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SpaceX set for next Starship test flight after string of fiery failures
SpaceX prepares for next test flight of Starship — the most powerful rocket in history
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Angela Rayner buys £700k Brighton flat as third home amid housing row
Deputy PM Angela Rayner has spent more than £700,000 on a luxury seaside apartment — her third home.
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Final rescue attempt abandoned for woman stranded 22,000ft up Kyrgyz peak
A desperate last-ditch attempt to rescue a female mountaineer trapped 22,965 feet up a mountain with a broken leg has been abandoned.
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Fairground worker dies after head injuries in Whitley Bay funfair accident
The man died after suffering after suffering serious head injuries in a ‘workplace accident’ on a ride at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, police said
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Former Sri Lankan president arrested over £40,000 misuse of public funds
A former president of Sri Lanka has been arrested on charges of allegedly misusing public funds to travel to London in 2023 amid an anti-corruption crackdown in the country.
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Most of Turkey’s top taxpayers opt for anonymity amid corruption concerns
Turkey’s 2024 income tax records, released on August 20, 2025, indicate an increasing trend of affluent individuals and corporations opting to conceal their identities, prompting concerns about transparency and the origins of private wealth.
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Former Sri Lankan president hospitalised after arrest amid international corruption probe
Sri Lanka’s former president was admitted to the hospital on Saturday, a day after being charged with using public funds for private international travel, as the government intensified its crackdown on corruption.
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Whitley Bay funfair suspended after ride incident
A funfair was closed after emergency services hurried to the location following reports of a person being "seriously injured" on a ride.
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Steel cable snap causes bridge collapse in Northwest China: dozens dead and missing
The failure of a railway bridge under construction over a significant river in China has led to the deaths of at least 12 workers, with four others reported missing, as per state media reports.
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Rachel Reeves considers ‘stealth tax raid’ to fill £50bn gap in UK finances
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is arranging a ’stealth tax raid’ on workers in the upcoming budget as she aims to address a £50 billion shortfall in public finances, according to a report.
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Over 100,000 UK workers switch to full-time four-day week since pandemic
More than 100,000 workers in the UK have switched to a full-time four-day week since the pandemic, further signaling a revolution in the world of work inspired by Covid, according to an analysis.
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Aid mission ends in tragedy: volunteer Annie Lewis Marffy killed in russian drone strike in Ukraine
The family of a British aid volunteer reportedly killed in a drone strike in Ukraine expressed that they were very disappointed by the response from the Foreign Office.
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UK rejected costly nationwide ChatGPT premium plan after talks with OpenAI co-founder
The boss of the firm behind ChatGPT and the UK technology secretary discussed a multibillion-pound deal to give the entire country premium access to the AI tool.
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“Three musketeers” gang ‘hunted and killed’ Essex dogwalker
Jurors were presented with distressing CCTV footage capturing the moment a dog walker was chased by three men and ultimately stabbed to death.
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Clashes erupt at migrant hotels as 30 anti-immigration protests sweep UK
Protesters are clashing with police outside of migrant hotels up and down the UK with with more than 30 demonstrations this weekend.
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Police launch urgent manhunt for one-eyed man wanted over rape of teenage girl in Banbury
Police are appealing for any leads on a man wanted in connection with the rape of a teenage girl in Oxfordshire.
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Brother duo jailed for multi-kilo drug trafficking across UK
A duo of ’business partner’ brothers have been jailed for their involvement in a drug trafficking operation. Geoffrey Kirk, 43, and Lee Kirk, 54, distributed cocaine and cannabis to clients nationwide over a four-year span.
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Gooch gang boss Lee Amos dies of heart attack in prison
Lee Amos was loathed by his adversaries, law enforcement, and numerous others for his heinous crimes.
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Dutch foreign minister resigns over blocked push for tougher measures on Israel
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned late Friday amid a political deadlock over what he viewed as the necessity for harsher measures against Israel, further weakening the country’s already fragile caretaker administration.
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Trump administration fires Pentagon intelligence chief in sweeping military purge
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed the head of the Pentagon’s intelligence agency along with two other senior military commanders, three U.S. officials informed Reuters on Friday. This represents the latest action by President Donald Trump’s administration to remove officials from the Pentagon.
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Interpol operation Serengeti 2.0 dismantles crypto scams and fraud rings across Africa
On August 22, INTERPOL announced that authorities throughout Africa had arrested over 1,200 suspects and confiscated nearly $100 million in a comprehensive cybercrime operation that dismantled online fraud networks and illegal crypto mining operations.
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Russia’s ‘family values’ hypocrisy: deputies conceal mistresses, mansions and millions abroad
“Family is not just the foundation of the state and society — it is a spiritual phenomenon, the basis of morality,” Vladimir Putin once declared.
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Five revelations from Ghislaine Maxwell’s explosive DOJ transcripts
Hundreds of pages of transcripts from Ghislaine Maxwell’s interviews with the US Justice Department have been made public.
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“My heart is broken”: newborn daughter taken from Greenlandic mother in Denmark against law
A Greenlandic mother’s one-hour-old baby was removed from her by Danish authorities after she underwent “parenting competence” tests – despite a new law banning the use of the controversial psychometric assessments on people with Greenlandic backgrounds.
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Suspected arson in Ilford: five people hospitalized, including three critically injured
Five people have been rushed to hospital, including three who are in a life-threatening condition, as police investigate a suspected arson attack at a restaurant in Ilford, East London.