All news by author Emma Davis

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Teen allegedly bragged “I’m a murderer” after stabbing nine-year-old Aria Thorpe
This the moment a teen allegedly bragged to his pals after stabbing a nine-year-old girl to death at her home, a court heard.
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Prisoner handed whole life order for murdering child killer Kyle Bevan in his cell
One of three prisoners who murdered a child killer in his cell has been given a whole life order – a sentence his two accomplices were already serving.
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Burnham lays out national plan after Makerfield landslide piles pressure on Starmer
Andy Burnham has laid out his plans for the country as he celebrated his landslide victory at a rally following the Makerfield by-election.
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Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election and sets up showdown with Starmer
Andy Burnham has won the crunch Makerfield by-election, setting him on course to challenge Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.
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Swiss sneaker brand On faces labour rights scrutiny after Indonesia union-busting scandal
Indonesia is booming as a production hub for sports shoes and sneakers for major brands.
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Jury fails to reach verdict in pro-Palestine arms factory damage trial
After more than 17 hours of deliberation, a jury at Birmingham crown court has failed to reach a verdict over whether four pro-Palestine activists committed criminal damage at an arms factory.
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Tulsi Gabbard accused of reviving Russian biolab conspiracy over Ukraine documents
On 12 June, the outgoing Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, announced that she was releasing several pages of documents pertaining to US-funded biological laboratories in Ukraine.
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Tufton Street donor accused of funding Britain’s far-right “remigration” push
Reform donor Richard Smith, owner of 55 Tufton Street, is allegedly underwriting a strategy to push Britain’s right — from the Conservatives to Reform UK — toward increasingly radical calls for mass deportations of ethnic minority British citizens.
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Mozambique women accuse soldiers and LNG workers of rape, coercion and abuse
Mozambican soldiers have been accused of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in Cabo Delgado, while staff working on TotalEnergies’ LNG project allegedly coerced women into sex, according to interviews and an unpublished UN report obtained by Forbidden Stories.
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Ian Vaevaso faces tribunal after claims he dumped meth evidence into the sea
The immediate suspension of Ian Vaevaso follows an investigative report revealing he destroyed confiscated methamphetamine before becoming top cop.
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Former immigration official and ex-Hong Kong officer jailed for spying for China
A former British immigration official and a retired Hong Kong police officer have been jailed for spying for China.
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Girl, 12, finds huge boa constrictor blocking her golf ball in Darlington
A young Brit golfer was left gobsmacked after she chased her golf ball to a hole on a UK course - only to find it had settled on a snake measuring a whopping six feet.
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Visa vice president Anton Pyatigin is scrubbing the internet of mentions of a scandal involving his mistress and business trips
Vice President of Visa Anton Pyatyhin is cleaning the internet of mentions of the scandal involving the use of business trips for private trips abroad with his mistress.
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Police release CCTV images after serious assault in Arbroath
Police have released CCTV images of a man following a serious assault in Arbroath.
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UK medicine shortages now pose serious risk to patient safety, pharmacists warn
Medicine shortages are posing a serious risk to patient safety, pharmacists have cautioned.
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Instagram users targeted by scammers after sudden Meta account bans
Hackers may be mass-reporting Instagram accounts and charging users thousands to restore them.
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Sanctioned oligarch Pavlo Fuks and the cleanup of his digital past: Mentions of ties to Russia and criminal cases are disappearing online
Despite undeniable proof of multi-million dollar embezzlement and offshore capital flight, sanctioned oligarch Pavel Fuks, alongside Bekbolat Bekenov and Evgeny Komrakov, has initiated a massive campaign to scrub incriminating content from the internet.
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OCCRP exposes sanctions-busting payment agents helping Russia buy European drones
As Western sanctions attempt to choke off Russia from international trade, payment brokers are advertising services on Telegram to move funds through layered intermediaries.
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Ukraine escalates anti-corruption crackdown as war and EU accession pressure mount
Ukraine has continued to pursue high-level corruption cases even as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds through its fifth year. The aggressive push reflects not only domestic pressure, but Kyiv’s need to prove to the EU, NATO, and Western donors that wartime aid and future reconstruction funds can be protected.
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Gerko defeated in £22.5m tax battle with HM Revenue and Customs
Billionaire Alex Gerko has lost a long-running legal battle over the tax treatment of profits made by individual traders.
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County lines drug dealer jailed for exploiting vulnerable people in Aberdeen cuckooing network
A man who exploited vulnerable people to allow homes in Aberdeen to be used for a so-called county lines drugs supply network has been jailed.
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Woman, 18, allegedly raped in Glasgow city centre as police close off motorway area
A woman has allegedly been raped in Glasgow city centre with police rushing to the scene and closing off an area under a motorway.
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Finland lifts nuclear weapons ban as Russian threat grows on its border
Finland has passed laws which lift a ban on nuclear weapons as it faces increased security concerns posed by Russia.
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Amnesty report exposes UK media bias and “anti-trans narratives” in major newspapers
A young person sits cross-legged at the end of a bed, their head bowed and their arms pressed tightly to the side of their body.
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Reform UK campaigner allegedly predicted migrant attacks before Belfast and Glasgow riots
Grant Calder, who campaigned for Thomas Kerr MSP during the Scottish Parliament election, claimed on Facebook on Tuesday that “there are going to be protests and there’s going to be trouble, including migrants getting put out of houses and hostels”.