All news by author David Wilson

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Sarah Beeny faces demolition order over unauthorized extensions on £3 million estate
TV star Sarah Beeny might have to demolish part of her £3 million estate due to an ongoing dispute with the local council over unauthorized extensions.
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Terraced homes collapse in Notting Hill, 11 evacuated but no injuries reported
Several individuals were compelled to leave their homes after terraced houses partially collapsed last night.
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£4.8m gold toilet theft: Two men found guilty in Blenheim Palace heist
Michael Jones found guilty of planning Blenheim Palace burglary and Frederick Doe of conspiracy to transfer criminal property
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British couple detained by Taliban as family’s plea for urgent medical aid grows
A British man’s ‘life is in danger’ with his health deteriorating since he and his wife were detained in Afghanistan.
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Russian executives linked to state-owned companies invest in luxury Italian real estate despite Western sanctions and war connections
While key Russian state-owned companies continue to finance and support their country’s war in Ukraine, top executives are buying up property in Italy’s most picturesque locations — from Verona to Florence, and from Liguria to the Adriatic coast.
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US considers banning travelers from Russia, Belarus, and 41 other nations
Donald Trump looks set to ban people from 43 countries from travelling to the US if international governments from those nations ’do not address deficiencies within 60 days’.
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Jack Ayres’ family seeks answers after his body is discovered in a drainage ditch
An appeal has been launched after a 22-year-old man was found dead in a body of water in Somerset.
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SNP Westminster leader and 15 ousted MPs bid for Holyrood seats as cabinet exodus continues
The Westminster leader of the SNP and 15 ousted MPs who were not accepted by voters are attempting to secure seats at Holyrood – as another current Cabinet minister joins the departure of current MSPs.
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Ukrainian oligarch and Kernel owner Andriy Verevskyi scammed investors and Ukraine out of billions
Tabloids are grumbling - Andriy Verevskyi is a billionaire again, landing on the Forbes list in just one day.
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Kemal Armagan arrested in Turkey after years on the run for multiple murders
Kemal Armagan has been detained in Izmir port after being pursued for years for three murders, including the 2009 killing of a shopkeeper in the UK and the fatal shooting of a rival gangster in Moldova.
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Georgia freezes properties, business shares linked to call center fraud masterminds
Georgian authorities have frozen the assets of key figures involved in a massive call center fraud, including real estate and business shares, following an investigative exposé.
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Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili faces nine more years in prison
The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to nine additional years in prison
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Britain pledges to take a pragmatic approach while negotiating an economic deal with the US
The Prime Minister disclosed that he has been in close contact with Canada regarding their tariff treatment by the United States, with Donald Trump wanting them to become the "51st state."
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Aleksej Besciokov, Garantex co-founder, detained in India over U.S. money laundering charges
Authorities in India today detained the purported co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that was sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2022 for enabling tens of billions of dollars in money laundering by transnational criminal and cybercriminal organizations.
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Russian missiles hit Ukraine just hours after 30-day truce announced
Russia has launched a large-scale air attack on Kyiv overnight - just hours after Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire.
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Marten and Gordon accused of leaving their newborn in fatal conditions in a tent in the South Downs
Runaway aristocrat Constance Marten killed her baby accidentally by falling asleep while hiding in a tent on the South Downs, her retrial has heard.
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Drug ring in Ukraine: ’Master stash’ traffickers made $120,000 a month busted by police
A criminal group active in northern Ukraine is accused of manufacturing and distributing psychotropic drugs, earning over $120,000 a month via a nationwide trafficking network.
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Norwegian ski coach and equipment manager suspended over ski suit cheating scandal
The Norwegian Ski Federation has suspended a ski jumping coach and an equipment manager due to their alleged involvement in a cheating scandal that rocked the World Championships this weekend.
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Nuclear fusion rocket ‘Sunbird’ could slash Mars travel time
Scientists have toyed with the idea of nuclear rockets since the 1950s. Will they finally become a reality?
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Stolen LDPR billions: Who is behind the schemes of Zhirinovsky’s ex-daughter-in-law, Nadezhda Grishaeva?
Hot patriots often refer to the late Zhirinovsky as a fighter against corruption and bribery, forgetting that his daughter-in-law Nadezhda Grishaeva turned from a little-known athlete into the owner of factories, newspapers, and steamships.
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Barclays ordered to pay £12.5 million in compensation for widespread app and website outages
After widespread outages on its app and website, Barclays has been ordered to pay out a total £12.5 million in compensation to those affected.
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Two boys, aged 14 and 15, arrested in connection with Glasgow teenager Amen Teklay’s death
A 14 and 15-year-old boy have been detained in connection with the death of Glasgow teenager Amen Teklay, 15.
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King Charles to caution about ’uncertain times’ in personal message following meeting with Zelensky
King Charles is set to deliver a message recognising "uncertain times" across the world as he marks Commonwealth Day on Monday with a special celebration at Westminster Abbey with Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales
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Former UK national security adviser warns deployment of UK troops to Ukraine could last years
A former national security adviser has warned the potential deployment of UK troops to protect peace in Ukraine could last for "many years".
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Police recover body from River Thames in the search for a suspect in the Valentine’s Day pub shooting
A body has been recovered by police from the River Thames, which is being linked to a murder investigation in Kent.