All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Two 14-year-old schoolboys charged with kidnapping and raping girl in park
A 14-year-old girl is being supported by specialist officers from Hampshire Constabulary after police were called to Fordingbridge Recreation Ground, Hampshire, as two boys were charged with rape.
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Customers attempt to ram Animal Rising activists during Sainsbury’s meat aisle demonstration
Animal Rights activists have been rammed by frustrated shoppers in a Sainsbury’s supermarket while staging a sit-in protest.
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Chelsea eyeing £66m striker after Arsenal decides against transfer
Chelsea are weighing up a move for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to reports.
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Girl, 6, and man discovered dead in house following ’major incident’
The bodies of a man and a six-year-old girl were discovered after a ‘major incident’ in West Lothian, Edinburgh.
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Masked men storm London cinema, shouting ’down with India’
A group of masked men stormed a west London cinema shouting ‘down with India’ during a Bollywood film leaving customers ‘terrified’.
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Hospitality firms to face £1bn in costs due to employer NICs for additional 774,000 workers
Industry body says businesses and jobs at risk unless Rachel Reeves’s tax changes delayed or altered.
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Donald Trump and Melania share awkward air kiss at inauguration, with large hat creating distance
Donald Trump and Melania shared an awkward air kiss at his inauguration ceremony after her hat appeared to keep him at bay.
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Spanish PM plans to prohibit Brits from purchasing homes, impacting expats
The Spanish government is planning to ban non-resident Brits from buying homes in the country.
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Donald Trump pardons nearly 1,600 Capitol rioters shortly after assuming office
Donald Trump has pardoned nearly 1,600 rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan 6 2021 within hours of taking office as part of a flurry of executive orders.
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Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for raping and murdering trainee doctor
Judge rejects death penalty for Sanjay Roy as victim’s parents suspect more were involved in killing, which sparked strikes.
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Jet2 flight diverts mid-air after declaring emergency, departing from UK airport
The Boeing plane was travelling from the UK to Rome when a 7700 squawk alert was issued to signal an emergency onboard - forcing it to make a U-turn and head to London.
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Trump’s Greenland ambitions may spark a new Arctic conflict
In his last press conference before taking office, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his desire to bring Greenland under American control.
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Starmer pledges that US-UK relations will thrive under Trump’s presidency
Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration and said that the so-called special relationship "will continue to flourish for years to come".
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Former soldier loses £200,000 in scam involving fraudsters using Rod Stewart’s image
An ex-soldier has been conned out of his life savings by a scammer who used Sir Rod Stewart’s face to advertise a fraudulent investment scheme.
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TikTok tutorials teach Brits how to shoplift, turning it into a ’national sport’
TikTok has become an unexpected teacher of criminality, exposing young people to ’attitudes and behaviours which normalise everyday dishonesty and everyday cheating’ boffins reckon.
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Trump unveils plan to save TikTok after US ban takes effect
TikTok is resuming services to its 170 million users hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington on Monday.
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Last British hostage released after 470 days as part of Gaza ceasefire agreement
A British-Israeli woman is among the first three hostages to have been handed over to Israeli forces by as part of a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
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Telegram malware scams surge 2,000%, posing new threat to crypto investors
Scam Sniffer urges caution as Telegram scams outpace traditional crypto theft methods
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Search underway for man who followed and attacked teenage girl after she got off a bus
Police have launched a hunt for a man who assaulted a 19-year-old woman in an alleyway after following her off a bus.
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Over 70 arrested at Palestine protest as crowds attempt to reach the BBC
More than 70 people were arrested at a Palestine Solidarity march in central London after protestors were told to use a different route.
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Brothers convicted of murdering their parents may be released from prison within weeks
Lyle and Erik Menendez shot dead Jose and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez in Beverly Hills, California but a recent Netflix drama has led to the recommendation for resentencing.
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Keir Starmer describes Auschwitz visit as ’utterly harrowing’ and commits to combating antisemitism
The prime minister was on his first visit to the concentration camp where 1.1 million people perished before its liberation 80 years ago.
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Seven individuals, including two teenage girls, were rescued from the back of a refrigerated cucumber truck
Seven people including two teenage girls have been rescued from the back of a refrigerated cucumber lorry.
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Ryanair flight from UK forced to abort landing at last minute over mysterious GPS ‘jamming’ near Nato border with Russia
Thousands of British holiday flights were believed to have been affected by the same technology.
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Mass detentions in West Africa for illegal mining activities
A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure of substances worth $100,000.