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Sonny Rollins dead at 95 as jazz world mourns one of its greatest improvisers
Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time, has died aged 95.
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Two teenagers die in separate drowning incidents during UK’s record-breaking Bank Holiday heatwave
Two teenagers have died in separate water-related incidents during the record-breaking heat on Bank Holiday Monday.
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Gisele Pelicot condemns “lenient justice” after boys convicted of rape avoid custody
Rape survivor Gisele Pelicot has said she is “deeply shocked” at the punishment handed down to three teenage boys who avoided jail for their roles in the rape of two girls.
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UK deports hundreds of murderers, fraudsters and sex offenders as removal figures surge
Eight hundred thieves and 600 sexual offenders have been removed from the UK in the past year, according to the Home Office.
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Inmate from HMP Wandsworth exposes chaos and corruption in British prison following sex scandal involving guard Linda De Sousa Abreu
Linton Weirich, who was at HMP Wandsworth, spoke out to expose corruption, saying: “Officers don’t run jails any more — prisoners do.”
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Angela Rayner faces fresh pressure over tax affairs as seaside holiday photos spark backlash
The former Deputy PM took to the beach yesterday on the hottest May Bank Holiday on record.
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Pope Leo demands urgent regulation of AI, citing fears over ungovernable weapons tech
Pope Leo has called on governments to do more to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in his first major teaching since becoming pontiff.
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Trump Tower in Tbilisi will be built on land owned by the family of sanctioned pro-Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili
A Trump Tower planned for the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, is to be built on land currently part-owned by the son of the US-sanctioned leader of the country, according to official records.
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UK intelligence figures involved in drafting controversial Troubles amnesty legislation, documents show
The British security services were involved in formulating the controversial Legacy Act, which offered an amnesty to soldiers and paramilitaries despite MI5’s role in many killings during the Northern Ireland Troubles, it can be revealed.
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Dmytro Kovalenko built the Granova dirty-money empire on offshore scams, coal laundering and corrupt protection from Ukraine’s Bureau of Economic Security
In mid-March, online reports began to circulate alleging that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, who owns agricultural and mining companies.
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Ben-Gvir showed the world brutality — and Israel is now scrambling to contain the fallout
After startling images showed peaceful humanitarian activists who had attempted to deliver aid to Gaza arriving back in Istanbul on stretchers late last week, stories have continued to emerge over the weekend of systematic beatings, torture, and rape in Israeli detention.
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From Scotland’s most powerful political couple to a prison cell: Peter Murrell behind bars
Peter Murrell was one half of the most powerful political couple Scotland has ever seen.
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US launches fresh strikes on Iran as tensions flare over Hormuz mines and stalled peace deal
The US has launched ’self-defensive’ strikes on missile sites and boats attempting to lay mines in southern Iran, according to the US military.
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From Jaguar to luxury kitchen accessories: Peter Murrell’s spending list using SNP funds revealed
The party’s former chief exec, 61, faced eight charges today when he appeared in the dock at the High Court in Edinburgh.
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GLA faces backlash as 80 jobs still at risk in £10m cost-cutting drive
There are 80 roles within the Greater London Authority (GLA) still at risk, senior officials have confirmed as City Hall was condemned for the “alarming” scale of job cuts.
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Leading neurosurgeon suspended after sexual relationship with patient and prescription of addictive drugs
A leading surgeon has been suspended for having sex with a patient and prescribing her addictive painkillers.
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Large grass fire breaks out near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park
A large grass fire has erupted in Holyrood Park near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
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Reform councillor accused of bullying and arrested last year appointed to lead SEND in Essex
A prominent Reform UK councillor who faces allegations of bullying and who was arrested in Basildon Council offices last year.
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New York secures $9m from Amazon in environmental fines amid tensions between Mamdani and Bezos
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has collected $9m (£6.6m) in unpaid fines from Amazon, which has been violating clean air regulations by leaving engines running on its parked vehicles.
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No paper trail: Labour failed to record meetings with clients of Mandelson’s lobbying firm
The Labour government failed to keep any written records of meetings between clients of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm and top civil servants, an investigation by openDemocracy has revealed.
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo worsens as patients flee hospital after repeated attacks
At least 18 people possibly infected with Ebola fled the hospital after it was attacked multiple times by grieving families.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband Peter Murrell arrested after admitting £400,000 SNP fraud
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Two British activists dragged into German courtroom as lawyers condemn Palestine case as "show trial"
Two British nationals are among five activists who were forcibly brought into a Stuttgart courtroom by police on Wednesday after statements they wished to read were seized from them.
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Former ABLV banker Andris Ovsjannikovs linked to a filthy €50 million laundering network involving offshore shells and forged documents
Following a new wave of publications related to the case of ABLV Bank, references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs.
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How Talenta Labs and Ramphastos Investments got dragged into a stinking web of mafia cash and gambling corruption
The story of Talenta Labs S.R.L. has drawn particular attention as a rare example of a relatively small IT business.