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ABC's $15m legal loss to Trump is just the beginning
The Independent

ABC's $15m legal loss to Trump is just the beginning

Company settled in hours’ to protect credentials and brand

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December 19, 2024
US 'days away' from Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal
The Independent

US 'days away' from Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal

The US, joined by mediators Qatar and Egypt, sought yesterday to bring about an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old war in the Gaza Strip as medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 20 Palestinians overnight.

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December 19, 2024
General's alleged assassin arrested, Moscow reveals
The Independent

General's alleged assassin arrested, Moscow reveals

Russia’s Investigative Committee says a 29-year-old Uzbek man has confessed to planting and detonating deadly bomb

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December 19, 2024
Tate brothers handed £2m tax bill over 'serial evasion'
The Independent

Tate brothers handed £2m tax bill over 'serial evasion'

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will have more than £2m seized by police after the brothers were accused of being \"serial tax evaders\" who have \"not paid a penny\" in tax on £21m in revenues.

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December 19, 2024
Not guilty pleas entered for Southport stabbings suspect
The Independent

Not guilty pleas entered for Southport stabbings suspect

A teenager has denied murdering three children in a stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Southport.

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December 19, 2024
Dent to step in for Wallace on Celebrity MasterChef
The Independent

Dent to step in for Wallace on Celebrity MasterChef

Food critic Grace Dent will replace Gregg Wallace as presenter on the next series of Celebrity MasterChef. Wallace stepped back from MasterChef last month over allegations he had made sexual comments to people he had worked with on the show.

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December 19, 2024
Ferguson urged Andrew to skip Sandringham this year
The Independent

Ferguson urged Andrew to skip Sandringham this year

Prince Andrew was persuaded by Sarah Ferguson not to join the royal family at Sandringham on Christmas Day, sparing the Windsors’ further embarrassment amid allegations of his close friendship with an alleged Chinese spy.

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December 19, 2024
Teen driver on laughing gas jailed for killing his friends
The Independent

Teen driver on laughing gas jailed for killing his friends

A 19-year-old who caused the death of three teenagers after inhaling nitrous oxide and driving at speeds of more than 100mph, has been jailed for nine years and four months.

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December 19, 2024
Criminology student guilty of 'senseless' beach murder
The Independent

Criminology student guilty of 'senseless' beach murder

A criminology student who quizzed his lecturer on how best to get away with killing someone has been found guilty of stabbing physical trainer Amie Gray to death on a beach in Bournemouth.

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December 19, 2024
Fears of China military base on Chagos Islands after deal
The Independent

Fears of China military base on Chagos Islands after deal

Sir Keir Starmer’s proposed deal with Mauritius to hand over the Chagos Islands would not prevent China from building a rival base in another part of the archipelago, according to a written ministerial answer.

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December 19, 2024
Is it even legal for Musk to give Farage's party $100m?
The Independent

Is it even legal for Musk to give Farage's party $100m?

Elon Musk's emergence as a Reform UK supporter has startled the established parties, and with good reason. Thanks to his close association with Donald Trump, the richest person in the world has seen his net wealth rise further to around $400bn since the presidential election.

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December 19, 2024
Badenoch blames Labour for new rail strikes to May
The Independent

Badenoch blames Labour for new rail strikes to May

Kemi Badenoch has claimed train commuters will suffer” for Labour’s inflation-busting pay rises for unions. The Tory leader’s comments came after train managers voted to hold a series of strikes, beginning on New Year’s Eve.

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December 19, 2024
Fury as PM claims women knew about pension change
The Independent

Fury as PM claims women knew about pension change

Sir Keir Starmer provoked outrage among Waspi women yesterday after he appeared to point the finger of blame at them despite Labour’s decision not to pay them compensation over changes to their pensions.

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December 19, 2024
This catalogue of tone-deaf U-turns will come back to haunt Starmer
The Independent

This catalogue of tone-deaf U-turns will come back to haunt Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer cannot have much enjoyed his last session of Prime Minister’s Questions for the year. The leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, did her job and embarrassed Sir Keir with a timely reminder of the misery being inflicted on older people by the cuts to the winter fuel allowance.

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December 19, 2024
Trans player Van Leuven is a winner even as she loses
The Independent

Trans player Van Leuven is a winner even as she loses

As Noa-Lynn van Leuven approached the stage, red hair flowing and lipstick shimmering under the lights, it was hard to know what the reaction would be.

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December 18, 2024
Liverpool's forgotten man will 'get minutes' in cup tie
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Liverpool's forgotten man will 'get minutes' in cup tie

It was seen as a no-brainer. Liverpool's £12m signing of Federico Chiesa - the Italian golden boy on his nation's triumphant European Championship title run three years ago was heralded from all angles as a coup for Arne Slot.

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December 18, 2024
Fixture chaos is a blueprint for shocks and dark horses
The Independent

Fixture chaos is a blueprint for shocks and dark horses

In the immediate aftermath of the Manchester derby, Pep Guardiola was dumbfounded.

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December 18, 2024
Mudryk in 'complete shock' over banned substance test
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Mudryk in 'complete shock' over banned substance test

Mykhailo Mudryk insists he has “not done anything wrong” after submitting a drug test sample which contained a banned substance.

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December 18, 2024
Weakened job market is a grim sign of things to come
The Independent

Weakened job market is a grim sign of things to come

Recruiter Reed threw the cat among the pigeons when it warned of a sharp fall in the number of jobs being advertised – and suggested that a recession may be just around the corner.

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December 18, 2024
What's at stake if US goes ahead with TikTok ban?
The Independent

What's at stake if US goes ahead with TikTok ban?

After amassing more than 170 million users in the country in less than seven years, TikTok is now facing an outright ban in the US.

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December 18, 2024
Teen kills teacher and pupil in shooting at US school
The Independent

Teen kills teacher and pupil in shooting at US school

A US community has been left traumatised after a 15-year-old female student killed a teacher and another pupil in a shooting spree at a Christian school in Wisconsin on Monday.

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December 18, 2024
French fly flag in Damascus as West holds talks in Syria.
The Independent

French fly flag in Damascus as West holds talks in Syria.

France has raised its flag at its Damascus embassy for the first time in 12 years and European Union officials prepared to engage with the new Syrian leadership, a sign of the growing contacts after Bashar al-Assad was ousted as president on 8 December.

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December 18, 2024
Gaza ceasefire in sight as expectations grow over deal
The Independent

Gaza ceasefire in sight as expectations grow over deal

Hamas says an agreement will only be signed if Israel stops setting new conditions during 'serious and positive' talks

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December 18, 2024
UK held migrants on island unlawfully, judge rules
The Independent

UK held migrants on island unlawfully, judge rules

A group of more than 60 asylum seekers were unlawfully detained by the UK on the remote island of Diego Garcia, a judge has ruled.

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December 18, 2024
UK intelligence foiled plots.to assassinate Pope Francis
The Independent

UK intelligence foiled plots.to assassinate Pope Francis

Two suicide bombers targeted Pope Francis as he delivered a message of peace during a visit to Iraq but were foiled by British intelligence services, he has revealed.

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December 18, 2024
Sara Sharif's killers start life sentences to shouts of 'evil'
The Independent

Sara Sharif's killers start life sentences to shouts of 'evil'

The pair were described as 'executioners' by Sara's mother

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December 18, 2024
Why has Labour's Brexit reset with the EU faltered?
The Independent

Why has Labour's Brexit reset with the EU faltered?

Not for the first time, this government finds itself stumbling into the gap between its pre-election rhetoric and post-election realities.

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December 18, 2024
Farage meets Musk amid Reform donation rumours
The Independent

Farage meets Musk amid Reform donation rumours

Nigel Farage has met Elon Musk at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion amid rumours the tech billionaire is preparing to donate $100m (£79m) to Reform UK.

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December 18, 2024
Hodgkinson voted BBC Sports Personality of Year
The Independent

Hodgkinson voted BBC Sports Personality of Year

Keely Hodgkinson was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year at an awards ceremony in Salford last night, at the end of a stunning year which saw her become the Olympic 800m champion in Paris.

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December 18, 2024
Millions of Waspi women will not get compensation
The Independent

Millions of Waspi women will not get compensation

Government ignores ombudsman over lost pension cash

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December 18, 2024