Previously Deputy Editor of The World Weekly, Sam has also written for PoliticsHome and Public Finance. He was shortlisted for the British Journalism Awards 2022 as part of a team behind a BBC documentary about a multi-million pound scam which he exposed in Metro articles.
![Ousted President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela [and his wife, Cilia Flores] arrive at the Wall Street Heliport in the New York City borough of Manhattan, NY, to be transported to appear in a New York court. Photo by Kyle Mazza-CNP/Shutterstock](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SEI_279746160-4b62.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0px%2C93px%2C2500px%2C1406px&resize=646%2C363)
