5 h. ago British soldier arrested in Kenya over alleged rape near training base

A British soldier has been accused of raping a woman in Kenya - the Ministry of Defence is cooperating with a Kenyan investigation into the incident.

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6 h. ago British backpacker faces 20 years in jail after being charged over Australia e

Alicia Kemp charged with death by dangerous driving while under influence

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11 h. ago British woman cries as Benidorm holiday 'ruined by too many Spanish people'

Pensioner Freda Jackson had been looking forward to her holiday in Benidorm all year, but ended up outraged at the number of Spanish guests at her hotel

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57 h. ago Brit man at centre of new Madeleine McCann theory 'overheard saying 5 chilling words'

Portuguese authorities are said to have received a chilling tip-off from a British woman who believed her own brother - and his German wife - may be hiding the truth behind Madeleine McCann's disappearance

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3 d. ago British woman held in Sri Lanka ‘could be months’ from bail hearing, lawyer warns

Charlotte May Lee is ‘coping’ with prospect of spending months longer in jail in Sri Lanka, her lawyer tells The Independent

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3 d. ago British woman jailed in Sri Lanka on drug offences could be months from bail hearing, lawyer warns

Charlotte May Lee is ‘coping’ with prospect of spending months longer in jail in Sri Lanka, her lawyer tells The Independent

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4 d. ago 'Drug smuggling' mum arrested at German airport after police spot 'red flag'

Cameron Bradford is the fifth young British woman to be detained abroad facing drugs charges in recent months.

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4 d. ago 'Drug smuggling' Brit, 21, arrested at airport after German cops spot 'red flag'

Cameron Bradford, a 21-year-old mother of one, has been detained in Munich, Germany on suspicion of smuggling cannabis - she's the latest young British woman to face drugs charges overseas

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5 d. ago BREAKING: Brit woman's naked body found on notorious Full Moon Party island in Thailand

Police raced to the scene and found a 54-year-old British woman washed ashore on a beach in Koh Phangan, southern Thailand - she had been discovered by a local villager

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5 d. ago Mystery as naked body of British woman is found on beach on Thai Full Moon Party island

The Brit was wearing only an orange bra when her body was discovered face-down on the beach by a villager early this morning. Police discovered her orange underwear drifting ashore nearby.

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5 d. ago The most beautiful UK islands for a walkable holiday revealed including one with Caribbean

Want to ditch the rental car and explore on foot this summer? Luckily, you won't have to travel far to do so.

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8 d. ago Cafe that may hold key to French murder of British woman who worked there 'with secret lover' reopens exactly one month after the killing

Karen Carter, 65 and a married mother of four, was found dead outside her home in Trémolat, east of Bordeaux, following a night out with friends on April 29th.

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8 d. ago British woman is killed and her husband left fighting for life after SUV crashes into bakery in Kos

The driver reportedly lost control of his vehicle before slamming into the building, in Tigaki, Kos, shattering the windows and dragging the couple along.

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9 d. ago As a Muslim girl in Bradford, I saw my story in Jane Austen’s novels. Now I’ve directed a TV series about her | Ali Naushahi

I soaked up her sharp insights into class, gender and power. Reading more about her life, the parallels between us became clearI grew up as the daughter of an imam in a conservative British-Pakistani community in Bradford. Our early years were spent in a large Victorian terrace owned by the local mosque council. When my father was replaced, we downsized overnight to a much smaller house on the other side of town. The loss of a beloved home, close friends and community was a deeply disorienting experience.Decades later, directing the new BBC series Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius, I found myself thinking back to that time. On the surface, my life and Jane Austen’s couldn’t be more different – an English novelist born in the 18th century and a working-class British-Pakistani woman. Austen’s novels had always resonated with me when I read them as a girl. But learning more about her life as part of my director’s prep, I realised just how many shared realities we had. I saw how similar Aus...

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9 d. ago British woman vanishes on Caribbean island holiday as desperate search launched

Mekealah Freemantle, 39, who is believed to come from the London area, disappeared after leaving a hotel in Jamaica - police have said they are 'worried about her safety'

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1 week ago How to find the perfect African Caribbean island for your holiday

We explore Cabo Verde, on the west coast of Africa and discover which islands are best for your holiday style

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1 week ago Missing Brit woman found slumped on pavement in Peru – but she 'refuses rescue'

A British woman who was feared to be in grave danger after vanishing while on a dream retreat in Peru has been found slumped on the pavement in the Andes city of Cusco

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1 week ago Documentary celebrates success of Welsh cycling hero Emma Finucane

Finucane became the first British woman in 60 years to win three medals at the same Olympic Games in Paris last summer

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1 week ago 'I thought I was going to die': Londoner's shark attack terror as she flies home from Caribbean holiday for emergency surgery

Rachel Smith, 26, was left needing plastic surgery after the horrifying attack

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1 week ago Holidaymaker mauled by shark while paddling in Caribbean sea

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE: Rachel Smith, 26, was left needing plastic surgery after the horror incident in Jamaica.

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