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Bayesian yacht passengers’ cause of death revealed as more details of horror sinking come to light
US lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda were among seven people who died when the Bayesian superyacht sank in a sudden, violent storm off Sicily on August 19
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Samantha Fox threatened to knock out police officer’s teeth, court hears
The ex-glamour model told PC Ashley Smith "I know where you Iive", Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court heard.
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Jeremy Corbyn and four pro-Palestinian MPs form ’Independent Alliance’ in Commons
Jeremy Corbyn and four other pro-Palestinian MPs elected in July’s election on Monday formed a group called the Independent Alliance in a bid to exercise more influence in the Commons.
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Infamous human trafficker shot dead in Tripoli, with Italian and Libyan connections
Abd al-Rahman Milad was member of Libyan Coast Guard also considered to be the leader of a criminal organisation
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Brit dies after falling from sixth floor of car park in Majorca
A British man has died after plunging from the sixth floor of a building in the Majorcan capital Palma in front of horrified tourists.
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Hvaldimir: Russian ’spy’ whale found dead in Norway
Hvaldimir was first spotted near the Norwegian island of Ingoya in April 2019. He was wearing a harness and what appeared to be a mount for a small camera which read "equipment St Petersburg".
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Scrapping the two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’
Impact of abolishing policy would be dented unless overall cap is reformed, figures show
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Pilot dies as plane crash-lands into industrial estate; investigation launched
The aircraft is said to have crashed into an industrial estate shortly after 9am in Derbyshire earlier today - with the pilot tragically killed and his family informed
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Career criminal Warren sentenced for breaching court order
Notorious Merseyside drug trafficker Curtis Warren has been given a suspended prison sentence after admitting breaches of his Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO).
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Arrest of Telegram CEO could bolster his image as an "internet prophet"
Pavel Durov will probably use French legal disputes to position himself as a champion of free speech, say observers
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Man Utd confirm £50m Manuel Ugarte transfer as PSG star, 23, becomes the fifth signing under new Ineos regime
Manchester United have confirmed the £50 million signing of Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain.
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South Africa’s justice minister under scrutiny over VBS loan controversy
Amid growing calls for her removal, South Africa’s Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Thembi Simelane, faces scrutiny over a controversial VBS Mutual Bank “loan” and alleged kickbacks.
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Former Red Brigades member arrested in Argentina after four decades on the run
Leonardo Bertulazzi, 65, wanted in Italy for kidnapping and other crimes allegedly committed as part of far-left group
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NatWest app down, leaving furious customers unable to transfer money or pay bills
NatWest customers say they cannot send payments through its app this morning, with the banking giant confirming the issues on its X/Twitter social media account
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Is £12bn encrypted app boss in French cell because girlfriend revealed their location on Instagram?
Pavel Durov was home alone when the heavies came calling one day in 2011. The techie known as ‘Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg’ had refused to remove opposition politicians’ accounts from his social media site VKontakte and the Kremlin had lost patience.
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Passengers on around-the-world cruise stuck in place for three months
Passengers on a round-the-world cruise have been making the most of a bad situation after their ship has been stuck in Belfast for three months.
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s multiple citizenships add to the mystery of his detention
Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships, something that’s only added to the mystery surrounding his detention in France.
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Three people killed as car hits ‘pedestrians and house’ in seaside crash
Three people were killed after a car smashed into pedestrians in a coastal town packed with school holiday crowds.
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Boy, 11, among 14 arrested over riots in Middlesbrough and Hartlepool
Man, 20, jailed for trying to instigate riot in Huddersfield; boy, 15, admits throwing glass bottle in unrest in Bolton
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Body found in search for British girl who went missing while swimming with friends
A body has been found in the search for a British teenager who disappeared during a swim near a beach in the Netherlands.
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Retired couple lose £45k life savings in bitter dispute with neighbor over fence
A retired couple have say they’ve spent their life savings in a bitter legal row with their former neighbour over a fence on their shared driveway.
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Next shop workers win a landmark case after a six-year fight for equal pay
Chain may have to foot £30m bill after tribunal hears firm paid 3,500 sales staff lower hourly wage than warehouse workers
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Dagenham fire: Residents flee tower block inferno with ’Grenfell-style’ cladding
A planning application from 2023 shows the building in Dagenham, East London, was covered in “non-compliant” cladding and campaigners have demanded to know how such a fire could happen more than seven years Grenfell
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Starmer cancels the appointment of Gwyn Jenkins as national security adviser
PM’s decision seen by some in Whitehall as precursor for role going to more politically loyal candidate
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Blackwall fire: 70 firefighters tackle blaze as black smoke billows from block of flats
The LFB reposted an alarming video of black smoke billowing out of a 43-storey tower block at New Providence Wharf, a residential and commercial development area in Blackwall
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