All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Financial manipulations of "Kronung": how Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda channel assets through offshore and shell companies
Under the guise of investing in real estate in Europe and the UAE, the St. Petersburg construction company "Kronung" and its owners Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage channel funds from private and state Russian banks abroad.
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Man rescued 48km off Florida coast clinging to an ice box after Hurricane Milton
A US Coast Guard helicopter rescued the man in the Gulf of Mexico, taking him to Tampa general hospital
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Allah giveth, and Allah taketh: what remains of Hezbollah after Israeli strikes
Over the past month, Israel has launched several unprecedentedly powerful strikes against the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah.
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Greece secure historic win over England, delivering a reality check to Lee Carsley
Maybe this is what happens when you play all the fun guys. Lee Carsley loaded his starting England XI with Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer in central areas, Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon on the wings; the dial turned furiously to attack.
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Homeless man sentenced to life for pushing stranger onto Tube tracks in random attack
A man has been jailed for life after pushing a complete stranger onto the live tracks of the London Underground.
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Helene was supercharged by ultra-warm water made 500 times more likely by global warming, study finds
The exceptionally warm water of the Gulf of Mexico that supercharged deadly Helene last month was made up to 500 times more likely by human-caused climate change, which also ramped up the hurricane’s wind and rain, according to a new scientific analysis.
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Badenoch and Jenrick reach final two in Tory leadership race
Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch are through to the final round of the Conservative leadership race after knocking out James Cleverly.
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Man arrested on suspicion of Mary Ward’s murder
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Dublin on suspicion of the murder of 22-year-old Mary Ward who was found dead in south Belfast.
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Daniel Khalife: soldier accused of prison escape delivered package to Iranian agents in Turkey
The former member of the Royal Signals, who denies the charges, told MI6 he wanted to be a double agent, a jury hears.
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Hungary: Millions stolen from welfare programs
Hungarian companies have been overcharging two EU-backed welfare programs so much that those in need received almost 40 percent fewer food packages, according to a public watchdog that monitors how EU funds are spent.
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Water companies in England and Wales ordered to refund £158m to customers
Ofwat mandates bill reductions next year due to poor performance in addressing sewage spills and water leaks
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Christian B, Madeleine McCann suspect, cleared of unrelated sexual assault charges
Christian B’s lawyer says his client was put on trial for the sex crimes only because he is the suspect for the abduction of Madeleine, who vanished from her family’s rented holiday apartment in Portugal in 2007.
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15-year-old boy rushed to hospital after stabbing at Sloane Square Tube station
A 15-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a stabbing at Sloane Square Tube station.
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Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to scientists for their research on microRNA
Prize given to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation
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John McFall aims to become the first astronaut with a disability
European Space Agency testing Paralympian sprinter to see how conditions in space would affect his prosthesis
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Reports of XL bully cruelty surge since ban, including cases of decapitation and being left for dead in a cage
Reports of intentional harm towards the breed have risen 164% and abandonments have gone up by 692%, says the RSPCA.
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One person dead and three injured following an explosion at a block of flats
One man has died and at least three more people have been injured after an explosion ripped through a block of flats.
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Private firms operated nearly all care homes in England that were forced to shut due to breaches
Study finds more than 90% of facilities for children and 98% of those for adults that were closed down were run for profit
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Israeli bombing strikes Beirut again
In the last few hours Beirut has been under intense air strikes by Israeli forces.
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Top Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali was killed in an air strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in north Lebanon has killed Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali and his family, the militant group has said.
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Murder for hire: Inside Iran’s proxy war with Israel in the West
The Islamic Republic’s long shadow war with Israel is playing out in the West with a rise in alleged Iran-linked murder and kidnapping plots, often with the help of hired assassins.
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FBI has charged the founder of Zort with bribing Los Angeles sheriffs to extort victims
The FBI affidavit reveals that Iza allegedly used fake warrants and intimidation tactics to exploit his victims.
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David and Victoria Beckham have purchased a £60 million Miami mansion, dubbed the "new Beckingham Palace"
The couple split their time between the UK and the US, as they own a swanky £31m townhouse in London, a stunning £12m cottage in the Cotswolds, and a £17m Miami apartment
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Keir Starmer has repaid £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality
The Prime Minister is covering the cost of Taylor Swift tickets and a designer clothing rental agreement following a donations controversy.
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Nigeria has arrested 13 university students on charges of internet fraud
Nigerian authorities have apprehended 13 students of Usmanu Danfodio University, located in the northwestern city of Sokoto, in the latest round of raids targeting internet fraud and other cyber-related offenses.