All news by author Elizabeth Baker

27 Jun 2024 872

Channel 4 star Daniel Duffield’s tragic final hours - from last phone call to plans with friend

As tributes pour in for Channel 4’s 999: On the Frontline star Daniel Duffield, the Mirror takes a look at the young paramedic’s final hours, including his final phone call with a devastated friend

Investigation

27 Jun 2024 693

UK Tories received donation from company linked to Conservative baroness’s scandal-hit husband

Britain’s Conservative Party received a £50,000 (around $64,500) donation in 2020 from a small accounting firm that reporters have linked to Doug Barrowman, a high-profile businessman whose wife is a Conservative member of the House of Lords.

News

26 Jun 2024 702

Land Rover driver who killed two girls in crash will not face charges

The driver of a 4×4 that ploughed into a school in Wimbledon, south west London, in July last year, killing two eight-year-old girls, will face no criminal charges.

News

26 Jun 2024 736

Staines fire horror as massive plume of thick black smoke engulfs tower block

The plume of black smoke could be seen towering above the town, with people told to "let the emergency services do their job" as the incident unfolds

Politics

26 Jun 2024 793

Brave new summit: The West has finally realized it can help Ukraine win without getting Russia’s permission

Two and a half years into Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the West has finally given up on the prospect of reaching a just peace through negotiations, journalist and Ukrainian serviceman Yuriy Matsarsky argues.

News

26 Jun 2024 834

Notorious gangster with terrifying nickname captured in a pub in Wigan

An infamous gangster known as ‘big Viking Stomper’ has been caught after escaping prison in late May.

World

26 Jun 2024 899

War of attrition: Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates into a new phase

The recent Russian setback in Kharkiv marks the start of another period of stalemate in the Russia-Ukraine war.

News

26 Jun 2024 667

Four men arrested at Rishi Sunak’s Kirby Sigston home in North Yorkshire for ’aggravated trespass’

Four men have been arrested in the grounds of the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s constituency home in North Yorkshire on suspicion of aggravated trespass.

Finance

25 Jun 2024 643

International scheme to tax billionaires’ wealth is technically feasible, study finds

Proposal could net up to $250bn a year in extra revenue, says report commissioned by Brazil for G20

News

25 Jun 2024 940

Second suspect identified in European Investment Bank corruption investigation

Former EIB official Henry von Blumenthal is in the crosshairs of EU prosecutors...

News

25 Jun 2024 688

Car crashes into the gates of the PM’s Chequers country estate

A car has crashed into the gates of Rishi Sunak’s official country residence, police have confirmed.

Politics

25 Jun 2024 723

Tories finally drop two candidates involved in election betting scandal

We’ll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Please check back here regularly for updates on this developing story

Crime

24 Jun 2024 608

Ex-Tory candidate with ’cavalier attitude’ towards democracy jailed for electoral fraud

Mohammed Navid Afzal had been scolded by a judge at Burnley Crown Court, where his own lawyer said the 41-year-old man, from Accrington, Lancashire, ’accepts this is a serious offence’

Crime

24 Jun 2024 835

British woman ’gang-raped after attending festival’ in Paris

A British woman has allegedly been raped while attending a festival in Paris.

World

24 Jun 2024 813

Interpol candidate accused of involvement in kidnapping Indian businessmen

Zambia’s Mubita Nawa, who is on shortlist for top job, is accused of involvement in an attempted extortion in 2022

Politics

24 Jun 2024 562

Iceland boss reveals Rishi Sunak criticized him for speaking out about increasing foodbank use

Richard Walker, who owns Iceland supermarkets, spoke about how Rishi Sunak was "clearly quite p***ed off" after the businessman made comments about the rise in foodbank usage

World

24 Jun 2024 805

EU approves up to €1.4 billion in military aid to Ukraine sourced from frozen Russian assets

The money will be used for direct purchases of kit like ammunition and aerial defense systems.

Tech

24 Jun 2024 743

Apple receives EU warning over app store regulations

The iPhone maker is the first company to be told it may not be complying with the EU’s Digital Markets Act.

World

23 Jun 2024 706

Thirteen arrested after fireworks from a yacht ignite forest fire on Greek island

Hydra’s mayor outraged by incident as country faces wildfires fanned by high winds and hot weather

World

22 Jun 2024 568

At least 22 Palestinians killed in shelling near Gaza office of the Red Cross, agency reports

Territory’s health ministry says Israeli attack targeted tents of displaced people; Israeli military says report ‘under review’

Crime

22 Jun 2024 714

Man beaten to death in busy pub hours after England’s Euro 2024 draw

A man was beaten to death in a busy Wetherspoons pub hours after England’s 1-1 draw with Denmark in the Euro’s on Thursday.

Tech

21 Jun 2024 896

Kaspersky denies being a security threat following US ban on the cybersecurity firm

The Commerce Department on Friday barred US companies from using computer security products from Kaspersky Lab, the Russian company whose products are widely used in the United States

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