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Police officer at Manchester Airport suspended after video of men being kicked
A police officer has been suspended from all duties after a video emerged showing a man being kicked as he lay on the floor at Manchester Airport.
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Undercover investigation suggests super-rich are being advised on how to evade Labour’s tax clampdown
Wealthy being pitched offshore products said to shelter fortunes from inheritance tax and capital gains tax
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How Gina Rinehart and her supporters pressured the NGA to remove her portrait
National Gallery of Australia director sent a warning to federal arts minister that mining billionaire was ‘rallying’ influential friends, documents reveal
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Bland Samaritans: The modern-day descendants of the people that sparked the Arab-Israeli conflict
The ongoing war in Gaza has become yet another episode in the never-ending sequence of battles for the Holy Land.
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Documents reveal details of Adani Group’s controversial bid to operate Kenya’s largest airport
Last week, a whistleblower sparked outrage in Kenya after he claimed in a social media post that the country’s main airport would be leased to one of India’s largest conglomerates, Adani Group.
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Armenian deputy minister might have a conflict of interest in ski resort project
The wife of Armenia’s Deputy Minister of the Economy received in 2023 a salary from a company that plans to develop a ski resort on the country’s tallest mountain.
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British tourist dies at Spanish airport after collapsing while waiting to board Ryanair flight back to UK
The airport has seen a number of other tragic deaths in recent years
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’Human organs were found inside a container’ at Rosehill Park
A heavy police presence remains in place within the cordoned off area as investigations continue
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Soldier stabbing suspect, 24, charged after serviceman ’repeatedly knifed’ in front of wife
The soldier was repeatedly stabbed near Brompton Barracks in Gillingham on Tuesday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was ’shocked and appalled’ by the attack
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Sainsbury’s customers ’score £441 worth of shopping for £6’ using TikTok voucher ’hack’
Sainsbury’s say they have launched a crackdown on ’fraudulently generated’ coupons after gleeful TikTok users posted videos of themselves reusing a voucher to get free groceries
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Head of king’s property portfolio given 20% pay rise to £1.9m
Crown estate reward for Dan Labbad comes amid doubling of profits on back of offshore wind developments
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Thames Water violates licence as part of its debt is downgraded to junk status
Move by ratings company Moody’s puts Thames in breach its operating licence but Ofwat likely to hold off on large fine
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Armed police officer caught on video kicking man in the face while he lay on the ground at Manchester Airport
Footage shows Greater Manchester police officer pointing Taser at two men, kicking one of them and hitting the other
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Remarkable discovery: Shipwreck in Baltic Sea filled with crates of champagne
Cargo of vessel capsized near Sweden in 19th century also includes mineral water, say Polish divers
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Russian chef arrested in Paris for alleged ’large scale’ plot targeting Olympic Games
A Russian chef who has lived in France for 14 years has been arrested on suspicion of plotting with a foreign power to stage “large scale” acts of “destabilisation” during the Olympic Games in Paris.
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DWP full list of PIP changes put forward including replacing payments with vouchers
Here we round up some of the major reforms put forward in the DWP consultation - what that would mean for you if the Labour Government picked them up
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’Inhumane’ Bibby Stockholm asylum barge to be shut down after costing millions
The Bibby Stockholm barge, which is docked in Portland, Dorset, is costing more than £41,000-a-day to lease. It will close in January, the Government has confirmed
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Boy, 8, dies after falling into river; body discovered during search for teenager in reservoir
Joshua Hillstead was pulled from the River Arrow in Warwickshire but died following complications resulting from drowning, police say. In a separate incident, officers searching for a 16-year-old boy in a West Midlands reservoir have discovered a body.
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How Anjem Choudary was convicted of leading a terrorist organization
The extremist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of directing a terrorist organisation.
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South Africa arrests multiple suspects in pandemic-related corruption case
Following a court order, law enforcement agencies detained dozens of public servants and businesspeople on Tuesday, who are believed to have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic for personal gain.
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Hong Kong discovers first ecstasy manufacturing facility in 20 years
Hong Kong authorities announced the successful dismantling of a drug manufacturing facility specializing in ecstasy production and the arrest of its 19-year-old operator.
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Captain Tom’s daughter’s company to be STRUCK OFF after profiting from Covid hero’s scandal-hit charity
Captain Tom’s daughter’s company is set to be struck off after making thousands of pounds from the Covid hero’s charity.
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Rapper Naps to stand trial for rape before the Paris departmental criminal court in France
French rapper Naps, known for his songs C’est carré le S and La Kiffance, is suspected of raping a woman in October 2021 while she was asleep in a hotel room
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Queen Camilla reveals one tasty food the Royal Family are never permitted to eat
There are some foods that members of the royal family tend to avoid - including one very common ingredient that is strictly off limits, according to Queen Camilla
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Iranian President narrowly escapes assassination plot after car sabotaged by ’special agents’
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former president of Iran, has had an assassination attempt made on his life, according to sources, after his car was allegedly tampered with