All news by author Sophia Martinez

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FTSE 100 executives paid over £1 billion while workers face cost of living crisis
Report reveals over £1 billion was distributed to just 217 FTSE 100 executives in the past financial year.
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BtcTurk hacked for second time: $48 million stolen from hot wallets, exchange halts deposits and withdrawals
Subsequent to another incident affecting hot wallets, BtcTurk temporarily halts crypto deposits and withdrawals.
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NHS launches AI pilot at Chelsea and Westminster to automate patient discharge
Chelsea and Westminster is piloting an AI tool on the NHS Federated Data Platform to generate discharge summaries from electronic records, with ministers hailing potential productivity gains but clinicians and regulators insisting human sign‑off and independent safety evaluations are essential.
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Afzal Khan quits as UK trade envoy after uproar over visit to Turkish-occupied Cyprus
Afzal Khan had said visit to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus was in personal capacity but resigned after furore
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Reform adviser sparks fury by saying UK should not have fought Nazi Germany
Jack Anderton says UK may ‘regain’ former colonies in future and suggests end to support for Ukraine
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Laughter falls silent: Scottish comedian Gary Little dies
Comedian Gary Little has died at the age of 61.
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Mali arrests two generals and alleged French spy over ‘plot to destabilise’ junta
Development comes as the military continues to crack down on dissent after a pro-democracy rally in May
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Autumn of taxes: Britons face hikes over £50 billion budget gap
Brits are preparing for tax increases in the autumn after economic growth slowed in the spring, experts warned.
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Centrica to buy Europe’s biggest LNG import terminal in £1.5bn deal with US partner
Deal for Europe’s biggest facility for LNG imports comes as overall UK gas demand fell sharply last year
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Harry Potter HBO series to be filmed in London with Network Rail staff involved
The upcoming Harry Potter TV series is set to begin filming in the capital – and it’s not just the stars who will be in front of the cameras.
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Norway accuses Russian hackers of hydroelectric plant breach and dam gate opening
Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaos
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Body of missing British soldier found three hours after search announced
The body of a missing soldier was found just three hours after he was reported missing.
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Jordanian customs seize over half a million Captagon pills hidden in truck
Jordanian customs officials have seized 517,000 Captagon pills smuggled from an undisclosed neighboring country, state news agency Petra reported Wednesday.
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Court refuses to change sentence of teenager who beat 80-year-old man to death from ‘manslaughter’ to ‘murder’
A teenage boy who beat an elderly dog walker to death won’t have his manslaughter sentence upgraded to murder after a hearing at the Court of Appeal.
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10-year-old chess player from London becomes youngest holder of the title “woman international master”
A 10-year-old chess prodigy from northwest London has become the youngest person to earn the Woman International Master title.
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Protests and a portrait cake: how a British village greeted US vice president JD Vance’s visit
It wasn’t just diplomats and high-ranking officials that JD Vance has been meeting on his British holibobs.
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Woman dies after tree branch falls on her in Blackburn’s Witton Country Park
The woman is understood to have been walking with a child through Witton Country Park in Blackburn when a large tree branch fell on top of her, killing her at the scene
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New York court denies US Justice Department request to disclose grand jury materials in Ghislaine Maxwell case
A judge in New York has rejected a request from the US Justice Department to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts.
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Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish loaned to Everton for £12 million with a £300,000‑per‑week wage
Jack Grealish is about to sign for Everton on loan as he tries to revive his career after a disappointing few seasons.
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Naked man on London Underground took off trousers and waved belt as passengers wrestled him to the floor
Commuters who took matters into their own hands when a Tube passenger dropped his trousers in a crowded London Underground carriage could face arrest, the Daily Mail can reveal today.
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60 billion to the bottom: how Admiral Kuznetsov lost to yachts and villas of VTB chief Kostin’s mistress Nailya Asker-zade
VTB Head Andrey Kostin spends billions of state funds on the whims of Nailya Asker-zade.
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Three killed by sea mine explosions on Ukrainian beaches in Zatoka and Karolino-Buhaz
Three swimmers were killed in explosions when sea mines washed up too close to a beach crowded with families in Ukraine.
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Large fire breaks out on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh
A significant fire has erupted on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, with people seen fleeing down the hill to escape the flames spreading across the iconic landmark.
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OpenAI beats Elon Musk’s Grok in AI chess tournament final
OpenAI’s AI model 03, developed by the creators of ChatGPT, wins AI chess tournament undefeated
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British F-35 fighter jet makes emergency landing in Japan
Emergency landing of fighter jet affects some flights at Kagoshima Airport