Tag: news
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New Indian Prime Minister Modi Hails Victory
Opposition candidate Narendra Modi declared the “good days are coming” after sweeping to power in historic elections in India. Though the final results have yet to be confirmed, Mr Modi took to Twitter to declare victory for his Hindu Bharitya Janata Party (BJP). He tweeted: “India has won. Good days are coming.” Outgoing Prime Minister […]
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Fifa President: Qatar World Cup A ‘Mistake’
The decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a “mistake”, according to Fifa President Sepp Blatter. He was asked in an interview with the Swiss television channel RTS if it was an error to choose the country because of its hot temperatures in the summer. Mr Blatter replied:”Yes, of course. “You know, […]
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UK Tourists Flee Kenya After Terror Warnings
UK package holiday operator Thomson is evacuating all of its customers from Kenya after Britain, France, the US and Australia issued warnings about travel to the country following a number of terrorist-related attacks. The travel agency is reported to have around 400 customers in Kenya, including those in coastal resort ofMombasa and on safari. The […]
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Police Federation Faces Bullying Claims
A “systematic” culture of bullying within the top tiers of the Police Federation has been identified by MPs in a damning new report. The Home Affairs Committee said it had heard “alarming allegations of bullying and unprofessional conduct within the Federation, particularly at the Headquarters,” during an inquiry into the organisation. It referenced a letter […]
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Dean Smith: Bank robber gave cashier name and address
Hapless bank robber Dean Smith has been jailed (Picture: South Wales Police) A knifeman who tried to rob a bank after giving a cashier his name and address has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Dean Smith went to the Barclays branch to tell staff he had moved house – but was tempted by the sight […]
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Call of Duty: Ghosts: Dalmuir dad Peter Potts is world champion of Xbox One video game Call of Duty
Stay at home Dad Peter once played the game for ten hours straight (Picture: SWNS) A British dad has been named Call of Duty’s top gun – beating 4.5million other gamers to the title. Trigger happy Peter Potts, 34, beat rivals across the globe to take him to the top of the Xbox chart for confirmed kills – dispatching […]
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Joanne Berry: Woman guilty of plotting for strangers to rape colleague
Guilty: Joanne Berry sent strangers to rape her work colleague (Picture: Jim Bennett) An admin worker who used sex chat rooms to arrange a ‘stranger rape’ of a former colleague has been found guilty and ordered to have psychiatric tests. Joanne Berry, of Grove Park, south-east London, posed online asking for a ‘fantasy rape’ […]