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Man in his 40s dies after car plunges into the sea during late-night incident in Isle of Wight village
A man in his 40s has died after his car "entered the sea" during a late-night incident in an Isle of Wight village.
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“Cyprus Confidential”: Salim Sfeir, head of the Association of Lebanese Banks, finds refuge while blocking Lebanon’s recovery plan
The Cyprus Confidential project has, for the first time, uncovered financial transactions conducted in Cyprus by Salim Sfeir, the Head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon and Chairman of Bank of Beirut (BoB).
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‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the harrowing child kidnappings that shamed the Belgian Congo
Over 70 years ago, thousands of mixed-race boys and girls were torn from their mothers by order of the state. This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity
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Teenager killed in motorbike crash, another in critical condition in hospital
A teenager has been killed and another is fighting for his life after falling off from a motorbike.
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Fortnite crashes as hundreds report outages
Hundreds of users are reporting problems with Fortnight, with 588 instances currently logged on Downdetector today.
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Huge brawl erupts as punches are thrown during West Ham vs Arsenal in chaotic scenes
Arsenal’s win over West Ham was marred by a huge brawl breaking out among Hammers fans as their team fell four goals down with punches being thrown before stewards moved in
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Angry cruise passengers say they’d ’rather spend 7 days in jail’ than stay on the ship
Disgruntled passengers have dubbed the huge 365 metre cruise ship ‘terrible’ with one traveller going as far as to say they’d have rather spent the time in ‘jail’
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How NATO is gearing up for war with a £2 billion ’shield’ along the Russia border
Anti-tank ‘Hedgehog’ barriers, modern surveillance systems and trenches – it is all part of Poland’s fortification of its border with Russia over fears of a broader conflict in Europe.
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‘Dark money’ floods UK politics, with 10% of donations linked to dubious origins
Cash from dictatorships and shell companies flows into the political system through legal loopholes
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Former Harrods director claims Mohamed Al Fayed used cash bribes to ’control’ staff
Jon Brilliant says Fayed created a culture of fear at the business to ‘mask’ his abusive behaviour
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"Free Pablo and Fancy Bear": GRU’s Pavel Rubtsov, wanted by the FBI, receives a warm welcome in Moscow from a hacker on the Most Wanted list
In August 2024, the world witnessed an unprecedented prisoner swap between the West and the Kremlin: Russia agreed to release 16 individuals, including political prisoners Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin and U.S. citizens Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in exchange for eight Russians — GRU illegals, hackers, and killers.
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Study finds Instagram actively contributing to the spread of self-harm among teenagers
Researchers say parent company Meta is failing to remove explicit images on the social media site
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Under the guise of brokers: how Fresh Forex deceives investors and covers its tracks online
Following the scandals two years ago involving the Fresh Forex Ukraine exchange, it appeared to have ceased operations, with law enforcement seemingly resolving the criminal cases against its owner, Andriy Martynyuk.
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Report reveals TUI plane with 187 passengers involved in ’serious incident’ over Manchester Airport
The TUI plane landed safely back at Manchester Airport just two hours after it took off en route to Greece, after a report found passengers risk of a deadly condition was growing
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Zhirynovsky’s legacy: the role of Nadezhda Grishaeva in the management of offshore assets of the LDPR
Is it possible that Nadezhda Grishaeva, a former prominent basketball player, might be aware of the potential financial resources of the Liberal Democratic Party in Western offshore accounts?
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Money trail raises questions about deposed Bangladeshi elite’s £400m UK property empire
Associates of former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina have spent millions buying up top-flight property assets in the UK
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Starmer enlists royals to charm Gulf leaders in pursuit of a new trade deal
As King Charles and Prince William roll out the red carpet, human rights campaigners say they must press for reforms
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British teen fighting for life after crash on Albania trip for sister’s birthday
A British teenager is in a serious condition in hospital after a car crash in Albania.
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Syrian Islamist rebels sweep into Aleppo as government and Russian planes ’bomb city’
Syrian rebels are said to have taken over around half of Aleppo, with government and Russian forces reported to be bombing the city.
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Two-year-old girl who drowned in bin in London was failed by council, coroner finds
Social workers declined to provide short-term foster care for Mazeedat Adeoye whose mother had overstayed visa
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Ireland’s voters dissatisfied with Taoiseach Simon Harris, according to election exit poll
Rivals claim Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ‘becoming one party’ with voters under-34 increasingly backing Sinn Féin
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Man who bought banana art for 6.2 million dollars eats the fruit in Hong Kong
Last week, Mr Sun, founder of cryptocurrency platform Tron, made the winning bid at the Sotheby’s auction in New York.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy ’ready to end Ukraine war’ in exchange for NATO membership
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he is prepared to end the war in Ukraine in exchange for Nato membership.
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First look inside restored Notre-Dame, five years after the fire that devastated the Paris cathedral
The restored interior of Notre Dame Cathedral has been unveiled for the first time after more than five years of reconstruction work.
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Syrian rebels enter Aleppo for the first time since 2016
Syrian rebels have breached Aleppo for the first time since 2016 following a shock offensive earlier this week, according to war monitors and fighters.