All news by author James Smith

World

18 Aug 2025 796

Sweden’s ex-security adviser Henrik Landerholm on trial for mishandling classified documents

Henrik Landerholm resigned in January after he was accused of leaving official documents in a hotel

News

18 Aug 2025 628

House of killer Wayne Couzens put up for sale for £280,000

The family home of convicted officer Wayne Couzens has been put on the market for £280,000, and it includes a garden hot tub.

Sport

18 Aug 2025 887

Fan who racially abused Antoine Semenyo banned from all stadiums in Britain

A man arrested after Bournemouth player Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused during their match against Liverpool has been banned from every football ground in the country.

Investigation

18 Aug 2025 711

Petro Dyminskyi — 8 years on the run: how Ukrainian oligarch evades justice and builds business in Europe

Petro Dyminskyi, who was named a suspect at the time of a fatal car collision, is still wanted by Ukrainian authorities. The investigation has been suspended while his current whereabouts remain unknown.

Crime

18 Aug 2025 836

Man pleads guilty to murder of 47-year-old woman in Swansea

A man has admitted murdering a 47-year-old woman in her own home.

News

18 Aug 2025 895

Major fire in Clacton: residents evacuated from homes in the middle of the night

Residents of Clacton, Essex, have been evacuated, and locals have been advised to keep all windows and doors closed due to a large amount of smoke coming from a nearby building fire

News

17 Aug 2025 658

Girl, 11, tragically dies after incident on River Lynher in Cornwall

North Yorkshire police also report the discovery of a body in a river while searching for the missing 12-year-old boy.

World

17 Aug 2025 861

Israel preparing forced eviction of one million people from Gaza as population faces humanitarian catastrophe

Population devastated by repeated displacement, hunger, and lack of medical supplies braces for further humanitarian disaster

News

17 Aug 2025 804

Police helicopter flies a metre above road during chase in Merseyside

A police helicopter swept perilously close to the ground while pursuing a motorbike in Merseyside.

World

17 Aug 2025 830

Lipreader claims Trump told Putin ‘I’ll help you’ during awkward Alaska summit

A lipreader has exclusively informed Metro about what she asserts Donald Trump said to Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit, which has caused the US President to be humiliated in the eyes of the world.

News

16 Aug 2025 842

Dozens of HMRC staff sacked for snooping on taxpayers’ private records since 2022

Since 2022, dozens of HMRC staff have been dismissed for violating data privacy rules, with over 186 terminated for prying into taxpayers’ confidential information.

16 Aug 2025 684

William and Kate eye ‘forever home’ in Windsor as they plan fresh start after health battles

William and Kate will personally fund all the renovations of the property and will not have any live-in staff, it is reported as they get ready to move to Forest Lodge.

World

16 Aug 2025 837

Serbian police fire tear gas as anti-Vucic protests erupt across major cities

In Belgrade, Serbian police used tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters who threw firecrackers and flares at law enforcement.

World

16 Aug 2025 703

Harris warned: “Putin will eat Trump for lunch” — and the lunch was indeed cancelled

During the 2024 presidential debates, Kamala Harris sharply mocked Donald Trump’s promise to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours, saying that Putin would “eat him for lunch.”

News

15 Aug 2025 774

‘We will never forget’: Charles delivers powerful VJ Day speech honouring Pacific war heroes

King Charles has vowed the sacrifice of Second World War heroes who died in the Pacific and Far East will never be forgotten on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.

News

14 Aug 2025 833

King to deliver special address to nation on VJ Day anniversary

In words reminiscent of his grandfather, King George VI, King Charles has recognized the service and sacrifice of those who fought and died in the Second World War.

News

14 Aug 2025 885

Driver who ploughed into Liverpool FC fans faces 24 new charges — victims include infants

Six of the new alleged offences relate to children, including one six-month-old and one seven-month-old. More than 130 people were injured during the 26 May incident as hordes of fans celebrated Liverpool FC’s title win.

World

14 Aug 2025 633

Hot air balloon carrying 34 people crashes in Netherlands, leaving one dead

One individual has passed away in a hot air balloon accident in Friesland, the Netherlands.

World

14 Aug 2025 683

Raids carried out in Sofia and other Bulgarian cities over suspected arms trade abuses

Law enforcement teams conduct searches of homes and offices in several cities at Kyiv’s request, but no arrests have been made thus far.

Crime

13 Aug 2025 623

Three teenagers appear in court accused of killing man on Sheppey Island

Three children have appeared in court after being charged with a man’s murder on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.

News

12 Aug 2025 891

FCA warns public over fake car finance compensation calls from scammers

The Financial Conduct Authority is notifying individuals that it currently does not have a car finance compensation scheme available.

News

12 Aug 2025 937

Man found dead in Naburn children’s playground after woman suffers serious head injury in same park

Locals have been left alarmed after police found a man’s body in a children’s playground in a quiet village shortly after a woman was airlifted to a hospital with a serious injury in the same park.

World

12 Aug 2025 846

Albanian police arrest 10 in Europol-backed raids targeting multi-ton cocaine trafficking network

Albanian police arrested 10 suspected members of an organized crime network involved in multi-ton cocaine trafficking and money laundering, Europol said Tuesday.

Finance

12 Aug 2025 952

Government prepares Thames Water bankruptcy plan in case of company collapse

Ministers have prepared insolvency plans for the utility giant Thames Water in the event of a potential collapse, with ministers warning that the company remains in "crisis mode".

Investigation

12 Aug 2025 1064

Deepfake industry on TikTok: how fake videos of famous doctors sell dubious “miracle cures”

LBC can reveal that hundreds of renowned doctors are being featured in deepfakes on social media to spread health misinformation and deceive customers into purchasing products.