All news for 2025-05-02

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Unilever to invest $1.5 billion in Mexico amid Trump’s trade war
British consumer goods giant Unilever said Friday that it would invest $1.5 billion in Mexico, which is wooing foreign companies in the face of US President Donald Trump’s trade war.
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Defendant in the Sycamore Gap tree case claims he was forced to take the blame due to mental health issues
Daniel Graham tells court it was suggested he accept responsibility ‘because I have mental health issues’
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King Charles III to open Canadian Parliament amid PM Carney’s strong response to Trump’s threats
Liberal PM will also meet with US president on Tuesday amid tensions over threatened annexation and tariffs
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UN judge sentenced to over 6 years in prison for forced labor in the UK
Lydia Mugambe stopped young Ugandan woman holding down steady job and made her work as her maid, court told
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Mother sentenced to 5 years over car crash that killed her 9-year-old son
A mum has been jailed for causing death by dangerous driving after her ’angel’ nine-year-old son was killed in a car accident.
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"I can’t bring my children to Britain": Harry comments on court defeat and relationship with Charles
Prince Harry has said his father, King Charles, no longer talks to him.
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Car rams into crowd in central Stuttgart: at least eight injured, three in critical condition
At least three people have been seriously injured after a car drove into a group of people in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart.
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Orphan aid for show, billions in the shadows: the hypocrisy of Russian deputy Sergey Chizhov
In two years, the controversial deputy Sergey Chizhov has exited all his business activities and is now occupied with creating a positive image of himself.
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Half a ton of Soviet metal from the 1970s: "Kosmos-482" set to fall after 53 years in orbit
Kosmos 482, with a weight of 500kg, was intended to land on Venus in the 1970s, but it failed to leave orbit due to a rocket malfunction.
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Trial of man who “almost decapitated” 14-year-old schoolboy in London to begin in June
A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a 14-year-old boy and attempting to kill four other individuals who were attacked during a 20-minute sword rampage last year.
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Cashless future on the brink of scandal: why Britons are outraged by the “card dictatorship”
When Covid forced the high street to go digital and turned handling physical money into a health risk, some businesses decided to stop accepting cash altogether.
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Princess Charlotte turns 10: Kate shares new photo of her daughter in the countryside
Princess Charlotte reaches double digits today as she celebrates her 10th birthday, and a brand new photo of the young princess has been shared to mark the special occasion
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Whole town in Turkey unintentionally gets "high" after drug disposal operation
25,000 residents of the eastern Turkish city of Lice were unintentionally left “high” after authorities burned 20 tons of confiscated cannabis.
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Apple ordered to pay $502 million for use of 4G patents — court ruling in London
Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab must pay a U.S. patent holder $502 million for the use of 4G patents in devices including iPhones and iPads, London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, in the latest stage of a long-running legal battle.
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Farage celebrates breakthrough: Reform UK secures another seat, launches nationwide offensive
Reform UK candidate Sarah Pochin has claimed victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election following a suspenseful recount.