6 h. ago Horrifying final wish of drug smuggling Brit gran facing death by firing squad

Lindsay Sandiford has been on death row awaiting execution for the last 12 years but could be back in the UK in weeks

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26 h. ago Brit tourists face Storm Benjamin chaos in Europe as 100mph winds lash French coasts, BA flight aborts landing in Switzerland and weather warnings are put in place in Spain and Portugal

British tourists are facing Storm Benjamin chaos in Europe as 100mph winds continue to lash at French coasts and a British Airways flight was forced to abort its landing in Switzerland.

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66 h. ago British woman on death row in Bali for drug smuggling to be repatriated

Lindsay Sandiford, 68, has been on death row in Indonesia since 2012, after authorities found 3.8kg of cocaine in her suitcaseA British woman will avoid execution for drug smuggling in Indonesia under an agreement between the two nations to repatriate her and another Briton serving a life sentence.Lindsay Sandiford, 68, has been imprisoned in Bali since 2012. She was arrested at the resort island’s airport after authorities found 3.8kg of cocaine worth $2.5m hidden in the lining of her suitcase. During the trial, she said she was forced to carry the drugs by a gang that threatened her children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Brit drug mule gran returns to UK after 12 years on Death Row as she faced firing squad

Lindsay Sandiford, a British woman, has been in a brutal legal battle with Jakarta in a bid to fight her drug smuggling sentence – where she was placed on Death Row

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2 w. ago Brit faces up to 20 years in jail after admitting role in £73million wine fraud in New York court

James Wellesley, 58, admitted conspiracy to commit wire fraud at a court in New York for running a Ponzi-like enterprise where he sold high end wines that never existed.

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2 w. ago Brit faces 20 years in Spanish jail for 'Netflix thriller' murder: Pilot goes to man's home for sex

Aaron Rainbow, 50, flew into Barcelona and hooked up with Oscar Tornero Rovira, 38, who took him back to his place for a six-hour drug-fuelled marathon sex session.

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3 w. ago British tourist faces death penalty after being arrested for drug smuggling in Thailand

Thai police allege George Wilson, 23, received suitcase containing narcotics from another Briton to deliver it abroad

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3 w. ago Brit gran, 70, gutted Moroccan husband, 46, she met on Facebook can't get UK visa

Karen Aghzzaf, 70, met husband Brahim, 46, on Facebook in 2015 and wed him two years later - but the couple are yet to live together, as Brahim has twice been denied a spouse visa

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3 w. ago Brit, 23, facing death after trying to 'smuggle 9kg of meth out of Thailand'

George Wilson allegedly told police he received the package from a British drugs runner called 'snoopy' and was paid just £460 to carry the narcotics to another country

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3 w. ago Moment Brit, 23, 'is found with 9kg of crystal meth in his suitcase by Thai police': UK tourist is latest to be accused of smuggling drugs out of the country

A British tourist is facing the death penalty for allegedly attempting to smuggle a suitcase full of crystal meth out of Thailand.

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