All news by author David Wilson

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Former child star Claude Jarman Jr., Oscar winner, passes away at 90
Claude Jarman Jr has died aged 90.
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$125 million mansion from ’Succession’ destroyed in LA wildfires
The most expensive home in Pacific Palisades has been destroyed in the raging wildfires that have dealt their devastating path of destruction to wide swathes of Los Angeles...
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Interactive map reveals the extent of LA wildfires devastation
Authorities have released an interactive map showing the extent of damages caused by the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles.
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Man’s body found in river, investigation into mysterious death underway
A man’s body has been pulled from a river as cops launched an urgent probe into the mysterious death.
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Tulip Siddiq could lose job over housing allegations, says cabinet member
Labour frontbencher Tulip Siddiq is coming under increasing pressure over her links to her aunt and ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina. Ms Siddiq has denied any wrongdoing and referred herself for an investigation.
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Two trams collide in Strasbourg leaving dozens injured
Several people have been injured after two trams crashed in the French city of Strasbourg.
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Chinese virologist continues risky virus tests 5 years after Covid lab leak
A Chinese scientist at the centre of the Covid origins debate is still carrying out "risky" research on coronaviruses, scientists have warned.
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A woman paid thousands to a fake doctor for fillers, resulting in severe disfigurement
A former tattooist who left a woman "looking like a gargoyle" after giving her botched face fillers had been posing as a doctor at his aesthetics clinic...
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Eight students injured in hammer attack at Tokyo university
Japanese police say 22-year-old woman arrested as witness describes panic after attacker ‘all of a sudden’ began swinging hammer in classroom.
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Bodycam footage reveals New Orleans terrorist firing at police before being fatally shot
Newly-released bodycam footage shows the dramatic close-range shootout between police and the man who killed 14 people in New Orleans on New Year’s Day.
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Pakistan Airlines advert shows plane heading for Eiffel Tower
A graphic designer has accidentally threatened the nation of France with an advert showing a plane heading straight towards the Eiffel Tower.
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Delta passengers evacuate using slides after engine issue
The 201 passengers were forced to evacuate onto the snowy tarmac at Atlanta airport using emergency slides after the Delta Air Lines jet abandoned takeoff in snowy weather.
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Dean Windass, 55, diagnosed with dementia
Former Premier League footballer Dean Wysindass has been diagnosed with dementia.
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Head of Met’s Black Police Association sacked for ’clearly racist’ texts about Asian people
The head of the Metropolitan Black Police Association (MBPA) has been dismissed without notice for gross misconduct...
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Teen skiing star dies on ’most difficult’ trail
University student Alex Kemp, 19, suffered traumatic head injuries when he went down a ski trail that is labelled as one of the "most difficult" and only to be undertaken by experts.
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Elon Musk probed by UK counter-extremism unit over ’risk to Britain’
Elon Musk’s recent tweets attacking the UK and senior Labour politicians are ’being probed by the Government’s counter-extremism unit’ to assess the ’risk’ they pose to Britain.
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2016 hacker resurfaces, moves $172 million in Ethereum
Blockchain Bandit’s resurgence exposes enduring threats from outdated key generation techniques.
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US sanctions Hungarian official over corruption
The US sanctioned a top Hungarian official and close ally of Prime Minister Victor Orban over corruption allegations.
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Everton sack manager Sean Dyche day after Julen Lopetegui leaves West Ham
Everton currently sit 16th in the Premier League, just one point above the relegation spaces.
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Two dangerous animals captured in Scotland after illegal release
Two lynx which were illegally released into a Scottish Highlands have been captured.
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Ex-Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg sentenced for domestic abuse
A court heard how Stuart Hogg, 32, berated his estranged wife for "not being fun", and once sent more than 200 text messages...
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Parents let girl, 9, get tattoo in homage to Donald Trump
A tattooist has been criticised after he gave a permanent tattoo to a nine-year-old girl in a video that went viral online.
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18-year-old arrested for murder after mother shot dead outside church
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother shot dead at a wake in London.
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Hollywood Boulevard evacuated amid Los Angeles wildfires
Firefighters are battling to get under control a blaze near the iconic Hollywood Boulevard - and streets around Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Madame Tussauds are packed with traffic.
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Ryanair sues ‘unruly’ passenger it says disrupted Dublin to Lanzarote flight
Airline seeking €15,000 in damages over ‘inexcusable’ behaviour it says forced plane to divert to Portugal.