32 h. ago PM condemns ‘shocking acts’ after suspicious fire at Melbourne synagogue with 20 people inside

Police allege a man entered the grounds at about 8pm on Friday and poured a flammable liquid on the front doorGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has pledged federal support for Victorian authorities after police reported a suspicious fire was lit at a synagogue in East Melbourne on Friday night.Victoria police alleged an unknown man entered the grounds of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation on Albert Street at about 8pm on Friday and poured a flammable liquid on the front door of the building and set it on fire. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Universal Credit claimants could be missing out on up to £1,149 a month

More than seven million people in the UK are currently in receipt of Universal Credit, but there could be more cash support available to them

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3 d. ago Bangladesh tribunal sentences Hasina to jail for contempt over a claim she had a license to kill

A tribunal has sentenced Bangladesh’s former leader Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail after she was found in contempt of court for allegedly claiming she had a license to kill at least 227 people

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3 d. ago Alleged people smuggling gang member ‘made millions while on Universal Credit’

The group is believed to have used visas of people with legitimate status in the UK to aid the arrival of over 500 Gambian citizens.

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7 d. ago Inside story of the gang of people smugglers who used adapted Vauxhall Vectras

The gang's leader Mukhlis Jamal Hamadamin, a Kurdish-born UK citizen from Stockport, is behind bars

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8 d. ago Brits travelling to Benidorm told to avoid making 'huge mistake' when using taxis

A Brit abroad has warned people visiting Benidorm this year that there are allegedly "fake taxis" driving around, urging people to exercise caution when they're travelling

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9 d. ago Brad Pitt’s $5m house in Los Angeles ‘ransacked’ after break

Police say suspects broke in through the front window and fled with property while Pitt was on tour for his new film F1Police are investigating a break-in at a home reportedly owned by Brad Pitt, who has been on a globe-spanning promo tour for his new movie, F1, after three people allegedly “ransacked” the property.The Los Angeles police department confirmed they responded to a break-in Wednesday night at a house on the 2300 block of North Edgemont Street in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Inside London raids targeting ‘people smuggling gang' as four arrested

Met Police, Home Office and NCA storm homes and cafes believed to be used by smuggling gang who advertised illegal crossings to the UK on social media

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1 week ago Three Albanians and a Moldovan woman are arrested in dawn raids targeting people smuggling ring 'who advertised illegal crossings on social media'

Four people have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into an alleged people smuggling gang that is said to have advertised Channel crossings on social media.

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1 week ago Inside dawn raids targeting 'London people smuggling gang' as four arrested

The Met Police, Home Office and NCA visited cafes in Walthamstow, Chingford and Dagenham believed to be used by members of the smuggling gang who advertised illegal crossings to the UK on social media

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1 week ago Disneyland Paris calls in police over alleged fake wedding with child ‘bride’

Police questioning two people as prosecutor says event at theme park was staged with girl aged about nine and actorsFrench police were questioning two people on Sunday after Disneyland Paris was hired for an alleged fake marriage ceremony involving a girl aged about nine.The theme park complex outside Paris had been hired for what was presumed to be a genuine private wedding early on Saturday morning before opening hours. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Suspect in Minnesota killings accused of being ‘prepper’ preparing ‘for war’

Vance Boelter texted family that they needed to flee their house before ‘people with guns’ showed up, filings allegeThe man charged in connection with the recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was a doomsday “prepper” who instructed his family to “prepare for war” as he tried to evade capture, according to new court filings.Vance Boelter, 57, faces multiple federal and state murder charges after allegedly shooting dead the Democratic Minnesota state house speaker emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in the early hours of 14 June. Boelter is also accused of shooting and seriously wounding the Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, about 90 minutes earlier. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Teen charged with 4 counts of murder in Utah carnival shooting

Prosecutors in Utah have charged a 16-year-old boy with four counts of murder Friday for allegedly shooting to death three people in an apparent gang confrontation at a carnival in the Salt Lake City area

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2 w. ago Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty to Causing Grievous Bodily Harm During Alleged Nightclub Attack

Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty to Causing Grievous Bodily Harm During Alleged Nightclub Attack  People.com

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2 w. ago University principal and senior staff quit after report on finances

The University of Dundee has been struggling to deal with a £35 million deficit.

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2 w. ago People on Universal Credit could be due cash bonus of up to £1,200

More than half a million more people on Universal Credit are in line for the savings boost.

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2 w. ago Universal Credit pay rises for millions of households confirmed in new DWP plan

Almost four million households will receive an income boost to their Universal Credit standard allowance every year for the next four years

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2 w. ago Scientists have finally FOUND the universe's 'missing matter': Elusive substance is discovered in 10 million degree filament

After 10 years of searching, scientists have finally found the universe's 'missing matter'.

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2 w. ago People smuggling gang that crammed migrants into refrigerated lorries smashed by 'Britain's FBI'

A total of 12 members of the London-based crime group have now been convicted following the NCA’s extensive investigation

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2 w. ago Moment terrified migrants are smuggled OUT of Britain in back of lorry to avoid French visa crackdown as gang led by Algerian ringleader are found guilty over plot

The group, which included children, were being taken towards Dover in a bid to enter French soil undetected.

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