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Three football players arrested for alleged illegal betting

Fri, 17/05/2024 - 04:17
Three players for an Australian football club have been arrested for allegedly manipulating the number of yellow cards they received in several A-League matches last year.

Starmer's plan shows Labour are focused on election campaign - but Sunak didn't get the memo

Fri, 17/05/2024 - 01:46
It's mid-May, we have just completed the local and mayoral election races and the Prime Minister, to all intents and purposes seems to be going for an election anytime from October onwards.

Ed Sheeran surprises music students with impromptu gig

Fri, 17/05/2024 - 00:51
Ed Sheeran surprised a group of music students by giving an impromptu gig at their college.

Ronaldo tops Forbes top 10 list of highest-paid athletes

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 23:29
Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career.

Ukraine's second city 'under missile attack', mayor says

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 22:28
Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, is "under missile attack", its mayor has said.

Hunt to promise further tax cuts as pre-election battle hots up

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 22:00
Jeremy Hunt will promise further tax cuts if the Tories win the next general election and will accuse the Labour Party of not being honest about how it will fund its spending pledges.

Starving Gaza children dying the 'size of a skeleton'

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 21:41
Starving children and adults in Gaza are dying after being reduced to the "size of a skeleton", according to the World Food Programme boss.

Ex-US army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester pardoned

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 21:21
A former US army sergeant who killed a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 has been issued a full pardon.

Trump trial star witness accused of lying about hush money phone call

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 21:13
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former "thug" and "pit bull", has been accused of lying about a phone call he says he made to the former US president about payments to ex porn star Stormy Daniels.

Bodies left to decompose in NHS hospitals, report finds

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 19:57
Bodies of deceased patients have been left to decompose inside NHS hospital mortuaries across England, inspectors have warned.

South Africa says Gaza at 'new and horrific stage' as it urges UN court to order ceasefire

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 18:58
South Africa has told a UN court the situation in Gaza is at a "new and horrific stage" - as it tries to convince it to order a ceasefire and stop Israel's operation in Rafah.

1.8 tonnes of methamphetamine seized from major Mexican drugs cartel

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 18:23
Spanish police say they have dismantled a drug distribution network run by a major South American cartel after seizing 1.8 tonnes of methamphetamine.

'Help us': Peaceful Georgian protesters beaten by police squads as Russia's shadow looms

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 17:12
The shadow of the Kremlin looms darker over Georgia at the end of this week, just as it does over Ukraine.

Starmer is running on a ticket of change - but what he is promising may take years to deliver

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 16:52
The stump speech, rolled up sleeves and a "first steps" six-point plan: Sir Keir Starmer is clear he isn't the heir to Blair, but he certainly evoked the spirit of Tony Blair who, back in 1997, issued a five-point pledge card with the strap line: "Keep this card and see that we keep our promises."

Double child killer's parole hearing to be held in public

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 16:44
Notorious child killer Colin Pitchfork's next parole hearing will be held in public.

No timeline on boil water notice after contamination issue which may have been caused by cow faeces

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 16:32
A South West Water boss has refused to give a timeline on when a notice to boil tap water will be lifted after a parasite was found in a key reservoir.

25 workers 'poisoned' at prison by 'inmates working in staff canteen'

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 15:51
More than two dozen staff at a prison in Kent were "deliberately poisoned" with the drug spice, a union has said.

Families of victims want Letby inquiry live streamed to stop conspiracy theories

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 15:06
The inquiry into how nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder babies at a hospital in Chester will begin to hear evidence in September. 

Slovak PM shooting suspect named as 71-year-old writer and poet

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 14:30
A man charged with attempted murder following the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been named as 71-year-old Juraj Cintula.

About 100 sub-postmaster convictions separate to Post Office cases may be 'tainted'

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 13:43
Prosecutions of sub postmasters by the Department for Work and Pensions could be "tainted" as Sky News reveals officials worked with now discredited Post Office investigators to secure convictions.

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