57 m. ago Manchester United could receive double transfer windfall after another deal agreed

The latest Man Utd transfer news as Ruben Amorim could be handed a double financial boost.

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89 m. ago Ghislaine Maxwell was not Jeffrey Epstein’s sole enabler. So why is she the only one in prison? | Arwa Mahdawi

This weekend, the Trump administration officially closed the file on the notorious billionaire Epstein. Maga aren’t the only ones who should be outragedGreat news, everyone! We can all stop thinking about Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged with the sex trafficking of minors in 2019 and found dead in his Manhattan jail cell shortly after, apparently of suicide. Great minds have looked into the case and discovered there is nothing more to uncover. So don’t waste your time wondering which powerful people might have been part of Epstein’s alleged trafficking operation. There’s nothing to see here – nothing at all. Case officially closed.That, in essence, was the message from the Trump administration over the weekend. On Sunday, Axios reported on a memo from Trump’s justice department and the FBI that concluded there is no evidence that Epstein was involved in blackmailing people, kept a “client list” or was murdered. Most importantly, the memo said there is no “evidence that could predica...

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1 hour ago Top House Democrats demand release of Epstein files that mention Trump

Exclusive: Jamie Raskin and 15 others accuse justice department of withholding Epstein files to protect TrumpUS politics live – latest updatesHouse Democrats on Tuesday demanded that the justice department release documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking case that mentions or references Donald Trump, citing a comment by Elon Musk after he fell out with the president this year.The House judiciary committee’s ranking member, Jamie Raskin, together with 15 other Democrats sent a six-page letter to the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, accusing her of withholding some Epstein files to protect the president from any damaging disclosures. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Royal Navy vessels shadowed Russian ships in UK waters for a fifth time this month alone as Putin continues to probe British defences

Frigate HMS Iron Duke, patrol ship HMS Tyne and Wildcat aircraft were dispatched on three separate operations in the North Sea and English Channel between July 1 and today.

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1 hour ago Texas rescue helicopter forced to make emergency landing after colliding with private drone

The Federal Aviation Administration typically issues temporary flight restrictions in airspace needed for relief and recovery operations

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2 h. ago The dark truth about finfluencers and how their 'free' online financial advice could cost YOU thousands

Blindly taking money advice from online content creators could cost you thousands of pounds, new research by High Street bank TSB warns.

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3 h. ago Farmers more likely to seek financial advice as concerns focus around pensions

Almost half of farmers say they plan to seek financial advice over the next six months as concerns about their finances are most likely to focus on their pensions, according to a new study.

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3 h. ago Treasury watchdog sounds alarm on wealth taxes: OBR warns Labour not to rely on milking a few thousand 'mobile' rich people

The OBR highlighted the 'risks' of trying to milk too much from 'high net worth' individuals as it painted a grim picture of the government's long-term finances.

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3 h. ago Manchester United confirm Matheus Cunha shirt number after £62.5m transfer

New recruit Matheus Cunha will don an iconic shirt number in his first season at Man United.

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3 h. ago Rightwing influencers indignant over FBI claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s client list doesn’t exist

Some have demanded that Trump fire attorney general Pam Bondi, who had earlier said client list was sitting on her deskRightwing influencers in the US who are often aligned with Donald Trump are angry that a joint justice department and FBI memo has dismissed the existence of a “client list” in the case against late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The disgraced financier killed himself in a jail cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on child sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Monzo fined after customers put Buckingham Palace and No 10 as home addresses

The Financial Conduct Authority found customers were allowed to register bank accounts to addresses including PO Boxes and London landmarks.

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4 h. ago Warning issued on ‘vulnerable position’ of UK finances after Starmer’s welfare U

The OBR’s warning piles fresh pressure on Rachel Reeves ahead of the autumn Budget

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4 h. ago The six starkest warnings from OBR as report lays bare the perilous state of UK public finances

Here are the most stark warnings in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report

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5 h. ago Public finances on ‘unsustainable’ path due to spending promises, says OBR

Richard Hughes told a briefing in Liverpool that the projected rise in state pension spending would contributed to growing UK national debt.

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5 h. ago Three men found guilty of committing arson attack on behalf of Wagner Group after being recruited by Russian terrorists

Three men have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of an arson attack on a warehouse linked to Ukraine on behalf of the terrorist Wagner Group.

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5 h. ago UK public finances on ‘unsustainable’ path amid growing climate, debt and pension costs

Office for Budget Responsibility warns national debt on course to hit 270% of GDP by 2070 amid volatilityBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s public finances are on an unsustainable long-term trajectory, given the growing costs of state pensions and the mounting climate emergency, the Office for Budget Responsibility has warned.Richard Hughes, who chairs the budget watchdog, said government debt would rise to 270% of GDP by 2070 – up from less than 100% today – if current policies were left unchanged. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Monzo fined over £21m after financial crime controls ‘fell far short’

The FCA said Monzo’s financial crime systems and controls ‘failed to keep pace’ with its rapid growth in customers numbers in recent years.

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6 h. ago Bus firm McGill’s acquires historic Scottish coach operator in seven

“We are incredibly proud of what Prentice Westwood has achieved over the past 70 years as a family enterprise” – Robbie Prentice

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6 h. ago Monzo fined £21m after customers use Buckingham Palace as address

The FCA said Monzo’s financial fraud systems and controls ‘failed to keep pace’ with its rapid growth in customers numbers in recent years.

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6 h. ago Post Office scandal may have led to more than 13 suicides, inquiry finds

First report from Horizon IT hearings lays bare human impact of wrongful convictions as 10,000 people seek compensationUK politics live – latest updatesMore than 13 people may have killed themselves as a result of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, while it drove at least 59 more to contemplate suicide, according to the first findings from the public inquiry into what has been labelled the worst miscarriage of justice in UK history.The 162-page volume one report from Sir Wyn Williams, the retired judge who chaired the hearings, looks at the “human impact” on the more than 1,000 post office operators wrongly accused of taking money from their branches because faulty software showed a shortfall. Continue reading...

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