Mike Lynch’s ex colleague and co-defendant in his US fraud trial has died in hospital after being hit by a car on Saturday, his lawyer has revealed. Stephen Chamberlain was fatally injured just days before billionaire tech tycoon Lynch went missing off the coast of Sicily when a superyacht was caught in a freak ‘whirlwind’. ...
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Revealed: Billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s ex colleague and co-defendant in US fraud trial was left fighting for life in hospital after he was hit by a car on Saturday – days before ‘British Bill Gates’ went missing when superyacht sank off Sicily
Mike Lynch’s ex colleague and co-defendant in his US fraud trial was left fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a car on Saturday, it has been revealed. Stephen Chamberlain was critically injured just days before billionaire Lynch went missing off the coast of Sicily, a person familiar with the matter has...
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‘I said goodbye to everyone, because I didn’t know if I’d be coming back’: Billionaire Mike Lynch spoke of his ‘second life’ just weeks before going missing on superyacht – after he was acquitted of fraud charges in US where he faced 25 years
Just weeks ago, a tearful Mike Lynch returned to Britain a free man after being acquitted of fraud charges that could have landed him 25 years in a US jail. The tech tycoon, once described as ‘Britain’s Bill Gates‘, told of his ‘second life’ after finally winning a 13-year legal fight over the £8.3billion sale of his...
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Who is British tech tycoon Mike Lynch? Meet the man dubbed ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ and James Bond obsessive feared to be on Bayesian sunken yacht
He is the tech tycoon dubbed Britain’s ‘Bill Gates‘ who is now feared to have been on board a sunken superyacht. Mike Lynch, a former advisor to then-Prime Minister David Cameron and BBC board member, is believed to be among the passengers trapped on the luxury yacht which sank off the coast of Sicily this morning. Divers are...
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UK elections: Interim UK Oppn leader Rishi Sunak names shadow Cabinet
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has been on a hurriedly organised European visit to Germany, Poland and Sweden. (Photo: Reuters) 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 09 2024 | 2:58 PM IST Rishi Sunak, the interim UK Opposition Leader until his Conservative Party finalises the process to choose his successor, has named a shadow...
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UK Elections 2024: Most Polls Predict Rout For Conservative Party
Home News UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party Faces Mounting Challenge As Most Polls Predict Rout For His Party’s 14-Year Rule Polling suggests that Conservatives are only ahead in one age group: people over age 65. (ANI) London: The Conservative Party, which has been in power in the United Kingdom for around 15 years,...
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Japan’s emperor in Britain on first official visit as head of state – UPI.com
1 of 3 | Britain’s King Charles III and the Japanese Emperor Naruhito travel by royal carriage to Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday. Naruhito took the Japanese throne in 2019, and Charles in Britain in 2022. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo June 25 (UPI) — The emperor and empress of Japan were...
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Labour has no vision for how UK deals with dangerous world, says Cameron
Labour has rebutted criticism of its defence approach, pointing out that under the Tories the Army has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic era. Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, has also said he would press the nuclear button in office if needed, and insisted his shadow cabinet supports his pro-Trident stance. Lord...
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Britain’s Rishi Sunak apologizes for leaving D-Day event early to return to campaigning | CBC News
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh setback in his struggling election campaign on Friday when he apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations early in order to give an interview attacking the main opposition party. Sunak’s decision to leave early was met with dismay within his Conservative Party, which is trailing far behind the Labour...
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Why immigration is a major issue in Britain’s election
In 2010, Conservative then-prime minister David Cameron pledged to bring net migration back to tens of thousands a year, a target he never came close to reaching. Ending the free movement of people into Britain from other European countries was a major factor that led to the 2016 vote to leave the European Union, with...
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Brexit has let UK respond quickly on Russia and Ukraine, says Polish foreign minister
Brexit has allowed Britain to respond quickly to Russian aggression and claim a leadership role on aid to Ukraine, Poland’s foreign minister has told The Telegraph. Radoslaw Sikorski said that the UK could move faster than EU member states. It did not have to reach consensus in a 27-member bloc on issues such as sanctions...
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From the fashion designer who set up her own clothes business, to the thousands left homeless and struggling to find jobs: As the world marks two years since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the refugees who started a new life in Britain
Ukrainian refugees have told MailOnline their stories of starting a new life in Britain, with some thriving after setting up their own businesses but others struggling to find jobs and housing. Today marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022 – prompting more than 200,000 Ukrainians to flee to Britain in the face...