All news by author Emma Davis

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‘I do believe I’m her’: Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann convicted of harassment
A woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has been found guilty of harassing the missing girl’s family but not guilty of stalking them.
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Four boys arrested after Bonfire Night chaos in Birmingham city centre
Four teenagers were arrested after police were attacked with fireworks in Birmingham city center on Bonfire Night.
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Argentina opens hearings in sweeping corruption case targeting Fernández de Kirchner and 90 others
One of Argentina’s largest corruption trials opens, bringing former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and nearly 90 other defendants before a federal court over alleged bribery related to public works contracts.
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Electric car drivers could face new 3p-per-mile tax under Rachel Reeves’s Budget plan
Drivers using electric vehicles (EVs) could face a new pay-per-mile tax in Rachel Reeves’s Budget, according to reports.
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Bonfire Night chaos as police attacked with fireworks and teenagers arrested across UK cities
Bonfire Night descended into chaos across the UK, with cops pelted with fireworks and flares hurled at cars.
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Typhoon Kalmaegi heads for Vietnam after killing over 110 in the Philippines and displacing hundreds of thousands
Typhoon Kalmaegi is rapidly advancing toward Vietnam after leaving a trail of destruction across the Philippines, where more than 110 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced.
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Engine detachment caused deadly UPS cargo jet crash in Kentucky, killing 12 people
The cargo jet burst into flames and crashed into nearby industrial buildings just moments after it took off from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday.
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Vanuatu central bank revokes Pacific Private Bank license after Bankera founders accused of misusing investor funds
Vanuatu’s central bank has revoked the international licence of Pacific Private Bank (PPB) following an OCCRP and 15 min investigation, which revealed how the founders of Lithuanian crypto-finance firm Bankera acquired and used the institution to siphon funds from their investors.
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Hero dad uses car to stop man accused of stabbing 10 people on train
A father used his car to ram a man accused of stabbing 10 people in a horrifying knife attack on a train moments before police swooped in to arrest him.
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Tesla board makes massive bet on Elon Musk with $878 billion pay proposal
Tesla’s (TSLA.O), board of directors has completely committed to Elon Musk. Now investors must decide whether to support the largest gambit in the company’s history.
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Average UK home price forecast to hit £440,000 amid housing shortage
The average price of a home in the UK is set to hit £440,000 by 2030, new data has shown.
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Zohran Mamdani elected New York City’s youngest and first Muslim mayor as Trump admits election night was ‘not good for Republicans’
Donald Trump has conceded election day was "not good for Republicans" as the Democrats celebrated a number of victories across the country overnight.
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Angelina Jolie’s bodyguard mobilized in Ukraine during her humanitarian visit to the front-line region
While traveling to Kherson, Hollywood actress and UN humanitarian Angelina Jolie made an unexpected stop in the Mykolaiv region after her bodyguard was detained for mobilization.
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Europe faces cocaine glut as traffickers bury stockpiles to drive prices up
On a cool cloudless morning at the break of dawn last December, authorities spotted two speed boats carrying a number of large packages at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River in southwest Spain.
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Anonymous’ phone data of EU officials sold online, European media uncover
The "anonymous" location data of EU officials in Brussels is available for purchase, as revealed by a joint investigation conducted by European media outlets.
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Trump prepares US troops for a ground invasion in Mexico targeting drug cartels
The Trump administration has begun planning for ground-level military and intelligence operations on Mexican soil to target drug cartels as part of what President Donald Trump has described as an "armed conflict" with narcotics trafficking organizations.
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Global wildlife watchdog flags ‘serious oversight failures’ at Anant Ambani’s vast animal refuge
The world’s leading wildlife authority has advised India to temporarily stop importing endangered species after finding irregularities in the acquisition of thousands of animals for a large conservation facility owned by one of the country’s wealthiest families.
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Netherlands faces political paralysis as fragmented parliament makes coalition talks near impossible
Geert Wilders’ PVV may have lost ground in this week’s Dutch parliamentary elections, but the truth is that, contrary to all the talk in the international media, this modest European nation has not suddenly discovered how to defeat the extreme right.
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Gwent Police investigate fatal dog attack that killed infant
A nine-month-old baby has died after a dog attack in Wales.
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Police investigate death of man discovered between parked cars in Javea
A British man has been discovered deceased between two parked cars at a holiday resort in Costa Blanca, and the police are conducting an investigation.
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510kg of drugs worth £13.8 million seized at Birmingham Airport
Eleven people have been charged in connection with attempting to smuggle more than half a tonne of cannabis worth around £13.8 million into the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
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Former Duke of York stripped of vice-admiral rank amid Epstein fallout
The former Duke of York will lose his naval title, the defence secretary has said, as King Charles seeks to put an end to the scandal involving his brother’s connection with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Bank warned US authorities about possible human trafficking tied to Epstein
JP Morgan warned the US government about more than $1 billion in transactions linked to Jeffrey Epstein that were possibly related to reports of human trafficking, new documents confirm.
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At least 121 killed as police raid turns Rio’s favelas into ‘war zones’
Thousands of protesters have gathered in the Rio favela that this week suffered the deadliest police operation in Brazilian history to demand an inquiry into the killings and an end to security policies that have turned working-class neighborhoods into "war zones".
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Prince Andrew forced to leave Royal Lodge after losing lease and title
Prince Andrew has been forced to leave Royal Lodge, his 30-room mansion in Windsor.