36 h. ago British man 'caught accepting cocaine in police sting' faces 12 years in Bali jail

Elliot James Shaw, 50, is the fourth Brit to come before a Bali court on cocaine trafficking charges in recent weeks. Shaw was arrested after a police sting operation at a hotel near a Bali beach

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53 h. ago Snake's alive! Fifth monster python is caught in British countryside

Four of the snakes were found on June 13 and 14, and a fifth was spotted by a shocked motorist last Saturday in the Twigmoor and Cleatham areas of north Lincolnshire.

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69 h. ago British Business Bank back in the spotlight with £10bn UK growth mandate

Louis Taylor, CEO of state-owned lender, targets investment in eight key UK sectors as he prepares defence at Covid inquiryLouis Taylor is caught between two eras. The chief executive of the British Business Bank (BBB) has spent much of his tenure attempting to revive the state-owned lender’s image after a battering from the fraud-hit pandemic loan scheme under the last government, and will soon have to defend its actions at the Covid inquiry.But until then, he can focus on the BBB’s gleefully landed fresh £10bn mandate linked to the centrepiece industrial strategy Labour hopes will boost a flagging economy as it nears the end of its first year in power. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Big British Bank back in the spotlight with £10bn UK growth mandate

Louis Taylor, CEO of state-owned lender, targets investment in eight key UK sectors as he prepares defence at Covid inquiryLouis Taylor is caught between two eras. The chief executive of the British Business Bank (BBB) has spent much of his tenure attempting to revive the state-owned lender’s image after a battering from the fraud-hit pandemic loan scheme under the last government, and will soon have to defend its actions at the Covid inquiry.But until then, he can focus on the BBB’s gleefully landed fresh £10bn mandate linked to the centrepiece industrial strategy Labour hopes will boost a flagging economy as it nears the end of its first year in power. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Moment 'gutted' Coronation Street star is caught grimacing in audience of British Soap Awards after being 'robbed' of win in 'diabolical' verdict

The annual ceremony (pictured) was broadcast last night, with a slew of the country's favourite soap stars in attendance and Jane McDonald playing host.

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3 w. ago Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien responds to Hollyoaks' Jorgie Porter after sporting same dress at British Soap Awards

The two soap stars have adressed them turning up to the British Soap Awards in the same dress after they caught fans' attention

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3 w. ago British OAP 'caught with 5kg of meth' in Chile is bowls fan from sleepy village

William ‘Billy Boy' Eastment is being held in jail in Chile after drugs were alledgedly found in his suitcase.

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3 w. ago British father 'caught spying for China' in FBI sting: Businessman, 63, who referred to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as 'the Boss' and 'attempted to smuggle arms into Beijing' facing 40 years in US jail

John Miller, 63, was arrested on the orders of the FBI following a sting operation and is now awaiting extradition to the United States.

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