30 h. ago Music executive LA Reid settles sexual assault lawsuit on day civil trial was due to begin

The former Arista Records chief executive had faced allegations that he derailed the career of former employee Drew Dixon after she rejected his advancesThe Grammy-winning music executive LA Reid settled a lawsuit by a former employee who accused him of sexual assault and harassment, on the day the civil trial was due to begin.In 2023, Drew Dixon alleged that the former Arista Records chief executive born Antonio Reid – who helped develop Mariah Carey, TLC, Pink and Usher – derailed her career after she rejected his advances in 2021. Dixon said that he groped, kissed and digitally penetrated her without consent on two occasions. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Robert Jenrick says the 'public deserves answers' after the Government agrees to pay 'substantial' compensation to Guantanamo Bay detainee

Robert Jenrick has written to David Lammy wanting answers after Abu Zubaydah received a financial settlement following a legal claim against the UK.

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46 h. ago Robert Jenrick says the 'public deserves answers' after government agrees to pay 'substantial' compensation to Guantanamo Bay detainee

Robert Jenrick has written to David Lammy wanting answers after Abu Zubaydah received a financial settlement following a legal claim against the UK.

Politics

48 h. ago UK agrees to pay 'substantial sum' to settle lawsuit by Guantanamo detainee over torture claims

The British government has agreed to pay a substantial sum to settle a lawsuit by Abu Zubaydah, a Guantanamo Bay detainee

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53 h. ago EU ‘demands Farage clause’ in Brexit reset talks with Starmer

The deal reportedly includes a termination clause which would require Britain to pay out if it leaves the agreement

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54 h. ago Guantanamo detainee is paid 'substantial' compensation by UK after he accused MI5 and MI6 of passing questions to CIA to use in his torture

Abu Zubaydah has been held at the Cuba prison since 2006 despite having never been charged with or convicted of a crime.

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66 h. ago UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee

Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah accused British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogatorsThe UK has settled out of court by paying a “substantial sum” to a Guantánamo Bay detainee who was suing the government for its alleged complicity in his rendition and torture, according to the inmate’s legal team.Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah have accused the British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogators to put to him while they were torturing him at a string of CIA “black sites” around the world where he was held between 2002 and 2006. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Man who 'tortured and killed suicidal Brit woman' makes vile claim to his wife

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: A man who allegedly killed a British woman who flew to the US to die has made some astonishing claims from prison

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6 d. ago HSBC agrees to pay £260m to settle dividend fraud case in France

The banking giant separately announced it had secured shareholder backing for its plans to take Hang Seng private.

Economics

8 d. ago January 6, five years on: sustained effort by Trump to rewrite history

President and Republican allies have tried to make sure the deadly attack on the Capitol has been erased from memoryFive years after the deadly attackon the US Capitol, Donald Trump and other Republicans have engaged in a near-complete effort to rewrite the history of the day and erase it from the collective American memory.On his first day in office, Trump pardoned anyone involved in the attack, a move that affected some 1,500 people. His administration has paid $5m to settle a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter killed by a Capitol police officer as she attempted to breach doors near the House floor. Hundreds of other rioters are also seeking millions of dollars in compensation. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Dubai 'Porta Potty' party model update after 'being scalped and thrown from roof'

A Ukrainian model who claimed to have been 'tortured' by 'rich Russian kids' at a Dubai porta-potty party says she is learning to live again, after being scalped in a horrific assault

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1 week ago Strike fears averted at Manchester Airport as pay deal agreed

The airport has issued a statement

Economics

1 week ago Target to start sending out checks to employees as part of $4.7 million settlement

Eligible Target employees do not need to take action to receive a payment in the New Jersey settlement

Economics

1 week ago FKA Twigs says she's overcome 'brutal and violent' moments in her life after settling domestic abuse lawsuit with ex Shia LaBeouf as she reflects on being an 'idiot' in her 20s

FKA Twigs has shared she's overcome 'brutal and violent' moments in her life as she graced the cover of ELLE UK's February issue.

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2 w. ago Semenyo’s move to Manchester City nears as Bournemouth hammer out terms

Move could be completed as soon as New Year’s DayCity could let Oscar Bobb or Savinho leaveBournemouth expect Antoine Semenyo’s transfer to Manchester City to be finalised this week with the only remaining issue being the payment terms of his release clause.The wide forward’s clause is worth slightly less than £65m, a sum that includes loyalty money and agent fees. City are thought to want to pay this over three years and Bournemouth believe an agreement will be sealed by Sunday at the latest but possibly as soon as New Year’s Day. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago German prosecutors will drop investigation of Russian magnate Usmanov upon payment of $12M fine

German prosecutors say they'll drop an investigation of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov over possible breaches of sanctions and money laundering rules after he agreed to pay a 10 million euro (about $11.8 million) fine

Economics

2 w. ago Wild claims Andrew 'at UK paedo rings' where alleged sexual assault victims 'tortured'

British police are to seek further information from the FBI after newly released files included unsubstantiated claims that Jeffrey Epstein's victims were abused at alleged UK parties

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2 w. ago UK police ask FBI about outlandish claim Epstein victims were tortured at 'paedophile ring parties attended by Prince Andrew'

The alleged victim, whose claims have been published in the recent releases of the Epstein files, said they were driven to the parties by their father when they were between six and eight.

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2 w. ago Cops will ask FBI for more info about claims Epstein victims were drugged & tortured at ‘paedo ring’ parties in Britain

COPS will ask the FBI for more information about claims Epstein victims were abused at “paedophile ring” parties in Britain.  A batch of files released in the US this week included unproven claims Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell attended events in which abuse took place.   One alleged victim said they were tied to a table and...

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3 w. ago BP to sell majority stake in $10bn Castrol business to US investment firm

Stonepeak will acquire 65% of lubricants business as part of wider plans for the oil company to pay down its debtBusiness live – latest updatesBP has agreed to sell a majority stake in its $10bn (£7.4bn) lubricants business Castrol to the US investment company Stonepeak, as the new chair, Albert Manifold, rapidly reshapes the under-pressure oil and gas company.Stonepeak will acquire a 65% stake in Castrol, in a deal that values the division at $10.1bn including its debt. The deal, in which BP will retain a 35% stake in the business through a joint venture, is expected to close at the end of next year, the company said on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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