All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Brexit aftermath leads to UK farmers losing faith amid looming food security concerns
A combination of 18 months of bad weather, Brexit and other international events have left confidence in British farming at an all-time low, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has revealed.
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Tragic death of child in Bradford house fire; women and three children escape
West Yorkshire Police were called to a fire in Bradford in which a child tragically died with four other people - including three children - taken to hospital, they have confirmed
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Australian police shoot dead ’radicalised’ 16-year-old after he stabs 30-year-old victim in Perth car park
COPS shot dead a "radicalised" 16-year-old boy who stabbed a man in a car park.
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Prince Andrew’s deteriorating Royal Lodge requires urgent repair, potentially sparking controversy
The disgraced Duke of York, who has no apparent income, was reportedly told last year to leave the 30-room Royal Lodge by the King.
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Boris Johnson confesses to using unusual item as voter ID despite PM rule introduction
Under rules introduced when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister, voters now need to prove who they are by using photo ID such as a passport, driving licence or blue badge
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Arsenal keep the pressure on Man City with hard-fought win over Bournemouth
Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 3-0 win over Bournemouth thanks to goals from Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice.
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Chaos for travellers setting off for Bank Holiday weekend as they’re hit with delays
It was the busiest day of the year for UK airports with more than 3,000 departures
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Keir Starmer’s message to Rishi Sunak: ’Step aside’ as Labour delivers a blow to the Tories in local elections
Labour leader Keir Starmer said voters are crying out for a general election as he toasted victories across England and Wales that put him on course to snatch keys of No10
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Queen Camilla’s sentiment on Prince Harry’s return to the UK can be summed up in two words: cautious optimism
Queen Camilla is not expected to respond favourably to Prince Harry’s invitation to reunite and sources say she is likely to give him short shrift and say she is not available for a get together
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Ukraine eliminates 100 Russian troops with missile secretly supplied by US
Ukraine killed more than 100 of Putin’s troops in a ballistic missile strike in what could be the largest loss of Russian troops in months.
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A simple fraud is undermining Europe’s most sophisticated timber tracing system
Wood that may have been logged illegally is entering the supply chain due to a flaw in Romania’s new digital system to track timber.
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Government suffers defeat in High Court over climate plans
The government has been defeated in court - for a second time - for not doing enough to meet its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Violent attacks against environmental journalists on the rise
Unesco joint research dating back 15 years found violence and intimidation against about 750 reporters and 44 murders
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Detective catches notorious crook Kenneth Noye with help from four vital clues
Four vital clues led Dennis McGookin, then head of Kent Police’s Major Crime Unit, to M25 ruthless road rage killer Kenneth Noye
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Name released of 14-year-old boy slain in sword attack on his route to school
The 14-year-old boy stabbed to death with a sword in a terrifying unprovoked attack in Hainault went to same school as Nottingham stabbing victim Grace O’Malley Kumar.
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Major operation in Dublin dismantles ’tent city’, removing asylum seekers amidst ongoing UK row
A huge operation has begun in Dublin to move hundreds of asylum seekers who had been sleeping in a large encampment of tents in the city centre.
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Birley Academy: Boy, 17, stabs child and 2 adults in horror attack as school goes into lockdown
A schoolboy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a child and two adults were taken to hospital after an attack at Birley Academy in Sheffield
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Half a ton of cocaine was found on a fishing boat in Australia
Men intercepted travelling on fishing boat off Gladstone in what federal police say is one of the state’s largest cocaine busts
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Ex-president Trump faces jail threat if he continues to defy gag order, receives $9k fine
The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial has threatened him with jailtime if he continues to violate a gag order in the case, after hitting him with a $9,000 fine for nine separate violations.
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Two men charged with murder following discovery of torso in Salford
Two men have been charged with murder after a man’s torso was found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve.
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A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant and it’s five times the size of Paris
Five times the size of Paris. Visible from space. The world’s biggest energy plant. Enough electricity to power Switzerland.
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Terrifying moment as ’jealous’ man attempts to slit ex-girlfriend’s throat in restaurant
Footage shows the sickening moment a man tried to kill his ex-girlfriend in front of terrified diners.
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Hundreds of Heathrow Border Force officers to start four-day strike
More than 300 workers will take action over plans to introduce rosters that could force 250 of them out of jobs
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Police expand search in investigation of torso murder
Police are widening their search in their investigation into the discovery of a man’s torso at a nature reserve.
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Deported Albanian inmates in UK enjoy plush prisons with amenities
Around 12 murderers, eight rapists and more than 100 guilty of drugs or firearm offences are due to be deported to Albania to serve the remainder of their sentence