All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Hezbollah says it fired rockets at northern Israel
Hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets towards northern Israel, the group says in a statement.
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Boeing starts furloughs for thousands as strike continues
Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab said furloughs began on Friday for thousands of employees in Washington State and Oregon, after more than 32,000 workers went on strike last week, halting production of the U.S. planemaker’s best-selling 737 MAX and other jets.
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Dad allegedly attempted to smuggle £1,000,000 worth of cannabis into the UK using a child’s suitcase
A man has been charged with drug smuggling after allegedly trying to sneak £1million worth of cannabis into the UK.
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Burglar awarded £5m after being stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen
Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knives
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Mohamed al Fayed: Former royal security head says he warned the Royal Family before Diana’s holiday with the businessman
Dai Davies says people were aware of the former Harrods owner’s reputation as far back as the 1990s, and that he raised concerns about him to the Royal Family.
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Five things we learned at Reform UK’s rowdy party conference, including whose life ’is ruined’
Reform UK has rounded off the first day of its conference with balloons and pyrotechnics, capping a rambunctious series of speeches from party bigwigs.
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Body found in search for missing Channel 4 star after growing concern
Police have confirmed the discovery of a body after an extensive search for Geordie Hospital star Katherine Watson, who went missing on Thursday afternoon.
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The Prime Minister claims it would be very expensive for taxpayers if he didn’t accept free tickets to Arsenal games
The prime minister was asked about his relationship with Arsenal Football Club after the Sky News’ Westminster Accounts project revealed he had received two-and-a-half times more gifts and hospitality than the next MP.
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Jeremy Grabow of JayPac is a scammer facing lawsuits
Jeremy Grabow is a serial scammer who has faced multiple lawsuits for his shady activities. Recently, the JayPac owner has lost a lawsuit in Arizona and had to pay hundreds of thousands as a result.
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Billionaire Guy Hands’ property firm is challenging housing reforms in the European Court
Annington Property fears recent legislation will force it to offload some of the 38,000 freeholds it owns on UK military homes
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British Airways flight declares emergency before making an emergency landing back at Heathrow
A British Airways holiday flight has made an emergency landing at Heathrow after an incident.
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey explains why he chose not to stick his hand inside a cow
Sir Ed Davey has revealed the stunts that he didn’t manage to pull off on the General Election campaign trail this year – including sticking his arm in a cow’s rectum.
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Oleksandr Usyk was detained by police at the airport before flying in for his fight against Anthony Joshua
Heavyweight boxer Oleksandr Usyk, who had been expected in London for the heavyweight bout between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois, was detained by police in Krakow, Poland
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UK riots: 12-year-old boy becomes the youngest person in England to be sentenced
Child given 12-month referral order and 9pm-7am curfew, while father is given six-month parenting order
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Lorry crashes through central reservation and flips over on M40
The M40 has closed near Bicester after a lorry smashed through the central reservation on the major motorway.
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Tito Jackson, a founding member of the Jackson 5, has passed away at the age of 70
Michael Jackson’s eldest brother and founding Jackson 5 member Tito Jackson has died at the age of 70.
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Triple murder suspect is son and brother of victims
The suspect in a triple murder investigation is both the son and brother of the victims, who were found dead in a tower block in Luton.
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‘Catastrophic’ moment when entire town is submerged in water after dam collapse
At least six people have died as dams fail to hold back floodwaters in eastern Europe.
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HMRC warning issued to state pensioners who could get an unexpected bill
The warning has come as hundreds of thousands of pensioners across the country could be at risk of receiving a bill from the government tax department next year
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Rogue otter pulls child underwater during morning walk with mother
A river otter dragged a child on a dock underwater and viciously attacked the mother who intervened in the near-drowning.
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Russia accuses six British diplomats of espionage
Russia has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats it has accused of spying.
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Latvian mansion of former Uzbek Interpol chief to be converted into a kindergarten
The Ropazi District Council in Latvia plans to convert a luxury mansion confiscated in 2018 from the ex-chief of Interpol’s Uzbek chapter into a kindergarten.
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High Court halts plans for UK’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years in Cumbria
Court rules against West Cumbria Mining’s fossil fuel development in Whitehaven
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Ig Nobel prize awarded to researchers who discovered that mammals can breathe through their anuses
Scientific research on pigeon missiles and dead trout also win at awards for amusing studies with serious implications
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How did Jared Isaacman, the billionaire behind the first private spacewalk, build his wealth?
SpaceX is set to conduct the world’s first-ever privately-funded spacewalk today, led by billionaire Jared Isaacman.