LONDON (AP) — Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein won’t face charges of indecent assault in Britain, prosecutors announced on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution Service, which in 2022 authorized two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein, said it decided to discontinue proceedings because there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.’’ “We have explained our...
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British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was trying to bounce back from HP fraud case before being lost at sea
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, one of six people missing from a sunken yacht off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that had tarnished his legacy as an icon of British ingenuity. Lynch, 59, struck gold when he sold Autonomy, a software maker he founded in 1996, to Hewlett-Packard for $11...
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Immigration biggest issue for Britons f
Aug 16, 2024 04:38 PM IST MIGRATION-BRITAIN/:Immigration biggest issue for Britons for first time since 2016, poll shows LONDON, – Immigration tops the list of issues that Britons consider most important for the first time since 2016 – when Britain voted to leave the European Union – following riots this month targeting Muslims and migrants,...
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Stark reality of life on high street once dubbed UK’s ‘best’ where yobs run riot
A HIGH street named the “best” in Britain is fighting a crime wave – where shoplifters run riot and staff are attacked. Embattled shop owner Geraint, 33, described the “top high street” as “unworthy” of the title after he had £25,000-worth of stock stolen. 6 Geraint, 33, has said Britain’s ‘best’ high street is ‘unworthy’...
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Britain shuts up shop amid threat of 100 far-Right rallies
Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, the National Police Chiefs’ Council chairman, said no one was “invisible in a crowd”. He added: “Officers across the country are looking at intelligence, CCTV footage, body-worn cameras, and will continue to do so. If you are not arrested now, you will be in future.” A list of more than 30...
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Businesses can’t ignore the violence on UK streets – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
With a wave of far-right violence sweeping the UK, many employees from ethnic minority groups are feeling distressed, on edge, and even afraid to leave their homes. Many more are concerned for friends and loved ones and devastated by the racist rhetoric being shared around them. Businesses simply cannot just carry on as normal. Watch...
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Britain slapped with travel warnings after violent riots with hotels on FIRE
FOREIGN countries are now warning their citizens that travelling to Britain is dangerous amid chaotic scenes. Malaysia is believed to be among the first countries to issue a safety warning, with the country’s ministry of foreign affairs telling its nationals to “stay away” from protest areas and “remain vigilant”. 3 A car burns on Parliament...
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Staff sent home early, nurseries shut & shops boarded up as UK braces for riots
SWATHES of staff have been sent home early, as nurseries shut and shops are boarded up with Britain bracing for riot carnage in hours. Far-right marches have so far this afternoon failed to ignite. But thousands of people are set to take part in a first wave of demos, with dozens of protests mapped across...
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Looters run riot in night of carnage – as Britain brace for more chaos
LOOTERS ran riot in a night of carnage on Britain’s streets as the nation prepares itself for another day of shameless chaos. Battles broke out across at least nine cities as angry thugs ransacked shops six days after three girls were killed in a Southport stabbing initially rumoured to have been carried out by a...
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U.K. court names 17-year-old stabbing suspect to counter misinformation | CBC News
The 17-year-old boy charged with murdering three girls and stabbing 10 other people in a dance class was named in a U.K. court Thursday partly to counter misinformation about his identity that has been blamed for triggering violent protests across England. Judge Andrew Menary said his decision to allow Axel Rudakubana to be named was...
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Online misinformation fueled tensions over the stabbing attack in Britain that killed 3 children
LONDON — Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media. Hours after that, violent protesters were clashing with police outside a nearby mosque — the first of several violent protests in across...
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3rd child dies in stabbing attack on U.K. dance class | CBC News
A nine-year old girl wounded in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class in northwestern England died Tuesday, bringing the death toll to three, as police questioned a 17-year-old suspect arrested minutes after the rampage. Merseyside Police said the other fatalities were girls aged six and seven. Eight children and two adults...