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‘There is an attempt to get rid of me’: leader of UK’s black police association alleges campaign to silence him

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-02T10:02:05+00:00

Exclusive: Andy George, who has been subject to several investigations, believes there is an effort to marginalise the views of those he represents“I tell you now, there is an attempt by some of the longer serving chief constables to get rid of me,” says Ch Insp Andy George. “I can guarantee I know exactly what they think of me: that I’m a wee upstart, so I am, that doesn’t know my place,” he adds with a smile.The eldest son of a Protestant mother from Armagh in Northern Ireland and a father who was born in Malaysia but served in the British army, George is the longest-serving president of the

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Olympic ceasefire calls lay bare the scale of global conflict

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-02-02T10:00:51+00:00

The U.N. and IOC are asking for a pause in wars, an ancient Olympic tradition, amid the Winter Games. Athletes from countries beset by violence are set to compete.

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In Venezuela, change is coming fast. Relief is taking more time.

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-02-02T10:00:00+00:00

Washington and Caracas have moved quickly to open Venezuela’s oil sector to U.S. investment. Ordinary Venezuelans will wait longer to feel any benefit.

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Mandelson quits Labour as Epstein documents reveal he urged bank to ‘threaten’ Labour chancellor over banker tax – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-02T09:55:09+00:00

The peer said he resigned his membership of the party to avoid causing it ‘further embarrassment’Good morning. Peter Mandelson’s career in politics appears to be over. To be fair, journalists have written this at least four times before. But this time it may actually turn out to be true.It was my former Guardian colleague David Hencke who first wrote a story in 1998 about a career-ending Mandelson scandal. It involved an undisclosed loan from a millionaire, and Mandelson resigned as trade secretary. Three years later Mandelson was back in cabinet, as Northern Ireland secretary, when he had to

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IIT Madras and Daimler to develop universal driver rating system

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-02T09:53:48+00:00

The initiative aims to create a digital public infrastructure enabling nationwide adoption for driving assessment, insurance evaluation and background verification

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Zee onboards Sony veteran Sandeep Mehrotra to drive ad revenues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-02T09:49:05+00:00

The company’s latest earnings report showed ad revenue has declined 9% annually due to slowdown in FMCG spending, impacting domestic advertising revenue

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Что известно о смертельном крушении учебного самолета под Орском

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-02T09:46:28+00:00

Учебный самолет Diamond DA потерпел крушение рядом с Орском, сообщило МЧС России. На борту были инструктор и двое курсантов, выживших, предварительно, нет, отметили в пресс-службе губернатора и правительства Оренбургской области. «Ведомости» собрали информацию об авиакатастрофе, известную на данный момент.

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Зінченко офіційно перейшов в "Аякс"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-02T09:45:00+00:00

Український захисник повертається до чемпіонату Нідерландів після трьох років у Лондоні.

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Mandelson quits Labour as Epstein documents reveal he promised to amend tax on bank bonuses – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-02T09:38:09+00:00

The peer said he resigned his membership of the party to avoid causing it ‘further embarrassment’Good morning. Peter Mandelson’s career in politics appears to be over. To be fair, journalists have written this at least four times before. But this time it may actually turn out to be true.It was my former Guardian colleague David Hencke who first wrote a story in 1998 about a career-ending Mandelson scandal. It involved an undisclosed loan from a millionaire, and Mandelson resigned as trade secretary. Three years later Mandelson was back in cabinet, as Northern Ireland secretary, when he had to

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Stock Market Live Updates Feb 2: Sensex rises 765 pts to 81,488.68; Nifty moves up 220 pts to 25,046

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-02T09:33:09+00:00

Sensex, Nifty live updates on 02 February 2026: Sensex, Nifty held steady in the afternoon session on Monday. At 1:20 pm, Sensex was at 81,036.46, up 313.52 points or 0.39 per cent firmer. Nifty was at 24,879.50, up 54.05 points (0.22%). The majority of Nifty sectoral indices were in the red, with the healthcare and media index leading the decline.

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Govt in talks to raise FDI in state-run banks to 49%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-02T09:29:13+00:00

India allows 74% foreign investment in private banks but ​limits shareholdings of any single foreign institution to ⁠15% unless the Reserve Bank of India grants an exemption

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Hindustan Zinc to raise ₹1,400 cr via debentures

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-02T09:25:11+00:00

The Vedanta group firm’s board approved issuance of unsecured, listed non-convertible debentures

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Трамп рекордно обвалив ціну на нафту

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-02T09:20:15+00:00

Аналітики дають зрозуміти, що якби не погрози Трампа Ірану, то падіння цін на нафту могло б бути більшим.

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Lead futures might decline

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-02T09:19:13+00:00

Traders can go short

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UK house prices bounce back in January as analysts predict 2%-4% rise in 2026

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-02T09:18:49+00:00

Nationwide says average price of UK home rose by 0.3% last month after surprise fall in late 2025Business news – live updatesUK house prices bounced back in January after a surprise fall at the end of last year, and are predicted to improve during 2026, according to the UK’s top mortgage lender.The price of the average UK home rose by 0.3% in January, according to the lender Nationwide. That marked an improvement compared with December, when prices unexpectedly slipped by 0.4% in the weeks after Rachel Reeves’s budget in late November. Continue reading...

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