All news by author Sophia Martinez

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UK court grants bail to Moldovan oligarch Veaceslav Platon despite money laundering cases
A UK court on Friday ruled to release Moldovan oligarch Veaceslav Platon from custody, despite him being a suspect in several money laundering cases in his home country.
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Breakthrough in Down syndrome treatment: scientists succeed in removing extra 21st chromosome
A team of Japanese scientists from Mie University has developed a gene-editing method that targets the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome.
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Mass exodus from NASA: the agency will lose a fifth of its team
Approximately 20% of the employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration are expected to leave the space agency, a NASA spokesperson stated on Friday.
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Largest drug haul: Kuwait intercepts tens of millions of dollars worth of Captagon
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry has prevented an attempt to smuggle nearly four million Captagon tablets into the country, valued at approximately $39.3 million.
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‘His skull was shattered’: 27-year-old father jailed for brutal murder of two-week-old son at Yeovil Hospital
Daniel Gunter, 27, caused ’catastrophic injuries’ to the head, neck, legs, and jaw of Brendon Staddon. The baby was discovered in his cot at Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset.
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Major outage in the UK: EE, BT, Vodafone and Three go down, leaving thousands without service
Three of the largest UK phone networks are down, with thousands of people unable to make calls or send texts.
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Timur Turlov and Freedom Holding: how billions are funneled out of Russia and Kazakhstan via Nasdaq
An investigation into the "American" company with Moscow roots, reputation management, and potential laundering of elite capital
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River Island nears collapse as hundreds of jobs hang in the balance
Prominent high street fashion retailer River Island is nearing collapse, with hundreds of people expected to lose their jobs "within weeks".
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Epping protesters ‘upset for legitimate reasons’ over migrant hotel, says UK minister
Jonathan Reynolds says ‘I understand the frustrations people have’, as police brace for further unrest
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A passenger An‑24 plane crashed in Russia with 49 people on board — all died
A missing Russian passenger plane with 49 people on board has been found crashed near the border with China with no survivors.
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British woman arrested in Mauritius for trying to smuggle cannabis in her six‑year‑old son’s suitcase
A British mother-of-two has been arrested in Mauritius after she was accused of trying to smuggle cannabis inside her six-year-old son’s suitcase.
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Dmitry Klyuev, mastermind of $230M Russian tax fraud, bought Dubai luxury as Magnitsky withered in prison
A company owned by the alleged mastermind behind a significant tax fraud in Russia invested millions in two luxury hotel resorts in Dubai, while the whistleblower who revealed the tax scam died in a Moscow prison following his arrest and detention.
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Record number of police officers sacked in England and Wales amid misconduct crackdown
A record number of police officers were sacked from forces in England and Wales in the past year, new figures show.
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Jets, football, and £30 million in overpayments: how Len McCluskey landed in a major construction scandal
Former Unite boss Len McCluskey enjoyed private jet flights and football tickets arranged by the firm building a multi-million pound hotel for the union, according to an internal report.
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Stephen Colbert to Trump: “Go f**k yourself” after Late Show cancellation sparks POTUS glee
Stephen Colbert of The Late Show responded to President Donald Trump after Trump stated that he ’absolutely loved’ the CBS show’s cancellation.
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Woman in £2.7m Spitalfields property dispute found dead after Manchester fall
A mother of three who died after falling from a Manchester apartment block was engaged in a fierce High Court battle with her celebrity antique dealer ex-fiancé over a £2.7 million five-storey Georgian mansion.
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Italy cancels Valery Gergiev concert after backlash over Putin-linked conductor
Thousands, including Alexei Navalny’s widow, signed a letter objecting to a performance by Valery Gergiev, a close ally of the Russian president.
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Cambodia arrests nearly a thousand people in a week in a major cyber scam crackdown
Authorities in Cambodia have carried out several arrests this week, detaining almost 1,000 individuals as part of an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime operations throughout the country.
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Wrexham player Jack Marriott stranded in Australia after surgery — Championship start at risk
Wrexham are presently touring Australia and New Zealand as they gear up for life in the Championship, but they are expected to be without striker Jack Marriott, who is unable to fly home after undergoing surgery.
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65,000 fans delighted: Coldplay’s Chris Martin “outs” couple on kiss-cam — video goes viral
Coldplay’s Chris Martin went viral last night after jokingly calling out a couple ‘having an affair’ mid-concert.
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New portrait of Queen Camilla released as she celebrates her 78th birthday in Wiltshire
A new photograph of the Queen has been released to celebrate her 78th birthday, as Camilla is made vice admiral of the navy.
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UK may finally deport Rochdale grooming gang ringleaders after Pakistan flight ban is lifted
Two ringleaders of the Rochdale grooming gang scandal could soon be deported as part of a ’deal’ with Pakistan after the UK lifted a ban on direct flights to the south Asian country.
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MoD faces £850m fallout as lawyers target huge compensation claims
Law firms have started enrolling claimants to capitalize on the Afghan data breach, with each one potentially receiving up to £250,000 in compensation.
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Fire destroys main stage at Tomorrowland in Belgium — festival at risk of cancellation
Firefighters are currently combating a fire at the main stage of the Tomorrowland festival in Belgium, with the blaze not believed to be under control at this time.
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‘We’ll never forget this’: British teen dies on first lads’ holiday after suspected ecstasy reaction in Ibiza
An Essex teenager on his first-ever lads’ holiday to Spain died after ’taking drugs’ in a club shortly after arriving.