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AI deepfakes on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok lure Europeans into billion-euro fraud schemes
Thousands of people across Europe are being lured into investment scams promoted on social media. Investigate Europe reports that tech companies and public authorities are failing to protect citizens despite the Digital Services Act.
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Fraud epidemic hits Britain’s used car market, research finds
New analysis has revealed troubling levels of fraud in the UK’s used-car market, potentially putting motorists at risk.
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Iranian and two Egyptian nationals accused of Brighton beach rape
An Iranian national has been ordered held in custody after being charged with two counts of rape.
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Ricky Hatton’s death inquest reveals former boxing champion likely died by hanging
An inquest into the death of former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has revealed he most likely died by hanging at his home on September 14, PA Media reported.
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Hamas says it returned all hostage remains as Israel transfers bodies of 120 Palestinians to Gaza
Hamas announced it has handed over all the remains of hostages it currently has access to, saying that retrieving additional bodies in Gaza would require “significant efforts and specialized equipment.”
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Top U.S.–India expert Ashley Tellis arrested over classified document scandal and alleged ties to Chinese officials
Foreign policy scholar Ashley Tellis, one of Washington’s leading experts on India and U.S.–India relations, has been arrested and charged with unlawful retention of national defense information after FBI agents uncovered over 1,000 pages of classified material at his Virginia home — including documents marked Top Secret.
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South Yorkshire Police faces new investigations over Rotherham child abuse scandal
The South Yorkshire Police (SYP) force is facing 10 new investigations over its handling of historic sexual abuse reports in Rotherham.
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Johnson & Johnson faces multi-million UK lawsuit over asbestos-contaminated baby powder
Thousands of people are suing pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, alleging it knowingly sold talcum powder in the UK that was contaminated with asbestos.
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Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir accuses Prince Andrew of acting as if sex was his “birthright”
In a memoir released posthumously, Virginia Giuffre alleges Prince Andrew acted "as though he believed sleeping with me was his birthright."
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Michelle Mone-linked company fails to pay £122m for unusable Covid PPE
A firm associated with former Conservative peer Michelle Mone has yet to pay the government any of the £122m required by a High Court ruling for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic.
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Hungarian FM calls EU energy diversification “crazy” during 13th Moscow visit
On his 13th trip to Russia since its full-scale assault on Ukraine, Foreign Minister Szijjártó denounced the EU’s energy diversification agenda as "crazy".
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Ex-funeral director admits massive fraud after human remains scandal
A former funeral director has pleaded guilty to more than 30 fraud charges after a major investigation into the discovery of human remains at his premises - but will face a trial after denying dozens of other claims.
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Two people found dead in camper van after New Forest cider festival
Two people have been found dead in a camper van after attending a cider festival held in a national park.
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Trump says Israel could resume Gaza operations if Hamas breaks ceasefire
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he might allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to restart military operations in Gaza if Hamas fails to honor its side of the ceasefire agreement, adding that Israeli forces could return to the streets “as soon as I give the word.”
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Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga dies aged 80
Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former prime minister and serial presidential contender whose populist campaigns unsettled authorities and gave him outsized sway over his country’s politics, died Wednesday of a heart attack while visiting India.
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UK’s £1bn road project reaches halfway point
The country’s largest road construction project - costing £1m a day at its peak - has passed its halfway point.
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Tube drivers offered £80,000 a year in new TfL pay deal
Transport for London (TfL) put a revised offer to the capital’s four Tube unions on Monday in an effort to head off more strikes.
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British teenager survives two weeks in Thai jungle before being found at remote temple
A teenager relied on every instinct to survive Thailand’s unforgiving jungles and was rescued after stumbling upon a remote Buddhist temple.
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Woman denies plotting to kill husband for life insurance in Swansea court
A court heard that a woman denied plotting with her lover to kill her husband.
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Former FTC member Alvaro Bedoya warns Trump-era policies favor corporate elites over ordinary Americans
Alvaro Bedoya, a former member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), told the New Republic that before his dismissal by President Donald Trump this year, he witnessed widespread manipulation of government systems and the free market.
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Great Britain expands sanctions to include Rosneft, Lukoil, and Nayara Energy
The United Kingdom has broadened its sanctions list, targeting Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, along with the Indian company Nayara Energy, which is partially owned by Rosneft, according to the UK government’s official portal reported by UNN.
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G7 nations move forward with $300 billion plan to fund Ukraine using Russian assets
Plans to use a portion of Russia’s frozen central bank assets — worth nearly $300 billion — to support Ukraine have entered the preparatory phase, with the United Kingdom and Canada joining the European Union-led initiative, Bloomberg reported.
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Vučić says three Russian nationals were at Serbian camp training foreigners to destabilize Moldova
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić confirmed on Wednesday that three Russian nationals were present at a training camp near the western town of Loznica, where authorities recently detained two suspects accused of preparing Moldovan and Romanian citizens to interfere in Moldova’s upcoming elections and incite unrest.
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EU accused of hypocrisy for exporting banned toxic pesticides to Global South
Human Rights Watch has warned that the European Union continues to export vast quantities of hazardous pesticides banned for use inside the bloc — mainly to countries in the Global South — despite evidence linking the chemicals to cancer, infertility, miscarriages, developmental problems, neurological disorders, and even death.
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UK seeks £16.2m from Malaysian fixer in world’s largest bitcoin laundering case
UK authorities are trying to recover £16.2 million (US$21.7 million) from a Malaysian fixer at the centre of a massive bitcoin scam, a court was told Tuesday.