All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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$29 million tender fraud: What are Vuyokazi Sangoni and Poovandaren Chetty hiding?
Vuyokazi Sangoni and Poovandaren Chetty, both linked to a high-profile R29 million tender fraud case...
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Australian promoters ignore ASIC’s Auratus fraud warnings
Despite the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) issuing two fraud warnings, a group of die-hard investors continue to promote Auratus and Billionico.
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Musk or no Musk, Farage has a plan to capture Britain
The Reform UK leader has broken with Musk over a far-right activist. But it’s his plan to win big that’ll keep Keir Starmer up at night.
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Significant update on eco activist’s dirty protest in Rishi Sunak’s duck pond
An eco yob who staged a dirty protest in former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s duck pond will face no further action, it has been confirmed.
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Ecuador’s criminal network: the prison mafias
Organized crime in Ecuador today operates on several levels.
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Man’s body found in UK floodwaters; police seek identification
The body of a man has been recovered from a flooded area of North Yorkshire as parts of the UK have been hit by heavy rain.
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Seven-year-old girl critically injured in car crash dies in hospital
A seven-year-old girl who was seriously hurt in a car crash in Lincolnshire died the following day in hospital.
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The hidden operations of WikiFX exposed: uncovering their true actions
WikiFX, a platform that positions itself as a watchdog for the forex trading industry by reviewing and rating brokers...
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Details emerge about the brutal crimes committed by Sara Sharif’s father’s prison attackers, who used a tuna can to harm him
Sara Sharif’s killer dad was attacked by a double murderer, prison bosses believe.
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Two individuals hospitalized following a stabbing incident on a main road in London
Two people have been taken to hospital after a stabbing on a major high road in north London.
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NHS app upgrade aims to offer patients more treatment options as Labour seeks to reduce waiting times
More NHS patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated in a major change to the health service’s app.
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Sushi restaurateurs spend $1.3 million on a motorbike-sized tuna at a Tokyo auction
Onodera Group paid second highest price ever at prestigious annual new year auction at Tokyo’s main fish market.
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Hamas releases video claiming to show Israeli hostage held in Gaza since 2023 attack
Family of now 19-year-old conscript Liri Albag appeals to PM to ‘take decisions as if it were your own children there’.
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Home Office accused of spending £10,000 on a lavish dinner at The Gherkin’s Searcys restaurant
Civil servants reportedly received special permission to use the government’s Procurement Card to host the lavish gala for their Italian counterparts in November.
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Chilling items of Trump Tower hotel bomber’s Tesla Cybertruck
As investigators probe the motive behind the Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, they have laid bare the contents of the truck, displaying the scale of explosive material inside.
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Smuggled Starlink devices allegedly used to defy India’s internet shutdowns
Civilian and armed groups in conflict-ridden state of Manipur using SpaceX’s satellite internet, sources say.
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Colombia: Son of Cali cartel boss involved in shark fin trafficking to Hong Kong
This is the story of the largest seizure of its kind ever made in Colombian territory, where a shipment of more than 3,400 shark fins, intended to be trafficked to Hong Kong...
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20 councillors in Nottinghamshire quit Labour over Starmer leadership
Party loses overall control of Broxtowe borough council over claims Labour has abandoned traditional values.
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TV icon tops list of highest-earning British comics with over £27m in 2024 thanks to huge residency
Peter Kay laughed all the way to the bank in 2024 — as the world’s fourth biggest comedy earner.
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Jill Biden received $20,000 diamond from Indian prime minister in 2023, along with other gifts
Annual report details gifts given to first family by foreign leaders, most of which are transferred to National Archives.
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Russian volunteers take up arms to combat shame: Reasons for joining Ukraine’s fight
On December 24, Andrei Gilishev, a physician from Tyumen, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of having ties with the Freedom of Russia Legion.
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Gunman in Montenegro killed at least 10 people, including 2 children, in a shooting spree
Montenegro’s interior minister says at least 10 people, including two children, were killed in a shooting in the western city of Cetinje.
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Kim Jong Un has postponed the opening of North Korea’s "Benidorm resort" once again after inspecting the vanity project
The dictator is hoping to lure in Brits and other tourists from around the world to his seaside location with the aim of it being similar to Spain’s ‘costa’ resorts
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Man fighting for his life after machete attack on New Year’s Eve, as cops hunt attacker
Man suffers catastrophic injuries in machete fight in central London.
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NHS error leaves over 800 Derbyshire families without genetic test results
More than 800 African-Caribbean families in Derbyshire were not sent results of tests for genetic blood disorders