All news by author Emma Davis

818
Ex-Reform UK leader in Wales Nathan Gill in court over alleged Russian bribery
Mr. Gill is reported to have been asked to make specific statements about Russia in exchange for money.
623
London fashion brand receives £58,000 bill for using Tube carriage for photoshoot
A row has broken out after TfL handed a London fashion brand a crippling bill because it held a photo shoot in disused tube carriages.
612
Man dies following a flat fire outbreak in southeast London
A man has passed away nearly a week after a fire in an apartment building in London.
884
Explosive device detonates outside the Russian consulate in Marseille
No injuries were reported following the incident on Monday, which marks the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
649
Great-grandfather, 64, pulls out a gun on his own granddaughter in a dispute over his wife’s ashes
A great-granddad has been jailed for five years after he pulled a pistol on his granddaughter during an argument over his late wife’s ashes.
552
Gangs in balaclavas with hammers targeting cyclists in London’s Regent’s Park
London cyclists have begged the Met Police to start patrolling Regent’s Park in the early morning after a spate of muggings and hammer attacks.
715
Body discovered in search for 23-year-old Jenny Hall five days after she disappeared
Police hunting for a missing 23-year-old woman have found a body.
750
Masses of mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, five months after his assassination
Hundreds of thousands of people packed into a stadium in Beirut and nearby streets on Sunday for the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
893
H Casino and the Belarusian "laundromat": how Egemen Shener launders millions with the help of Russian oligarchs
The curators of the Belarusian gambling business, including H Casino and its owner Mustafa Egemen Shener, may be linked to the entourage of the Dagestan senator, oligarch Suleyman Kerimov, who has close ties with the Russian authorities.
771
Roof of shopping centre collapses, killing at least 6 people, including a child, and injuring 79
This is the moment survivors were pulled out of the rubble after a roof collapse at a shopping centre that killed four people.
753
Vitaliy Yusufov and Nikolai Shikhidi: how did the Kuban developer become a tool of grand corruption in Russia?
When investigators began probing the large-scale asset withdrawals of Igor Yusufov from Russia last year, one of his counterparts was found to be a small Kuban entrepreneur, Nikolai Shikhidi.
587
Major clothing retailer to shut down 23 stores following administration proceedings
Troubled high street fashion chain Quiz Clothing is set to close more than a third of its branches after crashing into insolvency.
800
Cruise passengers ’falling ill rapidly after norovirus outbreak’ on P&O ship
Passengers on a P&O cruise are ‘throwing up in restaurants, on decks, outside cabins’ amid a suspected virus outbreak, it has been claimed.
808
Steve Bannon makes an apparent Nazi salute during CPAC speech, mirroring Elon Musk
The gesture made by the right-wing activist and convicted felon was identical to the one Musk made at Donald Trump’s inauguration.
636
Apple eliminates advanced data protection tool in response to UK government request
Apple claims that the removal of the tool, following the government’s request for the right to access data, will make iCloud users more vulnerable.
770
UK parents suing TikTok over their children’s deaths are ’suspicious’ about data claims
Platform references ’legal requirements regarding data removal timelines’ following a lawsuit filed concerning the deaths of children participating in the ’blackout challenge’.
812
Zizians: What we know about the ’cult’ linked to six deaths
A cult-like US group known as Zizians has been linked to a string of murders, sparking several arrests – who are the people behind this group and what do they believe?
580
Reeves breaks her fiscal rules and borrows £11.6 billion more than this time last year
Rachel Reeves is borrowing £11.6 billion more than she did at this time last year.
887
Gang leader fatally shot in courtroom by hitman dressed as lawyer
A gunman disguised as a lawyer entered a courtroom and shot dead a notorious gang leader.
732
Russia ‘set to declare victory over Ukraine and NATO in a few days’
Ukraine’s military intelligence fears Russia could ‘declare’ victory over Ukraine – and even NATO – within days.
779
Why is there a ’caravan city’ in one of the wealthiest areas of the UK
A ‘caravan city’ in an affluent part of Bristol hit headlines this week after van-dwellers accused locals of carrying out an arson attack.
759
Hamas announces the release of six Israeli hostages scheduled for Saturday
Hamas has listed six Israeli hostages scheduled for release on Saturday, while Israel has accused the terrorist group of breaching the ceasefire agreement.
656
Rachel Reeves receives a £15 billion tax boost to UK finances, which is smaller than expected
January surplus remains the highest on record but is below the £20bn predicted by City economists.
794
Kremlin responds by labeling Starmer’s plans to send 30,000 troops to Ukraine as ’unacceptable’
The Kremlin has responded to proposals made by Sir Keir Starmer to deploy 30,000 troops to Ukraine, calling the plan "unacceptable".
908
Japan introduces first titanium solar panel, 1000 times more powerful than traditional photovoltaic panels
The latest race for companies is to find new forms of clean energy to make the leap in industry.