All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Former UK Supreme Court head resigns from media freedom role due to judicial work in Hong Kong
David Neuberger was part of court panel that dismissed appeal of Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy activists
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Man charged with attempted murder of police officer after prison stabbing
A man has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer who was stabbed inside a high-security prison.
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Meth-laced lollies accidentally distributed to Auckland’s homeless
A New Zealand charity has raised alarm among its beneficiaries, primarily homeless individuals in Auckland, after discovering that they had inadvertently distributed candies laced with a potentially deadly dose of methamphetamine.
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Father and son pocketed £136k by returning cheap irons to Argos in three-year scam
A dad and son pocketed £136,000 in a ‘get-rich-quick’ con using fake receipts to return cheap irons to Argos for the full price.
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Urgent manhunt for suspected child sex offender with face tattoo on run after escaping
Crimestoppers have put up a reward of up to £5,000 for information on the whereabouts of 33-year-old Daryl Taylor who escaped from hospital while under arrest on Sunday
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Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution
A Thai court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who was once jailed.
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Major rush hour delays on London Underground after police incident
A police incident between West Ealing and Greenford is causing delays in West London this morning.
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Leicester Square stabbing: Man charged with attempted murder after 11-year-old girl knifed in street
Ioan Pintaru, 32, has been charged after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in Leicester Square and rushed to hospital. It It was initially believed that the girl’s mother had also been hurt
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Dublin man shot dead in Malta after murder of ex-partner ’used fake profiles to harass victim’
It has been claimed that he ran social media accounts to target his former partner, at one point making accusations about her sex life
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Boy, 12, admits participating in two scenes of violent disorder in Manchester
Boy and another 12-year-old among string of offenders pleading guilty at courts in Manchester and Liverpool
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Hezbollah fires 30 rockets into Israel in overnight blitz as fears of Iran revenge attack mount
Hezbollah launched a barrage of missiles towards northern Israel overnight as tensions across the border continue to rise.
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Chair of Indian regulator invested in funds connected to Adani, Hindenburg Research alleges
Madhabi Buch and her husband deny claims she is biased and say their finances are an ‘open book’
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Around 15,000 people gather for an anti-racism rally in Belfast as tensions escalate in Derry
More than 120 groups take part in demonstration after week of rioting and disorder
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Huw Edwards is demanded to pay back every penny from his salary
The family that blew the whistle on Huw Edwards is demanding he pay back the six-figure sum after BBC bosses revealed they felt conned by a ’villain leading a double life’
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UK state pension: ’Thousands more’ could have been underpaid
New category of widows and widowers on receiving end of DWP errors, says former minister
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Plane goes down while flying over the city
A plane carrying 62 people has crashed in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, local media reported.
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Huge container ship suddenly explodes while docked in China port in dramatic video
This is the moment a mammoth cargo ship was nearly destroyed by an exploding shipping container in one of China’s busiest ports.
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A Labour councillor has been arrested for inciting murder during the riots in the UK
A Labour councillor has been arrested by the Met Police and suspended from the party for calling on far-right protesters’ throats to be ‘cut’.
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Kenyan airport workers threaten to strike over the Adani deal
The Kenya Aviation Workers Union is threatening to strike if the proposal for India’s scandal-ridden Adani Group to lease Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is not dropped.
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Israeli airstrikes reportedly kill at least 25 people in Gaza, according to Palestinian health workers
Israeli airstrikes hit a cluster of houses in central Gaza’s Al-Bureij camp and nearby Al-Nuseirat camp
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Taylor Swift ISIS attack suspect ’planned to drive car into 20,000 fans’ at Vienna concert
Friends of the 19-year-old leading suspect are believed to have been hired as security guards in the stewarding area of the Vienna concert, Austrian media reports
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UK riot thugs face up to 10 years in prison under government crackdown
Justice Minister Heidi Alexander said thugs taking part in disorder have a ’prison place waiting for them’ and could face the maximum 10 year sentence for taking part in riots
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Kris Maharaj, who spent 38 years in Florida prison despite judge finding him innocent, dies
Kris Maharaj was convicted of the murder of a father and son back in 1986, but he always maintained his innocence. In 2019 a judge ruled he had proved so.
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Three men sentenced to 22 years for leading UK people smuggling ring
Three men have been sentenced for their roles in an organised crime group linked to the smuggling of migrants into the UK by lorry.
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Fears of US recession send stock markets tumbling
Concerns have been raised after the world’s largest economy reported much lower-than-expected job creation in July.