missing cannabis’.
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Comedian Russell Brand accused of rape and sexual offenses against four women
Russell Brand has been accused of sexual assault.
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Mother who killed newborn ‘Baby Callum’ 27 years ago avoids imprisonment
Joanne Sharkey had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter following an incident during which she was suffering from postnatal depression.
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Global markets in disarray as Trump tariffs erase $2.5 trillion from Wall Street
Economists indicate that taxes ranging from 10% to 50% have considerably heightened the risk of a global economic recession.
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At least 27 killed in Israeli bombing of shelter in Gaza City, rescuers report
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee from the southern city of Rafah in one of the war’s largest mass displacements.
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Legal battle ensues after collision between tanker and container ship in North Sea
The proprietors of a container ship have submitted a legal claim against the proprietors of a tanker that it collided with in an accident in the North Sea.
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Mystery of missing Greek lifeguard Ioannis Oikonomopoulos remains unsolved after five years
There are some missing persons cases which defy logic and lead detectives to a trail for clues which takes them well beyond everyday police work. One such case is that of Greek National Ioannis Oikonomopoulos.