All news by author Emma Davis

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Five arrested as protests target London hotels housing asylum seekers
Five people were arrested at a protest in London, where a group of masked men attempted to enter a hotel housing asylum seekers on Saturday.
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TrumpIsAlive: Rumours dispelled as President Trump reappears at the White House with granddaughter
Online rumours of President Trump’s demise were greatly exaggerated—much to the dismay of creepy leftist critics.
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Lithuania levies a €130,000 fine on a company associated with Bankera for AML infringements
The Bank of Lithuania has fined Pervesk UAB, a company linked to the troubled Bankera cryptocurrency project, €130,000 ($151,525) for serious violations of anti–money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing rules.
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Parents face higher school meal charges amid funding shortfall
Parents across England are facing higher prices for school lunches as the new school year begins, with caterers blaming the government’s national insurance increase alongside rising food and energy costs.
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Jury deliberates in trial of Middlesbrough actor accused of raping two women
The jury has gone out to consider its verdict in the trial of a Middlesbrough actor accused of raping two women. Rizwan Khan, 40, is alleged to have forced himself on the women in separate incidents a number of years ago.
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Israel claims ISIS leader ‘eliminated’ in deadly airstrike in Gaza
Israel claims the leader of ISIS has been ’eliminated’ during a deadly airstrike in Gaza.
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Co-op worker wins £10,600 after being unfairly dismissed for imitating Michael Jackson at work
A Co-op worker was dismissed for making Michael Jackson’s "hee-hee" sounds at a colleague, as heard by a tribunal.
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TikTok star Esmeralda FG found murdered with husband and children in Mexico
A TikTok star has been found murdered along with her family inside a pickup truck in Mexico.
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IDF expands ground offensive into Gaza City
The Israeli military made the announcement on Friday - a week after IDF forces began a ground offensive in the city.
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"Flight from Hell" on British Airways: passengers and crew fall ill mid-air due to toxic fumes
A British Airways flight turned chaotic when passengers and cabin crew reportedly felt sick mid-air, leading to an emergency landing and a dramatic hazmat response.
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Over 40% of west Hawaii coastline contaminated by sewage
Nearly 55 million gallons of sewage are endangering Hawaii’s coral reefs.
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Polish airshow tragedy: F-16 crashes in fireball during rehearsal, veteran pilot killed
Horror moment F-16 jet crashes, sending flames along runway and killing pilot after loop-the-loop practising for air show
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Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as BYD surges ahead with record growth
Tesla sales slumped 40% across Europe in July compared with a year earlier as Elon Musk’s electric car company faces increasingly tough competition from its Chinese rival BYD.
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Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills 19, including 3 children, damages British Council and EU delegation
Nineteen people - including three children - were killed in the strike by Moscow, President Zelensky confirmed on Thursday.
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Israel carries out deepest airstrike in Syria so far, targeting former air-defence base
Israeli forces raided a former air-defense base in southern Syria on Wednesday during a series of airstrikes in the area – their farthest operation inside Syria since Bashar al-Assad was ousted last December.
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Met Police staff member charged over photos of human remains after fatal London crash
A Metropolitan Police staff member has appeared in court accused of taking and sharing photos of human remains after a fatal traffic crash in west London.
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Georgia freezes bank accounts of seven NGOs over 2024 protest allegations
The Georgian prosecutor’s office has frozen the bank accounts of seven civil society organizations, accusing them of "sabotage" in connection with mass protests in 2024.
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Boeing 777 carrying 267 passengers diverts to Russia after mid-air engine trouble
The Spain-bound flight had been traveling for just 30 minutes when the pilot turned the plane around.
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Bodybuilder Purple Aki found dead at home in Liverpool
Akinwale Arobieke, 64, was found dead at his home on Devonshire Road in Toxteth.
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Putin to join Xi and Kim in Beijing for WWII anniversary event
Vladimir Putin will make a rare trip abroad to join China as it marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
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Teen girl and young dad die after Belfast Emerge festival
Two people, a 17-year-old girl and a father-of-one, have died after attending the same festival.
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Criminal gangs from Venezuela’s Zulia state expand across Latin America beyond the reach of Tren de Aragua
While headlines and political speeches have focused predominately on Tren de Aragua, another criminal group from Venezuela has expanded its operations in Latin America, leaving a quieter but no less violent mark than the more famous Venezuelan gang.
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Mother horrified as Leeds funeral director kept her deceased baby “watching cartoons” at home
A funeral director has been prohibited from working with hospitals in Leeds after a mother reported she was left distraught upon discovering her deceased baby positioned as if "watching" cartoons at the woman’s home.
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Comedian Reggie Carroll murdered in Mississippi: suspect had worked as security for Katt Williams
The suspect in the recent deadly shooting of US comedian Reggie Carroll reportedly had been working as security for fellow standup comic Katt Williams, with whom the slain entertainer had toured.
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Inside Anduril’s PR blitz: how a US weapons firm won influence and contracts in Westminster
“We find ourselves locked in a critical race – a race for upholding democratic values,” urged Paul Hollingshead, then a senior figure at the weapons tech company Anduril.