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Paul Peachey

Journalist

London

Paul has been based in London for The National since July 2017. He worked as a crime correspondent for a decade, and has been a staffer for newspapers and international news wires covering the UK, Middle East, Asia and Africa. He has worked on TV documentaries and produced radio programmes for the BBC.

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Jim Fitton and Volker Waldmann are escorted in handcuffs by Iraqi policemen in Baghdad in May. Reuters

British geologist's imprisonment in Iraq caps disastrous end to tragic tour

Alongside the arrest of two travellers, the tour guide died while under police guard

June 06, 2022, 1:48 PM

The German-led operation to smash the people-smuggling ring was set up by European police agency Europol. Reuters

Euro police arrest Syrian people-smuggling 'kingpins'

Police believe criminal network has brought at least 10,000 people into continent illegally

June 03, 2022, 12:41 PM

Police in Germany have linked four people to a publishing house said to specialise in extreme right-wing material and Nazi ideology. EPA

Suspected extremist bookseller appears in German court

Matthias B accused of being prominent member of group promoting Nazi propaganda

June 02, 2022, 10:46 AM

Former British lifeboat, the 'Aurora', rescues 80 people from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean Sea. Leon Salner / RESQSHIP

Eighty rescued as small ship starts sinking in Mediterranean Sea

Charity rescuers say they received no help from the EU’s border agency Frontex

May 31, 2022, 12:25 PM

Stadium 974 - built using shipping containers - will be dismantled after hosting World Cup matches in Doha. AFP

Report discredits Qatar's carbon neutral World Cup claim

Climate group casts doubt on sustainability programme for Qatar 2022

May 31, 2022, 9:03 AM

Gangland enforcer Jonathan Gordon, 34, charged £6,000 to commit an acid attack and £10,000 to blind someone. NCA

Criminal enforcer convicted in UK over acid and gun attacks

Jonathan Gordon was caught after a criminal messaging system was cracked by police

May 27, 2022, 11:15 AM

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan and Ukraine's prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova visit the site of a mass grave in Bucha, Ukraine, in April. Reuters

World expects thorough war crimes probe over Ukraine, ICC prosecutor says

Karim Khan says 'time will tell' if the organisation rises to the challenge

May 27, 2022, 9:49 AM

A worker weighs graphene in a laboratory. Researchers in Texas have created the substance from plastic found in scrapped cars. Reuters

Scrap car plastic used to create world’s strongest material

US team makes graphene from substances found inside Ford pickup destined for dumping ground

May 26, 2022, 3:00 PM

The dispute centres on paintwork on the A350 jet. Reuters

Qatar Airways-Airbus paint job dispute heads for trial in 2023

Gulf airline claims paint cracking has exposed safety issues on long-haul A350 jet

May 26, 2022, 2:57 PM

Olaf Scholz said Russia had failed to achieve any of its strategic goals since it invaded its neighbour. AP

Scholz says Russia will not win in Ukraine

Olaf Scholz says that Moscow has failed to secure any of its strategic goals in Ukraine

May 26, 2022, 10:32 AM

The Swedish brothers wanted to join the ranks of ISIS fighters in Syria. AP

Swedish would-be ISIS fighters jailed after recruitment sting

Two brothers were prepared to travel wherever terrorist group needed them

May 25, 2022, 3:31 PM

An image released as part of the Sue Gray report showing the cabinet room in 10 Downing Street during British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's birthday. Officials not named in the report were blurred out. Reuters

Key findings of Sue Gray’s report into Downing Street parties

Inquiry findings blame leadership for bad behaviour at the heart of UK government

May 25, 2022, 3:06 PM

Roxanne Tahbaz, whose father Morad Tahbaz is in jail in Iran, protests outside the UK's Foreign Ministry headquarters in London. PA

Morad Tahbaz's health declines in Iran jail after aborted release deal

Conservationist was returned to Evin jail in Tehran even as two Britons were flown home

May 25, 2022, 11:18 AM

Former British foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, said he tried to strike a 'grand bargain' with Iran over outstanding issues following the 2015 nuclear deal. Christopher Pike / The National

UK sought ‘grand bargain’ with Iran to free hostages in 2016

Former foreign secretary Philip Hammond told officials to seek deal after JCPOA

May 24, 2022, 4:13 PM

A Frontex helicopter patrols over a Syrian child shortly after he arrived by boat on the Greek island of Lesbos. Reuters

Greece turns back 600 migrants in biggest attempted sea crossing of 2022

Senior EU official visits embattled border agency Frontex after ‘pushback’ controversy

May 24, 2022, 1:09 PM