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• Russia's Globex bank says hackers targeted its SWIFT computers

  21-12-2017 21:56
  MOSCOW/TORONTO (Reuters) - Hackers tried to steal 55 million roubles ($940,000) from Russian state bank Globex using the SWIFT international payments messaging system, the bank said on Thursday, the latest in a string of attempted cyber heists that use fraudulent wire-transfer requests.The bank's disclosure comes after SWIFT, whose messaging system is used to transfer trillions of dollars each day, warned late last month that the threat of digital heists is on the rise as hackers use increasingl
  
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• Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay initial £9.5m to Daily Mail publisher

  21-08-2026 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The group of high-profile figures lost their High Court privacy case against the Daily Mail's publishers.
  
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• Sir Anthony Hopkins says he 'returns' to Wales 'most days' on Google Maps

  21-08-2026 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hollywood star who was born in Port Talbot says his thoughts bring him back to Wales every day.
  
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• Three admit arson attack at Persian media offices

  21-08-2026 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Volant Media's offices after an "ignited container" was thrown at the site.
  
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• Man found guilty of murdering estranged wife

  21-08-2026 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Raymond Williams killed estranged wife Tania after tracking her down on a night out with friends.
  
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• Banned driver in stolen Maserati who killed pensioner jailed

  21-08-2026 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fraser Garden was almost three times the speed limit when he crashed into John Bell's garden in Broughty Ferry.
  
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• Killer jailed for murdering second flatmate

  21-08-2026 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eugeniu Neamtu murdered Gheorghe Trica, three years after completing a sentence for killing another housemate.
  
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• Under-fives and pregnant women told to avoid runny eggs when eating out over salmonella risk

  21-08-2026 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The advice also applies to the over-65s and others with underlying medical conditions amid salmonella outbreak.
  
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• 'Superhero' boy, 9, with amputated foot completes Three Peaks Challenge in under 24 hours

  21-08-2026 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Albie-Junior Thomas was born without a fibula in his left leg, leading to his foot being removed at 15 months.
  
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• Search for cruise ship passenger feared to have fallen overboard

  21-08-2026 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The alarm was raised on board the Ambassador Ambition before it arrived in Dundee on Friday.
  
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• Royal Mail misses delivery targets again but hails 'encouraging' signs

  21-08-2026 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The struggling firm said it had improved its performance but missed regulator-set delivery targets.
  
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• Student teachers not eligible for £20,000 support feel 'disheartened'

  21-08-2026 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Student teachers at St Mary's University College want the same financial support as those due to start their courses.
  
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• Man denies charge over Manchester synagogue attack

  21-08-2026 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, 49, denied failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity.
  
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• Meghan could return to acting once back in UK

  21-08-2026 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sources close to the Sussexes have not denied reports that Meghan has been offered an acting role in the UK.
  
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• Man who murdered stepmother's ex and ate finger jailed

  21-08-2026 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gabriel Brown claimed to be possessed by 19th Century occultist Aleister Crowley when carrying out the violent attack on Joseph Ernest Johnston.
  
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• Millennials have found it hard to buy homes – but things may be turning a corner

  21-08-2026 12:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty-somethings are much less likely to own a home than previous generations. But data suggests things may be improving.
  
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• Will Harry's return heal deep-rooted rift with William?

  21-08-2026 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales remains in no mood to forgive and forget. The hurt he feels lingers.
  
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• UK borrows more than expected in July as Healey prepares for first Budget

  21-08-2026 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chancellor John Healey said the government is 'committed to meeting our fiscal rules'
  
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• Starmer donates biography of himself to Downing Street library

  21-08-2026 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former PM and seven of his ministers have added to the collection, which began in 1931.
  
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• Wildfire-hit residents remove Greenpeace mural of Burnham from scorched mountain

  21-08-2026 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After wildfires the group painted an image bearing the words "Our house is on fire, Andy".
  
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• French becoming more effective in stopping small boat crossings, UK says

  21-08-2026 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Home Office credits France with intercepting hundreds of potential crossings this summer using new tactics.
  
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• British rapper Yung Filly to face retrial on rape charges in Australia

  21-08-2026 07:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A jury last month cleared the YouTuber of several sexual assault offences, but it couldn't reach a decision on three others.
  
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• 'Every day is difficult' says Ashley Dale's mum four years on

  21-08-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Julie Dale speaks out on the fourth anniversary of her daughter's murder in Liverpool.
  
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• 'I've caught one fish all season' - how a polluted river could end 300 years of coracle fishing

  21-08-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tradition on a Carmarthenshire river once fished by US President Jimmy Carter could be coming to an end.
  
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• World's oldest person celebrates turning 117

  21-08-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Born before the Titanic sank, Ethel Caterham has seen out two world wars and survived Covid at 110.
  
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• Paralympian wants to thank crash driver 44 years after accident took his leg

  21-08-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Williams lost his leg in 1982 and went on to become a world champion swimmer.
  
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• The town whose council wants migrants to move in

  21-08-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greenock wants to attract immigrants to settle in the town and reverse its declining population.
  
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• Wellness habits you can start now - at no (or little) cost

  21-08-2026 02:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Living a healthy life doesn't have to just be about pricey studio classes and luxury retreats.
  
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• Rain to stop in time for weekend as sun returns

  21-08-2026 02:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The heavy downpours that have caused flash flooding will ease during Friday with sunshine returning for the weekend. But there are some chilly nights in store, as Ben Rich explains.
  
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• My life was changed by a terror attack - now survivors like me won't be forgotten

  21-08-2026 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's first national day for victims and survivors of terrorism takes place on Friday - and means more to this man than many.
  
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