All news by author James Smith

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Halifax reports UK house prices reach new high as stamp duty increase approaches
Average property price increases by 0.7% in January to record £299,138 as market starts year ‘on positive note’.
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In 2019, planners advised against a nuclear plant due to concerns over the Welsh language
Industry figures say fate of Anglesey facility to have been built by Hitachi shows problems with planning system.
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Trump administration dissolves task force aimed at Russian oligarchs
US attorney general issues memo to break up effort started after 2022 Ukraine invasion to target those close to Kremlin.
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Man stabbed on busy high street in broad daylight, terrifying shoppers
This is the horrifying moment a man is stabbed in broad daylight on a busy high street in front of terrified shoppers.
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Number of women caught carrying knives has tripled over the past decade
The number of women and girls caught carrying knives has trebled in the last decade, according to new LBC research, with a sharp increase since the rape and murder of Sarah Everard.
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British conman on trial in France for allegedly ramming police with his car
Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, a serial swindler who featured in Netflix documentary, allegedly injured officers in getaway attempt.
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Met Police arrest hundreds in one week during crackdown on phone thefts
The Metropolitan Police described the reselling of stolen phones abroad and in the UK as a £50million-a-year trade.
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Keir Starmer decides not to attend the international AI summit in Paris
PM risks upsetting host Emmanuel Macron and missing chance to speak to JD Vance and Elon Musk.
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24-year-old Briton dies during a dream holiday to Sri Lanka after their hostel was fumigated for bedbugs
Family members of the young woman, named Ebony, have said she died on February 1 "within a few hours of arriving at the hospital" after her hostel in Sri Lanka was fumigated.
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100,000 organic eggs valued at $40,000 were stolen from a Pennsylvania farm’s truck
A load of eggs worth about $40,000 was stolen from the back of a trailer in Pennsylvania over the weekend amid rising egg costs across the U.S.
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NATO scrambles fighter jets to intercept two Russian bombers
Two Norwegian jets rushed to respond after four Russian planes flew dangerously close to NATO airspace yesterday.
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Father discovers his 2 and 5-year-old sons dead in bunk bed, allegedly murdered by their mother who claimed they were sleeping
A dad found his two sons lying dead in their bunk beds after they were murdered by their mum, a court heard.
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Trump orders to ’obliterate’ Iran if the regime assassinates him, following a foiled plot on the October 7 anniversary
President Donald Trump has given his team strict instructions to completely obliterate Iran if they ever assassinate him.
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Donald Trump suggests Palestinians would prefer to leave Gaza and considers permanent resettlement
President Donald Trump said that Palestinians would ‘love’ to leave Gaza and suggested resettling them ‘permanently’.
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Two individuals arrested in Romania for involvement in employment fraud scheme
Prosecutors allege the duo requested funding for 34 fake jobs and pocketed the cash.
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An invisible threat has taken hundreds of lives of those returning to war-torn homes
Bashar Al-Assad’s regime collapse in December 2024 was meant to mark a turning point for Syria. Instead, an insidious threat is unfolding beneath the feet of its people.
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Six-time world snooker champion Ray Reardon leaves substantial sum to wife in will after passing away at 91 following a battle with cancer
Snooker legend Ray Reardon has left a huge sum to his wife after battling cancer.
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Southport triple murderer declines to leave cell for court hearing
Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three girls aged between seven and nine last year, was due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court via videolink from Belmarsh Prison.
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China imposes retaliatory tariffs on the US as Trump’s levies take effect, while Canada and Mexico’s tariffs are paused
China has hit back at the US with counter-tariffs on multiple products as the trade war between both countries continues to heat up.
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Baby dies after mother fell asleep while using a hair dryer to warm him up
A baby died from burns after his high mum attempted to warm him up with a hair dryer then passed out with it still on, authorities claim.
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Two airport workers arrested over ’leaked horror footage’ in DC crash update
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) staffers are accused of making unauthorised copies of records of the Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet killed all 67 people.
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15-year-old boy named after being stabbed to death at Sheffield school
A 15-year-old boy who died after sustaining ‘serious injuries’ in a school stabbing in Sheffield has been named.
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Marlon and Lashonda Moore plead guilty to BINT-related criminal charges
Blessings In No Time co-founders Marlon and Lashonda Moore have pled guilty to related criminal charges.
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Tesla sales decline in two European countries after Elon Musk involves himself in politics
The billionaire businessman has repeatedly attacked Sir Keir Starmer.
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Drill rapper imprisoned for murder earns hundreds of pounds from song recorded behind bars
A convicted murderer was able to record a rap song from behind bars that may have earned him money – even bragging about it in the lyrics.