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MAN ANGRY GINGE CONFRONTED OVER ALLEGED RACIST ABUSE OF GHANA PLAYERS IDENTIFIED

Icelandic football pundit and former player Sigurður Gísli Bond Snorrason, better known as Siggi Bond, has found himself at the centre of a controversy following allegations that he made racist comments during England's World Cup group-stage match against Ghana. The incident came to light after popular streamer and content creator AngryGinge, whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle, recorded and shared footage from inside Boston Stadium during Tuesday's goalless draw between England and Ghana.

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CAUSING THE DEATH OF MARCUS FAKANA BY DANGEROUS DRIVING

A driver has confessed to causing the death of Marcus Fakana, just three months after Fakana was released from a Dubai prison, following a police pursuit that ended in a fatal crash.
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PRISON OFFICER CAUGHT HAVING SEX WITH INMATES IN JAIL PRAYER ROOM JAILED FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS

A former prison officer has been sentenced to prison after forming inappropriate romantic relationships with two inmates and becoming involved in a plan to smuggle drugs into a correctional facility. Isabelle Dale, 23, abused her position while working at HMP Coldingley in Surrey by engaging in secret relationships with prisoners Shahid Sharif and Connor Money. A court heard that Dale pledged her “undying love” to both men during her time as an officer.
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NOEL CLARKE DECLARED BANKRUPT AFTER BEING ORDERED TO PAY AT LEAST £3MILLION IN LIBEL CASE

Actor Noel Clarke has been declared bankrupt after losing a libel trial against The Guardian newspaper related to their reporting of allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
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DISGUISED HITMAN JAILED FOR 38 YEARS AFTER SHOOTING EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON HER BIRTHDAY

A man who opened fire on an eight-year-old girl while she sat in a car celebrating her birthday with her family has been sentenced to 38 years in prison.
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BURGLAR WHO FELL FROM CEILING OF PETROL GARAGE FOUR TIMES GOES VIRAL

What was meant to be a quiet overnight burglary turned into a clumsy CCTV moment that quickly went viral, after a man attempting to rob a County Durham petrol station repeatedly fell through the ceiling not once, but four times!
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GOVERNMENT ABANDONS PLANS FOR COMPULSORY DIGITAL ID

The government has announced it is abandoning plans to make digital identity verification compulsory for proving the right to work in the United Kingdom, a major shift that marks another policy U-turn by the prime minister and his administration, opening the way for people to use existing documentation instead and reducing concerns about state surveillance while keeping the wider digital ID programme under review.
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KAMARU USMAN ISSUES HEARTFELT APOLOGY OVER LEAKED ANTHONY JOSHUA VIDEO

Kamaru Usman has issued a public apology after footage of a private FaceTime conversation with Anthony Joshua surfaced online, sparking criticism online. The call took place in the immediate aftermath of a tragic road traffic accident near Lagos, Nigeria, last week. Joshua was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a major expressway.
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ABANDONED EAST LONDON BABY ELSA TO BE ADOPTED WITH ONGOING CONTACT WITH SIBLINGS

Baby Elsa, the youngest of three siblings abandoned in East London over an eight-year period, is set to be adopted and will remain in regular contact with her siblings, in what a judge has described as a “quite extraordinary” case.
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BBC COMMISSIONER DANIELLE SCOTT HAUGHTON ON PEAKY BLINDERS SADLY DIES

Danielle Scott-Haughton, a highly regarded BBC drama executive who worked on major titles including Peaky Blinders and several Agatha Christie adaptations, has died unexpectedly in her 30s. Her death was announced internally this week by BBC Director of Drama Lindsay Salt and BBC content chief Kate Phillips, who confirmed that Scott-Haughton passed away in her sleep.
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