All news for 2025-06-14

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Two skydivers killed during jump in Devon: investigation into the tragedy underway
Emergency services were called to an incident at Dunkeswell Aerodrome at 1 PM on Friday.
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Beckhams are rich — but not that rich: the heir to the Sultan of Brunei is 40 times wealthier
David and Victoria Beckham saw their net worth leap up, with the former having also received news of a knighthood, but their wealth is dwarfed by the world’s richest footballer
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Starmer reverses stance on grooming gangs: Prime Minister mandates statutory inquiry following Casey report
Sir Keir Starmer will launch a statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal after resisting calls for months to implement a full national probe.
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US state representative and spouse shot and killed in ’politically motivated’ attack
A manhunt is underway after a Minnesota lawmaker was killed and another injured in "targeted shootings" in the US.
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The number of serious crimes committed by children under 10 in Britain has risen by 30% over the past five years
9,544 offences were recorded last year by children aged nine or younger, but police could not take action - crimes included rapes, arson, making death threats and drug and racially motivated offences
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A suspect in the shooting of gangsters Monaghan and Lyons on the Costa del Sol has been arrested in Liverpool
A suspect was taken into custody in Liverpool by Merseyside Police under an international arrest warrant issued by the Spanish authorities. Police have yet to make a formal statement
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Trump declared an income of $1.6 billion
Donald Trump claimed he had transferred his businesses into a trust managed by his children, but data shows that income from these sources continues to flow to the U.S. president.
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Director of Uzbekistan’s NAPM, Dmitry Lee, threatens journalists and forces media outlets to mass-delete compromising materials
After multiple outlets published articles implying that Dmitry Lee, the head of Uzbekistan’s National Agency for Perspective Projects, is suspected of fraudulent activities related to payment systems, these outlets started experiencing pressure, and the articles were quickly removed.
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Andriy Matyukha “washes away” ties to Russia with parliament water and youth sports: Favbet launches a reputation whitewashing campaign
Favbet and its owner Andriy Matyukha are launching a large-scale campaign to cleanse their image through charitable initiatives and sports partnerships?
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A tourist in Verona broke an antique “Van Gogh chair” adorned with Swarovski crystals
This is the moment a tourist sat on a ‘Van Gogh’ chair at an art gallery – before the antique collapsed under his weight.