All news by author James Smith

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Actress Nana surrenders to CIB amid 400-million-baht scam claims
Thai actress Rybena “Nana” Intachai and her husband acknowledged two fraud-related charges after victims filed complaints with the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) today, December 3.
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Taliban hold mass public execution in Khost as 80,000 watch retributive killing
The man had been convicted along with another of entering a family home in Khost province and killing everyone inside by shooting them.
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From UK’s Nathan Gill’s £40k bribe to Boris Johnson’s secret meetings: How Russian money and intelligence compromised the Tory right
The 10-and-a-half year prison sentence Nathan Gill, former UKIP and Brexit Party MEP and Welsh Leader of Reform UK, for taking Kremlin-linked bribes, has turned an intelligence concern into a criminal conviction – and activated a live constitutional question.
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Former England batsman Robin Smith found dead in Australia aged 62
Robin Smith, one of England’s best batsmen of the 1980s and 1990s, has died in Australia aged 62, his close friend and former teammate Kevan James revealed on Tuesday morning.
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Teen dies on M5 after stepping out of ambulance during emergency treatment
A teenager died after leaving an ambulance on a motorway and being hit by a car, police have reported.
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A system of impunity in Russia: how surgeon-rapist Vardan Khachatryan uses money and connections to stay free
Three years have passed since the name of the well-known plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan became the center of a scandal involving the rape of his patients.
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Former England player arrested at Stansted on suspicion of attempted rape
The star, who represented the Three Lions more than a decade ago, was stopped as he attempted to board a budget flight on Sunday evening.
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Europol and Eurojust dismantle ’cryptomixer’ service used to Launder $1.3 billion in illicit bitcoin
Eurojust and Europol said Monday that, together with German and Swiss law enforcement, they dismantled “Cryptomixer,” a cryptocurrency‑mixing service used to launder proceeds from drug and weapons trafficking, ransomware attacks, payment card fraud and other crimes.
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Prince Andrew accused of introducing actress to Epstein who later assaulted her
A statement to The Mail on Sunday claimed that during a visit to Windsor Castle, Andrew introduced a glamorous actress he was dating in the late 1990s to Epstein.
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UK special forces leadership “knew and suppressed” war crime allegations, officer testifies
Two former heads of all UK Special Forces suppressed evidence of possible SAS war crimes, a former high-ranking officer has told a public inquiry in closed evidence sessions.
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Fatal single-vehicle collision shuts down M4, major delays expected
Another man was rushed to the hospital after suffering “serious injuries” following the crash on the M4 near Chippenham.
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Children among dead as four killed and 10 wounded in mass shooting at California birthday party
Children are included among the victims of a mass shooting at a birthday party in California.
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Lammy considers sweeping jury trial restrictions as UK courts face record backlog
Justice Secretary David Lammy is preparing major criminal-justice reforms that would reserve jury trials for only the most serious offences — including rape, murder and manslaughter — according to multiple media reports.
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252,000 britons left last year as founders lose faith in UK economy
Official figures from the Office for National Statistics released on Thursday showed an estimated 252,000 Britons left the UK in the year to June 2025
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Southampton police charge afghan national over attacks on women
A man from Afghanistan has been charged with several sexual assaults against women in Southampton, as well as illegally entering the UK.
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UK authorities link over 100 British shops to a Kurdish organised crime group
Three men have been arrested in a series of dawn raids across Birmingham and the West Midlands following an investigation into organized crime groups embedded in High Street businesses.
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UK bars 1,632 Ghanaians for 10 years after uncoveringwidespread visa fraud
The United Kingdom has prohibited 1,632 Ghanaians from obtaining visas for a duration of 10 years after they were found to have used fraudulent methods during their application process.
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Deadliest blaze in decades forces Hong Kong to pause public life
The fire, which began just before 3pm and quickly swept through the bamboo-scaffolded Wang Fuk Court complex, plunged Hong Kong into mourning. In response, leader John Lee has cancelled or postponed all major citywide events.
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In Limassol, a €1 million car belonging to Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin — linked to the Russian mafia and the murdered Stavros Demosthenous — was set on fire
Four luxury cars were completely destroyed in a fire at a private parking lot, with damages estimated at around €1 million. Investigators are treating the incident as arson.
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Ukrainian politician Vyacheslav Mishalov built a Dnipro-based public-contract empire while declaring a billion-dollar bitcoin fortune
In the industrial city of Dnipro, Ukraine, local politician Vyacheslav Mishalov has long been regarded as one of the region’s most influential — and most controversial — figures.
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NCA finds Moscow-backed spy ring connected to Marsalek laundering British drug profits
Investigators at the U.K.’s National Crime Agency say cash generated by Britain’s local drug trade was funneled through a bank connected to the Kremlin’s intelligence services and sanctioned defense sector, expanding the known scope of a vast Russian money laundering network uncovered last year.
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Nigel Farage denies making racist or antisemitic slurs at Dulwich College despite ex-classmates alleging he said “Hitler was right”
Nigel Farage has stated he "never directly racially abused anybody" following allegations that he made racist and antisemitic remarks while he was a schoolboy at Dulwich College.
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Maduro’s regime accused of “sportswashing” as Venezuela’s new basketball league plays above notorious torture prison El Helicoide
In Venezuela, a new basketball league is holding games in a stadium located directly above a notorious political prison — a stark contrast that critics claim represents a broader attempt to "sportswash" the government’s alarming human rights record.
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Police officer charged with causing death of 22-year-old Rachael Moore in Liverpool
A Merseyside Police officer has been pictured for the first time after being accused of causing a 22-year-old woman’s death.
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CBI chief warns Rachel Reeves against “death by a thousand taxes” as Budget downgrades force major revenue hunt
Business leaders have urged the Chancellor to impose "one or two broad tax rises, rather than death by a thousand taxes."