All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Netherlands moves £9bn in gold to London amid rising geopolitical tensions
The Bank of England has received more than £9billion in gold after the Netherlands’ central bank relocated the vast sum from North America to London amid surging "geopolitical unrest".
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Trump’s tariff threat against Canada began with a friend’s Gulfstream certification dispute
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on every aircraft Canada sells into the United States began with a favor for a wealthy friend who was trying to buy a private jet and could not.
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Ukraine dismantles crypto fraud network targeting EU citizens with fake investment platforms
Ukraine’s Security Service and National Police dismantled a Kyiv-based crypto fraud network that allegedly targeted EU citizens and generated monthly turnover of up to $1 million at its peak.
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German-Chinese machine toolmaker supplied sanctioned Russian defence firms after invasion
The German-Chinese machine tool manufacturer Priminer continued supplying equipment to Russia after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including to companies in Russia’s defense industry, according to a report by Die Zeit.
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Four charged with murder after newborn baby girl stabbed to death in Sheffield
Four individuals have been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a newborn baby girl in Sheffield.
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British woman, 34, stabbed to death at luxury Portugal hotel as fellow Brit arrested
A 34-year-old British woman has been stabbed to death at a luxury hotel in Portugal, with a fellow Brit arrested on suspicion of murder.
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Manchester City complete £100m Fernandez signing as summer spending spree gathers pace
Manchester City have completed the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for a joint British record fee of £125million.
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Zelenskyy warns airlines and insurers Russian airspace is becoming "completely dangerous"
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines and insurance companies on Tuesday that the presence of Ukrainian drones had made Russian skies dangerous to use and that they were effectively closed.
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Bus crash kills 16 and injures 28 on Egypt’s popular South Sinai tourist route
Sixteen people have been killed with a further 28 injured in a bus crash in Egypt, the country’s health ministry has confirmed.
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"Wealthy individual" sought to rent Royal Lodge at £400,000-a-year upkeep
Last October, Buckingham Palace announced former Prince Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, would be moving out of Royal Lodge and into a property on the Sandringham Estate.
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Conservatives overtake Reform UK for first time in 18 months in shock new poll
Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives have overtaken Reform UK for the first time in 18 months, a shock new poll has revealed.
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King Charles rocked as senior aide Jonny Thompson quits Buckingham Palace
King Charles has been rocked by another resignation at Buckingham Palace this afternoon.
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Frail pensioner, 83, guilty of murdering nephew in £20,000 inheritance row before setting fire to home
A frail 83-year-old was today found guilty of murdering his nephew after he stabbed him to death over a £20,000 inheritance row then set fire to the property they were in.
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England’s historic cities face losing their status under Angela Rayner’s “barmy” council shake-up
Historic cities across England could lose their prized status because of Angela Rayner’s barmy local government reforms.
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Baby found dead in suitcase at Greek Airbnb as pregnant teen and family questioned by cops
An urgent police probe is underway after a baby was found dead inside a suitcase in a Greek Airbnb.
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Dolly Parton laid to rest beside husband Carl Dean in private family funeral
Dolly Parton has been laid to rest after a private funeral, her family have announced.
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British activist “kidnapped at gunpoint” by Israeli settlers before being detained and deported
A British activist detained in the West Bank is being deported from Israel after he was put in a chokehold, had his arms twisted behind his back and was locked in a shed by armed Israeli settlers.
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The fall of the untouchables: How Ilya Traber and Vladimir Kumarin’s 90s St. Petersburg murder syndicate finally unraveled
Ilya Traber (Antique) may also be accused of other high-profile murders (he is currently under arrest in connection with the murder of Vyborg owner Alexander Petrov).
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Mum denied £1,800 refund after "horrendous" ordeal at UK holiday park
When Karmen Paige booked a week-long stay at Haven’s Seashore Holiday Park in Yarmouth, she really needed a break.
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Artist who "upset Queen Elizabeth II with Windsor graffiti" dies aged 34
Michael Purdy, a guerrilla artist known as Helch, has died at the age of 34.
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Prisoners released early are flooding back into jails as governors warn of "revolving door"
Prisoners freed under the government’s 2024 early release programme are being sent back to prison at an alarming pace, according to prison governors.
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British Empire debate brought into classrooms as pupils are urged to challenge both sides
Pupils will be encouraged to debate the "polarising" British Empire as an educational charity launches a new book on the topic for schools.
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Pattaya braces for 5,000 US sailors as police launch prostitution crackdown
Local authorities in a Thai resort city have issued a crack down on prostitution ahead of a visit from a US Navy aircraft carrier carrying 5,000 sailors and Marines who have been at sea for over 200 days.
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Council set to spend £850,000 planning a swimming pool that may never be built
A council is set to spend £850,000 on planning permission for a local swimming pool, which might not even go ahead.
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At least eight dead after passenger ferry carrying 270 capsizes off Cyprus
At least eight people have been confirmed dead after a passenger boat with around 270 people on board capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday.