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‘Golden girl’ from South Africa killed on superyacht: Bahamian court hears brutal murder case of Paige Bell
Paige Bell was described as "a golden girl" by her devastated friends in the days after her death, which police in the Bahamas are now treating as murder
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BMW unlawfully fired disabled employee after spying on him over suspected fakery
A disabled BMW worker was discriminated against and unfairly dismissed after bosses believed he was exaggerating his back pain and spied on him, a tribunal found.
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Salford teacher sacked for hiding relationship with convicted paedophile
A primary school teacher has been banned from teaching after failing to disclose a relationship with a convicted child sex offender.
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Djokovic sets Wimbledon record with quarter-final win over Cobolli
Novak Djokovic inscribed his name in the Wimbledon record books once more by triumphing over the determined challenge of Flavio Cobolli to arrange a semi-final showdown against Jannik Sinner.
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Defection with a message: Sir Jake Berry quits Tories for Reform UK and slams 20 years of government rule
Sir Jake Berry has switched to Reform UK, becoming the second former Conservative cabinet minister to make the switch this week.
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The deadly price of truth: international team investigates journalist killings in Paraguay’s borderlands
Forbidden Stories with its partners at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and five media outlets in Latin America and Europe will be publishing investigations on Paraguay. Three of the stories seek to continue the leads that murdered Paraguayan journalists were following.
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$1.45 million fine for Harman: Samsung caught violating Iran sanctions
The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Russian intermediaries assisting North Korean IT workers and reached a $1.45 million settlement with Harman International for violations of Iran sanctions.
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Kenyan police lied about activist Albert Ojwang’s death and arrest, investigation reveals
Investigation by OCCRP member center Africa Uncensored reveals that not only have the Kenyan police provided a false account of the cause of his death, but they have also arrested him for something he did not do.
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Queensland man charged over ‘blessing scam’ that swindled elderly Chinese women in Sydney
A 62-year-old Queensland man is facing charges in Sydney over his alleged role in a spiritual “blessing scam” that targeted elderly women of Chinese background, Australian police said Wednesday.
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Thames Water spent £2.5 million from emergency loan on executive bonuses — and refuses to pay it back
Funds were disbursed from a loan intended to stabilize the company’s finances weeks before it halted the retention payments plan.
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British pensioner leaked defence minister Grant Shapps’ flight route and address to ‘Russians’
Prosecutor says Howard Phillips provided information on the then defense secretary, Grant Shapps, for ‘easy money’.
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British tourist killed by car while jogging with husband in France
Police are conducting an investigation following the incident where a British tourist was struck and killed by a car while jogging with her husband during their holiday in France.
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Carlo Ancelotti handed one-year prison sentence over tax fraud in Spain
Former Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has been given a one-year prison sentence in Spain for failing to pay tax on his image rights revenues in 2014.
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Christian Horner sacked by Red Bull after nearly 20 years at the helm
Red Bull chief Christian Horner has been sacked by the Formula One giants.
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Killer driver who mowed down Good Samaritan at sister’s wedding found guilty of murder
A man who killed a ‘Good Samaritan’ after ploughing his car into a brawl at his sister’s wedding has been found guilty of murder.
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Dream debut: João Pedro sends Chelsea to Club World Cup final
Joao Pedro described scoring twice on his full Chelsea debut as "a dream," which advanced them to the Club World Cup final.
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French president, British princess, and the ‘King of Rock and Roll’: inside the royal reception at Windsor
The King, Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales and Kate hosted the dinner for French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, with a host of stars in attendance
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Body of missing British Army sergeant Alex Kearney found in Wiltshire
A body has been found in the search for a missing soldier who has been reported missing since Sunday.
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‘Ndrangheta and Albanian gangs: mafia trafficked cocaine from South America to the heart of Europe
Authorities in Italy, Spain, and Albania have arrested 28 suspected members of a drug trafficking network linked to the ’Ndrangheta, Europol announced on Tuesday.
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Bullets, windows, and verdicts: Russia hit by wave of deaths and arrests among top officials
A wave of accusations of corruption, arrests and unexplained deaths among Russia’s top officials appears to be a silent internal purge.
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The secret past of Sergio Gor: Trump’s staffing chief was born in the USSR, not Malta
The birthplace of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s director of personnel has become a topic of media speculation, driven by his refusal to answer the question.
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Hell on the outskirts of Marseille: city engulfed in flames, residents urged to stay indoors
Residents in Marseille have been advised to stay indoors, and flights have been suspended due to a wildfire in the area.
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Tyre marks, debris and flames: new details emerge in fatal crash involving Liverpool star
Diogo Jota is thought to have been behind the wheel of his £185,000 Lamborghini when he and his brother Andre Silva died in a car crash last week, Spanish police have said.
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Norman Tebbit, ally of Margaret Thatcher and architect of 1980s hardline policies, dies
Norman Tebbit, who served as a cabinet minister in Margaret Thatcher’s government, has died aged 94.
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Post Office accused of cruelty as victims left bankrupt, broken, and still fighting for justice
The initial report from the Horizon IT hearings exposes the ’disastrous’ human impact as 10,000 people pursue compensation.