Actor and comedian Russell Brand has been questioned by detectives from London’s Metropolitan Police over allegations of historical sex offences, the Times newspaper reported on Sunday. British police said in…
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The Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom, on Monday, adjourned till November for hearing in the £100,000 bribery case against Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Diezani…
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Interest Rate Rises Caused Sharp Drop in UK Household Wealth, Report Finds
Resolution Foundation says higher interest rates have led to a fall in house prices and pension pots The recent rise in interest rates has been blamed for ending Britain’s wealth…
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UK Public Services in ‘Doom Loop’ Due to Short-Term Policies, Thinktank Warns
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansBritain’s public services are stuck in a “doom loop” of recurring crises as a result of ministers’ short-term policymaking, a thinktank has warned. Public services are performing worse than before…
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UK’s Net Zero Ambitions at Risk After ‘Disastrous’ Offshore Wind Auction
Industry figures and the TUC warn of missed carbon reduction targets and lost jobs unless government boosts green investment Fears are growing that existing offshore wind projects could be shelved,…
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Southampton motorway crash causes long delays
by Kit Westby Kit WestMotorists faced delays of more than one hour and 45 minutes after a motorway crash. The four-vehicle crash happened on the M27’s eastbound carriageway between Junction 2 at Ower and…
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Motorbike hit-and-run in Eltham hospitalizes baby
A baby remains in hospital with life-changing injuries one month after a “reckless” motorcyclist fled the scene of a crash in south-east London. A woman, 29, and an 18-month-old in…
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A 16 year-old boy is due to appear in court on Monday, charged with two counts of attempted murder. It follows a violent assault at a boarding school in Devon…
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The killer of a food shoplifter in Lower Earley is jailed
A security guard has been jailed for six years for fatally injuring a shoplifter after chasing him from a branch of Marks & Spencer. Sabeur Trabelsi, 45, a former Tunisian…
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A tanker crash closes Buckinghamshire’s M1
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossThe M1 is partially shut in Buckinghamshire for barrier and resurfacing work after a tanker crash. The southbound carriageway is closed between junction 15 for Northampton and junction 14 for…