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Tourists ‘attacked with belt and bike lock’ after refusing to have sex with prostitutes in British holiday hotspot
Tourists visiting a British holiday hotspot are reported to have been assaulted with a belt and a bike lock after declining offers of sex from prostitutes, according to the Daily Mail. The incident highlights ongoing concerns about street-level harassment and violence linked to sex work in popular UK tourist areas, raising questions about visitor safety…
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Guy Ritchie gets go-ahead to build Airbnbs on his airfield after neighbours accuse him of trying to build ‘aviation theme park by stealth’
Filmmaker Guy Ritchie has been granted planning permission to build holiday-let accommodation, marketed via Airbnb, on the airfield he owns, despite objections from local residents. Neighbours had opposed the scheme, alleging that Ritchie was attempting to build an “aviation theme park by stealth” rather than a straightforward holiday-letting business, raising concerns about the cumulative effect…
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South Yorkshire benefit fraudster, 34, pocketed £32,000 claiming partner did not live with her for two years
A 34-year-old woman from South Yorkshire was found to have fraudulently claimed around £32,000 in benefits over a two-year period. The case highlights how inaccurate household information can affect entitlement to means-tested support. She reportedly stated that her partner did not live with her, despite him being resident at the property. The false declaration allowed…
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How to survive being attacked by Britain’s most dangerous spider: Venomous false widows are spreading in the UK – and a single bite can trigger agonising flesh-eating infections…
False widow spiders, considered Britain’s most dangerous arachnid, are continuing to spread across the UK, with health experts warning that their bite can in rare cases trigger serious flesh-eating infections. The report highlights growing concern among medical professionals about the spider’s expanding range and the potential for bites to cause severe secondary bacterial infections if…
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Celebrity chef Parveen Ashraf speaks out publicly for first time after husband of 38 years shot in cold blood in front of son in Ghana
Celebrity chef Parveen Ashraf has spoken publicly for the first time since her husband of 38 years was shot dead in front of their son in Ghana, in what has been described as a cold-blooded killing. The case has drawn wide attention given Ashraf’s public profile, and her decision to break her silence marks a…
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BAE Systems plans Sheffield expansion in bid to supply thousands of British Army vehicles
BAE Systems is planning an expansion in Sheffield as part of a bid to supply thousands of vehicles to the British Army. The proposal matters because it could strengthen the city’s defence-manufacturing role and support the UK’s efforts to modernise military equipment. The available article text provides no further details on the proposed site, investment,…
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The day I met Andy Burnham, by KATIE HIND: Our new PM was a proud ladies’ man who boasted of ‘lots of girlfriends’, let me check for mascara on his famous eyelashes and couldn’t stop name-dropping his celebrity friends
Daily Mail columnist Katie Hind recounts a past encounter with Andy Burnham, who is set to become the UK’s new Prime Minister, offering a personal character sketch as he takes office. The piece, styled as a gossip-column recollection, focuses on his personality and social manner rather than policy substance, with Hind describing him as flirtatious,…
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Fifa gives fraud ‘an open door’ with betting, says Council of Europe chief
The Council of Europe’s secretary general, Alain Berset, has launched an unusually sharp public attack on Fifa, accusing it of leaving an “open door to fraud” through its expanded betting partnerships and of letting political pressure undermine the World Cup’s integrity. In an open letter published to coincide with Sunday’s final, Berset called for a…
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Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says
A new report from the Health Foundation thinktank argues that restoring the UK population’s health to 2014 levels would boost GDP by 2% and deliver a £72bn benefit to public finances, framing national health as an economic asset rather than simply a cost to be managed. The paper, published on Sunday, comes as healthy life…
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‘We were in danger of running it into the ground’: Brittany Howard on fleeing fame, fighting Trump and the epic return of Alabama Shakes
Brittany Howard has revealed how Alabama Shakes, the Grammy-winning blues-soul-rock band from Athens, Alabama, unexpectedly reunited after a seven-year hiatus, driven initially by a favour for a friend rather than any grand plan. The trio, who stopped performing in 2017 after becoming “physically and creatively spent” following huge global success, played a surprise fundraiser show…