Author: News Desk

British teen Alex Batty expected back in UK in next few days Alex Batty is due back in the UK in the next few days after being found in France, six years after going missing, police have said.  Alex, 17, went missing in 2017 whilst on holiday in Spain with his mother and grandfather. It’s believed Alex’s mother and grandfather, neither who had guardianship of him, had kidnapped him and taken him to live in a ‘spiritual community’ in Spain. The teen escaped the commune and was found on Wednesday morning by a motorist close to Toulouse in the south…

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Talking Europe sat down with the prime minister of Bulgaria, Nikolai Denkov, during a crucial EU summit that approved the start of EU accession talks for Ukraine and Moldova – but failed to find an agreement on budget support for Ukraine. We take the political temperature in the summit room with our guest, and discuss some regional and Bulgarian developments as well – notably Sofia’s efforts to join the Schengen free travel area, which is currently under negotiation between Bulgaria, Romania, Austria and the European Commission. 

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Harry was victim of hacking by Mirror Group papers, judge rules In a landmark decision, the High Court ruled that Prince Harry was a victim of phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) and awarded him £140,600 in damages. Justice Fancourt, presiding over the case, revealed that the prince’s personal phone had been targeted during the period spanning from 2003 to 2009. The severity of the violation was underscored by the acknowledgement that 15 out of 33 sample articles scrutinised were either “the product of phone hacking” or resulted from other forms of “unlawful information gathering.” The judgement further exposed…

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Body found in search for missing Norwich mum A body has been recovered from the River Wensum, in the search for the missing Norwich woman Gaynor Lord.  Police confirmed it was recovered from the water this morning by underwater search teams. The body has not yet been formally identified by Lord’s family has been informed, cops say. Lord, 55, was reported missing last Friday. She was seen leaving work an hour before her shift ended and never came home. Her belongings were found scattered around a park and her coat was found in the water. She was last seen near…

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