All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Passenger killed and 30 injured after flight from London hit by severe turbulence
One passenger has been killed on a flight from London to Singapore after the aircraft was struck by severe turbulence.
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UK infected blood scandal worsened by ‘chilling’ cover-up, inquiry finds
Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes
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Stockport nursery worker guilty of baby’s manslaughter
A nursery worker who strapped a nine-month-old baby face down to a beanbag and left her for 90 minutes has been found guilty of manslaughter.
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Julian Assange wins right to appeal extradition to US
Judges had deferred a decision on whether Assange could take his case to another appeal hearing
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Tyson Fury settles back into home life post-Oleksandr Usyk fight with tip run alongside wife Paris
Tyson Fury has taken a trip to the tip after landing back in England following his split-decision defeat against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning
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UK researchers say AI chatbots’ safeguards can be easily bypassed
All five systems tested were found to be ‘highly vulnerable’ to attempts to elicit harmful responses
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Slovak PM Robert Fico out of immediate danger four days after shooting
Fico remains in intensive care but has ‘emerged from immediate threat to his life’, Robert Kaliňák tells reporters
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Fujitsu sacked top boss during height of Horizon scandal
Fujitsu, the company that built the flawed Horizon IT system, sacked a top boss at the height of the scandal.
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Israeli minister vows to quit war cabinet if PM doesn’t agree on new Gaza plan
Benny Gantz’s threat to withdraw his opposition party from coalition calls into question future of government
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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk separated by security during fiery weigh-in
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk were separated by security after their final weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia.
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France angers allies by inviting Russia to D-Day commemoration
Vladimir Putin is not on the guest list, but Russian representatives have been invited to take part in WWII anniversary ceremony.
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Shani Louk among three hostages kidnapped from Nova festival found dead in Gaza
Three hostages snatched from the Supernova music festival during the Hamas rampage into Israel on October 7 have been found dead in Gaza.
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Man who stabbed ’defenceless’ grandfather ’for people of Gaza’ jailed
Ahmed Ali Alid, 45, told police after his arrest that the attack was "for the people of Gaza" and that if he had access to a machine gun he would have killed more people.
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Donald Trump’s a racist and Labour should call him out, Sadiq Khan says
As Labour builds links with top Republicans, London mayor tells Politico he’s worried about a second Trump term.
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German far-right politician’s office searched in bribery, money laundering probe
Alternative for Germany politician Petr Bystron had been previously accused of receiving payments from a source close to the Kremlin.
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Ex-headteacher convicted of sexual offences against four girls in Wales
Judge expresses concern that previous warnings about former NEU official Neil Foden, 66, were ignored
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Lammy and Healey visit Ukraine to say Labour would keep up UK’s backing
Shadow foreign and defence ministers go to Kyiv ‘to ensure we take politics out of the UK’s support for Ukraine’
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Diana’s chauffeur and BBC reach settlement over claim Martin Bashir defamed him
Steve Davies lost job six months after journalist falsely claimed to the princess he ‘feeds [the] Today newspaper … change your chauffeur’
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Men charged with conspiracy to attack Jews with machine guns in northwest England
Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein appear in court charged with preparing acts of terrorism
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Nearly 40% of dirty money is laundered in London and UK crown dependencies
Deputy foreign secretary urges Cayman and British Virgin islands to implement UK law requiring public registers of funds
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How dirty money finds a home in Dubai real estate
A global financial hub boasting one of the world’s most recognizable skylines.
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Three dead, inmate on the run following motorway attack on prison convoy
Three people have died after a prison convoy was rammed by a car on a motorway in northwestern France.
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UK wage growth still high despite unemployment rise
UK wage growth remained strong even as the UK unemployment rate rose to its highest for almost a year.
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Meghan and Harry’s Archewell charity labeled ’delinquent’ due to unpaid fees
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s charity has gotten itself into some trouble.
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Ukrainian bank Alliance faces collapse after refusing to cover billion-hryvnia debts in Kolomoisky-linked Ukrenergo scandal
The small Ukrainian bank "Alliance", which refuses to fulfill its obligations under a guarantee issued to one of Ihor Kolomoisky’s companies for electricity payments received from Ukrenergo, may be removed from the market by the National Bank.