All news by author Sophia Martinez
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Retailers report that shoplifters are becoming increasingly brazen and out of control
Retail crime is "out of control" and shoplifters are carrying out increasingly brazen and violent acts of theft because they do not fear any consequences, an industry body has told the BBC.
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Sanctioned Russian oligarch held stake in Musk’s SpaceX via trust
Citigroup administered Heritage Trust and decided it didn’t need to block the trust’s assets after Suleyman Kerimov was sanctioned in 2018, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Two Tory donors contribute £25,000 each to attend Reform fundraising dinner
Bassim Haidar says Nigel Farage’s party ‘worth considering’ and Mohamed Amersi says energy at event was ‘electric’.
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Tesco to cut hundreds of jobs following announcement of a major supermarket overhaul
Tesco is to cut hundreds of jobs in a bid to ‘simplify’ the business, following in the footsteps of Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons.
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Mother holding baby slips £2,000 worth of drugs to prisoner during hug
A mum holding her baby slipped £2,000 worth of drugs down an inmate’s trousers while giving him a hug. Rebecca Gray was caught passing over the drugs parcel worth £2,000 at HMP Berwyn in Wrexham.
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BBC star Michael Baggott, 65, passes away after heart attack
The announcement of his death comes after Baggott shared a series of videos from hospital in December, sparking concern among fans.
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Microsoft investigates if DeepSeek-linked group improperly accessed OpenAI data
Microsoft (MSFT.O), and OpenAI are probing if data output from the ChatGPT maker’s technology was obtained in an unauthorized manner by a group linked to Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
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Why the crypto bull market may be ending for Britain
While crypto markets have dipped in recent days after the release of Deepseek shook US tech firms, UK companies are struggling to keep the momentum of digital finance going.
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Roman Abramovich might owe the UK £1bn due to tax evasion that financed Chelsea FC
Sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich could owe the UK up to £1bn after a botched attempt to avoid tax on hedge fund investments, evidence seen by the BBC suggests.
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King Charles renames £1.5bn HMS Agincourt submarine, overruling late Queen Elizabeth
King Charles stepped in to overturn the £1.5billion submarine’s original name, which had been given the green light by Queen Elizabeth in 2018, and rename it HMS Achilles.
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Google renames Gulf of America on Maps in response to Trump, marking another victory for him as tech giants align
Donald Trump has notched up yet another victory as now even Google has caved into his demands.
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Woman re-arrested after car crash at school kills two eight-year-old girls
A driver has been arrested for the second time after two girls were killed after a Land Rover crashed into a school in Wimbledon.
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Melbourne underworld figure Sam ’The Punisher’ Abdulrahim fatally shot in a bold daylight gangland execution in Preston
A notorious kickboxer and bikie has been executed in a brazen daylight shooting, after having survived several previous attempts on his life - as his family vows revenge.
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Urgent UK investigation into soft drinks sparked by Coca-Cola recall over chlorate safety concerns
Coca-Cola products have been recalled in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands due to high levels of chlorate and an investigation is underway in the UK by the Food Standards Agency.
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Kate embraces Holocaust survivors and lights a candle at an emotional memorial, expressing, ’It’s good to be here’
Kate hugged Holocaust survivors at a reception for around 50 survivors of the Nazi campaign and survivors of subsequent genocides, telling them it was a "treat" to see them again.
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Woman excluded from body-shaming father’s will receives £125k, plans to spend it on breast augmentation
Roger Howe left daughter Jenna penniless after his death in 2020, but a judge at Central London County Court has awarded her £125,000 after hearing of her mental anguish growing up.
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Gulag historian sentenced to solitary confinement amid crackdown
In a chilling example of Russia’s political repression, Yury Dmitriev has been sent to solitary confinement, known as SHIZO, for allegedly failing to complete morning exercises.
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Burglars steal royal gold from display after using explosives to break in
A 2,500-year-old helmet is among a host of precious items that have been stolen from a museum in the Netherlands.
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War monitor reports Syrian fighters executed 35 people in three days
Authorities have arrested dozens of people accused of taking advantage of the chaos in Syria to settle old scores.
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King Charles to make historic visit to Auschwitz on the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation
The King will make history as he becomes the first British monarch to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp on Monday.
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Pentagon document unveils the war-provoking reason why the ’Deep State’ has always feared releasing JFK assassination files
Chilling Pentagon documents may reveal why the ’Deep State’ has always feared the release of the John F. Kennedy assassination files.
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A 19-year-old teen dies after a tree crushes his car during Storm Eowyn
A 19-year-old man has died after he was critically injured when a tree fell on his car during Storm Eowyn.
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Epicure shuts down abruptly, website vanishes without prior notice
Epicure has collapsed. Without warning to its MLM Ambassadors or customers, the company disabled its websites on January 24.
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Madeleine McCann’s main suspect may leave Europe and undergo plastic surgery
The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is considering leaving Europe and getting plastic surgery so nobody recognises him when he gets out of jail.
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Teen from Bristol tops Fantasy Premier League leaderboard
A 15-year-old student from Bristol says it "feels surreal" to have topped the worldwide fantasy football league.
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