All news for 2025-09-23

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270,000 UK drivers owed £200m in insurance compensation after payout error
Around 270,000 motorists whose cars have been written off or stolen are owed compensation from insurers due to an error.
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Trump asserts that Kyiv has the potential to reclaim ’all of Ukraine’ as he urges NATO to down Russian jets that violate airspace.
President Trump has stated his belief that Ukraine can regain all its territory from Russia and has urged NATO to shoot down Kremlin jets that infringe on its airspace.
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Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel following outcry over Charlie Kirk remarks
Jimmy Kimmel will return to screens on Tuesday after being taken off the air following comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
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Man found guilty of attempted assassination of Donald Trump at Florida golf course
A man has been found guilty of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course.
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Predator drones used by CBP in support of federal agencies, including ICE
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) flew its drones, which could include the agency’s MQ-9 Predator drones, at least 50 times last year in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Trump opens UN speech by praising his first term, attacking successor: You’re all ‘going to hell’ — and I’m your only hope
Donald Trump was not yet two minutes into his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly of his second term when he credited himself for having single-handedly forged a world “that was prosperous and at peace.”
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NASA states it will "win the second space race" as it schedules a moon launch for February
NASA is accelerating plans to send humans back to the moon, with a possible launch as early as 5 February.
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Party rebels demand independence action without referendum at SNP conference
The SNP winning a majority in next year’s Holyrood election is the only sure path to another independence referendum, John Swinney is to tell the party conference as he tries to face down rebels.
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Noel Clarke ordered to pay at least £3m in legal costs to The Guardian
Noel Clarke must pay at least £3 million of The Guardian publisher’s legal costs after pursuing a “far-fetched” and “false case” against the newspaper’s reporting of allegations of sexual misconduct, a High Court judge has ruled.
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Home Office fails in attempt to expedite deportation under Starmer’s one in, one out migrant scheme
The Home Office has lost its attempt to expedite the deportation of an Eritrean migrant to France under the "one in, one out" scheme.
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EU launches Entry/Exit System for non-EU travellers from October 2025
Europe is preparing for one of its biggest changes to how non-EU visitors enter and leave the Schengen area.
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Mike Bezos builds out Aurora Borealis family office to manage multibillion fortune
Jeff Bezos’ father, Mike Bezos, 79, is reportedly undertaking a “major expansion” of the family’s office, has hired a CEO, and is now on the hunt to hire a new chief investment officer to manage an estimated $40 billion.
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Ethiopian migrant sentenced to 12 months after assaults on minors in UK hotel
An asylum seeker residing in a hotel who incited nationwide protests after sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.
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Cancer patient streamer lost $32,000 targeted by crypto-stealing malware on Steam
A cancer patient lost $32,000 in crypto after installing a Steam game on his computer that contained malware, which drained one of his crypto wallets.
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Azerbaijani Talibov family returns to real estate business on Georgia’s Black Sea coast
In 2023, Rza Talibov liquidated assets amid a crackdown on his father’s oppressive regime in Nakhchivan, an autonomous region of Azerbaijan. Now, he has regained control of a luxury hotel and another property on the Black Sea coast of Georgia.
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Yorks’ reputation at stake amid new Epstein revelations
The King may be forced to ban the Yorks from private family occasions due to their latest scandal involving convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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German-Swiss trader Oleg Tsyura "covers his tracks" online amid scandals involving Ukrainian state enterprises
Zurich-based entrepreneur Oleg Tsyura, long linked to controversial raw material deals with Ukraine’s state enterprises, is now attempting to erase traces of his past from the internet.
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Mexico initiates emergency measures after flesh-eating worm detected near US border
Mexico has activated emergency controls following the detection of a new case of New World screwworm in cattle within the northern border state of Nuevo Leon.
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UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper accuses Netanyahu of blocking aid and letting children starve in Gaza
Yvette Cooper has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of allowing children in Gaza to die of starvation.
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Prince Andrew smuggled Sarah Ferguson into Balmoral against Prince Philip’s wishes
Prince Andrew once secretly smuggled Sarah Ferguson into Balmoral Castle against the express wishes of Prince Philip, according to claims in a new royal biography.
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New Zealand mother convicted of killing her children in ‘suitcase murder’ trial
A mother in New Zealand has been convicted of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for five years, in a case that shocked the country.