All news by author Emma Davis

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Iranian President narrowly escapes assassination plot after car sabotaged by ’special agents’
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former president of Iran, has had an assassination attempt made on his life, according to sources, after his car was allegedly tampered with
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Keir Starmer evades questions on child benefit rebellion in his first PMQs as Prime Minister
Prime minister counters SNP questions with statistics on Scottish child poverty after stripping seven MPs of whip
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Man arrested in connection with crash that killed a family and a couple on a motorbike
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving over a crash that left six people dead.
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Research into transparency gaps in party donations traces back to Pegeia resort
Cyprus is fourth among EU states when it comes to private donations per capita to political parties. And more than half of these private donations come from companies.
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Former IOPC head Michael Lockwood acquitted of 1980s rape charges involving two girls
Lockwood resigned as director of watchdog in 2022 after being accused of assaulting 14-year-olds
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Who is Eluned Morgan, the potential next First Minister of Wales?
Expected to be the only candidate to lead Welsh Labour, she will have to use her experience to unite her party
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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns following Trump assassination attempt
Cheatle steps down a day after House hearing where members of both parties called for her to quit
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Boy, 9, in critical condition after water incident in river
West Midlands Ambulance Services rushed to the scene at the River Arrow in Alcester, Warwickshire, on Monday evening with the boy later taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital
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Project 1984: What Trump’s re-election portends for civil and political rights in America
At its convention in Milwaukee, the Republican Party officially nominated Donald Trump as their presidential candidate.
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Officer from Italy forced to quit UK police due to post-Brexit barriers
Dani says his £26,000 salary is not high enough to sponsor his wife so she can join him in Britain
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Prince George beams in brand new birthday snap taken by Kate Middleton
The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a brand new picture of their eldest child Prince George that shows him growing up fast as he celebrates his 11th birthday today
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Sandra Hemme to be released from prison after 43 years for a murder she didn’t commit
The 64-year-old Missouri woman’s conviction was overturned last month, but has since gone through a legal rigmarole preventing her from being released
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UK to resume funding to UN Palestine relief agency Unrwa
David Lammy’s decision marks a rare split between the UK and the US on policy towards Gaza
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Leeds riots: Shocking images reveal angry mob vandalizing police car on the street
A burnt out bus with smoke still rising from it can be seen in an area of Leeds after a night of violent disorder where people took to the streets, started throwing stones and setting vehicles ablaze
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UK house purchases delayed due to issues with Chaps payments system
Bank of England said issue affected some payments on Thursday but that service had been restored by 4.30pm
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Hancock and Hunt failed to prepare UK for pandemic, Covid inquiry finds
Health secretaries failed to fix flaws in contingency planning before Covid killed more than 230,000 in UK, report says
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Marcus Rashford banned from driving after being caught speeding at 104mph in Rolls-Royce on motorway
Man Utd star claimed he feared he was being followed when undercover cop car clocked him
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Santander outrage as customer loses local branch and hits deposit limit
He was unhappy with the bank’s response to his complaint
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Far-right MEP vows to have priest rid European Parliament of ‘devils’
Eccentric Romanian politician says she has already brought myrrh and a religious icon into the Brussels legislature.
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Treasure Island? Any Chinese attempt to capture Taiwan would be a high stakes gamble
China is conducting another round of military exercises off the coast of Taiwan, and analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) suggest that, in theory, by blockading sea routes the PRC could capture the island right now without firing a single shot.
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At least 60 people killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Strip
Targets include ‘humanitarian zone’ and school harbouring displaced people, where IDF says there were Hamas fighters
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Nashville dam nearing ’imminent collapse’ prompts city evacuation
Thousands of people have been told to evacuate – or be washed away – as a dam is moments away from bursting.
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Mother who claimed £20,000 in disability benefits exposed for running marathons
A woman claimed more than £20,000 in benefits for ‘severe’ Multiple Sclerosis was caught out in her lies after being spotted running marathons.
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Over £90billion worth of savings missing in ‘forgotten accounts’
Expert says missing credits on financial products don’t just vanish - they wait an eternity to be claimed