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FA sacks ex-Premier League referee for racist remarks towards a black official
Rodger Gifford, one of the first-ever referees in the Premier League in 1992, was reported by the disgusted referee of the match - and both the FA and the PGMOL have moved swiftly
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’Bionic MP’ Craig Mackinlay who lost hands and feet quits Parliament
Tory MP Craig Mackinlay has said he won’t stand for re-election. He was given a standing ovation after returning this week after having his limbs amputated because of sepsis
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Putin sparks new WW3 fears by angering NATO with plans to change Russia’s borders
Vladimir Putin has sparked a potential flashpoint with NATO as the despot aims to change Russia’s borders by laying claim to waters owned by Finland and Lithuania
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Italy-led operation dismantles crime ring spanning Europe
In a sweeping operation on Wednesday, authorities arrested 17 Turkish nationals—14 in Italy and three across other European countries—cracking down on a criminal organization linked to murders, migrant smuggling, drug trafficking, and counterfeit cigarette smuggling across Europe.
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Killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal to have her murder convictions overturned
Former nurse Lucy Letby is serving a whole life sentence for murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016
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Jeremy Corbyn will stand against Labour in UK election
‘We have to stand up and say we’re not taking this anymore,’ says ex-leader booted out of the party under Keir Starmer.
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How Putin hijacked Austria’s spy service — and is now gunning for its government
Intelligence officials suspect Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek of colluding with the far-right Freedom Party on Moscow’s behalf.
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Four people killed and 21 injured after bar collapse in Majorca
At least four people have been killed and as many as 21 injured when a two-storey building crumbled on an island in Spain.
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China testing ability to ‘seize power’ in second day of military drills around Taiwan
PLA says exercises launched in response to president’s inauguration will test capacity to ‘seize power, launch joint attacks and occupy key areas’
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A gangland enforcer attacked victims with machetes during a ’seven weeks of mayhem’ for the mob
Ross Al-Gailani, 36, doled out horrific violence including a murder bid on a former clan member who ended up having to have his leg amputated
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Two people killed and up to 10 feared trapped after popular Majorca bar collapses
Two people have died and up to ten people are feared trapped following a building collapse at a Majorcan beach resort.
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Kim Jong-un’s new draconian laws include phone police roaming streets and divorce banned
Kim Jong-un is trying to quash Western influence from his closed-off nation, with sources claiming two new draconian laws have been brought in to make lives more difficult
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Rishi Sunak shelves flagship Rwanda and smoking policies before election
Keir Starmer says Tory plans ‘up in the air or in the bin’, with proposals to end no-fault evictions also likely to be dropped
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Introducing Keir Starmer: Could he be Britain’s next Prime Minister?
The buttoned-up lawyer is about to roll up his sleeves on the campaign trail.
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Spain investigates Equatoguinean minister for bribery and money laundering
Spain is investigating the son of Equatorial Guinea’s ruler, Teodoro Obiang, for his alleged involvement in a money laundering and tax fraud network that has whitewashed millions of dollars from bribes paid by a Portuguese company to which he awarded a construction contract in the African country.
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Bosnia arrests Dutch-Iraqi suspected human trafficker
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s law enforcement have apprehended a Dutch citizen of Iraqi descent suspected of orchestrating a criminal network that smugged more than 1,500 Iraqi nationals to the EU accruing a substantial illicit financial profit in the process.
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A documentary reveals Belarusian companies involved in supplying the Russian military
Belarus’ exiled political opposition has welcomed revelations from former security officers who defected, and have now presented evidence of Belarusian firms supplying Russia with military components critical to its war against Ukraine.
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Morrisons workers go on strike at two warehouses amidst a pensions row
Unite union says workers are being ‘fleeced’ by supermarket’s changes to pension contribution rules
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German climate activists charged with ‘forming a criminal organisation’
Action against Letzte Generation could have ‘immense chilling effect’ on climate protest, campaigners say
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The Scottish Parliament will suspend a former minister who claimed an £11,000 roaming bill on expenses
Standards committee says Michael Matheson should also lose salary for 54 days in most serious sanctions ever imposed on MSP
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Nigel Farage won’t be standing in the General Election – citing Trump as the reason
Nigel Farage has confirmed he will not be standing in the General Election because he cares more about the US presidential election.
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Microsoft outage disrupts services globally
A major Microsoft outage left thousands unable to use its flagship search engine Bing on Thursday morning, with the technical issues also appearing to affect DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT.
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France stands by decision not to recognize Palestinian state
EU countries are divided on whether to recognize a Palestinian state or not.
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China warns that ’Taiwan independence forces’ will have their ’heads broken’
China said Thursday that those supporting independence for Taiwan would be left with "heads broken and blood flowing" and that its military drills around the self-ruled island sought to send a "serious warning".
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Irish duo Daly and Wallace trailing in EU Parliament election poll
Though final result is difficult to predict, Irish MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace face an uphill battle for re-election in latest poll.