All news by author James Smith

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S-Group: Unveiling the pyramid scheme deceiving desperate investors
That S-Group is a new giant pyramid scheme, which, after siphoning off as much money as possible from people desperate to get rich, will collapse, has been written and spoken about extensively.
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Wallace faces questions over changes to war crimes bill that could have shielded the SAS
Former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace is facing questions about a change made to a draft bill that would have protected the SAS from prosecution.
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Labour has ruled out suspending further arms exports to Israel, calling such a move a "mistake"
Israel and terrorist organisation Hezbollah have exchanged a volley of rockets following amid the ongoing war in Gaza where tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians have been killed
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Netanyahu says Israel has hit Hezbollah in ways ‘it could not have imagined’; school in Gaza bombed by Israel
Israel PM says militant group will now ‘understand the message’; seven killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced people, rescuers say
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Oleksandr Usyk was a no-show just hours before the fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois
Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk has been due to meet fans at an event near Wembley Stadium, where the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois fight will take place
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MPs received over £700,000 in free gifts and hospitality last year
Furore over freebies like tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and football games has led to calls for reform to MPs’ gift declarations and an overhaul of the ministerial code
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Several areas have missed out on the opportunity to host a nuclear reactor factory
A council said it is disappointed after a city missed out on an opportunity to host a factory for small modular nuclear reactors.
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Putin’s shadowy forces are reportedly engaging in a sadistic "blood ritual" that targets innocent civilians
The grim task of a Russian special forces unit, spraying Ukrainian vehicles with gunfire, is just the start of an even darker and more disturbing story.
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How journalist Elon Perry’s fabricated stories deceived the Jewish Chronicle
Observers questioned the paper’s due diligence when a freelance writer ‘appeared out of nowhere’ in its pages
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Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold ’submits £84m bid’ to buy Ligue 1 club FC Nantes
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has been in talks to takeover at Ligue 1 outfit FC Nantes according to reports in France, though it remains to be seen if a deal will be done
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Former Hollywood star freed early back in prison after ’assaulting ex’ within 48 hours
Fallen Hollywood actor Jason Hoganson, who had a leading role in a 1980s film, was released early from prison but is now back behind bars after allegedly assaulting a former partner in Newcastle
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Notorious criminal used garden shed in scheme to smuggle Spice into prisons via legal letters
Larry Barnett junior was described as the ’ringleader’ behind a lucrative operation to soak fake legal letters in the class B drug
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Welsh teenager imprisoned for assaulting trans woman and distributing terrorist materials
"Alex Edwards, 19, sentenced to five years and four months in prison, with judge citing his ’entrenched mindset of hatred.’"
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US sanctions Georgian officials and far-right activists for their involvement in violent attacks on freedom of expression
The U.S Department of the Treasury sanctioned two top Georgian Internal Affairs officials as well as two far-right political activists for using violence against peaceful protests over the past three years.
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Exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah were reportedly ’made in Hungary’
Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel for what appeared to be a sophisticated remote attack.
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‘Bag of vapes’ explodes on EasyJet flight forcing emergency landing
An EasyJet flight descended into chaos after a suspected bag of vapes exploded with 236 passengers on board.
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London commuters face hours of disruption after fire damages power cables
A fire near train tracks in south London has brought journeys to a standstill, with heavy disruption set to last all day.
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BBC legend left over £1,000,000 in will following shock death this year
It’s been revealed that the late Annie Nightingale left more than £1million for her children in her will, following her death earlier this year.
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UEFA warns that England might face a ban from the Euros due to Sir Keir Starmer’s proposals for a football regulator
With the next Euros due to be hosted by the UK and Ireland, a letter to the culture secretary from European football’s governing body says there should be "no government interference in the running of football".
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Putin ally threatens to turn Kyiv into ‘a giant gray melted spot’ using nuclear weapons
Putin’s top crony said ‘Russia is showing patience’ by not wielding nuclear weapons in response to Ukraine’s ongoing Kursk offensive.
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18-year-old man charged with murder after woman and children discovered dead in a flat
A teenager has been charged with the murder of three people after a woman and two teenagers were found dead in a flat in Luton on Friday.
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Longtime leader of powerful Mexico cartel pleads not guilty to drug trafficking and murder charges in New York
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a powerful leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, pleaded not guilty Friday in a U.S. drug trafficking case that accuses him of engaging in murder plots and ordering torture.
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Meta to proceed with plan to use UK Facebook and Instagram posts for AI training
Move to use shared posts follows information commissioner concerns and sets collision course with EU over privacy
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Square meters on Palm Jumeirah: How the Karić family allocates their earnings from Belarus
Minsk. Spiral towers of glass and concrete surround a 35-floor skyscraper. On man-made canals, gondolas float slowly.
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Disgraced Tory donor Frank Hester contributed £5 million to the party just days before the election
Donation came after Rishi Sunak condemned businessman’s remark that Diane Abbott made you ‘want to hate all black women’