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Royal Navy rugby player found dead in France 'fell from height'

British armed forces rugby player found dead during competition in France fell from a rocky height along the coast, prosecutor says Body of Royal Navy man, 29, found on coastline of Dinard, Brittany A member of the British armed forces who died in France after travelling to the country for an international rugby tournament fell from a height in an […]

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Yevgeny Prigozhin long believed he'd be killed in his private jet

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin long feared he’d be assassinated on his $10M private jet before it was ‘blown up’ – and used elaborate ruses and disguises to travel incognito Yevgeny Prigozhin reported feared his jet could be the target of an assassination The Embraer Legacy 600 plunged to earth in a fiery crash on August 23 Prigozhin used a web of deception […]

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Ex-Catholic Cardinal McCarrick, age 93, found unfit to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges – The Denver Post

By STEVE LeBLANC (Associated Press) DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago, as a Massachusetts judge dismissed the case against the 93-year-old on Wednesday because both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree he suffers from dementia. McCarrick, the ex-archbishop of Washington, D.C., was […]

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We live in the UK's 'WORST' seaside town & now it's being made even more unbearable thanks to council's rising costs | The Sun

RESIDENTS living in a seaside town described as one of the UK's "worst" say they're fed up with the rising price of parking in the area. Parking costs in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk have gone up this year – leaving locals furious with some saying it should be free. Holidaymakers also say they're annoyed at the increase. Pensioners Eugene and Glenda […]

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The key underworld figures fuelling tobacco trade firebombings

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A turf war over the control of Melbourne’s tobacco trade is being fuelled by a rivalry between a notorious crime family and a convicted drug trafficker living in exile in Dubai. Several shops selling tobacco products have been torched over the past few […]

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‘Apocalyptic scenes’ as deadly Category 4 Hurricane Idalia makes landfall

Hurricane Hilary: Mudslides in California after flooding Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 cyclone, bringing with it vicious winds and flooding. Video from the city of Cedar Key captures intense wind and rainfall at a road in scenes described as “near-apocalyptic” by a local fisherman. Mandatory evacuation orders have been enforced issued in at least 28 of […]

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Transurban’s EastLink takeover bid hits government roadblock

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Victorian state government has told the competition watchdog that it fears CityLink owner Transurban will become too powerful if it is allowed to buy EastLink and gain a monopoly over toll roads in Melbourne. Victoria’s pushback against Transurban comes as the Australian […]

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Britain's oldest loan shark, 83, told terrified customers 'you know I can find you' as she targeted hard-up neighbours | The Sun

A GREAT-gran aged 83 was caught operating as Britain's oldest illegal loan shark – and told frightened customers: "You know I can find you." White-haired Tabitha Richardson was described as "threatening and menacing" preying on hard-up neighbours with 40 per cent interest on six-month loans. Investigators found she got away with being a loan shark for 20 years – illegally […]

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