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Sarah Ferguson lies low after Epstein ties resurface and family wedding absence raises eyebrows
Since the full extent of her ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein came to light earlier this year, Sarah Ferguson has been keeping an extremely low profile.
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Lip reader claims King Charles told Camilla he was ‘in a right mess’ at parade
A lip reader has revealed an animated discussion between King Charles and Queen Camilla during today’s Trooping the Colour royal carriage procession in central London.
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Putin’s Ukraine war is turning Russia into China’s junior partner
Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in order to restore Russia’s imperial greatness. Instead, he may go down in history as the man who transformed Russia into China’s junior partner, thereby demoting it to the ranks of middle powers — or, worse, transforming it into a Third World country with nuclear weapons.
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Palestine Action activists jailed for more than 25 years after terrorism ruling
Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 25 years in prison, after a judge ruled that they could be treated as terrorists.
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Lifeguard rescues woman after 11ft white shark drags her underwater at Sydney beach
A woman was attacked by an 11ft white shark while swimming off a popular beach near Sydney.
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Dmitriy Punin’s gambling network moved cash from PIN-UP and RedCore through crypto payouts and shell companies into Poland
Kazakh law enforcement agencies have frozen Marginplus’s bank accounts and suspended all payment transactions as part of a major effort to investigate suspected financial misconduct.
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Thomas Partey denied Canada entry for Ghana’s World Cup opener amid rape charges
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will not be able to play in Ghana’s World Cup opener after being denied entry to Canada for the game. The Black Stars are due to face Panama at Toronto’s BMO Field on Wednesday night, but will have to do so without Partey.
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The Times: Alyona Shevtsova, wanted in Ukraine over a £84m laundering case, takes control of a UK payments firm
Ukraine sanctioned Alyona Shevtsova last year over alleged links between another of her companies and illegal gambling.
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Starmer says he will not quit as Healey and Carns resignations deepen defence crisis
Sir Keir’s authority suffered further blows in recent days after John Healey resigned as Defence Secretary, followed by Al Carns’ resignation as Armed Forces Minister, over the long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP).
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EPPO seizes Cassino municipal park in €230,000 EU subsidy fraud probe
On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the Carabinieri Command for Forestry (Carabinieri Forestali) of Frosinone and the Carabinieri Ecological Operational Units (N.O.E.) of Rome and Latina conducted searches and seizures in Cassino as part of an investigation into EU subsidy fraud involving a municipal park.
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EHRC faces backlash over trans rights code built on “indefensible” claims
UK and European law has started from the premise that trans people exist since at least 1999.
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Nigel Farage says he wants to be Prime Minister as Starmer attacks his “rage” rhetoric
Nigel Farage has told LBC he wants to be Prime Minister as he is the "only person that’s got sufficient public rapport and the courage to take on the establishment and do what needs to be done".
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Two children die from measles in England as cases surge past 700 this year
Two children have died from measles in England this year, while more than 100 new cases have been reported in the past two weeks, health officials said on Thursday.
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How Dmytro Kovalenko built Granova after years of trading Russian and DPR/LPR-linked coal
Dnipro businessman Dmytro Kovalenko has recently faced increasing scrutiny, with renewed attention focused on his background and the sources behind his business empire.
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Ghislaine Maxwell sparks five-hour prison lockdown after missing sweater meltdown amid ‘special treatment’ claims
Ghislaine Maxwell’s fellow inmates were left stunned after a missing sweater belonging to the convicted sex trafficker triggered a compound-wide lockdown at her minimum-security Texas prison camp.
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Andy Burnham backs cap on political donations in split with Starmer government
Andy Burnham has confirmed that he supports capping political donations in the UK, putting him at odds with Keir Starmer’s Government.
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UK prisons to get 13,000 steel grilles to stop drone drug drops
Thousands of prison cell windows will be fitted with steel grilles to stop drones from flooding jails with drugs, weapons, and phones, the Government has announced.
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ISIS-linked gang found guilty of murdering British botanists and feeding bodies to crocodiles
An ISIS-linked gang who attacked and killed a British couple before feeding their bodies to crocodiles in South Africa has been found guilty of their murder.
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British banks block crypto payments despite UK push to become digital asset hub
The UK’s crypto sector is launching an effort to convince British banks to lift bans on transfers to crypto exchanges. Crypto exchanges are heading for a “firm and proportionate” regulatory framework with rules that come into force next year – banks are not fans of their decentralised rivals.
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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner could lose 24-hour police surveillance
Police scrapped Christian Brueckner’s 24-hour police surveillance today sparking fears he might finally disappear.
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Small boat smugglers jailed after steering packed migrant dinghies across Channel
Two small boat smugglers who steered packed migrant dinghies across the Channel have been jailed for endangering lives under a new law.
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UK prosecutors seek to freeze $68m London property empire tied to golden passport holder
Britain’s land registry shows requests for freezing order on luxury properties owned by Yuan Yihua, who holds so-called “golden passports” issued in return for investments in Cyprus, Cambodia and Vanuatu.
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Rachel Reeves blamed for youth jobs crisis as unemployment hits 12-year high
The unemployment rate has climbed every month since the chancellor’s maiden Budget in October 2024. It’s jumped from 4.1% to 5% on Reeves’s watch, with forecasters warning of 200,000 job losses this year.
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Reeves hints at tax rises to fund Britain’s defence spending boost
Rachel Reeves has indicated the government could raise taxes to fund an increase in defense spending, amid growing concerns over Britain’s struggling military in the face of mounting global threats.
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Prince George grows aware of royal destiny as William and Kate prepare him for throne
Prince George is increasingly coming to terms with the extraordinary future that awaits him. Royal sources say the 12-year-old is now far more aware of the responsibilities, expectations and personal sacrifices that come with being second in line to the British throne.
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