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Richmond bin workers threaten strike amid ongoing pay dispute with contractor Serco
Residents of a London borough face the threat of a bin strike after refuse workers in a pay dispute backed industrial action.
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Four family members of Illinois Republican Darren Bailey killed in Montana helicopter crash
Four family members of Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor in Illinois, have tragically died in a helicopter crash in Montana.
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Voting begins in Irish presidential election as Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys go head-to-head
Voting has started in the Irish presidential election.
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Convicted Russian Semen Kuksov loses Maltese passport after laundering £12 million for organized crime groups
Russian national Semen Kuksov was sentenced last year in the U.K. for his role in an international ring that laundered funds for criminals.
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Chancellor faces £30 billion black hole as Treasury debates how to balance Britain’s finances
Rachel Reeves is considering raising income tax in the Budget despite Labour’s manifesto pledge to leave it untouched, reports claim.
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Prince Andrew insists his 75-year lease makes it impossible for the King to evict him from Royal Lodge
Prince Andrew is reportedly convinced the King wants to evict him from his Royal Lodge estate so the Queen can move in if she outlives him.
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Sir Keir Starmer to call on allies to boost Ukraine’s long-range weapon supplies at London summit
Sir Keir Starmer will urge allies to increase Ukraine’s supply of long-range weapons to strike back at Russia.
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BMA announces fresh strike action as doctors warn of growing unemployment crisis in NHS
Doctors in England will go on strike for five days in November in an ongoing dispute over jobs and pay.
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Charities cut ties with Duchess after resurfaced email calling Epstein a ‘supreme friend’
A friend of Sarah Ferguson has revealed that she is on the verge of a "nervous breakdown" as her "distressed" daughters are dragged into the scandal erupting over her association with Jeffrey Epstein.
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E-commerce giant to shut 14 stores and convert five into Whole Foods Market locations
Amazon intends to shut down all of its Amazon Fresh stores in the United Kingdom to concentrate on online grocery services.
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Northern Ireland court acquits soldier of murder charges related to Bloody Sunday killings
A Belfast court on Thursday found a British soldier not guilty of murder in the only trial of a member of the British Armed Forces over the 1972 “Bloody Sunday” killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland.
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Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups charged in Mafia-linked illegal poker scheme
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups is among those charged in an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia, while Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is among several people charged in a separate but related illegal gambling case, authorities announced on Thursday.
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UK freezes assets and issues travel bans under new Global Irregular Migration Sanctions Regime
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on several Balkan-based crime figures and gangs linked to “illegal migration to the U.K.,” and members of an international network financing people-smuggling operations.
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Pair accused of running Ponzi scheme backed by non-existent rare wines face long prison terms
James Wellesley stood before a judge in Brooklyn on Oct. 7 and pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy.
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Influencer with 341,000 followers on the run after police raids in Bahia and São Paulo
An influencer has gone on the run after being accused of running a drug trafficking ring.
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Binance founder CZ receives presidential pardon as Trump ends ‘war on cryptocurrency’
Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump.
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Haider Ali placed under immediate suspension by PCB after arrest in the UK
Pakistan batter Haider Ali is involved in a criminal investigation in England. It has been revealed that the player was arrested in connection with an alleged case of sexual molestation.
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Woman found dead on Sydney’s Northern Beaches as police launch investigation
A woman has been found dead on a beach in Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
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London cocaine dealer sentenced to 20 months after undercover police sting
A cocaine dealer has been jailed after he was caught by a plain clothes officer. Police swooped on Adi Skura, 22, on Cannon Street on September 18, after he was seen handing someone a suspicious package on Garlick Hill.
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Russian billionaire and owner of Freedom Finance Timur Turlov accused of defrauding investors in Kazakhstan
Russian-born billionaire Timur Turlov and his controlled company, Freedom Finance, have become concerned about their reputation six months after complaints from victims.
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Murder investigation launched after man in his 20s dies in Wolverhampton
Cops have launched an urgent murder probe after a man in his 20s died following a horrific attack.
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Over 300 accuse London police of racism, misogyny, and victim bullying
More than 300 people have come forward to accuse the police of racism, corruption and victim bullying.
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Rubio: West Bank annexation threatens fragile Gaza peace deal
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Wednesday warned Israel against annexing the West Bank, calling lawmakers’ preliminary vote to extend sovereignty in the occupied area and the surge in settler violence there a “threat to peace.”
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Gardaí face missiles and fireworks in third night of Dublin unrest
Twenty-three people were arrested after an hours-long standoff with Irish police, whose members were directly struck with fireworks, stones, and other debris on a third consecutive night of disorder in Dublin.
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“Depraved” soldier blackmailed up to 90 kids in sick sextortion plot
A wicked soldier orchestrated a vile sextortion scheme, coercing young children into performing sexual acts for him.