All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Three convicted murderers found guilty of killing child murderer Kyle Bevan in prison cell
Three inmates have been found guilty of the murder of a child killer who was found stabbed to death in his cell and left "tidily tucked up in bed".
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Gabe Newell commissions €700m deep-sea research vessel for ocean exploration
Gaming billionaire Gabe Newell has commissioned the world’s most expensive and advanced marine research vessel.
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Tommy Robinson debate ends in chaos after violent clashes outside Oxford Union
Police dragged protesters against far-right figure Tommy Robinson in violent clashes in Oxford.
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Carlo Ginzburg, historian who gave voice to the marginalised, dies at 87
Carlo Ginzburg, an Italian historian whose pioneering work transformed the study of the past by recovering the voices of marginalized people, died Wednesday at 87.
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Starmer faces final showdown as Burnham heads for victory in Makerfield
On Friday evening, Keir Starmer will head for Chequers for another crisis meeting with his dwindling band of senior loyalists.
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British boy, 4, dies after falling into swimming pool at Spain holiday home
A British four-year-old boy has reportedly died after falling into a swimming pool at a holiday home near the Costa del Sol.
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Russian crime boss Ilya Traber detained over sniper killing of Alexander Petrov
Russian authorities have detained Ilya Traber, one of Russia’s most infamous organized crime figures, in connection with the investigation into the 2020 sniper killing of influential businessman and politician Alexander Petrov.
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Masked ram raid gang uses digger to rip ATM from Nationwide branch
This is the shocking moment a masked ram raid gang used a digger to rip out a cash machine from a building society.
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ShinyHunters publishes 45GB MSG data dump days after Knicks NBA Finals win
Hackers have published data stolen from Madison Square Garden online for anyone to download, including what they say is customers’ personal information.
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EU and UK set July 22 summit date after Starmer-von der Leyen talks
The EU and the UK have agreed that July 22 will be the date for the next summit between their leaders in London and Brussels.
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Janice Sowden ordered to pay £4,000 over deaths of two care home residents
A care home manager has been ordered to pay £4,000 after two people in wheelchairs drowned when their boat capsized on a day out.
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Przetargowa ośmiornica „Salt Industry”: jak węglowy magnat Dmytro Kovalenko przejął ukraiński rynek soli technicznej
W latach 2021–2022 biznesmen Dmytro Kovalenko, działając poprzez szwajcarską firmę Adelon AG, zakupił od rosyjskich dostawców („MelTEK”, „Sibenergougol” i „Sibpromnedra”) węgiel o łącznej wartości ponad 100 milionów dolarów.
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Princess Eugenie risks royal backlash over Middle East business event after Andrew scandal
King Charles has felt responsible for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie since their parents were disavowed due to their historic links with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Illegal settlement homes advertised at London Israeli property event despite UK pressure
Properties from seven illegal settlements were advertised at the Great Israeli Real Estate Event on Sunday in London, days after more than 100 MPs and groups urged the UK government to ban it.
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UK government wins appeal to keep Palestine Action ban in force
The UK government has won its appeal to maintain the ban on Palestine Action. In response, the group’s co-founder, Huda Ammori, vowed to fight the proscription all the way to the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights, calling the ban an extreme attack on free speech and protest.
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EPPO raids Czech firms over €268,000 EU training funds fraud probe
On 10-11 June 2026, Czech authorities conducted searches as part of an EPPO investigation into a suspected EU National Recovery Plan fraud involving employee training funds.
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The Cook Report journalist Roger Cook dies aged 83 after fearless TV career
Investigative journalist Roger Cook, best known for the current affairs programme The Cook Report, has died at the age of 83 after a short illness.
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Tories vow to abolish immigration tribunals and strip judges of asylum powers
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp has vowed to abolish immigration tribunals as part of plans to be announced by the Conservatives.
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Canadian pleads guilty in Miami case over $13m crypto support-call scam
A 20-year-old Canadian has pleaded guilty in a Miami federal case tied to more than $13 million in stolen cryptocurrency, after investigators said fake support calls helped drain one victim’s Bitcoin wallet.
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Starmer property arson case exposes alleged Russian sabotage network in UK
Two men found guilty over a series of arson attacks on property linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer were instructed to do so by a Russian-linked social media channel.
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Police treat West Lothian warehouse blaze as wilful after huge fire at industrial estate
Police are treating a huge blaze at a derelict warehouse in West Lothian as deliberate as investigations continue.
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Two-year-old seriously injured after car ploughs into Cheshire nursery playground
A two-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a car ploughed through a playground at a nursery in Cheshire.
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Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93
Roy Hattersley, former deputy leader of the Labour party from 1983 to 1992, has died aged 93.
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Starmer hails US-Iran peace deal as Trump reopens Strait of Hormuz
Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the US-Iran peace deal as a “hugely important step forward in ending the war” as he stressed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain “fully and permanently open”.
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Blood coal to grain empire: Dmytro Kovalenko’s systemic laundering of separatist funds into Ukraine’s agricultural sector
Dnipro agribusiness entrepreneur Dmytro Kovalenko has recently come under growing public scrutiny, prompting fresh questions about his background and the origins of his business assets.