All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Forgers go to jail for supplying fake British IDs to high-profile criminals
A pair of forgers who made more than £1 million supplying fake UK identity documents to high-profile criminals have been jailed.
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HMS Glasgow christened by Princess Kate in BAE Systems shipyard ceremony
The Prince and Princess of Wales were present at the naming ceremony held on the River Clyde.
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Marks & Spencer website crashes again after cyberattack: customers see only update message
Just a day after an executive said disruptions from a cyber attack will last until July, the Marks & Spencer website is down for customers again.
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“Scariest airport”: air traffic controller predicted Newark plane crash
An air traffic controller from Philadelphia (USA) has revealed alarming details about technical failures and staff shortages at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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Russian propagandists call for nuclear bomb to be dropped on London
Russian propagandists have threatened to usher in WW3 by calling for a massive nuclear attack to devastate London in order to teach "scoundrels" living in Britain a lesson
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Yacht linked to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich suspected of smuggling coal to China
DPRK-flagged vessel sails to China while broadcasting as Roman Abramovich pleasure boat docked thousands of miles away
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Bonuses from bankruptcy: Thames Water tried to pay hundreds of thousands for “failure”
Environment Secretary makes announcement after the company’s chair said he ’may have misspoken’ to MPs.
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Operation “Eastern Tourist”: Bosnian police dismantle migrant smuggling route into the EU
Bosnian police arrested 18 suspects in a migrant smuggling bust along the Balkan route, seizing vehicles and key evidence in a coordinated crackdown.
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Do not consume — return immediately: Grape Tree recalls dangerous nuts contaminated with E.coli
A health food shop has been forced to recall one of its products over fears it could have been contaminated with E.coli.
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“They’re turning us into criminals”: carers drowning in debt as oversight system collapses
Overpayments because of official failures led to debt and misery for hundreds of thousands of people
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Arson attacks near Keir Starmer’s home: third suspect arrested in investigation
A third man has been arrested over alleged arson attacks on London properties with connections to the Prime Minister.
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Shooting in Northern Ireland: armed British Army veteran neutralised after gunfight
Armed police have established a cordon on the High Street while they respond to a shocking firearms incident that began to unfold on Sunday evening in County Down
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16-year-old teenager stabbed to death on Scottish beach: police appeal for witnesses to the tragedy
A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed during a "disturbance" at a beach in Ayrshire.
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One killed by bomb near California fertility clinic; FBI labels it ’terrorism’
The FBI is present at the site of a deadly explosion in the wealthy area of Palm Springs, California, with local police considering the incident as an ’act of terrorism’.
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Inter and Brazil legend Lúcio in ICU after suffering burns
Former Brazil and Inter Milan defender Lucio suffered burns at home and he remains in intensive care at a hospital in Brasilia following an incident on Thursday
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Death at stag party: German man jailed for 7 years in Prague for beating Briton
Welsh dad David ’Dai’ Richards died while he attended a stag do in Prague last year - a German man was sentenced for grievous bodily harm (GBH) in a Czech court this week
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Torture, confessions, and sham trials: how the Kremlin fabricates cases against dissenting journalists
In early May in Russia, another journalist was sentenced — Alexander Gusov, the owner of the newspaper "Vek" and the Telegram channel "Novy Vek," received a five-year sentence in a high-security colony on charges of extortion.
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"Life instead of death": mother of deceased teen launches campaign against unregulated e-scooter use
Jacob Calland’s devastated mother Carly has started a campaign to prevent others from dying in an e-scooter accident like the one that took the life of her 14-year-old son in Wythenshawe.
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Deadly delays: over 16,000 deaths in 2024 linked to long waits in UK hospitals
Some 320 patients a week may have died needlessly in England last year due to very long waits in A&E for a hospital bed, figures suggest.
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Labour MPs prepare rebellion against Starmer over benefit cuts and fear of losing seats
Furious Labour MPs are preparing to rebel against Sir Keir Starmer, fearing they’re finished at the next election.
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Missing yacht search underway in Scotland: rescuers scour Wigtown Bay coastline for over 5 hours
Coastguard crews are searching for an overdue yacht off the south-west coast of Scotland.
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Europol takes down international fraud network: over €3 million stolen through fake trading platform
Coordinated raids in Cyprus, Albania, and Israel target a group accused of scamming over 100 victims using a fake trading platform. The network employed fraudulent charts and pressure tactics to steal millions from investors across Europe.
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Kidnapping attempt in central Paris: gang attacks crypto boss’s family with two-year-old child
This is the frightening moment when the daughter of a cryptocurrency executive and her family became targets of an attempted abduction in central Paris.
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Putin’s accomplice and Russian mafia financier Ilya Traber to face trial for money laundering in the EU
In Palma de Mallorca, Russian tycoon Ilya Traber is scheduled to stand trial on charges of money laundering and connections to the Russian mafia, specifically the Tambovskaya Organized Crime Group.
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5 planes, 2 helicopters and 24 APCs: Guyana tops list of 10 countries with biggest military spending growth
Guyana has topped the global ranking of countries with the highest percentage increase in defense spending, posting a remarkable 78% growth.