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Politics

03 Jun 2024 730

Nigel Farage says he will stand in general election

He will also take over the leadership of Reform UK, promising to stay in post for five years.

03 Jun 2024 893

Black Lace star who sang Agadoo dies

Gibb was a founding member of the novelty pop band best known for 1980s hits Agadoo, Superman and Do The Conga.

Investigation

03 Jun 2024 775

A former Georgian defenсe official secretly bought a London flat with cash

An offshore company owned by onetime deputy defense minister Mamuka Mujiri purchased a London flat — then sold it after his ownership was revealed.

Investigation

03 Jun 2024 959

Maersk and CMA-CGM: The favorite shipping companies of the Colombian mafia

Leaked documents from the Prosecutor’s Office show that their vessels, the initials of their containers and the arrival docks of these companies in Europe are mentioned by criminals to speak in code about cocaine shipments and routes.

Sport

03 Jun 2024 769

Rob Burrow dies aged 41 as Leeds Rhinos mourn rugby league legend

Rugby league icon Rob Burrow has passed away at the age of 41, Leeds Rhinos have announced.

News

03 Jun 2024 523

Nurses have declared a ’national emergency’ as NHS patients are being treated in ’storage cupboards and car parks’

Patients are receiving cancer diagnoses in public areas, and may have to undergo intimate examinations there too, the Royal College of Nursing says.

Politics

03 Jun 2024 892

UK defence chief doubts Russia wants war with NATO as he marks D-Day anniversary

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin appears very confident the Kremlin is not looking for direct confrontation with members of the NATO alliance - and that Ukraine will prevail in the ongoing war.

Sport

02 Jun 2024 830

Arsenal legend Kevin Campbell ‘rushed to hospital’ as Ray Parlour leads support

Kevin Campbell has been reportedly ‘rushed to hospital’ with messages of support flooding in for the Arsenal legend, including one from Ray Parlour.

News

02 Jun 2024 675

US embassy in London refuses to pay $18.6 million in congestion charge fees

The US embassy in London is refusing to pay more than $18.6 million in charges from unpaid congestion fees, according to Transport for London (TfL), which oversees the city’s vast transport network.

News

02 Jun 2024 906

David Beckham bonds with King Charles over beekeeping as he is named charity ambassador

Soccer icon David Beckham exchanged beekeeping tips with King Charles, he said, when the pair met ahead of the former England captain being named ambassador for The King’s Foundation.

World

02 Jun 2024 1595

Mariupol police officer returns home after two years of torture camps hell

This is the heart-wrenching moment a police officer stepped onto Ukrainian soil for the first time after two years in ‘filtration’ camps in Russia.

Tech

02 Jun 2024 693

Dark Web ’LinkedIn’ sees cyber experts offering ’morally flexible’ services to scammers

On the Dark Web’s criminal version of ’LinkedIn’, the jobs on offer are varied. They include web developers, software engineers and people who steal data or hack a business

Politics

02 Jun 2024 719

’Pointless’ Tory levelling-up scheme deemed a £165m failure as dole queues grow

The Conservative Party’s levelling-up scheme by for the country promised to see much-needed funds injected into many left behind parts of the country in a bid to transform them

Sport

02 Jun 2024 910

Manchester United target £60million transfer of Wolves star to fill striker void

Manchester United scouts have watched Matheus Cunha during his time at Wolves while West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus is well known to boss Erik ten Hag - whose own future remains in question

Crime

02 Jun 2024 711

Newark: Eight boys arrested on suspicion of raping teenage girl on Nottinghamshire playing fields

Nottinghamshire Police says detectives are "working around the clock" and will "uncover exactly what’s happened".

Politics

02 Jun 2024 822

Robert Largan: Police review Tory candidate’s election adverts

Conservative Robert Largan has published graphics saying "Labour for Largan" and "Reform for Robert" as he vies to be re-elected in the red wall seat of High Peak.

Investigation

02 Jun 2024 769

Pirates of the Caribbean Trafficked in Maersk

Military intelligence officers and police, in a network with the principal of Daniel “El Loco” Barrera, sent 19 tons of cocaine to Central America, the United States and Europe; They corrupted inspectors at the port of Santa Marta to ship 70% of the drugs to the Danish shipping company.

Politics

02 Jun 2024 1012

Do the royals vote, and what are the rules for them as political parties start campaigning?

The relationship between politics and the palace is a sensitive one - even more so during a general election campaign.

Sport

02 Jun 2024 941

Over 50 arrested as fans storm Wembley and clash with cops during Champions League final despite £5m ’ring of steel’

The prestigious European final was halted after seconds when pitch invaders stormed the pitch

Investigation

01 Jun 2024 720

How an alleged associate of the Burkinabè cigarette magnate tried to bribe a Malian official

A secret recording obtained by OCCRP shows how Safy Mokoko Sow, a well-connected middleman claiming to represent Burkinabe tobacco magnate Apollinaire Compaoré, offered money to the head of Mali’s national tobacco company to smuggle contraband cigarettes.

World

01 Jun 2024 852

Israel PM: No ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas is ’destroyed’

Benjamin Netanyahu calls three-phase truce proposal outlined by U.S. President Biden a ‘non-starter.’

Sport

01 Jun 2024 717

Champions League final interrupted by pitch invaders after less than a minute

The Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley was interrupted by three pitch invaders on Saturday evening.

World

01 Jun 2024 1106

Tragedy of ’world’s most arrested man’ nicked 1,300 times as mugshots chart his downfall

Henry Earl, who died aged 74, gained internet fame for his frequent brushes with the law as he racked up 1,300 arrests and spent 6,000 days behind bars

News

01 Jun 2024 727

’Biggest man cave’ built without permission with bowling alley and casino to be torn down

Built by a Gloucestershire millionaire in his garden, the illegal construction housed a cinema, bowling alley and a casino, and will be turned to rubble within the next eight weeks

01 Jun 2024 961

This tranquil British island was once the site of Nazi atrocities. A new inquiry uncovers its truths

Alderney, a quiet British island in the English Channel known for its outstanding natural beauty, was once the site of the only Nazi camps on British soil – and a hell on Earth for its thousands of inmates.