All news by author James Smith

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11 individuals suspended due to offensive messages in Labour WhatsApp group
Nearly a dozen Labour councillors have been suspended from the party for involvement in a WhatsApp group that has already seen two MPs lose the whip.
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Man apprehended after 36-hour standoff with police in Sheffield
A man has been arrested on suspicion of committing firearms offences following a standoff with armed police officers in Sheffield.
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Steve Bannon pleads guilty in border wall fraud case, escapes jail time
Steve Bannon, the confidant of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to "We Build the Wall," an online fundraiser for Trump’s signature project during his first term, in exchange for a sentence without prison time.
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Teacher sexually assaulted boy and ordered him to bring gun to school to shoot colleague
Imagine Kay Ewer exploited the 16-year-old boy, who has special educational needs, and manipulated the youngster into thinking he was "the one," a court was told.
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Major update in Sheffield standoff as armed man engages in tense showdown
Chaos broke out in Castlegate, Sheffield, where residents were evacuated from their homes due to South Yorkshire Police’s concerns a man in a property had weapons.
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11 Labour councillors suspended during investigation into offensive WhatsApp group
Two MPs - Oliver Ryan and Andrew Gwynne - have already been suspended from the Labour Party for messages posted in the ’Trigger Me Timbers’ WhatsApp group.
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’Serial killer’ doctor accused of murdering 10 patients during home visits
A doctor in Berlin who was first arrested in August on suspicion of killing four elderly patients is now suspected of killing a total of 10 patients.
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Man launches racist tirade against passengers, then ’jokes’ about hitting his partner
A woman was ‘racially abused’ on a train from London to Manchester by a ‘drunk’ man raving about how England conquered the world.
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Captain Tom’s daughter claims charity investigation has ruined their family’s reputation
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has said his family has been left ‘devastated’ by the official investigation into the charity in his name.
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The Bishops Avenue: Why Billionaires’ Row is still London’s most controversial street
With vacant buildings, for sale signs and the constant rumble of new development — what’s next for Billionaires’ Row?
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Libyan migrant advocate claims his phone was targeted with spyware
Italy-based David Yambio, a critic of Meloni government, helps ICC find evidence of abuse of detainees in Libya.
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Danes propose buying California and turning Disney World into Hans Christian Andersenland in response to Trump
Danish campaigners are proposing to buy California from the United States and turn it into a territory of Denmark in response to Donald Trump’s bid to acquire Greenland.
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Trump claims Ukraine has agreed to allow US access to $500B in rare earth minerals
President Trump claims that Ukraine has “essentially agreed” to give the US half a trillion dollars worth of rare earth minerals as payment for the military aid Washington has provided Kyiv.
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Migrant care workers in the UK face illegal fees of up to £20,000
Survey by Unison finds people on health and care worker visas also having to share beds and sleep rough.
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Military set to purchase £24 million worth of jet suits from ’Real-life Iron Man’
An inventor whose jet suits have won him comparisons with Iron Man says he’s poised to sign £24,000,000 of deals with special forces.
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Paedophile ex-Radio 1 DJ who was friends with Jimmy Savile is dead after ’falling off his yacht into river’
A paedophile ex-Radio 1 DJ who was known to be friends with Jimmy Savile has died at the age of 79 after falling from a boat into a river.
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Woman, 36, found dead with head injuries after man attempted to force entry into her flat
A 38-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was found dead in a flat in south London.
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Google eliminates pledge against using AI for weapons and surveillance
In 2018, the company introduced policies that excluded applying AI in ways “likely to cause overall harm.” Now that promise is gone.
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UK’s longest 785-mile train route may remain operational in 2025 despite concerns of discontinuation
Fears the UK’s longest train route would cease this year have been calmed, at least for now, as the operator gives an optimistic update.
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One monkey’s actions cause power outage for 22 million people
The entire nation of Sri Lanka is facing blackouts – and it’s all down to the actions of one cheeky monkey.
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UK reduces subsidies for Drax, mandates 100% use of sustainable wood
North Yorkshire power plant has been criticised for burning wood pellets sourced from US and Canadian forests.
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Raids on vape shops, car washes, and nail bars across the UK result in 4,000 arrests
Thousands of people working illegally in nail bars, car washes and restaurants have been arrested across the UK.
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15-year-old boy dies after car plunges into river
A teenage boy has died after a car he was riding in crashed into the River Nene in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
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Five men arrested after woman in her 20s raped overnight
Five men, aged between 38 and 26, have been arrested after a woman was raped.
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Tech companies advocate for zonal electricity pricing in the UK to support AI datacentres
Report urges ministers to overhaul market to increase rollout in areas that have ample power generation.