1 hour ago Nauru president accused in parliament of corruptly siphoning off millions of Australian funding

Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ yet still signing $2.5bn deportation dealFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNauru’s President David Adeang, a predecessor and other individuals have been accused in the Senate of corruptly siphoning off millions of dollars of Australian taxpayer money intended for the island’s arcane offshore processing regime.A previously unreleased report by Australia’s financial intelligence agency, Austrac, suspected Adeang of “corruption and money laundering” after detecting a “rapid movement of large volume and value of funds”, the Senate has been told. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Federal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close a prison near Los Angeles

The federal Bureau of Prisons is shutting down its Terminal Island facility near Los Angeles over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens to knock out the facility’s heating system

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3 h. ago Friendly fraud expected to spike 25% between Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Retailers are bracing for a significant surge in "friendly fraud" this holiday season, with an expected 25% increase between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. This type of fraud, where legitimate customers dispute transactions after a purchase, is projected to cost businesses a staggering $103 billion in 2024 alone, according to an analysis by global payments technology innovator ACI Worldwide.

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3 h. ago Victoria line suspended as person killed by train in central London

Tube trains currently experiencing severe delays, Transport for London said

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4 h. ago Dispute over pin code for DoorDash leaves driver injured and teen facing criminal charges

The 29-year-old DoorDash driver faces a year-long recovery after he was shot five times

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4 h. ago Intruder who broke into grounds of Windsor Castle while high on cocaine spared jail

A DRUG-CRAZED intruder has been spared jail after breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle while high on cocaine. Marcin Jacek, 34, from Brent, north west London was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to one count of trespassing on a protected site and one count of possession of a class A drug. Prosecutors...

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4 h. ago NHS doctor, 31, who 'praised October 7 attacks' should be suspended as 'her comments undermine public confidence in the profession', medical tribunal hears

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, is being investigated by the General Medical Council (GMC) after concerns were raised about her fitness to practise.

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5 h. ago All you need to know about Bee Network strikes after union talks halted

Unite the Union has said strikes by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) workers in a dispute over pay will go ahead

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5 h. ago 'He looks like a handicap snip' – Jason Heavey's Wednesday racing tips

The Daily Star Chief Tipster reckons a Ben Pauling-trained hurdler looks a good thing at Wetherby while his nap is a confident choice to win a novice chase

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6 h. ago World's strongest man reveals very clever plan to shame biological male transgender bodybuilder just named world's strongest woman

Mitchell Hooper, 30, the 2023 winner of the prestigious event, told the Daily Mail he was outraged that transgender competitor Jammie Booker took home the victory over biological women.

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6 h. ago Major TV drama series thrown into chaos as filming stalls after big name star’s shock death

HE was the star of hits including The Missing and Baptiste, but Tcheky Karyo’s death didn’t get the coverage it deserved. The actor died of cancer on October 31 aged 72 — and his passing has thrown another drama into disarray because he was set to play a major part in it. U&Dave’s thriller Hit...

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6 h. ago Slot feels guilty about ‘ridiculous’ Liverpool slump and accepts he must prove himself

Liverpool on run of six defeats in seven league matches‘You would never have expected us to have lost so much’Arne Slot has admitted he feels guilty about Liverpool’s “ridiculous” slump, one no on at the club envisaged, and said he must prove himself to everyone at Anfield on a daily basis.Slot is dealing with the worst run of his managerial career after Nottingham Forest inflicted a sixth defeat in seven Premier League games, and eighth defeat in 11 matches in all competitions, on the champions on Saturday. Cody Gakpo described the 3-0 reverse at home to Sean Dyche’s team as a “kind of embarrassment”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Tube station death as police swarm Green Park Underground station and lines suspended

The Victoria line is partly suspended, resulting in chaos and disruption across much of the network

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6 h. ago London Underground UPDATES as person killed by train and Victoria line suspended

Emergency services were called to Green Park underground station in London following reports of a casualty on the tracks - a person was pronounced dead at the scene

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6 h. ago Inside Richard and Joan Branson's life from private island to 3 kids and tragedy

Richard and Joan Branson married in 1989 on their very own private island and had three children together - Daily Star has taken a deep dive into their relationship after Joan's unexpected death

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7 h. ago Budget 2025: Labour has to have a relentless focus on the cost of living crisis

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says voters are sick of making sacrifices and want to be better off financially.

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7 h. ago Disabled man who has visited more than 50 countries reveals how he travels the world despite being wheelchair

From riding a camel in the Sahara dessert to paragliding in the Swiss Alps to trekking through the Amazon rainforest, Cory Lee has not let his disability stop him from seeing the world.

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8 h. ago The countries where melting Antarctic ice could raise sea levels by up to 10ft

The extent to which the Antarctic ice sheet melts will depend on how much the Earth warms

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8 h. ago 'It's disgusting!' Reform's Laila Cunningham exposes Sadiq Khan's NIGHTMARE record

'It's disgusting!' Reform's Laila Cunningham exposes Sadiq Khan's NIGHTMARE record  Daily Express

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9 h. ago From Years and Years to Black Mirror: the best TV prophecies for how AI will end us all

Will AI take all our jobs? Prevent all crimes from being committed? Or finally develop skills beyond that of a trainee copywriter? Here are television’s finest depictions of our imminent future There aren’t many television shows yet about how AI affects our daily lives. After all, there isn’t much dramatic potential in shows about creatively flaccid people using ChatGPT to write woeful little Facebook updates. But that is not to say we haven’t come close. For years, fiction about AI tended to be exclusively about killer robots, but some shows have taken a more nuanced look at how AI will shape our lives over the next few years. Here are the best of them. Continue reading...

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