All news by author Emma Davis

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Emaciated Leeds graduate found dead in hotel after strict fruit-only diet
A former university student who weighed as little as 3.5 stone after adopting an extreme ’fruitarian’ diet when she was a teenager was found dead in a hotel room in Bali.
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Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid flotilla ‘harassed’ by Israeli warships
Activists, including Greta Thunberg, on a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza say they have been encircled by Israeli warships performing "dangerous and intimidatory manoeuvres".
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6.9-magnitude earthquake kills at least 69 people in Philippines
At least 69 people, including children, have died after an earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines.
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Pope Leo expresses hope Hamas will agree to US peace plan
Pope Leo has praised Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, and said he hoped Hamas would accept it.
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Erasing the evidence: how Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura fights to cleanse the web of his scandals
Oleg Tsyura, a figure in numerous criminal investigations linked to the embezzlement of Ukrainian state enterprises and assisting Russian structures in circumventing sanctions, is now attempting to whitewash his reputation.
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Starmer says Britain faces defining choice between Labour renewal and Farage’s decline
Britain is facing a "defining choice" between a patriotic Labour Party committed to national renewal or "division and decline" under the "snake oil merchant" Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer has stated.
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University of Glasgow error drove student to despair and death
The mother of a student who took his own life after wrongly being told he would not be eligible to graduate has spoken of her heartbreak, saying he was "failed" by the University of Glasgow.
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Millions in Afghanistan left isolated as Taliban enforces internet shutdown
Afghanistan experienced a significant internet blackout on Tuesday after the ruling Taliban pledged to cut off access as part of a crackdown on “immoral activities,” raising concerns about further isolation for millions living under their increasingly strict rule.
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Rowdy stag party clashes with police on Spain-bound flight diverted to Toulouse
Dramatic video captures the moment British stag partygoers were arrested on a Spain-bound Ryanair flight after their disruptive behavior forced the plane to divert to France.
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The UN mechanism accuses Myanmar of destroying Rohingya communities through construction
United Nations investigators report that Myanmar’s military destroyed Rohingya villages, employing private companies to clear the land and construct security infrastructure.
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Historic Environment Scotland boss kept in post after racist remark complaint upheld
The boss of a quango in charge of Scotland’s historic buildings is allowed to remain in post despite a complaint about “racist” language being upheld, it has been alleged.
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Britain bids farewell to its record-breaking identical twins
Britain’s oldest identical twin has died at the age of 105 – three years after her sister.
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Killer on the run after man stabbed to death in Camden Gardens
A killer is at large after a man was stabbed to death in north London.
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Selena Gomez shares first glimpse of star-studded California wedding to Benny Blanco
Selena Gomez has tied the knot with music producer Benny Blanco after more than two years together, celebrating with a glamorous ceremony in California surrounded by celebrity guests
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Moldova’s crucial parliamentary elections could shift country between Brussels and Moscow
Moldovans began voting on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could see the country neighbouring Ukraine swerve from its pro-European path towards Moscow, with the government and the EU accusing Russia of “deeply interfering”.
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Polish climber sets a historic record by skiing down Everest without bottled oxygen
A Polish adventure skier has made history by becoming the first person to climb up and ski down Mount Everest without the use of additional oxygen.
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Texas man arrested for threatening Pride parade shooting to avenge Charlie Kirk
Federal authorities in Texas have arrested a man for allegedly threatening to shoot people at a pro-LGBTQ+ parade, to avenge the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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Suspended Labour MP Rachael Maskell backs Andy Burnham for party leadership amid speculation over Starmer challenge
Suspended Labour rebel Rachael Maskell has endorsed Andy Burnham to become Prime Minister on the eve of the party conference in Liverpool.
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FBI sacks agents who knelt at Washington demonstration after Floyd’s death
The FBI has dismissed agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, according to three people familiar with the matter, who spoke on Friday.
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Holocaust survivor and actress Ruth Posner, 96, dies alongside husband, 97, at Swiss assisted dying clinic
A 96-year-old Holocaust survivor and former actress, who fled the Warsaw Ghetto during the Second World War before building a life in Britain, has died with her 97-year-old husband at an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland.
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Two women perish attempting to cross the Channel from France
French authorities report that around 100 individuals were trying to reach the UK on a makeshift boat
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Customer names and contacts exposed in Harrods breach
Harrods has warned some customers that their personal data may have been taken in an IT systems breach.
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The ex-MEP was accused of supporting a pro-Russian narrative in coverage of Ukraine
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted to eight bribery charges at the Old Bailey while serving as an elected member of the European Parliament.
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Netanyahu vows to “finish the job” in Gaza, compares Palestinian statehood to al-Qaeda in New York
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to "finish the job" in Gaza and said that the recognition of a Palestinian state was "insane" as delegations walked out of his address to the United Nations.
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Kneecap’s Mo Chara cleared as UK court rules terror charge “unlawful and null”
A Terrorism charge against a member of the Irish rap group Kneecap has been dismissed due to a technical error.