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Proposals put forward by an offshore private developer for seven flats seen as ‘slums of the future’ by locals

The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that doctors did not discuss neonatal mortality or concerns raised about Letby until the new year following a pivotal board meeting in 2016

Investigators in South Africa are finalising a second report on the multinational holding company Steinhoff, which was embroiled in an accounting scandal that led to criminal charges against former executive Markus Jooste and ultimately resulted in the company’s liquidation.

A new study by a U.S. non-profit promoting good business practices shows the number of scams and volume of money lost by victims are rising worldwide.

Further downgrade prompted concerns about debts as firm struggles to attract workers back after the pandemic

The head of the Tyvriv District Court in the Vinnytsia region is Judge Ihor Ratushnyak. He had previously led this court for a long time, but in December 2023, he received a guilty verdict from the High Anti-Corruption Court.

Four climbers who disappeared in a storm on Mont Blanc in France have been found dead.

Report says governments in global north increasingly using draconian measures while criticising similar tactics in global south

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) is working to improve its image after major mismanagement allegations. However, its efforts are now overshadowed by dueling lawsuits with its former president, each side accusing the other of damaging their reputations.

A British man died in a motorbike crash in Thailand overnight.

A 29-year-old man has died after he collapsed during yesterday’s Great North Run.

A royal source has provided an update on King Charles’ cancer diagnosis, ahead of his planned tour of Australia and Samoa later this year with Camilla.

Investigators will check if buyers were given clear and timely information, whether consumer protection law was breached, and whether fans were pressured to buy tickets in a short period of time - at an inflated price.

Merseyside Police have appealed for help from the public to find Layla Rose Wheeler, who was last seen in the area of Wallasey Village on the Wirral.

A London business and ‘community hub’ is raising money to try and fight legal action from an American company over its name.

Indecent assault charges in the UK against disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein have been discontinued.

First minister makes eradicating child poverty his top priority while Scottish Labour says he had ‘no vision’

Shaukat Ali, a Pakistani businessman who helped U.S.-based Steward Health Care secure a massive public contract in Malta, says he and his son were paid only normal consulting fees for their work. Leaked documents show they were promised much more.

Over the past year, 7,568 people were abducted in Nigeria, with kidnappers demanding the equivalent of over US$6 million in ransom, according to a new report by SBM Intelligence, a Nigerian consulting firm. Experts blame unemployment and corruption for the dramatic spike in kidnapping incidents.

New AI cameras which can detect drivers using their phone at the wheel are being rolled out this week.