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17 Jul 2025 743

MoD faces £850m fallout as lawyers target huge compensation claims

Law firms have started enrolling claimants to capitalize on the Afghan data breach, with each one potentially receiving up to £250,000 in compensation.

Finance

17 Jul 2025 962

Clintons has closed 38 stores, cutting over 300 jobs in a year of downsizing

Clintons shuttered 38 stores, resulting in the loss of over 300 jobs in the past financial year.

Investigation

16 Jul 2025 633

From $600 courses to the collapse of Qmall, WeWay and Usyk Token: how Sergey Gutsu profited from gullible investors

Blogger Sergey Gutsu successfully crafted an image in the media as a “successful guy from the village.”

World

16 Jul 2025 901

Fire destroys main stage at Tomorrowland in Belgium — festival at risk of cancellation

Firefighters are currently combating a fire at the main stage of the Tomorrowland festival in Belgium, with the blaze not believed to be under control at this time.

Sport

16 Jul 2025 841

Audun Groenvold, bronze medalist at the 2010 Olympics, killed by lightning during mountain trip

Audun Groenvold, a skier who won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, has died at the age of 49 after being struck by lightning.

Crime

16 Jul 2025 687

Teen who killed his mother, sister and brother again avoids life sentence — court upholds minimum term of 49 years

Evil triple shotgun murderer Nicholas Prosper has been spared a whole life sentence for a second time after senior judges agreed his 49-year term was not ‘unduly lenient’.

16 Jul 2025 632

Harry Potter star Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding and fined £1,044

Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court today.

World

16 Jul 2025 743

Volcano erupts again in Iceland: Tourists evacuated from Blue Lagoon

A volcanic eruption in Iceland has once more necessitated the evacuation of tourists at the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.

Politics

16 Jul 2025 815

Taliban claims to possess leaked list of Afghans who worked for Britain — manhunt ongoing since 2022

The Taliban has asserted that it has possessed the leaked list of Afghans who assisted Britain for years and has been pursuing those identified.

World

16 Jul 2025 677

Erdogan’s rival sentenced to nearly two years in prison in Turkey

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sentenced to nearly two years in prison in Turkey

News

16 Jul 2025 611

‘We’ll never forget this’: British teen dies on first lads’ holiday after suspected ecstasy reaction in Ibiza

An Essex teenager on his first-ever lads’ holiday to Spain died after ’taking drugs’ in a club shortly after arriving.

News

16 Jul 2025 792

Millions hit by fresh hosepipe ban as Southern Water imposes restrictions in Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Millions more people are now subject to a hosepipe ban as Southern Water is the latest company to implement one.

News

16 Jul 2025 731

Peter Falconio’s killer dies with his secrets: British backpacker’s body still missing after 23 years

The man who killed a British backpacker in the Australian outback didn’t disclose the location of his burial before dying of cancer.

World

15 Jul 2025 824

EU under fire for delisting UAE from money laundering blacklist despite enforcement gaps

Transparency International and several MEPs criticized the EU Commission’s decision on Tuesday to remove the UAE from the list of countries that pose a threat to the EU financial system, arguing that the country has not yet met the required standards.

World

15 Jul 2025 819

Chinese official Luo Yulin jailed for life over massive bribery and market leaks

Luo Yulin will serve life without parole after taking massive bribes and leaking market secrets.

Investigation

15 Jul 2025 706

From Mariupol to Novorossiysk: how Russian grain trade from occupied Ukraine may involve European brands

Russian companies are exporting stolen grain from occupied Ukrainian ports. An apparent affiliate of a prominent Danish shipping inspection company, Baltic Control, is being compensated to provide assistance.

World

15 Jul 2025 735

Libya rescues 104 migrants from torture chambers in major anti-trafficking raid

Libya is continuing its crackdown on human trafficking gangs that torture migrants attempting to travel from Africa to Europe.

News

15 Jul 2025 920

MasterChef scandal: Host John Torode fired after racism investigation

MasterChef host John Torode will not return to the BBC cooking show after producers Banijay UK confirmed his contract will not be renewed.

Investigation

15 Jul 2025 807

Data leak of 18,000 Afghans: How the government hid the disaster behind an unprecedented constitutional ban

The government spent nearly two years employing an unprecedented superinjunction to stop the public from learning about a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach that exposed the personal details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces.

World