All news for 2025-07-16

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From $600 courses to the collapse of Qmall, WeWay and Usyk Token: how Sergey Gutsu profited from gullible investors
Blogger Sergey Gutsu successfully crafted an image in the media as a “successful guy from the village.”
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Fire destroys main stage at Tomorrowland in Belgium — festival at risk of cancellation
Firefighters are currently combating a fire at the main stage of the Tomorrowland festival in Belgium, with the blaze not believed to be under control at this time.
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Audun Groenvold, bronze medalist at the 2010 Olympics, killed by lightning during mountain trip
Audun Groenvold, a skier who won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, has died at the age of 49 after being struck by lightning.
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Teen who killed his mother, sister and brother again avoids life sentence — court upholds minimum term of 49 years
Evil triple shotgun murderer Nicholas Prosper has been spared a whole life sentence for a second time after senior judges agreed his 49-year term was not ‘unduly lenient’.
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Harry Potter star Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding and fined £1,044
Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court today.
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Volcano erupts again in Iceland: Tourists evacuated from Blue Lagoon
A volcanic eruption in Iceland has once more necessitated the evacuation of tourists at the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.
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Taliban claims to possess leaked list of Afghans who worked for Britain — manhunt ongoing since 2022
The Taliban has asserted that it has possessed the leaked list of Afghans who assisted Britain for years and has been pursuing those identified.
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Erdogan’s rival sentenced to nearly two years in prison in Turkey
Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sentenced to nearly two years in prison in Turkey
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‘We’ll never forget this’: British teen dies on first lads’ holiday after suspected ecstasy reaction in Ibiza
An Essex teenager on his first-ever lads’ holiday to Spain died after ’taking drugs’ in a club shortly after arriving.
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Millions hit by fresh hosepipe ban as Southern Water imposes restrictions in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Millions more people are now subject to a hosepipe ban as Southern Water is the latest company to implement one.
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Peter Falconio’s killer dies with his secrets: British backpacker’s body still missing after 23 years
The man who killed a British backpacker in the Australian outback didn’t disclose the location of his burial before dying of cancer.