41 h. ago Welsh team drafted in to train against Wales as Argentina demand official investigation

These are the rugby stories making headlines on the evening of Monday, November 24.

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3 d. ago Major European airport closed after mystery drones spark travel chaos with flights grounded

A MAJOR European airport has suspended flights following a spate of mysterious drone sightings - sparking widespread travel chaos. Dutch authorities said Eindhoven Airport shut down its airspace after several UAV sightings - which also caused military air traffic to pause. Counter-drones teams and police officers rushed to the scene to investigate, Netherlands Defence Minister...

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3 d. ago London officials address ongoing investigation into Doug Harless death

London officials address ongoing investigation into Doug Harless death  LEX18

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4 d. ago London officials discuss Doug Harless investigation timeline

London officials discuss Doug Harless investigation timeline  WKYT

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4 d. ago GLA accused of telling developers to 'dig a trench' to inflate affordable housing stats

The authority has been urged to investigate claims figures were ‘embellished’ by officials

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5 d. ago Serious Fraud Office arrests two men over suspected £20m crypto fraud

Law enforcement agency raids two sites in West Yorkshire and London as it appeals for informationThe Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has arrested two men as it launched an investigation into a suspected £20m cryptocurrency fraud.The law enforcement agency raided two sites in West Yorkshire and London as it appealed for information about $28m (£21.4m) invested into a cryptocurrency scheme called Basis Markets. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Two men arrested as Serious Fraud Office investigates £21.4m cryptocurrency firm

The law enforcement agency appealed for information from investors in a scheme called Basis Markets.

Economics

5 d. ago Covid Inquiry report hits out at WhatsApp use amid Nicola Sturgeon deletion row

Baroness Hallett said the use of private channels could “impede” the courts and official investigations.

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5 d. ago French authorities investigate alleged Holocaust denial posts on Elon Musk’s Grok AI

X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executionsEurope live – latest updatesFrench public prosecutors are investigating allegations by government ministers and human rights groups that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, made statements denying the Holocaust.The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday night it was expanding an existing inquiry into Musk’s social media platform, X, to include the “Holocaust-denying comments”, which remained online for three days. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago French authorities look into Holocaust denial posts from Elon Musk’s Grok AI

X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executionsEurope live – latest updatesFrench public prosecutors are investigating allegations by government ministers and human rights groups that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, made statements denying the Holocaust.The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday night it was expanding an existing inquiry into Musk’s social media platform, X, to include the “Holocaust-denying comments”, which remained online for three days. Continue reading...

Culture

7 d. ago Cruel twist of fate after entire family died on Turkey holiday from 'toxic spray'

It was initially believed to be food poisoning, but after an investigation, officials now believe gases from a poisonous pesticide wafted into the family’s hotel room

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8 d. ago PSNI launch criminal probe into Presbyterian Church after safeguarding failures

A senior officer said his investigation team aimed to make sure ‘perpetrators will be held to account’.

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1 week ago Paris train station on lockdown after knifeman shot by police after ‘threatening to slit people’s throats’

A KNIFEMAN has been shot by police after he allegedly threatened to slit people's throats. Paris prosecutors said the man, known for domestic violence, wielded a knife at police officers near the Montparnasse station, forcing authorities to issue a lockdown. The suspect was about to be arrested as he disembarked a TGV train, suspected of...

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2 w. ago ‘Atrocious on every level’: sex case findings shame New Zealand’s senior police culture

Inspector general will be inaugurated to oversee service after report on how top officers steered investigation of Jevon McSkimming, who went on to become deputy commissionerNew Zealand’s government will take the unprecedented move of appointing an inspector general of police after a damning report found “significant failings” in the way senior police officers handled serious sexual complaints against a former high-ranking officer.The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) released a 135-page report on Tuesday detailing allegations made against the former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming and the police’s response to them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US ethics officials removed for inquiring into improper access of mortgage files

Fannie Mae officers were investigating whether Trump ally inappropriately accessed mortgage details of Letitia James, Adam Schiff and othersEthics officials at Fannie Mae were removed from their jobs as they investigated whether a top Trump ally improperly accessed mortgage documents of Letitia James, the New York attorney general, and other Democratic officials, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.William Pulte, a staunch Trump defender and the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), has accused James, Adam Schiff, a California senator, and Lisa Cook, a federal reserve governor, of mortgage fraud. All three have denied the accusations and James was indicted on specious federal charges last month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting investigation

Eyupspor chairman reportedly among those arrested27 Super Lig players suspended over alleged bettingTurkish authorities formally arrested eight people, including a top-tier club chairman, on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches. The Turkish football federation (TFF) has also suspended 1,024 players pending disciplinary investigations.The TFF suspended 149 referees and assistant referees earlier this month, after an investigation found officials working in the country’s professional leagues were betting on football matches. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pornography has become a 'public health crisis', Strictly winner Ore Oduba declares as he details addiction to explicit online content that brought him to the brink of suicide

Oduba described how the addiction gave him panic attacks, hurt his relationships and cost him 'thousands of pounds' on subscription sites.

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2 w. ago Ten US states report infant botulism cases linked to recalled formula

Federal and state health officials are investigating 13 cases across ten states

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2 w. ago Infant botulism in 10 US states linked to formula being recalled

Federal and state health officials are investigating 13 cases in 10 U.S. states of infant botulism linked to baby formula that is being recalled

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2 w. ago Return to the office? Public sector splurges nearly £1.3million of taxpayers' cash on WFH equipment

A Mail on Sunday investigation lays bare the outlay on desks, office chairs and IT equipment for public sector workers still reaping the benefits of hybrid working brought in during the pandemic.

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