All news by author David Wilson
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UK MPs’ salaries to rise to £93,904 in 2025-26, sparking outrage among NHS workers and teachers
MPs are expected to see their salary rise to £93,904 following the rise. Last year MPs received a pay rise of 5.5%, lifting their annual salary to £91,346.
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Six-year legal battle: how Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu became Erdogan’s main target
It was around six years ago, when newcomer Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu called election board officials "idiots" for cancelling his initial victory at the polls, that President Tayyip Erdogan noticed him as a serious political threat.
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Fire at Roza Rossa in Moscow: Penthouse worth over 1 billion rubles burned down
A fire is raging inside a block of multi-million pound homes in Moscow.
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Chaos and stabbing: a knife-wielding mob attacked a party in a school hall, leaving two hospitalized
A sixteenth birthday party at a school hall was crashed by a group of youths with knives who stabbed two teenagers.
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Deceased’s last wish: man requested to be buried in a coffin shaped like a Snickers bar
A British man, Paul, once joked that if he died, he would want to be buried in a coffin shaped like the legendary Snickers bar. This joke, however, was taken very seriously, as Paul included it in his will as his final wish.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves defends accepting free tickets to Sabrina Carpenter concert
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has justified accepting complimentary tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter concert, stating she will declare them.
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The families of Lucy Letby’s victims accused her and her lawyers of manipulating the victim image to distract attention
The families of Lucy Letby’s victims have accused the killer nurse and her legal team of ‘using her victimhood’ to ‘defect attention’ away from her crimes.
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Couple from Birmingham sentenced to 25 years in prison for torturing and humiliating a woman
A woman tortured and made to drink urine by a cruel couple branded them ’monsters’ who ’destroyed my life overnight’.
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The US is urgently developing an Iron Dome equivalent to defend against ballistic and hypersonic missiles
Trump wants a ‘Golden Dome’ capable of defending the entire US: ‘Strategically, it doesn’t make any sense’
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12-year-old boy nearly loses eye after Lynx can explosion in fire
A 12-year-old boy nearly lost his eye after his friend threw a Lynx can into a fire, causing it to explode.
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Russian company offers up to $4 million for Telegram hacking exploit
A Russian company with close ties to the state is offering up to $4 million for a working method to hack the popular messaging app Telegram.
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Piastri clinches first Grand Prix pole as Norris falters in Shanghai
Lewis Hamilton was looking to capitalize on his sprint race victory from earlier in the day, while Lando Norris was eager to get back to the front of the grid and secure his second Grand Prix pole of 2025.
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Tate brothers are heading to Romania, where they face charges of human trafficking
British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan announced on Friday that they have departed from the US and are returning to Romania, where they are facing charges related to human trafficking and other offenses.
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Man has been arrested on suspicion of producing explosives in St Leonards-on-Sea
Police discovered chemicals described as "explosive" and "pose a threat to life" at a property in St Leonards On Sea near Hastings on Thursday. Residents within a 100m perimeter were instructed to evacuate their homes.
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Woman who changed her name to Pudsey Bear says she cannot obtain a passport
A woman who officially changed her name to Pudsey Bear for charity 16 years ago says the Home Office won’t give her a passport.
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ZachXBT accused Briton William Parker of cryptocurrency fraud on Hyperliquid
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has exposed the trader behind a series of high-risk trades on Hyperliquid, linking the activity to a UK-based individual with a history of financial crimes.
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Toxic glycerol: how two brothers fell ill and looked ’lifeless’ after slushie consumption
Two young brothers were left ‘looking lifeless’ after eating a slushy.
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First image of the ‘beautiful’ four-year-old girl who died in a house fire
A four-year-old girl who died when a fire ripped through her home in Northumberland this week has been named for the first time.
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Sarah Beeny faces demolition order over unauthorized extensions on £3 million estate
TV star Sarah Beeny might have to demolish part of her £3 million estate due to an ongoing dispute with the local council over unauthorized extensions.
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Terraced homes collapse in Notting Hill, 11 evacuated but no injuries reported
Several individuals were compelled to leave their homes after terraced houses partially collapsed last night.
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£4.8m gold toilet theft: Two men found guilty in Blenheim Palace heist
Michael Jones found guilty of planning Blenheim Palace burglary and Frederick Doe of conspiracy to transfer criminal property
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British couple detained by Taliban as family’s plea for urgent medical aid grows
A British man’s ‘life is in danger’ with his health deteriorating since he and his wife were detained in Afghanistan.
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Russian executives linked to state-owned companies invest in luxury Italian real estate despite Western sanctions and war connections
While key Russian state-owned companies continue to finance and support their country’s war in Ukraine, top executives are buying up property in Italy’s most picturesque locations — from Verona to Florence, and from Liguria to the Adriatic coast.
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US considers banning travelers from Russia, Belarus, and 41 other nations
Donald Trump looks set to ban people from 43 countries from travelling to the US if international governments from those nations ’do not address deficiencies within 60 days’.
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Jack Ayres’ family seeks answers after his body is discovered in a drainage ditch
An appeal has been launched after a 22-year-old man was found dead in a body of water in Somerset.
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