All news for 2025-09-09
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Fraudster steals £430,000 from cancer-stricken pensioner to fund lavish lifestyle
A farmer was tricked out of his life savings by a conman who spent the money on luxury dining and trips abroad.
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New Zealand police reveal remote forest campsite where fugitive Tom Phillips hid children before fatal shooting
Police in New Zealand have released the first photographs of one of the makeshift campsites where fugitive Tom Phillips and his children were hiding for years before he was shot dead in Waitomo on Monday.
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Man arrested after hazardous materials incident forces Heathrow terminal 4 evacuation
A man has been arrested following an incident at Heathrow Airport that led to the evacuation of Terminal 4 on Monday evening.
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Scottish first minister John Swinney meets Donald Trump to discuss scotch whisky tariffs
First Minister John Swinney has met President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss whisky tariffs.
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U.S. sanctions 19 individuals and companies in Southeast Asia due to scam operations involving forced labor
The U.S. has sanctioned 19 individuals and companies in Southeast Asia, accusing them of running scam centre operations that use slave labour to defraud Americans of billions of dollars.
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Violence erupts at Tbilisi mayoral campaign: journalists and protesters assaulted
Violence outside a Tbilisi mayoral campaign office left journalists beaten and protesters injured, as reporters said police stood by while ruling party supporters attacked.
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ICE spends $4M on facial recognition to identify alleged offenders
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently spent nearly $4 million on facial recognition technology to help identify individuals involved in assaults against law enforcement officers.
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U.S. court sentences porn site owner Michael Pratt to 27 years for GirlsDoPorn sex trafficking
A U.S. federal court has sentenced Michael Pratt, the owner and operator of the porn website GirlsDoPorn, to 27 years in prison for orchestrating a sex trafficking scheme that raped, abused, and exploited hundreds of young women, the Justice Department said.
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Gaza family massacre: Israeli snipers targeting unarmed civilians
A five-month investigation uncovers how four members of a single family were shot and killed in one day, drawing attention to a pattern where Israeli troops target unarmed civilians.
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Boris Johnson faces scrutiny over use of public funds for private business
Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure to explain how his private office adheres to rules regarding taxpayer subsidies following further revelations about his staff’s involvement in managing his global commercial operations.
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"First balloons, then nudes": new lewd drawings found in Epstein’s birthday book
An unsettling drawing featured in Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book creepily shows the notorious paedophile doling out balloons to girls — and then getting massaged by topless young women decades later.
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Banksy’s latest piece on London court building covered and guarded
The street artist’s latest work appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday and was immediately covered up by Metropolitan Police officers.
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Epstein birthday scrapbook shows Trump-signed check and disturbing ‘woman sale’ note
A scrapbook for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday released on Monday contains a photo of him holding a novelty check bearing Donald Trump’s signature, along with a note suggesting Epstein “sold” him a woman for $22,500, shedding further light on the longtime relationship between the president and the convicted sex offender.
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Middlesbrough woman escapes 60-year term with plea deal in US drug case
A beautician has been sentenced to just six years in prison for trafficking £15 million worth of drugs through a United States airport.
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Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of battery
Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz was arrested on Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after allegedly spraying someone with a hose while washing his car in front of his home in Los Angeles.
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Princes William and Harry mark Queen’s anniversary separately as rift continues
Princes William and Harry will compete with engagements both in the UK today - a day after the feuding brothers honored the late Queen separately, just 15 minutes apart.
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UK home secretary threatens tough action on countries blocking migrant returns
Labour’s new Home Secretary has warned the UK could suspend visas from countries that do not "cooperate" and agree to return deals for migrants.
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Ed Sheeran swaps Suffolk for the US amid new album and tour plans
It’s official. Ed Sheeran and his family are moving to the United States of America.
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Two Brits face death penalty in Bali over £300k cocaine plot
With fear evident on their faces, two Brits facing the death penalty in Bali for a £300,000 cocaine drug plot were today displayed in front of photographers.
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Anglian Water and South West Water fined £86.8m over sewage failures
Two water companies have been fined a combined £86.8m over sewage-related failures.
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Two men killed while unloading glass panels at Hitchin Town FC Car Park
Two men have died while unloading glass panels from a lorry in a football ground car park.
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Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli abdicates after ’Gen Z’ protests over social media ban — 19 killed, parliament torched
KP Sharma Oli’s departure coincides with demonstrators defying an indefinite curfew and clashing with police, a day after 19 people lost their lives in violent protests sparked by a social media ban.
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Sportbank founder Nykyta Izmaylov accused of using Money4YOU and Parimatch networks to evade sanctions
It is possible that many have noticed that Nykyta Izmaylov is still flooding the network with positive PR, while well-known Ukrainian sites are accepting Russian money, fully aware that in doing so, they are helping the aggressor bypass sanctions.
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Manchester United owner Ratcliffe pulls £3bn from UK, moves Ineos investment to US
Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he will no longer be investing money into Britain through his energy empire because of Labour’s tax raid on North Sea oil and gas production.
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Rupert Murdoch’s children cash out Fox and News Corp, Lachlan takes charge of family media group
The Murdoch family has reached a deal that will allow Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan to solidify his control over the family media empire, which includes Fox News and The Wall Street Journal.
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