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Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills
Wessex Water has given its chief executive, Ruth Jefferson, an above-inflation pay rise even though the company has been banned from paying bonuses following sewage spills. The disclosure comes amid intense public and political scrutiny of water company executive pay, as sewage pollution in rivers and seas continues to provoke outrage, and it raises fresh…
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Catfisher who had to pay £10,000 to victim whose identity she stole in horrific four-year campaign is revealed
A woman who spent four years catfishing a victim by stealing their identity has been ordered to pay £10,000 in compensation, and has now been publicly identified. The case highlights the serious personal and financial toll that prolonged identity-based online deception can inflict on victims, who often have little recourse beyond civil action or, in…
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Shocking footage shows plain-clothed ICE officers violently pinning down an Australian man at Las Vegas Airport as he cries out for help
Footage has emerged showing plain-clothed ICE officers forcibly restraining an Australian man at Las Vegas Airport, with the man crying out for help as he was pinned to the ground during the encounter. The video has drawn attention amid ongoing scrutiny of aggressive immigration enforcement tactics used by US authorities, raising questions about the treatment…
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The Guide #252: Christopher Nolan forces all rivals to flee as he dominates the battle of the blockbusters
Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming film The Odyssey has effectively cleared the summer release schedule, with rival studios avoiding the period around its launch rather than compete for cinema screens. The Guardian’s culture newsletter argues this illustrates Nolan’s unique status as the last “event cinema” director whose name alone guarantees box-office dominance, regardless of genre or subject…
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Pompeii: Out of Time With Tom Hiddleston – the tale of ordinary Romans’ hopeless heroism is tearjerking television
The Guardian’s television critic reviews *Pompeii: Out of Time With Tom Hiddleston*, a National Geographic documentary launching on Disney+ this Thursday, which explores the AD79 eruption of Vesuvius and its destruction of Pompeii. Hiddleston, who holds a double first in classics, hosts the series alongside academic experts, blending investigative presenting with dramatised reconstructions to challenge…
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Tennessee woman arrested after allegedly trying to drown one of her children in backyard pool
A woman in Tennessee has been arrested after police accused her of attempting to drown one of her children in the family’s backyard swimming pool. The case has drawn attention as a serious act of alleged child abuse, prompting authorities to bring criminal charges against her. Mikaylee Rae Beirne, 31, of Johnson City, was charged…
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Former prosecutor accused of poisoning her husband with fentanyl four times including while out on bail …but supportive spouse is sticking by her
A former prosecutor in Alabama has been accused of repeatedly poisoning her husband with fentanyl, with prosecutors alleging the attacks occurred on four separate occasions, including at least once while she was already free on bail from an earlier charge. Despite the serious allegations, her husband has publicly stated he continues to support her, saying…
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Tuchel Defends Tactics After England Semi Exit as Trump Joins Critics
England manager Thomas Tuchel has stood by his tactical decisions following the World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina, accepting full accountability for the 2-1 defeat whilst expressing no regrets about his in-game choi
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Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘cult’
A BBC News investigation has published a detailed first-hand account from a woman, given the pseudonym Anya, who describes years of coercive control and sexual abuse as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s “assistants” in New York. She says Epstein ran his operation “like a cult”, drawing in around a dozen women at a time with false…