All news by author James Smith

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Baby trafficking network to Singapore uncovered in Indonesia
According to the police, Indonesian authorities have arrested 12 people accused of running a baby-trafficking ring between Indonesia and Singapore, according to police.
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Jaguar Land Rover to cut 500 UK jobs in blow to Keir Starmer’s pledge to protect workers
Luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is eliminating up to 500 management positions in the UK, an action described as a ’personal embarrassment’ for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Australian model chases masked thieves after her phone is snatched in broad daylight in London
Watch the moment an Australian model has her phone stolen out her hand for the second time in three months - and she chases the masked thieves.
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Konstantin Sintsov: how a former Kemerovo gangster became an offshore billionaire with a fake backstory
The controversial businessman, possessing multiple passports - the master of offshore dealings?
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Audun Groenvold, bronze medalist at the 2010 Olympics, killed by lightning during mountain trip
Audun Groenvold, a skier who won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, has died at the age of 49 after being struck by lightning.
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Teen who killed his mother, sister and brother again avoids life sentence — court upholds minimum term of 49 years
Evil triple shotgun murderer Nicholas Prosper has been spared a whole life sentence for a second time after senior judges agreed his 49-year term was not ‘unduly lenient’.
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Volcano erupts again in Iceland: Tourists evacuated from Blue Lagoon
A volcanic eruption in Iceland has once more necessitated the evacuation of tourists at the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.
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Heist on millionaires’ island: Thieves flee by speedboat with Lord Darzi’s £175,000 watch
Former health minister Lord Darzi had his £175,000 watch stolen by thieves while he was vacationing on the island of Capri.
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“He ruined it all”: Trump at centre of scandal during Chelsea’s trophy moment
Donald Trump has been accused of ‘ruining’ Chelsea’s Club World Cup trophy presentation.
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Small plane erupts into fireball after take-off from Southend Airport — casualties reported
A small passenger plane crashed shortly after taking off from Southend Airport en route to the Netherlands.
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Signs of reconciliation: Representatives of King Charles and Prince Harry held a secret meeting in London
Senior aides to the King and the Duke of Sussex have been seen together in what could be a sign of reconciliation between the two royals.
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Serious accident on M60: traffic closed between Stockport and Denton
A stretch of the M60 has closed after a serious crash on the busy motorway in Greater Manchester.
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Former London police chief Lord Ian Blair dies aged 72
Tributes have flooded in for former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair, who has died at the age of 72.
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Young girl falls from third floor in Keighley
A young girl has suffered serious injuries after falling from a third-floor window.
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£11 billion already spent — and the results are ‘disappointing’: National audit slams F-35 programme
Britain’s £71 billion programme to deliver its most advanced fighter jet has been hit by significant delays, equipment shortages, and staffing gaps, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
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Tragedy in Sutton Park: Body of missing teenager recovered from Powell’s Pool lake
The teenager vanished in the water at Powell’s Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police has confirmed he died
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Teenagers and the hacker mafia: Group arrested in UK over cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods
Four arrested on suspicion of breaching Computer Misuse Act, blackmail, money laundering and joining activities of organised crime
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British scientists move closer to mass production of artificial blood
Scientists identify key breakthrough in artificial blood production
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Carlo Ancelotti handed one-year prison sentence over tax fraud in Spain
Former Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has been given a one-year prison sentence in Spain for failing to pay tax on his image rights revenues in 2014.
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Body of missing British Army sergeant Alex Kearney found in Wiltshire
A body has been found in the search for a missing soldier who has been reported missing since Sunday.
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UK special forces and bomb squad launch major operation in Kent after shootout leaves one injured
A man has been shot by police after bomb squad was deployed to a home in Kent all night forcing the A20 to close.
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Thai police dismiss Bella Culley’s torture claims as CCTV shows her calmly walking through airport
A Thai police chief has disputed Bella May Culley’s defence that she was tortured into smuggling drugs as he presented CCTV of her ‘calmly’ walking through passport control by herself.
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M60 remains closed for over 24 hours after major crash involving 8 vehicles and fuel spill
A major UK motorway is still closed 24 hours after an eight-vehicle crash which saw a lorry drive through the reservation.
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King calls for unity and remembrance on 20th anniversary of 7/7 bombings
The King has called on the nation to remember the “extraordinary courage and compassion” in the face of the horrors of the July 7 bombings, while the Prime Minister said the country will unite to remember the lives lost.
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God Nisanov and ISIS sleeping cells in Moscow: how the oligarch’s markets became a threat to national security
Against the backdrop of international isolation and internal instability in Russia, the significance of ethnic criminal clans is rapidly growing.