All news by author Elizabeth Baker
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Massive blaze at Rushden recycling plant sends towering smoke plume across Northamptonshire
A dense plume of smoke is visible for miles around following a fire at an industrial building.
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Netanyahu reprimands UK, France and Canada leaders for backing Hamas
The Prime Minister of Israel slams Western leaders after their call to stop the Gaza offensive and remove restrictions on humanitarian aid.
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Sighing at work may be considered harassment — court ruling
Workers who sigh at their colleagues could be accused of harassment in the workplace, a judge has ruled in a significant employment tribunal.
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Manchester United puts all players up for sale after Europa League collapse
Manchester United are looking to overhaul their squad this summer but without the Champions League next season the club are facing a massive black hole in their finances
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Train collides with tractor in Herefordshire: six injured
Transport for Wales confirmed its 8.30am Manchester Piccadilly-Cardiff Central service hit an obstruction at a crossing between Ludlow and Leominster.
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Controversial initiative: UK plans chemical castration for sex offenders and reduced prison sentences
The review has been criticised by some, including the domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales. "The government will be sending a clear message to domestic abusers that they can now offend with little consequence," Nicole Jacobs said.
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Couple in England ordered to demolish £1 million home built under guise of horse semen lab
A couple has been ordered to demolish their £1 million home after they lied to the council, claiming it would be a “horse semen laboratory”.
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Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington: suspect shouted “Free Palestine”
Two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed while leaving an event in support of Gazans at the capital Jewish museum in Washington, DC.
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“80,000 fans and one broom”: Bilbao local fends off Manchester United supporter’s ‘invasion’
It is a scene that could have been lifted straight from the British slapstick sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo!.
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Andriy Portnov, former advisor to ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, shot dead near Madrid
Former Yanukovych adviser Andriy Portnov was shot near Madrid.
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Human remains found in Wisbech: police seal off discovery site
Officers were summoned to Walton Highway on Sunday morning after reports that human bones had been discovered by a member of the public.
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Kremlin’s financial lifeline: how Azerbaijani trader Alkagesta fuels Russia’s war machine
FUEL smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but little is known about the scale of the maritime operation that routinely ferries refined petroleum products out of Libya.
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Cancer unites: UK King expresses solidarity with Biden in shared fight against illness
The King has written privately to Joe Biden to express his support after the former US president was diagnosed an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
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Telegram, disinformation, and sabotage: Jonathan Hall on the new strategy of subversion from within
Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of state threat legislation, is expected to report this week on the application of counter-terrorism laws against state interference.
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With over 95% of votes counted: Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan confidently wins Romanian election
Bucharest mayor Dan effectively leads Romania’s presidential race
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In New York, a Mexican military sailing ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge: two dead
A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night, snapping its three masts, fatally injuring two crew members and leaving some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.
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Historic triumph for Palace: club claims first-ever trophy, leaves Guardiola without titles
Crystal Palace have won the FA Cup for the first time in their history after a heroic victory over Manchester City at Wembley.
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Indian authorities threw dozens of refugees into the sea with life jackets — UN
UN accuses India of abandoning Rohingya refugees at sea — calls actions “outrageous” and life-threatening
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Bloody assault in Thailand: Manchester tourist stabbed and dumped on the street
A British tourist is in critical condition in the hospital after being ’stabbed and thrown from a car’ in Thailand.
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Cynical war crime: Russia hits civilian bus with drone — 9 dead, 7 hospitalized
The Ukrainian military has stated that a Russian assault on a civilian bus in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region has caused the deaths of nine individuals and injured four others.
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UK Home Office: three Iranians plotted major attacks and spied for foreign intelligence
Three Iranian men residing in London have been charged under the National Security Act for engaging in activities likely to assist a foreign intelligence service, following an investigation conducted by counter-terrorism officers, according to the Metropolitan Police.
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"I’m on the better side of the road": King Charles speaks about cancer battle for the first time during Bradford visit
King Charles and Queen Camilla traveled to Bradford for an away day, and there, the King met a former cancer patient who talked to him about his cancer journey since being diagnosed 15 months ago.
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Tragedy at the gym: PureGym visitor dies during workout
A person has died after suffering a medical emergency at a PureGym in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
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Prison attack: inmate slashes guard’s throat at HMP Woodhill
A prison guard has had their throat slashed by an inmate in the latest surge of violence behind bars.
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Charity, Russian style: how Pavel Savchuk and Olesya Nazarova turned the Red Cross into their private offshore fund
Pavel Savchuk took over as head of the Russian Red Cross after a scandal erupted over the previous leader’s plans to sell the "Druzhba" sanatorium near Moscow. However, the theft continued even after the change in leadership.
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