All news by author David Wilson

31 Jan 2025 550

Just Stop Oil protester, 78, moved to home detention after monitoring tag discovered

Gaie Delap had prison term extended because contractors could not find wrist strap of right size.

31 Jan 2025 720

Car tax changes starting in April will double the fees for owners of certain vehicles

The new rules will see millions of drivers have to pay more in car tax, with those affected including owners of new cars less than a year old.

Crime

31 Jan 2025 634

Dublin woman loses €25,000 to a scammer posing as Chris Martin

The finance worker, using the pseudonym Sinead, said she was initially contacted by the scammer on Twitter after she responded to a post by Coldplay’s management on the social network.

World

31 Jan 2025 605

Hamas announces names of three more Israeli hostages to be released over the weekend

Hamas has released the names of the three Israeli hostages who are set be freed this weekend.

Crime

31 Jan 2025 840

Judges in Sara Sharif family court case named following appeal ruling

In October 2019, a social worker told a court they assessed that Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother were "able to meet Sara and [a sibling’s] needs for safety, stability, emotional warmth and guidance".

Tech

31 Jan 2025 847

China accuses US hackers of DeepSeek cyber strike, calling it a brute force attack

DeepSeek launched a free AI assistant, challenging US artificial models and sparking concerns in America’s AI industry.

31 Jan 2025 606

Family of a five-year-old boy accuses hospital staff of ’laughing’ while his life support was turned off

Damning report criticises care of Muhammad Ayaan Haroon, who died at Sheffield Children’s Hospital after suffering breathing difficulties.

World

31 Jan 2025 827

China becomes Russia’s key supplier of critical war minerals

With Western sanctions cutting off supplies, China has become Russia’s sole source of critical minerals used in weapons production—including nuclear arms—deepening concerns over Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war effort.

News

31 Jan 2025 509

Prince Andrew messaged Jeffrey Epstein about meeting again, two months after claiming their contact had ended

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein that they would "play some more soon" two months after he claimed their relationship had ended, newly surfaced messages reveal.

News

30 Jan 2025 837

Syrian intelligence files reveal clues in the case of abducted American reporter

Austin Tice, a former U.S. Marine turned journalist, vanished in 2012 while covering Syria’s civil war.

World

30 Jan 2025 788

Landscaper dies after being dragged into wood chipper in front of horrified colleagues

The landscaper was pulled headfirst into the wood chipper down to his shoulders and died at the scene from the catastrophic injuries he sustained.

30 Jan 2025 727

Antiques collector’s $50 garage sale buy could be a Van Gogh worth $15 million

The oil painting was found by an unsuspecting antiques collector in a Minnesota garage sale in 2016.

World

30 Jan 2025 788

Five skiers killed in French Alps avalanches in off-piste areas

Four Norwegians and one Swiss person died in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions.

World

30 Jan 2025 548

Map reveals doomed American Airlines jet’s route before Blackhawk crash at Ronald Reagan Airport

An American Airlines plane has crashed into the Potomac River after a Blackhawk military helicopter collided with it mid-air while attempting to land near Washington DC.

News

30 Jan 2025 610

Prince William celebrates enthusiastically as Aston Villa defeats Celtic in the UEFA Champions League

The Prince of Wales appeared to be in high spirits tonight as he cheered on Aston Villa during a UEFA Champions League match against Celtic FC in Birmingham.

World

30 Jan 2025 981

Map reveals extent of Heathrow Airport’s expansion with new third runway

A map reveals where Heathrow will expand after the government gave a green light to the airport’s growth.

World

30 Jan 2025 841

American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter disaster: at least 18 bodies recovered

An American Airlines plane has crashed into a river after colliding with a US Army helicopter mid-air in Washington DC. Hopes are dwindling for survivors with officials warning there are "many, many" dead after the jet plunged into Potomac River and split in two.

World

29 Jan 2025 776

Elon Musk is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as a ’stout proponent for free speech’, joining conservationists, journalists, religious leaders and political activists in an exclusive group of the world’s foremost actors for change.

Crime

29 Jan 2025 786

Woman, 25, could face jail for sending her boyfriend’s ex videos of her farting

A young woman appeared in court today to plead guilty to harassment in the first case of its kind - after sending videos of herself farting.

World

29 Jan 2025 657

EU considers banning Xbox and PlayStation exports to Russia over drone warfare concerns

The European Union may ban the export of gaming consoles to Russia, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who suggested that the bloc’s new sanctions against Moscow could include Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox.

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