All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Southport stabbing: victims named as Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9
Three children killed in Southport attack named by police
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Tom Pidcock’s ‘sensational ride’ secures Team GB’s second gold at Paris Olympics
Tom Pidcock’s mountain bike win, hailed as a “sensational ride against the odds” by his cycling team, has secured the second gold medal for Team GB at the Paris Olympics.
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Eight Bury police officers suspended amid racism allegations
Greater Manchester Police has restricted another officer and referred itself to the IOPC
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Junior doctors offered 22% pay rise in deal to end strike action
The government and the BMA trade union have struck an improved pay deal for junior doctors in England worth 22% on average over two years.
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Tommy Robinson flees UK on Eurostar amid contempt of court proceedings
Far-right activist was detained under counter-terrorism powers on Sunday and was due to appear at high court
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Armed officers seize knife after a number of people hurt in ‘major incident’, say Merseyside police
At least eight people, feared to include several children, have been stabbed in Southport, where a man with a knife was arrested.
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Lucy Letby’s chilling fate in jail includes facing ’prison napalm,’ attempts on her life, and bleak funeral plans
Until the day Lucy Letby dies, she will ’look over her shoulder’ in jail and be the target of violent inmates who deem her the ’lowest of low’, a former prison officer says
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Samoa boxing coach dies in Olympic village in Paris as cause of death confirmed
Samoa boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito has died aged 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Olympic village in Paris, with the 60 year old passing away on Friday
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Dutch Olympian who raped a 12-year-old girl ‘is not a paedophile’, official says
A senior official with the Dutch Olympic committee has insisted that a convicted child rapist in its beach volleyball team is not a paedophile, in an email seen by the Guardian.
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Team GB wins its first medal at the Paris Olympics, securing bronze in a dramatic diving finale
Team GB were represented by Scarlett Mew Jensen and Yasmin Harper in the women’s synchronised 3m springboard, with the pair out to kick off the medal push on the first Saturday of competition
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School worker jailed for sexually abusing autistic boy aged under 16
Acasia Welburn pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual activity with child by person in a position of trust
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Experts say the arrest of Sinaloa leaders will not disrupt cartel operations
The stunning arrest of the Sinaloa Cartel leadership at the Texas border is likely to rearrange the map of organized crime groups in Mexico and could lead to a surge in violence, experts say.
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Kevin Roberts, the architect behind Project 2025, has strong connections to the radical Catholic group Opus Dei
Heritage Foundation leader has long received spiritual guidance from group and his policy goals align with its teachings
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‘One goal is to destroy Ukrainian identity’: the haunting images of Russia’s prisoners of war
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, its forces have detained and tortured thousands of fighters and civilians. Here, photojournalist Zoya Shu recounts five years of documenting their stories
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How Gina Rinehart and her supporters pressured the NGA to remove her portrait
National Gallery of Australia director sent a warning to federal arts minister that mining billionaire was ‘rallying’ influential friends, documents reveal
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Head of king’s property portfolio given 20% pay rise to £1.9m
Crown estate reward for Dan Labbad comes amid doubling of profits on back of offshore wind developments
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Queen Camilla reveals one tasty food the Royal Family are never permitted to eat
There are some foods that members of the royal family tend to avoid - including one very common ingredient that is strictly off limits, according to Queen Camilla
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James Cleverly is the first Tory to declare his bid for leadership to replace Rishi Sunak
The Tories have announced they will not confirm their new leader until November 2 - meaning there will be months of infighting with Rishi Sunak forced to remain
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Police arrest 20 following terrifying Leeds riots where bus was set on fire
Seventeen people have been arrested in connection with major disturbance and arson in Harehills, Leeds - which saw a double-decker bus and cars set on fire
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RAF’s new fighter jet, hailed as an ’absolute beast,’ is a technological marvel
The next fighter jet planned for the RAF could be under review, as the ’absolute beast’ Tempest stealth fighter jet would be a technological marvel but could cost billions
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Campaigners in court over Magna Carta incident
Two women in their 80s have denied damaging the glass around the Magna Carta at the British Library on 10 May.
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Missing British tourist found ’exhausted but alive’ 12 days after disappearing
A British tourist who disappeared on the Spanish island of Mallorca 12 days ago has finally been found.
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Azerbaijani Government has spent 19 mln euros for the Cultural Center in Berlin
In case you are willing to hold various events each year in order to advocate and promote the culture of Azerbaijan, how would you organise it?
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Former Dublin factory designated for asylum seekers is torched
Ex-Crown Paints building in Coolock had been the scene of a large protest
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Crowdstrike IT chaos could mean some workers fail to get paid
On Friday morning, the world ground to a halt as an IT glitch caused by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike lead airline and bank systems to falter, causing widespread chaos