Photos show a car and taxi submerged in water covering the tires and number plate, both stuck in the middle of the junction of Ferry Road and West Granton Access Road on Friday morning (November 18). The pictures show huge floods that are almost at the height of the buttons on the pedestrian crossing posts. …
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Special counsel Jack Smith to oversee criminal investigations into Trump BBC Trump’s special counsel: What is being investigated and what is the timescale? The Independent Trump responds to appointment of special counsel for Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 6 MSNBC investigates Opinion | The new special counsel in the Trump investigation should move quickly The Washington Post See …
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Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of failed blood-testing start-up Theranos, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for what prosecutors called one of the “most substantial” white-collar crimes ever seen never in the United States. The 135-month sentence handed down on Friday marks the culmination of a saga that has ignited a …
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Sign up to the Inside Politics email for a free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Ministers have been told to “clean up” the economic argument in favor of a decision not to leave the UK’s non-dom status, after the chancellor suggested he did not know …
Manchester United have appointed lawyers to explore possible action against Cristiano Ronaldo for alleged breach of contract following claims made by the striker in a recent interview, as the club tries to plan his exit as soon as possible. It means it is certain that Ronaldo will never play for United again and the 37-year-old …
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It’s not often that there’s a surprise in the Porsche 911 lineup; now you know a Carrera is first, then soon a Turbo, a GTS, a GT3, etc. But the 992 generation has already seen some surprises, including the Heritage Design Edition Targa and the 550bhp Sport Classic. Now it’s time, without a doubt, for …
Jeremy Hunt has been accused of “hammering the campaigners” and giving an “indefensible bounty” to wealthy landlords as Tory-backing newspapers and commentators piled pressure on him for Thursday’s autumn statement. Acknowledging the uproar on Friday’s front pages, the chancellor said he could not be accused of ducking “difficult decisions” given the headlines. They made for …
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Manchester United have appointed lawyers to sue Cristiano Ronaldo for alleged breach of contract following claims made by the forward in a recent interview, with the club seeking a swift resolution to the matter. It means it is certain that Ronaldo will never play for United again and the 37-year-old is understood to have been …
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Tax burden unlikely to return to pre-Covid levels in ‘coming decades’ We are in a “new era” of higher taxes and higher spending as a fraction of national income as a larger state. The charts show there is an “abrupt change,” Johnson said. “I would be more surprised if the tax burden is reduced to …
You almost certainly know someone who has died of cancer before their time. Maybe you’re even a cancer survivor. Lymphoma and leukemia killed my father at age 49, after several years of battling them. My best friend’s mom is a breast cancer survivor, but the fact that it might come back is an anxiety in …
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