All news by author James Smith
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Crossbow murders suspect Kyle Clifford ‘paralysed by self-inflicted wound’
A man arrested over the crossbow murders of the wife and daughters of BBC commentator John Hunt has not been questioned by police yet.
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Britain drops its challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders
Labour government says it will not pursue questions on court’s jurisdiction over Netanyahu and Gallant
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Protesters block Manchester tram lines after police officer kicked man in the head
Protestors block the tram tracks, during a demonstration in the wake of a video showing a police officer kicking a man as he was being detained at Manchester Airport (Picture: Getty Images Europe)
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Bloody tyrant Putin ‘harvesting organs of dead Ukrainian prisoners’ after mutilated corpses are returned by Russia
The Russian despot has also been sending hundreds of thousands of his own troops to the meatgrinder
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Courts place UK’s post-Brexit scheme for EU citizens at risk, experts warn
Lawyers criticise what they consider inconsistencies in the handling of individual foreign nationals’ cases
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Armenian deputy minister might have a conflict of interest in ski resort project
The wife of Armenia’s Deputy Minister of the Economy received in 2023 a salary from a company that plans to develop a ski resort on the country’s tallest mountain.
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Thames Water violates licence as part of its debt is downgraded to junk status
Move by ratings company Moody’s puts Thames in breach its operating licence but Ofwat likely to hold off on large fine
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How Anjem Choudary was convicted of leading a terrorist organization
The extremist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of directing a terrorist organisation.
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South Africa arrests multiple suspects in pandemic-related corruption case
Following a court order, law enforcement agencies detained dozens of public servants and businesspeople on Tuesday, who are believed to have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic for personal gain.
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Hong Kong discovers first ecstasy manufacturing facility in 20 years
Hong Kong authorities announced the successful dismantling of a drug manufacturing facility specializing in ecstasy production and the arrest of its 19-year-old operator.
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British Army releases statement after serving soldier ’repeatedly stabbed’ in Kent
A soldier has sustained serious injuries in a stabbing near Brompton Barracks between Chatham and Gillingham in Kent today - the knifeman was said to have ’licked’ the blade
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Britain warned it ’has three years to prepare for World War 3 due to specific threat’
A possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan could spiral into a global conflict, or even WW3, that Britain’s army is not fully prepared for - a top UK general has warned
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Teen girl ‘raped by two boys’ at caravan holiday park as cops launch desperate hunt for suspects
Police revealed a description of the two suspects
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Child’s neck and head brutally mauled by unregistered XL Bully
A 10-year-old child is in hospital after they were bitten by an XL Bully dog.
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Kyrgyz activist imprisoned for Facebook posts claims she was framed
Kanykei Aranova says someone else created a Facebook profile in her name, and posted the anti-government messages that led to her conviction.
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Ryanair profits drop by nearly 50% due to reduced summer fares
Europe’s largest airline says passengers are waiting until later in the season to book tickets
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BT fined more than £17m over ‘catastrophic’ 999 call failure
System missed 14,000 emergency calls after technical faults caused nearly 11 hours of disruption last summer
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Boy, 15, shot dead during family fun day at ‘Teletubbies park’
A 15-year-old boy has been shot dead during a ‘family fun day’ at a park in Notting Hill.
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Biden endorses Vice President Kamala Harris after exiting presidential race
Joe Biden has declared his support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for the upcoming presidential election following his confirmation that he would not run for reelection
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President Joe Biden finally bows out of race after weeks of Democratic Party pressure
Joe Biden has announced he will not seek re-election against Donald Trump in November.
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UBB Amanah Berhad – scamming investors in Malaysia
UBB Amanah Berhad is a Malaysian independent private trustee getting notorious for lying to investors by using deceptive practices.
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Nigerian authorities intensify crackdown on illegal refining sites
Nigerian anti-crime authorities announced Wednesday they had deactivated two illegal refining sites containing two ovens, two dug-out pits, and three storage units filled with large amounts of stolen crude oil in the Konsho area of Akassa, Bayelsa State.
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Ticket machines go down at stations in wake of CrowdStrike chaos
The meltdown chaos comes after the world’s biggest IT disaster struck, with thousands of Brits stranded abroad, left without prescriptions or access to the GP
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Holidaymakers warned of more airport delays after global Windows outage
Flyers advised to check with providers for ‘extra steps’, with at least 45 UK flights cancelled on Saturday
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Tech boss apologises for chaos on busiest travel day of the year
Airports, train operators, banks, football clubs, news organisations and big companies in several other sectors have all been hit by a major worldwide IT outage.
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