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James Rothwell

@jameserothwell

James Rothwell is a student journalist at Oxford University, currently on a year abroad in Paris. He has written for the Times, Daily Telegraph and Daily Star Sunday.

Burglars got away with millions of pounds of gems

Hatton Garden jewellery burglary: Met police under fire for failing to

Prisoners have been banned from receiving Christmas presents from their family and friends under new rules

Chris Grayling branded ‘a Scrooge’ for banning festive parcels for

A man prays in the CAR; 600 have died since fighting started

French President François Hollande isolated over conflict in Central

Master stroke: Chess champion Borislav Ivanov was accused of hiding devices under his shirt

How do you cheat at chess? Young Borislav Ivanov seems to know

Why do we only hear one side of society in Sherborne's Tesco spat?

Why do we only hear one side of society in Sherborne's Tesco spat?

From Mr Normal to chef-de-guerre: How President Hollande found his