All news by author James Smith

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England and Serbia fans injured in violent clashes ahead of Euro 2024 match
Violent clashes erupted between England and Serbia fans ahead of tonight’s Euro 2024 game in Germany.
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Man dies and two rescued after yacht capsizes near Lady Elliot Island
The search for a sailor who went missing when a yacht overturned off the Queensland coast has ended in tragedy after his body was recovered.
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William honors King Charles with a moving Father’s Day tribute
The Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a touching tribute to the King to mark Father’s day.
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Princess of Wales appears in public for the first time since cancer diagnosis
Catherine takes part in trooping the colour for king’s birthday but has said she is ‘not out of woods yet’
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EU diplomat Johan Floderus released by Iran in a prisoner swap
In exchange for Floderus, Sweden has agreed to release Iranian former prison official Hamid Nouri.
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Barclays suspends sponsorship of festivals including Download and Latitude after boycotts
Following protests from fans and artists, the bank Barclays has pulled its sponsorship from festivals including Download, Latitude and the Isle of Wight festival.
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Kate provides update on her cancer recovery and confirms she will attend Trooping the Colour tomorrow
Kate Middleton has revealed how she’s coping with her cancer treatment – and also confirmed that she will now attend Trooping the Colour.
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The presence of synthetic drugs is on the rise in Europe
Europe is facing a growing threat from potent synthetic substances, new drug mixtures, and evolving usage patterns, particularly after the Taliban imposed a ban on opium poppy cultivation, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) warned in its latest report published on Tuesday.
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Five Scotland fans injured in horrific crash after ’forgetting Germany drives on the right’
Two of the five Scotland fans were seriously injured after their rental car was involved in head-on collision with a Mercedes moments after departing airport near Dusseldorf
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Gary Glitter faces potential loss of multi-million pound fortune as ’additional women prepare to sue’
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter, 80, could lose his multi-million pound fortune with more women coming forward to sue him, according to a source, as he continues to earn royalties as a songwriter
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Putin’s £39,000,000 war toy incinerated by kamikaze drone
This is the dramatic moment a Russian £39 million missile system is blown up by a suspected kamikaze drone valued at around £70,000.
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Leaked report reveals pollution issues at ArcelorMittal’s Bosnian steelworks
An environmental inspection report shows ArcelorMittal failed to meet deadlines to implement anti-pollution measures at its Bosnian steelworks.
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European banks to provide over €600M in recovery funds for Ukraine
The deals were signed at this week’s Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin.
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Flights canceled at major Spanish airport due to ceiling collapse from flooding
Storms have battered the Spanish island of Mallorca, leaving its third biggest airport flooded during peak tourist season.
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Animal rights activists paste Wallace and Gromit image over king’s portrait
Two Animal Rising supporters cover monarch’s face with Wallace character in protest against RSPCA-assured farms
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Dramatic moment Israeli soldiers storm Hamas building to rescue hostages
This is the dramatic moment three hostages were rescued in Gaza more than eight months after being kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival in Israel.
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Boy, 15, killed in horror car crash in West Denton with three arrested as cops launch probe
Cops confirmed two other people have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
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Beny Steinmetz: Scion of diamond royalty, now at bay over bribery charges
Beny Steinmetz likes to do things his own way.
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Moderate politician Benny Gantz resigns from Israeli war cabinet
Move does not immediately pose a threat to Benjamin Netanyahu, but PM will now be more reliant on far-right allies
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Ten dogs found dead in bag pulled from canal
Ten dogs were found dead in a bag pulled from a Leeds canal, nine months after an almost identical incident in the same waterway, the RSPCA has said.
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Girl among four injured after funfair ride ’malfunctions’
Four people, including an 11-year-old girl, have been taken to hospital after a funfair ride is believed to have malfunctioned at a country show in Lambeth, south London, officials have said.
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Owners who do not microchip cats face £500 fines
All cats in England must be microchipped and registered on a database from Monday under new laws.
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Kyrgyzstan court extends custody of four journalists
A Kyrgyz court ordered on Friday that four reporters, who were charged in January with “inciting mass unrest” through their investigative stories about corruption in the Central Asian country, remain in pre-trial detention until August 8, according to their editor, Bolot Temirov.
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Princess of Wales ’very sorry’ for missing Trooping the Colour event
"I do hope that I’m able to represent you all once again very soon," the Princess of Wales, who is undergoing preventative chemotherapy for an undisclosed form of cancer, told her regiment in a "deeply touching" letter.