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Global search for ’shaman’ accused of stealing £8.3 million in cash and jewels using ’powers’
A woman claiming to be a ‘shaman’ is accused of swindling millions of pounds from her victims using her ‘fortune-telling powers’.
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Sicilian police arrest nearly 150 in major mafia crackdown
More than 1,200 officers involved in dawn raids in and around Palermo, reportedly biggest operation against Cosa Nostra since 1984.
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Porch pirate moves house after being shamed for stealing 16 parcels from neighbors
A man has claimed he’s been shamed into moving out of a block of flats – after he was caught stealing more than a dozen parcels from his neighbours.
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Twin sisters missing for three weeks found dead in river
Two bodies pulled from the River Dee in Aberdeen have been confirmed as missing twin sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, police have confirmed.
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Warren Gatland steps down as Wales rugby head coach with immediate effect
Wales have suffered a record string of defeats - 14 in a row - and are yet to win a game in this year’s Six Nations championship.
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Elon Musk renames X to Harry Bolz following $100 billion OpenAI bid
Elon Musk has changed his name on X to ‘Harry Bōlz’, causing uproar in the Crypto world.
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Heathrow sets record for January flights, but airlines express discontent
While Heathrow saw its busiest month ever in January 2025, some of the world’s biggest airlines have banded against the airport and accused it of declining quality.
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Captain Tom’s daughter claims charity investigation has ruined their family’s reputation
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has said his family has been left ‘devastated’ by the official investigation into the charity in his name.
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Man suffers brain bleeding after being attacked for wearing rainbow Apple Watch strap
A man was left with a brain bleed after a ‘cowardly stranger’ beat him up in Wales – and all for wearing a rainbow watch strap.
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TV executive accused of sadistically beating young female presenter
The TV executive was granted anonymity by a High Court judge.
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UK delays response to US metal tariffs
The UK will not retaliate immediately to the renewal of steel and aluminium tariffs by the US, the BBC understands.
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Met officers who fail vetting scheme might retain their jobs
Policing has been left in a "hopeless position", Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said, after the High Court ruled the force could not dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance.
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The Bishops Avenue: Why Billionaires’ Row is still London’s most controversial street
With vacant buildings, for sale signs and the constant rumble of new development — what’s next for Billionaires’ Row?
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Kyrgyzstan cancels, then delays EU rights delegation following criticism
Kyrgyzstan invited, then abruptly canceled—later calling it a postponement—a visit from the EU’s Human Rights Subcommittee amid growing concerns over political repression and media freedom.
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Peer claims UK copyright law consultation was biased in favor of AI firms
Beeban Kidron says plans will lead to ‘wholesale’ transfer of wealth from creative industries to tech sector.
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UK family recounts horror of bloodstained, sex toy-filled holiday rental
The family, which included four small children, were initially told by Vrbo that the property’s issues were ‘minor’.
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Libyan migrant advocate claims his phone was targeted with spyware
Italy-based David Yambio, a critic of Meloni government, helps ICC find evidence of abuse of detainees in Libya.
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12-year-old boy arrested for carrying long knife around school
A 12-year-old has been arrested after video appeared to show a boy carrying a large knife in a school playground.
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Neglected Bolton house valued at £155,000 holds a £50 billion secret
With paint peeling off the windowsills and a scrawny Buddleia sprouting from the weed-strewn front garden - it hardly looks like the HQ of a £50billion global business empire.
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Danes propose buying California and turning Disney World into Hans Christian Andersenland in response to Trump
Danish campaigners are proposing to buy California from the United States and turn it into a territory of Denmark in response to Donald Trump’s bid to acquire Greenland.
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5,000 km: What the ’Underground Great Wall of China’ for missile storage looks like
Scientists at Georgetown University knew more than a decade ago that China had a network of tunnels for transporting missiles. They estimated that the tunnels could hold 3,000 intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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FBI uncovers hidden JFK assassination records following Trump directive
The FBI just discovered about 2,400 records tied to President Kennedy’s assassination that were never provided to a board tasked with reviewing and disclosing the documents, Axios has learned.
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Trump issues ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the release of all Gaza hostages by this week or ’all hell will break out’
Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Hamas as he warned "all hell is going to break out" if they refuse to release the final hostages.
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Ex-Norwich footballer Devonte Aransibia dies at 26; GoFundMe campaign launched for his family
Devonte Aransibia, formerly of Norwich City, has passed away aged just 26 with the former player enjoying a career in the non-league, helping Maidstone embark on a historic FA Cup run last year.
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Corruption survey reveals decade-low scores for many nations, with South Sudan at the bottom
Many countries had their worst showing in more than a decade in an index released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of public sector corruption worldwide, from leading powers such as the United States and France to authoritarian nations such as Russia and Venezuela.