All news for 2025-11-18

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Former Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson attempts to disable plane engines but flight crew subdue him
Flight crew members successfully subdued Joseph Emerson after he tried to disable the aircraft’s engines, and the plane was subsequently diverted to Portland, where it landed safely with more than 80 people on board.
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Manhunt launched after knifeman sparks panic at Balham Tube station
A manhunt has been launched for the knifeman who left commuters ducking for cover and screaming as he rampaged through a southwest London tube station during rush hour.
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Meta wins antitrust case as US judge rules Instagram and WhatsApp purchases were legal
A US district judge in Washington has ruled that Facebook-parent Meta Platforms did not violate antitrust laws with its acquisitions of photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp more than a decade ago.
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Robbers steal £450,000 watch and £1.1m in crypto after forcing way into car in Oxford
Masked robbers stole a £450,000 watch and £1.1 million in cryptocurrency after forcing their way into a car in Oxford.
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Trump sparks outrage after snapping at reporter with ‘Quiet, quiet Piggy’ remark on Air Force One
This is the shocking moment Donald Trump snapped at a female reporter and told her to be “quiet, piggy” as he answered questions about Jeffrey Epstein on Air Force One.
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Lithuania arrests four in hot-air balloon cigarette smuggling scheme from Belarus
Lithuanian authorities have detained four individuals accused of using hot-air balloons to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus, the Interior Ministry reported.
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Couple murdered in their dream home while toddler left alone for 12 hours
Two months into living in their dream home and nestled together on the sofa watching TV, Justin and Amber Hicks had everything to live for - including their beautiful two-year-old son Jacob.
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Roads in Leicester closed after grenade found in box donated to Age UK warehouse
Several roads in Leicester were temporarily closed after a grenade was discovered in a box delivered to an Age UK charity warehouse.
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Schoolgirl, 11, dies after falling ill in suspected drug-related incident, prompting police investigation
A schoolgirl, 11, has died in a ’suspected drug-related incident’ in Scotland, prompting a police investigation - she fell ill at her family home in Helensburgh on Friday
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Nigel Farage out of step with Reform voters as majority back wealth tax, poll finds
Best for Britain think tank says the figures show Nigel Farage is ’out of step with his base’ on taxation
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Former pupils claim Farage made pro-Hitler remarks and offensive jokes at school
Nigel Farage has been urged to explain himself after being accused of making racist and antisemitic remarks by a number of former classmates.
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ExxonMobil says UK policy environment forced closure of plant near Cowdenbeath
US oil company attributes the closure of the site near Cowdenbeath in Scotland to UK government policy and supply costs.
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Palestine Action activists accused of hitting police officer with sledgehammer
Palestine Action activists struck a female police officer with a sledgehammer after forcibly entering a defense factory, as reported in court.
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Honda recalls over 256,000 Accord Hybrids for software error causing power loss
Honda has recalled more than 256,600 of its Accord Hybrid vehicles in the U.S. due to a software error that could cause a sudden loss of drive power.
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Miles Cross confesses to acts encouraging suicide after woman dies in West Yorkshire
Miles Cross admitted to four counts of intentionally performing an act capable of encouraging or assisting another person’s suicide.
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MI5 warns MPs about suspected Chinese spies recruiting on LinkedIn
MI5 has issued an espionage alert to MPs and peers warning that two people linked to the Chinese intelligence service are actively seeking to recruit parliamentarians.
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Brit pilot jailed for 20 years for killing lover in drug-fuelled attack
A British pilot has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing his lover to death in a drug-fueled attack in Spain.
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Chemical spill at Biddulph High School sends five to hospital
Five people have been taken to the hospital after a “chemical spill” at a school.
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Executive secretary and budget secretary leave Philippine cabinet over ethics concerns
Two senior Philippine officials—Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman—have resigned out of an ethical principle after their departments were cited in allegations tied to a flood-control “anomaly” now under investigation.
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Have I Been Pwned alerts users after 1.3 billion passwords and 1.95 billion emails surface
Cyber specialists have alerted the public about a massive compilation of 1.3 billion passwords that have been exposed online, putting accounts in danger.
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Police release CCTV of man with air rifle after chaos outside primary school
A primary school was put into lockdown after a man was spotted with an air rifle — with army response officers scrambled to the scene.
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Paris Hilton denies memory of encounter as Maxwell allegedly targeted her for Epstein
Paris Hilton is addressing the reports that Ghislaine Maxwell tried to recruit her for Jeffrey Epstein.
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Trump under pressure as Congress prepares vote on releasing explosive Epstein files
Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House has been plagued by the specter of his long-time associate and infamous pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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Steve Finnan risks bankruptcy after decade-long multimillion-pound dispute with brother and lawyers
A former Premier League star is facing bankruptcy following a multi-million-pound court battle with his brother.
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Major websites go down as Cloudflare outage disrupts X, PayPal and ChatGPT
Significant portions of the web are down for thousands of users, with social media platforms like X, formerly known as Twitter, not loading.
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