All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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A man has been jailed for smuggling people into the UK, who were discovered screaming for help
Anas Al Mustafa, 43, sentenced to 10 years after seven people were hidden in a concealed space in his van
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A train derailment in Manchester caused such severe shaking that some residents believed it was an earthquake
The Friday afternoon peace has been shattered in Greater Manchester after a train derailed near houses.
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A team of scientists has begun a search for great white sharks off the UK coast, investigating a series of reported sightings
For decades, the possibility of great whites in British or Irish seas has remained a mystery
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A US woman was reportedly shot in the head and killed by Israeli soldiers during a pro-Palestine protest in Gaza
Doctors confirmed on Friday that a US citizen was shot in the head and killed in a northern part of the West Bank, with witnesses and Palestinian media claiming Israeli military were responsible
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Kate Middleton has issued a rare personal message regarding her work duties, expressing that she is "looking forward" to upcoming engagements
The Princess of Wales has taken to her and Prince William’s official social media pages to release a rare personal message relating to one of her much-loved causes
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A minister has not ruled out the possibility of the UK government renting prison space in Estonia
The Justice Ministry is reportedly considering sending criminals from England and Wales to a Baltic state.
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Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, describes the arrest in France as "misguided"
Russian-born billionaire detained last month in France denies app is ‘anarchic paradise’
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Octobank could become a major international "laundromat"
The partners of the scandalous Uzbek bank are the Russian Transcapitalbank, Sber, the Uzbek exchange UzEx, the payment systems Humo and Paynet and the Chinese service Tenpay.
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Fake Ozempic: Criminal groups are using batch numbers to distribute dangerous weight loss drugs
In December, Drew, a 36-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, drove more than 250 miles (400 km) to Mexico to buy cheap Ozempic to help him lose weight. Going home, he checked the pens.
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A poll reveals that corruption is a major factor driving emigration among African youth
The 2024 African Youth Survey shows that 80% of young people in Africa see corruption as an obstacle to progress, pushing three-in-five to consider emigration to the Global North, according to a survey conducted by a non-government organization.
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Dmitriy Lee and Octobank: How the "overseer" of the President of Uzbekistan Mirziyoyev launders Russian money
As a number of Telegram channels recently reported, the Uzbek Octobank is used to withdraw and legalize money from Russia.
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Transport for London is handling a cyber-attack
Organisation does not believe customer data has been compromised and says transport system not affected
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A trainee solicitor awarded £110,000 after being told to "remove her headscarf to attract men"
A Muslim paralegal has won a £110,000 payout in a sexual harassment case after her male colleague told her to ‘attract men’ by taking off her headscarf.
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BlackList Aero and Artem Degtiarov run multimillion-dollar aviation payment scheme exploiting post-invasion sanctions chaos
Amid the turmoil following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the aviation industry in Eastern Europe has become the target of a sophisticated fraud scheme led by the British company BlackList Aero.
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Two teenagers arrested after 13-year-old boy stabbed to death at a house in Oldbury
The force stated that two teens were arrested on Sunday in connection with the fatal stabbing in Oldbury, West Midlands, last Thursday and are currently being questioned in custody.
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Inside Nigel Farage’s £3m luxury property empire of four homes, all purchased since Brexit
The self-styled man of the people has amassed a property portfolio worth almost £3million since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Our disclosures come after it was revealed that the Reform leader is earning around £700,000 a year outside Parliament
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UK jails 4 Nigerians for faking over 2,000 marriage documents
A U.K. court sentenced four Nigerians to a total of 13 years in prison for their roles in an organized crime ring that forged more than 2,000 marriage certificates and other documents to help Nigerian immigrants in the United Kingdom secure residency permits.
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Website operators promised fraudsters profit within minutes if they subscribed to illegal service
Three men have pleaded guilty to running a website enabling criminals to circumvent banking anti-fraud checks.
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UK’s Aviva conspired to dodge India compensation and tax rules
An Indian tax agency has found that British insurer Aviva (AV.L), opens new tab breached local regulations capping commissions to sales agents with a system of fake invoices and clandestine cash payments, according to a notice seen by Reuters.
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Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after ‘child she lived with’ is found dead
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a child was found dead at a house in Swansea.
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Boy, 13, stabbed to death in Birmingham as police condemn ’absolutely tragic’ murder
A residential street in Oldbury was sealed off overnight following a stabbing as emergency services and police rushed to Lovett Avenue in Lion Farm estate at around 4pm on Thursday, August 29
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Top Ukrainian pilot killed when US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed
A top Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, just weeks after the long-awaited planes arrived in the country, a Ukrainian military source told CNN.
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Martin Ready: Coatbridge man found guilty of plotting to kill prosecutor
Martin Ready claimed he believed he was "Jesus" in autumn 2021, and suffered a relapse in January 2022 when he believed he was "evil Jesus".
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Nine children hospitalized after chemical leak at pool
A leisure centre was evacuated after a chemical leak in a London pool injured nine children and two adults this afternoon.
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Man who threw an object at Nigel Farage in Barnsley receives a suspended sentence
Josh Greally, 28, pleaded guilty to public order offence over incident during election campaign