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Police are appealing for information after an eight-year-old boy was sexually assaulted in his tent in Drumnadrochit, in the Scottish Highlands. A man approached the child within his tent at the Loch Ness Bay campsite between 12.20am and 1am on Thursday, 31 July, while his family were in an adjacent tent. He sexually assaulted the boy…
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Andrew Flintoff has praised the “love and compassion” of “superhero” staff in a visit to the hospital that treated him after his crash. The cricket legend was seriously injured during the incident on the Top Gear track in Surrey in December 2022. He was airlifted to St George’s in Tooting, with a surgeon calling Flintoff’s…
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Hollywood actor Brian Cox has told Sky News that Donald Trump is talking “bollocks” after suggesting there should be 50 or 75 years between Scottish independence referendums. The US president said a country “can’t go through that too much” when questioned by reporters during his visit to Scotland this week. The Emmy-winning star, who is…
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Edward Zakrzewski: Execution of man who killed his wife and children sets new state record | US News
A man who murdered his wife and two children with a machete has become the ninth person to be executed in Florida this year. Edward Zakrzewski’s death sets a new annual record for the state – and two more are scheduled this month. The 60-year-old was pronounced dead on Thursday after being given a three-drug…
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A man has been found dismembered in his cellar – with his mother and girlfriend reportedly confessing to the killing. The remains of Alessandro Venier were found in Gemona del Friuli, northeastern Italy, on Thursday. Sky’s Italian news service, TG24, says it’s understood from sources close to the case that the women have already claimed…
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The UK’s Supreme Court is set to deliver a landmark ruling today that could have billion-pound consequences for banks and impact millions of motorists. The essential question that the country’s top court has been asked to answer is this: should customers be fully informed about the commission dealers earn on their purchase? However, the Supreme…
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Heathrow Airport has said it can build a third runway for £21bn within the next decade. Europe’s busiest travel hub has submitted its plans to the government – with opponents raising concerns about carbon emissions, noise pollution and environmental impacts. The west London airport wants permission to create a 3,500m (11,400ft) runway, but insists it…
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It is “Liberation Day” III – the third tariff deadline set by Donald Trump. From today, countries without bilateral trade agreements face reciprocal tariffs – ranging from 25% to 50% – with a baseline of 15% to 20% for any not making a deal. He has delayed twice, from April to July and from July…
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Two senior US officials will visit Gaza later today, amid growing concerns about the scale of the humanitarian crisis. Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will inspect a food distribution site – and report back to the president immediately. Our US correspondent David Blevins says the visit “is…
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Heavy rain and floods are hitting parts of the US east coast, causing flight cancellations and leaving drivers stranded in cities including New York. A total of almost 50 million people in the US are under flood watches, and states of emergency have been declared in New Jersey and New York City, with state workers…