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Sex Education and Doctors actor Alexander Westwood guilty of raping teens in acting class
Warning: Contains distressing details. Alexander Westwood, from Albrighton in Shropshire, was dubbed ’manipulative and predatory’ and had a fascination with porn from an early age
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Video reveals Assad ’family bunker’ under palaces with drive-through escape tunnels
Syrian rebels say they have discovered a huge tunnel network underneath Bashar Al-Assad’s palaces.
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Syrian rebels overthrow Assad’s regime as Damascus erupts, with looters raiding the president’s home and central bank
The Syrian capital has erupted in celebrations following the fall of the Assad regime, as the Syrian leader fled the country on Sunday.
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From doctor to brutal dictator: the rise and fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
Toppled president came to power keen to show he was different to his father but proved to be as repressive
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Motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon fails as leader imposes martial law
A push to impeach South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol fell through on Saturday following a boycott of the vote by the conservative governing party.
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Former SPFU head Sennychenko’s $10 billion scam: how Swiss financier Oleg Tsyura helped plunder Ukraine
The name of Oleh Tsyura emerged in a scandal related to the former head of the State Property Fund, Dmytro Sennychenko, and a grandiose scheme that cost Ukraine over ten billion hryvnias.
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Prince Louis’ heartfelt note at carol service warms hearts
The Princess of Wales is in the midst of hosting her annual Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey – but a photo of a sweet note by Prince Louis has melted our hearts.
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Messi crowned MLS Most Valuable Player for 2024
Lionel Messi has been named the 2024 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player following a campaign in which he captained Inter Miami to their first-ever Supporters’ Shield as top club in the regular season, the league said on Friday.
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Home Office trial extends refugees’ time to find housing before eviction by double
Charities and politicians praise increase to 56 days but press for move to be made permanent
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Murderers using strangulation or targeting ex-partners to face longer prison sentences
New laws to be introduced in England and Wales in attempt to reduce violence against women and girls
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Putin’s regime targets journalist’s family in an intimidation attempt
Those who fled Russia to escape persecution for opposing President Vladimir Putin and his regime, may have avoided direct reprisal—but their loved ones are now in the regime’s crosshairs.
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French PM Michel Barnier resigns after losing confidence vote
Michel Barnier has submitted his resignation as France’s prime minister.
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Killer nurse Lucy Letby questioned from prison over deaths of more babies at two hospitals
Lucy Letby has been interviewed from prison over the alleged murder of more babies.
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Ministers consider renationalizing British Steel if rescue plan fails
Move would be last-ditch attempt to save thousands of UK jobs amid standoff with company’s Chinese owners
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Turkmens face higher airfares due to monopoly
Turkmenistan’s citizens face exorbitant airfares due to widespread corruption and nepotism in the state-controlled aviation sector.
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US targets crypto firm over alleged $115M investor fraud
U.S. authorities pursue claims of $115 million investor fraud, alleging cryptocurrency mining funds were misused and falsely marketed as low-risk opportunities.
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New Covid corruption chief to leave ‘no stone unturned’, Reeves warns
Tom Hayhoe has been appointed to to claw back taxpayers’ money wasted on deals during the pandemic.
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Prolific London fraudsters who dealt with over 5,000 stolen phones jailed
The Met police said the cost of their crimes totalled at least £5.1 million.
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Spy ring plotted to extract data from Ukrainians’ phones at a US airbase in Germany, UK court hears
The group planned in late 2022 to gather information and relay anything that could aid Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
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Schoolgirl, 8, stabbed to death while ’trying to protect mum’ pictured for first time
Malika Noor Al Katib is said to have tried to defend her mum from an intruder at their home in New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland, on Sunday night
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Putin test-fires hypersonic missiles into the Mediterranean, posing a new threat to the West
Putin has fired hypersonic missiles into the eastern Mediterranean in a new round of drills by the Russian Navy, posing a fresh threat to the West.
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British free-climber "fell to his death from 630ft bridge while filming social media video"
A British influencer who plunged from a 630ft-tall bridge close to Madrid died from head injuries, an inquest has revealed.
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Teen who shot mum dead as she protected her children bragged about it in song lyrics
A 17-year-old gangster who bragged about shooting a woman dead while she tried to protect her children has been jailed for 29 years.
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Queen to skip ceremonial welcome for Qatari state visit due to ’lingering side effects’ of chest infection
It is the third event the Queen has missed in recent weeks since contracting the chest infection after her long haul trip to Australia and Samoa in October.
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Sean Combs accused of threatening to kill a woman and dangling her off a balcony
Fashion designer Bryana "Bana" Bongolan alleges music mogul Sean Combs called himself the “devil” and dangled her off Cassie’s balcony in 2016. Combs denies the allegations.
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