All news by author James Smith

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Woman sentenced to two years in jail for throwing a brick at police during a riot in Hartlepool
Donna Conniff, 40, encouraged boy to throw missile at police and was seen kicking out at an officer
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Sicily yacht incident: British tycoon Mike Lynch missing after boat sinks in Palermo storm
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch is among seven people missing after a £14 million yacht sank off the coast of Sicily early this morning.
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Luxury watches worth £120,000 stolen from city centre jewellers
Two men stole high-end watches worth £120,000 from a luxury jewellers before making it away on foot.
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Exposing Connectum and Russian payment processor Hawex
FCA-regulated payment institution Connectum was a notorious scam facilitator and money launderer for the fraudulent Israeli broker scene. It processed payments for the cybercrime organization of the convicted Israeli Gal Barak.
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French film legend Alain Delon dies at 88
Alain Delon, the French film legend who became an international icon, has died at the age of 88.
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Former Manchester United star Phil Jones announces retirement at age 32
Former Manchester United defender Phil Jones has confirmed his retirement from professional football at age 32.
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’Appalling’ conviction rate for over 100 sexual offences reported at Leeds and Reading festivals
Campaigners say police must do more as figures show just four cases at summer events since 2018 led to prosecutions
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Nigel Farage revealed as the UK’s highest-earning MP
Reform UK leader earned £1.2 million from his role as a presenter on GB News and social media payments
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Meghan Markle ’took 13 foreign holidays’ despite claiming the royals had confiscated her passport
The Duchess of Sussex made bombshell claims in her controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey, where she was also joined by husband, Prince Harry
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive hand-in-hand to kick off four-day tour of Colombia
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived in Colombia for the start of their four-day tour - and have taken part in their first official engagement in the South American country
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Arrests made over Matthew Perry’s tragic ketamine overdose death
Arrests have been made in connection with Matthew Perry’s tragic fatal overdose after he was found dead in a hot tub at his California home in October 2023
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Tens of thousands of train fare fines to be quashed in England and Wales
Four firms including Northern and Greater Anglia unlawfully prosecuted more than 74,000 alleged fare dodgers
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Public urged to stay away as fire spreads across two floors of south London flats
A block of flats has caught fire in south London with flames and smoke seen rising from apartments.
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Warning issued to Brits about ’Russian roulette’ party drug known as pink cocaine
ITV News was given exclusive access as the only UK broadcaster to join police trying to tackle pink cocaine on the streets of Ibiza, as George Hancorn reports
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Priest thought to pose risk to children is paid off
The Church of England made a six-figure pay-off to a priest assessed as a potential risk to children and young people, a BBC investigation has found.
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Starmer plan to expand facial recognition technology after far-right riots condemned by charities
Charities and human rights organisations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to reverse a planned expansion of the use of facial recognition technology following far-right riots across England and Northern Ireland.
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Reform UK’s Richard Tice invested millions into offshore tax haven property empire
The multi-millionaire businessman admits he set up a family trust in the Channel Islands tax haven of Jersey more than three decades ago, but rejects claims he undermined the British government
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Treasury pledges low-carbon investment relief to appease oil and gas industry concerns
Minister James Murray says decision aimed at protecting jobs and investment after concerns raised by industry
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Search for young Brit who plunged 100ft from cruise ship called off after four days
A search and rescue operation for a Brit who fell 100 feet from the deck of the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas cruise ship in the Adriatic last Friday has now been called off
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Two-year-old dies after being pulled from canal in Wolverhampton
Boy was found in water near canal towpath in Ettingshall and taken to hospital, where he died
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Massive fire breaks out at Europe’s largest nuclear power station
Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately starting a fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power station.
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Man in critical condition after being shot by police in Woking
Surrey police refer themselves to watchdog after incident on Sunday morning involving man in his 20s
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Children to be taught how to identify fake news and ’putrid’ conspiracy theories online in wake of riots
Changes to the curriculum could mean schoolchildren analyse articles in English lessons to weed out fabricated stories, learn how to identify fake news in computer classes and analyse statistics in maths.
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Man shot by armed police after ’altercation’ between two people in Surrey
A man was shot by police in Surrey in the early hours of this morning.
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The labour change: what awaits the British budget as the new PM steps in
After winning its first election in 14 years, the United Kingdom’s Labour Party has pledged to prioritize spending cuts — eliminating certain benefits while increasing taxes on the wealthy.