All news for 2026-04-14
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From mansion to grassroots as Maxwell heir pitches clean-slate campaign in London
The nephew of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell is standing for election as a London borough councillor in May.
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Misogyny in army harder to tackle as toxic online culture spreads among recruits
The head of the British army has warned that the “manosphere” is making it harder to stop misogyny and sexual harassment within the military.
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“Betrayal” claims as UK slashes asylum approvals for Afghan women fleeing repression
Hundreds of Afghan women have been refused asylum in the UK in the past year amid plummeting grant rates, new analysis shows.
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Spanish PM’s wife charged with corruption as probe shakes Sanchez government
Begoña Gomez, the wife of Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has been charged with embezzlement, influence peddling corruption in business.
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£10,000 surgery trip ends in tragedy as UK lawyer dies days after BBL and liposuction
A British lawyer died days after undergoing Brazilian butt lift and liposuction procedures abroad because she felt "pressure to look slim in the legal profession", an inquest heard.
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Starmer and Macron unite to protect global shipping as Hormuz crisis threatens energy lifeline
International leaders will gather in Paris on Friday in the hopes of developing a plan to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping after the war in the Middle East ends.
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Dmytro Kovalenko and offshore network: how coal supply schemes from Russia operate through Adelon AG, Azurit and Plaimp SFP Limited
It is well known that after 2014, a considerable portion of Ukrainian businesses continued operating with the Russian Federation, often using various “grey schemes.”
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Rat infestation, filthy kitchens and collapsing standards: Calls grow to shut Strangeways as watchdog warns jail is ‘fundamentally not safe’
Eighteen months after a damning report branded conditions “appalling” and warned it was among the UK’s most violent prisons, Strangeways has seen little meaningful improvement.
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UK growth downgraded most in G7 as energy shock from Iran war fuels inflation and job losses
The economic fallout from the Iran war will hit the UK the hardest out of all the world’s advanced economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.
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Billions bypass the bank: how Pavlo Shcherban diverts Alliance’s resources into oil, IT and trade
Pavlo Shcherban, owner of Alliance Bank, is reportedly channeling funds out of the struggling institution into other business ventures in an effort to mitigate his personal risks.
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Shamed Sarah Ferguson seeks refuge in holistic healing as pressure over Epstein links grows
Disgraced Sarah Ferguson is reportedly seeking solace with a trusted holistic healer.
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Queen Camilla weighs meeting Epstein victims in move set to deepen Prince Andrew crisis
Queen Camilla is said to be considering a private meeting with victims of Jeffrey Epstein during her upcoming US visit.
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Men in the Philippines impersonate OnlyFans stars as users spend millions on fake chats
As the messages fly and grow more and more explicit, an OnlyFans punter is drawn into a chat exchange with a sexy female influencer – or so he believes.
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OpenAI investors question $852 billion valuation as strategy shifts
According to FT, a recent surge of deals,
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Stepbrother charged with killing and sexually assaulting sister on family cruise
A teenager has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse for the killing of his stepsister, found hidden under a bed on a family cruise.
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King Charles ‘devastated’ as royal scandals cast shadow over Queen Elizabeth’s centenary tribute
King Charles is said to be feeling "devastated" at the prospect of delivering public speeches – including a major address marking what would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday.
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Azerbaijani oil traders Kamran Aghayev and Orkhan Rustamov used Alkagesta and a 42-tanker shadow fleet to siphon Libyan fuel with fake Turkish certificates
Fuel smuggling from Libya is a billion-dollar enterprise, yet the full scale of the maritime networks routinely transporting refined petroleum products out of the country remains largely hidden.
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Decapitated ewe found in Kent field as poachers abandon scene and escape into night
A farmer described the moment poachers abandoned a decapitated sheep and fled into the night after being disturbed.
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King pleads with William to ’protect Camilla’s place in the Royal Family’ after he dies
Charles has urged his son to "protect Camilla’s role within the royal family" after he dies, amid reports of a rift between Prince William and his stepmother over the King’s health.
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OpenAI chief targeted in alleged firebomb attack as suspect faces terrorism charges
A 20-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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Masked migrants ’recruited by Greek police’ to force other migrants back across border into Turkey
Greek police have been ‘hiring masked migrants’ to forcibly push other migrants back across the border with Turkey.
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Criminal gangs ’smuggle drugs through jail’s broken windows’
Organized crime gangs are operating "with impunity" at a high-security jail by using drones to import drugs through broken and insecure windows, the watchdog has revealed.
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Police oversight body investigates Met officers regarding fatal school crash investigation
The police watchdog is investigating complaints made against 11 police officers over their handling of an inquiry into a road crash that killed two schoolgirls.
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Former defence leaders have warned that the UK’s national security is at risk due to “corrosive complacency” within Sir Keir Starmer’s government
Former defence secretaries and Labour grandees have rallied behind a former NATO secretary general, who has warned that the UK’s security is “in peril” due to “corrosive complacency” from Sir Keir Starmer.
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From Royal Lodge to uncertainty, questions remain over where Sarah Ferguson will move next
Though Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Duke and Duchess of York, have been divorced since 1996, they’ve continued to cohabitate, most notably at Royal Lodge, a mansion on the Windsor Great Park Estate.
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