12 h. ago Congo boat disaster death toll rises to 148, with more than 100 still missing

Fire broke out during onboard cooking before wooden vessel capsized with 500 passengers aboardThe death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this week has risen to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, officials said on Friday.About 500 passengers were on board the wooden boat when it capsized on Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country’s north-west. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Shop worker who stole £40,000 from tills was spending £100 a week on lottery tickets and scratch cards

Jailing mum-of-two Rebecca Hanford a judge said she had "squandered" her employer's money

Economics

29 h. ago The sweet story of how a chance meeting led to Australia’s ‘old baby cake’ going viral on Chinese social media

Demand for a small Sydney patisserie’s chocolate mousse creation leapt from 100 a week to 150 a day after a vlogger struck up a conversation on a trainWhen Paul Adam sees a long queue forming in front of his patisserie in the northern suburbs of Sydney, “That’s when I know I’m going to start working hard,” he says. In the weeks since one of his cakes went viral across several Chinese social media platforms, that has been nearly every day.The gluten-free hazelnut, meringue and chocolate mousse cake, with lorikeets stencilled in icing sugar on top, is, by Adam’s estimation, “only a cake” but it seems to mean much more to the customers queuing for it, some of whom have travelled from interstate, or overseas. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Serena Williams says she’d ‘have gotten 20 years’ if caught like Jannik Sinner

Serena Williams calls out hypocrisy of Sinner banWilliams says ‘I would have gotten 20 years’ if caughtWorld No 1 Sinner twice tested positive for clostebolSerena Williams says she would have been hit with a 20-year ban if she had failed drug tests like men’s world No 1 Jannik Sinner, who received a three-month suspension in February.“I love the guy, love this game,” Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner, told Time magazine this week after being named one of its 100 most influential people. “He’s great for the sport. I’ve been put down so much, I don’t want to bring anyone down. Men’s tennis needs him. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago FTSE 100 claws back week of strong gains after Trump tariff nosedive

The FTSE 100 delivered a week of solid gains ahead of Easter as unpredictable US trade policy continues to drive volatility in global markets.

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62 h. ago ‘Calculated’ carer stole £17,000 from elderly residents at York care home ‘to spend on gambling and takeaways’

‘Pratt knew which residents would be the most vulnerable to financial exploitation, and these were the people she targeted’, North Yorkshire Police said

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62 h. ago Shocking video shows moment teenage mob surround lone GMP officer

The officer was responding to reports of young people harassing a shop worker before chaos unfolded in Salford

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62 h. ago Shocking video shows moment group of teenagers surround lone GMP officer

The officer was responding to reports of young people harassing a shop worker before chaos unfolded in Salford

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69 h. ago Police are locking up '100 suspects a week' over just one crime

'Whether you work in a large multinational supermarket or a local corner shop; we are there for you'

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3 d. ago Ayrshire family left 'devastated' after daughter throws out winning lottery ticket

A Kilmarnock family lost out on a £1,750 Lottery prize after their seven-year-old daughter threw away the winning ticket.

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3 d. ago Unhoused man wins $1m jackpot from California lottery scratcher

Winner bought ticket in San Luis Obispo, getting prize with odds of one in 2,047,423, according to California LotteryAn unhoused man in California won $1m from a lottery ticket that he bought from a liquor store on the state’s central coast.The winner, who has not been publicly identified, purchased the scratcher ticket from Sandy’s Deli-Liquor in San Luis Obispo where he has been a customer for years, according to media reports. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Homeless man wins $1M on scratch lottery ticket bought in California liquor store

The winner said he wants to put a downpayment on a home, buy himself a car and bank the rest of his winnings

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8 d. ago Go Outdoors worker left in tears over vile sex toy stag do 'prank'

Ricki Hughes has been jailed after he left the female shop worker at Go Outdoors in tears when he presenting he sniffed a sex toy in front of her in a sick Stag Do challenge.

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8 d. ago Sick stag do prank leaves Go Outdoors worker in tears over grim sex toy 'banter'

Ricki Hughes, 41, left the female shop worker at Go Outdoors in tears after presenting her with a sex toy as part of a vile Stag Do challenge that 'got out of hand'

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8 d. ago Kebab shop worker assaulted man with knife sharpener in 'homophobic attack'

Zafir Cetin, 49, an employee of the Golden Grill in Aberdare, had become involved in a dispute with his victim Elgin Ramadan after he and others taunted him about his sexual orientation.

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1 week ago Thieves who stole £250,000 of cars from driveways while their owners were asleep are jailed

David Shaikh, 22, (pictured) and Tobias Williams, 20, stole 15 cars - including BMWs and Audis - from outside people's homes during a three-month crime spree.

Economics

1 week ago I'm 53 but look THREE DECADES younger and even get ID'd for Lottery tickets

While others his age 'whinge' and 'give off an old, bitter vibe', he has focuses on being friendly and healthy-as a result, he believes he looks less than half his age.

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1 week ago Huge £7.3m Saturday lottery jackpot won by lucky single ticket holder

Saturday's National Lottery jackpot numbers are in and there is one lucky Brit out there who is holding a £7.3 million winning ticket

Economics

1 week ago Shopkeeper 'attacked by girl, 12, after theft' from Edinburgh train station store

A young female was allegedly involved in an altercation with a worker at a tourist and merchandise shop on the steps leading to Edinburgh Waverley Station last night

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1 week ago Moment Edinburgh shopkeeper 'attacked' after 'theft' at train station

The clip, filmed by a passerby, appeared to show a female youth in an altercation with a worker at a tourist shop.

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