All news by author James Smith

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EU fingerprint checks for holidaymakers delayed indefinitely due to fears of travel chaos
The rollout of strict new EU border controls has been delayed amid fears of disruption at airports and ports with the technology yet to be tested.
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Autistic people in service in British intelligence
The BBC has been given rare access inside MI5’s headquarters in London to meet a senior intelligence officer who shares what it was like to discover he was neurodivergent.
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Premier League star ’almost died’ after fainting on a flight
Brighton star Julio Enciso says he ‘almost died’ after fainting on his flight to Ecuador with a fellow passenger coming to his rescue.
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Israel eliminates Hezbollah smuggling kingpin overseeing weapons shipments from Iran in the latest strike as troops advance
His loss is said to be a major blow to the terrorist militia’s plans to hone precision-guided weapons to attack Israel
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Jack the Ripper ’finally unmasked after 136 years’ as DNA breakthrough identifies serial killer
The identity of Jack the Ripper has been a mystery for over 130 years - but one author believes he has unmasked the serial killer and even created an image of what he would have looked like
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Four people hospitalized after a school bus overturns in Northern Ireland
Most of those hurt were well enough to be discharged at the scene, according to the ambulance service
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Park Royal police chase ends in tragic crash, leaving a 17-year-old boy dead and another fighting for life
Four males were in the car at the time of the crash outside the Central Middlesex Hospital in west London, with one now dead, two in hospital, and a third not thought to be seriously injured
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Former Met Police officer David Carrick charged with eight sexual offenses against two women
Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been charged with eight sexual offences against two women.
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Long-term UK residents fear being ’locked out’ by eVisas
Physical documents proving residence rights to be replaced by online visas at end of year despite functionality concerns
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Chinese hackers have breached U.S. court wiretap systems, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal
Chinese hackers accessed the networks of U.S. broadband providers and obtained information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized wiretapping, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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CPS offers plea deals to Entain suspects before deciding on charges
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has offered plea discussions with suspects from Entain as it gears up to make charging decisions by the end of the year.
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British climber rescued after going missing on 23,000-foot mountain
A British climber and her counterpart have reportedly been rescued safely after their food and equipment fell down a ravine.
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Four migrants including child die while trying to cross English Channel
French minister Bruno Retailleau said the child was ‘trampled to death in a boat’
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Orpington dog attack: Several out-of-control dogs mauled a woman and two children, aged 4 and 6
Two children aged four and six along with a woman have been savagely mauled by four dogs in a street in St Paul’s Cray, southeast London this morning and have been rushed to hospital
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British couple try to fight off Italian gangster over £67,000 designer watch
This is the disturbing moment a British couple attempted to fend off against a mugger in the Spanish island of Magaluf over a designer watch worth more than £67,000.
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Putin’s snipers are teaching schoolchildren that "killing Ukrainians is not murder"
Russian schoolchildren are being taught lessons by military snipers who claim killing Ukrainians is not murder.
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London has narrowly avoided "other deadly Grenfell tragedies" on multiple occasions, the fire chief told LBC
London has come close to suffering another Grenfell tragedy several times since 2017, the capital’s top firefighter has told LBC.
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Australian police have seized $6.4 million from the suspected owner of an encrypted platform
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced they had seized AUD 9.3 million (US$6.36 million) in cryptocurrency as part of an operation targeting the assets of the alleged mastermind behind Ghost, an encrypted communication platform used by organized crime groups around the world to coordinate their illegal activities.
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How Michael Schumacher communicates after F1 legend is ‘seen in public’
Former F1 racing champion Michael Schumacher only communicates using his eyes, it’s understood.
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An all-Black airline crew is set to fly from the UK in celebration of Black History Month
Crew will include amputee ex-serviceman and cabin manager who began her career at age of 59
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Erich Ely announces “decentralized” Trillant exit-scam
Almost a year after Trillant collapsed, owner Erich Ely has announced a “decentralized” exit-scam.
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Starmer repaid freebies to restore trust in politics, minister says
Sarah Jones suggests PM believes he should be held to higher standards now he is in government
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A Ryanair plane caught fire, forcing nearly 200 passengers to evacuate using emergency slides
The Ryanair plane - flight FR8826 - caught fire as it was about to leave Brindisi Airport in Italy and the inflatable slide was deployed to help the passengers evacuate following the emergency
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Ukraine says its forces have withdrawn from defensive bastion of Vuhledar
Eastern city had resisted repeated attacks but Russian troops are close to ‘encircling’ it in Donetsk advance
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Labour donor Waheed Alli is under investigation by the House of Lords regarding the register of interests
Peer who gave gifts to Keir Starmer is being investigated after complaint he did not declare interests correctly