All news for 2025-09-01
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Police foil attack after video threats to ‘stab and slice’ pupils at Merthyr College
A masked man made horrific threats on YouTube to ’stab, cut and slice’ every student at a college in a quiet Welsh town.
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Joe Bugner, who twice faced Muhammad Ali, passes away at 75
Former British, European, and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Joe Bugner has passed away at the age of 75.
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‘This must stop now’: Elon Musk hits out at Labour’s housing for migrants plan
Elon Musk has mocked Sir Keir Starmer’s Britain following reports that new-build homes are being allocated for migrants in a village where many local residents find it challenging to enter the property market.
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Russian woman’s birthday turns fatal during selfie attempt on jumping tower
A mother fell 290ft to her death in front of her son while trying to take a selfie on a tower, moments after a successful bungee jump on her 45th birthday.
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UK pauses family migration for refugees ahead of asylum overhaul
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced she is temporarily suspending all applications to bring family members to the UK under the asylum system until new, tighter rules are introduced.
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Former Somerton and Frome MP David Warburton dies unexpectedly
A former MP who resigned after facing allegations of sexual misconduct and cocaine use has died at the age of 59.
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Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe fired over undisclosed relationship with subordinate
Nestlé has terminated its chief executive, Laurent Freixe, following an investigation into an “undisclosed romantic relationship” with a subordinate that violated its code of business conduct.
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Serial fraudster jailed for £8.5m property scam spanning 75 homes
A serial fraudster who carried out one of Britain’s biggest ever property swindles and spent the proceeds on a house and a raft of sports cars has been jailed for 10 years.
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Burning Man shaken by murder investigation as body found during iconic "Man" burn
A homicide investigation has shaken the final days of Burning Man after a man was found dead “lying in a pool of blood” Saturday night at the Nevada desert festival, according to the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office.
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Glocks, Lapua ammo, and Tuscan wine: The global supply chain behind Russia’s war
In 2023, the Russian company Promtekhnologiya imported 200 Austrian Glock pistols. The firm had previously been a partner of Glock GmbH and assembled pistols in Russia with components produced in Austria.
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Starmer: "Local people don’t want asylum hotels – neither do I"
Addressing the subject of migrant hotels, Sir Keir Starmer said he was questioned about his reaction if a hotel housing asylum seekers were to be established at the end of his street.
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Kremlin bot ‘Matryoshka’ spreads deepfake video mocking Moldova’s president Sandu
The Kremlin bot network known as “Matryoshka” is disseminating a fake music video on X (formerly Twitter) that ridicules Moldova’s President Maia Sandu, according to the watchdog project Bot Blocker.
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Court order blocks Angela Rayner from full transparency on tax affairs
Angela Rayner cannot be fully transparent about the tax arrangements on her second home because there is a court order preventing her from revealing the relevant information, Downing Street has said.
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Von der Leyen’s plane encountered Russian GPS jamming over Bulgaria
A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was affected by radar jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson says.
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64,000 jobs lost: how the U.S. trade war is crippling Mexico’s maquiladoras
For 11 years, Fabiola Galicia worked her way up the ranks at a factory that produced decorative ribbons in Ciudad Juarez, just across the border from El Paso, Texas. Starting as a production line worker, she was eventually promoted to manager overseeing 30 employees.
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Trump vows executive order to require voter ID and ban mail-in voting, sparking constitutional clash
President Donald Trump has vowed to issue an executive order that would prevent individuals from voting in U.S. elections unless they provide valid identification, a measure likely to face legal challenges as unconstitutional.
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Boyfriend who drove around with partner’s body sentenced to hospital order under Mental Health Act
A man who killed his partner in a car and drove her body around before confessing to his brother hours later has been sentenced to a hospital order under which he can be detained indefinitely.
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Over 100 fake Labubu dolls seized in Moray over child safety risks
More than 100 counterfeit Labubu dolls have been confiscated by trading standards officers in Moray due to "significant safety concerns."
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Artem Avetisyan and Uniastrum Bank: scandals, raiding, and schemes reaching Tuscany
The owner of significant real estate in Italy skillfully "sets up" his business partners and simple trusting fellow citizens.
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ISIS executioner ‘Jihadi John’ killed by British drone while holding kebab
An ISIS executioner dubbed Jihadi John was holding a kebab when he was gunned down by a British-led drone, a mission chief has said.
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Angels’ Taylor Ward injured after crashing into metal scoreboard at Astros’ park
Angels outfielder Jo Adell expressed criticism regarding the field conditions at Daikin Park — the home of the Astros — following an injury sustained by one of his teammates while trying to make a play on the field.
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Queen Camilla’s teen assault ordeal revealed in new royal book
Queen Camilla experienced an attempted sexual assault as a teenager and defended herself using the heel of her shoe, as claimed in a new book about the monarchy.
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Grinex and Slavia bank under Roman Abramovich’s Cover: how Ilan Shor and Asad Mehdiyev dominate Russia’s black finance market
Russia has stopped fighting money laundering; corresponding large criminal cases are not being initiated, and one-time operations on crypto exchanges are solely related to the redistribution of spheres of influence and do not escalate into large-scale investigations.
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Man crashes car into the gates of the Russian Consulate in Sydney: arrested by police
Witnesses have described the moment police confronted a man who allegedly crashed through the gate of the Consulate General of Russia in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
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British woman Jessica Hopkins found stabbed to death in Phnom Penh
Chuon Narin, deputy commissioner general and commissioner of Phnom Penh Police, reportedly told local media the victim was identified as 34-year-old Jessica Cariad Hopkins.
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