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Ex Tory MP to be sentenced for sexually assaulting 15 year old boy

Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan is facing a possible jail sentence for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. The 48-year-old was expelled from the Conservative Party and later resigned from the Commons, triggering a by-election in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, after he was convicted last month following a trial at Southwark Crown Court. The jury heard how he forced the youngster to drink gin and tonic, pushed him on to a bed and asked him to watch pornography before the attack […]

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Hundreds of grocery items more than 20 pricier over last two years Which

Consumers have seen the price of hundreds of popular grocery items rise by more than 20% over the last two years alongside a drop in supermarket discounts and budget ranges, a study has found. Which? found that the price of 265 groceries soared by more than a fifth at the same time as the availability of supermarket discounts and budget ranges – upon which consumers are increasingly relying – fell. The watchdog analysed the prices of more than 21,000 groceries […]

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Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton star at Three Thousand Years Of Longing premier

Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton have walked the Cannes Film Festival red carpet as they attended the premiere of their new film Three Thousand Years of Longing. The Luther star, 49, adorned a midnight blue suit paired with a black bow tie while his co-star Swinton, 61, wore an elegant black gown with a blue embellished neckline. Elba was also joined by his wife Sabrina, 32, who looked chic in a white, off-the-shoulder sheer dress with gold leaf decoration. The […]

May 20, 2022 54

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Sale strike back to see off Wasps and secure European Champions Cup spot

Sale secured their place in the European Champions Cup for next season with a hard-fought 16-7 Gallagher Premiership comeback victory at the Coventry Building Society Stadium. The win also kept alive Sale’s slim hopes of a play-off spot but a number of other sides’ results have to go their way if they are to climb to the necessary fourth place. Wasps were deserved losers and are now in danger of missing out on a Champions Cup berth with no points […]

May 20, 2022 42

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British climber back home after record breaking 16th Everest summit

A British mountaineer who was once told he would never walk again unaided has been greeted by his family as he arrived back in the country following a record-breaking climb of Mount Everest. Kenton Cool, 48, from Gloucestershire, arrived at Heathrow Airport on Friday evening a few days after after having reached the peak for a 16th time – more than any other non-Sherpa. Mr Cool made the 8,849-metre summit of the world’s tallest mountain at 4.30am on May 15, […]

May 20, 2022 25

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Tesla Model X buyers facing two year wait for delivery

Tesla revealed a refreshed version of the Model X SUV last year, but buyers are facing massive delays as the American firm struggles to ramp up production. aking to Twitter, various users have complained that their delivery estimates have been pushed back, with the worst-affected looking at April 2023. For some, this would mean a wait of more than two years from the time they placed their order. Although deliveries began in October 2021, and the firm has continued to […]

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Winner announced in chart battle between Eurovisions Sam Ryder and Harry Styles

Sam Ryder’s Eurovision single Space Man has gone to number two in the charts after his surprise success at the contest last week. The singer, 32, was narrowly beaten to the top spot by Harry Styles’ As It Was, which secured its seventh week at number one. Space Man becomes the highest UK Eurovision entry since Gina G’s chart-topping Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit in 1996 and also outperforms previous Eurovision winner Katrina & The Waves whose 1997 winning […]

May 20, 2022 27

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Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty make Sunday Times Rich List with 730m fortune

Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty have made the Sunday Times Rich List for the first time with their joint £730 million fortune as Russian billionaires tumbled down this year’s rankings. It comes after the Chancellor and his wife’s finances have come under intense scrutiny in recent months. Last month, it was revealed that Ms Murty had non-dom status, which typically applies to someone who was born overseas and spends much of their time in the UK but still considers another […]

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Rich List 2022 Who are the wealthiest people in the UK

The 2022 Sunday Times Rich List has revealed that billionaire brothers Sri and Gopi Hinduja are the wealthiest people in the UK. The annual list showed that the pair, who run the Mumbai-based conglomerate Hinduja Group, saw their fortune jump by more than £11 billion. There were a record 177 billionaires in the UK, according to the figures. The list featured a number of recognisable figures including Dyson vacuum entrepreneur James Dyson. However, Roman Abramovich slipped out of the top […]

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