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Poland charges Russian ‘opposition’ activist who admits secretly spying for Kremlin
A Russian opposition activist arrested in Poland and due to go on trial next month has admitted he worked as an undercover agent for Russia’s FSB security service and informed on other opposition figures, court documents claim.
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Killing of Roman Novak raises questions over Telegram’s secretive crypto network
Media continue to publish their investigation into the murder of Pavel Durov’s friend and partner, the founder of Fintopio, who was part of the inner circle of Telegram founder Roman Novak.
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Police arrest Irish driver after Lewisham hit-and-run critically injures pedestrian
A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with an alleged hit-and-run in London that has left a 65-year-old pedestrian critically injured.
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After 11 years, Hamas hands over remains of IDF soldier Hadar Goldin to Israel
Hamas has handed over the body of a British-educated Israeli soldier who was captured and killed 11 years ago.
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Officials unable to explain how £36m in Russian aircraft entered UK market
The government is trying to establish whether a multi-million-pound purchase of aircraft from Russia broke the UK’s sanctions regime.
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Court lifts travel ban on Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner
After being alerted to the matter by The Observer.
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At least one dead, more than one million flee ahead of typhoon Fung-wong’s landfall
More than one million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the East Coast.
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists is facing backlash from its members over its partnership with Qatar
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is facing a backlash from members over a controversial partnership with Qatar’s state healthcare provider.
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Longest-ever US shutdown drags on amid Senate stalemate over health care spending
The longest federal government shutdown in US history persists into its 40th day as Democrat and Republican senators conflict over health care funding.
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Ukraine warns of ‘technological disaster’ risk as strikes hit key energy facilities
Power will be cut for between eight and 16 hours across most regions of Ukraine on Sunday, state transmission system operator Ukrenergo has said, after Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure reduced the country’s generating capacity to “zero”.
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Uniserve named in high court ruling over faulty PPE amid £1.4bn in Covid contracts
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included the supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
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King Charles to lead nation in two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday
The King is set to lead the nation in a two-minute silence to remember those who died in conflict.
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The BBC will reportedly apologise after it "doctored" a speech Donald Trump made shortly before the Capitol riot on January 6, 2020.
The BBC will reportedly apologize after it "doctored" a speech Donald Trump made shortly before the Capitol riot on January 6, 2020.
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Commissioner seeks ’exit route’ for senior staff ’not up for the challenge’ in met overhaul
The Metropolitan Police Federation (MPF) has accused Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley of making a “thinly veiled threat” over jobs after he reportedly launched a voluntary exit pay-off for senior ranks.
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund rejects Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has rejected a $1tn (£765bn) pay deal for Elon Musk in a shareholder vote to decide his future at Tesla.
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Train services cancelled after vehicle collides with bridge in wales
Travellers in Wales have been advised to prepare for hours of disruptions to trains after a vehicle struck a bridge.
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Former Virginia teacher wins $10 million lawsuit over school shooting by 6-year-old
RadarOnline.com can report that a former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student has been awarded over $10 million after a jury found that a former assistant principal ignored warning signs that the boy had brought a gun to the school.
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Woman in critical condition after stabbing in Birmingham city centre
A woman is fighting for her life after she was stabbed in the neck in what police believe to be “an unprovoked attack.”
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Bear attacks in Japan surge as man injured in latest incident
A man in his 50s has been hospitalized after a bear attack in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, the latest in a growing string of encounters that have triggered panic in the country.
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Nearly 100 violent and sex offenders among 262 inmates released in error this year
LBC understands that four more prisoners are still at large after being mistakenly released from jail.
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Maxwell relocated to minimum-security prison in Texas from stricter facility
Ghislaine Maxwell said she was “much happier” after being moved to a minimum-security prison, emails show.
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Trump’s press secretary calls BBC a ’leftist propaganda machine’
President Donald Trump’s press secretary has branded the BBC a “leftist propaganda machine” and “100 percent fake news” after the broadcaster was accused of bias in some of its reporting.
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Tanzania police detain opposition party official following deadly election protests
Tanzanian authorities have detained a senior official from the main opposition party, Chadema, amid a series of arrests connected to deadly protests during last week’s elections.
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Bulgaria races to avoid shutdown of its only oil refinery
Bulgaria is urgently working to prevent the closure of its only oil refinery before U.S. sanctions on the Russian owner come into force later this month.
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House cleaner fatally shot on front porch after mistakenly going to wrong house in an Indianapolis suburb
Authorities are contemplating whether to charge an Indiana homeowner who, they claim, shot and killed a woman working as a house cleaner after she accidentally went to the wrong address.