All news for 2025-07-26

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Thomas Hooton, son of The Farm frontman, jailed for large-scale cocaine and heroin supply
The son of the renowned lead singer was involved in multimillion-pound drug deals and was sentenced to ten years and eight months for the distribution of cocaine, ketamine, cannabis, and heroin.
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Nuclear jets, wooden fence: journalists uncover dangerously weak security at RAF Marham
The delicate barrier is 300 meters from the runway at RAF Marham, Norfolk. Our report comes just weeks after protesters were arrested for causing £7 million worth of damage to aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
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Three female journalists jailed in Azerbaijan for hunger strike in solidarity with Abzas Media director
Three female journalists from Azerbaijan’s Abzas Media report being mistreated in prison after initiating a hunger strike in solidarity with their jailed director, emphasizing the increasing repression of independent media in the country.
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Homes burning in Athens suburb as residents of Kryoneri evacuated amid massive wildfire
People in Kryoneri, north-east of the Greek capital, receive SMS messages telling them to get to safe areas
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Passenger plane narrowly avoids collision with Hawker Hunter jet over Los Angeles
A Southwest Airlines plane abruptly dropped about 500 feet, reportedly to avoid a mid-air collision with a British jet fighter.
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53-year-old woman found dead in North Yorkshire, suspect arrested for manslaughter
A 53-year-old woman was discovered deceased in her home, and another woman, aged 25, has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
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UK court grants bail to Moldovan oligarch Veaceslav Platon despite money laundering cases
A UK court on Friday ruled to release Moldovan oligarch Veaceslav Platon from custody, despite him being a suspect in several money laundering cases in his home country.
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Breakthrough in Down syndrome treatment: scientists succeed in removing extra 21st chromosome
A team of Japanese scientists from Mie University has developed a gene-editing method that targets the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome.
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Thomas Kavanagh must pay €1.7m in criminal profits or serve extra 12 years behind bars
Senior Kinahan cartel boss Thomas ’Bomber’ Kavanagh has been ordered to pay the British State over €1.7 million following a proceeds-of-crime investigation - or spend 12 more years behind bars.
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Iran’s "Crown Prince" is preparing a democratic transition with the support of tens of thousands from within the country
A minimum of 50,000 officials from within Iran’s ruling government and military have signed up on a secure platform established to organize the removal of the dictatorship in Tehran, as reported by a notable regime opponent.
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Mass exodus from NASA: the agency will lose a fifth of its team
Approximately 20% of the employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration are expected to leave the space agency, a NASA spokesperson stated on Friday.
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Bloody incident on world’s largest cruise ship: crew member kills colleague and takes own life
The 35-year-old man reportedly stabbed his 28-year-old female colleague multiple times before jumping off the Icon of the Seas cruise ship, according to officials
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Starmer pledges Gaza aid airdrops amid pressure over recognising Palestine
Sir Keir Starmer has suggested that the UK will play a role in dropping aid into Gaza by air after more than a third of MPs signed a letter calling on the government to recognise a Palestinian state.
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‘Final blow’: Anthony Joshua hints at retirement later this year
Anthony Joshua has suggested that he will retire from boxing this year.
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Top Boy star Micheal Ward accused of rape and sexual assault — five counts involving one woman
Top Boy actor Micheal Ward has been charged with rape by the Metropolitan Police.