Wilko: New bid emerges for stricken retail chain
A private equity firm makes a £90m bid for the business and pledges to retain all jobs for two years. BBC News – Business
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Auctioneer exposed by BBC admits illegally selling rare ancient coins
Richard Beale has pleaded guilty over the sales of the $ 4m Eid Mar and parts of the “Gaza Hoard”. BBC News – Middle East
The indigenous groups fighting against the quest for ‘white gold’
Indigenous communities in northern Argentina are determined to protect the land from lithium mining. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Wagner boss Prigozhin confirmed dead in plane crash – Moscow
Genetic analysis of the bodies was carried out following Wednesday’s crash, Russian officials say. BBC News – Europe
P&O Britannia cruise ship crashes during Mallorca storms
A small number of people are being cared for onboard after sustaining minor injuries, P&O says. BBC News – UK
Jacksonville shooter, 21, who killed three ‘wrote racist manifestos’
The man who shot dead three Black people had a “disgusting ideology of hate”, Jacksonville’s sheriff says. BBC News – US & Canada