Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

Bus driver stabbed to death ‘on his way home after his shift’ | UK News A bus driver has died after being stabbed on his way home from work. 52-year-old Derek Thomas was attacked on Tuesday night on Northwold Road in Stoke Newington. The London bus driver had reportedly finished his shift driving the 106 bus and was making his way home when he was stabbed. He had been based at the Northumberland Park garage…

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Huw Edwards pleads guilty to child abuse image charges One of Britain’s most famous news presenters, Huw Edwards, has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.  He admitted having 41 indecent images of children, which had been sent to him by another man on WhatsApp, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. They included seven category A images, the most serious classification – two of which showed a child aged between about seven and…

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UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Three stabbing victims named and pictured Wednesday’s biggest trending story regards the victims of Monday’s stabbing attack. The three little girls stabbed and killed were named and pictured – their images lead most of the front pages and online news media.  On Tuesday, Merseyside Police named the three girls who died in Monday’s attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport. They were Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot…

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Most of Wednesday’s front pages lead with tributes to the three young children who were stabbed to death in Monday’s attack in Southport. The three kids – aged 6, 7 and nine – names and pictures have been released.

Elsewhere, several papers cover the chancellor’s comments about coming tax rises on their front pages.

Olympic coverage bleeds onto the front page – whilst the back pages are dominated by Team GB.

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UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Mass stabbing event in Southport leaving 3 children dead The biggest trending story dominating the UK news cycle today is regarding yesterday’s mass stabbing event at a dance class in Southport. Two girls – aged 6 and 7 – died yesterday and a third, aged 9, died in the early hours of this morning. Five children and two adults remain in critical condition. The children were attending a Taylor…

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Anjem Choudary jailed for life for directing terror group Anjem Choudary, the leader of the banned terrorist group al-Muhajiroun, has been sentenced to life in prison and may never be released. He was convicted of directing the group and encouraging support for it through online meetings. Choudary, now 57, cannot apply for parole until he is over 85 years old. He was visibly shocked when handed a minimum sentence of 28 years at Woolwich Crown…

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Most of Tuesday’s front pages lead on the knife attack on children at a holiday club in Southport. Two children have died and nine injured after a knifeman entered a dance class and started the attack. A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder. It’s not yet known what the motive is but it’s not believed to be terror-related. 

Chancellor Reeves’s cuts and tax plans to plug the £20bn black hole in the public finances also make many of the newspapers.

Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards is pictured on most of the front pages after it was announced he has been arrested for making indecent images of children. 

There is also plenty of Olympics coverage as Team GB had a spectacular Monday – bagging their first gold medals.

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Prison officers having sex with inmates ‘is an epidemic too awkward to deal with’ | UK News Former prison guards have claimed inappropriate relationships between officers and inmates ‘happen all the time’ Officers having sex with inmates is an ‘epidemic’ which is ‘too awkward to address’, former prison officers have claimed. Sam Samworth, a former guard at HMP Manchester, said he was aware of a number of ‘inappropriate relationships’ throughout his 11 year career. It…

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UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Team GB go for Gold at Olympics 2024 Much of today’s trending stories are related to the summer Olympics in Paris as the medals start to roll in. Team GB secured its first Gold medal thanks to Laura Collett, Tom McEwan and Ros Canter who won in the Eventing team jumping. Tom Daley and Noah Williams secured a Silver medal and Andy Murray’s dramatic comeback keeps him in the…

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