34 m. ago Big investors look to sell out of private equity after market rout

Pensions and endowments seek exit from battered portfolios in blow to buyout industry

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87 m. ago Wigmaker accused of unhinged hammer attack on neighbor's door before crash that killed family

An accusation of a bizarre 'hammer attack' on her neighbors has resurfaced after a glamorous New York wigmaker allegedly caused a horrific crash that killed a family of three.

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2 h. ago 'Battering Ram Gang' stole £1m 'Mad Max' style then laundered it through bookies

In a wave of brazen heists that initially left police baffled, the gang stole millions by ramming cars into shops and cash depots and firing their weapons into the air

Economics

4 h. ago Israeli military changes account of Gaza medics’ killing after video shows attack

Phone footage contradicts IDF claims vehicles were not using emergency lights when troops opened fireIsrael’s military has backtracked on its account of the killing of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza last month after footage contradicted its claims that their vehicles did not have emergency signals on when Israeli troops opened fire. The military said initially it opened fire because the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” on nearby troops without headlights or emergency signals. An Israeli military official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations late on Saturday, said that account was “mistaken”.The almost seven-minute video, which the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Saturday was recovered from the phone of Rifat Radwan, one of the men killed, appears to have been filmed from inside a moving vehicle. It shows a red fire engine and clearly marked ambulances driving at night, using headlights and flashing emergency lights. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago How the 'Battering Ram Gang' stole more than £1m then laundered it through the bookies

In the mid-90s a Salford-based gang of armed robbers pulled off a string of audacious heists

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5 h. ago Israeli military changes account of Palestinian medics’ killing after video showed attack

Phone video contradicts IDF claims vehicles were not using emergency lights when troops opened fireThe Israeli military has backtracked on its account of the killing of 15 Palestinian medics by its forces last month after phone video contradicted its claims that their vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire on them in the Gaza Strip. The military said initially it opened fire because the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” on nearby troops without headlights or emergency signals. An Israeli military official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations late on Saturday, said that account was “mistaken”.The almost seven-minute video, which the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Saturday was recovered from the phone of Rifat Radwan, one of the men killed, appears to have been filmed from inside a moving vehicle. It shows a red fire engine and clearly marked ambulances driving at night, using headlights and flashing emergency lig...

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5 h. ago Stanley shooting: Man shot dead in 'shocking' attack as neighbours 'want to move out’

A man in his 50s was found to have been shot at an address in Stanley, County Durham, and despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene

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6 h. ago Widow of Jason Hennessy Snr shot dead in gangland attack appears in court 'accused of setting XL Bully on police during drugs probe

Hennessy Snr was shot and killed in Browne's Steakhouse in Blanchardstown, Dublin, on Christmas Eve 2023, before one of his attackers was stabbed and beaten to death by diners.

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6 h. ago Mystery of how The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg was added to top secret US chat solved at last

Donald Trump's administration was left red-faced last month after journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a top secret Signal chat discussing attack plans in Yemen

Politics

7 h. ago Moment hero passersby lift Fiat 500 off injured man trapped under it after being struck by 'drink

This is the moment a group toppled a battered white Fiat 500 to get to an injured pedestrian underneath in Luton - as police arrest a man on suspicion of attempted murder. 

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7 h. ago ‘I thought: this is it. I’m going to die’: Music producer Itay Kashti on his kidnapping ordeal

As his attackers are jailed for eight years, Kashti speaks about resilience, recovery after being targeted in attackAs he lay on the floor of a remote Welsh cottage, having been battered by a gang of masked kidnappers and handcuffed to a radiator pipe, musician and record producer Itay Kashti was heartbroken to imagine he would never see his family again.“I thought: ‘This is it. I’m going to die and this is the end of my story.’ I felt it was the final scene from a movie. I was thinking about my children.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Brianna Ghey’s mother says parent of her daughter’s killer is ‘a friend’

Teenager Brianna Ghey was murdered by Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe in a premeditated attack in 2023

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7 h. ago Snow in Spring as 40 counties across UK could be blasted by Arctic storm in days

The UK is set to be battered with snow coming in from the Arctic in an unexpected turn later this month. Up to 40 counties will be affected with the hardest hit getting 3cm an hour

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8 h. ago Member of Parliament 'under investigation' after allegation of sexual assault at Soho's Groucho Club

The male politician was interviewed under caution over the alleged attack at the private members’ club in August 2023

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9 h. ago Russian missile attack on Kyiv leaves three people injured and city ablaze as residents warned not to leave air shelters

A missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Sunday injured at least three people and caused several blazes, the city's mayor said

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9 h. ago One of my nostrils is constantly blocked... what could be the cause? DR ELLIE has the answer

I recently went to A&E with a very high temperature. I had my blood taken and was told that my troponin levels are 4,000. I've since read that this could be the sign of a heart attack. Should I be worried?

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10 h. ago Doge’s attack on social security causing ‘complete, utter chaos’, staff says

Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapseOffice closures, staffing and service cuts, and policy changes at the Social Security Administration (SSA) have caused “complete, utter chaos” and are threatening to send the agency into a “death spiral”, according to workers at the agency.The SSA operates the largest government program in the US, administering social insurance programs, including retirement, disability and survivor benefits. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Zelensky calls on West to step up pressure on Putin after deadly Kyiv strike

Early morning major Russian missiles attack sparks explosions in Kyiv, injuring three and killing one

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11 h. ago 1 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv as death toll from earlier missile strike rises to 19

One person was killed as Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Sunday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said

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13 h. ago Terrifying moment gigantic Great White smashes through shark cage holding Brit diver who somehow survives attack in Pacific

Chilling footage shows just how close Jimi Partington came to death as the crazed creature lunges at the transparent box he is in, shattering it into pieces.

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