All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Teacher tortured women in underground sex bunker with trapdoor and chilling bench
A former headteacher and Scottish millionaire, who recorded himself abusing vulnerable women at his secluded Highland lodge, has been prohibited from leaving Scotland.
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Tourist gang-raped and friend killed in brutal attack while stargazing in India
A tourist and her travel host have been gang-raped while stargazing in India.
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Trump’s valued £200,000,000 UK golf club damaged by protesters
President Trump’s prized golf club has been vandalised with ‘Trump is a c***’ and ‘F*** Trump’ graffiti.
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Russia bombards eastern Ukraine near Donetsk, killing 14 and wounding 30
At least 14 people have been killed and 30 wounded in missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.
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Double murderer executed by firing squad but continues breathing after three shots
The killer smashed in the skulls of his ex’s parents while high on crack cocaine
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Mum dies after slipping and becoming trapped between sea defence rocks in rising tide
A mum died after slipping and landing with her head between sea defence rocks as the tide was rising, an inquest heard.
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MI5 officer calls for ’wider conversation’ on handling young extremists at Rhianan Rudd inquest
Officer who investigated Rhianan Rudd, who died by suicide, tells inquest ‘wider conversation’ needed on such cases
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Missing girl Andrea Michelle Reyes, who disappeared 26 years ago, is miraculously found alive
Andrea Michelle Reyes was only 23 months old when she was abducted in New Haven, Connecticut, but somehow it has now come to light that she is alive and safe - more than two decades later.
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Soho strip club granted nudity license ’despite owing dancers thousands in wages’
An infamous London strip club has had their sexual entertainment licence approved despite their dancers taking them to court over missing wages.
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Maria Eftimova, 28, falls to her death while climbing Tryfan in Snowdonia
A tragic influencer passed away after falling 65ft from a notorious mountain when she slipped while climbing, an inquest heard.
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Trump informs Congress he’s ’just getting started’ - as he unveils a letter from Zelenskyy and pledges to ’acquire Greenland’
President Trump has informed lawmakers he is "just getting started" after an eventful six weeks in office.
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In the U.S., a man slipped and fell off a cliff straight onto a shark
A Florida fisherman almost fell into the mouth of a hungry shark after slipping on a rock and falling into the water.
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U.S. and Ukraine could sign minerals deal tonight, sources say
The United States and Ukraine could sign the much-anticipated minerals deal as early as this evening.
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VAT fraud probe: Five arrested over €14 million mobile phone scam
European prosecutors allege millions in tax fraud tied to mobile phone imports from outside the EU.
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Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s reclusive husband, passes away at 82
Dolly Parton has announced the death of her reclusive husband, Carl Dean, after nearly 60 years of marriage.
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British tourists among victims in Barcelona bus crash near Sagrada Familia
More than 30 people have been injured after a horror bus crash in the centre of Barcelona, with at least four left in critical conditions as investigations begin
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Several people were injured and the driver of the SUV was arrested by the police, who had warned of terrorist threats at carnivals
A car has rammed into crowds in the centre of the German city of Mannheim, killing at least two people and injuring several others after police warned of terrorist threats at regional carnival festivities.
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The KGB, offshores, and H Casino: What connects Aleksander Lukashenko and Mustafa Egemen Shener?
Belarusian investigators, probing the gambling market, found an unexpected link to the owner of a Minsk casino, Mustafa Egemen Shener, associated with a Turkish drug lord who was killed in Northern Cyprus.
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Newbury’s stolen Paddington Bear statue found, two arrested
Residents of a town in Berkshire have celebrated the return of a Paddington Bear statue after it was cut in two and stolen overnight, police have reported.
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Man dies following one-punch attack outside Lewisham pub, police launch murder investigation
A man has been arrested after a 63-year-old died following an attack outside a Wetherspoons pub in London on Saturday.
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Labour revolt looms over Starmer’s international aid cuts
MPs question ’what will remain of the Labour programme?’ amidst calls for reconsideration and plans to voice opposition to the decision.
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Trump-Zelensky clash leads Norwegian fuel giant to cut supplies to US forces
Volodymyr Zelensky was ushered out of the White House following an ugly confrontation with Donald Trump and now a Norwegian petrol giant has hit back over the treatment of the Ukrainian leader
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Plymouth fire: City center in lockdown with locals told ’stay indoors’ amid huge blaze
The massive fire erupted in the center of Plymouth, prompting firefighters and police officers to rush to the scene and advise locals to stay indoors as they worked to control the blaze.
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Correctional officer calling herself ‘Queen’ had ‘intimate’ relationship with inmate
A prison officer who admitted to having an ‘intimate’ relationship with an inmate, called herself ‘your queen’ and boasted about performing a sex act on him.
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Zelensky to meet with Starmer today for crisis talks following a heated argument with Trump
Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky will meet in Downing Street this afternoon, just a day after the explosive White House meeting with Donald Trump.