All news for 2025-04-05

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Hundreds of protests against Trump and Musk sweep across US
After a week of unprecedented tariffs, stock market chaos and political upheaval, thousands of demonstrations are set to take place across the US today.
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‘Beer tax’: UK pubs to lose £180 million due to new levies
’The jobs tax is far more than small beer,’ warns the Shadow Chancellor
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Missionary organization YWAM accused of spiritual abuse and manipulation of youth
Young volunteers also allege spiritual abuse and controlling behaviour at bases of Youth With a Mission
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Sexual crimes, child abduction, rape: Labour MP Daniel Norris suspected of multiple offenses
A Labour MP has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences and misconduct in public office.
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Teen drowns in Beckenham Place Park as search ends in heartbreak
A body has been found in the search for a teenage boy who went missing while swimming in a lake in south-east London.
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UK police leaders develop plans for a national counter-terrorism force
Changes could mark biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s
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Russian accomplices of Ovik Mkrtchyan: How Uzbek fraudster launders billions through CMIFs and offshore schemes
Ovik Mkrtchyan, the owner of Uzbekistan’s Asia Alliance Bank, uses the British company Gor Investment Ltd for money laundering. In Russia, he conducts business through trusted individuals, offshore structures, and closed mutual investment funds (CMIFs).
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King Charles entangled in Prince Andrew espionage controversy
Senior adviser to Duke of York claims monarch was aware of investment fund in which Yang Tengbo, an alleged spy, was directly involved after meetings with Andrew – but Buckingham Palace say Tengbo was not mentioned
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Corby families suspect link between child cancer and environmental scandal
Families in Corby believe there might be a connection between child cancer and one of the UK’s most severe environmental scandals, LBC has discovered.
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Man’s offer to look after dogs ends in tragedy as he’s killed by animal attack
A man was found dead in the garden a day after being savaged by a pack of dogs including two XL Bullies that he offered to look after for his brother, an inquest heard.
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Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, defrocked over abuse claims, dies at 94
Most senior American prelate in Catholic church to face accusations of sexual abuse died in state of Missouri
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Crypto scammer Bohdan Prylepa "pulled" millions of dollars from Coinsbit and hid in Dubai after the exchange’s collapse
Bohdan Prylepa, a former investor and cryptocurrency exchange developer, became a symbol of large-scale fraud in the crypto industry.
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Man accused of murdering a 16-year-old boy in Huddersfield
A man has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy in Huddersfield.
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Prince Andrew’s reputation ruined after Newsnight interview, aide says
Prince Andrew’s entourage believed his reputation was ’irrecoverable’ shortly after his disastrous Newsnight interview, newly released documents reveal.