All news by author James Smith

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Justice ministry aims to modernize release system with AI after chaos
Artificial intelligence chatbots might be utilized to prevent the erroneous release of prisoners, a justice minister informed the House of Lords on Monday.
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Two-child benefit cap to be fully abolished, costing over £3bn
Rachel Reeves plans to completely remove the two-child benefit cap in the November budget, a move that could cost over £3bn but lift 350,000 children out of poverty.
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Former French president exits prison after 20 days, appeals criminal conspiracy conviction
Nicolas Sarkozy has stated he wants to "prove his innocence" after being released from prison while he appeals his conviction for criminal conspiracy related to a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from Libya.
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Pope reaffirms fight against antisemitism after guard allegedly hisses at Jews
The Vatican confirmed it was investigating a possible antisemitic incident, in which a Swiss Guard allegedly made a spitting gesture toward two Jewish women.
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White House asks high court to halt food aid for 41 million Americans
Donald Trump’s administration is once again urging the Supreme Court to deny complete funding for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, which is embroiled in a rapid legal battle concerning the fate of essential food aid during the government shutdown.
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Ukraine launches major anti-corruption raid targeting energy sector network
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have launched a large-scale operation to dismantle a high-level criminal organization accused of using political influence over strategic state-owned energy companies, including nuclear operator Energoatom.
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Berlin and London raise concerns over “aggressive” Russian and Chinese satellite activity
Germany and the United Kingdom have warned of the growing threat posed by Russian and Chinese space satellites, which have been regularly spotted spying on satellites used by Western powers.
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund rejects Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has rejected a $1tn (£765bn) pay deal for Elon Musk in a shareholder vote to decide his future at Tesla.
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Former Virginia teacher wins $10 million lawsuit over school shooting by 6-year-old
RadarOnline.com can report that a former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student has been awarded over $10 million after a jury found that a former assistant principal ignored warning signs that the boy had brought a gun to the school.
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Bulgaria races to avoid shutdown of its only oil refinery
Bulgaria is urgently working to prevent the closure of its only oil refinery before U.S. sanctions on the Russian owner come into force later this month.
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House cleaner fatally shot on front porch after mistakenly going to wrong house in an Indianapolis suburb
Authorities are contemplating whether to charge an Indiana homeowner who, they claim, shot and killed a woman working as a house cleaner after she accidentally went to the wrong address.
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Palestinians from Gaza held in secret Israeli jail report torture and isolation
Israel is detaining dozens of Palestinians from Gaza in an underground prison where they never see daylight, are deprived of adequate food, and are prohibited from receiving news of their families or the outside world.
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How Roche used patents to extend its breast cancer drug monopoly until 2042
An exclusive tally of Roche’s patent portfolio for its four monoclonal antibodies (“mAb”) treatments for breast cancer shows that, 27 years after the first product hit the market, about 100 patents still protect its products.
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EU rejects Russian passports from occupied Ukrainian regions for Schengen entry
The European Commission claims Moscow’s war of aggression against neighboring Ukraine has altered the risks linked to Russian visa applicants.
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Irish authorities charge two men with possession of explosives in alleged terror plan
Two men have been charged by Irish authorities with possession of explosives in connection with an alleged planned terrorist attack by a far-right extremist group.
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Former EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders charged with money laundering in Belgium
Belgian authorities have accused former Belgian Deputy Prime Minister—and former EU Commissioner for Justice—Didier Reynders of money laundering, involving around one million euros in cash found in his bank account.
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William focuses on Earthshot mission as he avoids royal scandal question
Prince William politely refrained from commenting on the controversy involving his uncle Andrew when addressing reporters during a Q&A session on his Earthshot Prize visit to Brazil.
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Orbán to visit White House in bid to broker Trump–Putin summit
Viktor Orbán will visit the White House on Friday as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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British man faces extradition to Germany over alleged Hamas-linked terror plot
A British man has been arrested and faces extradition to Germany, where he is accused of playing a key role in a Hamas-linked terror cell plotting attacks on Jewish targets.
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Southport inquiry hears warnings of attacker’s violent behaviour years before tragedy
The brother of the Southport attacker told a friend his sibling "doesn’t really show mercy" leaving his dad trying "not to die" two years before his fatal attack, the public inquiry has heard.
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Gopichand Hinduja, head of £35bn empire, dies after long illness
The head of the UK’s wealthiest family has passed away, his family confirmed.
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Beckham receives knighthood at Windsor Castle
The football star, 50, is being honoured for his services to sport and charity.
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Poland’s digital minister warns of ‘very serious’ SuperGrosz hack as criminals obtain user data
Poland’s digital affairs minister said data from SuperGrosz users was stolen in a cyberattack and handed to criminals.
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Man charged with 11 counts of attempted murder after mass stabbing on high-speed Cambridgeshire train and London transport attack
A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with attempted murder after a mass stabbing on a high-speed train in Cambridgeshire, in which 10 people were injured, and a separate incident on London’s public transport network that left another person hurt.
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Anas Sarwar says £1bn Glasgow prison ‘not fit for purpose’ as inmate numbers hit record high
Scotland’s new £1bn super-prison will be too small to solve an overcrowding crisis despite costing the same to build as a five-star Dubai hotel, Anas Sarwar has warned.