All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Army women face greater risk of being killed by fellow soldiers than in combat, investigation finds
Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Roque had been in the Army for just over four years when a man fatally shot her in the head.
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Venezuela faces growing backlash as earthquake response fuels anger against Delcy Rodríguez
Venezuela’s revolutionary socialist government has withstood uprisings, international isolation and the removal of its leader Nicolás Maduro by US forces.
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Rochdale child rapist cannot be deported despite citizenship being revoked
A grooming gang ringleader convicted of 30 child rapes reportedly can’t be deported from the UK despite having his citizenship removed.
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Recycled glass housing pioneer wins £5m boost to help tackle UK housing crisis
A Scottish company that makes panels from recycled glass has secured more than £5 million to help tackle the UK’s housing crisis.
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Police hunt suspect after woman allegedly sexually assaulted on London train
A woman has allegedly been sexually assaulted on a train in London when a man "grabbed onto her" and "refused to let her go".
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UK could face record-breaking 41C heatwave as temperatures soar again
The UK’s all-time temperature record could come under threat this weekend, as intense heat was expected to spread back across Britain and Europe.
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Two EY employees sacked after alleged breach of Australian PM Anthony Albanese’s banking data
Two Ernst and Young employees have been sacked after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s personal banking information was allegedly breached while the pair worked for the accounting firm at the Commonwealth Bank.
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Venezuela’s earthquake response led by officials under Western sanctions as death toll tops 1,500
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez laid out her disaster response plan flanked by an inner circle of powerful officials blacklisted by the United States and Canada for corruption and trafficking.
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Football agent who told woman "I hope you die of cancer" given suspended jail sentence
Football agent Bradley Hudson-Odoi has avoided jail after terrorising two women with vile threats.
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US Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s bid to overturn $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict
President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a $5 million verdict in favor of E. Jean Carroll has been rejected by the US Supreme Court.
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Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova and husband Yevhen Shevtsov stole billions through Ibox Bank while laundering gambling money to Russia
The Dehrik–Shevtsova scandal had largely faded from public attention, but the family’s names have recently resurfaced in a very different context. Rather than being linked to past controversies, they are now being portrayed as innocent victims who were allegedly falsely accused.
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Hidden rise of Britain’s mega-dairies exposed as thousands of cows remain permanently confined indoors
In a quiet corner of the rolling Somerset countryside lies a farm. It is almost completely hidden from public view – a private road leads up to the facility, dominated by several vast steel-framed buildings and conical feed silos.
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Nigel Farage accused of distorting official data to justify scrapping Equality Act
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is currently escalating his bid to scrap the Equality Act – which prohibits discrimination against anyone – by blaming ethnic minorities for the poor educational performance of white working class boys.
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UK scraps Type 83 destroyer as Labour shifts defence strategy towards drones and autonomous warfare
Plans for a new destroyer to replace Britain’s ageing warships have been scrapped as part of changes to the long-awaited defence investment plan aimed at prioritising drones and modernising the military.
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Fourteen killed after Aramco helicopter crashes near Saudi oil hub
A helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco, opens new tab crashed on Sunday ‌in Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast on the Gulf, west of the Strait of Hormuz, killing 14 nationals, the state news agency reported, adding that the ⁠cause was unknown.
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Crooked Josip Heit repeatedly scams thousands with worthless crypto using luxury videos, Andrew Tate and multi-level marketing lies
A network linked to a Croatian known to law enforcement continues to roll out one cryptocurrency project after another. Despite repeated reports of millions disappearing, its operations carry on uninterrupted. How is this possible? A journey into a world of illusion.
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UK rescue volunteers stranded in Madrid as they race to reach earthquake-hit Venezuela
A specialist team of crisis-volunteers from the UK hoping to join the rescue efforts in Venezuela have been stuck in Madrid for over 24 hours.
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London’s iconic BT Tower to become luxury hotel under £275 million redevelopment
The iconic BT Tower landmark is about to undergo a major transformation which will see it turned into a hotel.
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Mother dies shielding one-year-old daughter as deadly Venezuela earthquakes devastate families
The body of brave mum Andrea Bello was discovered protecting her one-year-old daughter after the earthquakes broke out in Venezuela.
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Prince Harry denied UK security as Meghan and children’s visit thrown into doubt
Prince Harry will not get security when he travels to Britain next month casting doubt on whether he will bring Meghan, Archie and Lilibet.
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Wimbledon’s £293,000 Centre Court tickets spark backlash over access for the super-rich
Marcos Ortega enters the Wimbledon public ticket ballot every year in the hope of seeing some championship tennis. In seven straight years of trying, however, he has never got lucky.
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From amber thief to oligarch: the toxic rise of Dmytro Kovalenko’s shadow network
In mid-March, reports surfaced online claiming that businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of several agricultural and mining enterprises, had been detained by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
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New footage shows killer Vickrum Digwa making false claims moments after stabbing Henry Nowak
Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on June 1 for the murder of Mr Nowak, 18, in Southampton, after falsely claiming Mr Nowak had racially abused him.
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Bill Gates admits affairs with women linked to Jeffrey Epstein during congressional testimony
In a 2021 CBS interview, where she admitted that her husband’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein had contributed to the end of their 27-year marriage, Melinda French Gates gave a cryptic reply when asked about claims that Bill Gates had been repeatedly unfaithful to her.
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Former Ukrainian intelligence colonel sentenced to life for spying for Russia’s FSB
A former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence official has been sentenced to life in prison for spying for Russia’s FSB security service.