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Fake Ozempic: Criminal groups are using batch numbers to distribute dangerous weight loss drugs
In December, Drew, a 36-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, drove more than 250 miles (400 km) to Mexico to buy cheap Ozempic to help him lose weight. Going home, he checked the pens.
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A poll reveals that corruption is a major factor driving emigration among African youth
The 2024 African Youth Survey shows that 80% of young people in Africa see corruption as an obstacle to progress, pushing three-in-five to consider emigration to the Global North, according to a survey conducted by a non-government organization.
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Dmitriy Lee and Octobank: How the "overseer" of the President of Uzbekistan Mirziyoyev launders Russian money
As a number of Telegram channels recently reported, the Uzbek Octobank is used to withdraw and legalize money from Russia.
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Transport for London is handling a cyber-attack
Organisation does not believe customer data has been compromised and says transport system not affected
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A trainee solicitor awarded £110,000 after being told to "remove her headscarf to attract men"
A Muslim paralegal has won a £110,000 payout in a sexual harassment case after her male colleague told her to ‘attract men’ by taking off her headscarf.
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BlackList Aero and Artem Degtiarov run multimillion-dollar aviation payment scheme exploiting post-invasion sanctions chaos
Amid the turmoil following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the aviation industry in Eastern Europe has become the target of a sophisticated fraud scheme led by the British company BlackList Aero.
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Two teenagers arrested after 13-year-old boy stabbed to death at a house in Oldbury
The force stated that two teens were arrested on Sunday in connection with the fatal stabbing in Oldbury, West Midlands, last Thursday and are currently being questioned in custody.
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Inside Nigel Farage’s £3m luxury property empire of four homes, all purchased since Brexit
The self-styled man of the people has amassed a property portfolio worth almost £3million since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Our disclosures come after it was revealed that the Reform leader is earning around £700,000 a year outside Parliament
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UK jails 4 Nigerians for faking over 2,000 marriage documents
A U.K. court sentenced four Nigerians to a total of 13 years in prison for their roles in an organized crime ring that forged more than 2,000 marriage certificates and other documents to help Nigerian immigrants in the United Kingdom secure residency permits.
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Website operators promised fraudsters profit within minutes if they subscribed to illegal service
Three men have pleaded guilty to running a website enabling criminals to circumvent banking anti-fraud checks.
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UK’s Aviva conspired to dodge India compensation and tax rules
An Indian tax agency has found that British insurer Aviva (AV.L), opens new tab breached local regulations capping commissions to sales agents with a system of fake invoices and clandestine cash payments, according to a notice seen by Reuters.
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Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after ‘child she lived with’ is found dead
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a child was found dead at a house in Swansea.
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Boy, 13, stabbed to death in Birmingham as police condemn ’absolutely tragic’ murder
A residential street in Oldbury was sealed off overnight following a stabbing as emergency services and police rushed to Lovett Avenue in Lion Farm estate at around 4pm on Thursday, August 29
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Top Ukrainian pilot killed when US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed
A top Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, just weeks after the long-awaited planes arrived in the country, a Ukrainian military source told CNN.
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Martin Ready: Coatbridge man found guilty of plotting to kill prosecutor
Martin Ready claimed he believed he was "Jesus" in autumn 2021, and suffered a relapse in January 2022 when he believed he was "evil Jesus".
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Nine children hospitalized after chemical leak at pool
A leisure centre was evacuated after a chemical leak in a London pool injured nine children and two adults this afternoon.
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Man who threw an object at Nigel Farage in Barnsley receives a suspended sentence
Josh Greally, 28, pleaded guilty to public order offence over incident during election campaign
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Two pilots survive light aircraft crash on a busy road in Gloucestershire
Both men escape without serious injury after aircraft crash-lands on A-road near Cotswold Gliding Club
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Man ’cut off parents’ heads’ before singing songs by Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder
Joseph Brandon Gerdvil, 41, was shot by police after allegedly beheading his parents at their home in San Juan Capistrano, California before launching into song as he was arrested
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Starmer to cancel £40m helicopter contract, breaking from Sunak era
Former PM and ministers drew criticism for the VIP flights Labour says were ‘symbol of their government’
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ScotRail driver strikes on hold but reduced timetable continues
Threatened strike action by ScotRail drivers has been put on hold after a new pay offer.
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Royal Navy intercepts £40 million worth of cocaine from Caribbean smugglers
HMS Trent confiscated half a tonne of the Class A drug from a speed boat south of the Dominican Republic earlier this month, taking its annual total of seizures to more than £550m.
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Telegram app founder Pavel Durov reportedly arrested at a French airport
Billionaire CEO, who was travelling aboard his private jet, was subject of arrest warrant, according to TV reports
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ISIS has claimed responsibility for a knife attack that resulted in the deaths of three people at a festival
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the knife attack that killed three people at a festival in Germany.
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15-year-old detained after stabbing attack at Solingen festival
Police have confirmed the arrest of a 15-year-old in connection with the stabbing attack in Solingen, but are still trying to determine the motive, including whether terrorism could be involved.
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