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WIRELESS FACES SERIOUS BACKLASH FOR HEADLINING KANYE WEST FOLLOWING ANTISEMITISM CONTROVERSY

Wireless Festival is facing major backlash, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer voicing his “concern” and Pepsi withdrawing its sponsorship of the London festival following the announcement that Kanye West is set to headline the three-day event.

SIR LENNY HENRY CALLS FOR £18 TRILLION SLAVERY REPARATIONS FOR BLACK BRITONS

Sir Lenny Henry has urged the UK government to pay reparations to all Black British people for the nation’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. In his new book, The Big Payback, the comedian and actor argues that Britain owes £18 trillion in compensatory payments. “All Black British people… need reparations for slavery,” Henry writes, adding, “we personally deserve money for the effects of slavery.”
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STEPHEN LAWRENCE’S KILLER BEGS FOR FORGIVENESS AFTER 30 YEARS

More than 30 years after Stephen Lawrence’s murder, one of his killers, David Norris, is begging for forgiveness but still won’t reveal who actually stabbed him. Stephen’s family say his apology means nothing without the truth.
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MUM WHO FAKED CANCER FOR BOOB JOB AND ROLEX ORDERED TO PAY BACK £30K

In a shocking case of deceit, a mother fabricated a cancer diagnosis to manipulate her boyfriend into funding cosmetic surgery and lavish holidays worth £30,000. Pretending to battle multiple cancers, she staged hospital visits, falsified treatment photos, and even convinced her own daughter she was dying. Her elaborate web of lies eventually unraveled, leading to a court order demanding she repay the money.
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TWO TEENS JAILED OVER MACHETE KILLING OF 15-YEAR-OLD DAEJAUN CAMPBELL

Two teenagers have been sentenced for the machete attack that killed 15-year-old Daejaun Campbell in southeast London following a six-week trial at the Old Bailey, in which Imri Doue was convicted of murder and Marko Balaz was found guilty of manslaughter for their roles in the fatal stabbing.
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BBC EXPOSES MISOGYNY AND RACISM INSIDE THE MET POLICE IN SHOCKING HIDDEN CAMERA DOCUMENTARY

A BBC Panorama has exposed Charing Cross officers making racist, misogynistic and anti-Muslim remarks, mocking rape victims and boasting about violence. Nine officers and staff have been suspended, with more under investigation for gross misconduct. Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley vowed fast-track dismissals, backed by Mayor Sadiq Khan. The Independent Office for Police Conduct is probing 11 officers, as the scandal renews scrutiny of culture and corruption within the Met.
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FOUR INJURED AND ALLEGED SUSPECT SHOT BY POLICE FOLLOWING MACHESTER SYNAGOGUE ATTACK

At least two people have been killed and three seriously injured in a car-ramming and stabbing outside a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur. The attacker was shot by armed police but has not yet been confirmed dead due to suspicious items found on him. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack “horrific” and ordered extra security at synagogues nationwide. Worshippers were evacuated, hospitals have been locked down, and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has urged the public to avoid the area.
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23-YEAR-OLD BRITISH MAN FACES DEATH PENALTY AFTER BEING CAUGHT WITH 9KG OF CRYSTAL METH IN THAILAND

George Wilson, 23, from High Wycombe, was arrested in Bangkok after Thai police found 9.15kg of meth hidden in tea packets inside his suitcase. He claimed he received the drugs from a British runner called ‘Snoopy’ and was paid £460 to smuggle the drugs. Police say he was part of a cross-border network. Wilson faces Category 1 narcotics charges, which can carry the death penalty. His case follows other recent arrests of young Brits abroad.
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SURVIVOR REMOVED FROM RALLY AFTER REVEALING ATTACKER WAS NOT AN IMMIGRANT

At a “Protect Our Women” demonstration heavily shaped by anti-immigration talking points, a UK survivor was shouted down and escorted away after disclosing her rapists were “white men” rather than immigrants. Her account disrupted the dominant narrative used by campaigners, and the furious reaction exposed how uncomfortable truths are often denied when they fail to support political prejudice.
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NHS FACES BACKLASH FOR HIGHLIGHTING BENEFITS OF FIRST-COUSIN MARRIAGES DESPITE HEALTH RISKS

New NHS England guidance is drawing fierce criticism for arguing first-cousin marriages may offer “stronger extended family support systems and economic advantages” among other positives, even though medical studies show a measurable rise in risks for genetic disorders, birth defects and developmental challenges in children born to closely related parents.
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