All news by author Emma Davis

19 Jul 2024 863

Leeds riots: Shocking images reveal angry mob vandalizing police car on the street

A burnt out bus with smoke still rising from it can be seen in an area of Leeds after a night of violent disorder where people took to the streets, started throwing stones and setting vehicles ablaze

Finance

18 Jul 2024 735

UK house purchases delayed due to issues with Chaps payments system

Bank of England said issue affected some payments on Thursday but that service had been restored by 4.30pm

News

18 Jul 2024 869

Hancock and Hunt failed to prepare UK for pandemic, Covid inquiry finds

Health secretaries failed to fix flaws in contingency planning before Covid killed more than 230,000 in UK, report says

Sport

18 Jul 2024 856

Marcus Rashford banned from driving after being caught speeding at 104mph in Rolls-Royce on motorway

Man Utd star claimed he feared he was being followed when undercover cop car clocked him

Finance

18 Jul 2024 845

Santander outrage as customer loses local branch and hits deposit limit

He was unhappy with the bank’s response to his complaint

Politics

17 Jul 2024 710

Far-right MEP vows to have priest rid European Parliament of ‘devils’

Eccentric Romanian politician says she has already brought myrrh and a religious icon into the Brussels legislature.

Investigation

17 Jul 2024 593

Treasure Island? Any Chinese attempt to capture Taiwan would be a high stakes gamble

China is conducting another round of military exercises off the coast of Taiwan, and analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) suggest that, in theory, by blockading sea routes the PRC could capture the island right now without firing a single shot.

World

16 Jul 2024 699

At least 60 people killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Strip

Targets include ‘humanitarian zone’ and school harbouring displaced people, where IDF says there were Hamas fighters

16 Jul 2024 892

Nashville dam nearing ’imminent collapse’ prompts city evacuation

Thousands of people have been told to evacuate – or be washed away – as a dam is moments away from bursting.

Crime

16 Jul 2024 872

Mother who claimed £20,000 in disability benefits exposed for running marathons

A woman claimed more than £20,000 in benefits for ‘severe’ Multiple Sclerosis was caught out in her lies after being spotted running marathons.

News

15 Jul 2024 736

Over £90billion worth of savings missing in ‘forgotten accounts’

Expert says missing credits on financial products don’t just vanish - they wait an eternity to be claimed

Finance

14 Jul 2024 763

Legislation addressing assaults on shop workers and closing loopholes in shoplifting laws is forthcoming

In the first King’s Speech since the General Election, Labour will announce a specific offence of assaulting retail workers and close a Tory loophole downgrading shoplifting

News

14 Jul 2024 884

Princess Kate beams as she hands trophy to Wimbledon winner after revealing she’s ‘glad to be back’ with Charlotte

It is Kate’s first public appearance since she attended Trooping the Colour for King Charles’ birthday last month.

News

14 Jul 2024 760

Social movement is a potential tool in solving UK prison crisis by helping ex-convicts learn new skills and readjust

World

14 Jul 2024 765

Kenyan police discover additional female body parts at Nairobi garbage dump

Police have been scouring site in Mukuru since mutilated corpses of at least six women were found on Friday

14 Jul 2024 953

Shannen Doherty, star of Heathers and Beverly Hills 90210, dies at 53

The actor, also known for roles in Charmed and Little House on the Prairie, has died of cancer

News

13 Jul 2024 1069

£1.2 billion sewage-to-drinking water plan criticized as wasteful

Southern Water says it wants to protect rare chalk streams, but campaigners say it could pollute the Solent

Tech

12 Jul 2024 845

Billions of passwords suddenly leaked - check now to see if yours is on the list

Users of online services are being urged to check their passwords after nearly 10 billion codes are leaked.

Politics

12 Jul 2024 722

‘She wants to get on with her life’: Victoria Starmer intends to do things differently

The wife of the prime minister isn’t shy – and clearly understands politics – but shuns the limelight for her career and family

Politics

12 Jul 2024 858

Zelenskiy set to arrive in the UK for a European leaders meeting at Blenheim Palace

Talks will centre on Ukraine, security and democracy and will provide Starmer chance to restore confidence in UK

Finance

11 Jul 2024 818

Shoppers left unable to make payments or withdraw cash as card systems dropped today

A third party system which supports card payments for Visa and Mastercard went down this morning leaving shoppers across the country unable to use their debit card to pay or withdraw cash

World

11 Jul 2024 785

US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine

US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode.

News

11 Jul 2024 886

Passengers injured as ‘drop tower’ ride crashes to the ground at UK theme park

One of Britain’s biggest theme parks has been forced to close one of its rides after multiple passengers were injured.

Politics

10 Jul 2024 790

US ‘pressuring UK to block ICC’s Netanyahu arrest warrant’

Human rights barrister says US expects Labour government to continue UK challenge to proposed action against Israeli PM

Sport

10 Jul 2024 915

Lamine Yamal’s wonder goal leads Spain past France and into Euro 2024 final

Maybe this is how new empires rise. Out of the ruins of the old, with fresh visions and fresh blood, a supremacy that creates its own logic as it goes, until it begins to feel inevitable.