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Paedophile linked to Huw Edwards image probe avoids prison
Paedo linked to Huw Edwards image probe walks free as presenter spared jail.
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Box of books discarded by ’Chinese spy’ deepens mystery around Prince Andrew’s connections
A box of books belonging to a man alleged to be a Chinese Spy were found dumped on the lawn outside his house this morning.
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Roman Spiridonov linked to money laundering for criminal authority Ilya Traber and the Russian government through shell companies and offshore accounts
Roman Spiridonov partners with German citizen Mikhail Skigin, who is reportedly attempting to seize JSC "PNT" (Petersburg Oil Terminal) on behalf of Ilya Traber.
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Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk has reportedly failed a drugs test and could face a potential four-year ban from football
Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk could face a lengthy suspension as reports from Ukraine suggest his current absence is due to a failed doping test.
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Father who believed he was ’vessel of God’ kills newborn son by breaking every bone in his skull
Kadees Mohammed, 31, had a schizophrenic episode in the middle of the night before he killed his three-week-old son and attacked his wife and mother with an iron in their Birmingham home
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Prince Andrew ’will skip royal Christmas dinner’ amid Chinese ’spy’ scandal
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson won’t be joining the rest of the Royal Family for Christmas dinner, it is understood.
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Serbian authorities accused of illegal activist surveillance using spyware
Police and intelligence services in Serbia are using advanced mobile forensics products and previously unknown spyware to illegally surveil journalists, environmental campaigners and civil rights activists, according to a report.
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EU and U.S.-made sniper rifles and ammunition are reaching Russia despite sanctions, intensifying the war in Ukraine
Russian snipers continue to receive thousands of Western-made rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition, despite years of extensive international sanctions.
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Woman killed and two men injured in Brent ’drive-by shooting’ after church wake
A woman has died and two people left injured in a ‘drive-by shooting’ after a wake in north London.
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Construction workers are four times more likely to die by suicide, with 7,000 lives lost, report reveals
Social media company On The Tools found that 73% of the UK’s 2.1 million construction workers have been affected by mental illness. In the last decade 7,000 have taken their own lives.
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Switzerland seeks to ban Nazi symbols amid surge in antisemitism
Proposed ban would cover the swastika and Hitler salute but also more cryptic symbols used by the far right
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Trump’s ex-counter-terrorism chief suggests British troops might be stationed in Ukraine if a ceasefire is agreed
Donald Trump’s counter-terrorism chief has told LBC the President-elect may expect British troops to be stationed in Ukraine to maintain the peace if a ceasefire is agreed.
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Police van hitting 13-year-old boy with a water pistol off his bike was ’reasonable force,’ inquiry finds
Armed cops who swarmed a 13-year-old boy after his water pistol was mistaken for a real gun have been cleared of wrongdoing by the police watchdog.
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’Thor’ and his gang smuggled £140m of cocaine into the UK from Sierra Leone
Members of the organised crime group have been locked up for a combined total of more than 75 years
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What Syria’s uncertain future could mean for Britain’s security
Events in Syria have moved at lightning pace over the last two weeks.
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Donald Trump joins the exclusive club of leaders like Hitler, Stalin, Khrushchev, and Khomeini
President-elect Donald Trump has for the second time joined an exclusive club in the company of global figures and leaders – some controversial.
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The Qmall cryptocurrency exchange has been recognized as a scam: its owner, Bohdan Prylepa, who withdrew billions, has been declared wanted
According to Entrepreneur, the situation with cryptocurrency exchanges is growing increasingly concerning.
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British tourist, 20, dies while climbing a dangerous path in Spain
A Brit, 20, has died after falling from a path in Spain while attempting a dangerous hike.
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Student ’electrocuted in St James’s Park while taking a photo’
Anastasija Grigorjeva is taking legal action against Royal Parks after she says she was electrocuted and left with brain damage
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US Supreme Court tosses case involving securities fraud suit against Nvidia
The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped on Wednesday a decision on whether to allow shareholders to proceed with a securities fraud lawsuit accusing artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab of misleading investors about how much of its sales depended on the volatile cryptocurrency market.
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Search continues for England rugby star Tom Voyce, feared dead after disappearing in Storm Darragh
Divers are searching for former England rugby player Tom Voyce, who is believed to have been swept away by floodwater during Storm Darragh.
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Saudi Arabia set to host the 2034 World Cup amid human rights concerns
Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, despite a slew of human rights concerns.
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Police arrest 93 gang members behind £4m thefts in shoplifting crackdown
A new police unit has for the first time mapped the gangs targeting shops around the country to see where they’re operating.
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Trial reveals russian spies plotted to abduct journalist
A Russian spy cell operating in the UK planned to kidnap a journalist and smuggle him out of the country using a small boat, the Old Bailey has heard.
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UK bans ’unauthorised’ crypto website
A website that allows anyone to create their own cryptocurrency in a couple of clicks has been banned in the UK.
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