All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Leeds Otley Run attack: two women hospitalised, man arrested with self-inflicted injuries
Counter terror police have taken over the investigation into a ‘serious violent incident’ that left two women injured in Leeds.
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UN World Food Programme has announced that food supplies in Gaza have been completely exhausted
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says it has completely run out of its food stocks in Gaza, as Israel’s blockade of all humanitarian aid nears its eighth week.
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US food delivery giant DoorDash eyes $3.6bn acquisition of UK-based Deliveroo
The London-based company, the second largest food delivery app in the UK, stated that no ’firm offer’ had been made yet
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Trump’s $350M memecoin sparks controversy as critics slam unregulated venture
As Trump cashes in on crypto, critics slam a $350M coin as corrupt and unregulated.
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"Like a scene from a movie": Brit reunites with stolen car after accidentally purchasing it again
Having your car stolen is one of the biggest headaches you can experience, and rarely does the victim recover their stolen vehicle.
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"Belgrade’s secret revenge": former Serbian intelligence officer admits his commandos operated in Europe during Jill Dando’s murder
Serbian ex-spy boss Dragan Filipović has disclosed that he orchestrated a ’secret reprisal action’ in the spring of 1999, which resulted in ’great confusion in Europe.’
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Ukrainian model Nina Kolomiytseva speaks out about years of “hell” due to harassment by Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov
Nina Kolomiytseva, who accused oligarch Suleiman Kerimov of stalking and witchcraft, continues to publicly share details of the personal life of the Senator of the Russian Federation, and also calls on celebrities, including Ksenia Sobchak, Agnia Ditkovskite, and Anastasia Volochkova, to speak out.
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The Post Office spent over £600 million to avoid replacing the faulty Horizon system
The Post Office has spent over £600 million of public funds to keep using the flawed Horizon IT system, even though it decided to abandon it more than ten years ago, the BBC can reveal.
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Family escape: journalists found wanted Ukrainian MP Serhiy Shakhov with his family in an apartment costing $100,000 per year
Serhii Shakhov is wanted for failing to appear in court after allegedly concealing $2.1 million worth of assets.
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Former England football star Trevor Sinclair is on the brink of bankruptcy due to a tax debt
Former England international and pundit Trevor Sinclair is confronting bankruptcy following an order from HMRC due to a substantial tax bill, years after he was dismissed from the BBC.
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One victim and three injured following a knife attack at a school in Nantes, France
The attack occurred at the Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides private school in Nantes, France, where four people were stabbed by a fellow student this morning, resulting in the death of one female victim from her injuries.
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"Fuel Family": European prosecutors seize mafia assets linked to multimillion fuel trade laundering
EPPO targets a criminal network accused of using shell companies and fake invoices to dodge VAT and launder millions through cross-border fuel trade.
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Terrified CNN anchor interrupted by Istanbul earthquake on live TV
A CNN presenter was in the middle of interviewing a guest live on air when an earthquake in Turkey shook the studio so hard that she asked for her mother.
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Three explosions shake central Moscow near shopping center
Three explosions shook a busy shopping center in central Moscow today after a car ’exploded’ in the underground parking garage.
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British father and son drown off Australian coast near Great Barrier Reef
A British father and son who drowned after being swept off the coast of Australia near the Great Barrier Reef have been named.
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Trump eases rhetoric on China and Fed chief amid economic pressure
US President Donald Trump has appeared to soften his recent comments on China and the head of the US Federal Reserve after recent clashes as he pursues his economic agenda.
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Russian drone strike kills 9, injures over 40 in attack on civilian bus in Ukraine
Officials say nine people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying workers in eastern Ukraine.
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Putin’s chess front: FIDE accused of shielding Russia’s war crimes with global tournaments
For more than 1,000 years, chess has been synonymous with war. Now, Vladimir Putin is combining the ancient game with modern skulduggery as he tries to win an all-too-real 21st century conflict.
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Bloody massacre in India’s ’Little Switzerland’: terrorists attack tourists
At least 26 people have been shot dead after gunmen opened fire on visitors at a popular tourist spot in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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Prince William to represent King at Pope Francis’s funeral in Vatican City
The Prince of Wales is to attend the Pope’s funeral on behalf of the King, Kensington Palace has announced.
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Satellite images reveal: China was hiding nuclear submarine base
Six nuclear submarines have been found at a formerly concealed Chinese military base.
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China weighs $59B crypto crackdown overhaul amid corruption fears
The inconsistent handling of seized crypto assets raises concerns about potential misuse as China discusses the introduction of national regulations.
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Spotify crashes again: thousands of users unable to listen to music
Music streaming platform Spotify appeared to be down early afternoon on Monday, suffering its second outage in five days.
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A saint, but not today: canonization of the first millennial postponed due to the Pope’s death
The canonisation of a British Italian teenager as the first millennial saint has been postponed due to the Pope’s death.
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“Amazonian justice”: mob burns British man alive over suspected murder
A British man was dragged from a police station and burned alive in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador hours after he was arrested by local police on suspicion of murder