17 h. ago British tourist, 68, is found dead on beach at famous Greek island resort town

A British tourist has been found dead on a beach in a famous Greek island resort town. 

Society

43 h. ago Oklahoma inmate to be executed after Trump officials expedited order

He was convicted of carjacking, kidnapping, and murder in 1999

Politics

63 h. ago New Reform chair David Bull calls for return of death penalty

Dr David Bull also called for burqas to be banned in the UK

Events

64 h. ago British mum, 39, facing death penalty with her partner tells jury 'I was framed'

Lisa Stocker, 39, is currently on trial in Bali alongside Jon Collyer and Phineas Float

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65 h. ago Brit facing death penalty over Angel Delight cocaine haul insists she was framed

Lisa Stocker, 39, is currently on trial at Denpasar central court where she told a jury she had been "framed" after cops arrested her and her partner at the airport entering Bali

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66 h. ago British trio facing death penalty over Angel Delight cocaine plot

The three face the death penalty for 'smuggling cocaine in sachets of Angel Delight' into Indonesia

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3 d. ago 'I was framed': British mother facing death penalty in Bali for 'smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight' claims stitch

Lisa Stocker, Jonathan Collyer, and Phineas Float have appeared in court accused of drug trafficking

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3 d. ago British woman facing death penalty in Bali for 'smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight packets' tells court 'I was framed'

Lisa Stocker, 39, told Denpasar central court that she was stitched up when she entered the island with £300,000 worth of cocaine disguised as the powdered dessert mix.

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3 d. ago US to put four prisoners to death this week as Trump pushes for executions

Killings scheduled in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina despite concern over states’ methodsFour executions are scheduled across the US this week, marking a sharp increase in killings as Donald Trump has pushed to revive the death penalty despite growing concerns about states’ methods.Executions are set to take place in Alabama, Florida and South Carolina. A fourth, scheduled in Oklahoma, has been temporarily blocked by a judge, but the state’s attorney general is challenging the ruling. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Brits accused of smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight packets are hauled back in to Bali court as they face charges that can result in death penalty

Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested at Bali's international airport in February after being caught with 994g of cocaine stashed inside sachets of Angel Delight, according to authorities.

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3 d. ago Three inmates to be executed in three states this week, amid an uptick nationwide

A total of 19 inmates in nine states have been executed in the U.S. this year, according to the non-profit Death Penalty Information Center.

Politics

4 d. ago US arrests another Chinese scientist for allegedly smuggling biological material

Scientist accused months ago of shipping material, described as related to worms, to University of Michigan labA Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the US at the Detroit airport, the second case in days involving the alleged smuggling of biological material, authorities said on Monday.The scientist is accused of shipping biological material months ago to staff at a laboratory at the University of Michigan. The FBI, in a court filing, described it as material related to certain worms and requires a government permit. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Family and friends of three Brits locked up in Bali jail over '£300,000 Angel Delight cocaine smuggling plot' say they are in 'deep shock' as they face death penalty

Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested at Bali's international airport in February after they were allegedly caught with the narcotics inside the sachets of powdered dessert mix.

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7 d. ago Spanish island 'sounds the alarm' over tourist issue and it doesn't involve Brits

The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association has sounded the alarm that bookings on the island are down on last year, particularly among holidaymakers from Germany

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8 d. ago Indonesia arrests foreign nationals in Bali on drugs charges that could carry the death penalty

Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali have announced the arrests of several foreign nationals, including an Australian, an Indian, and an American, on suspicion of possessing narcotics, charges that could carry the death penalty

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8 d. ago 'Harmful' bug discovered in Tenerife as tourists told to 'remain vigilant'

The 'invasive' bugs have been found in a popular tourist town on the island.

Politics

9 d. ago Canary holidaymakers blow as another island warns of new tourist taxes

The Canary Island of Fuerteventura will start charging British holidaymakers a tourist tax if they want to visit its most beautiful locations, officials on the Spanish holiday hotspot have announced

Events

9 d. ago Why Brits are 'flavour of the month' for drug smuggler gangs: The pensioners and glam influencers recruited as drug mules on promise of fast cash and luxury holidays

Several Brits, mostly glamorous young women, are being recruited into the murky world of drug smuggling which has left them facing lengthy sentences or even the death penalty.

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9 d. ago Brit woman falls to her death from Thai hotel walkway after night out as fellow UK tourist found dead on beach on paradise island is named

The 58-year-old, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was returning to her room after a night out with her partner on the Thai holiday island in the early hours of June 4 before disaster struck.

Society

9 d. ago Brits could face death penalty for ‘smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight sachets’

They are alleged to have smuggled over two pounds of drugs into Bali

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