All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Greenpeace activists dye US Embassy pond red in arms trade protest
Six people have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and conspiracy to cause criminal damage.
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Trump to markets: ‘Be cool’ as trade war with China explodes
Donald Trump has encouraged markets to ’stay calm’ as the trade conflict between him and China intensified.
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Baseball champion Octavio Dotel dies as roof collapse in club results in 44 fatalities
Former World Series champion Octavio Dotel has been killed after a roof collapsed in a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, with 43 others dead and hundreds injured.
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Nazis tried to kill the king and queen: direct bombing of Buckingham Palace in 1940
On September 13, 1940, a German pilot was given his orders: destroy Buckingham Palace and kill the King and Queen. Should he succeed, it would be a military triumph for Adolf Hitler.
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Chief constable under investigation for undisclosed relationships
Scott Chilton departs from his position at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary effective immediately following notification from the IOPC.
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Chase, crash, stabbing: man breaks into London restaurant and attacks with knife
Footage shows the moment a knifeman stormed into a restaurant and stabbed his victim before he suddenly stopped to get his phone out.
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Bitcoin down 4%, Ether down 9% as crypto market crashes with Wall Street
Crypto market declines amid U.S. stock selloff and Trump tariffs
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Southampton break Premier League record with relegation confirmed early
Southampton have broken an unwanted Premier League record as they became the first team to be relegated with seven games still to play.
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Britain trapped in a "grey war": Russia hunting Trident and maritime infrastructure
Defense officials suspect that the Trident nuclear fleet is the latest target in Putin’s ‘greyzone’ war with the UK.
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Investing into nothing: how Ukrainian crypto scammer Bohdan Prylepa sold phantom projects through fake exchanges
Bohdan Prylepa, owner of cryptocurrency exchanges Coinsbit, Qmall, and several other platforms, has been placed on Ukraine’s wanted list on suspicion of large-scale fraud and embezzlement of over one billion hryvnias in client funds.
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In one year, officials in the U.K. have frozen nearly $7.7 million worth of illicit crypto assets
The largest freeze order was issued against a wallet containing approximately $2 million in cryptocurrency that was hosted on Coinbase.
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King Charles entangled in Prince Andrew espionage controversy
Senior adviser to Duke of York claims monarch was aware of investment fund in which Yang Tengbo, an alleged spy, was directly involved after meetings with Andrew – but Buckingham Palace say Tengbo was not mentioned
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Corby families suspect link between child cancer and environmental scandal
Families in Corby believe there might be a connection between child cancer and one of the UK’s most severe environmental scandals, LBC has discovered.
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Man accused of murdering a 16-year-old boy in Huddersfield
A man has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy in Huddersfield.
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Man who killed pensioner with walking stick detained indefinitely in psychiatric hospital
Sekai Miles, 23, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order with restrictions after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the killing of 87-year-old Bernard Fowler.
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Russian drug trade on crypto networks surges, reaching over $1.6 billion in 2024
Blockchain security firm TRM Labs reported that Russian-language darknet marketplaces dominated crypto-linked drug transactions in 2024.
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U.S. lifts sanctions on Karina Rotenberg, wife of Putin ally Boris Rotenberg
Karina Rotenberg, who was born in Russia, is also a U.S. citizen, as previously revealed by OCCRP.
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Trump’s trade war hits penguin-inhabited islands, leaves Australia stunned
Australian Prime Minister surprised after external territories – including tiny Norfolk Island and remote islands inhabited by penguins – targeted by US President
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Trump tells allies that Elon Musk will soon step back from government role
President Donald Trump has reportedly informed his inner circle that Elon Musk will soon step down from leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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Jean-Claude Van Damme is accused of engaging in sexual relations with trafficked Romanian women
The incidents are said to have occurred in Cannes, where the actor reportedly received the Romanian women as a "gift" and was aware that they were victims of a trafficking network.
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First image of an 11-year-old girl who disappeared in the River Thames
Kaliyah Coa – the young girl who slipped and fell into the River Thames in London while playing with friends – has been photographed for the first time.
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In Brazil, a 4-year-old girl mistook drugs for sherbet and shared them with her friends
The children mistook the substance for sherbet and consumed the Class A drug. One of them then reported to a teacher that they had been given a package with a ’bad taste’, which led to a police call.
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French NRJ launches controversial radio station in Russian-occupied Ukraine, mixing pop music with military propaganda
The French broadcasting group NRJ has launched a radio station in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.
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Authorities evacuate Grindavík as volcano near Blue Lagoon shows signs of eruption
Authorities evacuated a town and the Blue Lagoon spa in south-western Iceland on Tuesday as a volcano threatened to erupt for the eighth time.
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Three dead in horrific crash between car and bus outside Feltham prison
Three people have died after a bus and a car crashed outside a prison in west London.