All news by author James Smith

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Heist on millionaires’ island: Thieves flee by speedboat with Lord Darzi’s £175,000 watch
Former health minister Lord Darzi had his £175,000 watch stolen by thieves while he was vacationing on the island of Capri.
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“He ruined it all”: Trump at centre of scandal during Chelsea’s trophy moment
Donald Trump has been accused of ‘ruining’ Chelsea’s Club World Cup trophy presentation.
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Small plane erupts into fireball after take-off from Southend Airport — casualties reported
A small passenger plane crashed shortly after taking off from Southend Airport en route to the Netherlands.
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Signs of reconciliation: Representatives of King Charles and Prince Harry held a secret meeting in London
Senior aides to the King and the Duke of Sussex have been seen together in what could be a sign of reconciliation between the two royals.
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Serious accident on M60: traffic closed between Stockport and Denton
A stretch of the M60 has closed after a serious crash on the busy motorway in Greater Manchester.
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Former London police chief Lord Ian Blair dies aged 72
Tributes have flooded in for former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair, who has died at the age of 72.
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Young girl falls from third floor in Keighley
A young girl has suffered serious injuries after falling from a third-floor window.
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£11 billion already spent — and the results are ‘disappointing’: National audit slams F-35 programme
Britain’s £71 billion programme to deliver its most advanced fighter jet has been hit by significant delays, equipment shortages, and staffing gaps, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
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Tragedy in Sutton Park: Body of missing teenager recovered from Powell’s Pool lake
The teenager vanished in the water at Powell’s Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police has confirmed he died
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Teenagers and the hacker mafia: Group arrested in UK over cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods
Four arrested on suspicion of breaching Computer Misuse Act, blackmail, money laundering and joining activities of organised crime
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British scientists move closer to mass production of artificial blood
Scientists identify key breakthrough in artificial blood production
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Carlo Ancelotti handed one-year prison sentence over tax fraud in Spain
Former Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has been given a one-year prison sentence in Spain for failing to pay tax on his image rights revenues in 2014.
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Body of missing British Army sergeant Alex Kearney found in Wiltshire
A body has been found in the search for a missing soldier who has been reported missing since Sunday.
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UK special forces and bomb squad launch major operation in Kent after shootout leaves one injured
A man has been shot by police after bomb squad was deployed to a home in Kent all night forcing the A20 to close.
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Thai police dismiss Bella Culley’s torture claims as CCTV shows her calmly walking through airport
A Thai police chief has disputed Bella May Culley’s defence that she was tortured into smuggling drugs as he presented CCTV of her ‘calmly’ walking through passport control by herself.
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M60 remains closed for over 24 hours after major crash involving 8 vehicles and fuel spill
A major UK motorway is still closed 24 hours after an eight-vehicle crash which saw a lorry drive through the reservation.
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King calls for unity and remembrance on 20th anniversary of 7/7 bombings
The King has called on the nation to remember the “extraordinary courage and compassion” in the face of the horrors of the July 7 bombings, while the Prime Minister said the country will unite to remember the lives lost.
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God Nisanov and ISIS sleeping cells in Moscow: how the oligarch’s markets became a threat to national security
Against the backdrop of international isolation and internal instability in Russia, the significance of ethnic criminal clans is rapidly growing.
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Six teens wanted after drink thrown and officer attacked at tube station
Police have initiated a manhunt to locate a group of individuals who assaulted an off-duty officer at the Wood Green London Underground station.
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Eurostar passengers left stranded without toilets, air or communication as train chaos continues
Eurostar passengers are experiencing another day of disruption in their travel plans, weeks after being compelled to sleep in toilet cubicles due to cancellations.
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Spice Girl Mel B ties the knot in London with celebrity guests in attendance
Celebrities have descended on St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the wedding Spice Girl’s star Mel B.
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Arrests in London at rally supporting banned pro-Palestinian group
London police on Saturday detained more than 20 people following a protest in support of the banned pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, which has been linked to the sabotage of military aircraft.
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North Korean IT scammers earned $17 million by infiltrating crypto projects posing as foreign developers
North Korean IT workers breach crypto security, spotlight US exchanges and stablecoin usage.
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Thomas Partey, former Arsenal midfielder, charged with five counts of rape and one of sexual assault
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape.
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Andrey Badalov, KGB-linked Transneft vice-president, dies in fall from Moscow penthouse
An oil tycoon with connections to the KGB has become the latest high-profile figure to mysteriously fall from a tall building in Russia.