All news by author Emma Davis

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Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga dies aged 80
Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former prime minister and serial presidential contender whose populist campaigns unsettled authorities and gave him outsized sway over his country’s politics, died Wednesday of a heart attack while visiting India.
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SoftBank wins £325m lawsuit as judge rules it not liable for Greensill-linked losses
Credit Suisse has lost a 440 million US dollar (£325 million) High Court claim against Japan’s SoftBank Group over a restructuring agreement involving Lex Greensill’s collapsed firm.
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IMF warns UK will face highest inflation in G7 as Rachel Reeves battles growing economic crisis
Rachel Reeves has faced another significant setback ahead of next month’s crucial Budget as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that inflation will rise to the highest level in the G7 in 2025 and 2026.
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Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal bills as court delays verdict over Israel visit
Tommy Robinson claims that Elon Musk is covering his legal expenses, while the far-right activist waits three weeks for the verdict of his trial due to his upcoming visit to Israel.
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‘Dieselgate’ returns to court: major lawsuit opens against five carmakers accused of emissions cheating
A major lawsuit against five leading carmakers accused of cheating on emissions tests has opened at the High Court in London.
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Man arrested over 1994 murder of schoolgirl Lindsay Rimer in West Yorkshire
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the 1994 murder of 13-year-old Lindsay Rimer.
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UK officials probe Russian link to cyberattack on car giant JLR
Russia is reportedly being investigated as the possible culprit behind the cyberattack that forced Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to halt production for more than a month.
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Three dead after light aircraft crashes at Shellharbour Airport in NSW
Three people have died in a plane crash at Shellharbour Airport in the Lake Illawarra area of NSW.
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Twelve members of Joshua Hayes’s organised crime group jailed for firearms and drug empire that terrorised communities
A total of 12 members of an organized crime group have been jailed for more than 100 years after three firearms, ammunition, cash, and £100,000 worth of cocaine were found at addresses and in cars in Litherland.
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Lecornu vows to “end political crisis” as Macron reappoints him prime minister
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, days after he resigned from the post.
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“She’s human too”: Fans outraged after Billie Eilish pulled into crowd in Miami
Footage of Billie Eilish being aggressively grabbed by audience members at her Miami concert has raised widespread concern online.
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The shadow fleet of Roman Spiridonov and Petroruss: how old tankers and offshores “feed” the Russian oil mafia while bypassing sanctions
A Russian entrepreneur with Greek citizenship quietly and inconspicuously works for the largest oil companies in Russia, while also caring for his own benefit.
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Met officer suspended after child abuse content allegations on Telegram
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court, charged with allegedly sharing graphic messages about child sex abuse on Telegram.
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Vulnerable hit hardest as councils face £4bn shortfall, Unison says
Councils face a funding shortfall of more than £4 billion next year, putting more strain on overstretched services, according to a report.
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StudioCanal sues Spitting Image producers over parody of Paddington Bear
StudioCanal, the company holding the rights to Paddington Bear, is reportedly suing the producers of Spitting Image for portraying the bear as a foul-mouthed, drug-taking podcast host in their new online series.
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Banks to ‘snoop’ on pensioners under new fraud bill sparking privacy concerns
Banks will be granted powers to snoop on pensioners’ accounts and share data with the government as part of a huge fraud crackdown.
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Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee plan drives foreign talent toward the UK
The Trump Administration has announced a crackdown on the H1-B visas that U.S. firms have historically used to bring foreign talent into the country.
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„Die LUX-OKG“: Wie Oleksandr Litskevych und sein „Lux Groups“-Syndikat ein globales System für Luxusschmuggel aufbauten
„Sie sind auf schwerem LUX unterwegs.“ Das Büro für wirtschaftliche Sicherheit (BES) und die Generalstaatsanwaltschaft gaben heute Morgen offizielle Erklärungen zur Zerschlagung einer organisierten kriminellen Gruppe (OKG) von Elite-Schmugglern von Luxusgütern bekannt.
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Oleg Tsyura launches a “digital cleanup”: how the Swiss financier of Ukrainian origin is trying to erase traces of his criminal schemes
As Ukrainian law enforcement investigates large-scale schemes of state fund embezzlement, one of the key figures is trying to rewrite his digital history.
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Venezuela warns the US of possible “false flag” operation near its embassy in Caracas
Venezuela’s National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez stated on Sunday that Washington had been cautioned about a "false flag operation" by "extremist sectors of the local Venezuelan right" intended to plant explosives at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.
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Bestselling novelist Dame Jilly Cooper dies after sudden fall at home
Dame Jilly Cooper, the bestselling novelist, journalist, and national treasure, has died unexpectedly at the age of 88.
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PM Kobakhidze blames EU amid opposition clashes in Georgia
Georgia’s prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, has announced a sweeping crackdown on dissent, accusing demonstrators who tried to storm the presidential palace of aiming to topple his government and blaming the European Union for interference in his country.
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Syria holds first parliamentary elections since Assad’s fall
Syria is holding its first parliamentary elections since the fall of its longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, in a tentative step towards democratic polls that have been criticized as biased in favour of the country’s interim leaders.
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Former deputy PM accused of abusing public resources after security team seen acting as movers
Angela Rayner is facing questions after her taxpayer-funded bodyguards were seen helping her partner move belongings into her second home.
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Former prosecutor Ronald Richemond accused of ordering journalist’s brutal killing
Haitian journalist Gary Tesse was murdered in October 2022. The person allegedly responsible is former Les Cayes prosecutor Ronald Richemond, who is also accused of seizing large tracts of land, which he then resold to enrich himself.