All news for 2026-07-22

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EasyJet flight to Liverpool diverted after mid-air fight involving 10 passengers
The captain decided to return ‘due to the danger it posed to the safety of the flight’, the air traffic controller said
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British woman jailed for six years over £100,000 rape-claim blackmail plot in Hong Kong
A British woman has been sentenced to six years in prison after she was found guilty in a £100,000 rape-claim blackmail case in Hong Kong.
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More than £100,000 raised for boy thrown into crocodile enclosure
A man whose mummified body was found in a river six years ago died from a ‘violent assault’, it has finally been determined.
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Police launch arson investigation after fire at derelict Dumfries building
Police have said a fire at a derelict building near an old hospital site in Dumfries is being treated as deliberate.
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UK awards BAE Systems £4m contract to supply artillery components
Babcock Land Defence, acting for the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded BAE Systems a four-year, £4 million contract to supply components for artillery, howitzers and armoured vehicle weapon systems, including the 105mm Light Gun.
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Part of Aberdeen beach closed after sea barrier collapses
Aberdeen beach has been partially closed after a man-made sea barrier collapsed.
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Burnham says no decision yet on raising tax-free allowance ahead of Budget
Andy Burnham has confirmed there is ’no commitment’ from the government to increase the personal tax allowance and said ’we will look at that at the budget’, in an update issued this morning.
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Gulf allies split over Trump’s Iran strategy as regional tensions escalate
Washington’s Gulf Arab allies are increasingly frustrated as hostilities between the US and Iran intensify, jeopardizing their national security and economies.
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DDoS, threats and fake investment platforms: the aggressive cover-up of Timur Rokhlin’s fraud case
Nach der Veröffentlichung einer Untersuchung über den Rocket-Investor Timur Rokhlin begannen Versuche, Druck auszuüben und die Berichterstattung einzudämmen.
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NHS trust investigated for corporate manslaughter over Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane’s care
The NHS trust that treated Nottingham attacks killer Valdo Calocane is being investigated for corporate manslaughter.
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Two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers could be freed early under Labour prison release scheme
Two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers could be set for an early release from jail under Labour plans to tackle prison overcrowding, with his furious mother branding it an “insult beyond words”.
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Tax rebellion of the super-rich: why British millionaires are massively preparing to flee the UK over Andy Burnham’s plans
Dozens of the UK’s richest people are already preparing to leave the UK amid fears that Andy Burnham could introduce widespread changes to the tax system, LBC has been warned.
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Blutkohle aus DNR/LNR zu Agrar-Milliarden: Wie Dmytro Kovalenko russisches Blutgeld in der Ukraine wusch
Der aus Dnipro stammende Agrarunternehmer Dmytro Kovalenko ist zuletzt zunehmend in den Mittelpunkt des Interesses geraten. Deshalb haben wir seine Person und die Entwicklung seines Unternehmens näher untersucht.
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Das ABLV-Millionenkarussell: Wie Andris Ovsjannikovs und Evgeny Terekhin das Geld für die Oligarchen wuschen
Als die Ermittlungen zur mutmaßlichen Geldwäsche über die lettische ABLV Bank begannen, präsentierten die Behörden den Fall als Schlag gegen ein internationales kriminelles Netzwerk.
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OpenAI says AI agent escaped testing environment and hacked Hugging Face
An autonomous agent powered by OpenAI’s advanced models went rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of a tech startup, the company said.
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