All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Boy, 15, becomes youngest British chess grandmaster
Shreyas Royal, whose family was granted visa after appeal by Rachel Reeves, aspires to become world chess champion by 21
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Olympic gold medallist spotted sleeping in a park after complaints about the Olympic Village
Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon has complained about the Olympic Village and took matters into his own hands by taking a nap in a park, having won a backstroke gold medal
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Rioters set up ‘race checkpoint’ to ask drivers if they’re white and English
Far-right extremists set up literal ‘race checkpoints’ during the riots that have swept through Middlesbrough.
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Tommy Robinson suns himself in Ayia Napa while fueling ’migrant’ fears online
Tommy Robinson has been spotted lounging around by a swimming pool at a five-star hotel in Ayia Napa while fanning the flames of race riots across Britain.
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Keir Starmer faces calls to recall Parliament in wake of violent UK riots
Keir Starmer will lead an emergency Cobra meeting today on the alarming violence after scenes of thugs rioting and looting across England over the weekend
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Safe houses: FSB counterintelligence chief behind Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is a secret billionaire rentier
FSB Lieutenant General Vladislav Menshchikov, chief of the FSB’s First Service (counterintelligence), has recently come under scrutiny.
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At least 10 police officers injured in violence outside Rotherham hotel
At least 10 police officers have been injured after far-right rioters gathered outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham.
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Six-month-old baby dies in baking hot car ‘after neighbour forgot about him’
A six-month-old baby has died after being left in a hot car for seven hours.
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Jordan makes last-ditch effort to prevent Iran from retaliating for Haniyeh killing
Foreign minister’s rare visit to Tehran appears likely to fail given Iranian insistence on making a decisive response
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Team GB’s Henry Fieldman is first ever to win Olympic medal in male AND female events
Henry Fieldman became the first person in the history of the Olympics to win a medal in both men’s and women’s events, thanks to his bronze in the women’s eight.
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Far-right rioters shout ’p***’ as they drag Asian man from his car
Video footage shows the moment when violent far-right rioters dragged an Asian man out of his car and smashed it up.
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BBC removes Doctor Who-themed Children in Need advert that starred Southport stabbing suspect
In a now-deleted clip promoting the charity from 2018, Axel Rudakubana is seen leaving the Tardis dressed as The Doctor, wearing a trench coat and tie to look like the show’s former star David Tennant.
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Map reveals locations of riots across the UK, with dozens more planned
Violence has continued to erupt across the country, with dozens more protests planned for this weekend in the wake of the Southport stabbings.
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Team GB star Kye Whyte taken to hospital after horror BMX crash at Paris Olympics
Team GB star Kye Whyte was stretchered off the BMX track after a horror crash at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday night.
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Pilot dies as aeroplane makes horror crash landing on busy motorway in ’indescribable’ tragedy
A pilot has been killed in the Netherlands in a "tragic accident", as the flight school confirmed the aeroplane crashed onto a busy motorway, sparking a huge fireball
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South Korean firm YG-1 supplies metal-cutting equipment to Russia’s defense industry, including two nuclear weapons production plants
The South Korean company YG-1 has been confirmed as a supplier of metal-cutting equipment to Russia, which is actively being utilized by Russian defense manufacturers.
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Venezuela election: US recognizes opposition candidate Edmundo González as winner
US secretary of state Antony Blinken says there is ‘overwhelming evidence’ González beat Nicolás Maduro in last weekend’s presidential election
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Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold war
Several foreigners and Russian political prisoners released as Germany frees hitman Vadim Krasikov as part of deal
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Casualties on Welsh roads fall after 20mph speed limit, figures show
Number of people injured and killed on 20 and 30mph roads from January to March reduced by more than a quarter
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Halla Tómasdóttir to be sworn in as Iceland’s seventh president
Finance entrepreneur becomes second woman to be elected head of state since independence in 1944
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Teenager Axel Rudakubana charged with stabbing three girls to death
The 17-year-old boy charged with the murders of three young girls during a knife rampage at a holiday club in Southport can now be named as Axel Rudakubana.
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Russian spies sentenced in Slovenia after pleading guilty
Pair’s conviction could pave way for inclusion in any future prisoner exchange between Russia and west
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Alex Yee wins gold in men’s triathlon with stunning late victory
In the women’s event, which took place earlier in the day, Britain’s Beth Potter secured a bronze medal. Minutes after Yee’s win at the Paris Games, Team GB’s women’s quadruple sculls crew claimed gold in a dramatic race to the line.
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Two City firms collaborate to invest £20bn of pension funds in UK businesses
Phoenix Group and Schroders will target fast-growing green energy, windfarms, solar, property and small business
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Southport attack: Third child dies, five remain in critical condition
Two adults also in critical condition as police question 17-year-old over attack in which 11 children and two adults were stabbed